• Copula-based clustering methods 

  Di Lascio FML; Durante F; Pappadà R (Springer International Publishing, 2017)

  We review some recent clustering methods based on copulas. Specifically, in the dissimilarity-based clustering framework, we describe and compare methods based on concordance or tail-dependence concept. An illustration is ...
• The Bank-Sovereign Nexus: Evidence from a non-Bailout Episode 

  Caporin M; Natvik G; Ravazzolo F; Santucci de Magistris P (2019)

  We explore the interplay between sovereign and bank credit risk in a setting where Danish authorities first let two Danish banks default and then left the country's largest bank, Danske Bank, to recapitalize privately. We ...
• The mitigating effect of bank financing on shareholder value and firm policies following rating downgrades 

  Bedendo M; Siming L (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2018)

  We document that shareholders of high-yield firms are less sensitive to credit rating downgrades the higher the proportion of bank financing in the firm. This positive effect is linked to firm behavior. In the year after ...
• Government involvement in the corporate governance of banks 

  Siming L (MIT Press Journals, 2018)

  On March 18, 1976, the Swedish parliament voted on a bill that, if approved, would have substantially increased both the scale and scope of government representation on bank boards. Since parliament was hung, the outcome ...
• A novel perception-based DEA method to evaluate alternatives in uncertain online environments 

  Di Caprio D; Santos-Arteaga FJ (2019)

  Consider a decision maker (DM) who must rank a set of alternatives and select one of them when searching online using a recommender engine such as Amazon or TripAdvisor. These websites provide numerical and linguistic ...
• Innovation in family firms: A systematic literature review and guidance for future research 

  Calabrò A; Vecchiarini M; Gast J; Campopiano G; De Massis A; Kraus S (2019)

  Through a systematic review of 118 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 1961 and 2017, this article provides an integrative picture of the state of the art of the family firm innovation literature. Our aim is ...
• Realizzare l’innovazione aperta nelle imprese familiari: La formula Zambon 

  De Massis A; Di Minin A; Grasso C (2019)

  Alcuni luoghi comuni caratterizzano i family business. Non di rado, tra le altre cose, la diffusa presenza di imprese familiari è indicata come una delle cause del difficile sviluppo del sistema industriale del nostro ...
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  The role of anticipated emotions and the value of information in determining sequential search incentives 

  Di Caprio D; Santos-Arteaga FJ; Tavana M (2019)

  We define a novel information acquisition model that accounts explicitly for the influence of positive and negative anticipated emotions in the evaluation and selection incentives of decision makers (DMs). The model focuses ...
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  Family-Centered goals, family board representation, and debt financing 

  Molly V; Uhlaner L; De Massis A; Laveren E (2019)

  This study investigates the effect of both family-centered goals and family board representation (family member representation on the board of directors) on family firm capital structure. Based on a sample of 327 Belgian ...
• New blockchain intermediaries: do ICO rating websites do their job well? 

  Boreiko D; Vidusso G (2019)

  The Fintech revolution, crowdfunding and blockchain-based funding have dramatically reduced borrowing and lending transaction costs. Many have argued that ultimately this should lead to the complete disintermediation of ...
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  Hierarchical dyadic congruence in family firms: The interplay of supervisor and supervisee socioemotional wealth importance and familial status 

  Campopiano G; Rondi E (2019)

  We extend McLarty, Vardaman, and Barnett’s analysis of how family firm supervisor attributes, in terms of familial status and socioemotional wealth importance, affect supervisee performance by considering the supervisee ...
• Incentivizing organ donation through a nonmonetary posthumous award 

  Bedendo M; Siming L (WILEY, 2019)

  Since 2013, The Order of St John Award for Organ Donation has been offered to the families of deceased solid organ donors in the United Kingdom to honor the donors and inspire others to donate. We evaluate the effects of ...
• Polen als erster Anwendungsfall des neuen "EU Rahmens zur Stärkung des Rechtsstaatsprinzips" 

  Hofmeister H (2016)

  Seitdem die neue polnische Regierung die Amtsgeschäfte übernommen hat, wird der Staat konsequent "umstrukturiert". Im Zentrum stehen dabei die Reform des Verfassungsgerichts sowie der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten. ...
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  Exploring the dynamics of business survey data using Markov models 

  Hoelzl W; Kaniovski S; Kaniovski Y (2019)

  Business tendency surveys are widely used for monitoring economic activity. They provide timely feedback on the current business conditions and outlook. We identify the unobserved macroeconomic factors behind the distribution ...
• The Economics of Gossip and Collective Reputation 

  Boffa F; Castriota S (Oxford University Press, 2019)

  This chapter deals with reputation with a strong focus on the reputation of firms—groups or coalitions. To that end, the chapter heavily draws on the economic literature. The first section illustrates the three main sources ...
• Zambon: tradizione e innovazione 

  Grasso C; Di Minin A; De Massis A (Egea, 2019)
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  Political institutions and central bank independence revisited 

  Pistoresi B; Salsano F; Ferrari D (Taylor & Francis, 2011)

  We build on earlier studies regarding Central Bank Independence (CBI) by relating it to political, institutional and economic variables. The data suggest that CBI is positively related to the presence of federalism, the ...
• Mimetic politics: Dyadic patterns in global politics 

  Farneti R (Michigan State University Press, 2015)

  War, violence, and the disruption of social orders are critical areas of focus in mimetic theory, and a mimetic perspective applied to the study of politics illuminates social processes and phenomena over and beyond typical ...
• How accountability type influences information search processes and decision quality 

  Dalla Via N; Perego P; van Rinsum M (2019)

  This study investigates how accountability type (process or outcome) and causal chain framing influence information search processes and decision-making quality. Drawing on the accountability literature and causal reasoning ...
• Cultural and environmental assets in rural destination competitiveness 

  Osti L (Springer Gabler, 2019)

  In the present postmodern era, where tourists are looking for multiple experiences that embrace different and sometimes conflicting values, rural tourism is becoming increasingly heterogeneous, offering, in addition to ...

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