Masino, Giovanni
(2021)
Business organization and Italian culture: An historical perspective.
Bologna:
TAO Digital Library,
p. 37.
ISBN 978-88-98626-27-4.
DOI
10.6092/unibo/amsacta/6776.
In: TAO Digital Library
ISSN 2282-1023.
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Abstract
The relationship between culture and business organization in Italy is complex. The main reason is Italian culture’s diversity in terms of local traditions, resources, languages, attitudes, values. In many ways, Italy looks more like a “community of communities” than a homogeneous culture. In this contribution we try to identify some of those social and cultural elements that, more than others, seem to have significantly influenced the way Italian companies are organized and managed. Specifically, we focus on three important aspects: the role of the central State in the historical development of the Italian economy, the wide diffusion of family-owned and family-managed enterprises, and the economic relevance of the “territory”, that is, the geographical proximity of firms and their reference to local communities.
Abstract
The relationship between culture and business organization in Italy is complex. The main reason is Italian culture’s diversity in terms of local traditions, resources, languages, attitudes, values. In many ways, Italy looks more like a “community of communities” than a homogeneous culture. In this contribution we try to identify some of those social and cultural elements that, more than others, seem to have significantly influenced the way Italian companies are organized and managed. Specifically, we focus on three important aspects: the role of the central State in the historical development of the Italian economy, the wide diffusion of family-owned and family-managed enterprises, and the economic relevance of the “territory”, that is, the geographical proximity of firms and their reference to local communities.
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Italian culture, Business organization, Family business, Economic history, Organizational change.
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2282-1023
ISBN
978-88-98626-27-4
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Document type
Monograph
(Book)
Creators
Keywords
Italian culture, Business organization, Family business, Economic history, Organizational change.
Subjects
ISSN
2282-1023
ISBN
978-88-98626-27-4
DOI
Deposit date
13 Oct 2021 07:44
Last modified
13 Oct 2021 07:44
URI
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