The economic, health, and political crises, as well as the rise of the digital age, have changed and complicated the way in which people, companies, and regions function. The goal is not just survival, but also to innovate and organize themselves to chart new paths for growth and development. This book uses this premise to understand how organizations, in particular female-led businesses, work on their resilience using specific activities and relational capital as a driver of strategic value. The chapters include theoretical as well as practical contributions about how female-owned and female-run companies and organizations can take advantage of such opportunities, in terms of challenges, issues, tools, facilitators, and mechanisms that can support the use of the new opportunities in the near future.
Author(s): Paola Paoloni, Rosa Lombardi
Series: SIDREA Series in Accounting and Business Administration
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 283
City: Cham
Preface
References
Contents
Five Years of Gender Research in the Public Sector by the IPAZIA Observatory: A Review of the Studies and a Research Agenda
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
3 Research Design and Findings
4 Discussion of the Findings
4.1 Gender, Empowerment, and Gender Equality
4.2 Gender and Performance
4.3 Gender and Leadership
4.4 Gender and Digitalization
4.5 Gender and Technology
4.6 Gender, Accountability, and Sustainability
4.7 Gender and Diversity Disclosure
4.8 Gender, Co-Production, and Network
5 Conclusions: A Research Agenda
Appendix: The 34 investigated papers
References
Gender Differences in the Personal Values of For-Benefit Entrepreneurs. An Investigation of Italian Benefit Corporations
1 Introduction
2 Literature Background
3 Methodology
4 Findings
5 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Women on Board and Disclosure Quality: An Empirical Research
1 Introduction
2 Review of the Literature
3 Methodology and Findings
4 Discussion and Conclusions
References
Gender Diversity and Gender Inequality. Two Different Models
1 Introduction
2 Gender Diversity
3 Gender Inequality
4 Different Behaviours
5 Two Models of the Minds
References
A Short Reflection on COVID-19 and Gender Equality in Healthcare
1 Introduction
2 Research Approach
2.1 Literature Review
2.2 Case Study
3 Conclusions
References
A Gender Perspective on Telemedicine. Early Results from the National Cancer Institute of Aviano Experience
1 Introduction and Aim of the Study
2 Female Patients and Female Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
3 Methodology
4 The Case Study
5 Discussion and Conclusions
References
COVID-19 Outbreak and Credit Constraints for Women-Led Firms
1 Introduction
2 Empirical Strategy
3 Results
4 Conclusions and Policy Implications
References
Recognizing Progress on SDG 5 of the 2030 Agenda in Europe: Guidelines for Development in Support of Gender Equality
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Research Method
4 Result
5 Discussion
6 Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix 1: Iceland
Appendix 2: Portugal
References
Covid-19 Pandemic and Women-Led Companies: An Exploratory Study of the Italian Context
1 Introduction
2 Research Methodology
3 Findings and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Corporate Governance and Gender Issues: The Case of Professional Football Companies in Italy
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
2.1 Gender Discrimination in Corporate Governance
2.2 Gender Discrimination in the Professional Football Sector
3 Methodology
4 Empirical Analysis Results
5 Discussion of the Results and Concluding Remarks
References
Gender Diversity and Resilience in Firms During COVID-19 Pandemic
1 Introduction
2 Background and Literature Review
2.1 Gender Diversity
2.2 Resilience
3 Methodology
4 Discussion
5 Conclusion
References
New Ways of Working During (and After) the COVID-19 Pandemic: Truly Smart for Women?
1 Introduction
2 Pro and Cons of Smart Working: A Leap into the Past?
3 Smart Working in the Italian Context: A Brief Picture
4 Methodology
5 Findings
6 Discussion
7 Concluding Remarks
References
Female Agri-Food Start-Ups: Mapping the Italian Context During the Coronavirus Era
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Methodology
3.1 Definition of the Sample
3.1.1 Geographical Area
3.1.2 Sector of Activity
3.1.3 Legal Form
3.1.4 Equity
3.1.5 Shareholders and Board of Directors´ Composition
3.1.6 Substantial Requirements
4 Results
4.1 Italian Innovative Start-Ups by Regions and Activity Sector
4.2 Italian Innovative Start-Ups in the Agri-Food Sector
4.3 Italian Female Innovative Start-Ups in the Agri-Food Sector
5 Conclusion
6 Value and Limitation of the Work
7 Future Line of the Work
References
The Lead Independent Director: A Role Suited to Women´s Behavior?
1 Introduction
2 Some Corporate Governance Models: An Overview
3 The Characteristics of an Effective LID
4 The Situation of Italian Listed Companies
5 Conclusions and Implications for Future Researches
References
In Search of Materiality for Nonfinancial Information Under the Female Lens, After the Directive 2014/95/EU Transposed. A Mult...
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework
3 Research Methodology, Results, and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Gender Budgeting in Italian Universities
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Research Methodology
4 Finding
5 Conclusions and Future Lines of Research
References
Relational Capital´s Support in Innovating a Female-Run Business: The Case of an Italian Organic Farm
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Research Protocol
3.1 Research Method, Case Selection and Data Collection
3.2 The Model for Analysing the Case Study: CAOS Model
4 Application of the CAOS Model in the Selected Case Study
4.1 Personal Element (C)
4.1.1 Macro-Business Element (A)
4.2 Business Element (O)
4.3 Time Element (S)
5 Analysis of Relationships
5.1 Cardinal Bonds of the First Kind (S-C/C-S)
5.2 Cardinal Bonds of the Second Kind (S-O/O-S)
5.3 Cardinal Bonds of the Third Kind (S-A/A-S)
6 Discussion and Conclusion
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