...Barbara Monda; Marco Giorgino; Nunzia Carbonara; Roberta Pellegrino Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Italy in order to highlight challenges and opportunities for a more effective adoption of PPP in Italy...

... is almost 2 per cent of capital invested in the company. Research limitations/implications Future research may try to investigate other markets. The paper's focus on Italy for data collection for L&F is problematic and data are collected from a unique data base. Practical implications SHV...

...; and they carefully manage recovery procedures and strategies according to operations' characteristics. Research limitations/implications The data used are large enough, but come from institutions concentrated in Italy. Future research could be extended to other relevant countries. Practical implications...

... on the rise and fall of the new European stock markets. A firm wishing to go public in Italy may choose to raise equity on the main board (Mercato Telematico Azionario, MTA) or on the Nuovo Mercato. While companies on the MTA come from all sectors of business, the Nuovo Mercato targets high‐tech small...

... variables, such as the level of computerization, the extent of collaboration with competitors and the characteristics of the product. Design/methodology/approach – This paper analyses data, which refers to a survey conducted on a sample of 89 firms from the Treviso province in the north east of Italy...

... of Pisa, Pisa, 56124, Italy (received end January 2001) 1. Introduction Insurance solvency implies the ability of the company to meet its contractual obligations over a long period of time through assets value higher than liabilities value. Solvency is strictly linked to liquidity because a liquid insurer...

... office in Italy) and the banking, financial, and instrumental companies it controls where the group has a significant banking component. More specifically, the typical structure of a group is defined as vertical and can be illustrated as follows: Figure 1 Possible Structure of An Italian Banking Group...