Open innovation: status quo and quo vadis

Aula Magna, Department of Management of the University of Torino Corso Unione Sovietica, 218bis, Turin, Italia

Open innovation is now a widely used concept in academia, industry, and policy- making. This innovation paradigm has emerged as a result of the gradual shifting process from closed to open innovation models, based on the voluntary inflows and outflows of knowledge across organizational boundaries. The social and economic changes imposed by the emerging processes...

ESG Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from America

Aula Jona, Department of Management of the University of Turin Corso Unione Sovietica, 218bis, Turin

Presentation abstract: The relationship between a company’s ESG (environmental, social, governance) attributes and its stock performance has been quite debatable. Through an empirical study, we investigate high ESG stocks’ resilience to the market turmoil during the COVID-19 pandemic by examining firms’ ESG financial performance. Our results suggest that high ESG stocks generated more abnormal returns...

An overview of the research project on Empathy, Compassion, and Care in Water Governance, from the Perspective of Integral Ecology

Aula Magna, Department of Management of the University of Torino Corso Unione Sovietica, 218bis, Turin, Italia

Presentation abstract: The presentation focuses on the development of a collaborative governance model that protects water and communities as legal living entities. Water is the most essential element for life to flourish in our environment, acting as a powerful medium for living beings and places. Thus, an ecologically integrated approach to water sustainability and management...