RISULTATI RICERCA

Dato per morto da tempo nell’ambito del dibattito accademico, questo libro mostra come nella pratica delle scienze sociali il behaviorismo sia in realtà ancora vivo e vegeto: esso ha lasciato molte tracce, fondendosi di volta in volta con gli approcci dominanti nelle varie discipline. Dopo aver ricostruito storicamente la nascita del movimento behaviorista, i suoi sviluppi in psicologia e le critiche mosse all’epoca da vari autori, l’autrice analizza in che modo tale approccio si sia radicato e quali forme abbia assunto nella pratica delle scienze sociali attuali.

Few companies are able to reach 100 years of existence, and even fewer do so without losing ownership control to the founders’ families. Perhaps due to its scarcity, few quantitative data are available on this type of company. This paper analyzes, based on a sample of 120 Spanish centenary companies, the differences between family and non-family centenary companies, from a quantitative and exploratory perspective. Likewise, a comparison is made with a control sample of another 120 non-centenarian companies in order to draw conclusions. The analysis shows that there are more non-family centenary companies than family companies, although the latter obtain higher returns and have a more robust financial structure (less indebtedness and more liquidity) than the rest of the companies. Despite the limitations derived from the data used, the work contributes to the literature on business demography and on the longevity of family businesses.

Sulla base di diverse esperienze di studio e di ricerca in archivi e sul campo, questo volume propone l’analisi di cent’anni e più di storia di un territorio di frontiera, quello tra Mozambico e Zimbabwe, dove i processi di definizione dei sistemi sociali e politici africani prima, durante e dopo lo stato coloniale hanno mostrato tutta la varietà dell’intreccio tra le molteplici esperienze della politica locale e internazionale. Cent’anni cruciali per comprendere la realtà politica attuale.

The paper deals with the relationship between economics and monetary policy from 1945 to 1984, conducted by the Bank of Japan. During the period Japan has experienced almost all types of growth rate change from high inflation to disinflation, and the monetary policy of the BOJ was discussed, and sometimes criticized. The paper shows that the behavior of the BOJ has been trying to be consistent with its particular interpretation of the policy objective, prescriptions, and past history as well as its bureaucratic concern over its own survival as an organization. However, this does not mean that there has been no conflict of ideas within the BOJ. Despite its attempt to portray itself as a unified entity, there have been several strands of thought within it, which evolved historically.