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About the Journal
Impresa Progetto – Electronic Journal of Management is a peer-reviewed scientific online journal, publishing two regular issues per year, as well as occasional special issues devoted to specific themes. Founded in 2004 by Lorenzo Caselli, the journal has been accredited by AIDEA – Italian Academy of Business Administration and Management since 2010.
In an era of extraordinary economic, technological, and geopolitical change, the Journal’s scientific mission is reflected in its commitment to identifying and interpreting the evolutionary dynamics affecting business organizations, viewing them through the lens of the common good, value creation—not only in economic terms—and the preservation of human values, social responsibility, and ethics. This perspective goes beyond the logic of hierarchy, the closed-system paradigm, and the pursuit of profit as an end in itself.
We view the firm as a community in which, beyond the anthropological paradigm of homo oeconomicus, people achieve self-fulfilment through the richness of relationships and the development of knowledge. At the same time, the firm is understood as a social actor that operates in pursuit of the common good through a purpose that expresses its “reason for being” by combining economic viability and ethics. Profit remains among the objectives of the firm; however, the traditional conditions of economic viability, competitiveness, durability, and autonomy must be complemented by the capacity to contribute to sustainable and inclusive development, while avoiding economic, social, and environmental diseconomies.
We believe that the study of the firm should foster dialogue and cross-fertilisation among the different strands of business and management studies, as well as encourage the development of interdisciplinary synergies, thereby contributing to the fruitful evolution of our disciplines. Today, the hybridisation of knowledge is essential to interpreting the complexity of the phenomena we observe.
In pursuing these objectives, Impresa Progetto – Electronic Journal of Management aims to disseminate within the scientific community the results of research conducted by Italian and international scholars in business and management disciplines, with particular attention to contributions from early-career researchers and PhD graduates. The journal also welcomes contributions from scholars in other disciplines—including legal scholars, economists, sociologists, philosophers, and technology scholars—who investigate issues concerning business organizations, as well as contributions from entrepreneurs, managers, and professionals.
The Journal publishes papers in English and in Italian.
Each issue is introduced by an Editorial by the Editor-in-Chief, a Co-Editor or the Emeritus Editor, while special issues are introduced by Guest Editors.
The journal is divided into the following two sections:
- Essays presents scientific articles to encourage knowledge sharing across different business disciplines to generate stronger research. From issue 1/2010, all articles undergo double-blind peer review as specified the guidelines;
- Contributions welcomes research notes, working papers,keynote speeches, abstract of PhD theiss, proceedings from seminars, workshops, forums.. Until issue 2/2016, this section was called "Contributions and working papers" and included also articles concerning preliminary research hypotheses, as well as research reports and so on.
All published contributions can be downloaded in a full-text pdf version for easy reading and printing.
All issues can be found in the "Archive" section.
In addition to the above sections, the journal website also contains the following additional sections:
- Guest section presents interviews and dialogues with entrepreneurs, managers, and professionals on relevant topics about businesses, economy, and society;
- Reviews and Reflections section critically examines publications, scientific materials, and research results aimed to enlighten problems and evolutionary trends affecting the business world;
- Reports and Updates gives notice of the most recent publications (i.e. books, articles, and reports) that might interest Impresa Progetto - Electronic Journal of Management’s followers. In addition, databases and other online resources are indicated. When appropriate, such "Reports and updates" are grouped by thematic lines.
Since 2004, IPEJM has been classified according to the following codes:
- ISSN 1824-3576
- CINECA code E187020
- CNR code PT02495264
Impresa Progetto - Electronic Journal of Management is registered in Italy (No. 11/2004, May 31, 2004. Registered office: Registro delle Stampe Periodiche del Tribunale di Genova). All works published on the online Journal are publications eligible to be presented for academic performance appraisals. The managing editor is Roberta Glorio, a journalist and lecturer at the University of Genoa.
IPEJM in indexed in Google Scholar.
The journal's contents (Editorial, Essays and Contributions) are classified through the DOI system.
The Journal has an Editor in Chief (Piermaria Ferrando, past full professor of Business Administration at the University of Genova), three Coeditors (Marco Frey, full professor of Management at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa; Gianfranco Rusconi, full professor of Business Administration at the University of Bergamo; Terry Torre, full professor of business organization at the University of Genova) and an Editor Emeritus, Lorenzo Caselli, past editor and professor emeritus of Management and lecturer of Business Ethics at the University of Genova.
The Executive Commitee sets the cultural and scientific mission of the Journal and helps to ensure that the main ideas and values of the Journal are reflected by every contributor. It considers a wide range of academic papers, research reports and reviews for publication. The Commitee is also in charge of designing each new issue, refereeing papers, and maintaining relationships with the Advisory Board.
The Editorial Commitee , whose director is also part of the Editorial Board, sees that all contributions are published according to the Journal’s publication policy. It ensures proper communication between the Executive Committee and authors, takes care of the review process and the editing of the texts to be published online
The Advisory Board is made up of Italian and international scholars. It represents the rich network of relationships that the Journal aims to promote, both in Italy and abroad, presenting IPEJM as an opportunity for the circulation and sharing of ideas in the area of Management.
Executive Committee
| Clara Benevolo, University of Genoa | Giuseppe Bertoli, University of Brescia |
| Alessio Braccini, University of Tuscia | Lorenzo Caselli, Editor Emeritus, University of Genoa |
| Enrico Cori, Politecnic University of Marche | Francesca Culasso, University of Turin |
| Giovanni Battista Dagnino, University of Rome LUMSA | Giorgio Donna, University of Turin |
| Pier Maria Ferrando, Editor in Chief, University of Genoa | Renato Fiocca, Catholic University, Milan |
| Marco Frey, Coeditor, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa | Giovanni Masino, University of Ferrara |
| Paola Paniccia, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" | Marcantonio Ruisi, University of Palermo |
| Gianfranco Rusconi, Coeditor, University of Bergamo | Luigi Maria Sicca, University of Naples "Federico II" |
| Luca Solari, University of Milan | Riccardo Spinelli, Director of the Editorial Committee, University of Genoa |
| Teresina Torre, Coeditor, University of Genoa |
Editorial Committee
| Simona Alfiero, University of Turin | Nicoletta Buratti, University of Genoa |
| Andrea Ciacci, Responsible for the review processes, University of Genoa | Gabriele D'Alauro, PhD in Public Management and Governance |
| Angelo Gasparre, University of Genoa | Lorenzo Mizzau, Responsible for the review processes, University of Genoa |
| Francesca Querci, University of Genoa | Beatrice Re, University of Pavia |
| Daria Sarti, University of Florence | Roberta Scarsi, University of Genoa |
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Riccardo Spinelli, Director, University of Genoa
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Advisory Board
| Livia Ablonczyné Mihályka, Széchenyi István University - Gyor | Adalberto Alberici, University of Milan |
| David Barnes, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster | Joseph Christie, Loyola Institute for Business Administration - Chennai |
| Vittorio Coda, University of Milan "Bocconi" | Gianni Cozzi, University of Genoa |
| Giancarlo Ferrero, University of Urbino | Joan Fontrodona, IESE Business School, University of Navarra |
| Fabio Fortuna, UNICUSANO on line University “Niccolò Cusano” | Pietro Genco, University of Genoa |
| Giorgio Invernizzi, University of Milan "Bocconi" | Riccardo Mercurio, University of Naples "Federico II" |
| Mario Molteni, Catholic University, Milan | Giovanni Padroni, University of Pisa |
| Harald Pechlaner, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt | Cosetta Pepe, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" |
| Angelo Riccaboni, University of Siena | Camille Rosenthal-Sabroux, University of Paris-Dauphine |
| Dario Velo, University of Pavia |