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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Settore GSPS-08/A - Sociologia dei processi economici e del lavoro"”.
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GOSSIP AS SOCIAL EXCHANGE IN NETWORKS
This thesis is about gossip. This concept is understood as a conversation between two or more individuals about absent third parties (i.e., behind their backs). Gossip has not been free of controversy. In fact, it has been condemned and considered an undesirable activity by various groups and …
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LA FORMAZIONE PROFESSIONALE IN ITALIA IN PROSPETTIVA STORICO - ISTITUZIONALE, 1945 - 1978
This thesis investigates the processes that culminated in the institutional arrangement of the Italian vocational education and training (VET) system during the critical period of path formation 1945-1978. Among other industrial economies Italy represents an historical example of long …
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A MULTILEVEL EXPLORATION OF SCIENCE DYNAMICS WITH COMPUTATIONAL AND QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES.
… la comunità scientifica è ancora limitata. Il lavoro di ricerca ha subito enormi cambiamenti negli ultimi decenni ed è ancora in evoluzione sia come risultato di dinamiche endogene che di politiche scientifiche esplicite. Per dimensioni relativamente facili da misurare, come il numero di …
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ANALYSING TEACHERS' RELATIONSHIPS TO INVESTIGATE TERTIARY EFFECT AND WORK-RELATED OUTCOMES
The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the influence of teachers' social networks on various aspects of their professional and personal attitudes. In particular, it focuses on teachers' stereotypes and biases, which may represent antecedents of the so-called tertiary effects of social …
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TIES OF POWER: A NETWORK ANALYSIS OF CONTRACTUAL AND KINSHIP RELATIONS BETWEEN MERCENARIES AND REGIONAL STATES IN THE WARFARE MARKET OF RENAISSANCE ITALY.
… Logistic cross-classified multilevel models are used to assess how centrality measures affect the likelihood of betrayal and reinstatement. Furthermore, this research focuses on kinship formation and contractual relationships among condottieri in the Duchy of Milan. The aim is to …
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REASONS TO ENROLL IN UNIVERSITY AND ACADEMIC CAREER.A SURVEY OF FRESHMEN IN A LARGE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ITALIANUNIVERSITY
… performance, using Structural Equation Modeling to assess the impact of these factors on initial success in higher education. A gender perspective is also incorporated, examining how agentic career goals contribute to gendered patterns in field-of-study choices, particularly in the context …
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GEOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL STRATIFICATION: THE IMPACT OF GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN AND MOBILITY ON LIFE CHANCES
The study of life outcomes and their social stratification lies at the core of sociological research. As such, this dissertation aims to examine how one's place of origin and geographical mobility interact with social origins to shape occupational outcomes. By embedding these factors within the …
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PUBLIC WELFARE POLICIES: ADOPTIONS, PERCEPTIONS AND TRUST
What consequences will the widespread adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the public sector have on society? I was inspired by this question to conduct five studies using multidisciplinary and multi-methods research designs. While most research focuses on the private sector or pioneering …
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AN ECOLOGICAL CRITIQUE TO DIGITAL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH THE CASE OF ESPORTS
An expanding body of research in organisational studies and information systems characterises modern industries as systems comprising interconnected participants, utilising the ecosystem metaphor. This concept has been increasingly applied to examine platforms and innovation processes across both …
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IL TRAFFICO ILLECITO DEI REPERTI ARCHEOLOGICI. IL RUOLO DELLE MAFIE E DEI PROFESSIONISTI.
This research, through case studies and a comparative approach, analyzed the illicit trafficking of archaeological artifacts in Calabria, Campania, and Sicily during the first two decades of the 2000s, exploring two main issues: the involvement of mafias and the role of external actors, …
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THE DIRECT EFFECT OF SOCIAL ORIGIN. A SCOPING REVIEW AND TWO COMPARATIVE ANALYSES
The work examines the Direct Effect of Social Origin (DESO), i.e. the intergenerational transmission of occupational status independent of individual education, or human capital. Building on the Blau-Duncan (1967) framework, foundational to current social stratification research, this work …
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EXPLORING BITCOIN WITH COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE METHODS
… rapidamente schemi e strutture simili a quelli dei mercati tradizionali. Questa crescente somiglianza solleva numerosi interrogativi sui meccanismi che ne determinano la traiettoria di sviluppo, sulla sua sostenibilità di lungo termine e sulle sue implicazioni per la finanza globale. Basandosi …
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THE GENDERED IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC: EMPLOYMENT, INCOME AND UNPAID DOMESTIC WORK DURING COVID - 19 PANDEMIC IN EUROPE.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought sudden and profound disruptions to daily life across the globe, reshaping how people work, care, and live. Compared to recent global crisis where the initial impact on employment was more severe for men, the COVID-19 pandemic crisis had a significant initial impact on …
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THE EMERGING MARKET OF MEME-NEWS: HOW POLITICAL INTERNET MEMES INFORM YOUNG ADULTS AND SHAPE THEIR POLITICAL OPINIONS
… dissertazione esplora il ruolo sfaccettato dei meme politici nell'informare le giovani generazioni e fornisce le prime analisi sull'emergere di un mercato della meme-informazione sui social media. Nonostante la crescente "memificazione della politica", persiste una scarsità di ricerche …