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The Determinant of Money Laundering: Evidence from Italian Regions [PDF]

, 2017
Following the INTERPOL’s definition, money laundering is: “any act or attempted act to conceal or disguise the identity of illegally obtained proceeds so that they appear to have originated from legitimate sources”.
Oliva, M., Reganati, F.
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Theorizing Waste as a Technique of Power in Capitalistic Stakeholder Relations

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Waste is an important socio‐ecological challenge of contemporary capitalism, contributing to climate change and environmental degradation. Despite its pervasiveness and its impacts on diverse stakeholders, it yet remains largely underexplored in management and organization studies.
Elise Lobbedez, Stefano Pascucci, Teresa Panico   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Mafia Tightens Its Grip on the Teamsters, 1974 [PDF]

, 1974
Article describing the relationship of James R. Hoffa, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Harry Davidoff, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 295 (New York, NY) in relation to New York Mafia.
Velie, Lester
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Promoting Awareness about Psychological Consequences of Living in a Community Oppressed by the Mafia: A Group-Analytic Intervention [PDF]

, 2017
The effects of the Mafia have been extensively studied from sociological, economic, and historical points of view. However, little research has investigated the influence of the Mafia on individuals and communities in terms of its psychological and ...
Cannizzaro, G., DI BLASI, M., Giordano, C., Pavia, L., Tosto, C.   +4 more
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Atlas Unplugged: Re‐Imagining the Premises and Prospects of Capitalism for Business and Society

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand’s dystopian work of fiction, became a cornerstone of libertarian philosophy and its influence continues as an articulation of contemporary capitalism. In introducing this Special Issue, we revisit its core assumptions and contradictions in order to reimagine capitalism and reflect on the potential of management studies
Rick Delbridge, Charlene Zietsma, Roy Suddaby, Rashedur Chowdhury, Christopher Wickert   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Altruism and sacrifice : mafia free gift giving in south Italy [PDF]

, 2014
As a social phenomenon that torments modern states, mafia receives considerable political and legal attention. The term mafia itself is often directly related to criminality and violence.
Baldessarro G., Blok A., Catanzaro R., Dickie J., Franklin S., Gambetta D., Gratteri N., Gratteri N., Konrad M., Louw D. J., Lumia G., Lupo S., Mauss M., Nicaso A., Nuzzi G., Oliva R. H., Palumbo B., Paoli L., Pipyrou S., Pipyrou S., Schneider J., Schneider J., Schneider J., Stavroula Pipyrou, Sykes K., Tosi A., Tullio-Altan C., Walston J., Weber M., Zinn D.   +29 more
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Organized Crime, Corruption, and Economic Growth

Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 535-560, March 2025.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the relationship between organized crime, corruption, and economic growth on a data set from Italian regions for the period 1996–2013. Our working hypothesis is that organized crime can embezzle part of the public expenditure aimed at productive uses by threatening and bribing public officers. To assess the consequences
Tamara Fioroni, Andrea Mario Lavezzi, Giovanni Trovato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The chatbot's real self: On the archaeology of artificial personas Le vrai soi du chatbot: vers une archéologie des personnes artificielles

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract From the beginning of widespread public interactions with ChatGPT and other large language models, some users have seen the disfluencies of chatbots as opportunities for them to go on an archaeological search for an unfettered chatbot persona that they need to jailbreak. These are not claims of sentience, but rather of personhood.
Courtney Handman
wiley   +1 more source

Performance matters more than masculinity: violence, gender dynamics and mafia women [PDF]

, 2016
Narrating the stories of Italian mafia women and classifying their performance, this study shows that mafiosi masculinity creates a violent social atmosphere for women.
Cayli, Baris
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Cosa Nostra e a sociedade siciliana: a lição de Giovanni Falcone na luta contra a máfia

Dilemas: Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social
Giovanni Falcone, magistrado italiano nascido em 1939, dedicou sua vida ao combate à máfia, especialmente a Cosa Nostra. Junto a Paolo Borsellino, lutou contra o crime organizado, conduzindo o Maxiprocesso, que comprovou a estrutura hierárquica da máfia ...
Francesco Guerra, Cristian de Paula Sales Moreira Junior   +1 more
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