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Papers by Salvatore Moccia

International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, Jul 1, 2020

Thefinancialservicesindustryisexperiencing-orbettersaid,issuffering-anenormousparadigm shift.Newt... more Thefinancialservicesindustryisexperiencing-orbettersaid,issuffering-anenormousparadigm shift.Newtechnologies,combinedwithnewconsumers,areredefiningthewayfinancialinstitutions designproductsanddeliverservices.Furthermore,Mastercardhasfiledfourblockchainpatentsto improvesettlementsystems.TheAlastriacase,exploredinthispaper,isastillrarephenomenonof nationalblockchainasacountryterritorialandjurisdictionalcaseofpublicpermissionedblockchain orientedtocombinethesatisfactionofpublicandprivateinterestswithfulllegalcompliance.

Business and sustainable tourism

Creación de una marca de calzado con características especiales pensada exclusivamente para mujeres / alumna, Aránzazu Comajuan Rodríguez ; tutor, Salvatore Moccia

Trabajo Fin de Master (TFM) - Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (Valencia), Escuela Superior de En... more Trabajo Fin de Master (TFM) - Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (Valencia), Escuela Superior de Ensenanzas Tecnicas, leido en 2011.

The New Meaning of a War Economy and the Effects of Improved Planning

Challenge

Alastria mission and vision

Governance of permissioned blockchains is a key issue for the short-term success and further deve... more Governance of permissioned blockchains is a key issue for the short-term success and further development and consolidation of decentralized ledger technology (DLT) general purpose networks. The present book, written by thirty authors and directed by Prof. Ibáñez, one of the Consorcio Red Alastria blockchain community cofounders, shows how this pioneer worldwide public-permissioned national ecosystem, Alastria, is to be governed and organized. The different sections of this collective work analyze the mission and vision of Alastria from a multidisciplinary viewpoint encompassing the technological, economic and legal perspectives of its mission and vision. This collective task also encompasses key issues concerning self-sovereign digital identity, decentralized applications, smart contracts and other legal issues related with the creation, expansion and strategic anchorage of the aforementioned ecosystemic community, unique in Europe and in the world, showing the way for other permiss...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between virtues, a sense of hum... more Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between virtues, a sense of humor and organizational outcomes and to propose a tentative framework of relationships. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is conceptual. It presents a poem written by Thomas Moore on the sense of humor. From this poem the author derives the virtues important in generating an individual sense of humor that together with a workplace that facilitates the use of humor, generates a “happy company” that achieves positive organizational outcomes. The paper also presents a definition of virtues and the analysis of their implications in business life in general. Findings: A model of management based on virtues and a sense of humor is proposed. Research limitations: The lack of empirical data that can validate the model. Practical Implications: Considering the emphasis placed on virtues, the model could have some practical implications in the fields of recruitment, promotion, leadership and org...

Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.stjohns.edu/jovsa Part of the Arts and Human... more Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.stjohns.edu/jovsa Part of the Arts and Humanities Commons, Business Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Curriculum and Social Inquiry Commons, Disability and Equity in Education Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Law Commons, Life Sciences Commons, Medicine and Health Sciences Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons, and the Urban Studies and Planning Commons

Fintech: Challenges, drivers, and future opportunities

This article focuses primarily on the financial services industry, noting the importance of conne... more This article focuses primarily on the financial services industry, noting the importance of connectivity, digital assets, and regulation. The authors recognize the opportunities and disruptions that fintech creates. They look at how incumbents must respond opportunistically and defensively to fintech adoption

Leadership That Gets Results: Lessons from Don Quixote

El papel de la empresa del buen humor en una perspectiva avanzada de la dirección de las organizaciones

La dimension moral de los individuos y de las organizaciones y la posibilidad de alcanzar la feli... more La dimension moral de los individuos y de las organizaciones y la posibilidad de alcanzar la felicidad en el trabajo, se han convertido en temas de gran importancia, que han llevado a muchos sectores de la opinion publica a solicitar nuevas reflexiones. En particular, se necesitan reflexiones sobre la importancia del elemento humano en la empresa ya que, al fin y acabo, la fuente del la moralidad y del buen humor en la empresa es el hombre. El objetivo de este trabajo es investigar la manera de disponer en las empresas de personas con calidad moral, con virtudes, en cuanto las virtudes constituyen la base de un comportamiento que ayuda a afrontar la realidad laboral con felicidad y buen humor. En particular, las dos preguntas de las que surge la investigacion son las siguientes: 1. ?Que relaciones existen entre la felicidad, el buen humor, las virtudes y los resultados empresariales? 2. ?Existe un modelo que, integrando los elementos individuales y organizativos nos permita entender...

Managing Educational Reforms during Times of Transition

Higher Education for the Future, 2015

Being the leader of a university is a unique and diverse challenge ever since universities have b... more Being the leader of a university is a unique and diverse challenge ever since universities have been described by Cohen and Marchin (1974) as ‘organized anarchies’ with high inertia, unclear technologies and problematic goals. This could be in part due to the fact of the temporary status of their roles amplifying a sort of conflict of identity in that they seek to maintain an academic identity, whilst being under pressure to take a long–term strategy. Another challenging element in today’s world is the high competitive and changing environment that requires sometimes dramatic and long-term decisions in order to guarantee the survival of the academic institution. The current period presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities to universities and there is no doubt that the quality of leadership in the sector is crucial to developing the necessary entrepreneurialism and resilience required (Wooldridge, 2011). Drawing from the author’s own experience of working more than 20 years in developing leaders and adding the experience as professor of strategic management and manager in the higher education sector, the purpose of this article is to present a focused strategy summarized in six practical points that can help leaders of colleges and universities reinvent their industry and survive in the long term. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to analyze the challenges and opportunities to universities and thus to propose some practical solutions. Design/methodology/approach: The article is based on concepts and on the own experience of the author as manager in the higher education sector. Findings: A list of practical solution to modern challenges is proposed. Research limitations: The lack of empirical data that can validate the model. Practical Implications: Considering the emphasis placed on challenges and opportunities, the model can have some practical implications in the management of universities. Originality/value: The article attempts to present a complete list of challenges and opportunities universities are facing. The list can provide a basis for further analysis from universities’ managers.

Papeles del Psicólogo, May 1, 2016

uman beings have always tended to pursue happiness as a goal or an end, as an ideal and permanent... more uman beings have always tended to pursue happiness as a goal or an end, as an ideal and permanent state of well-being at which to arrive. But, not content with a happy future at the cost of a miserable life, we want to be happy at every moment of our life. This permanent happiness, however, seems very difficult to achieve, if not impossible, for life is always providing us with situations that are characterised by their "contrariness", i.e., they are opposed to our likes, our interests and our calmness. If we feel happy at any moment in time, a reason for disappointment soon appears, or some circumstance that disrupts our wellbeing. It seems that happiness cannot be permanent, but rather it is composed of small moments, details experienced in daily life, and perhaps its main characteristic is futility, its ability to appear and disappear constantly throughout our lives. What does it consist of, this happiness that we all pursue? Defining the concept is hard work. It is surely one of the most controversial and complicated definitions. As Kashdan, Biswas-Diener and King (2008) indicate, this is a "central concern" for humanity. The authors stress that several definitions can be found in philosophy, in religion, in cultural and political beliefs and values, and of course in psychology. However, they warn that psychologists synthesise ideas from other disciplines, although they are the only ones who provide a single united contribution to the concept of happiness and well-being. In fact, some authors (Diener, 1984) prefer to use a more manageable concept from a psychological perspective and speak of subjective wellbeing, which consists of three elements: a high number of personal satisfactions, a high number of positive feelings, and a low number of negative feelings. According to García Martín (2002), "There are many authors who have tried to define happiness or well

espanolUno de los principales objetivos de la psicologia del trabajo y de las organizaciones es p... more espanolUno de los principales objetivos de la psicologia del trabajo y de las organizaciones es promover tanto el bienestar como el rendimiento de los empleados. Sin embargo, los distintos autores nos son unanimes respectos a los fundamentos de la felicidad. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar las enormes contribuciones de la Psicologia Positiva y de la Filosofia al tema de la felicidad y sus influencias en el ambito organizativo y de la productividad, ofreciendo una revision de los distintos autores, subrayando las diferencias entre ellos y, sobre todo, abogando por un consenso en el campo de los fundamentos de la felicidad. De hecho, la gran diferencia entre los distintos autores es la falta de unanimidad respecto a los fundamentos de la felicidad. Mientras algunos autores optan por un concepto de felicidad que se identifica con el de placer, otros prefieren una mezcla de placer, compromiso y significado, evitando, sin embargo, definir la felicidad o, mas bien, ocultandola de...

Acciones e Investigaciones Sociales, May 29, 2012

A principios de este nuevo siglo, uno de los retos más importantes de las sociedades económicamen... more A principios de este nuevo siglo, uno de los retos más importantes de las sociedades económicamente más avanzadas es la conciliación de la vida laboral con la familia. De hecho, los enormes cambios socio-demográfico-económicos de los últimos años han comportado la necesidad de reorganizar la estructura de las relaciones trabajo-familia. La integración de la conciliación de la vida laboral y familiar en la cultura empresarial responde no sólo a razones de carácter legal, sino sobre todo a razones de carácter organizativo/empresarial, presentándose como una seria y potente inversión en el capital humano. El objetivo de este trabajo es reflexionar sobre los posibles beneficios, tanto para las empresas como para las personas, de la introducción de medidas de conciliación en el ámbito de la cultura empresarial, ya que con las herramientas del management tradicional sólo se puede forzar a los individuos a ser obedientes y diligentes, pero no se R e s u m e n puede conseguir que sean creativos, comprometidos, ilusionados y, sobre todo, leales y fieles al proyecto empresarial. Por tanto, la conciliación trabajo-familia podría representar el necesario esfuerzo hacía una tipología de humanismo empresarial en el cual la persona-en su totalidad-se transforme en elemento central y crucial de la actividad económica.

In these days, when all the managerial and financial instruments have failed, is it really necess... more In these days, when all the managerial and financial instruments have failed, is it really necessary to talk about the humanization of companies? Answering in one word, I would say yes. It is not only necessary to talk about the humanization of companies but indispensable if companies want to be competitive in the long run.

Fintech strategy: e-reputation

Digital media use applied to professional atmosphere is increasing its relevance in the companies... more Digital media use applied to professional atmosphere is increasing its relevance in the companies of the 21st century. As a consequence, organisations should bear this fact in mind and adapt their corporate strategies to the new market demands. Online social networks offer customers the possibility to bring attention to issues they believe need to be addresses by organisations. Added to this, e-reputation plays a pivotal role in determining a company's competitive advantage. This paper studies the role of e-communications in an organisation's strategy and how analytics and modelling techniques are used to take advantage of the digital media content. It discusses the historical reputational challenged experienced by banks and how can the current fintech industry take advantage of past errors. Finally, an overview of effective mechanisms to improve e-reputation is presented.

Designing the architecture of a blockchain platform: the case of Alastria, a national public permissioned blockchain

International Journal of Intellectual Property Management

Journal of Values-Based Leadership, Jan 2, 2018

This article identifies components of ethical leadership and then aligns them with the style of l... more This article identifies components of ethical leadership and then aligns them with the style of leadership that includes them. The importance of such an article comes at a time when ethical practices or lack thereof seems to be increasingly prevalent in many organizations' execution of their business practices. These organizations quite often have an ethics statement outlining required behavior of employees and tout their commitment to employees, society, and the customer, yet we continue to see major infractions of these codes of ethics. All this comes at a high financial cost to organizations. In order to avoid such fines, and damage to brand equity, we propose ethical components which must permeate the organization to ensure appropriate behavior which neither breaks legal requirements, disengages the employee, or alienates the customer.

Failure of Leadership

Strategies in Failure Management

Innovation, dynamic capabilities, leadership, and action plan

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a new model of leadership in a volatile, uncertai... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a new model of leadership in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) context, paying special attention to human resource management. Design/methodology/approach The paper is conceptual. It presents the challenges of the VUCA environment that from which technically empowered democracy movements around the world have emerged, needing a new leadership model that aligns human resources tools to the new leadership model. Findings New tools for human resource management are proposed. Originality/value The paper links technological changes and leadership skills, providing a novel framework that can provide a basis for further research into the profound nature of leadership. Implications useful for managers and leaders are discussed.