Stories of local areas and businesses
At Ca’ Foscari, the presentation of a thesis on the history of one of Italy’s most important industrial areas
Local areas and businesses. Women and men and businesses. With all their personal stories, which then merge into stories about the community. And about the economy. Italy is full of industrial events with this type of characteristic. And it’s always worth the effort to study them and share them. That’s true in the case of the research carried out by Niccolò Baggio. “Relationship between business and the local area in the Altovicentino textile district. A story of environmental and social sustainability between Lanificio Rossi, Marzotto and Miteni” is a thesis presented at Ca’ Foscari; it tells the stories of an industrial area beginning with those of some of the most significant firms at local but also national and international level.
Baggio explains how the relationship between businesses and the area has been constantly evolving “since the days when small artisanal workshops were considered to be enterprises, and continues to do so even today when large multinationals all present themselves as sustainable”. It was from this affirmation that the idea of analysing a circumscribed area took shape, observing and describing how the relationship between business and area has evolved to the point of occasionally even breaking down.
The study concerned the Altovicentino area and the companies Lanificio Rossi, Marzotto and Miteni. The leitmotiv of the thesis is, precisely, the local community and its reaction to sometimes controversial and questionable managerial choices. The method adopted is that of a long-term historical perspective that doesn’t dwell on individual events but provides an overview of the dynamics of business and labour.
Niccolò Baggio’s work unfolds in a linear fashion, starting with the context of the subject and the reality of Italian industrial districts, then moving on to recount the events in the chosen area and, finally, those of the three companies he chose to focus on.
Baggio’s investigation is worth reading above all because it has the merit of trying – and to a large extent managing – to delve deep into an important and significant geographical area. And to link humanity with the economy.
Relationship between business and the local area in the Altovicentino textile district. A story of environmental and social sustainability between Lanificio Rossi, Marzotto and Miteni
Niccolò Baggio
Thesis, Ca’ Foscari University, Master’s Degree in Economics and Business Management, 2024
At Ca’ Foscari, the presentation of a thesis on the history of one of Italy’s most important industrial areas
Local areas and businesses. Women and men and businesses. With all their personal stories, which then merge into stories about the community. And about the economy. Italy is full of industrial events with this type of characteristic. And it’s always worth the effort to study them and share them. That’s true in the case of the research carried out by Niccolò Baggio. “Relationship between business and the local area in the Altovicentino textile district. A story of environmental and social sustainability between Lanificio Rossi, Marzotto and Miteni” is a thesis presented at Ca’ Foscari; it tells the stories of an industrial area beginning with those of some of the most significant firms at local but also national and international level.
Baggio explains how the relationship between businesses and the area has been constantly evolving “since the days when small artisanal workshops were considered to be enterprises, and continues to do so even today when large multinationals all present themselves as sustainable”. It was from this affirmation that the idea of analysing a circumscribed area took shape, observing and describing how the relationship between business and area has evolved to the point of occasionally even breaking down.
The study concerned the Altovicentino area and the companies Lanificio Rossi, Marzotto and Miteni. The leitmotiv of the thesis is, precisely, the local community and its reaction to sometimes controversial and questionable managerial choices. The method adopted is that of a long-term historical perspective that doesn’t dwell on individual events but provides an overview of the dynamics of business and labour.
Niccolò Baggio’s work unfolds in a linear fashion, starting with the context of the subject and the reality of Italian industrial districts, then moving on to recount the events in the chosen area and, finally, those of the three companies he chose to focus on.
Baggio’s investigation is worth reading above all because it has the merit of trying – and to a large extent managing – to delve deep into an important and significant geographical area. And to link humanity with the economy.
Relationship between business and the local area in the Altovicentino textile district. A story of environmental and social sustainability between Lanificio Rossi, Marzotto and Miteni
Niccolò Baggio
Thesis, Ca’ Foscari University, Master’s Degree in Economics and Business Management, 2024