The Italian word for Happiness, felicità, deriving from felicitas (felice means happy in Italian, from felix -icis), has the root word fe-, meaning abundance, wealth, prosperity, while Happiness is defined as: – “A state of wellbeing and contentment” (Merriam-Webster); – “1. The state of feeling or showing pleasure; 2. the state of being satisfied
Automaker GMC shows off its Hummer EVs at a plant in Detroit. Nic Antaya/Getty Images Ho-Yin Mak, Georgetown University; Christopher S. Tang, University of California, Los Angeles, and Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins University Two electrifying moves in recent weeks have the potential to ignite electric vehicle demand in the United States. First, Congress
PIL is the acronym for “Purpose in Life,” referring to a “Sense of Purpose” or one’s “Reason for Being.” In the corporate world, the terms Vision and Mission are giving way to the increasingly common but meaningfully distinct notion of PURPOSE. If Vision represents the WHAT—that is, what a company wants to be
PIL è l’acronimo (oltre che di Prodotto Interno Lordo) di “Purpose In Life”, letteralmente “lo Scopo nella Vita”, cioè il “Senso di Scopo”, il “Perché Esisto”. In azienda i termini di Vision e Mission stanno lasciando il posto ad un termine sempre più usato, per quanto con un significato differente: PURPOSE. Se la
Droughts are a worldwide issue that affects ecosystems’ economies and cultures; therefore, its perception and adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers are crucial for the mitigation of drought risk, and for sustainable food production. We used the bibliometric method to analyze 121 publications from the Scopus database to better understand the existing situation and
The world’s largest trial of a 4-day week in the UK has got off to a successful start and is showing initial positive results. CNN Business questioned employees and participating companies: Many do not want to go back to the long working hours after the test phase – that’s how successful the reduction
Will it stand up? Randy Fath/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Wim Naudé, University College Cork The four-day working week continues to gain momentum, with pilots taking place in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada and Australia. Over six-month periods between February and November, employees at participating businesses are working only 80% of their time but still
by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource The U.S. economy, as measured by gross domestic product, slumped for two consecutive quarters to start 2022, according to recently released federal data, some of which is preliminary and may be revised in several weeks. In the last few days, some news outlets all but outright declared
Inflation rates are currently rising, reflecting the increasing cost of goods and services. PERO Studio / Shutterstock Supriya Kapoor, Trinity College Dublin Soaring prices have forced central banks in many developed countries to raise their interest rates in recent weeks. These organisations are in charge of attempts to rein in rising costs that
Stagione 2 Nella seconda stagione di conversazioni tematiche, Bruno Carenini incontra esperti di politica internazionale, protagonisti della società civile, del mondo delle imprese, dell’arte, della cultura. Ognuno di loro racconterà sé stesso e fornirà spiegazioni esaurienti, contribuendo a chiarire il tema e soddisfare curiosità e voglia di approfondimento. 1. Alessandro Fanetti Alessandro Fanetti