The article proposes a survey-based research perspective with few precedents on "disruptive" mobility, providing a longitudinal analysis (2010-2023) of cross-national comparison (UK-ITA) through a fairly large sample (No. 450 total) and respectively divided into No.150 –UK 2023, No.150 –ITA 2023 and No. 150 Italy 2010. The sampling base takes into consideration the two capitals (London and Rome) for heterogeneity, number of inhabitants, and active projects in reference to "smart" urban redesign. With the aim of providing a useful context analysis tool to policymakers, academics, managers, and practitioners. The article mainly investigates the evolutionary flow of the concepts of sustainability inherent in the smart city and their integration with mobility. The cross-national comparison is instrumental for highlighting mind-set differences through which to consider future planning actions in urban mobility area. The main results reside in the cultural, ideological, ownership differences, and individualism that decree a reluctance to change. The empirical analysis shows an improvement for Italy compared to the past, but still timid especially in relation to the prospect of alternative mobility sharing, which is also a valid solution for the penetration of vehicle electrification.

The purpose of this paper to explore how Multinational Enterprises from advanced markets can address the needs of disadvantaged communities in emerging markets, while also providing expectations of long-term economic return to their shareholders. We aim to uncover the mechanisms and actions employed by these companies to serve disadvantaged communities.

We build from stakeholder and institutional theories. Our focus is on the contribution of European multinationals to social and economic inclusion in Brazil. We have collected data through in-depth semi-structured interviews with multiple actors (such as multinationals’ executives at the headquarters and subsidiary, Non-Governmental Organisations, community leaders, and local social entrepreneurs). In this paper, we present and discuss the findings from one single in-depth case study. Preliminary results highlight the extent of vulnerable ‘waste picker’ communities in Brazil and the challenges faced by MNEs in implementing initiatives targeted to these communities. Our analysis emphasises the need for MNEs interact with multiple stakeholders including local government, cooperatives, NGOs, and social entrepreneurs to overcome the challenges inherent to addressing the needs of disadvantaged communities.

In the next stage of research, we will conduct interviews with residents of disadvantaged communities and collect data to triangulate the cases of other European MNEs.

Attracting more ‘quality’ inward foreign direct investment (iFDI) is a key policy aim in many least developed countries (LDCs). Such investment may benefit local firms, enhance economic growth, and have societal advantages. Undertaking a comparative institutional analysis, we seek to explain why some multinational enterprises (MNEs) adopt policies and practices that are likely to have greater host-country benefits. We examine how institutions condition a) two MNEs, one Danish and one British, that both operate in the pharmaceutical industry, and b) the quality of their FDI in Bangladesh, an LDC. Home-country macro-level institutions constitute our focal firms, moulding our focal firms’ decisions and interaction with local organizations. Our research contributes to institutional theory by highlighting how institutions condition the mechanisms that constitute and generate quality iFDI, revealing have a seemingly distant institution within MNEs home countries shapes and underpins the enactment of practices and mechanisms at the micro level in a host country.