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"This book focuses on how new architecture of knowledge can be used to create competitive advantages variables for different business organizations and the role of social media in this process. The chapters use theoretically-based logic to conceptualize new theory, integrate existing theory, and empirically test data associated with knowledge management and competitive advantage in the digital age"--

This article examines the Italian regional elections of April 2005. After briefly sketching the shaping of regional government over the past ten years, the article examines the regional/national intersection, the regional electoral results & national political perspectives. The most important features of the electoral offer (the choice of candidates for regional president & the party composition of the coalitions) are examined, together with how & where the Unione Democratica triumphed over the Casa delle Liberta. The article concludes by asking whether or not the outcome of the regional elections suggests that all is cut & dried with regard to the prospects for the 2006 general elections. Tables, References. Adapted from the source document.

Abstract The emergence of electoral alliances competing for plurality seats has been one of the main consequences stemming form the introduction of the new electoral laws for the Senate and the Chamber of deputies in Italy. This paper analyzes the politics of electoral alliances at the general elections of April 1996, focusing on two factors: the making of electoral alliances and their internal arrangements for coalition management. From both points of view, the elections have shown some important new developments, including a simplification in the number of coalitions. But although the centre–left alliance was able to broaden its range, the centre–right lost the Lega Nord and suffered the split of Movimento sociale–Fiamma tricolore on its right. Moreover, the centre–right alliance also suffered from a lack of cohesion, wasting its previous coalitional capability. As in the 1994 elections the politics of electoral alliances proved to be a key factor in the electoral competition.

The emergence of electoral alliances competing for plurality seats has been one of the main consequences stemming form the introduction of the new electoral laws for the Senate und the Chamber of deputies in Italy. This paper analyzes the politics of electoral alliances at the general elections of April 1996, focusing on two factors: the making of electoral alliances and their internal arrangements for coalition management. From both points of view, the elections have shown some important new developments, including a simplification in the number of coalitions. But although the centre-left alliance was able to broaden its range, the centre-right lost the Lega Nord and suffered the split of Movimento sociale-Fiamma tricolore on its right. Moreover, the centre-right alliance also suffered from a lack of cohesion, wasting its previous coalitional capability. As in the 1994 elections the politics of electoral alliances proved to be a key factor in the electoral competition. (European Journal of Political Research / FUB)