The Black Alpine Pig : Rescue and Breeding

All breeds not meeting the new standards of performance disappeared. This was especially with pigs. Until recently everybody was convinced of the total loss of all autochthonous Alpine pig breeds! But in 2013 representatives of the Veterinary Faculty at Parma University found in a School Farm one last group of Valtellina pigs (also called Grison pig). The Alpine Network Pro Patrimonio Montano* continued the breed and found after extensive search tours two other relict groups to include and avoid inbreeding. The three provenances form today a gene pool, representing all alpine pig breeds. Three years after, there are again 73 breeding animals in 27 breeding groups in three countries. Earlier the black and spotted Alpine pigs were spread in the mountains of central and south-eastern Alpine regions from Switzerland to northwest Slovenia. Yet, no scientific data are available, but studies are currently undertaken

A new research agenda for managing socio-cultural integration

Post-acquisition socio-cultural integration has received increasing attention from both scholars and practitioners since the early 1990s. During the past decade, research has increasingly focused on emotions and identity in mergers and acquisitions. This chapter introduces the reader to the vibrant research field and its relevance. This section sets the scene for the book, which provides a deeper understanding of how emotions—both positive and negative—as well as values and identity enable a deeper socio-cultural integration after a merger or acquisition, and how leadership plays a crucial role in making it all happen. This chapter also highlights how the Nordic approach to post-acquisition socio-cultural integration refers to a large community of Nordic academics focusing on the softer social and human side of acquisition, often relying on a huge variety of qualitative methods, and to Nordic companies that are not afraid of adopting a more collaborative approach to post-acquisition integration

Exploring the link between management communication and emotions in mergers and acquisitions

News on merger and acquisition (M&A) activities frequently dominate the popular business press. While the announcement of an M&A usually elicits enthusiasm in the business community, it also results in increased levels of uncertainty, stress, and anxiety for employees. Based on a qualitative analysis of four international M&A cases, this paper integrates emotions and communication during mergers and acquisitions in a conceptual framework. We argue that management communication and information flows during all stages of an M&A process represent affective events, which in a cognitive appraisal process trigger positive and negative emotions. These in turn may influence employee attitudes, behaviour, and performance, and ultimately also M&A success. // La presse \ue9conomique est fr\ue9quemment domin\ue9e par des informations portant sur les activit\ue9s de fusion et d\u27acquisition (d\ue9sormais M&A). S\u27il est vrai que l\u27annonce d\u27une M&A suscite de l\u27enthousiasme dans le monde des affaires, il n\u27en demeure pas moins qu\u27elle provoque, chez les employ\ue9s, des niveaux \ue9lev\ue9s d\u27incertitude, de stress et d\u27anxi\ue9t\ue9. Dans cet article, nous nous appuyons sur une analyse qualitative de quatre cas internationaux de M&A pour int\ue9grer, dans un cadre conceptuel, les \ue9motions et la communication pendant les fusions et les acquisitions. Nous soutenons que la gestion de la communication et des flots d\u27information pendant les diff\ue9rentes \ue9tapes d\u27un processus de M&A repr\ue9sentent des \ue9v\ue8nements affectifs qui, dans un processus d\u27appr\ue9ciation cognitive, cr\ue9ent des \ue9motions positives ou n\ue9gatives. Celles-ci pourraient influencer, \ue0 leur tour, les attitudes, les comportements et les rendements des employ\ue9s, et, en fin de compte, la r\ue9ussite de la M&A

The Black Alpine Pig – Rescue and Breeding

All breeds not meeting the new standards of performance disappeared. This was especially with pigs. Until recently everybody was convinced of the total loss of all autochthonous Alpine pig breeds! But in 2013 representatives of the Veterinary Faculty at Parma University found in a School Farm one last group of Valtellina pigs (also called Grison pig). The Alpine Network Pro Patrimonio Montano* continued the breed and found after extensive search tours two other relict groups to include and avoid inbreeding. The three provenances form today a “gene pool”, representing all alpine pig breeds. Three years after, there are again 73 breeding animals in 27 breeding groups in three countries. Earlier the black and spotted Alpine pigs were spread in the mountains of central and south-eastern Alpine regions from Switzerland to northwest Slovenia. Yet, no scientific data are available, but studies are currently undertaken.Tutte le razze che non hanno rispettato gli standard produttivi sono scomparse. Ciò è accaduto in particolare nell’ambito suinicolo. Fino a poco tempo fa erano tutti convinti della completa perdita di tutte le razze suine alpine autoctone! Ma nel 2013 alcuni membri della Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria di Parma hanno trovato, in una fattoria didattica, un ultimo gruppo di maiali Valtellinesi (chiamato anche maiale Grigione). La rete alpina Pro Patrimonio Montano* ne ha continuato l’allevamento e ha trovato, dopo intense ricerche, altri due gruppi residui da includere ed evitarne la consanguineità. Questi tre gruppi, con diversa provenienza, costituiscono oggi il pool genetico che rappresenta tutte le razze suine alpine. Dopo tre anni, ci sono di nuovo 73 animali allevati distribuiti in 27 gruppi di allevamento in tre paesi. Precedentemente il Suino Nero e maculato delle Alpi era diffuse tra le montagne delle regioni centrali e sud-orientali delle Alpi Svizzere a nord-ovest della Slovenia. Eppure non sono ancora disponibili dati scientifici ma gli studi sono attualmente intraprese

Il Suino Nero delle Alpi – Salvataggio e Allevamento

Tutte le razze che non hanno rispettato gli standard produttivi sono scomparse. Ciò è accaduto in particolare nell'ambito suinicolo. Fino a poco tempo fa erano tutti convinti della completa perdita di tutte le razze suine alpine autoctone! Ma nel 2013 alcuni membri della Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria di Parma hanno trovato, in una fattoria didattica, un ultimo gruppo di maiali Valtellinesi (chiamato anche maiale Grigione). La rete alpina Pro Patrimonio Montano* ne ha continuato l'allevamento e ha trovato, dopo intense ricerche, altri due gruppi residui da includere ed evitarne la consanguineità. Questi tre gruppi, con diversa provenienza, costituiscono oggi il pool genetico che rappresenta tutte le razze suine alpine. Dopo tre anni, ci sono di nuovo 73 animali allevati distribuiti in 27 gruppi di allevamento in tre paesi. Precedentemente il Suino Nero e maculato delle Alpi era diffuse tra le montagne delle regioni centrali e sud-orientali delle Alpi Svizzere a nord-ovest della Slovenia. Eppure non sono ancora disponibili dati scientifici ma gli studi sono attualmente intraprese