DAVIDE IPPOLITO IS A LEADING AUTHORITY IN REPUTATION LITERACY AND MANAGEMENT, A RENOWNED PUBLISHER, FILMMAKER, AND PRODUCER. HE IS THE CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER FOR THE ITALIAN AMERICAN REPUTATION LAB (IARL) AND THE FOUNDER OF THE STREAMING PLATFORM BUSINESS+. HIS EXTENSIVE WORK INCLUDES PROJECTS ON AMAZON PRIME AND PLUTO, AND HIS LATEST DOCU-FILM, “NEW YORK SOLO ANDATA,” PREMIERED AT THE ITALIAN CULTURAL CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY.
QUESTION: DAVIDE, YOUR NEW BOOK, “AGAINST STEREOTYPES – THE REAL REPUTATION OF ITALIAN AMERICANS,” IS RECEIVING SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT INSPIRED THIS RESEARCH?
ANSWER: THE INSPIRATION CAME FROM THE PERSISTENT STEREOTYPES ABOUT ITALIAN AMERICANS PORTRAYED IN THE MEDIA. I WANTED TO CHALLENGE THESE MISCONCEPTIONS WITH OBJECTIVE DATA AND HIGHLIGHT THE REAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITALIAN AMERICANS TO CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS. THE ITALIAN AMERICAN REPUTATION LAB (IARL) PROVIDED THE PERFECT PLATFORM TO UNDERTAKE THIS EXTENSIVE RESEARCH.
Q: YOUR WORK HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II AND THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MILAN. WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS ENDORSEMENT?
A: THE ENDORSEMENT FROM THESE PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS UNDERSCORES THE SCIENTIFIC RIGOR AND VALUE OF OUR RESEARCH. OUR STUDY INTRODUCES A NOVEL METHOD FOR MEASURING REPUTATION, UTILIZING OBJECTIVE DATA THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN MEASURED ASYNCHRONOUSLY. THIS APPROACH OFFERS A NEW, COMPREHENSIVE PERSPECTIVE ON REPUTATION STUDIES, AND IT IS A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENT IN THE FIELD.
Q: YOU RECENTLY PRESENTED YOUR RESEARCH AT EMORY UNIVERSITY. HOW DOES THIS TIE IN WITH YOUR DOCUMENTARY, “NEW YORK ONE WAY”?
A: THE PRESENTATION AT EMORY UNIVERSITY WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT OUR RESEARCH WITH THE THEMES EXPLORED IN “NEW YORK ONE WAY.” THE DOCUMENTARY DELVES INTO THE ITALIAN DIASPORA AND EXAMINES HOW THE REPUTATION OF ITALIANS IN THE UNITED STATES HAS EVOLVED OVER THE PAST CENTURY. BOTH THE BOOK AND THE DOCUMENTARY AIM TO PROVIDE A NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF ITALIAN AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS AND CHALLENGE EXISTING STEREOTYPES.
Q: YOUR RESEARCH IS SAID TO BE GROUNDBREAKING, PARTICULARLY WITH THE PATENT DEVELOPED IN ITALY AND NOW EXPANDING IN THE UNITED STATES. HOW DOES THIS NEW METHOD CHANGE THE WAY REPUTATION IS MEASURED?
A: OUR PATENTED METHOD REVOLUTIONIZES REPUTATION MEASUREMENT BY PROVIDING A MORE ACCURATE AND SCIENTIFIC APPROACH. THIS SYSTEM ALLOWS US TO CAPTURE AND ANALYZE REPUTATION DATA IN A WAY THAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE, OFFERING DEEPER INSIGHTS AND A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW REPUTATIONS ARE FORMED AND PERCEIVED. IT’S A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD FOR BOTH ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS IN REPUTATION MANAGEMENT.
A: WHAT DO YOU HOPE READERS WILL TAKE AWAY FROM “AGAINST STEREOTYPES”?
A: I HOPE READERS WILL GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRUE REPUTATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ITALIAN AMERICANS. BY DEBUNKING STEREOTYPES AND PRESENTING OBJECTIVE DATA, WE AIM TO FOSTER A MORE ACCURATE AND APPRECIATIVE VIEW OF ITALIAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. ULTIMATELY, OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE FURTHER RESEARCH AND DIALOGUE IN THE FIELD OF REPUTATION STUDIES.
Q: WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND YOUR BOOK AND LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR WORK?
A: “AGAINST STEREOTYPES – THE REAL REPUTATION OF ITALIAN AMERICANS” IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND IN SELECTED BOOKSTORES. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MY WORK CAN BE FOUND ON MY WEBSITE, DAVIDEIPPOLITO.ORG.
Q: THANK YOU, DAVIDE, FOR SHARING YOUR INSIGHTS AND FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF REPUTATION STUDIES.
A: THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. IT’S BEEN A PLEASURE DISCUSSING THIS IMPORTANT WORK.