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View article: Customer involvement in technological development of smart products: empirical evidence from a coffee-machine producer
Customer involvement in technological development of smart products: empirical evidence from a coffee-machine producer Open
Purpose This paper aims to explore how customer involvement unfolds in the development of a smart product. Smart product development poses new challenges to firms. In particular, the buyers’ and users’ involvement has shown novel dynamics …
View article: The value co-creation journey: a longitudinal process unfolding in a network through collaboration
The value co-creation journey: a longitudinal process unfolding in a network through collaboration Open
Purpose This study aims to develop our understanding of the value co-creation process in business networks. This study identifies four key sub-processes that characterize the value co-creation journey as it unfolds across an inter-organiza…
View article: The impact of education on the Energy Trilemma Index: A sustainable innovativeness perspective for resilient energy systems
The impact of education on the Energy Trilemma Index: A sustainable innovativeness perspective for resilient energy systems Open
View article: Genesis of an innovation-based entrepreneurial ecosystem: exploring the role of intellectual capital
Genesis of an innovation-based entrepreneurial ecosystem: exploring the role of intellectual capital Open
Purpose The aim of the study is to explore the genesis of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EE) and highlight the role played by intellectual capital (IC) in that process. Specifically, the paper adopts the collective intelligence approach, and …
View article: The Role of External Actors in SMEs’ Human-Centered Industry 4.0 Adoption: An Empirical Perspective on Italian Competence Centers
The Role of External Actors in SMEs’ Human-Centered Industry 4.0 Adoption: An Empirical Perspective on Italian Competence Centers Open
Despite the many benefits associated with the Industry 4.0 megatrend, researchers and practitioners alike have warned against an overly technocentric implementation of such a paradigm. Industry 4.0 should be corroborated by an awareness of…
View article: Business model innovation and digital technology: The perspective of incumbent Italian small and medium-sized firms
Business model innovation and digital technology: The perspective of incumbent Italian small and medium-sized firms Open
The aim of the article was to conduct an explorative study on the relationship between business model innovation and digital technologies in incumbent small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
View article: Seafood festivals for local development in Italy and Sweden
Seafood festivals for local development in Italy and Sweden Open
Purpose The paper focusses on festivals taking place in coastal regions whose central element is seafood. The purpose is to analyse the role of seafood festivals as potential tourist attractions for local development. The decision to focus…
View article: Combining sell-out data with shopper behaviour data for category performance measurement: The role of category conversion power
Combining sell-out data with shopper behaviour data for category performance measurement: The role of category conversion power Open
View article: Family ownership and the export performance of SMEs: the moderating role of financial constraints and flexibility
Family ownership and the export performance of SMEs: the moderating role of financial constraints and flexibility Open
Purpose This article investigates the relationship between family ownership and export performance in the context of SMEs while also considering the moderating role of the financial dimension and, in particular, financial constraints and f…
View article: Towards designing society 5.0 solutions: The new Quintuple Helix - Design Thinking approach to technology
Towards designing society 5.0 solutions: The new Quintuple Helix - Design Thinking approach to technology Open
View article: Defining customer experiential knowledge and its dimensions: a conceptualization starting from a netnographic study of specialty coffee blogs
Defining customer experiential knowledge and its dimensions: a conceptualization starting from a netnographic study of specialty coffee blogs Open
Purpose This paper aims to develop a theoretical framework for the conceptualization of customer experiential knowledge (CEK) by logically combining its different dimensions into one coherent explanatory concept. Drawing on the integration…
View article: Contrasting Fake News in Oncology: The First Declaration of Good Communication
Contrasting Fake News in Oncology: The First Declaration of Good Communication Open
PURPOSE Nowadays, websites, online journals, and social media give access to an extraordinary amount of medical information. Misleading news are often disseminated generating false expectations, exaggerated anxiety, and confusion; in oncol…
View article: The supporting role of business models in the promotion of sustainable innovations in the energy sector: an explorative study in the Italian SMEs
The supporting role of business models in the promotion of sustainable innovations in the energy sector: an explorative study in the Italian SMEs Open
Purpose of the paper: The Industry 4.0 paradigm entails tremendous business opportunities. However, SMEs are struggling to effectively commercialize new products embedding Industry 4.0 technologies. Therefore, the study aims at exploring h…
View article: Food purchasing behaviour at automatic vending machines: the role of planograms and shopping time
Food purchasing behaviour at automatic vending machines: the role of planograms and shopping time Open
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the food and beverage automatic retail environment by analysing the impact of planograms, conceived as a visual merchandising practice and shopping time – the time spent making a purchase…
View article: The digital transformation of SMEs – a new knowledge broker called the digital innovation hub
The digital transformation of SMEs – a new knowledge broker called the digital innovation hub Open
Purpose This study aims to understand if and how European digital innovation hubs (DIHs) filling the role of knowledge brokers (KBs) can support the digital transformation (DX) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by triggering ope…
View article: CSR Communication: The Use of Internet-Based Tools
CSR Communication: The Use of Internet-Based Tools Open
Corporate communication plays an important role in establishing and maintaining transparent and open dialogues with different stakeholders to foster ethical and socially responsible actions. The advent of the internet not only reorganized …
View article: tourismos, Vol. 14 No. 1 (2019)
tourismos, Vol. 14 No. 1 (2019) Open
Professional training has become increasingly more important as the tourism industry grows and evolves. It plays a particularly vital role in supporting business competitiveness in the traditional distribution system. This has encouraged a…
View article: The Hidden Side of 3D Printing in Management
The Hidden Side of 3D Printing in Management Open
3D printing is stimulating a flourishing academic debate. This is witnessed by both the increasing number of scientific contributions and of ad-hoc conferences and workshops organized at national and international levels. Although this ris…
View article: The Hidden Side of 3D Printing in Management and Business Studies
The Hidden Side of 3D Printing in Management and Business Studies Open
3D printing is stimulating a flourishing academic debate. This is witnessed by both the increasing number of scientific contributions and of ad-hoc conferences and workshops organized at national and international levels. Although this ris…
View article: Improving innovation performance through knowledge acquisition: the moderating role of employee retention and human resource management practices
Improving innovation performance through knowledge acquisition: the moderating role of employee retention and human resource management practices Open
Purpose This paper aims to study the effects of knowledge acquisition on innovation performance and the moderating effects of human resource management (HRM), in terms of employee retention and HRM practices, on the above-mentioned relatio…
View article: Fattori influenti sul ricorso ad Internet nei processi gestionali delle micro-imprese
Fattori influenti sul ricorso ad Internet nei processi gestionali delle micro-imprese Open
contributo di conoscenza sul rapporto tra piccole imprese e Internet, analizzando in particolare i principali fattori influenti sulla decisione di utilizzare tale tecnologia nei processi di management da parte delle micro-imprese artigiane.
View article: The Brand Made in Italy: A Critical Analysis
The Brand Made in Italy: A Critical Analysis Open
Several studies about the brand "made in Italy" have illustrated the real significance of this brand, placing it in the top position for brand awareness in most countries.The words "made in Italy" evoke in consumers" minds attributes that …
View article: The relationship between export market orientation and international performance in the context of SMEs
The relationship between export market orientation and international performance in the context of SMEs Open
The purpose of this study is to provide new insights into the relationship between “export market orientation” and “export performance”, by using empirical data from a sample of Italian coffee roasting companies, that are mostly small and …