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Small world theory and the World Wide Web: linking small world properties and website centrality

2016

This qualitative paper aims to point out the incidence of small world characteristics in the World Wide Web. To this end, some theoretical implications of small world theory (SWT) are verified using information from focus groups and in-depth interviews administered to experts and users of the World Wide Web. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether it is possible to apply small world properties to online social networks while pointing out the key variables of website centrality in that context. Building on this, the paper traces possible contributions for better management of the World Wide Web in terms of the professional use of social media to facilitate information or product …

EngineeringWeb 2.0Context (language use)02 engineering and technologyWorld Wide Web0502 economics and business0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringSocial mediaProduct (category theory)Small world theoryGeneral Environmental ScienceSEO.SWTbusiness.industryInformation sharing05 social sciencesSocial media marketingSearch engine optimisationFocus groupSMMSEOWorld Wide WebWorld Wide Web; small world theory; SWT; social media marketing; SMM; search engine optimisation; SEO.General Earth and Planetary Sciences050211 marketing020201 artificial intelligence & image processingWeb intelligenceCentralitybusinessSettore SECS-P/08 - Economia E Gestione Delle ImpreseWorld Wide Web; Small world theory; SWT; Social media marketing; SMM; Search engine optimisation; SEO.050203 business & managementInternational Journal of Markets and Business Systems
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Decoding the Japanese Lean Production System according to a Viable Systems Perspective

2012

The increase in the complexity and variability of the business environment, due to constant and rapid changes in markets, calls for more flexible and effective production systems. Of the most valuable production systems, the Japanese lean production system (LPS) is the best known and studied, but is still not the most widely applied with success outside Japan. The reason for the low level of success of lean production outside its native country is the lack of understanding of the strong interactions which hold between enterprises and business systems. In order to fill this gap in our knowledge, we investigate the systemic interactions according to the Viable System View. To develop our anal…

Engineeringbusiness.industryStrategy and ManagementViable system modelPerspective (graphical)Business system planningLean productionLean manufacturingBusiness environmentViable System ModelSystems theoryOrder (exchange)Management of Technology and InnovationJapanese Business EnvironmentProduction (economics)Just in TimeOperations managementViable System ApproachbusinessViable System Model; Viable System Approach; Lean production; Just in Time; Japanese Business EnvironmentSettore SECS-P/08 - Economia E Gestione Delle ImpreseIndustrial organizationViable System Model Viable System Approach Lean Production System Japanese Business Environment Just in Time
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Environmental Quality and Entrepreneurial Activity in Rural Tourism in Italy

2012

We estimate the relation between environmental quality and services in rural tourism in Italy. We use the average number of firms per region in 2003-07 to indicate entrepreneurial activity. We suggest that heterogeneity among administrative regions can be tied to environmental quality. Incorporated farms in rural tourism are relatively more common in regions with better environmental quality, and command higher average price from better quality in hospitality. Only 7% of entrepreneurial activity can be attributable to environmental quality. We conclude that rural tourism activity in Italy is not genuinely tied to environmental quality.

EntrepreneurshipService qualitybusiness.industryenvironmental quality entrepreneurhip rural tourism finite-mixture modelsmedia_common.quotation_subjectRural tourismHospitality industryAgricultural economicsEcosystem servicesHospitalityQuality (business)BusinessSettore SECS-P/08 - Economia E Gestione Delle Impresehuman activitiesEnvironmental qualitymedia_commonJournal of Management and Sustainability
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The Role of Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns in Shaping Firm Innovativeness: Evidence from Italy

2023

PurposeThis paper aims to contribute to the scientific debate concerning the impact of equity crowdfunding on the performance of crowdfunded firms after campaigning. To this aim, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the characteristics of the campaign and the subsequent firm innovativeness.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopts a quantitative research approach to evaluate if the entrepreneurial choices affecting the characteristics of the equity crowdfunding campaigns have an impact on the post-campaign firm innovativeness.FindingsThe results of the models show that the campaign characteristics have a direct impact on the firm innovativeness, both in te…

Equity crowdfunding Firm innovativeness Innovation Performance Italy Post-campaignEquity crowdfundingSettore SECS-P/07 - Economia AziendaleItalyManagement of Technology and InnovationPerformanceSettore SECS-P/08 - Economia e Gestione delle ImpreseInnovationFirm innovativenessPost-campaignN100 Business studies
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The Power of Weak Ties: Leveraging Weak Ties in the Evolution of Alliance Networks

2014

In today's knowledge-based economy, the sources of competitive advantage lie more and more in webs of relationships among a variety of firms that over time originate the emergence of interfirm strategic networks. The paper aims to shed light on the role of complex leadership exerted by network central firms in promoting and supporting network interactions and the ensuing processes of knowledge and resource transfer and diffusion. Processes on which the network-based sources of competitive advantage are rooted. In the attempt to make the proposed contribution, on the one hand, we underscore the emergent nature of network interactions stemming from the self-organizing behaviors that spontaneo…

Evolutionary dynamicSettore SECS-P/08 - Economia E Gestione Delle ImpreseStrong and weak tieAlliance Networks
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POLITICHE EUROPEE DELLA PESCA E REALTA’ LOCALI: IMPATTO DEI FONDI EUROPEI SULLA PRODUTTIVITA’ DELLE IMPRESE ITTICHE IN SICILIA E IN GALIZIA

FONDI EUROPEI PESCA IMPRESE PRODUTTIVITA' SICILIA GALIZIA
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Protocolo Familiar: sus resultados

2006

L'obiettivo di questo libro è di riferire circa i principali risultati conseguiti da "protocolli familiari". Dopo una breve rassegna della letteratura sugli strumenti di pianificazione strategica nel contesto delle aziende familiari e sull'evoluzione del concetto di protocollo familiare, vengono presentati i risultati di una ricerca condotta in Spagna su un campione di cinquanta imprese familiari estratte fra le circa novanta che hanno redatto un protocollo familiare avvalendosi dell'assistenza professionale di persone direttamente coinvolte nella Cattedra di Family Business dello IESE. Obiettivo della ricerca è di identificare i risultati - positivi o negativi, duraturi o passeggeri - dire…

Family ConstitutionGobierno Estratégico Empresas FamiliareGovernanceEmpresas Familiares.Patto di FamigliaFamily ProtocolFamily AgreementFamily Business GovernanceFamily BusineSettore SECS-P/07 - Economia AziendaleGoverno strategico aziende familiariAziende FamiliariSettore SECS-P/08 - Economia E Gestione Delle ImpreseProtocollo FamiliareProtocolo Familiar
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Family business internationalization: an insight into opportunities and challenges.

2020

The theme of internationalization in family businesses is a highly topical issue that is increasingly attracting management scholars. This is because, in addition of being a particular type of business (Alcorn, 1982), they play a central role in most economies worldwide. Accounting for 65-80 percent of all the world’s firms, they generate around 70-90 percent of annual global GDP, and are the source of 50-80 percent of new jobs in most countries. Their essence lies in the close bond they have with their founders and above all, in the family’s involvement in the business ownership and management (Franco and Prata, 2019). This bond may prove to be a limit for fuelling internationalization pro…

Family businessFamily involvementFamily busineBondModerate levelControl (management)Settore SECS-P/08 - Economia e Gestione delle ImpreseManagement Science and Operations ResearchEntry modesGeneral Business Management and AccountingSkills managementFamily businessInternationalizationMarket economyFamily business; Internationalization; Entry modesCapital (economics)InternationalizationBusinessFamily business Internationalization
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Revamping Research on Unrelated Diversification Strategy: Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges for Future Inquiry

2015

With the aim of achieving an advanced understanding of current research on unrelated diversification and providing fruitful groundwork to foster active interchange between disciplinary traditions, this paper detects articles from two relevant research streams; i.e., strategic management and financial economics. We first provide a brief overview of management thinking on unrelated diversification strategy. Then, we present a conceptual map that offers a comprehensive appreciation of unrelated diversification strategy antecedents (i.e., environmental and institutional, organizational value-enhancing, and managerial drivers), implementation process (i.e., managerial complexity, misallocation o…

Finance050208 financebusiness.industry05 social sciencesPrincipal–agent problemUnrelated diversificationSettore SECS-P/08 - Economia e Gestione delle ImpreseInternal capital marketDiversification (marketing strategy)Market powerAgency theory; Diversification premium/discount; Internal capital market; Market power; Strategic flexibility; Unrelated diversification; Business and International Management0502 economics and businessConceptual mapEconomicsDiversification premium/discountStrategic flexibilityStrategic managementMarket powerAgency theoryMarketingBusiness and International ManagementbusinessDiscipline050203 business & management
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Availability of alternative financial resources for SMES as a critical part of the entrepreneurial eco-system: Latvia and Italy

2015

Abstract The importance of non-traditional alternative/innovative financing is gaining recognition in both developed and emerging economies throughout the world (OECD, 2012; EC, 2013; ECB, 2013; ECB, 2014). SME financing in Europe remains primarily bank based, in spite of the many policies proposed to develop alternative financing instruments (e.g. adopting directives on venture capital, improving the transparency and visibility of SMEs on capital markets, etc.) The paper aims at understanding the availability of alternative resources for SMEs by analyzing them rigorously, understanding the obstacles for the development of non-bank finance and developing recommendations to overcome them. Th…

FinanceAlternative financing; business angels; crowdfunding; SMEscrowdfundingTransparency (market)business.industryGeneral EngineeringEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyAlternative financingSMEsInnovative financingSettore SECS-P/08 - Economia e Gestione delle ImpreseVenture capitalEntrepreneurial financeEconomicsEmerging marketsbusinessCapital marketbusiness angels
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