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The internationalization drivers of subcontracting SMEs. An empirical analysis on the double linkage between relational resources and capabilities, network position and degree of internationalization
No full textIndustrial subcontractors’ internationalization processes are typically close related to their customers’ one. As a consequence, subcontractors should keep close to them if they want to increase their chances to internationalize on their turn or to increase their degree of internationalization. However, keeping close to major customers imply the possess and the development of an adequate set of resources and capabilities (R&C) that are typically relational: from co-design activities, to just-in-time delivering, from production process co-development to shared innovation practices.
Within this paper we hypothesize the existence of a causal relationship between subcontractors’ relational R&C and their degree of internationalization. However, this relationship is mediated by subcontractors’ network strength ties. Hence, the higher their relational R&C, the more favorable their positioning and, on its turn, the higher their international profile.
A multivariate causal model has been tested through structural equation modeling on a sample of 104 Italian subcontracting SMEs. Data are strongly coherent with the theoretical model and suggest the overall validity of the research hypothesis
The role of resources and capabilities in subcontractos' internationalization processes. An analysis of Italian subcontracting SMEs
No full textWith the aim of providing some answers to the key question “what’s the role of specific resources and capabilities in enhancing subcontractors’ internationalization processes?” and so contributing to the development of the literature on small manufacturers’ internationalization processes we carried out a web-survey on a sample of 89 Italian subcontracting SMEs belonging to the plastic and mechanical industries.
Results show that many of the monitored resources and capabilities (R&C) can have an important role in fostering subcontractors’ internationalization processes but also that the weight of specific resources and capabilities change as subcontractors grow
Travelers’ choice of information sources and information channels for national trips: an investigation in the context of Italy
No full textDesign thinking mindset: scale development and validation
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Expectations from Higher Education institutions are increasing towards the education of professionals able to face complex societal issues. In this context, traditional thinking is losing ground, and scholars agree on the importance of promoting a Design Thinking (DT) Mindset in educational settings to address wicked problems. However, an explanation of and measurement for the DT mindset still needs to be adequately developed. We developed and validated a scale to measure DT mindset to fill this gap. After a comprehensive literature review, quantitative research was performed on two samples of professionals (N = 151) and students (N = 201). We employed confirmatory factor analysis, which yielded a 31-item scale based on ten dimensions. Overall, this study supports the conceptualization and operationalization of the DT mindset as a second-order factor that reflects uncertainty and risk, empathy, holistic thinking, collaboration and diversity, learning orientation, experimentation, critical questioning, abduction, creative confidence, and impact. Our findings advance knowledge that facilitates new research paths and has practical implications for educational and management fields
Entrepreneurial Orientation, Market Orientation and International Performance: Assessing the Moderating Role of Domestic Environment
No full textOn the relationship among size, capabilities and internationalization.An extensive survey on Italian subcontracting SMEs
No full textThis paper aims to discuss the “active” role of internationalized subcontractors. In particular we draw a linkage among their resources and capabilities endowment (also simply R&C from now on) and international outcome.
A quantitative research design has been applied to a sample of 100 Italian small and medium-sized subcontractors. Although no casual relationships have been tested at this phase, we find that R&C endowment of internationalized and non- internationalized subcontractors differs significantly. And that this difference is completely independent from factors other than internationalization dynamics (and, most relevant, from firms’ size)
To be (cap)able to be driven abroad. How subcontractors’ relational capabilities support their internationalization processes
No full textAim
The article focuses on subcontractors' capability of linking to local hubs of internationalized networks and use them as springboards for international markets. The aim of this paper is analyzing the causal relationships between subcontractors' relational capabilities and their degree of internationalization, mediated by subcontractors' network strength ties.
Contribution
Industrial subcontractors' internationalization processes are typically close related to their customers' ones. However, the research on the active role of subcontractors in creating the conditions to be driven in international markets by their clients is pretty scarce. In order to contribute to fill this gap we create and empirically test a theoretical model.
Methodology
A multivariate causal model has been tested through structural equation modeling on a sample of 104 Italian subcontracting SMEs.
Results
Data suggest the positive role of local but internationalized networks in supporting subcontractors' internationalization processes, while, surprisingly, we found that the linkage to localized MNEs can have a negative influence on internationalization outcomes
The effects of social media on brand attitude and WOM during a brand crisis: evidences from the Barilla case
No full textBrand crises endanger companies. Social media are a key platform where stakeholders elaborate and react to crises. This research explores whether social media audience and traditional mass media audience react differently to a brand crisis in terms of their (1) attitude towards the brand and (2) word-of-mouth (WOM). As to the brand attitude, we argue that stakeholders mainly exposed to the brand crisis via social media have a more negative reaction towards the brand compared to those who are principally exposed via traditional media. As to the behaviour, we posit that social media exposure intensifies WOM. By analysing the Barilla crisis, the findings suggest that the social media act as ‘multipliers’ of the reaction of stakeholders to a brand crisis
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