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Enabling IC in European Capitals of Culture. The case of Matera2019
No full textThe main purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of the Intellectual Capital (IC) that
can be included in IC studies applied to territorial realities and cities alike. The aim of this study is
to analyse the concept of IC and its application to cities, specifically the assessment of IC enabling
factors of European capitals of culture (ECoC). Hence, this study explores whether and how IC
approach can be applied to study the ECoCs related phenomena from a managerial point of view.
Amongst those which have succeeded throughout the years, there is one, in particular, that is
represented by the City of Matera, former ECoC 2019.
Considering the novelty of this topic, neither the approaches nor the impact evaluation related to the
appointment as ECoC are known, yet.
The city of Matera was designated in 2014 as ECoC, also because of a gradual process of cultural,
economic and tourism development in the decade before. Results show that IC dynamics related to
a city with a capital status demonstrate relevant factors and characteristics referring to the
traditional dimensions of IC (structural capital, human capital and organisational capital) which are
generated before and after the title of ECoC.
There is a common acknowledgement that, so far, theories on IC have primarily concerned
companies and firms and have analysed factors enabling visualisation, management, measurement,
reporting and disclosure of intangible resources. Some scholars (Dumay 2013; Edvinsson 2013)
have called for the need to extend the analysis of the role of IC in different contexts. To this regard,
in recent years research work has been much promising on the role of IC for countries (Edvinsson
and Stenfelt, 1999), cities (Carrillo, 2004), public sector (Huggins and Weir, 2007; Schiuma et al.,
2008; Schneider and Samkin, 2008; Dumay et al., 2015), non-profit (Kong, 2007; Donato, 2008)
and for communities (Chatzkel, 2006; Bounfour and Edvinsson, 2005). All that said, in the
literature there not much focus on the analysis of implications of being a “Capital City” from an IC
perspective. One of the most interesting cases is given by the role played by European Capital of
Cultural (ECoC) in contributing to developing the city designed as capital and its surroundings
(Burnham, 2009; Campbell, 2011; Garcia et al., 2009; 2010) as well as their reputation at the
international level.
As far as this study is concerned, the research methodology is based upon a single case-analysis.
This method is particularly well suited to the research in question, as it is very effective for the analysis of complex phenomena which constitute a new field of research (Eisenhardt, 1989). This
study, therefore, aims to show compatibility between ECoCs and IC approach through the
presentation of the case of the city of Matera as ECoC 2019. The case-study shows an analysis that
focuses on the relevant factors of IC before and after the recognition of the title of capital.
We aim to fill the gap in the existing literature about the IC determining factors of a Capital of
Culture. With its results, this study has the ambition to become an effective supporting tool for
policy makers, scholars, and practitioners willing to conduct policies of territorial development as
connected to a capital. Moreover, this work can contribute to all those who would commit and
embark on projects of recognition of their own city as a temporary capital, such as the appointment
as ECoC and use IC to development of cultural attractiveness of the city, strategic planning and
urban governance, which leads to local and urban
Lo smart working come opportunità di cambiamento e strumento di gestione della crisi nella PA: il caso del Comune di Bari
No full textLa crisi pandemica dovuta al COVID-19 ha comportato nella pubblica amministrazione un
ampio ricorso al lavoro agile o smart working (SW), che rappresenta non solo una forma
organizzativa flessibile del lavoro, ma anche uno strumento indispensabile per la tutela della
salute del lavoratore. Con il presente lavoro si intende comprendere se lo SW possa essere o
meno considerato come un’opportunità positiva di cambiamento, indagando sulla dimensione
manageriale e organizzativa, analizzando gli effetti sull’efficacia e sull’efficienza gestionali,
attraverso un caso studio specifico, condotto con approccio esplorativo, individuato nel Comune
di Bari. Il lavoro riflette anche su quali sono le condizioni che, in una situazione di emergenza
come quella che si è verificata con la pandemia, possono favorire un valido utilizzo dello SW
per garantire le condizioni di efficacia ed efficienza organizzativa nella gestion
Opportunities and potentialities of the Industrial Tourism: The “Make it in Puglia” Project
No full textNowadays tourism demand grows to new innovative sustainable and experiential proposals. This paper explores the potentiality of a specific form of experiential tourism, the industrial tourism, also through the illustration of an innovative project which tries taking its opportunities for the Puglia region in Italy. In the last years, there has been a growing presence of academic contributions about industrial tourism, also as a result on experimental initiatives started in many countries around the world. The term “industrial tourism” is the most recurrent, even if different concepts appear for various reasons, in order to better specify its scope and aim, like “living tourism industry” (also present in Spanish as “turismo de industria viva”), “tourisme de la découverte économique” (i.e. economic discovery tourism) in French, and “turismo d’impresa” (i.e. entrepreneurial tourism) in Italian. Considering the literature review on these concepts, industrial tourism can be conceived as an “umbrella” definition that is based on three major pillars: the industrial archaeological heritage; exhibitions, archives and museums of enterprise; active companies. These three elements offer different types of a strand of cultural tourism linked to the world of industrial and handicraft production, especially where there are proofs and experiences of this kind of business, that transmit stories of artisans and entrepreneurs of great interest. The literature has also described three possible and different ways of conceiving industrial tourism: the first one, defined as “heritage marketing”, is aimed at the conservation and development of material assets; the second one, defined as “functionalist”, focuses on the company as an economic and cultural subject; the third one, defined as “educational marketing oriented” brings to disclosure and dissemination of new business models, also with a massive use of multimedia tools. Starting from these premises, this paper gives a specific look into an experimental project, started in 2018 and still in progress, named “Make it in Puglia”, whose aim is creating a regional industrial tourism network. The history of Puglia industrial production was mainly connected with its rural culture evolution, initially made of olive oil, wine, spirit (alcohol), cereals (the province of Capitanata was considered “the breadbasket of Europe”), pasta and tobacco, which still constitute the most important industries in the region, for the export too. The research method of this paper is of qualitative nature, through the use of case studies to analyze in deep the subject of the work. More specifically, a multiple case study approach has been used, through three case belonging to the project “Make it in Puglia”, which is briefly presented in this work, through its technical and operational conditions of operativeness, mainly based on service delivery standards. The three cases have been chosen from a selection of twenty-five entities participating in the experimental project, belonging to various realities as active companies, corporate museums, and industrial heritage sites. The development of the case studies was realized in order to validate two research hypotheses: 1. The potentiality of industrial tourism is much higher as it is more connected with the perceived quality or excellence of the products of the territory, where the offer of industrial tourism is present. 2. The potentiality of industrial tourism is higher when this kind of tourism is based on a series of events or initiatives, which are able to reinforce its experiential dimension. With reference to the first point, starting from the Make it in Puglia project, there is a significant geographic overlap between the production system connected with the territorial excellence (often associated to the “Made in Italy” brand), and the international tourism demand. Industrial tourism and “Made in Italy” are closely connected in the strategic development of tourism in Puglia, and more generally, in Italy. The Italian products are historically associated with excellent quality, high specialization and differentiation, elegance and coming from famous traditional Italian industries. The case studies confirm that the protagonists of the “Made in Italy” manufacturing sector and those of the “Italian incoming” sector should multiply the synergistic actions to make the most of the common markets. These considerations seem to be very appropriate also for the Puglia region, which in the last years has developed its own tourism offer, through the promotion of its multiple landscapes and a vast natural, cultural and social heritage. Considering the second research hypothesis, this permits to develop the literature approach of the three ways of industrial tourism, considering a possiblt fourth way for it, strictly linked to the “experiential economy”, applied, in this case to tourism. The event or the initiative connected with the industrial tourism proposal becomes the tool of the experiential tourism, essential part of the quality of the tourist offer, able to offer to the visitors integrated methods of sensorial, emotional, cognitive, behavioral and relational involvement. The case studies of this work seem to confirm also this second research hypothesis. Through the development of these two hypotheses, the article describes the main outcomes of the experimental project “Make it in Puglia”. The three cases studies show some good possibilities for the development of industrial tourism in Puglia and more generally in the regions of Southern Italy. They also confirm the need to create a structured experiential tourism industry, through the creation or enhancement of events and initiatives, like exhibitions, guides tours and emotional tours. Also a specific creation of museum spaces inside or in accordance with the companies involved in industrial tourism projects could be represent a good opportunity of development. Finally, the networking among the actors involved in industrial tourism and in cultural tourism appears as a winning strategy for a quality tourism offer
The emerging role of the Sociale Enterprise in an evolving context of trust, partnership and co-production with public organizations
No full textIn a context characterized by economic and social instability, a new generation of public policies aims at finding innovative solutions to manage public organizations through the promotion of trust and accountability. A new paradigm emerged to transform public administrations into more innovative and modern organizations with the aim of improving their functional and financial results. The crisis of the welfare state contributed to increase the capability to establish relationships not only within the public sector, but also through collaboration with organizations from other sectors, promoting a concept of co-production. Present research focuses the attention on the experience of “social enterprise,” defined as an operator in the social economy, whose main goal is to have a social impact rather than to make a profit for its owners or shareholders
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Financing Sustainability in the Arts Sector: The Case of the Art Bonus Public Crowdfunding Campaign in Italy
Full text linkThis paper addresses the conditions that can facilitate the long-term effectiveness of civic crowdfunding fundraising strategies. While previous studies have provided a broad picture of the possible conditions for fostering effective fundraising strategies, most have considered the implications of fundraising only for management or only for cultural policy, neglecting an integrated approach that contemplates the needs of both. Thus, this work integrates cultural management and cultural policy perspectives by discussing a specific exploratory case study: Art Bonus, a cultural patronage tax incentive strategy introduced by the Italian government in 2014, which also includes civic crowdfunding features. To the best of our knowledge, Art Bonus is the first national civic crowdfunding platform supported by a national government. As an innovative and unique platform, its analysis is particularly relevant. This work analyzes the system’s functioning and the results obtained in its first years of operation (2014–2016) by accessing the public database relating to the donations transited through the platform. While the initiative effectively channeled more fundraising resources into the cultural sector, the results also illustrate potential points for improving such a system
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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