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Diventare leader risonanti nella pubblica amministrazione? Evidenze e riflessioni di un percorso formativo per i manager pubblici
Full text linkThe emotional and social side of analytics professionals: an exploratory study of the behavioral profile of data scientists and data analysts
Full text linkPurpose Analytics technologies are profoundly changing the way in which organizations generate economic and social value from data. Consequently, the professional roles of data scientists and data analysts are in high demand in the labor market. Although the technical competencies expected for these roles are well known, their behavioral competencies have not been thoroughly investigated. Drawing on the competency-based theoretical framework, this study aims to address this gap, providing evidence of the emotional, social and cognitive competencies that data scientists and data analysts most frequently demonstrate when they effectively perform their jobs, and identifying those competencies that distinguish them. Design/methodology/approach This study is exploratory in nature and adopts the competency-based methodology through the analysis of in-depth behavioral event interviews collected from a sample of 24 Italian data scientists and data analysts. Findings The findings empirically enrich the extant literature on the intangible dimensions of human capital that are relevant in analytics roles. Specifically, the results show that, in comparison to data analysts, data scientists more frequently use certain competencies related to self-awareness, teamwork, networking, flexibility, system thinking and lateral thinking. Research limitations/implications The study was conducted in a small sample and in a specific geographical area, and this may reduce the analytic generalizability of the findings. Practical implications The skills shortages that characterize these roles need to be addressed in a way that also considers the intangible dimensions of human capital. Educational institutions can design better curricula for entry-level data scientists and analysts who encompass the development of behavioral competencies. Organizations can effectively orient the recruitment and the training processes toward the most relevant competencies for those analytics roles. Originality/value This exploratory study advances our understanding of the competencies required by professionals who mostly contribute to the performance of data science teams. This article proposes a competency framework that can be adopted to assess a broader portfolio of the behaviors of big data professionals
The individual side of ambidexterity: Do individuals' perceptions match actual behaviors in reconciling the exploration and exploitation trade-off?
No full textThe paper addresses the issue of the exploration-exploitation dilemma, adopting a micro level of analysis. Unlike the extensive literature on ambidexterity that investigates the organizational solutions that allow firms to pursue the balance between the two kinds of learning orientation, this research draws attention to the as yet barely analyzed individual dimension of ambidexterity. Specifically, in investigating personal ambidexterity we point to the relevance of individuals’ perceptions on what their role requires of them and the actual behaviors they perform.
Drawing on an inductive multiple case study carried out on managers who face daily a strong pressure to balance exploration and exploitation and are expected to perform ambidextrous behaviors, we identify four different situations at the individual level, depending on the consistency/inconsistency between individuals’ role perceptions and their actual behaviors: enacted personal ambidexterity, dominant learning orientation, perceived personal ambidexterity and full personal ambidexterity. Moreover, our study adds to the ambidexterity literature by suggesting theoretical propositions on how individual characteristics, namely prior work experience and behavioral competency profile, may impact on the different situations of personal ambidexterity we identified and how the consistency/inconsistency between individuals’ perceptions and behaviors may contribute to sustaining or jeopardizing full personal ambidexterity
Leadership style scale: Conceptualization and initial validation
No full textThis paper describes the development and validation of a scale to measure leadership styles that lead to resonant or dissonant organizational environment. Differently from other scales that focus their attention on one specific style, we offer a holistic approach that considers a broader range of behaviours. Based on theory, a pilot study, and questionnaires, we developed a tool to assess six styles of leader behaviours (Inspirational, Supportive, Aggregating, Democratic, Demanding, and Authoritarian). We tested the model in a sample of students and practitioners. We also run a non-parametric test that confirms that resonant styles of leadership have a positive impact on projects’ performance. The results supported the validity and reliability of the six-dimensional items. We thereby contribute to the literature by providing a practical tool of 36-item instrument, labelled the Behavioral Leadership Styles Evaluation (BELEADER) Questionnaire
Exploration and exploitation: Do actual behaviors match individuals’ perceptions?
No full textResearch on contextual ambidexterity assumes that an organizationÕs capacity to pursue simultaneously exploration and exploitation leverages on organizational solutions encouraging a balance between these two learning orientations. However, limited attention has as yet been devoted to the investigation of contextual ambidexterity at the individual level of analysis. Starting from this gap, this paper addresses the following research questions: How do individuals perceive the learning orientation required of them by their job? Do individualsÕ behaviors match their perceived orientation? How can the matching/mismatching between perceptions and behaviors be explained? To address these issues a multiple case study of 16 managers and assistants in the R&D and Sales units of four medium enterprises located in Northeast Italy was carried out. Our findings show that perceptions and actual behaviors, as dimensions of the personal ambidexterity, are independent of each other and can determine a misalignment with the organizational ambidexterity. Accordingly, we propose a conceptual and operational framework, in which the interplay among individual factors such as prior work experiences and personal characteristics, through the mechanism of role stressors, mold both dimensions of personal ambidexterity
Outsourcing della gestione del personale: determinanti e forme di governance. Un’analisi empirica
No full textIl capitolo tratta della diffusione dell'HRO e del fenomeno in Italia.Dopo aver illustrato il background teorico e il problema di ricerca, vengono presentati i risultati di una indagine empirica su un campione di aziende italiane. Tali risultati riguardano i processi di HRM esternalizzati, i fattori determinanti l'outsourcing e la governance della relazione con il provider di servizi HR
Global competitiveness in the textile industry: Any strategy beyond lowering costs?
No full textThe European textile-apparel industry has recently undergone major changes, due to increased competition from low cost, emerging countries and changes in the international division of labour. Most companies have globalised their supply chains, either sourcing components from around the world, or moving manufacturing to East Europe or East Asia. This paper analyzes how the Italian textile industry has been trying to contain the effects of globalisation. Using a variety of data sources and on the basis of extensive field work, the paper offers some insights on possible strategies to remain competitive in such a global and mature industry: a) high qualifying product and service offer, guaranteeing quality, reactivity and innovation; b) outsourcing and global supply chain re-designing. The paper argues that only companies able to couple lean and agile supply chain structures, thus solving the trade-offs between the corresponding design and management principles, are likely to remain competitive in the futur
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
Innovation, complementarities and performance in micro/small enterprises
No full textThis paper gives an empirical contribution to the debate on new organisational forms, complementarities and their relation to a firm’s competitiveness by means of a study on the organisational evolution of Micro/Small Enterprises (MSEs), which represent more than 90% of European
firms but are not yet well analysed from the organisational point of view.
This paper, based on a survey on a sample of 147 Italian MSEs, investigates firstly the diffusion of a set of organisational and technological innovations.
Secondly, the question is asked whether entrepreneurs invest in only one type
of innovation or if there is a simultaneous adoption of coherent set of innovations. Finally, the relationship between the adoption of a system of innovations and the dynamic of firm’s performance measured by sales and product innovation is investigated
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