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Open Innovation Profiles in Italian Manufacturing Companies
No full textA new approach, characterized by the company’s ability to draw on a range of external sources to meet their needs for innovation, has been termed ‘open innovation’. The literature in recent years has investigated this new paradigm of open innovation, analyzing various aspects, such as the determinants (variables in terms of context and business strategies), changes in the innovation process, impact on performance and barriers to the development of this approach. Despite this, very few empirical analyses have been conducted and in general these analyses have not focused on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
The study's objective is to identify and characterize different profiles of openness towards the external environment, and it has been conducted on Italian manufacturing firms, i.e. a context which is highly characterized by SMEs. A web-based online questionnaire survey was carried out and a database of 97 manufacturing companies was obtained. With regard to data elaboration, a K-means cluster analysis and a univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) were conducted to identify different profiles of open innovation and verify the significance levels of differences between clusters.
First results suggest that two clusters with different levels of openness can be found. In the cluster analysis group membership is significantly influenced by open innovation, employees' innovation capability, internal open innovation practices, aggressive technology strategy, ICT adoption, employee development, and by context variables such as company size in terms of number of employees and performance. This study represents one of the few empirical studies on open innovation in SMEs, and also in Italian companies, and it intends to contribute to the understanding of the characteristics and implications of open innovation
The identification and characterization of open innovation profiles in Italian Small amd Medium-sized Enterprises
No full textOpen innovation (OI) denotes a company's ability to draw on a range of external sources to meet their needs for innovation. Very few empirical analyses have been conducted on the extent to which this new paradigm is embedded in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Thus, the present study's objective is to identify and characterize different profiles of OI in SMEs, considering the openness of the innovation process phases, variety and breadth of collaborations, determinants, barriers, and motivations. A survey was carried out among Italian SME manufacturing firms, and a database of 105 companies was obtained. With regard to data elaboration, a factorial and cluster analysis was conducted, and three different OI profiles emerged: selective low open, unselective open upstream, and mid-partners integrated open. The different behaviors of the three clusters in terms of determinants, performance, contextual factors, barriers, and motivations were analyzed and discussed
Integration and Selectivity in Open Innovation: An Empirical Analysis in SMEs
No full textThe company’s ability to draw on a range of external
sources to meet their needs for innovation, has been termed ‘open
innovation’ (OI). Very few empirical analyses have been conducted
on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to the extent that they
describe and understand the characteristics and implications of this
new paradigm.
The study's objective is to identify and characterize different
modes of OI, (considering innovation process phases and the variety
and breadth of the collaboration), determinants, barriers and
motivations in SMEs. Therefore a survey was carried out among
Italian manufacturing firms and a database of 105 companies was
obtained. With regard to data elaboration, a factorial and cluster
analysis has been conducted and three different OI modes have
emerged: selective low open, unselective open upstream, and mid-
partners integrated open. The different behaviours of the three
clusters in terms of determinants factors, performance, firm’s
technology intensity,barriers and motivations have been analyzed
and discussed
Adding the Entrepreneurial Orientation among the theoretical perspectives to analyse the development of Research Based Spin-Offs
No full textTo date, research-based spin-offs (RBSOs) have been studied from an institutional perspective, from an entrepreneurial orientation (EO) or from a resource-based view. Although scholars have expressed an interest in studying RBSOs, nobody has incorporated the three different perspectives into a single integrated model. Therefore, the present article aims to develop a holistic theoretical framework, studying the human, financial, technological and social resources of an RBSO and highlighting whether the EO influences an RBSO during its generation and development phases. A case study from the information and communication technology sector was selected, and data were collected through a structured questionnaire complemented with in-depth and on-site interviews. The holistic framework adopted allowed to highlight the peculiarities of the RBSO: the marked vocation for scientific research, the EO of the founding team and the important role of the parent organization, mostly in supplying intangible assets. The emerged evidence shows how it is possible to generate and develop a successful RBSO, providing useful insights from both academic and managerial viewpoints
Connecting strategy, open innovation and performances in SMEs
No full textLiterature in recent years has investigated the new paradigm of open innovation (OI), considering it as the use of purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge and competences to sustain processes of innovation in collaboration with other partners. Authors have analysed various aspects, such as determinants, modifications in the innovation process, impact on performance and barriers to the development of this approach. Despite this, few empirical analyses have been conducted and in particular focusing on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which have significant distinguishing features compared to large companies.
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the linkages between company’s strategy, open innovation dimensions and innovation performance, focusing on SMEs. In more details, the aim is to investigate the influence of firm strategy on the level of openness adopted and then the impact of open innovation dimensions on firm performance. Finally, the influence of context-specific variables (such as firm size, technology intensity, geographical area, experience of the company and technology turbulence) on the above mentioned relations will be verified.
To this extent, a survey has been conducted in the Italian manufacturing context and a database of 107 responses was obtained. The constructs of the research framework were created and validated using factor analysis; further structural equation modelling was performed in order to verify the hypothesis about the studied relations.
The model obtained confirmed most of the relations hypothesised, giving useful indications on how to define competitive strategy and coherent level of open innovation in order to pursue improved firm performance
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
Risk management in SMEs: A systematic literature review and future directions
No full textSmall- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are considered as the backbone of European economics and growth; however, their peculiar features and the limited resources drive them to adopt different tools and methods when compared to large companies. In particular, the approach adopted in SMEs for Risk Management (RM) seems not to be specifically studied and understood. To this extent, the aim of the paper is to outline the development and the state of the art of RM in SMEs, grasping new future research opportunities in this field. By conducting a systematic literature review with bibliometric tools, 61 papers published until the end of 2016 have been selected and analysed. They demonstrate that some RM streams, such as financial RM and Enterprise RM, are among the most studied in the literature. However, a holistic approach is still not diffused nor sufficiently developed in SMEs, even if the types of identified risks are increasing. There are new emerging RM streams. In particular, the relevance of Project RM, Strategic RM, and Supply Chain RM has been increasing, and it pushes researchers and practitioners to deepen the knowledge of the tools and practices that characterise them. New theoretical and practical studies on RM in SMEs will support them in protecting their business and leveraging their business value, taking advantage of the management of different types of risks
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
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