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Palumbo R., Cavallone M. (2024) Building libraries’ attractiveness: a service-based perspective
No full textThe role of collaboration in the internationalization of a niche product: The case of “Moscato di Scanzo” wine
No full textPurpose. The research analyzes the case of the "Moscato di Scanzo", a raisin red wine, grown exclusively in a small village, Scanzorosciate, in the province of Bergamo in northern Italy. This wine is a niche product: it is the smallest product with protected designation of origin in Italy. The wine, in fact is produced on an area of 31 hectares with an annual production of only 60,000 bottles (half liter each). The “Moscato di Scanzo” has unique characteristics thanks to the presence of a limestone-marl rock, the “Sass de Luna”, present in this area, which is capable of providing high minerality to the ground. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of the consortium in branding a niche product and supporting the internationalization process. In particular, the role of the consortium in extending the value associated with the product and its territorial identity to foreign markets will be analyzed (Balabanis, Diamantopoulos, 2008).
Methodology. A qualitative research approach was selected to analyze the role of consortium. In-depth interviews were used as they were considered useful for an in-depth analysis (Hollenstein, 2005). The units of the of analysis were both the consortium’s managers and the producers (members of the consortium and not).
Findings. The research highlights the pivotal role of the consortium for the future of this niche product. As regards the internationalization, the consortium has to deal with cultural resistances to cooperation among small firms.
Practical implications. From a practical point of view, the study confirms the importance to overtake cultural barriers among micro firms and the importance to diffuse the collaboration to conquer foreign markets
Originality/Value. The study addresses the internationalization attempts for the smallest product with protected designation of origin in Italy
3. Analisi dei dati complessivi (Leonardo Da Vinci)
No full textIl presente lavoro illustra i risultati di una ricerca campione effettuata sui partecipanti ai progetti realizzati dalla Fondazione Annunciata Cocchetti dal 1997 al 2002 con il Programma Leonardo da Vinci e il Fondo Sociale Europeo. La ricerca analizza l'impatto che la partecipazione ai corsi e alle esperienze di mobilità ha avuto sull'ambito personale e professionale e sullo sviluppo del territorio della Valle Camonica
Gestire la comunicazione di marketing nella società' multiculturale: problemi aperti e implicazioni per il management
No full textDebunking the myth of industry 4.0 in health care: insights from a systematic literature review
No full textPurpose: Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence and digitalization have got a momentum in health care. However, scholars and practitioners do not agree on their implications on health services' quality and effectiveness. The article aims at shedding light on the applications, aftermaths and drawbacks of industry 4.0 in health care, summarizing the state of the art. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review was undertaken. We arranged an ad hoc research design, which was tailored to the study purposes. Three citation databases were queried. We collected 1,194 scientific papers which were carefully considered for inclusion in this systematic literature review. After three rounds of analysis, 40 papers were taken into consideration. Findings: Industry 4.0, artificial intelligence and digitalization are revolutionizing the design and the delivery of care. They are expected to enhance health services' quality and effectiveness, paving the way for more direct patient–provider relationships. In addition, they have been argued to allow a more appropriate use of available resources. There is a dark side of health care 4.0 involving both management and ethical issues. Research limitations/implications: Industry 4.0 in health care should not be conceived as a self-nourishing innovation; rather, it needs to be carefully steered at both the policy and management levels. On the one hand, comprehensive governance models are required to realize the full potential of health 4.0. On the other hand, the drawbacks of industry 4.0 should be timely recognized and thoroughly addressed. Originality/value: The article contextualizes the state of the art of industry 4.0 in the health care context, providing some insights for further conceptual and empirical developments
The Changing Role of the Customer in the Co-Design Process
No full textThe customer’s role in marketing is undergoing important changes especially with regard to product development processes. The purpose of this article is to analyze the collaboration between customers and companies in order to provide a contribution based on a multidisciplinary perspective that refers to some important motivational and psychological theorie
Putting higher education services’ quality at work: The employability of Italian doctors of philosophy
No full textPurpose of the paper: Doctoral degree programs (PhDs) arethe highest level of education delivered by universitiesin most of worldcountries. Even though PhD courses provide students with high level competences, it has been argued that doctors of philosophy meet somebarriers in getting a job outside of the university system. This paper sheds light on this issue, investigating the employability of a sample of people who achieved a doctoral degreein Italy.Methodology: Secondary data wascollected from the Italian Institute of Statistics’ (ISTAT) study on the employability of doctors of philosophy in Italy. First, a descriptive statistical analysis illuminatedthe socio-demographic characteristics of doctoral degree holderswho were successful in getting a job; second, a regression analysis allowedto identify the factors which influenced the employabilityof doctors of philosophy.Main Findings: More than 7 in 10 doctors of philosophy (70.9%) were employed; about 5% of the sample revealed that they had a job and concomitantly benefitted from a research fellowship or a post-doc grant. Less than 10% of the interviewees declared that they were unemployed.Unemployment was especially common among those who achieved a PhD degree in humanities. Doctors of philosophy who maintained to be involved in research activities during their PhD courses were more likely to get a job; whilstthe quantity of educational activities delivered to students was not found to influence the interviewees’ employability, the quality of learning experience performed as a significant trigger of students’ ability to get a job.Practical implications: Tailored interventions are needed to increase the employability of doctors of philosophy. Inter alia, the learners’ active engagement in scientific researchengendersexcellence in the higher education context, paving the way for greater opportunities of employment.Originality/value: The article relates the excellence of higher education to the employability of doctors of philosophy, envisioning several avenues for further developments
The managerialization of museums and art institutions: perspectives from an empirical analysis
No full textPurpose Managerialization - i.e. the institutional and organizational transformation of cultural institutions acknowledging the need for a managerial action to address their value propositions - is radically reshaping the way museums interact with relevant stakeholders and arrange their service offering. The paper aims at making sense out of the manifold implications of managerialization on museum activities. Design/methodology/approach Secondary data were collected from a sample of 4,073 Italian museums and art institutions. A logit regression model was designed to investigate the implications of museums' managerialization on pricing strategies, service offering, organizational and marketing policies, inter-organizational relationships and digitalization. Findings Managerialization triggered an evolution in museums' service offering and organizational practices. Institutions that underwent a managerial development were more likely to innovate their policies and strategies. However, managerialization may undermine the way museums focus on disadvantaged people, nurturing inequalities in the access to their service offering. Practical implications The managerialization of museums should be handled as a double-edged sword. Although it contributes in enriching the museums' service offering and in differentiating their activities, it may generate drawbacks on the art institutions' ability to address the demands of underprivileged groups. Tailored correctives are needed to avoid the side effects of managerialization. Originality/value This is one of the first attempts to investigate the implications of managerialization on museums' practices and inter-organizational relationships. The research findings provide some insights into the challenges that are related to the managerialization of museums and art institutions
Envisioning the Future of Health System: some exploratory Insights From European Countries
No full textEuropean countries strive to provide people with a timely and appropriate access to care.
Different models and approaches are implemented for this purpose. Whilst scholars have proposed
various taxonomies to point out the peculiarities of health system types, little is known
about patients’ satisfaction with the health services provided by such systems. This prevents a
vision of the future of health care. The article intends to fill this gap through an empirical analysis
of secondary data collected from the Eurofound’s database. Adhering to the taxonomy developed
by Reibling and colleagues (2019), we investigated the performances of health systems types in
terms of: 1) perceived quality of health services; 2) affordability of health care; 3) satisfaction
with primary care; 4) satisfaction with secondary care; and 5) equity in the provision of care.
Findings suggested that countries characterized by a thin access regulation and imposing a costsharing
mechanism outperformed other health system types. Countries adopting a national
health service scheme implying a strict access regulation and limited cost sharing were considered
to be unfair. Health systems’ economic and social sustainability relies on the policy
makers’ ability to stress the strengths of existing health system types, overcoming their weaknesses
in terms of equitable and timely access to care. The future of health care will benefit from
a contamination of existing health system types, which may lead to hybrid models able to merge
fairness with financial sustainability
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