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Decoding the Japanese Lean Production System according to a Viable Systems Perspective
No full textThe increase in the complexity and variability of the business environment, due to constant and rapid changes in markets, calls for more flexible and effective production systems. Of the most valuable production systems, the Japanese lean production system (LPS) is the best known and studied, but is still not the most widely applied with success outside Japan. The reason for the low level of success of lean production outside its native country is the lack of understanding of the strong interactions which hold between enterprises and business systems.
In order to fill this gap in our knowledge, we investigate the systemic interactions according to the Viable System View. To develop our analysis, we combine the elements of two of the major viable systems theories: the Viable System Model (VSM) of Stafford Beer, and the Viable System Approach (VSA) of Gaetano Golinelli.
We combine these two perspectives to create a cohesive framework that combines the internal structural analysis of VSM with the analysis of links to the environmental suprasystems of VSA. In line with this framework, we examine the peculiar aspects of the Japanese lean production system in order to find the relevant correspondences between the Japanese LPS and the Viable Systems perspective. We portray the peculiarities of the lean production system, shedding light on its roots in the Japanese business environment (Dominici, 2008, 2010), and we show how it has worked as an incubator to create those managerial practices that represent the LPS. We also show how the Japanese kaisha can be effectively represented as a viable system in homeostatic interaction with the Japanese business environment.
We conclude with an analysis of the results and summary of the possibilities for further research
Oratio de obitu Dominici Ruvere
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Charge injection and trapping contributions to electro-optic response of mesoscopic polymer systems
No full textInnovazione e imprenditorialità. Il ruolo degli spin-off universitari.
No full textOggi il ruolo delle Università non si limita più soltanto alle tradizionali attività di formazione e di ricerca.
La cosiddetta Seconda Rivoluzione Accademica ha attribuito alle Università una "terza missione", che consiste nella valorizzazione e commercializzazione della conoscenza accedemica sul mercato. L'Università diviene così "entrepreneurial university" creando valore non solo in termini di conoscenza ma anche di innovazione e sviluppo economico.
Il libro intende approfondire il ruolo che le Università rivestono nel processo di trasferimento di conoscenza innovativa al mercato tramite la costituzione di imprese spin-off. Viene evidenziato come, attraverso il supporto di apposite strutture definite "incubatori" universitari, l'università sia in grado di creare l'humus per dar vita a start-up innovative, in grado di competere e contribuire allo sviluppo economico
University Incubator as Catalyst of Resources for Academic Spin-Offs. The Case of ARCA Consortium
No full textToday we can observe an increasing proliferation of new academic spin-off initiatives aimed to transfer knowledge from the university to the market. Due to their strategic role in enhancing the development of technological innovation, academic spin-offs can attain high levels of social performance and consonance with their environment. At the same time, they must overcome many difficulties if they are to achieve a high level of financial performance and growth. They are often considered to be mere vehicles for the transmission
of knowledge, implying that their entrepreneurial potential is not fully exploited. According to the Resource
Based View (RBV) the competitive disadvantage of an academic spin-off is due to a lack of resources. This
paper will join this stream of research in order to analyze the financial performance of academic spin-offs. We
examine the case of Arca Consortium’s incubator, established by the University of Palermo, and of the academic spin-offs it has supported and continues to assist. The empirical analysis, based on two linear regression models, is performed based on 19 case studies of spin-offs created between 2007 and 2009 by academicians of the University of Palerm
How to build an e-learning product: factors for student/customer satisfaction
No full textThe increasing use of web technologies has changed the way business is done, including in the field of education. In the last decade, the development of electronic learning (e-learning) systems became crucial to meet students' demand. In this study, we adopt a relationship marketing perspective and apply the Kano Model to propose a way to build a non-academic e-learning course that can achieve student satisfaction. We measure the relevance of e-learning requirements from university students' perspective to identify their expectations about e-learning courses and obtain relevant characteristics that can help to plan an e-learning product capable of achieving high customer satisfaction. Our study is based on interviews of 239 students from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Palermo. Through surveys, we measure users' satisfaction of e-learning courses and classify quality attribute expectations into Kano Model categories. The indexes we create reveal key elements that can increase or decrease customers' perceived satisfaction of e-learning courses. This study has specific value for academics who work on new product development in the field of customer satisfaction. Highlighting the correlation between the classification of expectations and satisfaction level, we find practical implications for educational institutions and/or other companies interested in developing and selling e-learning courses based on students' needs using a customer-oriented approach
The Drivers of Customer Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry. Applying the Kano Model to Sicilian Hotels
No full textStarting from the assessment that hotels need to embrace a managerial approach oriented towards customer satisfaction, we adopt the Kano model to identify the relevant drivers of satisfaction of hotels guest in the main cities of Sicily, Italy. This study analyzes the customer satisfaction requirements for Sicilian hotels in order to suggest and weigh a set of key attributes that hotel managers need to consider in order to create an attractive offer. We base our analysis on the qualitative data collected through 600 questionnaires submitted to hotel guests of twenty Sicilian three-star hotels located in city downtowns, in different provinces and locations
Vita Mirabilis & mors pretiosa Venerabilis Sororis Rosæ De S. Maria Limensis Ex Tertio Ordine S.P. Dominici / Excerpta & collecta Per P. M. F. Leonardvm Hansen ...
No full textVITA MIRABILIS & MORS PRETIOSA VENERABILIS SORORIS ROSÆ DE S. MARIA LIMENSIS EX TERTIO ORDINE S.P. DOMINICI / EXCERPTA & COLLECTA PER P. M. F. LEONARDVM HANSEN ...
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De Dominici e il disegno
No full textPartendo dall'analisi dell'uso del termine e del concetto "disegno" nella "Vita di Luca Giordano" (1728-1729) e nei tre volumi delle "Vite de' pittori, scultori e architetti napoletani" di Bernardo De Dominici (1742-1745) si individua una evoluzione del pensiero dell'autore nei diciasette anni spesi nella stesura dell'opera maggiore, con il progressivo avvcinamento a posizioni 'accademiche' paragonabili a quelle di Francesco Solimena, e si mette in come nelle 'Vite' al libero giudizio e al gusto del'autore si vada sovrapponendo una gabbia storica e teorica, finalizzata all'ambizioso progetto di ribaltare il giudizio poco favorevole a Napoli o ai suoi artisti, diffuso nella letteratura artistica da Vasari in poi, e come questa gabbia determini spesso delle forzature di non poco conto.
Dall'esame di questo particolare aspetto si passa ad alcune considerazioni di carattere generale sulla particolare natura del testo della "Vite", opera di un conoscitore avveduto della pittura napoletana, assai poco informato su quanto avvenuto fuori Napoli e straordinariamente disinvolto nel costruire un testo misto di storia e di invenzione. Si propone di individuare nella grande peste del 1656 una frattura nella trasmissione delle tradizioni orali e una barriera cronologica importante per il De Dominici storico: per il periodo precedente quella data le "Vite" non possono essere considerate una 'fonte', ma solo una ricostruzione personale, sulla base di fonti quasi sempre ancora oggi individuabili, finalizzate principalmente al fine polemico antivasariano
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