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A Multiple and Collaborative Research Methodology to Study Continuous Innovation Driven by ICT in the Italian Health Care Industry
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Managing ICT-Driven Innovation in the Health Care Industry: Evidence from an Empirical Study in Italy
No full textHealth care organizations can gain a lot of value from ICT-driven innovations, but although there is a growing awareness of the potential benefits, results are often well under expectations. Evidence from a large empirical analysis (involving more than 150 Italian organizations, analyzed through a surveys and 60 case studies), suggests that the reasons for this lack of effectiveness are mainly two: (i) an organizational culture that still perceive ICT as a process support lever, and (ii) an ICT direction without the competences and capabilities required to play a real strategic role. To solve these problems health care organizations must work on the profile of Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and on the ICT department organization and governance mechanisms, with the objectives of bridging the gap between technological opportunities and clinicians’ needs
Acceptance and Use of Digital Payments by Consumers: An Empirical Analysis in Italy
Full text linkFraming of the research. Several governments have introduced policies to foster the usage of digital payments by consumers, with the goal of curbing tax evasion. Nevertheless, cash is still predominant. This raises questions about the factors that can promote the usage of digital payments by consumers. Purpose of the paper. This paper aims at investigating the factors affecting the adoption of digital payments by Italian consumers, extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology in a consumer context (UTAUT2) with three constructs that are relevant when analyzing this topic, namely the role of government incentives, the concerns related to privacy, and the degree of aversion towards tax evasion. Methodology. To empirically assess the proposed research model, we gathered data in Italy through a web-based survey and analyzed them using Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling. Results. Findings confirm the UTAUT2 model, except for price value, which is found to be insignificant. Government incentives and tax evasion aversion have a significant positive impact on the behavioral intention to adopt digital payments, whereas privacy concerns have a significant negative effect. Research limitations. The main limitation of this study concerns data gathering, as it was conducted using the Computer-Assisted Web Interviewing methodology, which targets consumers that are already familiar with digital instruments. Practical implications. The paper highlights the factors that both digital payment providers and public institutions may leverage to foster the adoption of digital payments by consumers. Originality of the paper. To the best of our knowledge, this study is unique as it examines the adoption of digital payments by Italian consumers, extending the framework to prepaid, credit, and debit cards, instead of considering mobile payments alone
Digitally skilled or digitally competent? Evaluating the impact of e‐Facilitation on young volunteers in Italy
Full text linkToward a Relevant, Reflective and Rigorous Methodology Able to Study Continuous Innovation at Affordable Resource-Consumption Levels
No full textManaging ICT-Driven Innovation to Overcome the Exploitation-Exploration Trade-Off: A Multiple and Collaborative Research Methodology in the Italian Health Care Industry
No full textAcademics as Orchestrators of Innovation Ecosystems: The Role of Knowledge Management
Full text linkOrganizations are increasingly shifting from innovation initiatives centered on internal resources to initiatives centered on sharing resources, knowledge and expertise in ecosystems. In these settings, most innovation efforts have to be designed and accomplished at an interorganizational level to produce outcomes. Drawing on the experience of an applied research center in Italy, we explain why academics are in one of the best positions to orchestrate innovation ecosystems. Two main rationales support this key role. The first is associated with the fact that academics are in an independent position, which is neutral and represents a middle ground between the different organizations that share knowledge to ignite and sustain innovation at an ecosystem level. The second rationale is associated with the levels of compliance and complementarity that academics have with the main purposes for which knowledge within an innovation ecosystem is created and leveraged. Two design choices seem necessary to materialize the potential key orchestrator role of academics: (i) the extensive use of multiple approaches of collaborative research; (ii) the creation and maintenance of a knowledge platform allowing academics to progressively diffuse and leverage the ecosystem-based learning mechanisms underlying each innovation effort
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