30 research outputs found
Reliability and maintenance in high-power grid-connected photovoltaic systems: a survey of critical issues and failures
No full textIn the last ten years, after the first Italian feed-in-tariff, it has been observed that during the operation and maintenance of large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic systems, several unexpected problems may occur whose solution calls for specific strategies not initially planned at the design stage. Based on information gathered from more than 80 plants located in Italy, this work outlines the most widespread issues, the principal typologies of failures and unexpected events that occur in photovoltaic plants and tries to propose the best ways to solve them
Innovation ecosystems and Corporate Social Responsibility: Which dynamic capabilities are needed?
No full textThis study investigates the dynamic capabilities (DCs) required by firms to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies grounded in innovation ecosystems (IEs), an emerging approach that integrates multi-level, multi-actor collaboration for pursuing systemic impact. While IE-based CSR strategies hold significant potential, they involve managing the inherent complexities of IEs, in terms of actors, structures, relations, governance and strategies. To do so, firms need to have specific DCs, representing the skills, resources, and capacities to manage IE-based CSR strategies. Although the literature exploring DCs for sustainability strategies and ecosystem management is expanding, there are still no contributions addressing DCs needed for firms to manage IE-based CSR. To address this gap, we conceptually frame and then explore through a single case study analysis the micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities (MofDCs) useful in enacting IE-based CSR strategies. Our
analysis identifies fifteen critical sensing, seizing and reconfiguring MofDCs: many of them are novel compared to the literature, thus specific to IE-based CSR strategies. Also, we find out that these MofDCs play a pivotal role in facing the complexities characterizing such CSR approach. This study contributes to the growing literature at the intersection of CSR and IEs: by keeping the theoretical lens of DCs, it uncovers which skills, processes and resources firms need to enact CSR strategies grounded in IEs. Therefore, we contribute to the literature on DCs in sustainability-related settings, by focusing on sustainability strategies at the ecosystem-level. Practically, this study offers a framework for managers seeking to navigate the complexity of IE-based CSR strategies
SHARED VALUE CREATION DURING SITE DECOMMISSIONING: A CASE STUDY FROM THE ENERGY SECTOR
No full textRecent trends of globalization and industrial relocation have made the issue of industrial site decommissioning increasingly urgent. The outcome of decommissioning processes is generally highly dependent on the “economic status” of the specific industrial site, with a high risk for those sites that have low land value and high reclamation costs of being simply abandoned by the site owners. This represents a lose-lose situation, both for the companies that have to close their sites and the neighbourhood. To overcome this situation, some firms are starting to implement more proactive strategies, for supporting shared benefits in site remediation. Nevertheless, research is still scant on the consequences of such emerging solutions and on whether and how they can create shared value.To fill this gap, the paper studies the evolution of the decommissioning strategy of an Italian energy company (Energ.IT), that started to take on a more proactive role to foster site redevelopment. The case analysis is articulated around the conceptual elements of the Social Resource Based View: resources, capabilities, stakeholders, interactions and outcome, identifying three different strategies, defined as Activation, Integration or Co-design and appraising, in a qualitative way, their impact on shared value and the conditions that make each strategy feasible
How to measure the innovation ecosystems' shared value? A balanced approach
No full textMeasuring shared value created in innovation ecosystems is increasingly relevant, but complex, given the multidimensional and multistakeholder nature of both these concepts. Therefore, despite academics and practitioners show high interest in this issue, the literature lacks the introduction and application of a tool that could be used to effectively measure the shared value created in innovation ecosystems. The present research inserts in this gap, by developing an integrated approach to design a shared value balanced scorecard for innovation ecosystems, grounding on the most recent literature both on innovation ecosystems performance measurement and on shared value creation
L'individuazione di nuovi sbocchi per il legno post consumo attraverso la rete infrastrutturale di Rilegno (riutilizzare)
No full textLe dimensioni della resilienza: coesione sociale, sostenibilità ambientale e solidità economica
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Les technologies et les politiques publiques en appui à l’essor de l’intelligence artificielle
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