1,721,031 research outputs found
The Strategic Value of Social Capital: How Firms Capitalize on Social Assets
No full textThis groundbreaking book explores whether, how and why firms may generate value from social assets. Based on original empirical evidence, this is the first book that systematically integrates different approaches to social capital and develops a new and more comprehensive framework that relates social capital to various firm s strategies.
The author delves deeply into the nature, dimensions and dynamics of social capital deploying research and analytical techniques from a wide variety of disciplines including, the theory of the firm, entrepreneurship, regional studies, strategic management, international business and innovation studies. Francesca Masciarelli provides insights into a new multilevel configuration of social capital and supports this with an abundance of empirical evidence.
Making a step towards the development of a more comprehensive theory of social capital this book will prove essential for graduate students and scholars in business strategy, the social sciences, technology strategy, industrial organization, political science, economics of innovation, economics of technological change, internationalization and regional studies. Practitioners, leading consultancies, business advisers and policymakers operating in the field of business strategy and management of innovation will also find plenty of stimulating information in this valuable study.
Contents: Foreword by Helena Yli-Renko 1. Introduction and Overview Part I: The Strategic Value of Geographically Bound Social Capital 2. The Regional Determinants of Firms Innovation: The Role of Social Capital and Regional Creativity 3. The Impact of Social Capital on Firm Bank Relationships Part II: The Strategic Value of Individual Social Capital 4. Turning Public into Private: How Geographically Bound Social Capital Amplifies Entrepreneurs Network for Innovation 5. International Social Capital and the Offshoring of Intangibles 6. The Role of Social and Human Capital in the Succession Process in Family Firms 7. Conclusions References Inde
Dinamiche evolutive delle imprese familiari: il ruolo del capitale umano e del capitale sociale nel ricambio generazionale
Full text linkThis paper aims to shed new light on the effects of social capital and human capital on family firms’ succession. Drawing on theory on family firms, we identify three succession models: conservative, wavering and proactive. Empirically, we adopt a multiple case study approach involving a theoretical sample of six family firms. From our research, we conclude that the successor’s level of social capital and human capital contributes in defining the succession model adopted by the firm. This study contributes to bridge literature on family firm with social capital and human capital theories and provides some insights for managers and entrepreneurs that are approaching the succession process
Turning Public into Private: How Regional Social Capital Amplifies Entrepreneurs' Network of Innovation
No full textRegional social capital is a collective asset and represents the level of social connection and interaction within a given community. Entrepreneurs’ social capital is an individual asset and represents the investment that entrepreneurs make in order to build their social networks. We focus on the relationship between regional social capital, entrepreneurs’ social capital, and firms’ innovation using a unique data set that combines public data with survey data. The results show that entrepreneurs’ social capital positively affects firms’ innovation and that regional social capital represents an external contingency that positively moderates the relationship between an entrepreneur’s social capital and innovation. Being located in an area characterized by a high degree of geographically bound social capital increases the effectiveness of entrepreneur’s social capital on firms’ innovation
Dinamiche Evolutive delle Imprese Familiari: il ruolo del capitale umano e del capitale sociale nel ricambio generazionale
No full textThe nexus of MICE tourism in smart cities: understanding its effects and complexities with urban mobility and crime
No full textThis study examines the effect of MICE tourism in cities by analysing its relationship with urban mobility practices and crime within current smart city projects. To date, the extant tourism literature on meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) tourism primarily focuses on value co-creation in the tourism industry, overlooking its integration into the urban environment for (i) city (and smart city) projects and (ii) its nexus with social aspects such as crime, which influences and shapes the urban environment. Considering 30 Italian cities over 13 years, this study employs a spatial-panel data approach to disentangle these relationships. The estimated results demonstrate that while urban mobility practices are highly responsive to MICE tourism, they are influenced by imbalances from increased users and visitors, which in turn affects urban security. This dynamic reduces the positive effect of MICE tourism on urban mobility, creating imbalances that public managers and policymakers must address. Practical implications are suggested to harness the potential of MICE tourism in current smart city projects
Il ruolo del capitale intellettuale nel successo delle strategie di merger & acquisition delle start-up
Full text linkThe article proposes a case study of a Merger and Acquisition (M&A) processes in Italy between a temporary agency and an innovative start-up. The aim of the study is to investigate which component of the intellectual capital affects the trust of the companies involved in the M&A process. Results show the key role of trust in start-up’s human capital for the integration of the innovative service into the acquiring company. We suggest that the success of the M&A is given by our model named “circular vision of intellectual capital”
Il paradosso dell’organizational ambidexterity nelle servitizing firm: qual è il ruolo del narcisismo dell’imprenditore e dell’orientamento imprenditoriale?
No full text- …
