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Novelty generation in the off- line open innovation system: an Italian case.
No full textThis paper aims to contribute to the understanding of novelty emergence in the context of an “off-line” open innovation system. The idea is that, while several contributions address new forms of novelty generations that imply open innovation that is typically mediated by IT systems (e.g. Lakhani and Jeppesen, 2007; Afuah and Tucci, 2012; Lopez-Vega et al, 2016), when novelty generation takes place off-line, namely through new forms of collaboration happening in the so-called “physical spaces” of innovation (Montanari and Mizzau, 2016) and in widespread creativity contexts that involve whole cities and territories (Perry-Smith, 2006; Sosa, 2011), research is still largely busy in figuring out what the critical elements for novelty generation are, how and why they get together producing novelty in some cases, and do not in others. While it lays beyond the scope of this article to build a holistic model on novelty generation, this research -through an Italian case study- aims to introduce and trigger further efforts on theorizing novelty generation
The generation of novelty by exaptation: searching for properties and dynamics
No full textPurpose: This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of novelty emergence in the context of an “off-line” open innovation system. Several contributions address novelty generation implying open innovation that is typically mediated by IT systems, while fewer address open innovation that takes place off-line, through new forms of collaboration happening in the so-called “physical spaces” and in widespread creativity contexts involving whole cities and territories. This research aims to clarify what the critical elements for novelty generation are, and how and why they interact in producing novelty. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents the case study of the Blackshape, a high-tech start-up that has become the Italian symbol of a new bottom-up economy that is grounded on high-education, a mix of territorial competencies and young initiative, and produces the development or growth of territories experiencing present or foreseen economic retardation for various reasons. This is a case in which novelty is emergent and takes place through exaptation. The case is used to elaborate an inductive understanding of the process of novelty generation through exaptation and follows a “conceptual composition” format (Berends and Deken, 2019). Findings: This paper shows that initiatives building widespread creativity on the territory play a prominent role for emergent novelty generation, as they provide the context that sustains the efforts to keep on trying of entrepreneurs, welcomes unforeseen interaction and keeps interesting people on the territory that can be involved in random encounters. This paper adds that crucial contributions for the definition of the innovative project come from contributors that are expected to provide suggestions in other areas. Such prominent contributors are engaged in a sense “by mistake”, and here the randomness perceived by the actors experiencing it, because they are perceived to be able to provide some contributions, while they provide others that are more important to the project. This paper argues that such “perceived randomness” sustains a mechanism of selection of novelty generation partners that allows to go beyond the ability of actors themselves to design and foresee other actors’ contribution into the project. Finally, two other elements play a role: how the project is narrated, as well as, how the entrepreneurial team communicates their entrepreneurial competence for the project. Research limitations/implications: This theoretical understanding builds on only one case study; further research might validate the critical role of our understanding of novelty generation elements and help develop their dynamics further. Practical implications: Many elements in our understanding of novelty generation have typically been understood as resulting from luck and randomness, leaving, therefore, very little hope to actors’ interest in supporting them. This paper claims that such elements and such dynamics can be sustained and novelty generation can indirectly be supported, for instance, by suggesting a high openness and sharing of one’s own project even to accidentally encountered actors, as one’s own ability to foresee how they might contribute to the project is very poor. Originality/value: This paper provides a tentative understanding of the elements and dynamics of novelty generation through exaptation building on theoretical elaboration that is inductively triggered and stimulated by empirical evidence
Tourism and work in the digital economy: how relationships between businesses and the professions are changing?
No full textCultural thematic routes and creation of value for the territory. Proposal for a managerial model
No full textIn order to reduce the negative externalities due to the mass tourism and its uneconomic concentration in some centers or in some periods of the year, it would be appropriate to diversify the heritage cultural offer. A decisive role can be assumed by the cultural thematic routes (CTR), which allow to promote new itineraries through the rich cultural heritage of peripheral and landscape areas, supporting it with a system of information services aiming to communicate the value of these historical places.
To intercept and adequately satisfy a wider and more complex demand for knowledge, culture and heritage from tourists, in an era characterized by the support of digital technology, in this paper a managerial model is proposed that uses some information and communication tools technology in order to improve cultural services, improving management effectiveness and efficiency, and going beyond the traditional approach of mere conservation of cultural heritage.
This study analyzes opportunities for the cultural and artistic sector from ICT approaches such as Business Process Management (BPM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). These models, already existing in many industrial contexts, could be extended to the tourism and cultural sectors. The aim is to extrapolate a meta-model capable of managing organizational variables and emerging critical issues in the evolution of cultural routes. The model will provide the guidelines to operators in the sector and to policy maker.
This aspect is critical to the success of replicable events as it provides an information management system that supports future planning with historical data.The investigated management model was applied to a specific case study: The “Francigena route” in Apulia Region
Balancing exploration and exploitation in public management: Proposal for an organizational model
Full text linkOver the last 30 years, a wave of reforms has reshaped the panorama of public administrations around the world, which have also stimulated debates on the subject reform in public sector relations. Much research has focused on discussing the validity of New Public Management (NPM) as a paradigm, including the recognition of regional versions of a number of universal problems in the Public Governance, NPM, and Public Value areas. This debate is focused on the need to give concrete answers to the new management needs of policy makers and to the growing demands of citizens. Increasingly public administration is based on meeting two needs: society requires creative, flexible, and innovation-oriented approaches, whilst economic pressures and budget cuts are forcing uses and models oriented toward efficiency, competitiveness, and cost savings. As regard the changing requirements of the public government, the new organizational system needs to incorporate the creativity, innovation capacity, and flexibility necessary to achieve sustainability and public value. The purpose of this research is to offer an organizational model, which balances exploration activities with those of exploitation, thus being able to meet the changing needs within the Administration, and the actions envisaged for its operations. This article also introduces the requirements for a decision support system to measure regional performance and service quality. It is hoped that we add to our knowledge and understanding of coordinated public policy and good governance that is effective even in these radically demanding Covid-19 times
Managing the professional skills of the future: a model to support Competence Management
No full textBig data and digitalization are transforming the world of work, introducing an epochal change. This wild digital phenomenon, also thanks to the introduction of 4.0 industry, is changing the relationship between workers and machines and, if properly governed, can represent a great chance for companies to attain advantages and create value. This stimulating scenario embodies a huge opportunity for HRM. It provides impulses to improve positive social change, as well as develop and adopt new digital systems and innovative organizational solutions. HR professionals can help employees use digital 4.0 modes to manage, organize and drive change. To address this opportunity, HRM 4.0 has to collaborate with IT, spread an agile mind to execute projects, adopt design thinking and use integrated analytics.
This paper presents an organizational model based on a technology platform designed for business workers and able to fill the gap between own skills and the request from the labour market. A theoretical framework is proposed, based on an innovative integrated system able to implement the entire workflow of evaluation, selection and training of candidates with the final aims of allowing companies to identify, manage and build business workers’ competencies. We conclude presenting opportunities and challenges for future studies
Sviluppo sostenibile, attrattività e competitività dei sistemi territoriali locali: un approccio strategico.
No full textThe present study is based on the application of a strategic planning model for place
marketing which aims to implement a process of sustainable development of a territory,
considering local territorial systems (LTSs) as unit of analysis. A LTS is a sub-regional area,
composed of one or more municipalities, characterized by similar social, economic, and
spatial attributes that, combined together, form the basis of the specific offer of a territory.
The approach was applied in four LTSs located in the Province of Lecce, in South Italy,
through the study of their indicators of sustainable development, the attractiveness of the
competitive environment and their competitiveness, in two successive moments. The strategic
positioning of these aforementioned LSTs was obtained, which allows to define, by means of
the gap analysis, the strategic needs of these LTSs, and to determine their different
development strategies
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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