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Managing complexity in knowledge-intensive manufacturing firms in big data era. The importance of internet of things and artificial intelligence
No full textFirms are by definition characterized by a high degree of complexity. Indeed, firms are complex systems whose success is strictly related to several different internal and external involved players and contexts. This is particularly true for knowledge-intensive manufacturing firms, which increasingly need huge amount of data and a wide spectrum of information flows spanning the whole organization. Hence the need to explore more deeply the impact of digital technologies on this category of firms. The aim of this research is to investigate whether and how information systems based on internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) may allow managers of knowledge-intensive manufacturing firms to better manage complexity
A mixed methods bibliometric investigation of the World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development: from qualitative to quantitative data
Full text linkThis article offers a complete overview of the World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development (WREMSD) from 2005 to 2015. The article employs an innovative mixed method, based on a bibliometric analysis of the Journal and an in-depth interview with the editor Prof. Leo Paul Dana about the journal, his academic and personal life. By using SCOPUS data, the analysis maps the knowledge produced and disseminated by the journal revealing the most cited papers and most prolific authors. By also presenting a keywords correlation analysis, the paper shows the main streams of research covered by the Journal and their evolution. Although the objective of mapping the knowledge in WREMSD this paper offers an example of application of a mixed method to bibliometric studies, methodological implications are discussed
A BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY OF CONFLICT IN FAMILY BUSINESS
No full textConflict management is a cross-disciplinary and well established field of study and has investigated conflict in several domains, from large corporations to States, from the individual/personal domain to the organizational environment. Family conflicts and the work-family balance issues also received a large attention, yet studies in conflict management seem still to miss a thorough investigation of conflict in family businesses. Conflict is a major aspect of family businesses, which differ highly from nonfamily businesses, and offers an important research avenue for conflict management scholar to contribute to the investigation of a major characteristics of organizations that constitute a large part of the value created in the world. This paper aims to offer a systematic picture of what has been studied regarding conflict in family business, by performing a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review of 106 articles, bridging the two streams of literature together. Research directions and practical implications are also discussed
Achieving strategic flexibility in the era of big data: The importance of knowledge management and ambidexterity
Full text linkPurpose: This research unpacks the micro-mechanisms that exist between an organisation's ability to conduct big data analytics (BDA) and its achievement of strategic flexibility. Knowledge management capabilities and organisational ambidexterity have long been considered factors influencing the aforementioned relationship. In order to assess this, the authors build on dynamic capabilities as the main theoretical lens through which to examine. Design/methodology/approach: Structural equation modelling (SEM) is the main methodological approach used in this research. A structural model was developed and tested based on 215 survey responses collected from managers of organisations in continental Europe. Findings: The results indicate that BDA capabilities are a significant antecedent of an organisation's strategic flexibility. This relationship, however, is influenced by knowledge management capabilities and ambidexterity. Practical implications: Managers wishing to properly exploit the potential of big data should invest in the elaboration of knowledge management processes across their organisation. This strategy can foster strategic flexibility. Originality/value: Previous research has explored the theoretical links between big data, knowledge management and strategic flexibility. However, little attention has been paid to the quantitative investigation of the phenomenon
Organizational Resilience and Big Data Analytics: Could Analytical, Automatic, Adaptive and Agile Information Systems Open the Cage?
No full textIn current turbulent times, organization need to be resilient in order to adapt to changing environment. Yet, organizations, in order to be flexible and resilient, need to not focus on rigid architectures. However, at the same time, organizations need rigid infrastructure such as information systems capable to collect and analysed data from environment. In this sense, while literature has stressed out how information systems may represent a burden for organization pursuing resilience, this paper try to highlights how Big Data Analytics (BDA) capable information systems may foster resilience. In this perspective, this theoretical paper try to propose some implications on the topic to scholars and practitioners
The Sustainable Path of Social Enterprises toward Hybridity: Insights from a Multiple Case Study of Italian NPOs
No full textDespite the increasing attention to the hybridization phenomenon in the modern social
entrepreneurship literature, still little is known regarding the sustainable design of hybrid
organizational models of social enterprises. Literature has highlighted the existence of two
opposite stereotypes of hybrid organizational models, namely integrated and
compartmentalized. Nevertheless, the numerous intermediate structures existing between
these ‘pure’ forms have received limited attention yet. In order to fill such a gap, we conducted a
multiple case study analysis aiming at deepening knowledge about sustainable stereotypes for
hybrid organizations, finding what we label as the ‘semi-integrated’ model. Thanks to in-depth
interviews with managers and board members of 9 socially entrepreneurial non-profit
organizations (NPOs) operating in the Italian socio-healthcare sector, critical issues for each
organizational model emerged. In particular, six factors best describe the sustainability of a
hybrid organizational modes: internal and external legitimacy, monetary exchanges, loss of
identity risk, organizational structure, and constraints to growth. Comparisons between models
are provided, highlighting main advantages and disadvantages in relation to organizational
sustainability critical issues
Conflict management in family businesses: A bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review
Full text linkPurpose – The purpose of this study is to map the intellectual structure of the field of conflict management
and the field of family business to the investigation of conflicts in family firms, with the aim of contributing to
the further integration of knowledge between the two fields.
Design/methodology/approach – Family conflicts and work–family balance issues also received a lot of
attention, yet studies in conflict management still seem to overlook a thorough investigation of conflict in family
businesses. Conflict is a major aspect of family businesses, which differs highly from non-family businesses, and
offers an important research avenue for conflict management scholars to contribute to the investigation of major
characteristics of organisations that constitute a large part of the value created in the world.
Findings – The results of a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review show that studies
concerning conflict in family business aggregate around three clusters: organisational conflicts; firm growth
and conflicts; and family control, performance and conflicts. An interpretative framework is also developed to
interpret how antecedents, conflicts and growth dynamics in family business influence performances.
Findings show how family conflicts and work–family balance issues received a lot of attention, yet studies in
conflict management still seem to miss a thorough investigation of conflict in family businesses.
Originality/value – This paper contributes to the field of conflict management and family business by
providing a systematic analysis of knowledge and family firms. This paper can be a starting point for
researchers interested in understanding how conflicts affect family businesses
The sustainable path of social enterprises toward hybridity: insights from a multiple case study of italian NPOs
No full textDespite the increasing attention to the hybridization phenomenon in the modern social
entrepreneurship literature, still little is known regarding the sustainable design of hybrid
organizational models of social enterprises. Literature has highlighted the existence of two
opposite stereotypes of hybrid organizational models, namely integrated and
compartmentalized. Nevertheless, the numerous intermediate structures existing between
these ‘pure’ forms have received limited attention yet. In order to fill such a gap, we conducted a
multiple case study analysis aiming at deepening knowledge about sustainable stereotypes for
hybrid organizations, finding what we label as the ‘semi-integrated’ model. Thanks to in-depth
interviews with managers and board members of 9 socially entrepreneurial non-profit
organizations (NPOs) operating in the Italian socio-healthcare sector, critical issues for each
organizational model emerged. In particular, six factors best describe the sustainability of a
hybrid organizational modes: internal and external legitimacy, monetary exchanges, loss of
identity risk, organizational structure, and constraints to growth. Comparisons between models
are provided, highlighting main advantages and disadvantages in relation to organizational
sustainability critical issues
Consumers Engagement and Value Co-Creation in Social Media Brand Communities: Evidences from Italian Runners Communities
No full textObjectives. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how consumers identification and engagement in social media
brand communities are relevant antecedents of their brand loyalty intention and electronic-word of mouth (E-WOM).
Since E-WOM may considered as a proxy to measure consumers propensity to participate in brand co-creation, the
present study assessed which factors influence brand co-creation in social media brand communities.
Methodology. A survey was administered online to members of Italian Nike+ communities. Structural Equation
Modeling (SEM) was selected as the main methodology of analysis.
Findings. The results show that consumers identification in the community influences consumers engagement,
which in turn influences brand loyalty intention. Moreover, this relation is mediated by consumers trust. Additionally,
brand loyalty intention was related with consumers’ propensity to diffuse online positive contents concerning the firm.
Research limits. The research considered only three Italian brand communities initiated by a single brand. In order
to achieve full generalizability future researches should try to replicate our results in a multi brand study.
Practical implications. From this research, it has been empirically demonstrated how value perceived by
consumers - which derives from their engagement in community activities - is related with brand loyalty intention and
E-WOM - which may be considered respectively as forms of strategic capital and economic value for the firm resulting
from co-creation.
Originality of the study. This research is one of the first studies that empirically tests from a consumers
perspective the relation between community engagement and co-created strategic capital and economic value for the
brand
Autenticità del brand e soddisfazione del cliente Evidenze empiriche dal settore dell'arredamento di lusso
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