Veronica Scuotto

@article{del_giudice_1622,

title = {Toward the human - Centered approach. A revised model of individual acceptance of AI},

author = {Manlio Del Giudice and Veronica Scuotto and Beatrice Orlando and Mustilli Mario},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053482221000358?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-03-01},

journal = {Human Resource Management Review},

volume = {33},

number = {1},

pages = {100856},

abstract = {The aim of the study is to understand how humans' acceptance of Artificial Intelligences (AIs) affects human resource management (HRM). To this end, we propose an original conceptual framework based on the idea of a sustainable growth driven by the interplay between AI and HRM. Current academic debate is overly concerned by the impact that future AI will have on business and society. One of the central aspects of the conversation is whether or not AI will replace humans in value-added activities. The study remarks that humanoids are an amplificator of human potential, in light of a human-centered approach. In this vein, present work reconceptualizes the tenets of society 5.0 by considering the category of ?innovation ventura?, the evolution of the innovative enterprise in the next AI landscape.},

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@article{scuotto_2082,

title = {The digital humanism era triggered by individual creativity},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Theo Tzanidis and Antonio Usai and Roberto Quaglia},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014829632300067X},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-03-01},

journal = {Journal Of Business Research},

volume = {158},

pages = {113709},

abstract = {Shifting from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0, the digital transformation (DT) has encouraged new debates on human skills as opposed to technologies. It has delivered positive and negative perspectives, focusing on the dilemma of how human skills can influence the DT. The present research explores human skills in the entrepreneurial world, considering its three main forms of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit in relation to the DT. This has mostly occurred in the knowledge-intensive business service (KIBS) industry in which humans have a predominant role. Under the lens of social cognitive theory, this study has examined a range of 370 KIBS companies across different sectors in Europe and the resulting individual creativity and innovation represent a (motivator) or a catalyst, which drives and nurtures DT. Theoretically, a new concept emerges, namely digital humanism, which involves emphasizing the relevance of human skills. Moreover, the study suggests that governments and policymakers encourage creative working activities by exploiting technologies to develop innovations. In this sense, technologies assume a positive connotation, leveraged by entrepreneurship knowledge-intensive business service; digital humanism; Creativity; Digital transformation; entrepreneurial spirit.},

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@article{magni_2248,

title = {Internationalized knowledge-intensive business service (KIBS) for servitization: a microfoundation perspective},

author = {Domitilla Magni and Armando Papa and Veronica Scuotto and Manlio Del Giudice},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IMR-12-2021-0366/full/html},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-02-01},

journal = {International Marketing Review},

abstract = {Purpose



A paucity of studies has used a microfoundation lens to examine servitization processes in internationalized knowledge-intensive business service (KIBS) companies. The research aims to bridge this gap by considering knowledge sharing as a form of both codified knowledge and informal feedback knowledge; it also assesses whether the adoption of knowledge transfer and translation practices in a servitization process positively moderates the effect of knowledge transformation on knowledge sharing for internationalized KIBS companies.

Design/methodology/approach



By adopting a microfoundation lens, the research offers an empirical analysis to identify the relations between codified and tacit knowledge in servitization processes within internationalized KIBS companies. The study is based on 326 respondents from 30 KIBS companies. A multiple regression analysis was used for hypotheses testing.

Findings



The authors found significant relations among the use of electronic documents in the servitization process (formal codified knowledge), personal advice in servitization (informal feedback knowledge) and knowledge sharing in internationalized KIBS companies. Findings also support the indirect effect assumed in the hypothesis between knowledge transformation and knowledge sharing in internationalized KIBS companies, which is positively moderated by the adoption of cross-cultural knowledge practices in the servitization process.

Originality/value



To the best of the authors' knowledge, this research provides the first conceptual model of the use of a microfoundation lens to examine knowledge sharing in internationalized KIBS companies. The micro level features individual knowledge sharing in the servitization process, while the meso level focuses on knowledge transformation in KIBS companies and the adoption of knowledge transfer and translation practices in the servitization process.},

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@article{khatami_1724,

title = {The influence of the entrepreneurial ecosystem model on sustainable innovation from a macro-level lens},

author = {Fahimeh Khatami and Veronica Scuotto and Norris Krueger and Valter Cantino},

url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11365-021-00788-w},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-12-01},

journal = {International Entrepreneurship And Management Journal},

volume = {18},

pages = {1419-1451},

abstract = {The present article investigates entrepreneurial sustainable innovations (ESIs) that work against the five elements (policy, finance, human capital, support and culture) of the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) model (Isenberg, 2011). By conducting empirical research on 14 European countries, the study addresses how an EE can support entrepreneurs in creating sustainable innovations. Overall, the study contributes to exploring the relations between the EE and the relevant classes of ESIs, providing entrepreneurs and policymakers a framework by using a holistic examination of the EE and contributing to more effective policy solutions to encourage sustainable and resilient entrepreneurship-led economic growth. As shown by a quantitative analysis, ESIs are positively correlated with policy, finance and support in terms of infrastructural and administrative support, whereas culture and human capital do not significantly influence ESIs. The results also highlight that the EE's key factors have different impacts on ESIs over time because the effect of EEs can be considered a complex system because of its heterogeneous and dynamic nature. In addition, the country-level capability of ESIs are measured, showing that Ukraine, Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic demonstrate a low-level capability of ESIs, while Germany, the UK, Sweden, Netherlands, France and Belgium show a high-level capability. By contributing to the entrepreneurial literature, the research invokes sustainable mechanisms of innovation to boost national economic performance in European countries.},

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@article{farronato_1909,

title = {The Green Frontier of Mobile Applications in Improving Recycling Consumers' Behavior},

author = {Nicola Farronato and Veronica Scuotto and Marco Pironti and Manlio Del Giudice},

url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9884976},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-09-01},

journal = {Ieee Transactions On Engineering Management},

abstract = {In this article, we provide a new insight into overcoming resistance to emerging green technologies through mobile app users' environmental engagement. The use of a mobile recycling application is evaluated with regard to its media richness with a sample of 12 539 users in Italy. The research is developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time when users have become more environmentally conscious and aware of plastic pollution. This time period has also seen an increase in the use of mobile applications, which provide social engagement and other benefits. Although it has encouraged new research on recycling behavior and how environmental messages are spread, as far as we know, no research has included a specific technology, such as mobile applications. Through the lens of consumer social media engagement behavior, it has emerged that media richness has a positive correlation with user engagement and recycling behavior. Theoretically, the research offers a novel technological tool worthy of further exploration in the fields of management and engineering. New practical insights are offered in terms of best practices for strengthening the relationships between companies and their clients. As users become more accustomed to social technologies, those technologies may help to establish responsible consumption patterns.},

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@article{scuotto_1760,

title = {Building dynamic capabilities for international marketing knowledge management},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Chiara Nespoli and Imen Safraou},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IMR-03-2021-0108/full/html},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-06-01},

journal = {International Marketing Review},

volume = {39},

number = {3},

pages = {586-601},

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@article{orlando_1255,

title = {The Impact of R&D investments on Eco-Innovation: A Cross-Cultural perspective of green technology management},

author = {Beatrice Orlando and Luca Vincenzo Ballestra and Veronica Scuotto and Marco Pironti and Gualtiero Fantoni},

url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9153053},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-05-01},

journal = {Ieee Transactions On Engineering Management},

volume = {69},

number = {5},

pages = {2275 - 2284},

abstract = {This article originally seeks to explore the impact of R&D investments and societal culture on green technology management, by applying Hofstede's cross-cultural perspective. At large, we investigate if green innovation is positively associated to country cultural indulgence, as this factor indicates that basic needs are already satisfied and there is room for looking into hierarchically higher concerns. We also argue that governments' expenditures in green innovation tend to be more effective than those of firms, because governments are more willing to invest and risk in radical innovations than businesses. The analysis is conducted on a large-scale sample of data drawn from Eurostat, including information onR&Dexpenditures and on eco-innovation index from European firms and governments. The results confirm our model hypotheses: governments' investments largely predict eco-innovation, differently from firms' expenditures. Moreover, as supposed, country's cultural indulgence has a positive effect on the eco-innovation index as well.},

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@article{scuotto_1811,

title = {Chief Digital Officer and Organizational Creativity Toward Digitalization},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Domitilla Magni and Tzanidis Theofilos and Manlio Del Giudice},

url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9753676},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-04-01},

journal = {Ieee Transactions On Engineering Management},

abstract = {Through the microfoundation lens, this article explores how dynamic capabilities (DCs) of Chief Digital Officers (CDOs) trigger digitalization and organizational creativity of 2124 small to medium enterprises (SMEs) across 39 different European countries. As a result, the significant DCs are substantive and adaptive capabilities, which are offering new solutions, seizing new opportunities, and coping with changes. Besides, those two DCs also assume a mediator role in triggering organizational creativity within SMEs. In terms of theoretical and managerial implications, threefold contributions are provided: the first one offers a fresh study on the digital transformation context of SMEs through a microfoundation perspective; the second emphasizes the crucial role of CDOs as supported and remarked upon previous studies; and, then, the third one stresses out the importance of the individual leverage to generate creativity by the moderating role of DCs. By highlighting the originality of the research, since CDOs are seen to be the spark of unique ideas and innovations in the organization, further insights are proposed to position the need for conceptualizing new paths for developing technologies toward organizational creativity and humanity.},

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@article{scuotto_1720,

title = {Extending knowledge-based view: Future trends of corporate social entrepreneurship to fight the gig economy challenges},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Séverine Leloarne and Domitilla Magni and Adnane Maalaoui},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296321007876#!},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-02-01},

journal = {Journal Of Business Research},

volume = {139},

pages = {1111-1112},

abstract = {Theorizing on the longitudinal case study of a Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (CSE), the paper offers a micro-level perspective of the Knowledge-Based View (KBV) in the current context of the gig economy. The intent is to suggest individual actions to overcome the gig economy issues based on limitless earnings, insecure work, and low quality of entrepreneurial activities. The paper originally contributes to the knowledge management and entrepreneurial literature and is partly consistent with the results on the extending knowledge-based perspective for a digital CSE. As a result, the main knowledge used for the development of the firm comes from the personal life of the actors involved in the project mostly. New research avenues are suggested: 1) the real bottom-up strategizing process for CSE; 2) the managerial level actions to induce entrepreneurial initiatives within a CSE; 3) the gendered aspect of CSE embedded in the new digital, social expanded KBV framework.},

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@article{scuotto_1761,

title = {An alternative way to predict knowledge hiding: The lens of transformational leadership},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Chiara Nespoli and Phuong Tra Tran and Giuseppe Cappiello},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296321008523?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-02-01},

journal = {Journal Of Business Research},

volume = {140},

pages = {76-84},

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@article{del_giudice_1451,

title = {Humanoid robot adoption and labour productivity: a perspective on ambidextrous product innovation routines},

author = {Manlio Del Giudice and Veronica Scuotto and Luca Vincenzo Ballestra and Marco Pironti},

url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09585192.2021.1897643},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {International Journal Of Human Resource Management},

volume = {33},

number = {6},

pages = {1098-1124},

abstract = {x},

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@article{scuotto_1758,

title = {Responsible I(m)ovation in Asia Pacific regions},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Alexeis Garcia-Perez and David Kalisz and Amandeep Dhir},

url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10490-022-09803-2},

year  = {2022},

date = {2022-01-01},

journal = {Asia Pacific Journal Of Management},

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@article{scuotto_1547,

title = {Employees, acceptance of wearable devices : Towards a predictive model},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Domitilla Magni and Alberto Pizzi and Manlio Del Giudice},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0040162521004546?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-11-01},

journal = {Technological Forecasting And Social Change},

volume = {172},

pages = {121022},

abstract = {Digital technologies, data intelligence and analytics are developing significant potential benefits for business transformation. The most prominent digital technologies appear in wearable devices (WDs), i.e., small electronic devices that collect and transmit data. By applying the lens of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the paper offers a new research model, identifying four antecedents (organizational trust, perceived usefulness, hedonic motivations, and privacy) which reflect employees' intentions to use WDs. The model also recognizes an additional mediator variable, namely rewards, which intercedes the direct relationship between organizational trust and the intention to use WDs. In particular, a sample of 523 temporary employees is analyzed by multiple regression analysis which results in a strong relationship between the intention to use and the perceived benefits of using WDs, whereas the perceived risks (i.e., privacy) are negatively associated with the intention to use WDs. Finally, rewards impact positively on results by mediating the connection between organizational trust and the intention to use WDs. The study contributes to extending the literature on digital tools, data intelligence, and analytics within a firm and offers original solutions for business and societal transformation.},

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@article{bereznoy_1404,

title = {The intertwining of knowledge sharing and creation in the digital platform based ecosystem. A conceptual study on the lens of the open innovation approach},

author = {Alexey Bereznoy and Dirk Meissner and Veronica Scuotto},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JKM-10-2020-0769/full/html},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-10-01},

journal = {Journal Of Knowledge Management},

volume = {25},

number = {8},

pages = {2022-2042},

abstract = {Generally, there is a common sense to consider knowledge sharing and creation as two separate processes but a new matter emerges when those processes are intertwining. In this vein, this research aims to discuss on the lens of the open innovation (OI) model how such intertwining generates digital platform-based ecosystem.},

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@article{talwar_1418,

title = {Barriers and paradoxical recommendation behaviour in online to offline (O2O) services. A convergent mixed-method study},

author = {Shalini Talwar and Amandeep Dhir and Veronica Scuotto and Puneet Kaur},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0148296321002125?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-07-01},

journal = {Journal Of Business Research},

volume = {131},

pages = {25-39},

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@article{xiong_907,

title = {The social-psychological approach in understanding knowledge hiding within international R&D teams: An inductive analysis},

author = {Chang Xiong and Victor Chang and Veronica Scuotto and Yujie Shia and Niccolò Paoloni},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0148296319302516?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-05-01},

journal = {Journal Of Business Research},

volume = {128},

pages = {799-811},

abstract = {Knowledge hiding is widely considered a counter-productive workplace behavior that can hinder the employees' creativity and have a negative impact on performance. Although companies are prone to encourage knowledge sharing practices, employees are inclined to hide their knowledge - tacit and explicit. Often this happens in research and development (R&D) process where team members may distrust each other or intentionally are not hostile in sharing knowledge. The phenomenon of knowledge hiding has increased the interest in researchers who have explored it in different views, there has been little research into the antecedents of knowledge hiding and the social factors that trigger the relate behavior. In this vein, the current study seeks to analyze antecedents and social factors through the lens of the theory of planned behavior as the guiding theory in an in-depth qualitative research. Specifically, knowledge hiders' attitudes, subjective norms and their perceived behavioral control over the knowledge hiding along with the cultural dimensions of 15 international R&D teams are investigated. Although exploratory, the study reveals the fact that cultivating an environment of collaboration and knowledge sharing is beneficial as it removes the organizational foundation of knowledge hiding, which is more likely to result in increased innovation within the whole organization. A comprehensive theoretical framework of knowledge hiding is proposed, and its implications on theory and practice are discussed with the aim of nudging further explorations on the topic.},

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@article{scuotto_1416,

title = {A microfoundational perspective on SMEs' growth in the digital transformation era},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Melita Nicotra and Manlio Del Giudice and Norris Krueger},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296321000539?via%3Dihub#!},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-05-01},

journal = {Journal Of Business Research},

volume = {129},

pages = {382-392},

abstract = {This research illustrates the relevance of individual digital capabilities for SMEs' growth and innovation performance. Going beyond Penrosian growth theory, taking a microfoundational perspective demonstrates that these capabilities are crucial for attaining business growth and innovation.},

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@article{rezaee_vessal_1367,

title = {Overcoming stressful life events at do-it-yourself (DIY) laboratories. A new trailblazing career for disadvantaged entrepreneurs},

author = {Saeedeh Rezaee Vessal and Judith Partouche and Veronica Scuotto and Adnane Maalaoui},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162520313329},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-03-01},

journal = {Technological Forecasting And Social Change},

volume = {164},

pages = {120506},

abstract = {Do it yourself (DIY) laboratories are the new experimental open source spaces where nascent entrepreneurs (or DIYers) get together to develop entrepreneurial ideas. Although these labs were originally established by scientists and biologists, they now include civil society, creating a mix and match between experts and non-experts. This group also includes another category of nascent entrepreneurs known as disadvantaged DIYers (DDIYers) who are making the most of these spaces. DDIYers encompass a different range of people such as immigrants, women, and the disabled. The latter calls for a new wave of research focused on DDIYers who are affected by chronic disease; these people motivated the present study that examined a sample of 27 DDIYers who created their own business after being diagnosed with cancer. The following will investigate their motivations. It will be seen that DDIYers are driven by external motivations oriented towards the desire to fulfill unmet needs; existential motivations oriented towards finding meaning in and control over one's life; as well as the aim of having an ideal profession and sharing a common project. With this in mind, policymakers and research institutions are encouraged to facilitate the establishment of DIY labs and the sharing of resources and knowledge.},

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@article{del_giudice_1361,

title = {A self?tuning model for smart manufacturing SMEs: Effects on digital innovation},

author = {Manlio Del Giudice and Veronica Scuotto and Armando Papa and Shlomo Tarba and Stefano Bresciani and Merrill Warkentin},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpim.12560},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-01-01},

journal = {Journal Of Product Innovation Management},

volume = {38},

number = {1},

pages = {68-89},

abstract = {With the changing way people live, communicate, and work, enterprises are striving to shift their existing business model into a ?self?tuning? one. Enterprises are becoming more agile, adaptive, and ambidextrous in order to boost innovation in the current digital transformation era. Nowadays, ?digital innovation' is closely associated with Industry 4.0 enablers and smart enterprises. Prior research has shown that while multinational enterprises ? across many sectors ? have already embraced the afore?mentioned advancements, their adoption by small?and?medium?sized enterprises (SMEs) has so far taken place mainly in the manufacturing sector. Thus, based on a sample of 280 self?tuned smart manufacturing SMEs and having utilized the structural equation modelling (SEM), this study was aimed to investigate how digital innovation is influenced by the three pillars of self?tuning models ? agility, adaptation, and ambidexterity. Our article has focussed on the digital systems in which SMEs, spurred by networking and open innovation solutions, operate and innovate in response to external triggers, displaying a balance between exploration and exploitation, and a strong agile capacity.},

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@article{scuotto_1338,

title = {A repositioning organizational knowledge dynamics by functional upgrading and downgrading strategy in global value chain},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Alexeis Garcia-Perez and Chiara Nespoli and Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1075425320305676?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-12-01},

journal = {Journal Of International Management},

volume = {26},

number = {4},

pages = {100795},

abstract = {Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are often marked by limited resources, a high dependence on others, and a scope of business that gets narrower as they seek to adapt to the current dynamic and knowledge-intensive context. Additionally, in their relationship with multinational enterprises (MNEs), SMEs are driven to a continuous specialization of their knowledge and technological resource bases. They so source global knowledge by positioning along a global value chain of those MNES. Especially SMEs employ a repositioning organizational knowledge dynamics by functional upgrading and downgrading strategy. In order to address the query on dynamic capabilities in knowledge management (KM) in different inter-organizational collaborations in the global value chain, this study shows that the choice between functional upgrading or downgrading can determine a more effective cross-innovation strategy which enables SMEs to exploit external paths to the market by revealing or selling their ideas, knowledge and technologies. Such strategies can reveal opportunities for SMEs to increase their network to find an optimum position in the market. SMEs, in turn, become more specialised in their offerings, moving up or down the global value chain, leveraging on a combination of dynamic and technological capabilities along with high degree of involvement in knowledge management process},

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@article{scuotto_1407,

title = {A spill over effect of entrepreneurial orientation on technological innovativeness: an outlook of universities and research based spin offs},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Manlio Del Giudice and Alexeis Garcia-Perez and Beatrice Orlando and Francesco Ciampi},

url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10961-019-09760-x},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-12-01},

journal = {Journal Of Technology Transfer},

volume = {45},

number = {6},

pages = {1634-1654},

abstract = {By shifting towards Romer's (Am Econ Rev 94:1002-1037, 1986) economy and so the spread of knowledge economy, universities started to adopt a collaborative approach with their entrepreneurial ecosystem. They turn out to be risk taker, autonomous, proactive, competitive, and innovative. In a nutshell, they are entrepreneurial oriented with the aim to generate new innovative ventures, known as research-based spin offs. Doubly, this has induced an improvement of technology transfer and the degree of entrepreneurship in the current knowledge economy. However there still is a paucity of studies on the spill over effect of entrepreneurial orientated universities and research-based spin off on technology transfer need to be more explored. Therefore, the article investigates the link between entrepreneurial orientation and such spill overs by offering an outlook of two universities and two research-based spin offs in the United Kingdom. The scope is to provide a deep view of technological innovativeness in a research context, entrepreneurial oriented. Our research suggests that entrepreneurial attitude has become an imperative to succeed in the context where British institutions currently operate. Entrepreneurship brings the necessary technological innovation to the university and its students, which results in better positioning of the university at national and international levels, with the subsequent impact on their ability to attract not only new students and academics but also funding to conduct their research.},

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@article{scuotto_920,

title = {Do stakeholder capabilities promote sustainable business innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises? Evidence from Italy},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Alexeis Garcia-Perez and Valentina Cillo and Elisa Giacosa},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0148296319303856?via=ihub},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-11-01},

journal = {Journal Of Business Research},

volume = {119},

pages = {131-141},

abstract = {Sustainable innovation and its management have become fundamental forces for change in business and society. Paradoxically, little attention has been given to how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) manage sustainable innovation in the current knowledge-intensive context. By studying 80 SMEs from the high-tech manufacturing sector in Italy, this research has found that, when combined with stakeholder engagement, sustainable innovation management becomes a pivotal phenomenon for new and established SMEs. Stakeholders proved instrumental in generating the sense of environmental responsibility in SMEs. As a pioneer combination of stakeholder theory and innovation management theory, our research found that stakeholder-related capabilities, both tangible and intangible, influence the firm's orientation towards sustainable innovation, its environmental responsibility and related capabilities. Our research assists the sustainability, adaptation, innovation and growth orientation of SMEs in a knowledge-intensive environment by recommending that, in their relationship with stakeholders, SMEs become more open to co-create, share and reuse environmental knowledge.},

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@article{scuotto_906,

title = {International social SMEs in emerging countries: Do governments support their international growth?},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Manlio Del Giudice and Shlomo Tarba and Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli and Victor Chang},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090951618301585?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-08-01},

journal = {Journal Of World Business},

volume = {55},

number = {5},

pages = {100995},

abstract = {Through an empirical research developed based on a sample of five international social SMEs in a Chinese city, this study examines the internationalization of social enterprises. Its purpose is to evaluate the role played by governments in supporting international growth. This is done using behavioural theory dimensions of prevalence, relevance, urgency, accessibility, and radicalness. From our analysis, local government supports the launch of social SMEs but this is limited to their growth stage. Entrepreneurial skills and external networks, thus, become crucial factors in the development of a new international business development model, encouraging further scholarly investigation.},

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@article{scuotto_1194,

title = {Uncovering the micro-foundations of knowledge sharing in open innovation partnerships: An intention-based perspective of technology transfer},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Beatrice Orlando and Valentina Cillo and Melita Nicotra and Leonardo Di Gioia and Massimiliano Farina Briamonte},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162519303415?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-03-01},

journal = {Technological Forecasting And Social Change},

volume = {152},

pages = {119906},

abstract = {In the current dynamic and virtuous flow of knowledge economy, firms are concern about whether to manage innovation centrally or through decentralized business units. Two needs emerge 1. Guaranteeing organizational efficiency and 2. Exploiting effectively market opportunity. This usually implies the integration of knowledge in technology transfer which can be accrued via the knowledge sharing between parties. However, by looking into the technological and social change literature, previous studies were mainly focused on macro-foundation of technology transfer and organizational innovative capabilities with less consideration to the role of psychological precursors of collaborations. Due to this gap, we intended to build a consistent conceptual basis for collaborations and technology transfer practices at the micro level. Therefore, drawing on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) we propose a micro-foundation model for collaborative innovation and technology transfer.},

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@article{del_giudice_1399,

title = {Are social enterprises technological innovative? A quantitative analysis on social entrepreneurs in emerging countries},

author = {Manlio Del Giudice and Alexeis Garcia-Perez and Veronica Scuotto and Beatrice Orlando},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162519303555?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-11-01},

journal = {Technological Forecasting And Social Change},

volume = {148},

pages = {119704},

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@article{ardito_926,

title = {A bibliometric analysis of research on Big Data analytics for business and management},

author = {Lorenzo Ardito and Veronica Scuotto and Manlio Del Giudice and Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MD-07-2018-0754/full/html},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-09-01},

journal = {Management Decision},

volume = {57},

number = {8},

pages = {1993-2009},

abstract = {The purpose of this paper is to scrutinize and classify the literature linking Big Data analytics and management phenomena.},

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@article{del_giudice_489,

title = {Shifting Wealth II in Chinese economy. The effect of the horizontal technology spillover for SMEs for international growth},

author = {Manlio Del Giudice and Veronica Scuotto and Alexeis Garcia-Perez and Antonio Messeni Petruzzelli},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162517312842?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-08-01},

journal = {Technological Forecasting And Social Change},

volume = {145},

pages = {307-316},

abstract = {The convergence of technology upgrading such as virtual reality, augmented reality, and digital and social networking platforms provides new directions and solutions for companies. The proposed research seeks to capitalise on and critically interrogate such convergence, how it works and the challenges connectivity brings for internal local life and external global markets of small to medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs have been considered the most innovative oriented businesses in developed countries even in emerging markets acting as pioneer in the digital transformational word.  It has been widely recognised that local SMEs can get advantages from multinational enterprises spillover. However, studies on the horizontal technology spillover between SMEs are scarce. In fact, there is a need to explore the effect of horizontal technology spillover on SMEs for international growth. Therefore, the research offers quantitative metrics such as technology upgrading, knowledge spillover, and technology transfer to explore this effect in the Chinese market. Especially, the empirical research is conducted on a sample of 80 SMEs in Beijing from technology - intensive industry. It critically interrogates how digital, social and transformational technologies impacts SMEs' competitiveness to produce points of digital convergence that connect, co-create and drive local to international growth via structural equation modelling.},

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@article{fait_905,

title = {A novel view on knowledge sharing in the agri-food sector},

author = {Monica Fait and Paola Scorrano and Giovanni Mastroleo and Valentina Cillo and Veronica Scuotto},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JKM-09-2018-0572/full/html},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-06-10},

journal = {Journal Of Knowledge Management},

volume = {23},

number = {5},

pages = {953-974},

abstract = {Nowadays, the agri-food sector is facing several challenges due to a rapid technological change which calls for knowledge sharing (KS) practices to enhance businesses' performance. This has spurred a collaborative approach and the creation of networks. Since there still is a paucity of research on the quality degree of KS, the purpose of this study is to offer an empirical research on the quality degree of KS by exploring outcome expectations and social exchange dimensions. Theoretically, it is examined by a double lens of social capital and social cognitive theory.},

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@article{usai_604,

title = {Do entrepreneurial knowledge and innovative attitude overcome ?imperfections? in the innovation process ? Insights from SMEs in the UK and Italy},

author = {Antonio Usai and Veronica Scuotto and Alan Murray and Fabio Fiano and Luca Dezi},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JKM-01-2018-0035/full/html},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-12-01},

journal = {Journal Of Knowledge Management},

volume = {22},

number = {8},

pages = {1637-1654},

abstract = {Purpose Entrepreneurial knowledge spurs innovation and, in turn, generates a competitive advantage. This paper aims to explore if entrepreneurial knowledge combined with the attitude to innovate can overcome the key ?imperfections? of the innovation process generated by dynamic, current technological progress in the knowledge-intensive sector. The ?imperfections? identified in risk management, asymmetric information in the knowledge management process and hold-up problems can all disrupt collaborative partnerships and limit opportunities for innovation. Design/methodology/approach A theory-building approach is applied which offers a case study analysis of two small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). These two SMEs operate in Europe but in two different territories: the UK and Italy. The study explores three key imperfections, risk management, asymmetric information in the knowledge management process and hold-up problems, which occur in the innovation process. Findings The entrepreneurs face these imperfections by adopting an open innovation model. Notwithstanding, both entrepreneurs had to deal with all ?imperfections?, and their skills, attributes, attitude and aptitude allowed them to grow their business and continually develop new products. Therefore, the imperfections do not limit the innovative capacity of an entrepreneur but rather enhance their challengeable attitude. In this regard, the case studies induce a further analysis on entrepreneurial knowledge intertwined with entrepreneurial risk management and networking skills},

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@article{caputo_487,

title = {Intertwining the Internet of Things and Consumers' Behaviour Science: Future Promises for Businesses},

author = {Francesco Caputo and Veronica Scuotto and Elias Carayannis and Valentina Cillo},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162518305080?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-11-01},

journal = {Technological Forecasting And Social Change},

volume = {136},

pages = {277-284},

abstract = {Destructive changes and breakthrough innovations are embraced in the development of Internet of Things (IoTs). These network-connected smart devices or machine-learning algorithms transfer information on consumers to the Internet by small sensors and computing processors. Companies thus track consumers' behaviour and offer personalised products and services. However, consumers are still sceptical in using these devices due to privacy risks and a dearth of awareness about the technologies' perceived value. Therefore, to overcome these barriers, the research seeks to measure the relationships among the elements that affect customers' willingness and decisions to use IoTs-based products. On the basis of motivation theories, two categories of motivational factors are individuated: extrinsic factors such as entertainment and social interaction and intrinsic factors such as information acquisition, privacy risk, and technology readiness level. They are analysed using a sample of 782 early-adopter customers in Italy. The aim is to offer an explorative, quantitative study on the IoTs to enhance the existing knowledge and support business in the process of engaging more users and creating new personalised products. In line with this, the study's implications, limits, and recommendations for further research are presented.},

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@article{ballestra_605,

title = {A multidisciplinary approach for assessing open innovation model impact on stock return dynamics},

author = {Luca Vincenzo Ballestra and Stefano Fontana and Veronica Scuotto and Silvia Solimene},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/MD-05-2017-0481/full/html},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-10-01},

journal = {Management Decision},

volume = {56},

number = {6},

pages = {1430-1444},

abstract = {Purpose  The purpose of this paper is to propose a new statistical approach to evaluate complex open innovation projects on a quantitative basis. In certain circumstances, open innovation entails a radical change of policy that involves various different functions of a company such as R&D, production, and management over a period of years and gives rise to mechanisms of mutual interaction with several business partners, such as collaboration with other companies, universities and R&D institutions, and new suppliers. Then, the question arises of how to measure the impact of such complex open innovation processes on the overall performances of companies. Design/methodology/approach  A holistic case study is applied to analyze the effect of open innovation projects on a corporate company's stock price dynamics. The scope is to identify two different scenarios pre- and post-adoption of an open innovation model by a multinational company, Fujifilm. In particular, a stochastic model, namely the log-normal model, is applied along with three statistical tests: Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Cramer von Mises, and F-test for equal variances, in order to verify if the adoption of an open innovation model causes any significant change in the stock price dynamics of the corporate company. Findings  From the findings emerges evidence that open innovation projects have a moderate effect on Fujifilm's stock price dynamics, but a greater improvement of the perception of Fujifilm's stock value. This enhances the management and financial literature review by offering a novel, empirical perspective on the effect of the adoption of an open innovation model on a corporate company's stock price dynamics. Research limitations/implications  This research is limited to a single case study, but it can be extended to other stock market companies and therefore improve on the present study. Originality/value  An original application of Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests to detect and measure the differences between the two regimes of pre-open innovation and post-innovation regimes.},

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@article{ferraris_919,

title = {Dual relational embeddedness and knowledge transfer in European multinational corporations and subsidiaries},

author = {Alberto Ferraris and Gabriele Santoro and Veronica Scuotto},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JKM-09-2017-0407/full/html},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-05-01},

journal = {Journal Of Knowledge Management},

volume = {24},

number = {3},

pages = {519-533},

abstract = {This paper aims to investigate the relationship between the level of subsidiaries' internal and external relational embeddedness and the degree of subsidiaries' knowledge transfer. More specifically, the aim is to explore dual embeddedness of subsidiaries involved in the knowledge transfer process within multinational corporations' (MNCs) network.},

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@article{del_giudice_158,

title = {The microlevel actions undertaken by owner?managers in improving the sustainability practices of cultural and creative small and medium enterprises: A United Kingdom-Italy comparison},

author = {Manlio Del Giudice and Zaheer Khan Khan and Muthu De Silva and Veronica Scuotto and Francesco Caputo and Elias Carayannis},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/job.2237},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-11-01},

journal = {Journal Of Organizational Behavior},

volume = {38},

number = {9},

pages = {1396-1414},

abstract = {This article discusses microlevel actions undertaken by owner?managers, and how such actions affect stakeholders in enhancing the sustainability of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the knowledge on which is lacking in the extant literature. The paper, by adopting an inductive analytical approach, draws key insights from the literature on microfoundations and sustainability and evidence from representatives of 5 Cultural and Creative Industry SMEs in Italy and of 5 in the United Kingdom. The findings suggest that owner?managers play a crucial role when engaging in sustainability activities jointly with employees and other stakeholders, through which individual?level actions enhance collective organizational?level sustainability practices. The U.K. and Italian cases highlight 2 contrasting approaches to dealing with sustainability; thus, the paper contributes to the emerging literature on SME microfoundations and sustainability.},

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@article{scuotto_160,

title = {A multiple buyer - supplier relationship in the context of SMEs' digital supply chain management},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Francesco Caputo and Manuel Villasalero and Manlio Del Giudice},

url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09537287.2017.1375149},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-10-01},

journal = {Production Planning & Control},

volume = {28},

number = {16},

pages = {1378-1388},

abstract = {By underlining the relevance of the use of ICTs, knowledge sharing and electronic markets for SMEs, it emerges the need for stimulating a debate on digitisation process of supply chain management (SCM). Electronic infrastructure in the service sector are reducing each kind of cost and improving multiply buyer-supplier relationships, facilitating negotiations and transactions. However, since the coordination costs are still high, the use of ICTs is limited. This phenomenon thus attracts the interests of scholars and practitioners. Although it still needs to further investigate. Especially, the optimal use of ICTs within SMEs' SCM have not been studied yet. Therefore, by leveraging on four proxies: ICTs specialised human resources, knowledge sharing activities, buyer-supplier relationships, adoption of electronic markets this optimal was analysed via structural equation modelling based on a sample of 1254 SMEs operating in the service sector in Italy.},

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@article{del_giudice_175,

title = {Influences of Cognitive Dimensions on the Collaborative Entry Mode Choice of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises},

author = {Manlio Del Giudice and Ahmad Arslan and Veronica Scuotto and Francesco Caputo},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IMR-05-2016-0098/full/html},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-09-01},

journal = {International Marketing Review},

volume = {34},

pages = {652-673},

abstract = {Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to address internationalisation of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by specifically focussing on collaborative entry modes. Despite significant research done on market entry and internationalisation strategies of firms, the use of collaborative entry modes by SMEs during internationalisation has not received a lot of attention. The authors contribute to foreign market entry studies by analysing the influences of cognitive dimensions on collaborative entry mode choice (equity vs non-equity modes) of SMEs in their international markets. Design/methodology/approach - The authors analyse the influences of cognitive dimensions on the choice between equity-based vs non-equity-based collaborative entry modes. The empirical sample consists of internationalisation strategies of 345 Italian SMEs, where the authors used a questionnaire to collect the data. The authors use structural equation modelling to analyse influences of factors like asymmetric information, informal institutional distance, time trends of country, perception of size and resources of potential host country partners, and perception of host country partners' power on this important market entry mode. Findings - The results show that high informal institutional distance leads to preference of non-equity-based collaborative entry mode by Italian SMEs. The authors also find that positive time trends of the host country, positive perception of size and resource of the local partner, as well as the local partners' power leads to preference of equity-based collaborative entry mode by Italian SMEs. Originality/value - This study focusses on an ignored aspect of market entry strategies, i.e., equity vs non-equity collaborative entry mode choice of SMEs. The authors use insights from resource-based view and cognitive dimensions literature, to address the influences of five cognitive dimensions on the collaborative entry mode choice of SMEs during their internationalisation.},

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@article{scuotto_177,

title = {Shifting intra - and inter - organizational innovation process towards digital business: An empirical analysis of SMEs},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Gabriele Santoro and Stefano Bresciani and Manlio Del Giudice},

url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/caim.12221},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-09-01},

journal = {Creativity And Innovation Management},

volume = {26},

pages = {247-255},

abstract = {The literature suggests that increasing investments in information and communication technologies (ICTs), knowledge exchange and sharing help SMEs tackle the current global and dynamic environment. Given that much of the useful knowledge resides outside the enterprises' boundaries, these technological tools foster the gathering of big data and information. Despite these premises, few studies have considered the role of ICTs and big data in intra? and inter?organizational ties and the consequent effects on enterprises' innovation performance. The paper investigates whether ICTs oriented to intra?organizational (in?house research and development [R&D]) and inter?organizational (open innovation) processes improve SMEs' innovation performance. Therefore, via structural equation modelling (SEM), the study analyses a sample of 239 knowledgeintensive SMEs located in Italy. The noteworthy results are that ICTs oriented to intra? and inter?organizational innovation processes improve both these processes in generating new products and/or services. On this basis, managerial and academic implications are provided, along with avenues for further research.},

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@article{scuotto_174,

title = {The performance implications of leveraging internal innovation through social media networks: An empirical verification of the smart fashion industry},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Manlio Del Giudice and Maria Rosaria Della Peruta and Shlomo Tarba},

url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162517303608?via%3Dihub},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-07-01},

journal = {Technological Forecasting And Social Change},

volume = {120},

pages = {184-194},

abstract = {Despite rigorous empirical research exploring the changes in innovation dynamics triggered by Social MediaNetworks (SMNs), the benefits coming from the use of these digital platforms for knowledge search in innovative activities for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are still unexplored. Customers become the new trailblazers. Thus, by adopting a customer led innovation perspective, this paper seeks to measure the effect on return on investment (ROI) of the use of SMNs as external drivers for supporting internal innovation search processes. On the basis of the extant literature on information systemand social network analysis, the research describes and evaluates the multidimensional activities interwoven into the open innovation process, driven by integrating the five constructs of structural dimension, relational behaviour, cognitive dimension, knowledge transfer, and legitimization into our hypothesised conceptual model. Empirical research was conducted via the Classification Regression Tree (CART) on a sample of 2548 SMEs belonging to the fashion industry and based in Italy and in the United Kingdom. This study is of importance to academics and practitioners due to the increasing significance taken on by the adoption of socialmedia networks in the fashion industry to improve innovation search. Recommendations are made to fashion managers and social media experts to support the planning and development of newproducts and services. New contributions are offered to the innovation and knowledge management literature. In addition, theoretical implications and avenues for future research are also considered.},

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@article{scuotto_179,

title = {SMEs and Mass Collaborative Knowledge Management: Toward Understanding the Role of Social Media Networks},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Manlio Del Giudice and Kingsley Obi Omaneihe},

url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10580530.2017.1330006},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-07-01},

journal = {Information Systems Management},

volume = {34},

number = {3},

pages = {280-290},

abstract = {This article proposes that mass collaborative knowledge management (MCKM) and social media networks (SMNs) tend to enhance productivity in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A case study methodology was employed to highlight the complementary advantages of MCKM related to the use of SMNs in a small business operating in southern Italy. The research aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion on MCKM. This article offers a fresh perspective by discussing the relevance of this construct for SMEs.},

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@article{scuotto_180,

title = {Entrepreneurial settings within global family firms: research perspectives from cross-cultural knowledge management studies},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Manlio Del Giudice and Nigel Holden and Alberto Mattiacci},

url = {https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticletoc.php?jcode=ejim&year=2017&vol=11&issue=4},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-07-01},

journal = {European Journal Of International Management},

volume = {11},

number = {4},

pages = {469-489},

abstract = {An organisational culture is composed of beliefs that are shared by the members of a group and endure over time, even when the management team changes. These beliefs nurture new entrepreneurs, mainly in family firms in which the sense of traditions and values fuels the business growth. This is then passed on to future generations through a cross-generational culture approach. Therefore, in line with this, the present research investigates the evolution of the cross-generational culture and its effects on the entrepreneurial mindset. Following Hofstede's model, the research analysed in depth a case study of a large family firm based in southern Italy. A threefold contribution is made to the literature: first, the relevance of the evolution of family firms' culture over the generations; secondly, the enhancement of the entrepreneurial mindset, converting the family business culture into the virtual reality; and, third, the improvement of Hofstede's model, offering an action research and a different point of view of culture - based on differences not of national cultures but of generational culture.},

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@article{scuotto_182,

title = {Triggering open service innovation through social media networks},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Gabriele Santoro and Armando Papa and Elias Carayannis},

url = {https://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=60017},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-07-01},

journal = {Mercati e Competitività},

volume = {3},

pages = {22-40},

abstract = {With the digital and technological transformation, firms tend to be more open to new collaborative innovation approaches. Customers are considered not just the final consumers of a product but innovation partners. Consumers exchange their ideas with firms using predominantly social media networks (SMNs). However regardless the boost of the use of SMNs to generate innovative ideas, the involvement of these digital tools in the open innovation (OI) model needs to be explored more. Few studies have already researched the benefits of the SMNs in the innovation process of manufacturing industry but nobody has quantitatively explored these benefits in the service one. Therefore, the research fulfils the gap in the literature, measuring the relationship between users' generated ideas and the OI model in the service industry. An empirical study has been conducted on a sample of 374 small to medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in the service industry in UK. Data were collected by administrating an online questionnaire and were analysed by structural equation modelling (SEM). Findings show an academic aftermath by acting as trailblazer for evaluating the effect of open innovation on competitiveness of SMEs. Finally, academic and managerial implications were provided in addition to limits and further research. Keywords: open service innovation, user-engagement, users' generated ideas, social media networks, SMEs innovation performance.},

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@article{scuotto_176,

title = {Knowledge Driven Preferences in Informal Inbound Open Innovation Modes: An Explorative view on Small to Medium Enterprises},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Manlio Del Giudice and Stefano Bresciani and Dirk Meissner},

url = {https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JKM-10-2016-0465/full/html},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-05-01},

journal = {Journal Of Knowledge Management},

volume = {21},

pages = {640-655},

abstract = {Purpose - This paperaimstoinvestigatethreekeyfactors(i.e.cognitivedimensions,the knowledge-driven approachandabsorptivecapacity)thatarelikelytodeterminethepreferencefor informal inboundopeninnovation(OI)modes,throughthelensoftheOImodelandknowledge-based view (KBV).TheinnovationliteraturehasdifferentiatedthesecollaborationsintoinformalinboundOI entry modesandformalinboundOImodes,offeringanadvocativeandconceptualview.However, empirical studiesonthesecollaborationsarestilllimited. Design/methodology/approach - Building ontheabove-mentionedtheoreticalframework,the empirical researchwasperformedintwostages.First,datawerecollectedviaaclosed-ended questionnaire distributedtoalltheparticipantsfromthesamplebye-mail.Second,toassessthe hypotheses, structuralequationmodelling(SEM)viaIBM®SPSS®Amos20wasapplied. Findings - The empiricalresearchwasconductedon175smalltomediumenterprisesintheUnited Kingdom, suggestingthattheknowledge-drivenapproachisthestrongestdeterminant,leadingtoa preference forinformalinboundOImodes.ThefindingswereobtainedusingSEMandarediscussedin line withthetheoreticalframework. Research limitations/implications - Owing tothechosencontextandsectoroftheempirical analysis, theresearchresultsmaylackgeneralisability.Hence,newstudiesareproposed. Practical implications - The paperincludesimplicationsforthedevelopmentofinformalinboundOI led byknowledge-drivenapproach. Originality/value - This paperoffersanempiricalresearchtoinvestigateknowledge-driven preferences ininformalinboundOImodes.},

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@article{scuotto_178,

title = {The Effect of Social Networking Sites and Absorptive Capacity on SMEs' innovation performance},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Manlio Del Giudice and Elias Carayannis},

url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10961-016-9517-0},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-04-01},

journal = {Journal Of Technology Transfer},

volume = {42},

pages = {409-424},

abstract = {The combination of knowledge and innovation has become a cornerstone among knowledge and labour intensive enterprises. A growing number of enterprises are defined as knowledge intensive entrepreneurship ventures that have been widely studied in relation to their eco-system. However only few research have addressed this phenomenon to enterprises digital eco-system by adopting mainly a qualitatively approach. We point out that the relevance of the digital eco-system focusing on the role of social networking sites in relationship to innovation and knowledge. The use of social networking sites can provide a wealth of information about individuals and their networks, which can be utilised for various business purposes. It enables enterprises to create online communities and share user-created content. Within this context, enterprises actively interact with external actors such as customers, public institutions, and other businesses to acquire and absorb external knowledge, and then generate innovation. To gain insights from the global economy, 215 small to medium enterprises from different sets of global enterprises, both knowledgeintensive (e.g. management consulting, marketing and advertising, ICT and related services, legal and technical services) and labour-intensive (such as high tech and electronics, food and beverage, and consumer durables), were analysed. Via the Partial Least Square- Path Modelling the relationships between social networking sites, absorptive capacity, and innovation performance were measured. Therefore, recommendations are proffered as to what small-medium enterprises should do in order to enhance their innovativeness. The research ends with conclusions and implications to both scholars and practitioners.},

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@article{scuotto_181,

title = {Internet of Things: Applications and Challenges in Smart Cities. A case study of IBM smart city projects},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Alberto Ferraris and Stefano Bresciani},

url = {https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/BPMJ-05-2015-0074},

year  = {2016},

date = {2016-03-01},

journal = {Business Process Management Journal},

volume = {22},

number = {2},

pages = {357-367},

abstract = {Purpose - An empirical testing on IBM smart cities projects was applied so as to demonstrate that the combination between the use of Internet of Things (IoT) and the implementation of the Open Innovation (OI) model within smart cities which has been changed the development of urban areas and effected firms' innovativeness. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach - A case study methodology on a leading multinational firms deeply involved in smart cities projects has been chosen. Findings - From this study it emerged how IBM: has a clear vision of smart cities and IoT; adopt a worldwide OI approach to smart cities; delineate-specific strategies and create OI units ad hoc for smart cities' projects. Research limitations/implications - The major limitation of this work is that the analysis presented has been developed only on one case of multinational firm that operate in smart cities contexts. Practical implications - Recommendations will be made both to public and private actor in order to plan and implement efficient strategies to improve their performances. Originality/value - The concept of smart city has become quite popular between scholars and practitioners in the era of digital economy. Cities become smart developing new urban area using new Information and Communication Technologies such as mobile devices, the semantic web, cloud computing, and the IoT. Smart cities make innovation ecosystem, joining together different forces like knowledge-intensive activities, institutions for cooperation and learning, and web-based applications collective intelligence. This research is of importance and significance to scholars, government, and firms who need to understand the relevance of smart cities in the current economy.},

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@article{scuotto_827,

title = {Being Innovator or Imovator: Current Dilemma?},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Sunil Shukla},

url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13132-015-0336-6},

year  = {2015},

date = {2015-12-21},

journal = {Journal Of The Knowledge Economy},

volume = {9},

number = {1},

pages = {212-227},

abstract = {Currently high competitive environment of emerging markets is characterized by a new typology of firm. Such new kind of firm has been defined second mover or ?imovator'. An imovator combines aspects of both imitation and innovation strategies (Shenkar 2010). It exploits the external resources and capabilities of its own network system in order to improve business performance and increase technological capabilities. It takes inspiration from successful innovative products in order to create a similar product but with technical improvements and lower production costs. In the current management literature there are different points of view regards to the competitive advantage to be innovator or imitator: some scholars argue that being innovator is advantageous to companies in order to dominate new market and to acquire a wide range of consumers whereas others point out that it is more efficient and successful to follow the first comer. However none has been studied how the combination between innovation and imitation may affect firms' performance through adpting knowledge exploitation approach and creating relationship with firms' Innovation Network System. So in order to address this gap, the paper analyses two case studies, that is Lenovo from China and redBus.in from India.},

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@article{murray_825,

title = {The Business Model Canvas},

author = {Alan Murray and Veronica Scuotto},

url = {http://symphonya.unicusano.it/issue/view/768/showToc},

year  = {2015},

date = {2015-01-01},

journal = {SYMPHONYA Emerging Issues in Management},

volume = {3},

pages = {94-109},

abstract = {With global and local markets being transformed by the new techno-culture of digital and social technologies, more and more entrepreneurs need to be guided through their entrepreneurial journey. Whilst the management literature declares that there are numerous widely recognised tools available which the entrepreneur can use to help build or develop their business model in order to keep abreast of technological changes such as the business plan, lean start up and experimental lab, we propose that the Business Model Canvas (BMC) is a better fit for the market - orientated entrepreneur. This paper applies the Business Model Canvas to a single case study in order to investigates how a real entrepreneur relies on the nine blocks of the BMC namely; value proposition, key activities, key resources, cost structure, key partners, customer relationships, customer segments, channels,and revenue streams.},

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@article{del_giudice_828,

title = {Student entrepreneurship, creativity and success. How much does knowledge heterogeneity really matter?},

author = {Manlio Del Giudice and Maria Rosaria Della Peruta and Veronica Scuotto},

url = {https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=62789},

year  = {2014},

date = {2014-06-01},

journal = {International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management},

volume = {18},

number = {1},

pages = {45-58},

abstract = {The present research points out to investigate how knowledge heterogeneity benefits creativity and innovation of student entrepreneurs. Some authors stressed that the knowledge and social networks are fundamental elements to generate new ideas and inspire future entrepreneurs. Having analysed the data extracted by Kelley et al. (2012) on 300 Master students joining economics and biotech faculties in Europe, through the application of structural equation modelling by using IBM SPSS Amos, we confirmed the importance of social network so as to acquire efficiently new knowledge and to improve innovation performance.},

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@article{scuotto_829,

title = {Entrepreneurial Knowledge and Digital Competence: Keys to Success for  Student Entrepreneurship},

author = {Veronica Scuotto and Massimo Morellato},

url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13132-013-0155-6},

year  = {2013},

date = {2013-09-01},

journal = {Journal Of The Knowledge Economy},

volume = {4},

number = {3},

pages = {293-303},

abstract = {Understanding forces that contribute to the birth of student entrepreneurship is very important, as the entrepreneurial attitude grows in a young student. Economists consider this type of entrepreneurship as a significant drive towards improving societal welfare, while experts of communication emphasize the inclination to entrepreneurial skills and innovation of this generation of entrepreneurs. Other studies have explored student entrepreneurs' ability to build inter-organizational relationships. Despite this entrepreneurial spirit, increasingly seen as a source of innovation in nearly all industries, knowledge is limited on how student entrepreneurship leads to the birth of new enterprises and the renewal of established organizations. Several authors of management studies have shown how higher education and training programs foster student entrepreneurship. No major study to date, however, has taken into consideration other factors, such as digital competence and informal collaborative networks, and assessed their respective influence on students' attitudes to starting a new business. This paper examines the available data provided by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2011) concerning student entrepreneurship in 40 countries across the world in order to evaluate the influence of these factors, using a PLS-Path Modeling analysis. The findings show that entrepreneurial knowledge is the most important factor in promoting student entrepreneurship, although the presence of informal collaborative networks and the ability to efficiently use the latest technology are also relevant in developing entrepreneurship attitude. The low technological capacity results for student entrepreneurship among the generation of native digital population is confirmation alone on the current importance of reconsidering the development of digital competence in higher education that goes beyond the simple training of technical skills.},

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