In this introductory essay to the Special Issue of Sinergie, our aim is first to portray the main features of the Strategic Management Society Special Conference entitled New Frontiers of Entrepreneurship: Strategy Governance and Evolution that was hosted on May 23-25, 2007 by the School of Economics and Business at the University of Catania. Second,...
Purpose of the paper: This paper aims to investigate how an innovative digital strategy of a museum could develop new avenues for business and social value, looking into its role as a booster of competitive advantage for cultural institutions and as a possible source of socio-cultural development. Methodology: The research project focuses on the analysis...
Purpose of the paper: Starting from an overview of current trends, the aim of the present study is to identify models of cultural heritage enhancement in terms of consumer enjoyment from a new temporal and cognitive perspective. Methodology: The paper starts with a theoretical-conceptual analysis inherent to the main evolutionary stages of cultural heritage enhancement....
Purpose of the paper: The paper wants to explore new technological frontiers applied to museum sector, starting from more established – in some ways already outdated – information and communication technologies (ICT) up to the foreshadowing of new possibilities of valorization for tangible and intangible museum heritage, thanks to the coming of the Internet of...
Purpose of the paper: Available studies have often reported a gap between the supply and the (potential) demand for cultural products. Ineffective communication is often mentioned as one of the main reasons for this mismatch: such communication is unidirectional and uses a technical language which is understandable only by a niche public. The purpose of...
Purpose of the paper: The paper aims at analyzing the Open Innovation Intermediaries (OII) services provided to firms in order to enhance, facilitate and support their co-creation activity with customers in an Open Innovation (OI) context. Methodology: After reviewing existent literature developed in this domain, we analyze the only two OII platforms which provide services...
Purpose of the paper: The paper aims to investigate whether Distretto ad Alta Tecnologia Campania Bioscience – CB, an emergent regional innovation network promoted by the Campania Regional Authority, can become sustainable, i.e. whether it can achieve the expected results and last in the future. Methodology: The work is based on a qualitative method –...
Purpose of the paper: Social innovation is emerging as a dominant discourse, especially in facing the issues posed by the current crisis. Due to its close link with the local area in which it takes place, social innovation is deeply rooted in the overall system, thus involving many different actors. These parties should work synergistically...
Purpose of the paper: This study aims to explore determinants for the emergence of academic spin-offs (ASOs). We analyzed individual, institutional and infrastructural factors that lead to the emergence of ASOs and their influence on the business model choice of firms in their start-up phase. Methodology: The analysis is based on quantitative and qualitative methods;...
