Open innovation is now a widely used concept in academia, industry, and policy- making. This innovation paradigm has emerged as a result of the gradual shifting process from closed to open innovation models, based on the voluntary inflows and outflows of knowledge across organizational boundaries. The social and economic changes imposed by the emerging processes...

Presentation abstract: The relationship between a company’s ESG (environmental, social, governance) attributes and its stock performance has been quite debatable. Through an empirical study, we investigate high ESG stocks’ resilience to the market turmoil during the COVID-19 pandemic by examining firms’ ESG financial performance. Our results suggest that high ESG stocks generated more abnormal returns...

Presentation abstract: The presentation focuses on the development of a collaborative governance model that protects water and communities as legal living entities. Water is the most essential element for life to flourish in our environment, acting as a powerful medium for living beings and places. Thus, an ecologically integrated approach to water sustainability and management...

Abstract While strategic agility is increasingly acknowledged as a critical source of innovation and product development performance (PDP), little attention has been paid to the micro individual capabilities that translate strategic agility into greater PDP. This study examines the mediating roles of employee resilience and self-efficacy as key dynamic micro-level (individual) capabilities that connect firms’...

Abstract “What a dignified, severe city, wonderful clarity, autumn colors, an exquisite sense of well-being that is common to all things” – F. Nietzsche on Turin, Italy The purpose of this paper is to extend understanding of place as a key dynamic of entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) aiming to deliver social impact. Research on EEs dedicated...

Abstract This paper investigates the effect of banks’ ESG performance on deposit flows and rates on a sample of 177 listed US bank holding companies around the Covid-19 outbreak. We find that, during the crisis triggered by the pandemic, depositors reward high ESG banks by requiring lower rates on interest-bearing deposits and increasing the supply...