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...

Abstract My research project “EU Value Added Tax, Customs Duties and International Trade. Retracing the links” delves into the intriguing close relationship between customs duties and (import) VAT, also in order to gain a deeper understanding of the intricate interplay between them. Firstly, I trace it from an historical-economic perspective and, then, I investigate on...

Abstract Public universities now have a strategic plan like capitalist enterprises, and internal context plays an important role in influencing decision-making, as the reality experienced by universities is the result of a series of events, interpretations, and representations experienced by the individuals who constitute them. Institutional logics also play a critical role in influencing decision-making,...

Abstract As happens for many processes of historical evolution, the first half of 2020 will be remembered forever as an epochal moment in the history of work activities since, following the Covid-19 public health emergency globally, in order to survive organizations found themselves forced to use the only tools they had at their disposal to...

Abstract In a world grappling with environmental challenges, it has become increasingly evident that the dominant linear economic model is unsustainable within the confines of our planetary boundaries, and it falls short of fulfilling the requisites for enduring sustainable development. To address this pressing issue, the Circular Economy (CE) is being promoted as an alternative...