Ricerc@Sapienza

The rapid development and adoption of Internet and digital technologies
dramatically changed business processes, leading to a disruptive digital transformation
of the whole industry value chain. The so-called Industry 4.0 refers to a
complex evolution of the entire industrial sector that includes technological
advances in production equipment (i.e. Additive Manufacturing), smart finished
products (IoT), data tools and analytics, involving activities and stakeholders at all

Purpose of the paper: The ageing process of population in Albania has become extremely evident in the last 20 years, modifying the demographic context and representing one of the main challenges faced by the healthcare and social system of the country. The purpose of the research is identified sustainable and innovative solutions, aimed at enhancing the present situation and able to meet the necessities that haven’t been addressed so far, creating new actors and markets, and appreciating the effective value of the relevant parties.

The purpose of this paper is to provide new insights into mechanisms for successful implementation of social innovation and survival of social start-ups. Despite the increasing interest in the social dimension of sustainability-oriented innovations and the recognition of new firms among key drivers of innovation, social start-ups are still understudied in the literature. Aiming at a comprehensive understanding of challenges, tools and practices carried out by social start-ups, the research employs a multiple case study for theory development.

This paper explores the main drivers of firms’ external competitiveness in times of crisis. We focus on the aftermath of the Great Recession (2008–2015) and present evidence based on a comprehensive survey of Italian companies (the MET dataset). Overall, our results highlight not only the strict correlation between internationalization and innovative activities but also a positive change of attitude of Italian firms towards these strategies.

The way that we describe and understand cities is radically transforming—just like the tools we use for designing and implementing them. The change is often seen only as a technological aspect, for example, in the concept of smart cities. Smart cities are believed to provide societies with a higher quality of life thanks to modern technologies. However, there is also a human factor that is needed to make these changes go smoothly: acceptance. For many, change and innovation cause fear and disrupt everyday habits.

We analyse the peculiarities of pre-commercial procurement (PCP) within the EU innovation policy kit, interpreting it as a risk-shifting mechanism. While most studies assume the point of view of the public procurer, we take the suppliers’ one, with a focus on SMEs.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze within the knowledge management (KM) stream the relationship between KM and intellectual capital (IC) and entrepreneurship (E). IC is a pivotal intangible resource to firms to generate knowledge. Knowledge and information are strategic for today’s company life. IC is generated and dynamically recombined by knowledge, produces knowledge and is feed by knowledge itself, both codified and tacit.

Innovate in the italian public administartion, with the establishment of the SPID system public administrations users will find it easier to allow online access to their services, simply through the authentication cards already required by law and through the SPID system. The companies that will adopt the SPID system to authenticate their users will be exempted from a partial obligation of oversight for their own data and their own procedures.

The paper illustrates the first results of an exploratory research on
educational innovation. In the field of research, in-depth interviews were
carried out with university professors, which enabled the reconstruction of
a definition of didactic innovation which, although partial and provisional,
is based on the experience gained in the professional field and takes into
account the potential and limits of Italian academic context.
Key words: didactics, innovation, academic teachers’ training,

This paper analyzes Italian radio theatre evolution and its ability to put itself always in the middle between radio and other expressive media: theatre, cinema, comics, daily news, books and Internet. Starting from the analysis of the main evolutionary phases of this complex radio genre, this contribution illustrates the complexity of radio theatre as one of the treasures brought to light by media archeology, which lends itself almost naturally to disciplinary and media crossings.