Sustainable development was built as a conceptual framework for solutions that harmonize economy-environment relation. Although widely accepted, its practical implications are still subject of debate and controversies. Our paper targets this area and attempts a theoretical explanation and an...

This article provides an overview of the main consequences of the recent economic crisis on the auto industry and examines its implications for firms’ strategies in the light of the recent turn of public policies. We show that the "industry of industries" is still a potential source of...

Nuove sfide competitive richiedono di prestare una particolare attenzione alla modalità con cui sviluppare l’innovazione. A tal fine, per realizzare il trasferimento tecnologico, si determina sempre più l’affermarsi di relazioni collaborative tra imprese, università, istituzioni...

L’obiettivo del presente lavoro è l’analisi della relazione fra performance innovativa e fattori socio-istituzionali a livello territoriale. Emergono come rilevanti oltre al capitale sociale altre variabili quali l’attivismo istituzionale e l’accumulazione di esperienze di azione...

The article illustrates some of the key results of an analysis to measure the mediumterm competitiveness of SMEs (small and medium enterprises), with the aim of identifying and clustering their BM (business models) according to a specific set of key competitive factors; the combination of these...

The article presents a critical review of the advances made in incentive-based and knowledge-based theories of the firm. In particular, the authors explore some developments in the incentive-based approach regarding relational contracts and contracts as "reference points", while the evolution of...

The biorefinery concept appears as if a rational myth, having evolved over time to incorporate the issue of sustainable development, in the form of green chemistry, but also to take into account the criticisms addressed to biofuels, and technical difficulties encountered in projects of...