Individual and collective ethical stances regarding ethical consumption and related outcomes are usually seen as both a form of concern about extant market offerings and as opportunities to develop new offerings. In this sense, demand and supply are traditionally portrayed as interacting...

Recent developments in management have highlighted the need for research on corporate sustainability strategies at the value chain level and in particular in the context of franchising. Although franchising is a widespread phenomenon, there is little empirical evidence of how companies approach...

Il termine smart è entrato recentemente a far parte del vocabolario comune in relazione principalmente all’impatto che la rivoluzione tecnologica sta avendo sulla vita quotidiana e sulle dinamiche di mercato. La ricerca qui presentata intende offrire un primo momento di riflessione su quale...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the eHealth ecosystem’s evolution during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on the progression of care for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease. Design/methodology/approach: To attain the aim of the study, this...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of proto-institutions that are new institutional subsystems that subsequently affect the current institutional arrangements in the evolution of service ecosystems. Design/methodology/approach: To shed light on the mode of action of...