Italian Abstract: L'obiettivo di creare valore può sembrare uno slogan tramite cui giustificare le decisioni aziendali, anche quelle non razionali. In realtà, la questione non è così semplice e a tale concetto spesso vengono attribuiti differenti significati. Nodo centrale dei molteplici...

This research presents the scale of innovative intensity (SIIN) based on a meta-taxonomy that subsume other, less comprehensive taxonomy. The scale is used for a theoretical framework of measurement –technometrics- based on the economic impact of the technological change on the economic...

The industrial structure of many European countries is dominated by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Although SMEs consider the new product development process fundamental for the success in the global market, the level of formalisation of the innovation process is very low (Slywotzky et...

The purpose of this paper, after accurate description of the taxonomies of the innovation available in economic literature, is to evaluate technological change on the basis of the effects provoked by the innovative waves on consumers, firms and markets. Similarly to the Mercalli-Cancani- Sieberg...

A new approach to quality policies in health companies concerns the valuation of the mission of top management.The research has the goal to define the indispensable factors for top management to activate a quality system in hospital companies and afterwards to determine a pattern of social...

We study the effects of the world economic crisis which began in 2007 on the Italian productive system. National accounts data are supplemented with information gathered in spring 2009 from the Bank of Italy�s survey on industrial and service firms, and from interviews with about 70 of...

In questo lavoro si considera il ruolo delle innovazioni commerciali intese come marchio, spese in pubblicitâˆšÉ , individuazione di nuovi canali distributivi etc. nella crescita delle imprese operanti in settori tradizionali. L'esperienza di rapida crescita di molte imprese come ad esempio...

Il lavoro ha per oggetto l’evoluzione del modello di divisione del lavoro fra le imprese nell’industria italiana negli anni ’90. Utilizziamo i dati della “Indagine sulle imprese manifatturiere” condotta periodicamente da Capitalia, che fanno riferimento rispettivamente ai trienni...

A new approach to quality policies in companies concerns the evaluation of the mission of top management. This topic has the goal to define the indispensable factors for top management to activate a new organisation in companies and afterwards to determine a pattern of social indicators...