The Naples Forum on Service is a biennial research conference. The three past forums have been characterized by original and stimulating discussions upon the forum themes with the three scientific pillars represented by Service Dominant logic, Network & Systems Theory and Service Science (look...

The objective of this paper is to review recent developments in service theory and systems theory with a view to identifying common features between the two. In particular, the study explores the issue of whether so-called ‘smart service systems’ can be understood in terms of the ‘viable...

Today an engineer can easily happen to use economic models and refer to economic theories within his design, just as easily a sanitary operator may adopt most recent production and service strategies in order to perform his duties. This is due to modern service logics, which is not confined any...

This paper highlights the contribute deriving from network theories, and specifically from Many-to-Many logic and from Viable System Approach to the emerging theories on service. Network Theories indeed are themselves interdisciplinary theories, and have been approached in many disciplines such...