The purpose of this contribution is to propose a systems interpretation of the concept of complexity that highlights the limits of traditional interpretations generally based on quantitative measurement approaches.Our proposal is developed by adopting the Viable Systems Approach (VSA) and, in...

Il contributo propone un'introduzione ai concetti chiave del pensiero sistemico in economia d'impresa identificando nel dualismo struttura-sistema un paradigma di riferimento che consente di distinguere tra prospettiva strutturale e prospettiva sistemica di osservazione di qualsivolgia fenomeno...

The paper draws attention to an anthropological, rather than idealistic, concept of culture to overcome a traditional ‘Goods-Dominant' logic, which is especially persistent in Italy and limits the use of cultural heritage, and to broaden the range of value and enhance the merit quality that...

Human aspects of managing systems -- Sustainability and the anthropocene -- Smartness and big data -- Democracy, transparency, and social dynamics -- Interactions revolution -- Knowledge and organisation -- Systems thinking and system dynamics -- Quantum modelling -- Reflexivity, second order...

As change in context is continuous and fast, the viable system's decision-maker faces the challenging emergence of conditions of complexity, and struggles to manage the system in order to maintain and improve its effectiveness in the context. In such conditions, a key point, from our...

In a fast-changing environment, organizations face conditions of growing complexity that challenge decision-making and innovation activities, highlighting an increasing need to develop dynamic capabilities. In this scenario, our focus is on service science's recent call for "T-shaped...