Purpose: Application of operations management in healthcare is particularly promising to improve the overall organisational performance, although the Italian system is behind in introducing related techniques and methods. One of the recent experiments in healthcare is the implementation of...

Purpose: This article analyses the new venture creation by patient innovators in 40 countries examining the effects of the four macro-level factors on entrepreneurship, adding a fifth sector-specific (healthcare) factor. Design/methodology/approach: By applying the statistical tool of principal...

Purpose: In the process of harmonizing International Accounting Standards (IAS/IFRS), scholars and standard setters still need to overcome unresolved issues related to both goodwill duration and accounting recognition. This paper aims to compare the academic background on goodwill with current...

Purpose: This study aims to contribute to international doctrine by testing how environmental social governance (ESG) pillars can affect marketing performance in the pharmaceutical industry. Design/methodology/approach: The authors follow a pioneering approach, using a fuzzy-set qualitative...

In modern economies, the presence of an innovative environment that promotes the research and the business structure, enhancing the skills of the individual, is considered a basic condition for the competitiveness of a Country. The paper aims to explore the effectiveness and the experience of...