Questo articolo analizza le relazioni fra strategie di sviluppo internazionale delle imprese manifatturiere e il sistema delle risorse economiche locali, costituite da capitale umano, reti di fornitori e utilizzatori, nonché istituzioni. Lo studio cerca di verificare se e in quale misura le...

This paper provides an analysis on the diffusion of the last generation digital technologies (Industry 4.0) in the Veneto region, one of the main manufacturing territory in Italy. Our attention focuses on factors that enable firms to adopt these technologies, with attention to three main...

This paper uses a multistage approach to investigate the role of Italy in the Northern African countries, both in terms of trade and investment. In particular, we show that Italian import flows for two typically Made in Italy industries, namely textile and clothing on one hand, and leather and...

This paper uses a multistage approach to investigate the role of Italy in the Northern African countries, both in terms of trade and investment. In particular, we show that Italian import flows for two typically Made in Italy industries, namely textile and clothing on one hand, and leather and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, to explore to what extent being located in a territory is value-relevant for a company. Second, to understand if a company is aware of, and how it can sustain, the territorial tangible and intangible assets present in the economic area in...

The paper presents a dynamic perspective on the landscape of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) developers' motivations and tries to isolate mechanisms sustaining developers' contribution over time. The first part of the paper uses data gathered by the empirical studies relative to the...

In order to simply communicate members of the Free/Open/Source Software community (FLOSS) have to "negotiate" the system of meanings they use to interface with the world and with the communitarian environment. But this means reshaping also their own visions of the world, redefining their...