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Humane Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Emerald Studies in Sustainable Innovation Management
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Innovation management aims to drive a repeatable, sustainable innovation process within an organization. Such initiatives focus on disruptive or step changes that transform businesses in a significant way. Emerald Studies in Sustainable Innovation Management considers innovation management from an interdisciplinary perspective: technological (such as digitalization) and environmental (such as green transition, energy, transportation, etc.) elements, as well as unexpected pandemics and wars that challenge innovation in both concept and practice. The volumes in this series explore scientific developments to provide new innovation principles to overcome turbulent environments, uncertainty, sustainability issues, and outdated technology.
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Humane Entrepreneurship and Innovation: An Alternative Way to Promote Sustainable Development
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Antonio Botti
University of Salerno, Italy
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Roberto Parente
University of Salerno, Italy
United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China
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List of Figures and Tables
| Figures | ||
| Fig. 1.1. | Sustainable Entrepreneurship. | 14 |
| Fig. 2.1. | Top 100 Journal Co-citations Map Using VOSviewer. | 31 |
| Fig. 2.2. | Frequency of Publications Across Times for the Top Countries (1986–2023). | 32 |
| Fig. 2.3. | Top Countries Collaboration Map. | 32 |
| Fig. 3.1. | Score of Semantic Similarity for a Single Company for the Stakeholder Category Customers. | 61 |
| Fig. 3.2. | Results of the Semantic Analysis on the 120 Companies, for the Five Stakeholder Categories. | 61 |
| Fig. 3.3. | Purposivity Profiles Obtained With the Cluster Analysis of the Semantic Scores Similarity. | 62 |
| Fig. 3.4. | Comparison Between Purposivity Profiles and Implementor Scores. | 63 |
| Fig. 5.1. | Meso-Perspective in Firm Performance Assessment Through the HumEnt Framework. | 96 |
| Fig. 7.1. | Results. | 140 |
| Fig. 8.1. | NFT “Tifoso DOC.” | 164 |
| Fig. 8.2. | NFT “MOSS.” | 166 |
| Fig. 10.1. | Overview of the Text Analysis Process (Main Analyses). | 203 |
| Tables | ||
| Table 2.1. | Top 25 Authors and Journals’ Impacts. | 29 |
| Table 2.2. | Nodes and Clusters. | 33 |
| Table 2.3. | Summary of the Largest Five Clusters. | 37 |
| Table 3.1. | Extracts From the 2019 Business Roundtable Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation. | 59 |
| Table 3.2. | Scores of Cognitive-Linguistic Similarity, Calculated Through the Presence of Exclusive/Inclusive or Past/Present Language. | 62 |
| Table 6.1. | Sample Characteristics. | 111 |
| Table 6.2. | EO Covin and Slevin (1989) Factor Analysis Results. | 112 |
| Table 6.3. | SO Factor Analysis Results. | 113 |
| Table 6.4. | HRO Factor Analysis Results. | 114 |
| Table 6.5. | Enterprise Groups. | 115 |
| Table 10.1. | Variables Employed in fsQCA Analysis. | 201 |
| Table 10.2. | Descriptive Statistics. | 203 |
| Table 10.3. | Configurations of Causal Conditions. | 204 |
| Table 10.4. | Robustness Tests – SuccessMin. | 206 |
| Table 10.5. | Robustness Tests – SuccessMax. | 207 |
| Table 10.6. | Comparative Analysis of Variable Relevance Across fsQCA Models and Configurations. | 208 |
About the Editors
Antonio Botti, PhD, is a Full Professor of Management at the University of Salerno, and he is an Affiliate Research Fellow at the IPAG Business School, Parigi. He is a member of several committees. He served as Associate Editor of the Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM) and of the Journal of the International Council for Small Business (JICSB). He is a member of the Editorial Board of Open Journal of Economics and Commerce, and a member of the Editorial Board of Mecosan. Antonio Botti coordinated several research projects since 2006. His research interests focus on entrepreneurship, tourism management, performance evaluation, public management, and consumer behavior in the areas of tourism, technology, innovation, and education. Since 2007, he has regularly lectured on management in doctoral and master courses. He is a member of some academic organizations; in particular, he is a member of the Italian Association of Management (SIMA) and the Italian Academy of Business Economics (AIDEA). His business experience includes management consulting and market research in the agri-food industry in Italy, in destination management, and in local development. He has been widely involved in the supervision of master's and PhD dissertations across several research areas.
Roberto Parente is a Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Università degli Studi di Salerno (UNISA). He is the Founder and Director of LISA Lab, a research center whose main topics are on Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial University. He is the Director of Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at UNISA. He is the President of the Group of Interest in Entrepreneurship promoted by the Italian National Academy of Management (SIMA). He served as a Co-Chair in many conferences and global forums on the topic of Humane Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Together with Prof Ki Chan Kim, he has been a Guest Editor of the JSBM Special Issue on Contemporary Perspectives on Social and Humane Entrepreneurship.
About the Contributors
Secil Bayraktar is an Associate Professor of Management at TBS Business School, France. Her research interests include cross-cultural management, internationalization, leadership, and organizational change. She works in internationally recognized projects such as the GLOBE Project and HR Climates Project. Her research has been published in international journals such as Journal of World Business, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of International Management, Organizational Dynamics, Management Decision, and Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. She also works closely with business managers, providing consultancy and executive trainings on innovation, organizational culture, global leadership, cross-cultural management, and leading change.
Rossella Canestrino, PhD, is an Associate Professor at “Parthenope” University of Naples, Italy – where she teaches Business Ethics and CSR and Digital Marketing. She has also been a Visiting Professor at University of Jaèn, (Spain), from 2018/2019 to 2019/2020. Rossella Canestrino was the Coordinator of the scientific project “Teaching Digital Entrepreneurship” (TED), financed under the Erasmus+ program (KA203), and she is involved in several international research collaborations. Particularly, her research topics mainly belong to knowledge management, social innovation, and business ethics. Among the underlined research fields, her research activity focuses on the way ethical climate, and different values and beliefs, may affect firms' propensity to engage in entrepreneurial activities and adopt social responsible practices. She is a member of European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) and an Associate Editor of the Journal of Knowledge Economy, the Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the Journal of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility. Rossella Canestrino is a Reviewer of several high-ranked journals, such as the Journal of Business Ethics, the TQM Journal, the Journal of Knowledge Management, and the Journal of Intellectual Capital.
Gian Luca Casali is an Associate Professor at Faculty of Business & Law, School of Management at Queensland University of Technology (Australia). He holds a BBA (Marketing), Graduate Diploma of Business Administration, MBA (International Business), and PhD in Business QUT. He has also enhanced his pedagogical skills by being awarded Senior Fellow (SFHEA) and Associate Fellow (Indigenous) (HEA). His research and publication focus are on entrepreneurship and innovation, transformative governance, and tourism management. His work has been published in leading academic journals, including Research Policy, Journal of Business Ethics, and Journal of Business Research.
Ricky Celenta is a PhD student in Big Data Management at the University of Salerno and a member of LisaLab, the Research Center on Innovative Entrepreneurship and Academic Spin-Off, at the University of Salerno. He was a Visiting PhD student at Uppsala University. His research interests include entrepreneurship, innovation management, and social innovation.
Maria Vincenza Ciasullo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and Innovation Systems at University of Salerno (Italy). She is also an Affiliate Research Professor in the Department of Management at University of Isfahan in Iran and an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business, Design and Arts at Swinburne University of Technology in Malaysia. She has published in many leading journals such as Journal of Business Research, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Current Issues in Tourism, Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Business Strategy and the Environment, European Journal of Innovation Management, Futures, the TQM Journal, and Total Quality Management and Business Excellence.
Valentina Cucino is an Assistant Professor at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa. She held visiting positions at IESE Business School of Navarra. She has received her PhD in Management Innovation, Sustainability and Healthcare from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa. She is a member of the Regenerative Innovation group at the Institute of Management, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, and the LISA lab, a research center on Innovative Entrepreneurship and Academic Spin-Off, at the University of Salerno. Her research interest deals with social entrepreneurship, purpose-driven innovation, and innovation management. She has published in R&D Management, Journal of Knowledge Management, European Journal of Innovation Management, Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, Management Research Review, Studies in Higher Education, and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.
Marek Ćwiklicki is a Professor at the Krakow University of Economics. He is the Head of the Department of Public Management in the College of Economics and Public Administration. A professor of Social Sciences (2020), Dr Habil in Economic Sciences in the discipline of management science (2012), PhD in economic sciences in the discipline of management science (2003). He is the Author and Co-Author of works on the transition and implementation of circular business models, digital and social entrepreneurship, public management, and quality management and Editor and Co-Editor of scientific journals (e.g., Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, Social Entrepreneurship Review, Journal of Public Governance).
Bice Della Piana is an Associate Professor of Management and Scientific Director of the 3CLab-Cross Cultural Competence Learning & Education at University of Salerno, Italy. Her research interests include cross-cultural management, cultural intelligence, and internationalization. She works in internationally recognized projects such as the GLOBE Project and NEOLAiA European Universities Alliance. Her research has been published in international journals such as Business Process Management Journal, Thunderbird International Business Review, European Journal of International Management, International Journal of Innovation Management, and Journal of Family Business Strategy. She is also the Founder and CEO of an academic spinoff and provides executive training on cross-cultural management and international negotiation. She has also been a Visiting Scholar in different institutions in the United States, India, Spain, France, and Turkey.
Claudio Del Regno is a PhD student in “Data Science, Accounting & Management,” Department of Management & Innovation Systems at University of Salerno (Italy). He was a Research Fellow at the Department of Management & Innovation Systems at University of Salerno (Italy). He is actually involved in the Department of Management of the Reald University College (Albania) as a member of MaTTour (an International Research Group on Management, Technology and Tourism). He is a member of ETech (Ethics and Technology) International Research Group based at University of Salerno (Italy), Department of Management & Innovation Systems. His research interests are strategic management, business ethics, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and innovation.
Rosangela Feola, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Salerno (Italy) and an Affiliate Research Fellow at IPAG Business School (Paris, France). She is a member of Lisa Lab, a research center on Innovative Entrepreneurship and Academic Spin-Off, at the University of Salerno. She is Co-Coordinator of the thematic group Purpose Driven Businesses and a member of the Entrepreneurship group at Sima, the Italian Society of Management. Her research interests are mainly related to entrepreneurial processes, technology transfer, student entrepreneurship, and innovative start-ups. She is the Co-Author of several publications in international journals such as R&D Management, Journal of Small Business Management, Small Business Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, and Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.
Carmen Gallucci is an Associate Professor in Corporate Finance at the University of Salerno, where she leads the Family Business Observatory. She has authored numerous scientific publications covering a range of topics, including entrepreneurial finance, with a particular emphasis on equity crowdfunding, as well as bankruptcy and financial distress prediction. Her research also focuses on analyzing the influence of corporate governance and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure on corporate financial outcomes.
Gianluca Gionfriddo is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Innovation Management at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa. He is also an Associate Researcher at the Center for Business and Society (CBS), Iese Business School – Barcelona. He holds a PhD in Innovation and Sustainability Management. He is a member of the advisory board for the European project Open Business Community Development. His research interests lie at the intersection between innovation management and business ethics. In particular, he investigates the role of purpose-driven companies in contemporary capitalism, exploring how the implementation of corporate purpose drives societal impact, business model innovation, and corporate social responsibility. His work has been published in Business Strategy and the Environment, Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility, and International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal.
Alfredo Jimenez is a Full Professor at the Kedge Business School (France). His research interests are focused on the process and the determinants of success in the internationalization strategy of firms including political risk, cultural and psychic distance, and corruption. In addition, he is also working on a research line devoted to virtual team and multicultural team management and dynamics. He has previously published several papers in several international relevant journals, including Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Management International Review, Journal of Business Research, International Business Review, and European Journal of International Management. He has also been a Visiting Scholar in different institutions in Australia, Denmark, Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Norway, and Singapore.
Pierpaolo Magliocca is an Associate Professor at the University of Foggia, Italy – where he teaches project management, digital and social media marketing, heritage and tourism marketing – and a Visiting Researcher at the University of Jaen, Spain. He is a member of the editorial boards of several international journals, and he serves as a Reviewer for several Italian and international journals. His research interests focus on service management, knowledge, social innovation and social enterprise, ecosystems, innovation, and business process reengineering. His activities are reinforced by his involvement in several academic research projects. He is the Scientific Coordinator of the Project “The hospitality experience quality in long-term care organizations: innovative pathways for value co-creation” PRIN PNRR 2022; Scientific Coordinator of the international research project “VEHUB4YOU – Virtual youth business hubs international network”: Project funded by Erasmus+ 2021 KA2 – Virtual exchanges in higher education and youth; Local Coordinator of the international research project “TED – Teaching Digital Entrepreneurship”: Project funded by Erasmus + KA203 Program; Scientific Coordinator of the research project “Digital revolution and teaching methods,” University of Foggia, Italy; Scientific Coordination for the research project “Medical tourism: managerial and legal dynamics,” University of Foggia, Italy. He is actually involved in international collaborations and research projects about social entrepreneurship and social innovation.
Marco Pellicano is a Full Professor of Strategic Management at the Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno (Italy). He has written several academic essays and scientific articles on Corporate Governance, mostly regarding relational and systemic approaches in strategic dynamics. He is an expert of corporate social responsibility and has been the Scientific Coordinator of the Social Report of the University of Salerno since 2007. He is also interested in other academic issues, such as the competitive dynamics of local systems.
Mirko Perano is tenure-track Researcher (qualified Associate Professor) at the Department of Management & Innovation Systems at University of Salerno (Italy) in which he teaches Strategic Management, Risk and Knowledge Management, and Business Ethics and Strategic Governance. He holds a double PhD, one at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy) and one at the University of Huelva (Spain). From 2016 to 2019, he served as the Vice-Rector and Director of Department of Management at Reald University College, Albania. He is the Founder and Scientific Director of the International Research Center K.R.E.S.S.M. lab. He has published over 50 publications on the topics of strategic management, project management, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability.
Andrea Piccaluga is a Professor of Innovation Management at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa. He has been the Director of the Institute of Management (IoM) from 2018 to 2023, where he was the leader of the research group in Regenerative Innovation. At the IoM, he led the research group on Regenerative Innovation. He is the Delegate for internationalization at Netval, the Italian network of University Technology Transfer Offices, after being the President from 2014 to 2019 and the Vice President from 2020 to 2022. He is an Associate Editor of the R&D Management Journal and the Head of the International R&D Management Conference. He published in the R&D Management Journal and published several articles in leading management journals, including Technovation, R&D Management Journal, Small Business Economics, California Management Review, Journal of Technology Transfer, Journal of Knowledge Management, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, European Management Journal, and Creativity and Innovation Management.
Christina Theodoraki is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at IAE Aix-Marseille. She is elected Assistant Program Chair (aka PDW Chair) at the Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division. Her PhD was supported by the Labex Entrepreneurship at the University of Montpellier. She defended her HDR (Habilitation to Conduct Research, which is the highest academic qualification that a person can receive and corresponds to the highest level of French diploma) at IAE Paris Pantheon Sorbonne. She is an Affiliate Professor at the International University of Monaco, an Advisory Board Member at the Institute for Development Strategies at Indiana University, a Research Associate at the Chair of Entrepreneurship Territory Innovation (ETI) – IAE Paris-Sorbonne, a Business Development Manager at the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Network (EERN), an Editor of Small Business Economics, an Associate Editor of the Journal of Small Business Management, Revue Internationale PME, and Management & Prospective – Gestion 2000, and a member of the editorial boards of Review of Managerial Science (RMS), Entrepreneurship Research Journal, Journal of Enterprising Communities, and Journal of the Knowledge Economy. She also coleads the Babson Collaborative research group on entrepreneurial ecosystems. Her work is published in Small Business Economics, European Management Review, Journal of Business Research, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, R&D Management, IEEE TEM, M@n@gement, Journal of Technology Transfer, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Revue Internationale PME, etc. She received the Babson Collaborative Member of the Year 2021 Award, the ICSB’21 Best Policy Paper Award, 2 ICSB’20 Best webinar and Best Article Resiliency Awards, and 2 best dissertation awards (AEI’18, AIREPME’18).
Riccardo Tipaldi is pursuing a PhD in Data Science, Accounting and Management with a focus on Accounting, Management, Organization and Finance at the University of Salerno. His primary research area is entrepreneurial finance, specifically equity crowdfunding markets. He also delves into family business research, emphasizing the role of family boundary organizations such as family foundations in allocating business families' wealth. Furthermore, his work includes studies on environmental, social, and governance disclosures, particularly in their relation to corporate-level financial outcomes.
Massimiliano Vesci is an Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at University of Salerno, Italy. He holds a PhD in Management and Governance of Public Administration from the University of Salerno. His research interest focuses on sustainable entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial education, public management, service management, and value cocreation in the areas of tourism and local development. His business experience includes management consulting and market research in the agri-food industry in Italy, in destination management, and in local development. He served as an Associate Editor for Journal of Small Business Management until December 2023, and he is an Associate Editor of Journal of the International Council for Small Business (JICSB). He has been a member of the Scientific Committee of the University of Salerno Library. He has published journal articles on sustainable entrepreneurship, humane entrepreneurship, innovation, tourism, and crowdfunding in leading international peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Studies in Higher Education, R&D Management, Small Business Economics, Journal of Small Business and Management, Journal of Service Theory and Practice, Service Science, the TQM Journal, and many others.
Ivo Zander is the Anders Wall Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University. He received his PhD from the Institute of International Business, Stockholm School of Economics, and has been a Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Business School, SCANCOR at Stanford University, and Macquarie Graduate School of Management. Before moving into the field of entrepreneurship, Professor Zander conducted research on regional agglomerations and the internationalization of research and development in multinational corporations. His work has appeared in journals such as Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of World Business, Journal of Management Studies, Industrial and Corporate Change, Research Policy, Long Range Planning, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. His current research interests include the entrepreneurial dynamics of firm internationalization, corporate entrepreneurship, and sustainable entrepreneurship.
