...Deborah Bentivoglio; Giacomo Staffolani; Giulia Chiaraluce; Riccardo Biagioli; Adele Finco Purpose This study analyzes the propensity of Italian olive oil producers to adopt blockchain in order to protect the Made in Italy origin of the product. Design/methodology/approach An expanded version...

... of institutional investors and the firm's innovation activity in influencing the firm's decision and ability to acquire debt capital. Design/methodology/approach A large sample of 700 privately-held family firms in Italy from 2010 to 2019. Two analysis techniques are used: panel analysis and path analysis...

...Luna Leoni Purpose Despite the widespread application and implementation of servitization strategy by manufacturing firms worldwide, little attention has been devoted to its adoption by European-Mediterranean countries, such as Italy. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to fill this gap...

... the territory (Prentice, 2006 ; Ktonecnik and Gartner, 2007), as well as the culture is linked to the traditions, arts, history and so on. Eleonora Pantano can be contacted at: eleonora.pantano@unical.it © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Italy Local economies Consumer behaviour...

..., with a lower level of growth for Southern Italy and a higher level for Northern Italy. For these macro‐areas, the differences among regions are not as relevant. The main differences are found in the type of business and whether the region is more or less developed. The classification between business...

... survey through a simple questionnaire. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Air transport Customer satisfaction Regression analysis Italy At the present time, the transport sector is very dynamic in the European Union countries, with positive consequences in terms of social...

.... Design/methodology/approach Two in‐depth case studies in companies operating in the toy sector in Italy were conducted. Findings The findings suggest that online experience management can be considered by companies an important lever for getting customer involvement in NPD; moreover the evidences...

... represent a new area of research on SMEs. Empirical evidence supports the research hypothesis. Valenza and Vicenza firms like other enterprises in Italy made a recovery in 2004 after two negative years. The recovery was particularly strong for those enterprises in the rest of Italy. The low economic...

... that this paper helps to elucidate. The focus in this paper is a particular ‘life or death’ decision point at Totti Industrie, a small religious clothing manufacturer in Calabria, Italy. A problem‐centred approach was adopted in order to assess how the owner‐manager learned to solve problems and ultimately arrive...