...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...

... that qualitative and quantitative approaches can be combined in order to enrich the research and achieve a deeper knowledge on the human behaviour (Cahill, 1996 ; Mangan, 2004 ; Yoshikawa et al., 2008). Italy Local economies Consumer behaviour Culture Ancient history The main aim...

... development in the volume of transactions and in the number of counterparties that are interested to market dynamics and perspective. This is particularly true in countries, such as Italy, that have demonstrated a growing ability in obtaining positive results (Jones Lang Lasalle Hotel, 2009...

... X_k can be dichotomous, nominal, ordinal or quantitative. © 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...

.... 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...

...; in particular, some external economies have been weakened by new strategies (Zanni, 2006). Arezzo is more reactive to external shock. The Arezzo enterprises were much more profitable in the positive conjuncture, while during market crisis they registered worse results compared to the rest of Italy...

... 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...