... autonomously, but rather by firms acting together with external parties. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the potential contribution of capability providers to a Sustainable I4.0 Environment as an additional perspective regarding the management decisions of a smart and sustainable business model...

...Roberto Biloslavo; Carlo Bagnoli; Maurizio Massaro; Antonietta Cosentino Purpose This study aims to identify the legitimacy issues raised during a sustainable business model innovation, deployed by an Italian company, which was analyzed through the lens of the legitimation theory and the business...

...Raffaele Fiorentino; Francesco Grimaldi; Rita Lamboglia; Alessandro Merendino Purpose Although research on smart technologies explains their critical importance in sustainable business models (SBMs) (Mikalef et al., 2017), it remains unclear how organisations can embrace smart...

...Giuseppe Sannino; Ferdinando Di Carlo; Manuela Lucchese Purpose This paper aims to investigate and discover the demographic characteristics of corporate leaders (CEOs) in Fintech sector firms representing the implementation of the sustainable business model. Particularly, the purpose...