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Table 3

Empirical data collection of the studied cases

Case	Number of interviews, interviews’ location	Email exchange with additional questions; Visits to structures	Contacts about company’s competitive position and services Study of additional materials
*Analysis of all 11 organisations’ websites*
1	2 interviews with head doctor in the centre, > 30 years in the structure, a professor in the leading university Rome, Italy	3 visits	Contacts > 5years
2	1 interview with head doctor in the structure, professor in the leading university of since 2010 and an author of articles in scientific journals 1 interview with an associate researcher of a structure Rome, Italy	3 emails
3	1 interview with the director of the MBA programme, an honorary researcher at the university and director of the ICT and digital learning, developed and launched Flex EMBA since 2012 Milan, Italy		Participation in the conference dedicated to the programme history, organisational structure and strategy, analysis of the slides and materials of the presentation
4	1 interview with a product development manager London, UK	2 emails
5	1interview with a senior manager in the tax and human capital department London, UK		Services presentation Compared to the personal working experience in the same department of the consulting company (Big 4)
6	2 interviews with the co-founder of the Rome subsidiary and head of marketing and innovation Rome, Italy	1 visit	Contacts for 10 years
7	1 interview with the co-founder London, UK		Analysis of the company’s presentations on innovation process and services
8	1 interview with the founder 1 interview with the leading photographer Rome, Italy		Contacts for 5 years
9	1 interview with the senior designer London, UK	4 emails	Analysis of the published interview of the company’s founder
10	1 interview with the founder and leading designer of the company London, UK	3 emails
11	3 interviews with the co-founder and a lawyer of the firm Rome, Italy	>5 visits	Contacts with founders for 10 years

Case	Number of interviews,interviews’ location	Email exchange with additional questions;Visits to structures	Contacts about company’s competitive position and servicesStudy of additional materials
Analysis of all 11 organisations’ websites
1	2 interviews with head doctor in the centre, > 30 years in the structure, a professor in the leading universityRome, Italy	3 visits	Contacts > 5years
2	1 interview with head doctor in the structure, professor in the leading university of since 2010 and an author of articles in scientific journals1 interview with an associate researcher of a structureRome, Italy	3 emails
3	1 interview with the director of the MBA programme, an honorary researcher at the university and director of the ICT and digital learning, developed and launched Flex EMBA since 2012Milan, Italy		Participation in the conference dedicated to the programme history, organisational structure and strategy, analysis of the slides and materials of the presentation
4	1 interview with a product development managerLondon, UK	2 emails
5	1interview with a senior manager in the tax and human capital departmentLondon, UK		Services presentationCompared to the personal working experience in the same department of the consulting company (Big 4)
6	2 interviews with the co-founder of the Rome subsidiary and head of marketing and innovationRome, Italy	1 visit	Contacts for 10 years
7	1 interview with the co-founderLondon, UK		Analysis of the company’s presentations on innovation process and services
8	1 interview with the founder1 interview with the leading photographer Rome, Italy		Contacts for 5 years
9	1 interview with the senior designer London, UK	4 emails	Analysis of the published interview of the company’s founder
10	1 interview with the founder and leading designer of the companyLondon, UK	3 emails
11	3 interviews with the co-founder and a lawyer of the firmRome, Italy	>5 visits	Contacts with founders for 10 years

Source: Author’s own creation