Innovative technology enterprises are recognized internationally as an important pillar in modern economic activity. This paper presents the findings from a research combining qualitative and quantitative methods, with the specific goal of identifying and verifying the characteristics that affect their survival and growth. Results from an in-depth longitudinal qualitative case study, that examines a mature and constantly growing (in its 10-year operation) technologically innovative enterprise, reveal that a number of characteristics pertaining to both the profile of the entrepreneurial team, as well as of the employees, significantly affect company survival and growth in this context. Moreover, we recognize and analyze three stages in its evolution: an initial “evolutionary” growth (infancy and youth), followed by a “revolutionary” (crisis), and a second “evolutionary” (maturity) stage. Our findings are further corroborated and enriched through a survey with N = 27 entrepreneurs in innovative technology startups. We contribute to existing literature on innovative technology entrepreneurship, by identifying characteristics that entrepreneurs and employees should bear, towards its survival and growth. Moreover, a practical application of the life cycle approach is described for technologically innovative companies. Finally, a specific prescription that can help guide future theoretical and practical endeavors in innovative technology entrepreneurship is also provided accordingly.

Horizontal logistics collaboration enables suppliers and retailers to streamline distribution networks, reduce transportation inefficiencies, and improve shared logistics operations. However, organizations still struggle to capture its full value, and successful cases remain rare. Drawing on the innovation management, this study applies a data-informed innovation process to generate and evaluate horizontal logistics collaborative schemes within the Greek retail sector. Involving nine multinational suppliers and two retailers in the fast-moving consumer goods sector in Greece over a 3 year project, this study highlights the need for a systematic analytically supported approach to logistics innovation. It proposes a stage-wise innovation approach as a “blueprint” for identifying and advancing the most promising collaborative schemes to implementation. By integrating insights from innovation management and logistics collaboration and by highlighting the specific conditions of the Greek logistics landscape, it offers a fresh perspective on approaching the traditional challenges and barriers of horizontal logistics collaboration. This flexibility ensures that collaborative models can be adjusted as business environments change, promoting sustainability.

Digital transformation can extend the educational, social, and economic value of cultural heritage, but technology-led initiatives frequently remain disconnected from heritage interpretation, learning theory, entrepreneurship, and long-term sustainability governance. This article develops the ATHRIAN Framework as an integrative systems-based model for sustainable digital heritage experiences. Methodologically, the study combines a structured integrative literature review and conceptual synthesis with a formative application at Hadrian’s Library in Athens. The review integrates heritage doctrine, systems and resilience theory, interpretation and experiential-learning scholarship, digital-heritage research, gamification, cultural entrepreneurship, and sustainability governance. Through comparative coding and iterative synthesis, six interdependent dimensions were derived: Heritage Interpretation, Digital Innovation, Experiential Learning, Narrative Engagement and Gamification, Cultural Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability Governance. Eight theoretical propositions and eight design principles translate these dimensions into a research and implementation agenda. The formative application uses an anonymous audience-preference survey (n = 192) collected for an academic project. Descriptive results show strong interest in an interactive exploration experience (132 yes, 52 maybe), high interest in a knowledge-oriented treasure hunt (77.1% rating it very or extremely interesting), preference for a hybrid delivery format (50.0%), and substantial potential willingness to pay (91.7% yes or maybe). These findings are not treated as validation of the framework; rather, they demonstrate how ATHRIAN can guide site-specific design choices and empirical measurement. The article contributes a theoretically grounded, operationalizable framework, clarifies its boundary conditions, and specifies a staged adaptation protocol for future comparative, expert-validation, and implementation studies.