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The aim of this study is to provide new insights into the social innovation (SI) development process in the context of social start‐ups. A multiple case study identifies the issues and mechanisms for social start‐ups to develop a social need into a potentially scalable innovation and to validate and scale it up, while avoiding a possible failure. Results show that key challenges faced by social start‐ups can be characterized according to the stage of the SI development path. Firstly, social start‐ups' failure can be caused by the lack of expertise in social problems and of flexible processes for social ventures creation; secondly, by the lack of awareness of SI benefits and proper resources allocation; and, finally, by a weak understanding of the impact and intangible outcomes of the developed SI in society, while ensuring its economic sustainability. Successfully overcoming these challenges requires social start‐ups to put in place the following mechanisms: (1) leveraging a vision and motivations that balance tensions in terms of the radical, economic and cultural aspects of SI; (2) engaging the SI stakeholders in different (and sequential) phases of SI development process; and (3) identifying and adopting the most suitable technological, financial and communication tools in an integrated way.
Cinzia Battistella; Rosa Maria Dangelico; Fabio Nonino; Elena Pessot. How social start‐ups avoid being falling stars when developing social innovation. Creativity and Innovation Management 2021, 30, 320 -335.
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Rosa Maria Dangelico, Fabio Nonino, Elena Pessot. How social start‐ups avoid being falling stars when developing social innovation. Creativity and Innovation Management. 2021; 30 (2):320-335.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Rosa Maria Dangelico; Fabio Nonino; Elena Pessot. 2021. "How social start‐ups avoid being falling stars when developing social innovation." Creativity and Innovation Management 30, no. 2: 320-335.
This study aims to review the state of the art on the topic of business models for sustainability. The paper screens 1744 peer‐reviewed papers with no temporal limitation and undertakes three stages of literature review analysis of a final set of 134 papers with a combination of systematic, bibliometric and multivariate techniques. The first output is the identification of six wide different but interconnected research streams of business model for sustainability: namely, elements and structure; applications; different types of business model for sustainability; transition process; circularity as sustainability; and technical aspects of innovation. A theoretical framework that allows to understand the themes explored by the literature so far and gives an interpretation of the evolution of the literature has been produced. Finally, the analysis provides opportunities and research directions for future research. The paper originality lies in providing the first co‐citation analysis of business models for sustainability with a descriptive and critical study by identifying main research trends and relevant gaps in the literature and by providing future research directions.
Nadia Preghenella; Cinzia Battistella. Exploring business models for sustainability: A bibliographic investigation of the literature and future research directions. Business Strategy and the Environment 2021, 30, 2505 -2522.
AMA StyleNadia Preghenella, Cinzia Battistella. Exploring business models for sustainability: A bibliographic investigation of the literature and future research directions. Business Strategy and the Environment. 2021; 30 (5):2505-2522.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNadia Preghenella; Cinzia Battistella. 2021. "Exploring business models for sustainability: A bibliographic investigation of the literature and future research directions." Business Strategy and the Environment 30, no. 5: 2505-2522.
Recent decades have witnessed increased number of studies focusing on digitalization and related capabilities. Across disciplines digitalization capability is viewed as a sources of sustained competiveness. Nonetheless, several issues related to conceptualizing digitalization capabilities remain ambivalent. The present study, uses co-citation analysis to clarify concept of digitalization capability and identify three underlining capabilities, namely digital integration capabilities, digital platform capabilities, and digital innovation capabilities, that represents micro-foundation of digitalization capabilities. Further, a capability-based model is developed which includes antecedents and consequences of digitalization capabilities in an integrated conceptual model. Suggestions for future research, theoretical contributions and managerial contributions are also presented.
Alessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino; Vinit Parida; Elena Pessot. Literature review on digitalization capabilities: Co-citation analysis of antecedents, conceptualization and consequences. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2021, 166, 120635 .
AMA StyleAlessandro Annarelli, Cinzia Battistella, Fabio Nonino, Vinit Parida, Elena Pessot. Literature review on digitalization capabilities: Co-citation analysis of antecedents, conceptualization and consequences. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2021; 166 ():120635.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino; Vinit Parida; Elena Pessot. 2021. "Literature review on digitalization capabilities: Co-citation analysis of antecedents, conceptualization and consequences." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 166, no. : 120635.
The aim of this paper is to clarify the state-of-the-art of literature about Servitization and Product Service System, by conducting a comprehensive and all-around selection and analysis of contributions from different streams of research. These topics attracted a growing amount of research effort for a long period of time, therefore it is important to clarify the contributions of thirty years of research by shedding light on the core of literature about Servitization and Product Service System. The review employs bibliometric techniques and data coming from co-citation analysis as a mean to explore the academic production on the topic. Findings of the study reveal the core structure of literature (in terms of publications, research areas and authors) developed around the topics of Servitization and Product Service System, by highlighting the most relevant research areas and the future developments. We present a conceptual framework depicting the current situation of literature.
Alessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Francesco Costantino; Giulio Di Gravio; Fabio Nonino; Riccardo Patriarca. New trends in product service system and servitization research: A conceptual structure emerging from three decades of literature. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology 2021, 32, 424 -436.
AMA StyleAlessandro Annarelli, Cinzia Battistella, Francesco Costantino, Giulio Di Gravio, Fabio Nonino, Riccardo Patriarca. New trends in product service system and servitization research: A conceptual structure emerging from three decades of literature. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology. 2021; 32 ():424-436.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Francesco Costantino; Giulio Di Gravio; Fabio Nonino; Riccardo Patriarca. 2021. "New trends in product service system and servitization research: A conceptual structure emerging from three decades of literature." CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology 32, no. : 424-436.
Disruptions and unexpected turbulences characterize the contemporary service industry and pose greater criticalities to organizations that have concerns about both their survival and their business sustainability. The answer to this challenge is to design an organizational system aimed at enhancing so-called organizational resilience. The aim of this work is to present and test an assessment methodology based on a framework that links key static and dynamic characteristics of firms as resilient systems and relates these characteristics with service quality preservation after disruptions. The framework adopts a set of indicators, namely resilience dimensions, to comprehend the real effects of resilience characteristics with service quality dimensions. Through the analysis of a real case, we provided evidence of how the model can be applied in a backward perspective to understand fault modes of specific events. Results show how inadequacies in terms of resilience characteristics determine losses of service quality, and also how the model can be used as a predictive tool to determine in which area companies should intervene in order to improve resilience and service quality.
Alessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino. A Framework to Evaluate the Effects of Organizational Resilience on Service Quality. Sustainability 2020, 12, 958 .
AMA StyleAlessandro Annarelli, Cinzia Battistella, Fabio Nonino. A Framework to Evaluate the Effects of Organizational Resilience on Service Quality. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):958.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino. 2020. "A Framework to Evaluate the Effects of Organizational Resilience on Service Quality." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 958.
For many companies, the servitization of business grounded on Product Service Systems is proving to be a winning value proposition based as it is on a distinctive mix of economically, socially and environmentally sustainable solutions aimed at satisfying customer’s needs. This research investigates the conjoint effect of three potential sources of PSS’s competitive advantage: the type of PSS, i.e. a value proposition directed at a market segment based on specific customer behaviour, the core resources, competences and organizational processes on which the PSS’s business model is based and their level of protection from competitor’s replication. We adopted a multiple case study methodology to take into account the complex interrelation of the variables characterizing the phenomenon investigated by sampling 10 companies and collecting data by means of semi-structured interviews. Results of within- and cross-case analysis reveal that Use-Oriented PSS business models gain a competitive advantage from physical resources and organizational processes, whether protected against replication threat or not, while Result-Oriented PSS business models from people competences. Human capital is fundamental also for Product-Oriented PSS business models, but companies can reach a competitive advantage only if protected against replication threat from competitors. The paper contributes to the expanding PSS literature by identifying potentially distinctive factors of the PSS business model and by providing useful considerations on PSS competitive and strategic potential, with an in-depth analysis of success elements.
Alessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino. Competitive advantage implication of different Product Service System business models: Consequences of ‘not-replicable’ capabilities. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 247, 119121 .
AMA StyleAlessandro Annarelli, Cinzia Battistella, Fabio Nonino. Competitive advantage implication of different Product Service System business models: Consequences of ‘not-replicable’ capabilities. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 247 ():119121.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino. 2019. "Competitive advantage implication of different Product Service System business models: Consequences of ‘not-replicable’ capabilities." Journal of Cleaner Production 247, no. : 119121.
Internet has increased the companies’ propensity to offer products/services free of charge through web-based platforms. This choice challenges the logic of traditional business models aimed at increasing the value captured by the firm. In order to analyse the impact of the free of charge offering on the enterprises’ web-based business models, we developed a systematic theoretical framework able to identify the key actors and flows of value involved in these business models. We tested this framework on 125 web-based platforms, clustering them through a combination of Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Hierarchical Clustering on Principle Components. The analysis allowed us to identify five different configurations of free-driven business models. Differently from the previous literature, we identify three specific configurations based on user-innovators, who are customers interested in participating in value creation processes, if adequately incentivized. These configurations are characterized by different sources of revenues and by the provision of specific free flows of value to user innovators, who can contribute to the business model with their working knowledge and reputation. Our analysis not only contributes to the academic debate on online business models, but it can support web-based companies in the definition of business model characterized by an effective and sustainable equilibrium between value creation and value capture processes.
Cinzia Battistella; Gianluca Murgia; Fabio Nonino. Free-driven web-based business models. Electronic Commerce Research 2019, 21, 445 -486.
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Gianluca Murgia, Fabio Nonino. Free-driven web-based business models. Electronic Commerce Research. 2019; 21 (2):445-486.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Gianluca Murgia; Fabio Nonino. 2019. "Free-driven web-based business models." Electronic Commerce Research 21, no. 2: 445-486.
Cinzia Battistella; Elena Pessot. Investigating Companies’ Journey Toward Business Model Innovation Through Case Study Research. Investigating Companies’ Journey Toward Business Model Innovation Through Case Study Research 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Elena Pessot. Investigating Companies’ Journey Toward Business Model Innovation Through Case Study Research. Investigating Companies’ Journey Toward Business Model Innovation Through Case Study Research. 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Elena Pessot. 2019. "Investigating Companies’ Journey Toward Business Model Innovation Through Case Study Research." Investigating Companies’ Journey Toward Business Model Innovation Through Case Study Research , no. : 1.
Despite the high number of active small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in all sectors, current studies have barely developed investigations on the sustainability of their business models so far. The aim of this study was thus to bridge the gap between sustainable business models of SMEs in the service industry, to uncover the challenges that SMEs face when seeking business model reconfiguration toward sustainability. More specifically, the empirical investigation adopted a case study research design in the context of yacht tourism, as one business form among many within the tourism industry and thus within the broader category of the service industry. Interviews were conducted with seven European SMEs, whose business models were analyzed through the lens of the triple bottom line and sustainability challenges in their business models. The results display a varied typology of case studies, where business model components reveal diverse expressions of facing sustainability challenges. The work discusses reported findings with a cross-case comparison among detected business models and outlines a list of propositions for sustainable business models of SMEs. The paper contributes in continuing the discourse on sustainable business models, adopting the perspective of the challenges for SMEs and offers food for thought for managers of SMEs in comparing their own business with the identified business model types.
Cinzia Battistella; Maria Rosita Cagnina; Lucia Cicero; Nadia Preghenella. Sustainable Business Models of SMEs: Challenges in Yacht Tourism Sector. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3437 .
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Maria Rosita Cagnina, Lucia Cicero, Nadia Preghenella. Sustainable Business Models of SMEs: Challenges in Yacht Tourism Sector. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (10):3437.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Maria Rosita Cagnina; Lucia Cicero; Nadia Preghenella. 2018. "Sustainable Business Models of SMEs: Challenges in Yacht Tourism Sector." Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3437.
Purpose This work provides new insights into possible managerial choices and development directions for practising open innovation (OI) in companies. The purpose of this paper is to explore the different practices, actors and tools adopted for opening up the innovation process, in particular, by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are still facing difficulties in its implementation. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a literature review and an exploratory survey of a sample of 85 European SMEs. Findings The study identifies a total of 23 practices, 20 actors and 11 tools involved in the OI processes of companies. It highlights, through literature and empirical evidence, how different combinations of practices, actors and tools are put into practice. Research limitations/implications The developed framework offers new insights both from OI literature and from practitioners’ point of view into the supporting decision-making processes regarding which practices to implement, tools to adopt and actors to collaborate with. A wider investigation is recommended to include more variables to define the differences among the combinations of practices, actors and tools in terms of types of innovation (e.g. product, process, etc.), the openness degree and other contextual factors. Originality/value The originality of this paper is based on the fact that it focusses on a practical perspective of OI implementation, building a framework of reference from previous literature and empirical investigation.
Cinzia Battistella; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Elena Pessot. Practising open innovation: a framework of reference. Business Process Management Journal 2017, 23, 1311 -1336.
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Alberto Felice DE Toni, Elena Pessot. Practising open innovation: a framework of reference. Business Process Management Journal. 2017; 23 (6):1311-1336.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Elena Pessot. 2017. "Practising open innovation: a framework of reference." Business Process Management Journal 23, no. 6: 1311-1336.
Focusing on strategic agility and business model concepts, the present paper proposes a framework for recognising common strategies, activities and paths to business model reconfiguration developed through the activation of a set of micro-capabilities. We argue that successful companies nurture specific capabilities in order to act proactively and to reach strategic agility and direct these to specific key elements of the business model (building blocks), thus enabling the renewing of the entire business model.\ud The methodology is a multiple case study analysis of four successful companies in different industries. We identified three main classes of capabilities for strategic agility and we explored which ones are valid and how they can be activated in a company's business model through an in-depth within-case and cross-case analysis.\ud Results show that strategy innovation capabilities could be focused on motto and value offer, research and development and social responsibility building blocks; resource capitalisation capabilities on education and knowledge, management and human resource building blocks, and networking capabilities on branding and retail and network building blocks.\ud From a literature point of view, we contributed to the ongoing debate about business model change and critical capabilities, by investigating the “black box” of business models. From the practical point of view, the linkage between capabilities and the building blocks of the business model is important in order to capitalise on resources and time, focusing on specific actions and specific areas of the business model
Cinzia Battistella; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Giovanni De Zan; Elena Pessot. Cultivating business model agility through focused capabilities: A multiple case study. Journal of Business Research 2017, 73, 65 -82.
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Alberto Felice DE Toni, Giovanni De Zan, Elena Pessot. Cultivating business model agility through focused capabilities: A multiple case study. Journal of Business Research. 2017; 73 ():65-82.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Giovanni De Zan; Elena Pessot. 2017. "Cultivating business model agility through focused capabilities: A multiple case study." Journal of Business Research 73, no. : 65-82.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the context of open innovation offered by accelerators can affect the successful growth of start-ups. The authors explore accelerators practices and tools in sustaining start-ups and increasing survival probability in their innovation process, with the aim of addressing the following research question: how can start-ups benefit from participation in an accelerator programme from an open innovation perspective? Design/methodology/approach A review of the literature on start-up successes and failures and on major practices in the open innovation paradigm was carried out, delineating them in the context of accelerators. Given the absence of literature on accelerator practices for supporting start-ups, and aiming at a comprehensive understanding of how the open environment within the accelerator influences a start-up’s survival (or even success) by mitigating the probability of failure, the authors conducted an exploratory case study in an English accelerator. Findings The open innovation practices mediated by an accelerator and the ones that are not covered, but that can benefit a start-up’s survival, are shown. On the one hand, main effective practices, such as dyadic co-creation with accelerator network partners and crowdsourcing, are revealed to address mostly the lack of, or wrong direction in, product, marketing and relative managerial abilities, which are not usually owned by a start-up due to its “newness”. On the other hand, some causes of failures, such as the intrinsic characteristics of founder teams, do not seem to be addressed by an open approach and neither does participation in an accelerator programme. Originality/value This paper is the first to study and link the literature on accelerators, start-ups and open innovation.
Cinzia Battistella; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Elena Pessot. Open accelerators for start-ups success: a case study. European Journal of Innovation Management 2017, 20, 80 -111.
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Alberto Felice DE Toni, Elena Pessot. Open accelerators for start-ups success: a case study. European Journal of Innovation Management. 2017; 20 (1):80-111.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Elena Pessot. 2017. "Open accelerators for start-ups success: a case study." European Journal of Innovation Management 20, no. 1: 80-111.
Alessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Yuri Borgianni; Fabio Nonino. Predicting the Value of Product Service-Systems for Potential Future Implementers: Results from Multiple Industrial Case Studies. Procedia CIRP 2017, 64, 295 -300.
AMA StyleAlessandro Annarelli, Cinzia Battistella, Yuri Borgianni, Fabio Nonino. Predicting the Value of Product Service-Systems for Potential Future Implementers: Results from Multiple Industrial Case Studies. Procedia CIRP. 2017; 64 ():295-300.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Yuri Borgianni; Fabio Nonino. 2017. "Predicting the Value of Product Service-Systems for Potential Future Implementers: Results from Multiple Industrial Case Studies." Procedia CIRP 64, no. : 295-300.
Alessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino. Product service system: A conceptual framework from a systematic review. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 139, 1011 -1032.
AMA StyleAlessandro Annarelli, Cinzia Battistella, Fabio Nonino. Product service system: A conceptual framework from a systematic review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 139 ():1011-1032.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Annarelli; Cinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino. 2016. "Product service system: A conceptual framework from a systematic review." Journal of Cleaner Production 139, no. : 1011-1032.
Purpose – Managing organizations in complex environments is a major challenge. Complexity is not only due to the external environment (market and/or technological turbulence) but also to the internal configuration and specificities. A recent stream of studies in organizational literature suggested that organizations should develop and deploy specific capabilities for facing complexity, namely dynamic capabilities. This means becoming more flexible. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This paper proposes four main capabilities to face four dimensions of complexity. It then investigates if it is more appropriate to focus on a specific capability when facing higher levels of a specific dimension of complexity. The research methodology is a multiple case study in seven different organizational units of the same super-store corporate. Findings – Data showed some important results. First of all, internal complexity is unit specific rather than corporate or industry specific. Moreover, it can derive not only from unpredictability and rate of change, but also from variety of elements and their interactions. All these elements form complexity. Internal complexity is characterized by four main elements: uncertainty, dynamicity, diversity and interdependence. Finally, for each of these elements, different organizational strategies are used: in case of uncertainty, for example, a strategy used by the companies is the sharing of information and the development of redundancy. Originality/value – Originality lies in linking different capabilities with different dimensions of internal complexity.
Alberto Felice DE Toni; Giovanni De Zan; Cinzia Battistella. Organisational capabilities for internal complexity: an exploration in the Coop stores. Business Process Management Journal 2016, 22, 196 -230.
AMA StyleAlberto Felice DE Toni, Giovanni De Zan, Cinzia Battistella. Organisational capabilities for internal complexity: an exploration in the Coop stores. Business Process Management Journal. 2016; 22 (1):196-230.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlberto Felice DE Toni; Giovanni De Zan; Cinzia Battistella. 2016. "Organisational capabilities for internal complexity: an exploration in the Coop stores." Business Process Management Journal 22, no. 1: 196-230.
For small medium enterprises, customization of roadmapping is required. Although the phases of its process are solid and shared in the literature, the sub-phases and specific activities to be undertaken are only mentioned and do not provide sufficient guidance for implementation. The paper proposes a new methodology for the implementation of technology roadmapping. The research strategy is based on action research with two cycles of action. The first cycle (Opportunity profile) simplifies the traditional methodology. The second cycle (Extended Map) relies on collaboration of small medium enterprises coordinated by an intermediary and adds an ecosystem view to the methodology
Cinzia Battistella; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Roberto Pillon. The Extended Map methodology: Technology roadmapping for SMES clusters. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management 2015, 38, 1 -23.
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Alberto Felice DE Toni, Roberto Pillon. The Extended Map methodology: Technology roadmapping for SMES clusters. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management. 2015; 38 ():1-23.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Roberto Pillon. 2015. "The Extended Map methodology: Technology roadmapping for SMES clusters." Journal of Engineering and Technology Management 38, no. : 1-23.
Dimitri Gagliardi; Francesco Niglia; Cinzia Battistella. Evaluation and design of innovation policies in the agro-food sector: An application of multilevel self-regulating agents. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2014, 85, 40 -57.
AMA StyleDimitri Gagliardi, Francesco Niglia, Cinzia Battistella. Evaluation and design of innovation policies in the agro-food sector: An application of multilevel self-regulating agents. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2014; 85 ():40-57.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDimitri Gagliardi; Francesco Niglia; Cinzia Battistella. 2014. "Evaluation and design of innovation policies in the agro-food sector: An application of multilevel self-regulating agents." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 85, no. : 40-57.
The paper proposes a method for analysing, modelling and foresighting the business ecosystems as network structures interacting one with each other. The methodology's name is “methodology of business ecosystem network analysis” (MOBENA). The paper shows how it is possible to systematically study the structure and fluxes of a business ecosystem. The main problems of other modelling languages for firm interactions that MOBENA tries to overcome are that (1) the methodologies tailored for BEs are very few, the others neglect interdependences or focus only on tangible or intangible aspects, and (2) they limit potential for strategic analysis and they do not take in a future-perspective. The paper includes an analysis of literature on Strategic Management (in particular, strategic models on relationships), Network Analysis and Foresight, from whence the theoretical proposal of the MOBENA is born. Then, the authors illustrate its application via a case study conducted inside the Telecom Italia Future Centre, and in particular taking as example the digital imaging ecosystem. The original aspects are the mapping of tangible and intangible relationships, the dynamic and foresight analysis, the possibility to set strategic guidance thanks to specific indicators.
Cinzia Battistella; Katia Colucci; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Fabio Nonino. Methodology of business ecosystems network analysis: A case study in Telecom Italia Future Centre. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2013, 80, 1194 -1210.
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Katia Colucci, Alberto Felice DE Toni, Fabio Nonino. Methodology of business ecosystems network analysis: A case study in Telecom Italia Future Centre. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2013; 80 (6):1194-1210.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Katia Colucci; Alberto Felice DE Toni; Fabio Nonino. 2013. "Methodology of business ecosystems network analysis: A case study in Telecom Italia Future Centre." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 80, no. 6: 1194-1210.
Given that open innovation web-based platforms (OIPs) allow for the collaboration of individuals and companies, this paper focuses on exploring the motivations for participating and collaborating in OIPs. Extant studies are conflicting, especially with respect to the importance of the monetary reward as a motivation. Moreover, literature supports our premise from the individuals' motivations analysis viewpoint, but not from the companies' perspective. Finally, literature does not consider the differences related to different members and to different phases of the innovation process. First, we base the literature on open innovation on the Internet (crowdsourcing, peer production and open source) to identify the potential motivations. We then deeply analyse 116 OIPs to determine if the motivations can be a function of the phase of innovation and the dependency on members. We show that the design of the motivational system should take into consideration the different stages of the innovation process and that the OIPs should consider moving from 'work place' logic to 'social place' logic
Cinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino. Open innovation web-based platforms: The impact of different forms of motivation on collaboration. Innovation 2012, 14, 557 -575.
AMA StyleCinzia Battistella, Fabio Nonino. Open innovation web-based platforms: The impact of different forms of motivation on collaboration. Innovation. 2012; 14 (4):557-575.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCinzia Battistella; Fabio Nonino. 2012. "Open innovation web-based platforms: The impact of different forms of motivation on collaboration." Innovation 14, no. 4: 557-575.
The paper proposes a multi-attribute combinatorial auction-based mechanism, called open contract mechanism (OCM), which allows an organization or an individual (seeker) to dynamically and simultaneously bargain the features of distinct innovation contracts with other organizations and individuals (solvers), in general collective innovation environments. In such contexts, a seeker does not possess specific skills and technical knowledge which are crucial for an innovation or for a part of a new product development project, while some solvers might be willing to provide their relevant know-how to the seeker. To induce collaboration between the seeker and solvers, voluntary and legally enforceable agreements need to be formulated, where a fair evaluation of the intellectual property rights of any party is guaranteed, and all technical and economic aspects are detailed. Therefore, OCM allows the seeker to involve solvers in defining a collection of open contract schemes, related to the supply of the required specific skills and technical knowledge. The solvers must submit offers in terms of contract versions of these contract schemes. In such a way, OCM aims at partially extracting from the solvers their multidimensional private information regarding economic and technical issues, in order to reduce the occurrences of pre- and post-contractual opportunistic behaviours.
Alessandro Avenali; Cinzia Battistella; Giorgio Matteucci; Fabio Nonino. A mechanism for supporting collective innovation: the open contract-based challenge. Information Systems and e-Business Management 2012, 11, 541 -568.
AMA StyleAlessandro Avenali, Cinzia Battistella, Giorgio Matteucci, Fabio Nonino. A mechanism for supporting collective innovation: the open contract-based challenge. Information Systems and e-Business Management. 2012; 11 (4):541-568.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlessandro Avenali; Cinzia Battistella; Giorgio Matteucci; Fabio Nonino. 2012. "A mechanism for supporting collective innovation: the open contract-based challenge." Information Systems and e-Business Management 11, no. 4: 541-568.