Purpose This paper aims to focus on how Industry 4.0 technology transfer has
been implemented by leading Italian innovative small, and medium-size companies
(SMEs). Design/methodology/approach This exploratory-descriptive study uses
qualitative methods for collecting primary data (interviews and ethnographic
observation) and secondary data (surveys, press news and websites). Findings The
paper con... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThis paper aims to evaluate and prioritize the key supplier selection
indicators and to establish the relationship between available alternatives and
selected indicators by using step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA)
and weighted aggregated sum product assessment
(WASPAS).Design/methodology/approachAuthors have extracted the supplier
selection criteria from literature and used ... hiện toàn bộ
Barbara Bigliardi, Francesco Galati, Alberto Petroni
Purpose– The aim of this paper is twofold: to understand if it is possible to
find similarities and dissimilarities among the construction companies in terms
of knowledge management (KM) process, identifying the main tools and techniques
adopted by the same companies within this process; second, to emphasize and
study more in depth the best KM techniques that emerged from the cases in the
context ... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the development of the practice
and understanding of audit assurance.Design/methodology/approachA broad approach
is taken, embracing the audit of financial statements, internal auditing and
other forms of assurance. The paper endeavours to place this subject within the
context of the philosophy of auditing. The paper addresses, and seeks to
explain, t... hiện toàn bộ
Davide Aloini, Riccardo Dulmin, G. Farina, Valeria Mininno, Luisa Pellegrini
PurposeOpen innovation (OI) literature suggests that firms can improve their
innovation performance by learning from a large set of actors in the innovation
process. However, the extant literature has overlooked the “who” question: which
partners should be included in the different phases of the innovation funnel?
How should they be selected? This paper aims to offer, while focusing in the
early p... hiện toàn bộ
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop the model of knowledge
management influence on company performance for further empirical testing of the
links between knowledge management practices and processes and organizational
performance. Design/methodology/approach This study establishes a model for
comprehensive analysis of knowledge management’s influence on performance and
describes the pr... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present and analyze a case study on the
design of a system of sustainable development indicators for an electric
utility.Design/methodology/approachThe case study is based on collaboration with
an electric utility and consultation with external experts. A six‐step process
was used to create the indicators: conduct a needs assessment; conduct process
planning;... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to develop existing tools or methodologies to
measure customer value during acquisition and use, in such a way that the
measures concurrently indicate the level of performance and more “accurately”
identify the improvement opportunities.Design/methodology/approachThe producer
is the entity that creates the products that the customers acquire or consume.
This view... hiện toàn bộ