Papers by Fabrizio Cesaroni
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Jun 1, 2019
The paper investigates the emerging practice of social crowdfunding. It focuses on both the role ... more The paper investigates the emerging practice of social crowdfunding. It focuses on both the role played by crowdfunding platforms and the activities that these platforms perform in enhancing and facilitating the diffusion of social and cultural projects through donations. Crowdfunding platforms empower the financing of projects by soliciting small investments from a large base of potential backers over the Internet and creating a dynamic funding network. However, crowdfunding platforms should also create greater legitimacy for social enterprises by promoting early societal interaction and participation. To explore the context of social crowdfunding, the paper examines the case of the Italian social crowdfunding platform-Meridonare-by using both primary and secondary data sources. Findings reveal that, beyond acting as a standard crowdfunding platform, Meridonare eases interactions and relationships among different stakeholders. The emerging set of relationships gives rise to a Social Crowdfunding Business Ecosystem (SCBE), with the crowdfunding platform acting as a hub to enact knowledge sharing and service provision to a plethora of different actors.
International Journal of Services Sciences, 2022
Lecture notes in information systems and organisation, Oct 8, 2015
From a market orientation perspective, this study intends to examine how small high-tech firms ge... more From a market orientation perspective, this study intends to examine how small high-tech firms generate, disseminate and integrate information on customers’ needs, competitors’ activities and market forces within their organizational boundaries in order to define and to implement effective strategies. We perform an explorative qualitative analysis based on Italian and Spanish academic spin-off firms. We find that the activities of generation, dissemination and integration of market information are crucial to develop technological innovations and to obtain positive performance, even if these activities require the definition and development of a sophisticated marketing information system, as well as the availability of economic resources and specialized competences, often more limited in these small firms.
Sinergie Italian Journal of Management, 2019
Purpose of the paper: Creativity and innovation in haute cuisine restaurants are being explored. ... more Purpose of the paper: Creativity and innovation in haute cuisine restaurants are being explored. The paper seeks to understand what factors influence the creative process in culinary activities. Methodology: The exploratory analysis has been conducted by using a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) based on primary data obtained from a survey of 132 Italian Michelin stared Chefs. Findings: Three key factors were found to stimulate creativity. The withinindividual factor reflects the chef 's personal inclination for creativity. The second factor consists of external sources beyond the individual chef that can significantly enhance or constrain creativity. Lastly, an important practical factor encompasses contextual components, such as the need to consider financial sustainability and cost control. Research limits: The paper is focused on the Italian context and caution has to be used when generalizing the results of the study to different contexts. The research has an exploratory nature. Findings have to be confirmed by further analyses. Practical implications: The paper concludes with a suggested set of management capabilities to support the success of efforts that transform novel ideas into new and desirable culinary experiences for competitive positioning of haute cuisine restaurants. Originality of the paper: The first results of a work-in progress research help understanding how the approach to creativity influences the development of culinary innovations, which ultimately lead to the financial performance of restaurants.
Proceedings - Academy of Management, Aug 1, 2017
Proceedings - Academy of Management, Aug 1, 2019
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Governing Business Systems, 2017
Internet-of-Things (IoT) is expected to play a key role in the near future due to the possibility... more Internet-of-Things (IoT) is expected to play a key role in the near future due to the possibility it shows to spur processes of economic growth by fostering differentiated business applications. To exploit several possibilities, firms need to define and adopt appropriate business models. By analyzing the case of FIWARE, we discuss which business models can be adopted by different actors involved in the development and usage of a cloud-based platform enabling IoT solutions. We show that such platform represents a general purpose technology, which allows innovative forms of division of labor among technology suppliers and technology users, with positive revenues for involved actors.
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016
The recent increase in firms’ patenting activity and in subsequent infringement litigations has m... more The recent increase in firms’ patenting activity and in subsequent infringement litigations has made clear that firms need to enhance patent enforceability and to pursue proper strategies to increa...
Tourism and hospitality management, 2021
Purpose – The paper focuses on the profile of chefs, whose job is considered as one of the most c... more Purpose – The paper focuses on the profile of chefs, whose job is considered as one of the most challenging professions as it involves scientific mastery, as well as creativity, and innovation. Design – Based on a sample of 264 individuals (both starred Italian chefs listed on Michelin Red Guide and students from six Italian culinary high schools), the study assesses which factors affect chefs’ innovative performance. Findings – Results show that success in haute cuisine depends on several factors, which involve chef’s creativity, culinary innovation process, and the restaurant service offering (restaurantscape). The differences between chefs in training and top chefs in terms of creativity are underlined. The study offers suggestions on chefs’ innovative process and provides a better understanding of how success in the chef profession is influenced by both individual features and environmental/social characteristics. Furthermore, results indicate which capabilities chefs in trainin...
Sinergie Italian Journal of Management, 2019
Academy of Management Proceedings, 2019
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2018
What different configurations of Business Model (BM) exist in an IoT platform that aims at develo... more What different configurations of Business Model (BM) exist in an IoT platform that aims at developing smart cities? To address this research question, we build on BM literature and argue that BM configurations have general characteristics beyond the unique traits of individual firms. We empirically investigate 21 projects for smart cities that participate to a European funded Accelerator using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). Our findings reveal the most frequent patters of association among value propositions and BM's building blocks. In so doing, we contribute to explain and analyze the diversity among cases as well as BM's causal complexity.
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, 2016
Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, 2016
Cloud-based technological solutions are expected to play a key role in the near future due to the... more Cloud-based technological solutions are expected to play a key role in the near future due to their pervasiveness and the possibility they show to spur processes of economic growth by increasing efficiency and favoring differentiated business applications. However, in order to exploit such possibilities, firms need to define and adopt appropriate business models. By analyzing the case of an EU cloud platform, we discuss which business models can be adopted by different actors involved in the development and usage of cloud-based platforms. We show that such platforms represent general purpose technologies, which allow new forms of division of labor among technology suppliers and technology users, with positive returns for both types of actors.
International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 2016
This article examines the impact of open innovation (OI) practices on the innovation activity of ... more This article examines the impact of open innovation (OI) practices on the innovation activity of low-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Different external knowledge sources are considered, and the ability of SMEs to acquire and integrate external knowledge into their organizational boundaries for innovation purposes is assessed. The research draws on a sample of 191 Italian winemakers. The results show that SMEs with higher propensity to access and use external knowledge sources show a greater ability to innovate and that their absorptive capacity impacts the use of external sources. Several implications for theory and practice are drawn, underlining a number of suggestions for future research.
The extensive literature on general purpose technology has long recognized markets for technology... more The extensive literature on general purpose technology has long recognized markets for technology as a potentially important source of commercializing ideas through licensing agreements. Yet, accessing the markets for technology is not simple, especially for young technology ventures that do not possess suitable capabilities for monitoring and assessing potential partners. We extend existing theory to investigate the contribution of patent analysis to partner searching in the markets for technology. We draw on the open innovation literature, resource-based view of the firm, and transaction costs, to speculate that R&D strategies that integrate patent analysis will be of greater importance, contribute to a broader set of potential partners, and mostly occur in technological areas with strong appropriability regimes. We provide a practical application in the nanotechnology field by performing a patent analysis in a sample of 5,002 family patents related to carbon nanotubes, for a tota...
for helpful comments and useful suggestions on earlier drafts of this report. The research receiv... more for helpful comments and useful suggestions on earlier drafts of this report. The research received the financial support of the Commission of the European Communities, TSER Project "From Science to Product". The usual disclaimer applies.
Harvard Deusto Business Research, 2013
Firms have been modifying their innovation management processes to generate, implement and exploi... more Firms have been modifying their innovation management processes to generate, implement and exploit new technological knowledge. A gradual shift from a closed to an open model of technological innovation has been the recurring pattern of this change, which has also induced firms to a modification of managerial procedures and business models. The Service-Dominant (SD) logic can offer a useful guideline to firms in the implementation of an Open Innovation (OI) model. In this paper we analyze the bases of the OI paradigm by means of the SD logic mindset. Each of the ten foundational premises (FP) of the SD logic are described, interpreted for high-tech firms and analyzed to suggest how they translate to the OI approach with the help of real world examples.
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Papers by Fabrizio Cesaroni