PROGRAM IFKAD 2025

WEDNESDAY 2 JULY 2025
09.00 - 09.05
OPENING OF IFKAD 2025 VIRTUAL SESSIONS
09.05 - 11.10
VIRTUAL PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room A

Digital Innovations in Healthcare

Chair: Guendalina Capece

  • Ubaldo Comite, Alba Maria Gallo, Eveny Ciurleo
    Human-Machine Interaction and Robotics in Healthcare: A Research Agenda as a Starting Point
  • Giuseppe La Torre, Guendalina Capece, David Shaholli, Alice Mannocci
    Enhancing Occupational Health and Safety Education through Gamification: The "Giochiamo a 81" Project
  • Sara Consilia Papavero, Concetta Lucia Cristofaro, Rossella Di Bidino, Fabrizio Massimo Ferrara, Giuseppe Arbia, Sabrina Bonomi
    Evaluating Holistic Socio-Environmental Impact of Digital Health: Scoping Review of Decision-Making Frameworks
  • Ubaldo Comite, Eveny Ciurleo, Maria Carmela Serluca, Alba Maria Gallo
    Digital Innovation in Healthcare Management: Impacts, Challenges, and Opportunities
  • Giuseppe Loseto, Alessandro Massaro, Angelo Rosa
    Generative AI Techniques for Data Aggregation and Summarization: Enhancing Decision Support in Healthcare

Room B

ST 04: IPAZIA Chapter – Gender Issues in Innovative Society: AI and Technology for New Organizational Paradigms

Chair: Giuseppe Modaffari

  • Alessandra Buonasera, Simona Catuogno, Valeria Naciti, Pasquale Sasso
    Gendered Intellectual Capital among the ESG Topics: Evidence from the Sustainability Reports of Italian-Listed SMEs
  • Maria Teresa Bianchi, Raffaele de Socio, Sabrina Ricco
    AI Impact on the Corporate Gender Gap
  • Ubaldo Comite, Alba Maria Gallo, Eveny Ciurleo
    Artificial Intelligence and Gender Equality: Challenges and Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs
  • Francesca Valentina Giglio Moro, Carlo Drago
    Addressing Gender Bias in AI Business Implementation: A Latent Dirichlet Allocation-Based Analysis
  • Paola Paoloni, Alejandra Sevilla-Guzmán
    CBDCs and AI: A Double-Edged Sword for Women's Financial Inclusion

Room C

Knowledge Management, Digital Transformation and Innovation

Chair: Edoardo D'Andrassi

  • Carlo Drago, Francesca Valentina Giglio Moro, Angelo Leogrande
    Bibliometric Ensemble-Based Community Detection Analysis of AI, Knowledge Management, and Emerging Technologies Convergence in Business Paradigms
  • Edoardo D'Andrassi, Maria Vergallito, Greta Bogo, Davide Ceresa
    A Bibliometric Analysis of Artificial Intelligence and Strategic Knowledge Management: Trends, Gaps, and Managerial Implications
  • Jean-Babtiste Phillipe
    Redefining Middle Management: How Generative AI Reshapes Roles and Competencies
  • Francesco Pucci, Giuseppe Roberto Marseglia, Alberto Irace, Federico Chmet
    AI-Enhanced Data Platforms: Transforming Knowledge Management in Waste Management Organizations
  • Michele Modina, Ilaria Nigro
    The Role of DAOs in Shaping Knowledge Management: Opportunities and Risks

Room D

Smart Communities & Virtual Culture

Chair: Mauro Romanelli

  • Chiara Vandoni, Guido Perboli
    Barriers to Web3 Technologies in Museums: A Qualitative Study in Turin
  • Mauro Romanelli
    Smart Responsible Innovative Cities: An Organisational Agenda
  • Alexandra Zbuchea, Monica Bira, Mauro Romanelli
    Creative Urban Spaces: A Collaborative and Organisational View
  • Elisa Bonacini
    Sarajevo 1992-2025. The Contribution of Art between War and Peace, Analogue and Digital
  • Antonietta Strada, Chiara Vandoni, Guido Perboli
    Blockchain Technology and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in Museums: Legal Considerations

Room E

ST 43: Social Sustainability and AI in the Framework of Knowledge Management

Chair: Giuseppe Ambrosio, Giovanni Spatola

  • Stefania D'Aprile, Giovanni Spatola
    Artificial Intelligence as a Driver for Educational Inclusion: Developing a Generative AI Chatbot to Support Professors and Students
  • Giovanni Spatola, Mario D'Avino, Antonio Capasso, Maria Zifaro, Andrea Presciutti
    Artificial Intelligence and Social Sustainability in the Energy Sector: Enhancing Stakeholder Perception and ESG Performance through Innovative Practices
  • Giovanni Spatola, Stefania D'Aprile, Maria Zifaro, Andrea Presciutti, Alessandro Broglia
    Preliminary Study on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence in ESG Practices: A Multi-Case Approach in the Italian Market
  • Giovanni Spatola, Giuseppe Ambrosio, Marianna Mancino, Maria Zifaro, Andrea Presciutti
    Exploring Synergy: AI-Driven Knowledge Management, ESG Performance, and Stakeholder Perceptions in the Energy Sector
  • Marco Chironi, Benedetta Coluccia
    Cybersecurity in the Legal Context: State of Art and Next Challenges

Room F

AI and Digital Transformation

Chair: Ilaria Mariani

  • Diana Smite
    Collaborative Hackathons: Enabling Corporate Sustainability Transitions. The Case of Riga Technical University Coopetition
  • Ilaria Mariani, Marzia Mortati, Francesca Rizzo
    Designing and Scaling GovTech Solutions Through Stakeholder Engagement. The Case Study of WiseTown’s Digital Twin
  • Simona Mormile, Roberta Romano, Emilia Romeo, Gabriella Piscopo, Paola Adinolfi
    Navigating the Digital Challenge: A Bibliometric Analysis of Talent Management in the Public Sector
  • Syed Ahsan Ali Zaman, Mantas Vilkas
    Digital Technology Adoption and Transformation Management Matching Fit: Enhancing Digitalization Performance through a Contingency Lens
  • Antonio Iazzi, Simona Lamusta, Paola Scorrano, Monica Fait
    Bibliometric Exploration of Impression Management and Emerging Technologies in Business Communication

Room G

AI Implementation & Digital Transformation

Chair: Giacomo Gotti

  • Ludovica Nardi, Andrea De Mauro
    Managing Prices in the Age of AI: a Taxonomy of AI Applications to Support Pricing Decisions
  • Riccardo Ventura, Ilaria Mariani
    Open Innovation for Virtual Worlds: A Design-Driven Theoretical Framework for the Creation of User-Generated Experiences
  • Maayan Nakash, Ettore Bolisani
    Do Organizations Struggle to Implement AI in Knowledge Management Systems? Initial Empirical Insights
  • Giacomo Gotti, Angela Fiorella Oksana, Carla Morrone, Valerio D’Ovidio
    Navigating Sustainable Corporate Governance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Primary Evidence from Italy
  • Débora Cristina De Andrade Vicente, Ivan Luciano Danesi, Marta Bertolaso, Chiara Bellini, Lucia Marchegiani
    Corporate Governance, Human-Centric Approaches, and AI Adoption: Does Organizational Size Matter?

Room H

Resilience & Sustainable Strategies

Chair: Stephan Leitner

  • Stefano Marciano, Francesca Peluso
    Business Model Innovation and Digital Technologies in Agri-Food: Leveraging Boundaries for Sustainability
  • Fabrizio Baldassarre, Savino Santovito, Raffaele Campo, Peirfelice Rosato
    Enhancing the Acceptation of Insects as Food: A Sustainable Strategy for a Real Alternative Nutrition?
  • Stephan Leitner
    Organisational Resilience and Decision-Making Modes: An Agent-Based Analysis
  • Andrea Gargiulo, Daniele Leone, Marco Ferretti
    A Sustainable Future for Media-Franchising’s Role in the Entertainment Industry
  • Kevin Alexander Echeverry Bucurú, Fabiola Colmenero Fonseca, Ramiro Rodríguez Pérez, Javier Cárcel Carrasco
    Knowledge Management and Artificial Intelligence to Recover Constructive Knowledge and Materials from the Golden Triangle
11.10 - 11.20
Coffee Break
11.20 - 13.00
VIRTUAL PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room A

TR 55: Open Innovation Pathways: How Start-ups Thrive in Collaborative Ecosystems

Chair: Virginia Dolci, Barbara Bigliardi

  • Maria Cristina Pietronudo, Eva Panetti, Andrea Caporuscio, Daniele Leone
    Mental Models for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Simulation Experiment
  • Benedetta Pini, Virginia Dolci, Sara Guareschi, Alberto Petroni, Barbara Bigliardi
    Enabling and Hindering Factors in the Collaboration Between Startups and Big Enterprises within Innovation Ecosystems A Focus on Sustainability and Digitization
  • Laura Monferdini, Benedetta Pini, Virginia Dolci, Eleonora Bottani
    How Emerging Technologies Drive Collaboration in Start-Ups' Innovation Ecosystems
  • Serena Filippelli, Barbara Bigliardi, Virginia Dolci, Laura Monferdini, Benedetta Pini
    The Impact of Digitalization and Open Innovation on the Performance of Innovative Startups: A Systematic Literature Review

Room B

TR 22: Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Capital, and Value Creation: Inspiring New Strategies and Challenges

Chair: Valeria Schifilliti, Elvira Tiziana La Rocca

  • Antonino Interdonato
    Artificial Intelligence as a Lever for Intellectual Capital in Public Administration
  • Nguyen Minh Hieu
    Enhancing Value Creation with Metro Systems: Future Directions through AI and Intellectual Capital
  • Vincenzo Belfiore, Alberto Caratozzolo, Valeria Naciti, Daniela Rupo
    AI-Driven Transformation in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Value Creation through Strategic Collaboration

Room C

AI, Workplace and Human Resources

Chair: Francesca Loia

  • Alfredo Castro, Roberto Sbragia, Elza Veloso
    Digital Leadership in the Era of Remote Work: Challenges, Strategies, and the impact of AI
  • Riccardo Michele Colangelo, Eleonora Petrazzuoli, Maria Menshikova, Vito Saverio Cicoira, Nunzia Cosmo
    Costs and Benefits of AI Adoption in the Recruitment Process: Organisational, Recruiter and Job Applicant Perspectives
  • Francesca Loia, Cecilia Maltempo, Rosario Marrapodi, Marcello Martinez, Stefania Mele, Mario Pezzillo Iacono
    Leveraging the Metaverse: A Multidimensional Approach to Knowledge Management in Project-Oriented Settings
  • Amarildo Zane, Fátima Guadamillas Gómez, Mario Javier Donate Manzanares
    Knowledge Management in Diverse Organizations: A Meta-Data Analysis

Room D

Human Resources, Behavior & DEI

Chair: Henrik Schreiber

  • Isabella Bonacci, Danila Scarozza, Maria Menshikova
    Evolution of HRM: A Longitudinal Study on the Skills of New Entrants in HR Area
  • Laura R. Iacovone
    The Activation of Inclusive Behaviors Through Self-Awareness of Cognitive Biases: The Contribution of New Web3 Technologies
  • Lufuno Lugisani, Oluseye Jegede
    The Role of Chatbots in Enhancing Managerial Experience within Organisations
  • Petia Genkova, Henrik Schreiber, Edwin Semke
    Global or Local Player? – Cultural Diversity and Barriers in STEM Studies

Room E

Industry, Sustainability & Circular Economy

Chair: Federica Marroni

  • Nibedita Saha, Nabanita Saha, Tomas Sáha, Sharad Srivastava, Petr Sáha
    New Collaborative Ecosystems: Do they Create Stirring Dynamics on Footwear Industries Value Chain and Business Network to Integrate Societal Challenges?
  • Marco Scatto, Chiara Grosso, Karen Venturini
    Forecasting Analysis for Technology-Driven Transition in Circular Packaging
  • Federica Marroni
    Exploring Artificial Intelligence in the Circular Blue Economy
  • Fabiola Colmenero Fonseca, Lauren Yolanda Gómez Zamorano, Rut Benavente, Amparo Borrell
    Technology and Heritage: Artificial Intelligence Applied to the Diagnosis and Conservation of Ceramic Materials

Room F

AI, Starups & Knowledge Management

Chair: Nina Helander

  • Francesca Ventimiglia, Edoardo D’Andrassi, Renato Bellesini, Yael Piperno
    Generative Artificial Intelligence in Startups: Challenges, Opportunities and Theoretical Perspectives
  • Chiara Bellini, Débora Cristina De Andrade Vicente, Lucia Marchegiani, Christian Lechner
    AI for Startup Decision-Making and Knowledge Management: Evidence from an Innovation Ecosystem
  • Vita Santa Barletta, Fabio Biondi, Christian Catalano, Samuele del Vescovo, Carla Di Biccari
    Adversarial ML Attacks in Multi-Domain Operations
  • Cinzia Battistella, Fabio Nonino, Alessandro Pompei
    Evaluating AI's Impact on Project Risk Management: To What Extent Can AI Assist Project Managers and Mitigate Human Limitations?

Room G

ST 15: Decision Support Methods for Food Waste Reduction in Agri-Food Supply Chain: The KILOWATT Project

Chair: Antonio Violi

  • Kanwal Gul, Elena Lupolo, Simone Luongo, Fabiana Sepe, Giovanna Del Gaudio
    The Role of Intelligent Packaging in Reducing Food Waste: A Consumer Behaviour Analysis
  • Walter Vesperi, Maria Carlotta Rizzuto, Anna Maria Melina
    Organizing the Agri-Food Supply Chain to Reduce Food Waste: An Exploratory Study
  • Francesco Santoro, Ada Biafore, David Toscano
    The Kilowatt Project: An Overview about Aims, Tools, and Key Activities
  • Gerarda Fattoruso, Massimo Squillante, Antonio Violi
    Multi-Criteria Decision-Making to Evaluate Sustainability and Performance in the Agri-Food Supply Chain

Room H

ST 16: Future Organizations and Strategies – Integrating Humans and Technology for Social and Environmental Impact

Chair: Gabriela C. Lopez-Torres

  • Elina Pentjusa
    Exploring Flexible Working Arrangements: A Self-Determination and JD-R Model Perspective
  • Catarina Pereira Morais, Elizabeth Real de Oliveira
    Cultural Intelligence and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Strategies to Success in a Global Context
  • Peter Lindgren, Jane Flarup, Purnima Lala Mehta, Anmol Bhatia
    How Does AI impact Human Capital in Multi Business Model Innovation Processes?
  • Irene Fulco, Francesca Loia, Barbara Aquilani, Marcello Martinez
    Investigating Digital Transformation and Business Model Innovation in Made in Italy Sectors
13.00
End of Virtual Sessions and Closure of Online Transmissions
13.00 - 14.20
Onsite Registration Desk Open with Welcome Coffee Time

(University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale V. Tecchio 80, Naples)

14.20 - 14.40
Official Opening of IFKAD 2025

Giuseppe Bruno – Co Chair IFKAD 2025, University of Naples Federico II
Andrea Prota – Head of Polytechnic and Basic Sciences School, University of Naples Federico II
Nicola Bianco – Head of Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II
Giovanni Schiuma – President IFKAD, LUM University Giuseppe Degennaro

14.40 - 16.00
Round Table
Don’t Look Back in Anger: Balancing Tradition and Innovation for Change

Moderators: Cristina Ponsiglione, Carmela Piccolo
Industry Participants:
Fabio Barbato – Operations and Organization Manager of “Banca Popolare del Cassinate”
Alessandro Condurro – General Manager and CEO of “Da Michele in the World”
Marcella Mantovani – President of “Donne Fipe Confcommercio Campania” and Co-Founder of “Gelatosità & Mantovani 1946”
Cristina Mele – Rector’s delegate for Innovation and Third Mission of University of Naples Federico II

(Round table will be held at Aula Magna Leopoldo Massimilla)

16.00 - 18.05
PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room - Aula Bobbio

ST 03: Diversity Management, Inclusion and Knowledge Creation for Innovation

Chair: Valentina Beretta, Valerio Brescia

  • Szu-Chieh Chen, Wei-Ling Yang, Yafang Tsai, Shih-Wang Wu
    Assessing Carbon Emissions and Energy Use Behaviours among Medical Undergraduate Students in Taiwan
  • Maria Lucia Monaco, Laura Berardi
    The Effect of the Board DEI on Stakeholders and Organizational Performance. Evidence from Third Sector Organizations
  • Eugenia Parodi, Benedetta Pipino, Daniela Quintanilla Segovia, Maria Chiara Demartini, Valentina Beretta
    Board Members' Educational Background Diversity: Does it Affect Performance?
  • Beatrice Sveva Stasi, Fabrizia Sarto, Sara Saggese
    Women Directors, Sustainability Knowledge and Greenwashing: a Study on Italian Companies
  • Michele Rubino, Elisa Gerbasi, Ilaria Mastrorocco
    Board Diversity and Environmental Innovation: An Empirical Investigation of AI’s Moderating Role

Room - Biblioteca Storica

ST 26: AI and Technology as Catalysts for Knowledge: Shaping Roles, Competences, and Value Creation in Healthcare

Chair: Eleonora Gheduzzi, Lorella Cannavacciuolo

  • Chiara Pamich, Anna Tiso, Chiara Verbano
    Enhancing Quality Management in Paediatric Palliative Care Pathways: a Systematic Literature Review
  • Salvatore Ammirato, Alessandro Russo, Laura Cutrì, Roberto Linzalone
    Driving the Potential Application of AI in Time-Sensitive Clinical Workflows: A Case Study on Stroke Care
  • Caterina Pozzan, Anna Tiso, Azemeraw Tadesse Mengistu, Chiara Verbano
    Challenges of Implementing Healthcare Lean Management in Territorial Healthcare: Insights from an Unsuccessful Case
  • Eleonora Gheduzzi, Mattia Olive, Luca Gastaldi, Cristina Masella
    How Artificial Intelligence Reshapes the Process of Value Co-Creation: Preliminary Evidence from a Qualitative Study in Healthcare
  • Antonio De Pascalis, Alessandro Distante, Salvatore Distaso, Gianluca Elia, Gianluca Lorenzo, Alessandro Margherita, Amalia Mariotti, Marcello Napoli, Daniele Prete, Gianluca Solazzo, Anna Zito
    A Value-based Perspective of Artificial Intelligence for Teledialysis: An Ongoing Experiment

Room - C

ST 35: Accelerating the Shift to a Circular Economy Through Digital Technologies and Knowledge Management

Chair: Nicola Raimo

  • Daniela Sica, Benedetta Esposito, Stefania Supino
    Integrating GPT Models into Life Cycle Assessment: Unlocking Artificial Intelligence-Driven Circular Economy
  • Chiara Signore
    Developing an Environmental Decision Support System for ARPAC to Foster the Adoption of Circular Economy Practices Among SMEs
  • Giovanna Afeltra, Maria Menshikova
    The Intersection between Circular Economy and Knowledge Management: The Role of Digital Technologies
  • Dario Barberini, Maria Giovina Pasca, Gabriella Arcese
    Blockchain for the Circular Economy: Implications and Future Directions
  • Maria Coscia, Anna D'Auria, Alessandra De Chiara
    Digital Technologies in Eco-Industrial Parks: Exploring Barriers and Challenges

Room - D

ST 21: Industry 5.0 and Sustainability: (re)Shaping Workforce Skills and Management in Multiple Industries and/or Hybrid Organisations

Chair: Mariarosalba Angrisani

  • Rasma Pīpiķe, Elina Gaile-Sarkane
    Educational Diversity Affecting Enterprise Performance: The Lens of Upper Echelons Theory
  • Kristaps Banga, Elina Gaile-Sarkane
    The Bridge Maker’s Role in Industry 5.0 Ecosystems: Driving Collaboration and Innovation for Sustainable Outcomes
  • Martina Percuoco, Anna Prisco , Irene Ricciardi, Vincenzo Dell’Anno
    Artificial Intelligence for a Sustainable Future: Unraveling its Impact on Circular Economy
  • Emma Tambou Marianna, Jahan Ara Peerally
    Collaborative Skills and the Evolving Techno-Social Employee Profiles for Manufacturing Firms under the Digitalization Era
  • Mariarosalba Angrisani, Marco Ferretti, Marcello Risitano
    Skilling and Upskilling within Port Authority Management: A Strategic Approach to Industry 5.0 Requirements

Room - E

ST 23: The Value of Interdisciplinary Research in Managing Knowledge and Emerging Technologies to Harmonizing Business and Society

Chair: Chiara Civera, Marco Pironti

  • Chiara Civera, Brigida Morelli, Margherita Zito, Giuseppina Gifuni, Vincenzo Russo
    Feeling Green, Buying Fast: Neuromarketing Evidence on the Attitude–Behavior Gap and Informational Processing in Sustainable Fashion among Gen Z
  • Annaluce Mandiello, Federica Zeuli, Francesco Schiavone
    Digital Therapeutics and Music: A Transdisciplinary Approach in Healthcare
  • Mattia Tamiazzo, Chiara Civera, Weng Marc Lim, Alberto Ferraris, Valentina Chiaudano
    Chatting with AI about Sustainability Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Damiano Cortese
    What if…? Narratives, Stakeholders and Alternate Endings in Value Creation
  • Paola Pisano, Rossella Lombardo, Rebecca Bognetti, Rebecca Piolatto, Samuele Rea, Francesco Ricasoli, Elisa Lurago, Maria Antonia Ventriglia, Federico Giorgi
    AI Adoption by Italian Startups: A Measurement Framework

Room - H

ST 06: Entrepreneurship and New Technologies

Chair: Ciro Troise

  • Leonardo Santoro, Gabriele Santoro
    Looking for co-founders: exploring the Co-founders selection process in Venture Studios
  • Cristina Caterina Amitrano, Gabriella Esposito, Mark Anthony Camilleri, Stefano Bresciani
    Empowering Disadvantage Entrepreneurship: The Role of New Technologies for People with Disabilities
  • Maria Cristina Pietronudo, Mario Sorrentino, Elena Candelo
    Bridging Innovation and Market Needs: An Exploratory Analysis of AI Startup Value Propositions
  • Carmine Passavanti, Tatiana Lopez, David Urbano, Pierluigi Rippa
    Institutional Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Education Ecosystems: Fostering Digital Student Startups

Room - L

ST 07: Society 5.0: From Knowledge-based to a wise-based approach

Chair: Davide Calandra, Maurizio Massaro

  • Valerio Brescia, Ginevra Degregori, Alberto Cavazza
    Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Management in Healthcare: A Pathway to SDGs Achievement
  • Katarzyna Nowicka
    Human-Centric Integration in AI-Driven Supply Chain Management: Bridging Technology and Human Perspectives
  • Claudio D'Alonzo
    The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Business Ethics
  • Barbara Iannone, Marialuigia Di Giampietro
    Sustainability and Well-being in Industry 5.0 period: A Systematic Literature Review
  • Antonio Cimino, Vincenzo Corvello, Francesco Longo, Vittorio Solina
    User Centered Technology Adoption: The Role of Trust in GenAI Engagement and Utilization to Shape Employee Well-Being

Room - M

ST 53: AI and Knowledge Futures in Cultural Tourism: Shaping a New Paradigm

Chair: Antonio Lerro, Francesco Santarsiero

  • Aelita Skarzauskiene, Kristina Kovaitė, Monika Mačiulienė, Paulius Šūmakaris
    AI-driven Knowledge Futures: Digital Innovation in Cultural Heritage
  • Matias Celdran Bonafonte, Francesco Santarsiero, Gustavo Morales-Alonso
    Transforming Hotel Innovation Management Trought Innovation Labs: Lessons from Spain
  • Daniela Carlucci, Antonio Lerro, Francesco Santarsiero, Rosaria Lagrutta, Vincenzo Orsi
    Digital Transformation in Rural Cultural Tourism: Insights from a SWOT Analysis in Basilicata
  • Daniela Carlucci, Antonio Lerro, Francesco Santarsiero, Rosaria Lagrutta, Vincenzo Orsi, Giovanna Andrulli
    Models and Tools to Support Innovation Processes in Cultural Tourism Ecosystems: Evidences and Implications for Basilicata
  • Daniela Carlucci, Antonio Lerro, Francesco Santarsiero, Rosaria Lagrutta, Vincenzo Orsi
    Assessing Digital Maturity in Rural Tourism: Insights from Pilot Areas in Basilicata
18.10 - 20.30
Welcome Reception

(University Garden)

THURSDAY 3 JULY 2025
09.05 - 09.50
KEYNOTE SPEECH

Susanne Durst – Reykjavik University, Iceland
Beyond the Echo Chamber: Knowledge for Unity and Progress

09.55 - 11.10
PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room - Aula Bobbio

ST 01: Navigating AI Adoption in the Service Industry: A Focus on Organizational Dynamics

Chair: Claudia Cozzio

  • Massimo Morellato, Oswin Maurer
    AI Bias and Human Cognitive Bias: What’s the Link and Why Should We Care?
  • Claudia Cozzio, Francisco Santos Arteaga, Oswin Maurer
    AI Perceptions Across Organizational Levels: Barriers and Drivers of Adoption in the Hotel Industry
  • Tommaso Di Fonzo
    Artificial Intelligence Adoption in South Tyrolean Hospitality: a Qualitative Analysis

Room - Biblioteca Storica

ST 10: Artificial Intelligence and Strategic Knowledge Management

Chair: Krishna Venkitachalam, Nina Helander

  • Nina Helander, Krishna Venkitachalam, and Hannele Väyrynen
    Public-Private Co-Creation of Knowledge-Based Open Innovations: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Heidi Salokangas, Nina Helander, Juha Koivistoinen, Kaisa Sorsa, Heli Aramo-Immonen
    Tacit Knowledge Externalisation in the Context of Sustainability to Strengthen Company Resilience
  • Vadim Smirnov, Bojan Grebić, Snežana Lakićević, Jovana Savković
    Knowledge Management in the Artificial Intelligence Era: Do We Still Need People to Transfer Organizational Knowledge?

Room - C

ST 39: Exploring Creative Processes and Decision-Making in the Era of Human & Artificial Intelligence

Chair: Paola Demartini

  • Maria Antonietta Cipriano, Paola Demartini
    The Human in the Loop: Artificial Intelligence as a Co-pilot in the Creative Process of the Artists. A critical analysis in Visual Arts
  • Gianmaria Abbondante, Alessio Di Leo, Rita Mura, Andrea De Mauro, Enzo Peruffo
    Managing in the AI Era: a Systematic Literature Review on the Evolution of Managerial Roles and Competencies
  • Paola Demartini, Michela Marchiori, Rosa Fioravante, Flavia Marucci
    Advancing Holistic Heritage Impact Assessment through Human-Digital Collaboration

Room - D

ST 06: Entrepreneurship and New Technologies

Chair: Ciro Troise

  • Chiara Cannavale, Lorenza Claudio, Diana Koroleva
    Entrepreneurs’ Perceptions of AI: Level of Adoption, Competences, and Learning Ecosystem
  • Mario Tani, Gianpaolo Basile
    AI and Entrepreneurship: A Bibliometric Exploration in the Post-ChatGPT Era
  • Luca Simone Macca, Gabriele Santoro
    Exploring Configurations of Growth Hacking Success Factors in SMEs: An FSQCA Approach

Room - E

ST 23: The Value of Interdisciplinary Research in Managing Knowledge and Emerging Technologies to Harmonizing Business and Society

Chair: Chiara Civera, Lea Iaia

  • Cecilia Giuliana Nicoletta Casalegno, Chiara Civera, Ivan Gnesi, Andrea Pellegrino
    Corporate Communication and Stakeholder Trust: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reputation Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Veronica Scuotto, Francesco Caputo, Marco Romano, Marco Pironti
    Defeating Destructive Entrepreneurship to Improve Business and Society
  • Maria Caligaris, Melissa Macaluso, Rossella Lombardo, Paola Pisano
    Interdisciplinary Framework for AI-Powered Restoration Storytelling

Room - H

ST 41: The Impact of AI and Digital Transformation on Knowledge Integration Practices in Project Oriented Settings

Chair: Paolo Canonico

  • Antonio Bassi, Virginie Pasquon
    Developing a New Project Management Framework with AI, Blockchain, and Digital Twin Integration
  • Arthur Pantelides
    A Case Study in AI Integration: The Real Impact on Organizational Support, Efficiency, and Strategic Value Creation, in Global Project Management
  • Teresa Anna Rita Gentile, Caterina Galdiero, Paola Adinolfi, Ernesto De Nito, Gabriella Piscopo
    Hybrid Work and Knowledge Transfer in the Public Administration Context

Room - L

ST 51: Digital Transformation of Circular Manufacturing Systems

Chair: Michal Krčál

  • Michal Krčál, Sayyed Shoaib-Ul-Hasan, Farazee Mohammad Abdullah Asif
    Digital Solutions to Support Transition from Linear to Circular Manufacturing
  • Vincenzo Fiengo, Renato Passaro, Ivana Quinto
    A Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of P2P Platforms
  • Tamara Menichini, Gennaro Salierno, Nicoletta Maria Strollo
    Shaping the Twin Transition: How Leading Innovators Align Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy Practices for Sustainable Growth
11.10 - 11.30
Coffee Break
11.30 - 13.35
PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room - Aula Bobbio

ST 55: Open Innovation Pathways: How Start-ups Thrive in Collaborative Ecosystems

Chair: Alberto Michele Felicetti, Salvatore Ammirato

  • Alberto Michele Felicetti, Salvatore Ammirato, Roberto Linzalone, Laura Cutrì
    Orchestrating Digital Innovation Ecosystems: A Case Study on Asymmetric Collaborations in Pharma Logistics
  • Michele Modina, Anna Vittoria Formisano, Aysan Bashirpour Bonab
    The role of incubators in the Innovation Ecosystem
  • Eva Panetti, Viktoriia Apalkova, Maurizio Caon
    Resilience of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EEs) in Switzerland: Diversity, Coherence, and Digitalization
  • Antonio Sonetto, Silvia Tommaso, Antonio Ricciardi
    Leveraging External Knowledge: How Business Incubators Facilitate Open Innovation in Start-ups

Room - Biblioteca Storica

ST 03: Diversity Management, Inclusion and Knowledge Creation for Innovation

Chair: Valentina Beretta, Valerio Brescia

  • Valerio Brescia, Giuseppe Nicolò
    Knowledge Management and Diversity Management in HEIs: An Italian Overview
  • Armando Calabrese, Sofia Carrino, Roberta Costa, Eugenio Roberti, Luigi Tiburzi
    Skill Mismatch: Exploring the Impact of Generative AI in Detecting Biases and Discrimination in Job Advertisement
  • Daria Podmetina, Merle Kuttim, Wolfgang Gerstlberger
    The Role of University-Industry-Government Cooperation in Estonia on Sustainable Innovation
  • Vincenzo Pontrelli, Angela Rella, Lara Oliva, Arcangelo Marrone
    Assessing Firm-Level Drivers of High-Quality DE&I Disclosure in Corporate Sustainability Reports: A Stakeholder-Centric Perspective
  • Francesca Dal Mas, Anna Prenestini, Lorenzo Cobianchi
    Can Diversity be an Opportunity to Enhance Ethics? Findings from a Multinational Survey in the Context of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Room - C

ST 13: Exploring the Impact of Technological Innovation on the Social Sustainability of Agrifood Supply Chains

Chair: Roberto Mauriello, Serena Strazzullo

  • Marta Menegoli, Damiano Calò, Angelo Corallo
    Can Artificial Intelligence Support Companies in Implementing Sustainable Innovation Strategies? Evidence from Agri-Food Companies
  • Sergio Conterjnic, Cristina Simone, Antonio Laudando
    Analyzing the Excellence in the Agrifood "Made in Italy": The Italian High-Quality Wine Value Chain and the Role of New Technologies
  • Adriana Baselice, Alessandra De Chiara, Sofia Mauro
    Exploring the Preliminary Conditions for Blockchain Credibility in the Agri-food Industry
  • Roberto Mauriello, Livio Cricelli, Serena Strazzullo
    Enhancing Resilience in Agrifood Supply Chains: The Role of Technological Innovation for Risk Management
  • Patrice De Micco, Arianna Gabburo, Gianluca Vitale, Angelo Riccaboni
    Exploring Sustainability Data Management Process: Evidence from SMEs

Room - D

PhD Consortium

Chair: Daniela Carlucci, Gabriela C. Lopez-Torres

  • Gianluca Gherardi
    A (Fun)Nel Model for Knowledge Management
  • Eugenia Parodi
    Transparency in Sustainability Reporting and the Enabling Role of Technologies
  • Matteo Barisone, Diana Rolando, Alice Barreca, Concetta Sulpizio
    AI-Driven Data Integration in Real Estate Development Processes
  • Heini Merkkiniemi
    Let Me Entertain You: Managing Socially Sustainable Experience Economy Ecosystems
  • Teddy D´Moi Keen
    Lost in Transition? A Scoping Review of Knowledge Management Strategies in SME Succession and Business Transfers

Room - E

ST 23: The Value of Interdisciplinary Research in Managing Knowledge and Emerging Technologies to Harmonizing Business and Society

Chair: Chiara Civera, Cecilia Casalegno

  • Fabrizio Mosca, Hafsa Shakil, Valentina Chiaudano
    Digital Innovation for Sustainable Destination Management: Multi-Stakeholder Engagement - On My Way App
  • Liang Ding, Gianluca Antonucci, Michelina Venditti
    Optimizing AI-Driven Sustainable Consumer Decisions: Modeling Warm-Glow Effects in Hedonic Food Packaging Choices
  • Cecilia Giuliana Nicoletta Casalegno, Dario Natale Palmucci, Cristian Rizzo
    Brain Rot and Its Repercussions on Business Students and Managerial Decision-Making: A Multidisciplinary Experimental Approac
  • Luca Matteo Zagni , Lea Iaia, Davide Canavesio
    Bridging Innovation and Sustainability: How Virtual Reality Enhances Fan Engagement in Sports

Room - H

ST 08: Advancing Insights in Organizational Behavior, Technologies and Knowledge Management

Chair: Angelo Rosa, Nicola Capolupo

  • Alessandro Massaro, Giuseppe Loseto, Giovanni Schiuma, Francesco Santarsiero, Angelo Rosa, Parisa Sabbagh, Olivia Mcdermott
    Project "Telediabetolab”: Knowledge Gain and AI Data Process Applied in Telediabetology
  • Buyan-Arvijikh Boldbaatar, Augusto Colongo, Marco Greco, Paolo Landoni
    Human Resource Management in Early-Stage Startups: A Qualitative Multiple-Case Study
  • Francesca Di Virgilio, Yasir Faheem, Antonia Puccio, Maria Cristina Manocchio
    SMEs AI Investments and Resilience: a Knowledge Risk Perspective
  • Manuela Paolini, Fausto Di Vincenzo, Domenico Raucci, Federica Morandi
    Fostering Knowledge Management to Enhance Innovative Work Behaviour in Public Healthcare Organizations

Room - L

AI, Innovation & Knowledge Management

Chair: Gustavo Morales-Alonso

  • Pedro Miguel Lopes Mota Veiga
    The Role of Leadership and Innovation in Family Firm Export Performance: An Explainable AI Perspective
  • Maja Bacovic
    A Country’s Innovativeness as a Determinant of Income Convergence
  • Selvi Kannan
    AI-Driven Knowledge Translation and Ethical Governance: Transforming Knowledge Management for Business Model Innovation
  • Gustavo Morales-Alonso, Faisal Rasool, Yulissa Navarro-Castillo, Antonio Hidalgo
    Exploring Frugal and Reverse Innovation: A Bibliometric Review and Conceptual Proposal
  • Massimo Bianchi
    IoT and CoSo Framework in the Contest of Artificial Intelligence: Eclecticism and Wishful Thinking in the New Business Paradigm

Room - M

ST 60: Startups and Cultural Heritage Valorization: An Emerging Paradigm

Chair: Fabio Greco

  • Fabio Greco, Alessandro Manna, Francesco Bifulco
    Measuring Museum Visitor Experience: Fresh Evidence from Bourbon Heritage Sites and Potential Collaborations with Startups
  • Ewa Stolarek-Muszyńska, Malgorzata Zieba
    Navigating Uncertainty through Knowledge Sharing: Lessons from Tourism in Times of Pandemic. Case Study from Poland
  • Amelia Napolitano, Laura Clemente, Francesco Bifulco
    Artificial Intelligence and Value Co-Creation in Museums: Promoting Inclusion for People with Disabilities
  • Giovanna Muraglia, Laura Clemente, Gesualda Iodice, Mariavittoria Cicellin, Francesco Bifulco
    Digital Transformation and Public-Private Partnerships To Enhance Local Cultural Heritage
  • Vincenzo Carraturo
    Emerging Technologies and Museums: Innovation in Processes and Visitor Experience
13.35 - 14.30
Lunch Break
14.30 - 15.45
PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room - Aula Bobbio

ST 04: IPAZIA Chapter – Gender Issues in Innovative Society: AI and Technology for New Organizational Paradigms

Chair: Giuseppe Modaffari

  • Marco Tutino, Simona Arduini, Chiara Di Mario
    Artificial Intelligence and Gender Roles: A Structured Literature Review (SLR)
  • Simona Arduini, Tommaso Beck, Tommaso Mattei
    Gender Bias: How Artificial Intelligence Can Reinforce or Reduce Stereotypes
  • Lina Volodzkienė, Tomas Baležentis
    Exploring Economic Catalysts and Barriers to Gender Equality (An Empirical Analysis)

Room - Biblioteca Storica

ST 37: Translating Feminist Knowledge into Business Practice for Sustainable and Inclusive Strategies, Processes, and Organizations

Chair: Francesco Paolo Lagrasta

  • Erika Branca, Johanna Vanderstraeten, Hendrik Slabbinck, Riyaad Ismail, Eugénie Delzenne
    Intersecting Identities: Gender, Migration, and Social Class in Shaping Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Behaviour
  • Michela Colacicco, Antonio Mastropasqua, Francesco Paolo Lagrasta, Barbara Scozzi
    The Role of Physical Appearance in the Entrepreneurial Journey: A State-of-the-Art Review from a Feminist Perspective
  • Tamara Menichini, Stefania Roberta Miccoli
    Exploring the Gender Gap in ERC Funding: A Geographical and Socioeconomic Analysis of Female Academic Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

Room - C

ST 52: Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies for Value Creation in Service-Based Industries

Chair: Gioconda Mele, Pasquale Del Vecchio

  • Gioconda Mele, Giuseppina Passiante, Silvia Stasi
    Enhancing Medical Decision-Making and Patient Care: an in depth analysis on the Role of Artificial Intelligence
  • Pasquale Del Vecchio, Gioconda Mele, Giustina Secundo, Gaetano Magrone
    Artificial Intelligence in Aquaculture: A Systematic Literature Review on Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives
  • Pasquale Del Vecchio, Giustina Secundo, Francesco Elmi, Felice Vitulano, Veronica Del Priore
    AI-Based Cultural Experiences: The Digital Human of Dante

Room - D

ST 46: Intelligent Communities and Organisations Driving Innovation by Dealing with Knowledge and Technologies

Chair: Raffaele Silvestre

  • Fabrizio Rossi, Domenico Celenza, Elbano De Nuccio, Alessandro Sicali
    Narcissistic CEOs and Zombie Firms: Evidence from Europe
  • Anna Turchetta, Sara Gigli
    The Integration between Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Management and Collaborative Innovation for the Creation of Sustainable Value in Industry 5.0
  • Raffaele Silvestre, Mauro Romanelli
    Managing Organizations between Artificial Intelligence and Technostress. A Typology Model

Room - E

ST 35: Accelerating the Shift to a Circular Economy Through Digital Technologies and Knowledge Management

Chair: Benedetta Esposito

  • Giuliana Vinci, Laura Gobbi, Marco Savastano, Marco Ruggeri, Giula Cancer
    Evaluating the Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence from a Life Cycle Assessment Perspective
  • Candida Bussoli, Ilenia Fraccalvieri
    Circular Economy Disclosure and Bank Market Value: Evidence from Europe
  • Angela Rella, Vincenzo Pontrelli, Lara Oliva, Arcangelo Marrone
    From Challenges to Opportunities: A Stakeholder Theory Approach to Circular Economy Ecosystems

Room - H

AI, Workplace & Human Resources

Chair: Claude Meier

  • Claude Meier, Ursula Häfliger, Bruno Wüest
    Generative Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge, Perception and Use among White-Collar Employees in Companies
  • Martyna Skorupko , Małgorzata Zięba
    Employee Withdrawal and Knowledge Management Processes
  • Sandra Penger, Vlado Dimovski, Maja Meško, Judita Peterlin, Vasja Roblek
    The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruit Selection in Slovenian Organisations: An Exploratory Approach Analysing HR Managers' Experiences

Room - L

ST 41: The Impact of AI and Digital Transformation on Knowledge Integration Practices in Project Oriented Settings

Chair: Paolo Canonico

  • Adriana Scuotto, Paolo Canonico
    Untangling Proof-of-Concept Projects: A Systematic Literature Review
  • Paolo Canonico, Ernesto De Nito, Vincenza Esposito, Mario Pezzillo Iacono, Carla Conte
    Digital Transformation and Organizational Change in the Public Sector: Evidence from a Case Study
  • Ernesto De Nito, Paolo Canonico, Andrea Caccialanza, Valentina Langella
    Knowledge Ecosystem in a Hybrid Context: Insights From a Consultancy Project

Room - M

ST 32: Technology Management and Business Maturity: Innovative, Sustainable and Secure Digital Transformation initiatives in Industry

Chair: Vito Del Vecchio

  • Noémi Szilvia Lőrincz
    Driving or Being Driven: AI Integration in Automotive Supplier Operations and Strategy
  • Sara Ianniello, Livio Cricelli, Serena Strazzullo
    The Role of Technology in Advancing Sustainability: Insights From the Textile Industry
  • Sajjad Ahmed, Miguel Mira da Silva, Alberto Rodrigues da Silva, Mariangela Lazoi
    A Comparative Analysis of Low-Code/No-Code Frameworks
15.50 - 17.30
PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room - Aula Bobbio

ST 04: IPAZIA Chapter – Gender Issues in Innovative Society: AI and Technology for New Organizational Paradigms

Chair: Giuseppe Modaffari

  • Francisco García-Lillo, Pedro Seva-Larrosa, Giuseppe Modaffari
    Digital Technologies in the Knowledge Era: Opportunity or Challenge for Female Entrepreneurship?
  • Paola Paoloni, Veronica Procacci, Silvia Ievolella
    Industrial Districts and Women-Led SMEs: A Literature Analysis
  • Alessandro Galli
    Digital Transformation and Gender Equality in Public Administration: An Analysis of NRRP Policies and Implementation

Room - Biblioteca Storica

Sustainability

Chair: Kaisa Sorsa

  • Stefano Abbate, Piera Centobelli, Maria Di Gregorio
    Food Waste Valorisation: A Comparative Study with a Hybrid AHP-Fuzzy Approach
  • Giovanna Attanasio, Cinzia Battistella, Irene Bubbola, Francesca Di Pillo, Fabio Nonino, Giulia Palombi
    What Drives Sustainability-Oriented Digital Platforms?
  • Kaisa Sorsa, Heidi Salokangas, Heli Aramo-Immonen
    Sustainability Maturity Models in the Context of Quality Management
  • Tamara Menichini, Gennaro Salierno, Nicoletta Maria Strollo
    Materiality Analysis for SDG Prioritization: Is Multi-Criteria Decision Making Helpful?

Room - C

ST 16: Future Organizations and Strategies – Integrating Humans and Technology for Social and Environmental Impact

Chair: Gabriela C. Lopez-Torres

  • Lidia Galabova, Mina Daskalova
    AI-Human Capital Balance: Wise AI Application in Higher Education
  • Javier Martínez-Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez-García, Bartolomé Marco-Lajara, Patricia Zaragoza-Sáez
    Green Knowledge Management and Green Brand Image: Unravelling the Role of Green Entrepreneurial Orientation and Green Transformational Leadership
  • Claudia Spilotro, Michele Posa, Giustina Secundo, Ivano De Turi
    Navigating the Twin Transition: Disclosure Practices in the Ecosystem of Italian Universities
  • Elina Gaile-Sarkane, Evita Kalmane-Pivkina
    Harmonizing Sustainability Metrics through Digital Innovation and Ethical Frameworks in the European Payments FinTech Sector

Room - D

ST 31: Stakeholder Collaboration as a driver of Knowledge Diffusion and Sustainable Value Creation in Ecosystems

Chair: Mario Tani

  • Ciro Troise, Stefania Testa, Gabriella Esposito, Guido Giovando
    Crowdfunding Failures: An Opportunity for Stakeholder Collaboration?
  • Gabriella Esposito, Stefano Bresciani, Ciro Troise, Simona Alfiero
    Governance for Transition: Regulatory Incentives and Stakeholder Engagement in the New European Bauhaus
  • Barbara Fasoli Braccini, Federico Gaeta
    How the Three-Dimensional Porter Model Redefines Value Creation: Framework, Analysis and Application
  • Yassine Boutouar, Maurizio La Rocca, Tiziana La Rocca, Augusto D'Amico
    From Sustainability to Success, The Moderating Role of High-Tech Sector Affiliation in Equity Crowdfunding

Room - E

ST 35: Accelerating the Shift to a Circular Economy Through Digital Technologies and Knowledge Management

Chair: Nicola Raimo

  • Vitiana L'Abate, Nicola Raimo, Felice Petruzzella, Antonio Salvi, Filippo Vitolla
    National Culture Meets Circularity: An International Analysis of Circular Economy Disclosure through Sustainability Reports
  • Orlando Troisi, Gennaro Maione, Corrado De Cristofaro
    Nudge-Based Strategies and Institutional Policies for Sustainable Consumption Behavior within Circular Economy
  • Claudia Spilotro, Giustina Secundo
    Digital Transformation of Sustainability Reporting in the era of circular economy: A Systematic Literature Review and Strategic Roadmap
  • Michele Rubino, Ilaria Mastrorocco, Giovanni Maria Garegnani
    Transformation from a Linear to a Circular Economy: The Role of Digital Technologies

Room - H

ST 08: Advancing Insights in Organizational Behavior, Technologies and Knowledge Management

Chair: Angelo Rosa, Susanne Durst

  • Elona Çera, Blerina Dhrami, Comfort Adebi Asamoah
    Unlocking Innovation in SMEs Though Transformational Leadership and Commitment-based HRM Practices
  • Nicola Capolupo, Angelo Rosa, Giuliano Marolla, Paola Adinolfi
    The Role of Knowledge Management Systems in Driving Organizational and Technological Innovation through Employee Engagement
  • Federica Testa, Damiano Petrolo, Valerio Giampaola
    Inclusive Language in Academia: Evaluating Human and AI-Generated Communications to Students
  • Marina Latukha, Hugh Scullion, Stefan Jooss, Ahmed Charai
    When You Are Not Knowledgeable and Talented Anymore: Talent Reconceptualization in the Context of AI Adoption

Room - L

ST 11: Navigating AI and Cutting-Edge Technologies in Knowledge Management

Chair: Vincenzo Varriale

  • Shuyun Zhao, Krishna Venkitachalam
    Role of Artificial Intelligence in Organizational Knowledge Creation in PSFs: A Semi-Systematic Review
  • Gianluca Aquilone, Vincenzo Varriale, Antonello Cammarano, Francesca Michelino, Mauro Caputo
    The Role of AI and Emerging Technologies in Transforming Knowledge Management
  • Mirko Perano, Claudio Del Regno, Marco Pellicano, Agim Mamuti
    Rethinking Knowledge Management: AI’s Revolutionary Impact on Strategic Management and Corporate Intelligence
  • Maria Rosaria Sessa, Valentina Cicalese, Roberto De Luca, Claudio Del Regno, Ornella Malandrino
    How Artificial Intelligence Technologies Support the Management of Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes of Employees: a Systematic Literature Review

Room - M

ST 32: Technology Management and Business Maturity: Innovative, Sustainable and Secure Digital Transformation Initiatives in Industry

Chair: Vito Del Vecchio

  • Alessia Anna Catalano, Christian Catalano, Andrea Chezzi, Vito Del Vecchio
    Thriving Through Digital Change: Building Resilient, Adaptive and Sustainable Organizations
  • Nicolò Gianmauro Totaro, Mariasimona Miglietta, Angelo Corallo, Massimiliano Gervasi
    Big Data Technology Maturity Model: Exploring User Perceptions
  • Giorgia Specchia, Vito Del Vecchio, Mariangela Lazoi, Fabio Paracchini
    Measuring Innovation in Large ICT Firms: A Bibliometric Analysis
  • Vito Del Vecchio, Martina De Giovanni, Mariangela Lazoi, Ayotobi Oromiye Holo
    Key Factors for Leveraging and Capitalizing Digital Transformation Initiatives in Industrial Landscape
17.30 - 17.50
Coffee Break
17.50 - 18.40
KEYNOTE SPEECH

Wim Vanhaverbeke – University of Antwerp, Belgium
Digital Technologies, Business Model Innovation & Innovation Ecosystem Management in Institutionalized Industries

19.30 - 23.30
Social Dinner

(Palazzo Belvedere, Naples)

FRIDAY 4 JULY 2025
09.30 - 11.35
PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room - Biblioteca Storica

Digital Transformation

Chair: Gianpaolo Iazzolino

  • Leonzio Capparelli, Lapo Biancardi, Michele Galeotti, Vincenzo Scafarto
    Digital Transformation, Board of Directors and Environmental Performance: Evidence from Italian Listed Companies
  • Daniela Cicchini, Paolo Conte, Luana Pellegrini
    Digitalization and Sustainability Reporting in the Public Sector: A Structured Literature Review
  • Cristina Cersosimo, Franco Ernesto Rubino
    The Role of Digital Technologies on Corporate Governance Mechanisms
  • Giovanni Baldissarro, Gianpaolo Iazzolino, Giuseppe Longo, Donato Morea
    Innovation in Entrepreneurship and Performance: An Empirical Research on Italian Innovative Startups
  • Micol Di Vita, Emilio Paolucci, Elisabetta Raguseo
    Do Mentors Influence the Effects of the Entrepreneurial Programs of Early-Stage Start-Ups Pivot Decisions? An RCT Experiment

Room - C

ST 18: Complexity Approaches to Support New Knowledge and Business Development

Chair: Linda Ponta, Cristina Ponsiglione

  • Linda Ponta, Andrea Urbinati, Raffaella Manzini
    Circular Economy Yes or No? This Is the Dilemma: An Agent-Based Approach
  • Giovanna Ferraro, Antonio Iovanella, Alessandro Ramponi
    An analysis of Fintech patents in the lights of Green Technologies
  • Raimonda Agne Medeisiene
    How to Support New Knowledge and Business Development Using Applied Theatre: A Case Study
  • Adrian Domenteanu, Ioana Ioanăș, Andra Sandu, Camelia Delcea, Liviu-Adrian Cotfas
    Using Artificial Intelligence for Employee Retention Analysis in Complex Environments
  • Linda Ponta, Raffaella Manzini, Silvano Cincotti
    Technology Leaders and Followers: An Agent-Based Approach

Room - D

ST 12: The Role of Advanced Technologies in Innovation 5.0 Scenario as Enabler of Innovation Ecosystems

Chair: Maria Chiara De Lorenzi, Maria Elena Latino

  • Maria Elena Latino, Maria Chiara De Lorenzi, Maria Laura Giangrande
    AI-driven Value Creation in Innovation Ecosystem, insights from Stakeholder Theory
  • Domenica Barile, Maria Chiara De Lorenzi, Maria Elena Latino, Giustina Secundo
    Exploring the Interplay between Industry 5.0 and Digital Innovation Ecosystem: A Critical Literature Review
  • Gloria Puliga, Simonetta Primario
    Who Drives Regional Innovation: Public or Private Actors?
  • Roberto Cerchione, Patrizia Ghisellini, Renato Passaro, Ivana Quinto, Viviana Sicardi
    Circular Start-Ups as Catalysts for Sustainable Ecosystems: An Italian Multiple Case Study
  • Gerardo Luisi
    Empowering Recognition of Clean-Tech Startup Potential to Address the Climate Change Problem: An Agent-Based Simulation

Room - E

ST 22: Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Capital, and Value Creation: Inspiring New Strategies and Challenges

Chair: Elvira Tiziana La Rocca, Maria Eugenia Sanchez Vidal

  • Maria Eugenia Sánchez Vidal, David Cegarra Leiva
    Shifting Operational Human Resource Management to Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways
  • Esri Nyituriki
    Artificial Intelligence and Microfinance: Enhancing Social Inclusion and Value Creation for Immigrant Communities
  • Antonietta Cosentino, Carla Morrone, Salvatore Principale, Alessandro Sura
    Remote Working and Public Administration: Implications for Relationships with External Users
  • Anthony K.P. Wensley, Max Evans
    Developing a Theory of the Value of Knowledge Fit for Purpose in Knowledge Management Research and Practice?
  • Valeria Naciti, Alessandra Patti, Valeria Schifilliti
    Female Empowerment and Gender Pay Gap: Unlocking Intellectual Capital for Value Creation

Room - H

ST 50: GenAI for Improving Organizational Processes and Knowledge

Chair: Marianna Lezzi, Giuliana Barba

  • Kathrin Kirchner, Ettore Bolisani, Tomas Cherkos Kassaneh, Enrico Scarso, Nima Taraghi
    Impact of Work Experience on the Use of Generative AI for Knowledge Management
  • Mariasimona Miglietta, Massimiliano Gervasi, Lorenzo Epifani, Marco Di Salvo, Angelo Corallo
    Generative AI in Data Management: Enhancing Data Quality Control for Business Data
  • Giuliana Barba, Marianna Lezzi, Mariangela Lazoi, Massimo Scalvenzi
    A Bibliometric Analysis of GenAI for Privacy and Information Security in Industry
  • Lucaleonardo Bove, Lorenzo Epifani, Angelo Corallo, Massimiliano Gervasi
    Harnessing Large Language Models for Data Mesh Adoption in Multi-Organizational Data Ecosystems
  • Francesco Filippo, Francesco Paolo Lagrasta, Stefano Lisi, Barbara Scozzi
    Individual and Organizational Factors Affecting the Adoption of GenAI in Creative Contexts: An Explorative Study

Room - L

ST 05: Exploring the Intersection of Digital Transformation and Business Model Innovation: Insights and Opportunities

Chair: Veronica Marozzo

  • Chiara Avarello, Antonia Cava, Veronica Marozzo, Francesco Micali, Andrea Nucita, Stefano Russo
    Exploring AI Integration in Sicilian SMEs: An Investigation on Awareness and Perspectives
  • Veronica Marozzo, Fabrizio Cesaroni, Tindara Abbate
    Artificial Intelligence in Social Media Advertising: To Say or Not To Say?
  • Joachim Dehais
    Enterprise Architecture Model for Knowledge Assets
  • Andrei Panibratov, Liana Rysakova
    International Strategy of Chinese Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Firms: Digital Transformation Perspective
  • Tindara Abbate, Fabrizio Cesaroni, Mattia Fasano, Tiziana La Rocca, Veronica Marozzo, Valeria Schifilliti
    Digital Finance for SMEs and Startups: Literature Review and Research Proposals

Room - M

ST 17: Can Regenerative Approach Support Manufacturing Industries in Facing Unsustainable Conditions? Building New Business Paradigms on Evidence and Best Practices

Chair: Marta Menegoli

  • Jovana Popovic, Milica Vukotic
    Exploring Technology Diffusion for Enhanced Energy Efficiency: An Empirical Approach
  • Maria Elena Latino, Marta Menegoli, Roberta Pellegrino, Antonio Piepoli, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo
    What Regenerative Approaches Drive Resilience? A Knowledge Frame for Social-Ecological Systems
  • Francesca Lerario, Achille Claudio Garavelli, Valentina De Carolis, Daniela Fico, Daniela Rizzo, Carola Esposito Corcione
    Designing 3D-Printed Biocomposites for Quarry Renaturalization: Evaluating a Regenerative Business Model
  • Sara Matino, Gabriele Luigi Gravina, Luca Mainetti, Roberto Vergallo
    GenAI-Aided Sustainable Digital Transformation: A Novel Framework and Early Results
  • Francesco Cafforio, Giovanni Francesco Massari, Ilaria Giannoccaro
    Uncovering Procurement in Restorative and Regenerative Supply Chain Archetypes: A Conceptual Framework Based on Relational View Theory

Room - Aula Bobbio

MEET THE EDITORS: The Future of Knowledge Publication

Chair: Antti Lonnqvist


Antti Lonnqvist, Tampere University, Finland -- Knowledge Management Research and Practice (KMRP)
Giovanni Schiuma, LUM University, Italy -- Measuring Business Excellence (MBE)
Vincenzo Corvello, University of Messina, Italy -- European Journal of Innovation Management (EJIM)
Wim Vanhaverbeke, University of Anwerp, Belgium -- Technovation
Susanne Durst, Reykjavik University, Iceland -- VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems
Daniela Carlucci, University of Basilicata, Italy -- International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development (IJKBD)
Gabriela Lopez-Torres, Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico -- Sustainability
and others

11.35 - 12.00
Coffee Break
12.00 - 13.40
PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room - Aula Bobbio

ST 42: The Impact of ESG Factors on Stakeholder Engagement According to AI

Chair: Maria Zifaro, Marianna Mancino

  • Giuseppe Bruno, Manuel Cavola, Anna del Balzo, Carmela Piccolo, Eduardo Pipicelli
    Navigating Sustainability Standards: Challenges and Interoperability between ESRS and GRI
  • Marianna Mancino, Maria Zifaro, Giuseppe Ambrosio, Giovanni Spatola
    Artificial Intelligence and Work Time Reduction: Shaping the Future of Business Competitiveness
  • Serena Strazzullo, Moacir Godinho Filho
    The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Social Sustainability: A Socio-Technical Systems Perspective
  • Marianna Mancino, Maria Zifaro, Giuseppe Ambrosio, Giovanni Spatola
    European Social Taxonomy, Social Balance Sheet and AI: Key Tools for Sustainable Social Actions of the Public Administration

Room - Biblioteca Storica

ST 40: Health Technology Assessment and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Systems

Chair: Walter Vesperi

  • Esther Oluwatosin Akinbobola, Guido Noto
    The Evolution of HTA in a Global Context: A Content Analysis on National and International Guidelines
  • Anna Maria Melina, Raffaella Coppolino, Nadia Di Carluccio, Rocco Reina
    Healthcare Leaders in the Age of AI: New Challenges and New Opportunities
  • Noemi Conditi, Alice Ravizza
    Health Technology Assessment of Artificial Intelligence systems: The Importance of Evaluating Digital Literacy and Trust
  • Elvira Tiziana La Rocca, Raffaella Coppolino
    Digital Healthcare Technologies and the Co-Design of Healthcare Services: A Scoping Review

Room - C

ST 26: AI and Technology as Catalysts for Knowledge: Shaping Roles, Competences, and Value Creation in Healthcare

Chair: Eleonora Gheduzzi, Lorella Cannavacciuolo

  • Armando Calabrese, Roberta Costa, Francesca Di Pillo, Valerio Schiaroli, Simona Sedda, Luigi Tiburzi
    Integrating the Business Model Concept for the Development of Physicians’ Dual Practice in Public Healthcare Delivery Systems
  • Emanuela Foglia, Federica Asperti, Sara Pozzi, Federico Filippo Orsini, Giulia Lanzi
    Transforming Healthcare with AI: Assessing Barriers and Impacts, in a Systematic Review
  • Luigi Jesus Basile
    From Innovation to Integration: A Bibliometric-Systematic Review of Digital Therapeutics and Their Impact on Healthcare
  • Lorella Cannavacciuolo, Paolo Mancuso, Alessandro Scarpa
    Exploring the Intricate Relationship between Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare Organizations

Room - D

Knowledge Management

Chair: Mirva Hyypiä

  • Roberto Grandinetti
    How Artificial Intelligence Erodes the Tacit Dimension of Organizations
  • Behrooz Moradi, Ettore Bolisani, Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Aurora Martínez Martínez, Tomas Cherkos Kassaneh, Furong Cai
    Towards a Unified Framework for Knowledge Worker Roles: A Systematic Literature Review
  • Antonio Lorena, Anna M. Correale, Alessia Talarico, Rocco Reina
    The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Development of Soft Skills: Opportunities and Challenges for Organizations
  • Mirva Hyypiä
    Meaningfulness Reshaping Technology, Knowledge Co-Creation, and Leadership

Room - E

ST 35: Accelerating the Shift to a Circular Economy Through Digital Technologies and Knowledge Management

Chair: Benedetta Esposito

  • Amal Bouihat, Davide Aloini, Pierluigi Zerbino
    Digital Product Passports for Promoting Circularity in the Construction Sector
  • Patrizia Pastore, Antonio Ricciardi, Gianmarco Salzillo, Silvia Tommaso
    Interfirm Aggregations for Circular Economy Transition in Italian Olive Oil Industry
  • Stefania Manetti
    Artificial Intelligence in the Agri-Food Supply Chain: How it Might Facilitate Circular Economy Practices?
  • Miriana Ferrara, Nicola Capolupo
    Unleashing Digital Transformation in LCA: The Interplay between Data-Driven Culture and Digital Capabilities

Room - H

ST 02: New Models and Technologies for Business and Management Innovation

Chair: Vittorio D’Amato, Luca Tuporini

  • Vittorio D'Amato, Joao Vieira Da Cunha, Luca Tuporini, Elena Tosca
    The Interdependent Relationship of Management Innovation and Culture: Insights from a Systematic Literature Network Analysis (SLNA)
  • Wanting Guo, Chuanjuan Wu, Marina Latukha
    From Integration to Strategic Fit: Reconsidering Human-AI Collaboration through Two Case Studies
  • Giuseppe Zangari, Antonio Lorena, Ludovica Zoccali, Rocco Reina
    Organizational Practices for Agile Work: A Systematic Review on Smart Working Strategies
  • Rouven Edgar Haschka
    A Truncated Poisson Model to Approximate the Firm-Level Innovation Generation Process

Room - L

AI, Data Challenges and Business Management

Chair: Giovanni Schiuma

  • Sabrina Picone
    Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Copyright law
  • Cristina Simone, Maria Antonietta De Cesare
    Platform Capitalism and the State: Between a New Balance of Power and Geopolitical Competition
  • Hui Fang, Nai, MeiYi Winnie Song, Zejingi, Liang
    A System Dynamics Study on the Transition from Kite Tethering to Social Network Weaving in Overseas Internships of AI Employment Program Students
  • Chiung Chuan Lo
    System Dynamics Analysis of AI Empowerment's Impact on KSA and TSK in Business Management
13.40 - 15.00
Lunch Break
15.00 - 17.05
PARALLEL SESSIONS

Room - Aula Bobbio

AI Technologies & Digital Transformation

Chair: Arianna Ciabattoni

  • Ranieri Alves dos Santos, Fernando Alvaro Ostuni Gauthier, Marcelo Macedo, Vanessa Roberg
    The Use of Generative AI and Lean UX in Knowledge Engineering Projects
  • Vincenzo Maione, Cristina Ponsiglione, Simonetta Primario
    A Network Epidemic Model for Fake News Diffusion: Agent-Based Insights for Responsible Social Media
  • Arianna Ciabattoni, Filippo Andrei, Francesca Ricciardi
    The Tech-Driven Evolution of Illicit Pharmaceutical Networks: Innovation and Organizational Adaptation
  • Dijana Oreski
    Enhancing Organizational Knowledge Management through Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Large Language Models
  • Igor Zatsman
    AI Technology for Language Knowledge Discovery Built on Modified Spiral Model and DIK Hierarchy

Room - Biblioteca Storica

ST 18: Complexity Approaches to Support New Knowledge and Business Development

Chair: Linda Ponta, Cristina Ponsiglione

  • Simonetta Primario, Roberta De Cristofaro, Vincenzo Del Duca, Cristina Ponsiglione, Serena Strazzullo
    Addressing the Complexity of the Green Hydrogen Value Chain: an Agent-Based Modelling Approach
  • Vincenzo Maione, Cristina Ponsiglione, Simonetta Primario, Manfred Paier, Theresa Burscher
    Mapping Twin Transitions in Regional Innovation Systems: a Configurational Approach
  • Constantin Marius Profiroiu, Alina Georgiana Profiroiu, Daniela-Luminița Constantin, Bianca Cibu, Camelia Delcea
    Understanding Socio-Economic Perceptions Complexity in Romania and Republic of Moldova: Implications for the Business Environment
  • Carmine Passavanti, Simonetta Primario, Pierluigi Rippa
    Computational Laboratory for Simulating Entrepreneurial Education Ecosystems
  • Ettore Zini, Chiara Tognon, Angelo Zerega, Angelo Leogrande, Nicola Magaletti, Giovanni Schiuma
    An Integrated Model for Defining and Monitoring ESG KPIs in Smart Buildings: A Methodological Approach to Sustainability Performance Management

Room - C

ST 44: Shaping the Future: Adapting HEIs to the Evolving Knowledge and Innovation Landscape

Chair: Viktória Papp-Horváth, Nikolett Deutsch

  • Viktória Papp-Horváth
    Digital Literacy of Gen Z Students in the Context of Project Management Education
  • Petra Wagner, Vitaliy Soloviy, Marcus Jandt
    Emerging Roles for Public Research Organizations in Shaping Innovation Ecosystems
  • László Berényi, Nikolett Deutsch
    Change to Digital Learning: A Task-Technology Fit Approach to Moodle
  • Éva Pintér, Péter Bagó
    Financial Literacy and Digital Attitudes of Gen Z and its Aspects, Implications in Program Development in Higher Education

Room - D

ST 03: Diversity Management, Inclusion and Knowledge Creation for Innovation

Chair: Valentina Beretta, Valerio Brescia

  • Maria Weir, Philip Sugai
    Balancing ESG Valuation and AI Innovation: A Case Study on GNO Inc
  • Valentina Beretta, Maria Chiara Demartini, Sara Trucco
    Are DE&I Issues Relevant in Integrated Reporting?
  • Giuseppe Maria Bifulco, Fabrizio Maria Bertusi, Leonzio Capparelli
    ESG and AI: the role of a new player in the sustainability’s game. Explorative analysis of the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence in the business sustainable performance.
  • Filomena Buonocore, Davide de Gennaro, Viviana Colombi Evangelista, Ludovica Del Barone, Floriana Pollio
    Rethinking Fairness in Work-Life Policies: A Conceptual Framework Beyond Parenthood
  • Yafang Tsai, Shih-Wang Wu, Szu-Chieh Chen
    The Impact of Smart Hospitals on Employee Job Performance and Job Satisfaction

Room - E

ST 49: Trends in Performance Measurement and Management of Healthcare Organizations

Chair: Anna Maria Melina

  • Malgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
    The Role of AI in Waste Reduction and Sustainability of Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Giuliana Cavadi, Martina Vivoli, Federico Cosenz
    Evaluating AI's Impact in Healthcare: a Systemic Approach through Key Performance Indicators
  • Valeria Schifilliti, Veronica Marozzo, Alessandra Costa, Augusto D’Amico
    Exploring Cardiologists’ Perspectives on Wearable ECG Devices: Evidence from an E-focus Group
  • Walter Vesperi, Marzia Ventura
    Digital Evolution in Healthcare: A Scoping Review on Emerging Inequalities
  • Filomena Riemma, Davide de Gennaro, Filomena Buonocore, Rosario Marrapodi
    Stress Management and Organizational Strategies: Promoting Well-Being and Innovation in Healthcare Systems

Room - H

ST 16: Future Organizations and Strategies: Integrating Humans and Technology for Social and Environmental Impact

Chair: Gabriela C. Lopez-Torres

  • Eduardo Sánchez-García, Javier Martínez-Falcó, Bartolomé Marco-Lajara, Anna Sławik, Patricia Zaragoza-Sáez, Santiago González González
    Harnessing knowledge for sustainability: the influence of environmental management and ethical leadership on green performance in the wine industry
  • Ana Lidia Quintero Ramírez, Francisco Javier Álvarez-Torres, Clara María Freire Margaça, Maria D. De-Juan-Vigaray, Giovanni Schiuma
    The Role of Human Expertise in Digital Transformation and Innovation of SMEs
  • José Octavio Contreras Sánchez, Vianney Viridiana Contreras Sánchez, Francisco Javier Álvarez-Torres
    Proposal for an Inclusive and Sustainable Telemedicine Ecosystem in Mexico
  • Gabriela Citlalli Lopez Torres, Octavio Hernandez Castorena, Alba Rocio Carvajal Sandoval
    SME Performance through Modern Technology and Sustainable Business Strategies
  • Oscar Alejandro Espinoza Mercado, Juan Antonio Vargas Barraza
    Analyzing Innovative Marketing Strategies within SMEs in the Restaurant Industry: A Knowledge-Based Approach

Room - L

ST 30: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Transforming Healthcare Through Innovation

Chair: Daniela D’Auria

  • Dóra Horváth, Noémi Szilvia Lőrincz
    The Impact of AI on Patient Interactions in Healthcare: Towards Dehumanisation or Rehumanisation?
  • Guendalina Capece, Tindaro Cicero, Daniela D'Auria, Flavia Di Costa
    Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) and Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Bibliometric Analysis
  • Eduardo Aníbal Blanco, Ivone Junges, Clarissa Carneiro Mussi
    Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Building Innovative Organizational Strategies in Market Consolidation
  • Nunzia Carbonara, Davide De Vita
    Healthcare in the Digital Age: A Systematic Literature Review on the Impact of AI and Big Data on Business Models and Patient Value
  • Marco Praticò, Salvatore Tallarico, Luisa Pellegrini, Simone Lazzini
    Improving Clinical Evidence for Medical Devices: a Lifecycle Approach
17.05 - 17.25
Coffee Break
17.25 - 18.10
KEYNOTE SPEECH

Vincenzo Corvello – University of Messina, Italy
Extended Minds, Diffuse Bodies, and Other Once-Science-Fiction Concepts That Could Transform the Way We Work and Manage Organizations

18.10 - 18.30
Closing remarks and announcement of IFKAD 2026

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