Do mentors influence the effects of the entrepreneurial programs of the early-stage start-ups pivot decisions? We address our research question investigating the role of mentors supporting entrepreneurs’ decisions in an early-stage training program, receiving the scientific method or the effectuation approach. In order to achieve our goal, we based our research on Kram’s Mentor Role […]
This paper explores the entrepreneurial activities and models of Science & Technology universities. Employing a mixed-method design with a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews we find three main entrepreneurial models based on different configuration of activities and different organizational and regional characteristics: (1) an “engage” model, which focuses on local economic development (2) a “formal” model, […]
The rise of sharing economy, made possible by technological evolution, has changed the way people make use of underutilized goods and has also changed the competition dynamics between incumbents and new players of many sectors. One sector that has been more revolutionized by the sharing economy is the tourism industry, given the rise of many […]
Purpose – This paper investigates Smart Working (SW), a set of modern and not-conventional organisational models that are characterised by high flexibility in the choice of the working spaces, time and tools, and that provides all employees of a organisation with the best working conditions to accomplish their tasks. Specifically, the paper aims to: (i) […]