Publication Authors: Luca Simone Macca

Luca Simone Macca, Alain Daou

This study examines how entrepreneurial mentoring interaction processes shape founders’ interpretations and enactment of scalability during early venture development. While prior research has established that mentoring positively influences entrepreneurial outcomes, such as self-efficacy, opportunity recognition, and strategic decision-making, it has largely treated mentoring as an input and focused on its effects rather than the interactional […]

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2026: Intelligent Knowledge for Sustainable Organizations
251-256
Luca Simone Macca, Gabriele Santoro

The pursuit of sustainable and accelerated growth in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can be effectively promoted through the application of Growth Hacking (GH) strategies. Improving the performance of GH practices within SMEs has therefore emerged as a critical objective for both practitioners and researchers. Drawing on the theoretical foundations of the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework, […]

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2025: Knowledge Futures: AI, Technology, and the New Business Paradigm
211-219
Luca Simone Macca, Mark Anthony Camilleri, Ciro Troise, Guido Giovando, Stefano Bresciani

In the contemporary business landscape, Growth Hacking (GH) has emerged as a pivotal strategy for companies aiming at rapid expansion and sustained success. GH integrates innovative approaches, including big data analytics, rapid experimentation, and continuous learning, to reshape traditional paradigms of company development. Its essence lies in data-driven decision-making, iterative innovation, and rapid prototype design […]

IN: Proceedings IFKAD 2024 – Translating Knowledge into Innovation Dynamics
2300-2315