This paper aims at analysing how the development of digital smart technologies and the Web affected the business model of a particular field of copyright-based companies: the collecting societies. The impact of the Internet and digitalization on the cultural enterprises will be investigated, focusing the analysis of the new business models established. It is necessary […]
Purpose – In the last few years scholars have focused on the topic of Intellectual Property. In this perspective, many international surveys show that the economic contribution of copyright-based industries is becoming increasingly important. In this way the study aims to analyse the methodology used in a many surveys on the evaluation of economic contributions […]
Purpose – The objective of this paper is to examine the relationship between some aspects of governance (such as ownership structure and characteristics of the board), the efficiency of intellectual capital and the economic and market performance of a sample of Italian listed companies. Design/methodology/approach – This study investigates a sample of forty Italian listed […]