The present aims at understanding whether and how mastering scientific knowledge in team dynamics helps to develop technologies with high breadth of impact (i.e., technologies that can be applied to diverse domains). Specifically, the relationship between the presence of scientists within inventing teams and the generality of the technologies they generate is examined. Furthermore, we […]
Purpose – This paper concerns the adoption of the industrial symbiosis at the urban level as a tool to improve their environmental sustainability. Accordingly, urban wastes can be valued in new products or energy, able to reduce the amount of wastes landfilled and the amount of inputs purchased from external sources. In particular, we focus […]
Purpose – In cultural industries, the innovation process is increasingly realized by a key inventor which is sustained by a dedicated team (e.g. Cillo and Verona 2008; Glaveanu and Lubart 2014). In fact, the key inventor, who remains central in cultural industries, needs to interact with a team in the cultural products development (Taylor and […]
Purpose – The development of smart cities has become a topic of huge interest in the academic and public debate (e.g. Albino et al. 2013; Bouton et al. 2013; ISTAT 2013). Specifically, scholars have highlighted the critical role that smart cities exert to improve the quality of life of their citizens (Lombardi et al. 2012; […]