Social capital and innovation in a life science cluster: the role of proximity and family involvement

Pucci, Tommaso; Brumana, Mara; Minola, Tommaso; Zanni, Lorenzo

doi:10.1007/s10961-017-9591-y

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“…Furthermore, following Pucci et al (2020) , we also measured the size of the local and distant networks. Specifically, we asked respondents to estimate how many ties the hotel has with customers, service providers, product providers, associations, institutions, and marketing and travel agencies, both in the local area ( Local Network Size ; mean: 41.63 ties) and outside of it ( Distant Network Size ; mean: 2152 ties).…”

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Sensing the virus. How social capital enhances hoteliers’ ability to cope with COVID-19

Visentin

Reis

Cappiello

et al. 2021

International Journal of Hospitality Management

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Sensing the virus. How social capital enhances hoteliers’ ability to cope with COVID-19

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Reis

Cappiello

et al. 2021

International Journal of Hospitality Management

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“…This perceived collective quality is the result of a spatially determined process of identity construction (Pucci et al, 2018). Consequently, the winery of a region competes both locally with other similar wineries of the geographical area but, in a broader perspective, the regions it belongs to competes with other wine regions on the market.…”

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confidence: 99%

Branding your identity online! The importance of the family dimension for Italian family wine businesses’ foreign turnover

Faraoni

Devigili

Casprini

et al. 2020

Sinergie Italian Journal of Management

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Purpose of the paper: Drawing on the resource-based view and moving from Devigili et al. 's (2018) framework on wine brand identity, the paper aims at investigating which brand identity dimensions family wine businesses are benefiting from in their foreign sales turnover. In particular, it focuses on the impact of the territorial identification (distinguishing between denomination, locality, region and country) and the governance attributes (looking at family, tradition, innovation and storytelling) on foreign sales turnover.Methodology: A unique database consisting of 120 family wine businesses has been analysed through an OLS regression model. Questionnaires were collected between 2017 and February 2019 through wineries' websites and phone calls.Results: Our results indicate that family wine businesses are hampered by and benefit from the adoption of specific brand identity's sub-dimensions. More precisely, the region of origin (territorial identification) and the use of tradition (governance attribute) have a negative impact on wineries' foreign sales turnover, while only the use of family (governance attribute) has a positive impact.Research limitations: The paper is built on a sample of Tuscan family wine business.Practical implications: The study demonstrates that wineries need to pay attention to their online brand strategies. More precisely, family wine businesses should better emphasise their family dimension, while being careful of the region of origin and tradition sub-dimensions.Originality of the paper: The paper contributes to research on the internationalisation of family businesses and brand management by illustrating the main brand identity dimensions that lead to higher foreign sales turnover.

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“…The consequence would be the access to the same redundant knowledge in repeated cycles (Pouder and St John, 1996; Zaheer and George, 2004; Sarpong and Teirlinck, 2018). Thus, some firms will need to seek relationships with distant firms in order to obtain sources of new knowledge and innovation unavailable within their region (Rosenkopf and Almeida, 2003; Bell and Zaheer, 2007; Arikan, 2009; Capaldo and Messeni Petruzzelli, 2015; Ardito et al, 2018; Pucci et al, 2018).…”

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“…Similar to coordination capabilities, we expect interorganizational learning capabilities to play a key role in terms of improving the performance in a context of high geographic diversity. As Pucci et al (2018) suggest, developing trust-based relationships and communication channels with distant partners is more difficult and complex, and it takes longer than with local partners. When the firm has to manage networks with distant partners, a high endowment of human capital, skills and capabilities facilitate the transfer and exchange of information among actors, and contribute to the success of the collaboration.…”

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A contingency view of alliance management capabilities for innovation in the biotech industry

Cabello‐Medina

Lavado

Cuevas‐Rodríguez

2020

BRQ Business Research Quarterly

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In this research, we analyze the influence of two alliance management capabilities, coordination and interorganizational learning, on the performance of alliances for innovation. By adopting a contingency view, we explore whether the effectiveness of these capabilities depends on certain features of the alliance portfolio configuration (partner and geographic diversity). Based on a sample of Spanish companies belonging to the five leading biotech clusters, our results demonstrate that alliance management capabilities are not equally effective across different contexts. Alliance coordination capabilities become more effective when partner diversity is low and geographic diversity is high. By contrast, interorganizational learning capabilities have a positive effect on alliance portfolio performance when partner diversity is high and geographic diversity is low. These results also have useful implications for managers involved in alliances for innovation, who can direct the organizational efforts towards the most effective alliance capabilities, depending on the features of their alliance portfolio. JEL CLASSIFICATION M19

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Social capital and innovation in a life science cluster: the role of proximity and family involvement

Abstract: This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination.

Cited by 50 publications

References 114 publications

Sensing the virus. How social capital enhances hoteliers’ ability to cope with COVID-19

Sensing the virus. How social capital enhances hoteliers’ ability to cope with COVID-19

Branding your identity online! The importance of the family dimension for Italian family wine businesses’ foreign turnover

A contingency view of alliance management capabilities for innovation in the biotech industry

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