RA01-2025 Entrepreneurship and Startups

THEMATIC AREA: Entrepreneurship and Startups

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IPAZIA CHAPTER - Gender Issues in Innovative Society: AI and Technology for New Organizational Paradigms

Reference No. of the Track: 04

Short Description:
Disruptive technologies have profoundly changed the operational pathways of organizations (Lee et al., 2021; Carlucci et al., 2013). Enabling and supporting technologies, such as artificial intelligence in its various forms—Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI), Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI)—are becoming the main drivers of this transformation…

Keywords:
Gender Equality; Artificial Intelligence, Gender Bias, Technology, Business Paradigm, Automation, Female Entrepreneurship, Women Start-ups, Ethics, SDGs

Organizers:

Paola Paoloni, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Modaffari, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Entrepreneurship and New Technologies

Reference No. of the Track: 06

Short Description:
Today, entrepreneurs and companies are facing environments characterized by increasing levels of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) (Millar et al., 2018). They must therefore try to adapt as quickly as possible to potential and rapid changes in the environment and the market. Different strategies, knowledge and technologies are…

Keywords:
Entrepreneurship, Digital transformation, Entrepreneurial behaviours, Knowledge, New technologies, Start-ups, SMEs, Digital Platforms

Organizers:

Ciro Troise, University of Turin, Italy
Gabriella Esposito, University of Turin, Italy
Mark Anthony Camilleri, University of Malta, Malta
Stefano Bresciani, University of Turin, Italy
Abby Ghobadian, University of Reading, United Kingdom

Translating Feminist Knowledge into Business Practice for Sustainable and Inclusive Strategies, Processes, and Organizations

Reference No. of the Track: 37

Short Description:
Feminist scholars have long interrogated the structures of power, inequality, and social exclusion processes that permeate economic systems, questioning the epistemological foundations of business and economic disciplines. In particular, studies dealing with feminism have enabled the collection, development, and exchange of experiences from heterogeneous standpoints, so contributing to call…

Keywords:
feminist knowledge, feminist entrepreneurship, sustainable business practices, corporate social responsibility

Organizers:

Barbara Scozzi, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
Francesco Paolo Lagrasta, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
Greta Temporin Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy
Omar Mazzucchelli, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy

Open Innovation Pathways: How Start-ups Thrive in Collaborative Ecosystems

Reference No. of the Track: 55

Short Description:
As the pace of technological disruption accelerates, start-ups are increasingly recognized as the engines of innovation, driving new solutions, technologies, and business models. Indeed start-ups, despite their limited financial, organizational, and human resources (Spender et al., 2017), possess complementary characteristics. They are naturally agile, innovative, and flexible, with an…

Keywords:
Innovation Ecosystem, Start-ups, Open Innovation, Risks, Motivations

Organizers:

Benedetta Pini, University of Parma, Italy
Barbara Bigliardi, University of Parma, Italy
Alberto Michele Felicetti, University of Calabria, Italy
Salvatore Ammirato, University of Calabria, Italy
Virginia Dolci, University of San Marino, San Marino

Startups and Cultural Heritage Valorization: An Emerging Paradigm

Reference No. of the Track: 60

Short Description:
The convergence of digital innovation and cultural heritage preservation represents a unique and burgeoning field of study (Russo Spena & Bifulco, 2021), especially in the context of cultural startups committed to heritage valorization (Greco, 2022). These enterprises play a critical role in enriching cultural heritage (Zaman, 2015, Bertasini, 2019;…

Keywords:
Cultural Startups; Digital Heritage Innovation; Cultural Ecosystems; Scalability and Sustainability

Organizers:

Fabio Greco
Laura Clemente
Gesualda Iodice
Amelia Napolitano
Marco Tregua
Francesco Bifulco