RA04-2025 Business Models and Technologies

THEMATIC AREA: Business Models and Technologies

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New Models and Technologies for Business and Management Innovation

Reference No. of the Track: 02

Short Description:
This track explores how the search for new business paradigms passes through both business innovation and management innovation. While business innovation addresses the way in which business is done, management innovation is achieved by significantly changing the tasks to be performed by management, organisational structures and management processes. Competitive…

Keywords:
Organizational Culture; Employee Engagement; Human-Centric Workplaces; Management Innovation; Knowledge Management.

Organizers:

Vittorio D’Amato, University LUM, Italy
Antonio Giangreco, IESEG, France
Luca Tuporini, LIUC University of Cattaneo, Italy
Elena Tosca, University LUM, Italy

Exploring the Intersection of Digital Transformation and Business Model Innovation: Insights and Opportunities

Reference No. of the Track: 05

Short Description:
Digital Transformation (DT) is crucial for driving Business Model Innovations (BMIs) across sectors. It encompasses the integration of technology in business areas, reshaping approaches and value creation, delivery and capture processes. DT is a strategic process that leverages digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, the Internet of…

Keywords:
Digital Transformation, Business Model Innovations, Digital Technologies, Artificial Intelligence

Organizers:

Veronica Marozzo, University of Messina, Italy
Alessandra Costa, University of Messina, Italy
Tindara Abbate, University of Messina, Italy

Digital Servitization and New Sustainable Business Opportunities

Reference No. of the Track: 19

Short Description:
Within the economic landscape marked by increasing competition, globalization and frequent, often abrupt, changes, which call for a new competitive approach (Chen et al., 2023; Hanelt et al., 2021), digital technologies provide prospects for a service-oriented transformation of manufacturing firms’ business models (Paiola & Gebauer, 2020). Specifically, manufacturing companies…

Keywords:
Digitalization, Servitization, Digital servitization, Business Model Innovation, Manufacturing companies, Sustainability

Organizers:

Clara Filosa, University of Padova, Italy
Lara Agostini, University of Padova, Italy
Anna Nosella, University of Padova, Italy

Intelligent Materials and Environmental Monitoring: Shaping Sustainable Business Paradigms with AI

Reference No. of the Track: 28

Short Description:
This track addresses the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI), emerging technologies and materials science to create new business paradigms for sustainability. It focuses on the use of AI to optimize the development of smart materials and their application in environmental and energy monitoring systems. These innovations aim to improve…

Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence (AI); Materials Science; Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability; Energy Equity; Business models

Organizers:

Fabiola Colmenero Fonseca, Polytechnic University of València (Spain), La Salle University, Mexico
Amparo Borrell Tomás, Polytechnic University of València, Spain
Andrés Salas Montoya, National University of Colombia, Colombia
Ramiro Rodríguez Pérez, National Technological Institute of México, México

Advancing Business Model Innovation through Technological Integration in Agri-Food Systems

Reference No. of the Track: 45

Short Description:
In a world increasingly marked by complexity and rapid change (Forliano et al., 2022; Sunder & Prashar, 2023), addressing multifaceted challenges becomes crucial. These challenges encompass a broad spectrum of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues, highlighting the interconnectedness of ecological concerns, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and…

Keywords:
Agri-Food Systems, Business Model Innovation (BMI), Emerging Technologies, Sustainability, Ecosystem Collaboration, Regenerative Practices

Organizers:

Canio Forliano, University of Turin, Italy
Paola De Bernardi, University of Turin, Italy
Martina Panero, University of Turin, Italy
Patrice De Micco, University of Siena, Italy