Centre for research in Transnational Empowerment, Leadership and Performance, of the University of Canberra (AUSTRALIA): Prof. Francesco Sofo; Dr. Michelle Berzins.

Published Papers

Ammirato, S., Sofo, F., Felicetti, A. M., Helander, N., & Aramo-Immonen, H. (2020). A new typology to characterize Italian digital entrepreneurs. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research26(2), 224-245.

Ammirato, S., Sofo, F., Felicetti, A. M., & Raso, C. (2019). The potential of IoT in redesigning the bank branch protection system: An Italian case study. Business Process Management Journal25(7), 1441-1473.

Ammirato, S., Sofo, F., Felicetti, A. M., & Raso, C. (2019). A methodology to support the adoption of IoT innovation and its application to the Italian bank branch security context. European Journal of Innovation Management22(1), 146-174.

Ammirato, S., Sofo, F., Felicetti, A. M., & Raso, C. (2018). Bank branches as smart environments: introducing a cognitive protection system to manage security and safety. In Collaborative Networks of Cognitive Systems: 19th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2018, Cardiff, UK, September 17-19, 2018, Proceedings 19 (pp. 61-73). Springer International Publishing.

Sofo, F., Ammirato, S., & Sofo, M. (2013). Leadership as a process to create organizational culture and group learning. Organizational Cultures12(1), 71.

Sofo, F., & Ammirato, S. (2013). Establishing a learning culture: The importance of relationships within an organization. In Information Systems, E-learning, and Knowledge Management Research: 4th World Summit on the Knowledge Society, WSKS 2011, Mykonos, Greece, September 21-23, 2011. Revised Selected Papers 4 (pp. 271-277). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Volpentesta, A. P., Ammirato, S., & Sofo, F. (2012). Collaborative design learning and thinking style awareness. International Journal of Engineering Education28(4), 948.

Volpentesta, A. P., Ammirato, S., & Sofo, F. (2011, June). Thinking style and collaborative design learning: An empirical investigation. In Proceedings of the 2011 15th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD) (pp. 716-721). IEEE.

Volpentesta, A. P., Ammirato, S., & Sofo, F. (2010). Experiential collaborative learning and preferential thinking. In Technology Enhanced Learning. Quality of Teaching and Educational Reform: First International Conference, TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Athens, Greece, May 19-21, 2010. Proceedings (pp. 230-236). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Sofo, F., Berzins, M., Ammirato, S., & Volpentesta, A. P. (2010). Investigating the relationship between consumers’ style of thinking and online victimization in scamming. International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications4(7), 38-49.

Volpentesta, A. P., Ammirato, S., & Sofo, F. (2009). Thinking style diversity and collaborative design learning. In Leveraging Knowledge for Innovation in Collaborative Networks: 10th IFIP WG 5.5 Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, PRO-VE 2009, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 7-9, 2009. Proceedings 10 (pp. 785-796). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Sofo, F., Berzins, M., Colapinto, C., & Ammirato, S. (2009). North, south, least, best: geographical location and the thinking styles of Italian university students. Australian Journal of Adult Learning49(2), 269-293.

Sofo, F., Volpentesta, A. P., & Ammirato, S. (2008). Establishing a framework for collaborative innovation processes in a technological district in Italy. The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society4(1), 169-176.

UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE: Prof. Nina Helander, Prof. Jari Jussila, Dr. Virpi Sillanpää; TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES: Prof. Heli Aramo-Immonen, Dr. Kaisa Sorsa, Dr. Heidi Salokangas;

Published Papers

Sorsa, K.; Salokangas, H.; Ammirato, S., Felicetti, A. M., Aramo-Immonen, H., Helander, N. (2023), Legal and regulatory innovations – A Systematic Literature Review. IFKAD 2023 – International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics – Managing Knowledge for Sustainability. Matera, Italy 7-9 June 2023

Helander, N.; Jussila, J.; Bal, A. S.; Sillanpää, V.; Paunu, A.; Ammirato S.; Felicetti, A. M. (2020) “Co-creating digital government service: An activity theory perspective”. HICSS – 53, Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

Ammirato, S., Sofo, F., Felicetti, A. M., Helander, N., & Aramo-Immonen, H. (2019). A new typology to characterize Italian digital entrepreneurs. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Article DOI 10.1108/IJEBR-02-2019-0105

Ammirato, S.; Felicetti, A. M.; Della Gala, M.; Aramo-Immonen, H.; Jussila, J. J.; Kärkkäinen, H. (2019). The use of social media for knowledge acquisition and dissemination in B2B companies: an empirical study of Finnish technology industries. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 17(1), 52-69. Article DOI: 10.1080/14778238.2018.1541779

Jussila, J.; Sillanpää, V.; Helander, N.; Vuori, V.; Boedeker, M.; Liukkonen, J.; Suoja, K.; Felicetti, A. M.; Raso, C., (2018) “Design of mobile application for self-reporting affective experiences”. HICSS – 51, Proceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences., 4453-4462, https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/10125/50451/paper0564.pdf

Aramo-Immonen, H.; Liikamaa, K.; Felicetti, A. M., (2017) “Perceived advantages in the use of e-exams – comparative TAM-model study among students and teachers”. EDULEARN17, the 9th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, 3-5 July 2017, pp. 3252-3255, Article DOI: 10.21125/edulearn.2017.169

Felicetti, A. M.; Ammirato, S.; Raso, C.; Aramo-Immonen, H.; Jussilla, J. (2016) “Being a Start-upper in Italy: motivations, obstacles and success factors”. In IFKAD 2016 – International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, 11th edition on the theme of: Towards a New Architecture of Knowledge: Big Data, Culture and Creativity. Dresden – Germany 14-17 June 2016

Jussilla, J.; Karkkainen, H.; Aramo-Immonen, H.; Ammirato,S.; Felicetti, A.M.; Della Gala, M. (2015) “Application areas of social media in external B2B transactions – An empirical analysis of Finnish technology industry”. In IFKAD 2015 – International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, Bari (Italy); 06/2015.

Ammirato, S.; Felicetti, A.M.; Della Gala, M.; Aramo-Immonen, H.; Jussilla, J. (2015) “Knowledge Management and Emerging Collaborative Networks in Tourism Business Ecosystems”, in Garlatti, A.; Massaro, M. (Eds.) 16th European Conference on Knowledge Management – ECKM 2015, Udine –Italy (2015), pp.19-26

INSPIRE Research Group (International Network for Startups and Corporate Partnerships, Innovation, and Research Excellence).
Menlo College, California, USA:
Prof. Annika Steiber
Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology, Sweden
: Prof. Sverker Alange

Published Papers

Corvello, V., Felicetti, A. M., Steiber, A., & Alänge, S. (2023). Start-up collaboration units as knowledge brokers in Corporate Innovation Ecosystems: A study in the automotive industry. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge8(1), 100303.


University of Messina – Italy: Prof. Vincenzo Corvello; Dr. Antonio Cimino
University of Turin – Italy: Prof. Ciro Troise

    Published Papers

    Felicetti, A. M., Cimino, A., Mazzoleni, A., & Ammirato, S. (2024). Artificial intelligence and project management: An empirical investigation on the appropriation of generative Chatbots by project managers. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge9(3), 100545.

    Corvello, V., Felicetti, A. M., Troise, C., & Tani, M. (2024). Betting on the future: how to build antifragility in innovative start-up companies. Review of Managerial Science18(4), 1101-1127.

    Corvello, V., Felicetti, A. M., Ammirato, S., Troise, C., & Ključnikov, A. (2024). The rules of courtship: What drives a start-up to collaborate with a large company?. Technological Forecasting and Social Change200, 123092.

    Cimino, A., Felicetti, A. M., Corvello, V., Ndou, V., & Longo, F. (2024). Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in innovation management: a study on the appropriation of ChatGPT by innovation managers. Management Decision.

    Corvello, V., Cimino, A., & Felicetti, A. M. (2023). Building start-up acceleration capability: A dynamic capability framework for collaboration with start-ups. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity9(3), 100104.

    Ammirato, S., Felicetti, A. M., Linzalone, R., Corvello, V., & Kumar, S. (2023). Still our most important asset: A systematic review on human resource management in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge8(3), 100403.

    Ammirato, S., Felicetti, A. M., Rogano, D., Linzalone, R., & Corvello, V. (2023). Digitalising the systematic literature review process: the MySLR platform. Knowledge Management Research & Practice21(4), 777-794.