Friends or enemies? Unraveling niche-regime interactions in grassroots digital innovations
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Gerli, P., Mora, L., Zhang, J., & Sancino, A. (2024)
Friends or enemies? Unraveling niche-regime interactions in grassroots digital innovations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 202, Article 123342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123342
During the COVID-19 pandemic, grassroots digital innovations (GDIs) have gained traction as innovation niches, providing an alternative to the prevailing mainstream regime dom...
Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis
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Messeni Petruzzelli, A., Mora, L., Natalicchio, A., Platania, F., & Toscano Hernandez, C. (2024)
Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis. Technovation, 132, Article 102970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2024.102970
Science fiction (sci-fi) creative products inspire individuals by envisioning alternative futures and imaginary technological development. The stimuli conveyed by sci-fi creat...
Nothing but symbolic: Chinese new authoritarianism, smart government, and the challenge of multi-level governance
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Zhang, J., & Mora, L. (2023)
Nothing but symbolic: Chinese new authoritarianism, smart government, and the challenge of multi-level governance. Government Information Quarterly, 40(4), Article 101880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2023.101880
This study investigates the impact of Chinese new authoritarian principles on the approach to multi-level governance that China has implemented during the national transition ...
Multiple pathways to solve urban challenges: A shared portfolio approach towards smart city development
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van den Ouweland, C., van Winden, W., & Mora, L. (2024)
Multiple pathways to solve urban challenges: A shared portfolio approach towards smart city development. Public Policy and Administration, 39(2), 193-213. https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767231183864
Municipalities often collaborate with other stakeholders in smart city projects to develop and implement technological innovations to address complex urban issues. We propose ...
Digital Meets Smart: Towards a Technology-Enhanced Approach to Smart Specialisation Strategy Development
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Mora, L., Panori, A., Deakin, M., & Ortega-Argiles, R. (2022)
Digital Meets Smart: Towards a Technology-Enhanced Approach to Smart Specialisation Strategy Development. Regional Studies, 56(9), 1421-1428. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2022.2091775
Conceived in the framework of regional studies on Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) development, this special issue strengthens research efforts oriented towards assembling a...
Understanding the Use of Heterogenous Data in Tackling Urban Flooding: An Integrative Literature Review
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Ren, M., Zhang, Z., Zhang, J., & Mora, L. (2022)
Understanding the Use of Heterogenous Data in Tackling Urban Flooding: An Integrative Literature Review. Water, 14(14), Article 2160. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14142160
Data-driven approaches to urban flooding management require a comprehensive understanding of how heterogenous data are leveraged in tackling this problem. In this paper, we co...
The hidden power of emotions: How psychological factors influence skill development in smart technology adoption
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Gerli, P., Clement, J., Esposito, G., Mora, L., & Crutzen, N. (2022)
The hidden power of emotions: How psychological factors influence skill development in smart technology adoption. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 180, Article 121721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121721
Working within the theoretical framework set by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) literature, this paper clarifies how psychological factors (emotions, attitudes, beliefs,...
Evidence-informed decision-making in Smart Specialisation Strategies: a patent-based approach for discovering regional technological capabilities
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Natalicchio, A., Mora, L., Ardito, L., & Petruzzelli, A. M. (2022)
Evidence-informed decision-making in Smart Specialisation Strategies: a patent-based approach for discovering regional technological capabilities. Regional Studies, 56(9), 1442-1453. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2021.1988551
Discovering regional technological capabilities is key to underpinning the place-based and evidence-driven logic of Smart Specialisation. However, a comprehensive methodologic...
One Size Does Not Fit All: Framing Smart City Policy Narratives within Regional Socio-Economic Contexts in Brussels and Wallonia
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Esposito, G., Clement, J., Mora, L., & Crutzen, N. (2021)
One Size Does Not Fit All: Framing Smart City Policy Narratives within Regional Socio-Economic Contexts in Brussels and Wallonia. Cities, 118, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103329
Smart city initiatives are increasingly dominating urban policy scripts worldwide, and their diffusion is centered upon different regional strategies. Adopting the Narrative P...
Not everything is as it seems: digital technology affordance, pandemic control, and the mediating role of sociomaterial arrangements
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Mora, L., Kummitha, R. K. R., & Esposito, G. (2021)
Not everything is as it seems: digital technology affordance, pandemic control, and the mediating role of sociomaterial arrangements. Government Information Quarterly, 38(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2021.101599
An overly favorable narrative has developed around the role played by digital technologies in containing Covid-19, which oversimplifies the complexity of technology adoption. ...