In recent times, the concept of sustainability has gradually taken on a leading role,\ud particularly because of its potential ability to influence consumers’ view and, consequently, their\ud buying choices. Based on this consideration, the work, by means of an empirical analysis, pursues\ud two research questions: (i) is it possible to imagine a theoretical model in the fashion world able\ud to show whether “importance”, “expectations” and “social influence” effectively affect consumers’\ud willingness to reward a sustainable fashion brand via their purchasing behavior? and (ii) how much\ud are consumers willing to pay to get a sustainable item of clothing? In order to answer these two\ud research questions, a Multiple Linear Regression Model is tested, which offers an interesting result:\ud consumers attach little relevance to the importance accorded to a brand’s sustainability, since they\ud orient themselves on the basis of their expectations and their own group’s thoughts. Another finding\ud is that consumers state that they are willing to pay a price not higher than 20% to get a sustainable\ud item of clothing. However, the paper presents two limitations, which are linked to the use of the\ud questionnaire for the understanding of the respondents’ opinions and to the small reference sample,\ud composed of 271 people with a high level of education

PurposeThe paper proposes a conceptual integration between two variables, both considered as capable of affecting public firm performance: technology and intellectual capital.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis is performed by testing a structural equation model (SEM) which allows to measure simultaneously a plurality of variables, highlighting all the possible connections. Data is collected by administering more than 500 paper questionnaires to accountants working within Local Health Firms of Naples and Salerno.FindingsThe study seems to align with the considerations according to which intellectual capital expressed through its three dimensions – relational capital, human capital and organizational capital – exert a positive influence on perceived performance of healthcare firms, ultimately impacting on the Employees' Satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsThe study acts as a useful guide from a managerial point of view, because it may support firm decision-making. In fact, public sector managers can leverage an instrument capable of activating functional mechanisms to improve firm performance.Originality/valueThe work allows overcoming the literature gap due to the fact that, although there is a wide recognition of the potential of technology and intellectual capital, there are no studies that synergistically integrate both the aspects in the attempt to understand their value in terms of influence on the performance of public firms, on the one hand, and on employees' satisfaction, on the other. In this vein, the work, in an attempt to provide further scientific support to the link between technology and intellectual capital, is a tool capable of highlighting how this link positively impacts on company performance and employee satisfaction.

This paper proposes a re-conceptualization of the port supply chain as a smart service system, in accordance with the theory of service science. Starting from a short literature review about the port supply chain approach and service science, a new comprehensive framework is provided to better understand seaport dynamics and the creation of competitive port supply chains. The methodology used is the case study approach. The Authors examined the Port of Salerno (Italy) and re-conceptualized it as a smart port service system. The originality of the work lies in the application of service science as a lens to re-conceptualize the port supply chain, that allows the implementation of a logistic framework. Both theoretical and practical implications are provided to enrich the literature about port supply chains and to support port operators.

The current environmental context, highly competitive and turbulent, has shifted the focus of scholars and managers on forms of cooperation and participation able to ensure a timely and effective response to needs of who participate in value creation processes. The paper aims to open the way to new perspectives of analysis of educational context, enabling to understand how Value Co-creation is moving emergence of a new phenomenon, Smart Value Co-education, which integrates the main and distinctive towards a markedly smart education. This suggests the elements of three different but related approaches: Value Co-creation, Co-education and Smart Education. The work also offers some insights for future researches on Smart Value Co-education, suggesting to investigate, on one hand, users’ role and their active involvement for a better use of educational experience and, on the other, the factors unpredictably and rapidly influencing the emergence and development of new technologies for the dissemination of education

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