This article illustrates the outcomes of research carried out on a sample of small Italian software firms. The role of the entrepreneur and the relationships between the firm and professionals are crucial to sustain these firms' innovative capabilities. Professional skills, job satisfaction, autonomy, and personal knowledge are the most important sources of the software firms' performance. On the basis of the field data, a dynamic model for small innovative firms is presented to illustrate the behavior of the firms in sustaining their innovative capabilities.
The Role of Professionals In Small Italian Software Firms / Raffa, Mario; Zollo, Giuseppe. - In: THE JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE. - ISSN 0164-1212. - STAMPA. - 26:(1994), pp. 19-30. [10.1016/0164-1212(94)90092-2]
The Role of Professionals In Small Italian Software Firms
RAFFA, MARIO;ZOLLO, GIUSEPPE
1994
Abstract
This article illustrates the outcomes of research carried out on a sample of small Italian software firms. The role of the entrepreneur and the relationships between the firm and professionals are crucial to sustain these firms' innovative capabilities. Professional skills, job satisfaction, autonomy, and personal knowledge are the most important sources of the software firms' performance. On the basis of the field data, a dynamic model for small innovative firms is presented to illustrate the behavior of the firms in sustaining their innovative capabilities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
