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The purpose of this paper is to focus on the role that the family system plays in the creation of a family firm and during the first generation. The concept of latent generation emerges, a generation, coeval with the first generation, which through the constant and mutual sharing of the dimensions of the relational capital that has a positive impact on strategic choices of the family firm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study aims to investigate how urban regeneration projects contribute to achieving sustainable development through an intellectual capital (IC) perspective for driving growth within urban communities and improving quality of life. Literature has shown that urban regeneration projects help support urban change. The IC helps drive sustainable development and competitiveness of regions, cities and communities. Urban regeneration projects contribute to better quality of life and drive social and economic renewal of urban communities. This exploratory study proposes a research framework addressed to join urban regeneration projects with IC view on cities and urban communities. This paper can contribute to the extant literature focused on the relationship between urban regeneration processes and the role of intellectual capital as driver of sustainable development. This qualitative study, using a multiple case study methodology, provides a comparative analysis of two urban regeneration projects that help the redevelopment of urban environments and support human and social capital within communities. The findings show that urban regeneration projects significantly contribute to revitalising urban spaces, supporting the components of IC that drive social and economic growth of communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, the importance of exploiting and managing information and knowledge as a strategic resource for organisational growth and competitiveness has been recognised. Knowledge Visualisation (KV) is a very young research area that focuses on the collaborative use of interactive graphics to create, integrate and apply knowledge. Knowledge visualization is defined as the use of visual representations to enhance the creation and transfer of knowledge between at least two people. Knowledge Visualization uses graphic means to build and transmit complex knowledge. In the literature, few studies focus on KV, especially in complex organisations in the emergency phase. Organisations have had to face the pandemic situation that is affecting the whole world, but Knowledge Visualisation could be seen as a support tool that the decision-maker can disseminate to manage the emergency. In this context, the decision-maker can use Knowledge Visualisation tools (images, maps, diagrams, etc.) to transform raw data and information into accessible forms of representations to extract information. This paper is an exploratory and qualitative study based on single case study on an Italian public complex organisation. This study trying to understand how KV can support complex organisations in the emergency phases. The findings highlight the potential and importance of Knowledge Visualisation, which has been shown by their use of different tools and bodies with functions related to Knowledge Visualisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Public organizations have based knowledge transfer processes on documents and archives only, leaving the benefits of other mechanism of knowledge transfer unexplored. In this context, the mentoring tool like a multifaceted and complex role consisting of interventional, training and support activities, can be successfully used in public sector. This tool promotes knowledge transfer through the interaction between mentor and new employee (mentee). The aim of the work is to analyse the relationship that is created between mentor and mentee in complex public organizations. The methodology used is qualitative, we observe the case study of an Italian public organization through the tool of the narrative interview with mentor and mentee. The collected narratives concern the process of introducing the new employee in the public organization and the process of transferring knowledge to them. The study is still at an early stage and the results achieved so far seek to offer a conceptual framework on how mentoring takes place in complex public organizations, focusing mainly on knowledge management. The use of narrative interviews can be useful to detect both the subjective perspective of the interviewees and to highlight the involvement of the various subjects in the process of knowledge transfer. The results obtained so far contribute to developing the academic debate on the characteristics of the mentoring role, the relationships and phases that occur in the mentoring processes and their implications in public organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]