Abstract
The variety of network-district businesses has in strategic terms, resulted in less efficiency within local systems and reflected negatively on the competitiveness of district production. The paper seeks to re-interpret the dynamics of network-districts from the Viable Systems Approach (VSA) perspective. In such a scenario, the limited or non-use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools risks affecting competitive capacity both in an individual and network-district perspective. The paper highlights how the creativity of the Italian network-district system gains momentum i.e. greater competitiveness by using ICT tools in a systems approach to facilitate cultural and management change and to integrate communication within and outside the network-district system.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
UNIDO: Development of clusters and networks of SMEs. The UNIDO programme (2001), http://www.unido.org/doc/331111.htmls
Granovetter, M.: Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness. American Journal of Sociology 91, 481–510 (1985)
Arora, A., Fosfuri, A., Gambardella, A.: Markets for Tecnology: The Economics of Innovation and Corporate Strategy. MIT Press, Boston (2001)
Golinelli, G.M.: L approccio sistemico al governo dell’impresa, Cedam, Padova (2000)
Golinelli, G.M.: Viable Systems Approach (VSA). Governing Business Dynamic, Cedam, Kluwer (2010)
Golinelli, G.M., Spohrer, J., Barile, S., Bassano, C.: The evolving dynamics of service co-creation in a viable systems perspective. In: The 13th Toulon-Verona Conference Proceedings of the International Conference in Coimbra, Portugal, September 2-4 (2010)
Golinelli, G.M.: L Approccio Sistemico Vitale (ASV) al governo dell’impresa. Verso la scientificazione dell’azione di governo, Cedam, Padova (2011)
Barile, S.: Contributi sul pensiero sistemico in economia d’impresa, Centro Studi di Tecniche Aziendali – ARNIA, n. 18, WM Stampa Editoriale s.r.l., Atripalda, AV (2000)
Becattini, G.: Il distretto marshalliano come concetto socio-economico. Studi e Informazione Quaderni (34) (1991)
Becattini, G.: Modelli locali di sviluppo, Il Mulino, Bologna (1989)
Varaldo, R., Ferrucci, L. (eds.): Il distretto industriale tra logiche di impresa e logiche di sistema, Franco Angeli, Milano (1997)
Becattini, G.: (a cura di) Mercato e forze locali: il distretto industriale, Il Mulino (1987)
Marshall, A.: Principles of Economy, Utet (1972)
Schon, D.A.: Champion for Radical New Invention. Harward Business Review (2) (1963)
Maidique, M.A.: Entrepreneurs, champions and technological innovation. In: Hax A.C, To the Guide of the Future, Ipsoa (1989)
Hauschildt, J., Chakrabarti, A.K.: Arbeitsteilung im Innovationmanagement. In: Zeitschrift für Organisation (June 1988)
You, J., Wilkinson, F.: Competition and Cooperation: Towards Understanding Industrial Districts. Review of Political Economy 6, 259–278 (1994)
March, J.G., Simon, H.A.: Organizations. Wiley, New York (1958)
Staber, U.: The Structure of Networks in Industrial Districts. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 25, 537–552 (2001a)
Collins, R.: Teorie sociologiche, Il Mulino, Bologna (1988)
Camagni, R.: Piano strategico, capitale relazionale e community governance. In: Pugliese, T., Spaziante A (a cura di) Pianificazione strategica per le città: riflessioni e pratiche, Franco Angeli, Milano (2003)
Becattini, G.: La campagna di ricerche sui distretti industriali. In: Bellandi, Russo (a cura di), Distretti industriali e cambiamento economico locale, Torino, Rosemberg & Sellier (1994)
Lorenzoni, G., Boari C., Grandi A.: Le organizzazioni a rete: tre concetti di base. In: Lorenzoni, G. (eds.), Accordi, reti e vantaggio competitivo. Le innovazioni nell economia di impresa e negli assetti organizzativi, Etas Libri, Milano (1992)
Piciocchi, P.: Sistemi di reti imprenditoriali tra le PMI meridionali: relazioni tra imprese nel distretto e nella filiera dell Agro Nocerino Sarnese, Monografia n. 15 della Collana di Studi Aziendali e di Marketing diretta dal prof. Roberto Aguiari – Centro Studi di Tecniche Aziendali ARNIA, WM Stampa Editoriale s.r.l., Atripalda, AV (2000)
Bassano, C.: Dalla Crisi dell’impresa-guida alla crisi della rete di impresa: verso un modello di analisi, with Gianluca Vagnani. Esperienze d’Impresa, Boccia Editori, Salerno (2) (2003)
Piciocchi, P.: Crisi d impresa e monitoraggio di vitalità. L approccio sistemico vitale per l analisi dei processi di crisi. Collana del Dipartimento di Studi e Ricerche Aziendali – Università degli Studi di Salerno, Giappichelli (17) (2003)
Beer, S.: Brain of the firm. The managerial cybernetics of organization. The Penguin Press, London (1972)
Siano, A., Vollero, A., Siglioccolo, M.: The Governance-Structure-System Model: a Framework for Corporate Communication Management. Empirical Evidences from some Case Studies. In: Corporate and Marketing Communications Conference, London, Middlesex University Business School, April 16-17, pp. 16–17 (2007)
Asheim, B., Cooke, P.: Local learning and interactive innovation networks in a global economy. In: Malecki, J., Oinas, P. (eds.) Making Connections: Technological Learning and Regional Economic Change. Ashgate, Aldershot (1999)
Piciocchi, P., Bassano, C.: Governance and viability of franchising networks from a Viable Systems Approach (VSA). In: Giannini (ed.) The 2009 Naples Forum on Service. Service Dominant Logic, Service Science and Network Theory, Proceedings of the International Conference in Capri, Napoli, June 16-19 (2009) ISBN13: 978-88-7431-452-2
Amin, A., Cohendet, P.: Organisational learning and governance through embedded practices. Paper Presented at Workshop Information Processes and Path-dependent Evolution: Local Systems Response to Changes in Context, Padua University, November 27 (1999)
Becattini, G., Rullani, E.: Local systems and global connections: the role of knowledge. In: Cossentino, F., Pyke, F., Sengenberger, W. (eds.) Local and Regional Response to Global Pressure. The Case of Italy and its Industrial Districts, International Institute for Labour Studies, Geneva (1996)
Bassano, C.: I distretti orafi italiani, ESI, Napoli (2008)
Calvelli, A., Cannavale, C., Canestrino, R.: The replication of the Italian Industrial district model: cross-cultural issues. Journal of Cross-Cultural Competence and Management (4), 39–74 (2005)
Piciocchi, P., Basile, G., Vollero, A., Bassano, C.: Communication through internet-based Technologies (IBT) for promoting competitiveness in Italian jewelry districts. In: Proceeding Act 14th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications hosted by: Faculty of Marketing Department, Business School, University of Nicosia, Cyprus, April 23-24 (2009) ISBN: 978-9963-634-59-0
Wenger, E.: Communities of Practices: Learning, Meaning, Identity. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1998)
Piciocchi, P., Saviano, M., Bassano, C.: Il controllo di gestione nelle reti di franchising. In: Antonelli, V., D Alessio, R. (eds.) Casi di Controllo di Gestione, Ipsoa (2004)
Piciocchi, P., Saviano, M., Bassano, C.: Network Creativity to Reduce Strategic Ambiguity in Turbulent Environments: a Viable Systems Approach (VSA). In: The 11th International Conference on Global Business & Economic Development, Proceedings of the International Conference at the University of Bratislava, Slovak Republic, May 27-30, vol. 3 (2009) ISBN – 13: 978-0-9797659-8-8; ISBN-10:0-9797659-8-6
Lorenzoni, G.: Imprese, relazioni fra imprese, distretti industriali nello sviluppo delle PMI. In: Varaldo, R., Ferrucci, L. (eds.) Il distretto industriale tra logiche di impresa e logiche di sistema, Franco Angeli, Milano (1997)
Liguori, M., Iannuzzi, E.: Un modello di analisi per la definizione del grado di compimento dei sistemi vitali. In: Barile, S. (ed.) L impresa Come Sistema, Giappichelli, Torino (2008)
Emery, F.E. (ed.): La teoria dei sistemi. Presupposti, caratteristiche e sviluppi del pensiero sistemico. F. Angeli, Milano (1974)
Piciocchi, P., Bassano, C., Paduano, E., Papasolomou, I.: The Virtuous circle of Syntropy (VCS). An interpretative chaos vs cosmos model for managing complexity. In: The 2nd Annual Euromed Conference, Proceedings of the International Conference at the University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy, October 26-28 (2009), doi:10.3292
Rullani, E.: The Industrial District (ID) as a cognitive system. In: Belussi, F., Gottardi, G., Rullani, E. (eds.) The Technological Evolution of Industrial Districts, Kluwer, Boston (2003)
Spohrer, J., Golinelli, G.M., Picocchi, P., Bassano, C.: An integrated SS-VSA analysis of changing jobs. Service Science 2(1/2), 1–20 (2010), ISSN 978-1-4276-2090-3
Coase, R.: The Nature of the Firm. Economica 4, 386–405 (1937)
Cohen, W., Levinthal, D.: Innovation and learning: the two faces of R&D. Economic Journal 99 (1989)
Enright, M.: Regional Clusters and Firm Strategy. In: Chandler, A., Hagstrom, P., Solvell, O. (eds.) The Dynamic Firm: The Role of Technology, Strategy, and Regions. Oxford University Press, Oxford (1998)
Hannah, M., Freeman, J.: Organizational Ecology. Harvard University Press, Cambridge (1989)
Harvard Business School: Cluster Mapping Project, Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness. Harvard Business School, Cambridge (2002)
Piore, M., Sabel, C.: The Second Industrial Divide: Possibilities for Prosperity. Basic Books, New York (1984)
Porter, M.: Clusters and the New Economics of Competition. Harvard Business Review 76, 77–90 (1998)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Piciocchi, P., Bassano, C., Paduano, E., Galvin, M. (2011). The Viable Systems Approach (VSA) for Re-interpreting Network Business Dynamics. In: Grabis, J., Kirikova, M. (eds) Perspectives in Business Informatics Research. BIR 2011. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 90. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24511-4_24
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24511-4_24
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-24510-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-24511-4
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)