In the modern business management, innovating is becoming more and more necessary: to be competitive on the market, it is essential seize the opportunities offered by the digital world. It is no longer a challenge, but a forced step not only for Large Enterprises but also for the smaller ones. The literature review reveals disparity between actual and planned use of digital tools by larger firms compared to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Compared to Large Enterprises, SMEs differ in a number of inherent characteristics, that impact the way they conduct digital projects. The purpose of this study is to explore which are those factors that determine the digital behaviour of Italian SMEs and the processes that they have followed in order to implement a digital project. The focus of the work is on digital tools which support internal processes and the Order-To-Payment Cycle. From a methodological view point the graduated work has been articulated in three macro phases: (i) literature review, essential to obtain the necessary theoretical basis on which to develop the research; (ii) empirical analysis, with 18 case histories of Italian SMEs belonging to different industries. This empirical analysis has been carried out within “Osservatorio Fatturazione Elettronica & eCommerce B2b” of the School of Management of the “Politecnico di Milano”; (iii) findings and results emerging from a critical analysis of the gathered information, with the purpose of identifying the necessary elements that respond to the work objectives.
Nel contesto attuale per essere competitivi sul mercato, è essenziale cogliere le opportunità offerte dal digitale. Non si tratta più di una sfida, ma di un passo necessario non solo per le grandi imprese ma anche per quelle più piccole. L’analisi della letteratura rivela la disparità tra l'impiego esistente e pianificato di strumenti digitali da parte delle imprese più grandi rispetto alle Piccole e Medie Imprese (PMI). Queste ultime differiscono per una serie di caratteristiche intrinseche, che possono avere un impatto sul modo in cui vengono condotti i progetti di digitalizzazione. Lo scopo di questo studio è esplorare quali sono i fattori che determinano i comportamenti delle PMI Italiane e i percorsi che hanno seguito per implementare un progetto di digitalizzazione. Il focus del lavoro è sugli strumenti digitali che supportano i processi interni e il ciclo Ordine-Pagamento. Dal punto di vista metodologico il lavoro è stato articolato in tre marco fasi: (i) analisi della letteratura, essenziale per acquisire le necessarie basi teoriche per sviluppare la ricerca; (ii) analisi empirica, con 18 casi di studio di aziende Italiane appartenenti a diversi settori. Questa analisi empirica è stata condotta all'interno dell'Osservatorio Fatturazione Elettronica & eCommerce B2b della School of Management del Politecnico di Milano; (iii) risultati e conclusioni emerse dall’analisi critica delle informazioni raccolte, con l’obiettivo di identificare gli elementi necessari per rispondere agli obiettivi del lavoro.
The organizational behaviour of Italian small and medium enterprises in approaching digital projects : an empirical analysis
BIGNOTTI, LUCA
2016/2017
Abstract
In the modern business management, innovating is becoming more and more necessary: to be competitive on the market, it is essential seize the opportunities offered by the digital world. It is no longer a challenge, but a forced step not only for Large Enterprises but also for the smaller ones. The literature review reveals disparity between actual and planned use of digital tools by larger firms compared to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Compared to Large Enterprises, SMEs differ in a number of inherent characteristics, that impact the way they conduct digital projects. The purpose of this study is to explore which are those factors that determine the digital behaviour of Italian SMEs and the processes that they have followed in order to implement a digital project. The focus of the work is on digital tools which support internal processes and the Order-To-Payment Cycle. From a methodological view point the graduated work has been articulated in three macro phases: (i) literature review, essential to obtain the necessary theoretical basis on which to develop the research; (ii) empirical analysis, with 18 case histories of Italian SMEs belonging to different industries. This empirical analysis has been carried out within “Osservatorio Fatturazione Elettronica & eCommerce B2b” of the School of Management of the “Politecnico di Milano”; (iii) findings and results emerging from a critical analysis of the gathered information, with the purpose of identifying the necessary elements that respond to the work objectives.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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