Ettore Bolisani

Ettore Bolisani received a degree in Electronic Engineering ("Laurea") and a Ph.D. in Innovation Studies at the University of Padua (Italy). He is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Padua. Prior to this position, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Trieste (Italy) and, in 1997, research fellow at PREST (University of Manchester - UK), where he conducted a research project funded by the European Commission on the developments of Electronic Commerce. His research centres on technology assessment and technology management, with an emphasis on Information and Communication Technologies. He has worked in several research projects funded by the European Union, by Italian public institutions, and private organisations as well.. His current research interest focuses on the economic implications of Knowledge Management and Electronic Commerce. On such topic he published various articles in international journals and chapters in books and was editor of Special Issues.

Publications

Foreword
Foreword
Ettore Bolisani. © 2015. 3 pages.
This Foreword is included in the book Organizational Knowledge Dynamics: Managing Knowledge Creation, Acquisition, Sharing, and Transformation.
Managing Professions for Knowledge Management
Managing Professions for Knowledge Management
Enrico Scarso, Ettore Bolisani. © 2013. 16 pages.
In the last years, Knowledge Management (KM) studies have focused on the foundations of this “new managerial discipline”. Today, there is an increasing need to transform the...
Managing Professions for Knowledge Management
Managing Professions for Knowledge Management
Enrico Scarso, Ettore Bolisani. © 2012. 16 pages.
In the last years, Knowledge Management (KM) studies have focused on the foundations of this “new managerial discipline”. Today, there is an increasing need to transform the...
The Complex Issue of Measuring KM Performance: Lessons from the Practice
The Complex Issue of Measuring KM Performance: Lessons from the Practice
Enrico Scarso, Ettore Bolisani, Antonella Padova. © 2011. 23 pages.
Most companies that are deeply investing in Knowledge Management (KM) initiatives encounter substantial difficulties in assessing the effectiveness of these programmes. Actually...
Knowledge Codification and ICT Use in Business Networks
Knowledge Codification and ICT Use in Business Networks
Ettore Bolisani, Enrico Scarso. © 2011. 9 pages.
The notion of networks in business, i.e. structures of heterogeneous relationships between firms interacting for business purposes (Todeva, 2006), is not new in the economic...
Knowledge Intermediation
Knowledge Intermediation
Enrico Scarso, Ettore Bolisani. © 2011. 11 pages.
Since knowledge is increasingly regarded as the central source of competitive advantage, a “cognitive” interpretation of business activities becomes vital. With regard to this...
Managing Professions for Knowledge Management
Managing Professions for Knowledge Management
Enrico Scarso, Ettore Bolisani. © 2011. 15 pages.
In the last years, Knowledge Management (KM) studies have focused on the foundations of this “new managerial discipline”. Today, there is an increasing need to transform the...
Knowledge Assets in Virtual Enterprises: Sources of Risk and Management Issues
Knowledge Assets in Virtual Enterprises: Sources of Risk and Management Issues
Ettore Bolisani. © 2010. 23 pages.
Virtual enterprises (VEs) are business models characterised by the aggregation of co-operating firms that share a common goal such as a business opportunity or a project. In...
Building the Knowledge Society on the Internet: Sharing and Exchanging Knowledge in Networked Environments
Building the Knowledge Society on the Internet: Sharing and Exchanging Knowledge in Networked Environments
Ettore Bolisani. © 2008. 440 pages.
In today's networked societies, a key factor of the social and economic success is the capability to exchange, transfer, and share knowledge. In the wide-ranging area of...
Understanding Knowledge Transfer on the Net: Useful Lessons from the Knowledge Economy
Understanding Knowledge Transfer on the Net: Useful Lessons from the Knowledge Economy
Ettore Bolisani. © 2008. 19 pages.
KM is making its way among the more established branches of business management. Thus, the contribution that can come from an “economic reading” of KM practices cannot be...
Knowledge Intermediation
Knowledge Intermediation
Enrico Scarso, Ettore Bolisani, Matteo Di Biagi. © 2008. 11 pages.
Since knowledge is increasingly regarded as the central source of competitive advantage, a “cognitive” interpretation of business activities becomes vital. With regard to this...
Economic Issues of Online Professional Communities
Economic Issues of Online Professional Communities
Ettore Bolisani, Enrico Scarso, Matteo Di Biagi. © 2006. 9 pages.
The term online professional community (OPC) is employed here to identify groups of professionals sharing information and knowledge for business purposes by means of...
Knowledge Intermediation
Knowledge Intermediation
Enrico Scarso, Ettore Bolisani. © 2006. 8 pages.
Since knowledge is increasingly regarded as the central source of competitive advantage, a “cognitive” interpretation of business activities becomes vital. With regard to this...