Energy Innovative Start-ups and Knowledge-based Strategies: The Italian Case

Gianpaolo Iazzolino, Monica De Carolis and Paola Clemeno
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Gianpaolo Iazzolino: Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende (Cosenza), Italy,
Monica De Carolis: Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende (Cosenza), Italy,
Paola Clemeno: ALTEN, Milan, Italy

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2019, vol. 9, issue 5, 88-102

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the energy innovative start-ups currently existing in Italy. An investigation on whether those firms are able to implement a knowledge-based strategy (KS) is described: In particular, it is a strategy based on a high investment in qualified human resources and, in general, this is reflected in the fact that the company adopting a KS pays its employees more than the average of other companies belonging to the same sector. Furthermore the ability to generate a return on the investment in knowledge is analyzed. Amethodology already proposed in other papers by the same authors was applied in order to identify firms that adopt a KS understanding also the sustainability of such kind of strategy. A discussion on how firms that do not implement a profitable KS can improve and consolidate their position in terms of knowledge is proposed.

Keywords: Energy innovative start-ups; knowledge-based strategy; human capital efficiency; value creation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M13 M20 M41 O32 O34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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