Francesco Capone
Biographic Data
| ID | 3563970 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesco Capone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesco |
| FAMILY NAME | Capone |
| SIGNATURE | CAPONE F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florence |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2000-3033 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Rethinking culture and creativity in the digital transformation
The relationship between culture and economy is facing a new phase based on an increasing connection between culture, creativity and technological innovation. A New Era is beginning where cultural organisations may face different challenges that emerged from the diffusion of digital technology. The digital revolution has pervaded and transformed not only various industrial sectors, but the whole of society. The most evident consequences are in te…
The role of networks and relatedness in the birth of new industries. In search of incomplete innovative arrangements
This research aims to verify the necessity of seeking distant skills and capabilities in other regions in the emergence of a new industry in specific areas. We are examining ‘incomplete innovative arrangements’, where there are missing or insufficient elements within a territory that support innovation. The study analyses the emergence of new industrial specialisations, highlighting the significance of seeking capabilities from external regions, …
Born to innovate, not to produce
This paper examines the role of innovation in Marshallian Industrial Districts (MIDs) in Spain and Italy over three decades. Challenging traditional views that focus on production as the primary driver of success, the paper argues that MIDs function as ‘living innovation machines’, where continuous technological advancement ensures long-term competitiveness. Using a comparative causal framework and a dataset covering 1991–2018, the study assesses…
The role of network structure and complexity for green inventions
Several studies underline that the production of green inventions might require different competences and resources. Yet, as far as we are aware, few studies assess the role of networks for green inventions considering the presence of a diversified set of competences at the local level. This study investigates the differentiated role of local network structure and complexity in producing green and non-green inventions in Italy. Results underscore…
Rethinking Culture and Creativity in the Digital Transformation
Artificial intelligence in hospitality and tourism. State of the art and future research avenues
The hospitality and tourism industry has recently undergone a profound transformation driven by information and communication technologies developments thanks to innovations in Artificial Intelligence and its tools. However, although the literature on AI and tourism is growing, scientific research on these themes is still fuzzy and fragmented. This article aims to explore the current state of the art and possible future developments of AI and its…
Living innovation machines
This paper investigates the innovative intensity (iMID effect) in the local production systems (LPSs) using dynamic territorial units that modifies their geographical boundaries and specialization over time. The paper is based on the idea that the local communities are the real unit of generation of innovation and that they are constantly changing, behaving like a ‘living innovation machine’. To explore this dynamic relationship, the paper applie…
Innovation and diversity
The role of inventors’ networks and variety for breakthrough inventions
The role of education in the entrepreneurial ecosystem
Not withstanding the wide research on entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE), the role of education in EE is often overlooked, either in general or in the creative industries domain. Most works, in fact, focus on the education of the professionals who deal with intangibles (such as designers, etc.), while the role of other creative artisans and production experts (modellers, etc.) has not received the appropriate attention. We contribute to the existing …
Knowledge networks and industrial structure for regional innovation
The rise of cultural and creative industries in creative economy research
This chapter has a twofold objective. First, it aims to contribute to addressing the fragmentation of the literature on the creative economy, and second, to lay the foundation for an economics of creative industries. Following a bibliometric approach, the authors analyse all publications collected from the ISI Web of Science database, starting from 1998 and ending in 2016. Through the analysis of nearly 1600 publications, they study the evolution…
Exploring the intellectual structure of creative economy research and local economic development
The aim of the present research is to investigate the intellectual structure of creative economy research (CER) with a bibliometric analysis based on co-citation. Firstly, we try to reconstruct the evolution of academic research on creative economy with particular attention to the themes of regional and local economic development. Secondly, we investigate the community of contributions/actors that contributed to its generation throughout social n…
The Role of Fashion for Tourism
In search of a Mediterranean creativity. Cultural and creative industries in Italy, Spain and Turkey
The Mediterranean region has been increasingly receiving attention in recent years. This is due to the heterogeneity of the countries composing it, which raises several problems in business collaborations, but also unfolds several cross-national economic opportunities among Mediterranean countries. The analysis of cultural and creative industries can be useful to show that this area has many similarities, making intercultural exchange and cross-n…
Museums as Societal Engines for Urban Renewal. The Event Strategy of the Museum of Natural History in Florence
The paper aims to contribute to the debate on urban renewal, departing from the so-called Bilbao effect. Focusing on the resurgence of a societal function of cultural heritage, we discuss the idea of the museum as a societal engine through a case study. Although the literature has been mainly dedicated to assessing the economic impact of large art museums in former industrial regions, the paper focuses on a small scientific museum, the Museum of …
Innovations and innovators in a resilient city
Comparing creative industries in Europe
Creative industries are increasingly understood to contribute to localised innovation and dynamism. This paper provides a methodologically consistent comparison of creative industries across France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain. We map spatial agglomerations of creative activities showing evidence of urban concentration, which for Britain and France coincides with the dominance of capital cities, whilst for Spain and Italy, significant concentr…
Reasons for Clustering of Creative Industries in Italy and Spain
Creative industries and creative employment tend to concentrate around medium and large cities, forming creative local systems. We follow a multidisciplinary approach, based on cultural and creative economics, evolutionary geography and urban economics, in order to analyse the forces behind the clustering of employment in creative industries in a comparative analysis of Italy and Spain. The results show different patterns of clustering of creativ…
Open innovation in city of art
Do Creative Industries Cluster? Mapping Creative Local Production Systems in Italy and Spain
An important debate on the role of creativity and culture as factors in local economic development is distinctly emerging. Despite the emphasis put on the theoretical definition of these concepts, it is necessary to strengthen comparative research for the identification and analysis of the kind of creativity embedded in a given territory. Creative local production systems are identified, in Italy and Spain, that depart from local labour markets a…
Mapping and Analysing Local Tourism Systems in Italy, 1991-2001
The aim of this work is to identify and map tourist localities seen as concentrations of firms specialized in tourism services and to analyse their employment evolution over the last decade (1991–2001). The industrial districts approach is applied to the tourism industry by introducing the concept of the 'tourist district' in the literature relating to tourism research. In particular, the focus is on the identification and measuring of 'tourist p…
Identification and Analysis of Tourist Local Systems
Comparing creative industries in Europe
Creative industries are increasingly understood to contribute to localised innovation and dynamism. This paper provides a methodologically consistent comparison of creative industries across France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain. We map spatial agglomerations of creative activities showing evidence of urban concentration, which for Britain and France coincides with the dominance of capital cities, whilst for Spain and Italy, significant concentr…
Mapping and Analysing Local Tourism Systems in Italy, 1991-2001
The aim of this work is to identify and map tourist localities seen as concentrations of firms specialized in tourism services and to analyse their employment evolution over the last decade (1991–2001). The industrial districts approach is applied to the tourism industry by introducing the concept of the 'tourist district' in the literature relating to tourism research. In particular, the focus is on the identification and measuring of 'tourist p…
Knowledge networks and industrial structure for regional innovation
The role of inventors’ networks and variety for breakthrough inventions
The role of network structure and complexity for green inventions
Several studies underline that the production of green inventions might require different competences and resources. Yet, as far as we are aware, few studies assess the role of networks for green inventions considering the presence of a diversified set of competences at the local level. This study investigates the differentiated role of local network structure and complexity in producing green and non-green inventions in Italy. Results underscore…
Identification and Analysis of Tourist Local Systems
Do Creative Industries Cluster? Mapping Creative Local Production Systems in Italy and Spain
An important debate on the role of creativity and culture as factors in local economic development is distinctly emerging. Despite the emphasis put on the theoretical definition of these concepts, it is necessary to strengthen comparative research for the identification and analysis of the kind of creativity embedded in a given territory. Creative local production systems are identified, in Italy and Spain, that depart from local labour markets a…
Mapping and Analysing Local Tourism Systems in Italy, 1991-2001
The aim of this work is to identify and map tourist localities seen as concentrations of firms specialized in tourism services and to analyse their employment evolution over the last decade (1991–2001). The industrial districts approach is applied to the tourism industry by introducing the concept of the 'tourist district' in the literature relating to tourism research. In particular, the focus is on the identification and measuring of 'tourist p…
Open innovation in city of art
Reasons for Clustering of Creative Industries in Italy and Spain
Creative industries and creative employment tend to concentrate around medium and large cities, forming creative local systems. We follow a multidisciplinary approach, based on cultural and creative economics, evolutionary geography and urban economics, in order to analyse the forces behind the clustering of employment in creative industries in a comparative analysis of Italy and Spain. The results show different patterns of clustering of creativ…
Comparing creative industries in Europe
Creative industries are increasingly understood to contribute to localised innovation and dynamism. This paper provides a methodologically consistent comparison of creative industries across France, Great Britain, Italy and Spain. We map spatial agglomerations of creative activities showing evidence of urban concentration, which for Britain and France coincides with the dominance of capital cities, whilst for Spain and Italy, significant concentr…
Museums as Societal Engines for Urban Renewal. The Event Strategy of the Museum of Natural History in Florence
The paper aims to contribute to the debate on urban renewal, departing from the so-called Bilbao effect. Focusing on the resurgence of a societal function of cultural heritage, we discuss the idea of the museum as a societal engine through a case study. Although the literature has been mainly dedicated to assessing the economic impact of large art museums in former industrial regions, the paper focuses on a small scientific museum, the Museum of …
Innovations and innovators in a resilient city
In search of a Mediterranean creativity. Cultural and creative industries in Italy, Spain and Turkey
The Mediterranean region has been increasingly receiving attention in recent years. This is due to the heterogeneity of the countries composing it, which raises several problems in business collaborations, but also unfolds several cross-national economic opportunities among Mediterranean countries. The analysis of cultural and creative industries can be useful to show that this area has many similarities, making intercultural exchange and cross-n…
Exploring the intellectual structure of creative economy research and local economic development
The aim of the present research is to investigate the intellectual structure of creative economy research (CER) with a bibliometric analysis based on co-citation. Firstly, we try to reconstruct the evolution of academic research on creative economy with particular attention to the themes of regional and local economic development. Secondly, we investigate the community of contributions/actors that contributed to its generation throughout social n…
The Role of Fashion for Tourism
The rise of cultural and creative industries in creative economy research
This chapter has a twofold objective. First, it aims to contribute to addressing the fragmentation of the literature on the creative economy, and second, to lay the foundation for an economics of creative industries. Following a bibliometric approach, the authors analyse all publications collected from the ISI Web of Science database, starting from 1998 and ending in 2016. Through the analysis of nearly 1600 publications, they study the evolution…
Knowledge networks and industrial structure for regional innovation
The role of education in the entrepreneurial ecosystem
Not withstanding the wide research on entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE), the role of education in EE is often overlooked, either in general or in the creative industries domain. Most works, in fact, focus on the education of the professionals who deal with intangibles (such as designers, etc.), while the role of other creative artisans and production experts (modellers, etc.) has not received the appropriate attention. We contribute to the existing …
Innovation and diversity
The role of inventors’ networks and variety for breakthrough inventions
Rethinking Culture and Creativity in the Digital Transformation
Artificial intelligence in hospitality and tourism. State of the art and future research avenues
The hospitality and tourism industry has recently undergone a profound transformation driven by information and communication technologies developments thanks to innovations in Artificial Intelligence and its tools. However, although the literature on AI and tourism is growing, scientific research on these themes is still fuzzy and fragmented. This article aims to explore the current state of the art and possible future developments of AI and its…
Living innovation machines
This paper investigates the innovative intensity (iMID effect) in the local production systems (LPSs) using dynamic territorial units that modifies their geographical boundaries and specialization over time. The paper is based on the idea that the local communities are the real unit of generation of innovation and that they are constantly changing, behaving like a ‘living innovation machine’. To explore this dynamic relationship, the paper applie…
The role of network structure and complexity for green inventions
Several studies underline that the production of green inventions might require different competences and resources. Yet, as far as we are aware, few studies assess the role of networks for green inventions considering the presence of a diversified set of competences at the local level. This study investigates the differentiated role of local network structure and complexity in producing green and non-green inventions in Italy. Results underscore…
Rethinking culture and creativity in the digital transformation
The relationship between culture and economy is facing a new phase based on an increasing connection between culture, creativity and technological innovation. A New Era is beginning where cultural organisations may face different challenges that emerged from the diffusion of digital technology. The digital revolution has pervaded and transformed not only various industrial sectors, but the whole of society. The most evident consequences are in te…
The role of networks and relatedness in the birth of new industries. In search of incomplete innovative arrangements
This research aims to verify the necessity of seeking distant skills and capabilities in other regions in the emergence of a new industry in specific areas. We are examining ‘incomplete innovative arrangements’, where there are missing or insufficient elements within a territory that support innovation. The study analyses the emergence of new industrial specialisations, highlighting the significance of seeking capabilities from external regions, …
Born to innovate, not to produce
This paper examines the role of innovation in Marshallian Industrial Districts (MIDs) in Spain and Italy over three decades. Challenging traditional views that focus on production as the primary driver of success, the paper argues that MIDs function as ‘living innovation machines’, where continuous technological advancement ensures long-term competitiveness. Using a comparative causal framework and a dataset covering 1991–2018, the study assesses…
Economic geography (15 works) · Economics (14 works) · Political science (14 works) · Business (13 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (13 works) · Computer Science (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Geography (9 works) · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (9 works) · Economy (8 works)