All Outputs (66)

How do boundary objects influence people-centered smart cities? A systematic literature review (2025)
Journal Article
Esposito, G., Bertello, A., Mora, L., & Tucek, D. (online). How do boundary objects influence people-centered smart cities? A systematic literature review. Review of Managerial Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-025-00835-8

This study explores the critical role of boundary objects in the context of people-centred smart cities, a new paradigm in urban development that emphasises citizen participation in planning and decision-making. Boundary objects—artefacts, documents,... Read More about How do boundary objects influence people-centered smart cities? A systematic literature review.

World Smart Cities Outlook 2024 (2024)
Report
Gerli, P., Mora, L., Neves Da Rocha, F., & Nguyen, H. (2024). World Smart Cities Outlook 2024. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

The World Smart Cities Outlook 2024 provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of people-centred smart city development globally. Serving as a foundational reference for drafting the International Guidelines on People-Centred Smart Cities... Read More about World Smart Cities Outlook 2024.

Material matters: recommendations for the analysis of relational spaces in sociotechnical transition studies (2024)
Journal Article
Lykouras, I., & Mora, L. (2025). Material matters: recommendations for the analysis of relational spaces in sociotechnical transition studies. Technology in Society, 80, Article 102764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2024.102764

This Opinion Paper examines the interplay between materiality, relational spaces, and technological change dynamics. The objective is to introduce a novel theoretical perspective and a structured analytical process designed to enrich the investigatio... Read More about Material matters: recommendations for the analysis of relational spaces in sociotechnical transition studies.

Strategic public value(s) governance: A systematic literature review and framework for analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Thabit, S., Sancino, A., & Mora, L. (online). Strategic public value(s) governance: A systematic literature review and framework for analysis. Public Administration Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13877

This article offers evidence‐based understanding of public value creation in multi‐actor collaborations by presenting the results of a systematic literature review of empirical studies published within the public administration field. Specifically, i... Read More about Strategic public value(s) governance: A systematic literature review and framework for analysis.

Ecosystem Orchestration for Innovation: Interrelations of Mechanisms in Infrastructural Digital Platforms (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neves Da Rocha, F., Pollock, N., & Mora, L. (2024, September). Ecosystem Orchestration for Innovation: Interrelations of Mechanisms in Infrastructural Digital Platforms. Paper presented at 7th Innovation in Information Infrastructures (III) Workshop, Barcelona, Spain

Charting sustainable urban development through a systematic review of SDG11 research (2024)
Journal Article
Almulhim, A. I., Sharifi, A., Aina, Y. A., Ahmad, S., Mora, L., Filho, W. L., & Abubakar, I. R. (2024). Charting sustainable urban development through a systematic review of SDG11 research. Nature Cities, 1(10), 677-685. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00117-6

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 underscores the imperative of creating inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and communities by 2030. Here we employ bibliometric techniques to assess the evolving landscape of SDG11 research. Usi... Read More about Charting sustainable urban development through a systematic review of SDG11 research.

Co‐constructing cooperative value ecosystems: A critical realist perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Zamani, E. D., Gerli, P., & Mora, L. (online). Co‐constructing cooperative value ecosystems: A critical realist perspective. Information Systems Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/isj.12549

This study focuses on digital platform cooperatives (DPCs) and investigates how social value is created within platform cooperativism for fostering a more equitable and inclusive digital landscape. We explore and theorise the outcomes of social value... Read More about Co‐constructing cooperative value ecosystems: A critical realist perspective.

Breaking barriers for breaking ground: A categorisation of public sector challenges to smart city project implementation (2024)
Journal Article
Akgün, E. Z., Gerli, P., Mora, L., & McTigue, C. (online). Breaking barriers for breaking ground: A categorisation of public sector challenges to smart city project implementation. Public Policy and Administration, https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767241263233

Smart city technologies provide promising solutions for local governments to tackling societal challenges and enhancing public service provision. The global embrace of these digital innovations represents a new era in public sector advancements. Howe... Read More about Breaking barriers for breaking ground: A categorisation of public sector challenges to smart city project implementation.

How do academic smart city centres operate in complex environments? A business model perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Ghanbari, H., Soe, R.-M., Toiskallio, K., & Mora, L. (2024). How do academic smart city centres operate in complex environments? A business model perspective. Cities, 152, Article 105211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105211

In recent years, an increasing number of academic smart city centres have emerged globally. These centres play a crucial role in conducting cutting-edge research and proposing innovative solutions for cities; they often operate in a complex multi-pur... Read More about How do academic smart city centres operate in complex environments? A business model perspective.

Disappointing Innovation: How Political Action Influenced Innovations During COVID-19 Pandemic (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neves Da Rocha, F., Falisse, J.-B., McAteer, B., & Mora, L. (2024, June). Disappointing Innovation: How Political Action Influenced Innovations During COVID-19 Pandemic. Paper presented at R&D Management Conference 2024, Stockholm, Sweden

To move or not to move: A review of residential relocation trends after COVID-19 (2024)
Journal Article
Ilham, M. A., Fonzone, A., Fountas, G., & Mora, L. (2024). To move or not to move: A review of residential relocation trends after COVID-19. Cities, 151, Article 105078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105078

The restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to significant changes in travel behaviour and public activities, and they might have contributed to changes in residential location choices. However, research examining the relationship... Read More about To move or not to move: A review of residential relocation trends after COVID-19.

Ambient Air Pollution and Chronic kidney disease risk in Deltan communities: A Policy Brief, 2023 (2024)
Journal Article
Okoye, O., Carnegie, E., & Mora, L. (online). Ambient Air Pollution and Chronic kidney disease risk in Deltan communities: A Policy Brief, 2023. F1000Research, https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.145904.1

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a persistent, devastating, yet neglected, non-communicable disease in developing and emerging countries. National, regional, and international agencies’ communications and reports on non-communicable diseases intenti... Read More about Ambient Air Pollution and Chronic kidney disease risk in Deltan communities: A Policy Brief, 2023.

Friends or enemies? Unraveling niche-regime interactions in grassroots digital innovations (2024)
Journal Article
Gerli, P., Mora, L., Zhang, J., & Sancino, A. (2024). Friends or enemies? Unraveling niche-regime interactions in grassroots digital innovations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 202, Article 123342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123342

During the COVID-19 pandemic, grassroots digital innovations (GDIs) have gained traction as innovation niches, providing an alternative to the prevailing mainstream regime dominating smart city transitions. Drawing upon interviews with experts and pr... Read More about Friends or enemies? Unraveling niche-regime interactions in grassroots digital innovations.

Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Messeni Petruzzelli, A., Mora, L., Natalicchio, A., Platania, F., & Toscano Hernandez, C. (2024). Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis. Technovation, 132, Article 102970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2024.102970

Science fiction (sci-fi) creative products inspire individuals by envisioning alternative futures and imaginary technological development. The stimuli conveyed by sci-fi creative products can trigger consumers' interest, which nowadays translate into... Read More about Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis.

Managing smart city governance: A playbook for local and regional governments (2023)
Report
Beckers, D., Gerli, P., Mora, L., Thabit, S., & Tonnarelli, F. (2023). Managing smart city governance: A playbook for local and regional governments. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

This playbook and its recommendations are primarily aimed at municipal governments and their political leaders, local administrators, and public officials who are involved in smart city initiatives. The recommendations, which are delineated in the su... Read More about Managing smart city governance: A playbook for local and regional governments.

Nothing but symbolic: Chinese new authoritarianism, smart government, and the challenge of multi-level governance (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., & Mora, L. (2023). Nothing but symbolic: Chinese new authoritarianism, smart government, and the challenge of multi-level governance. Government Information Quarterly, 40(4), Article 101880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2023.101880

This study investigates the impact of Chinese new authoritarian principles on the approach to multi-level governance that China has implemented during the national transition to smart government. Employing a case study analysis, we illustrate the phe... Read More about Nothing but symbolic: Chinese new authoritarianism, smart government, and the challenge of multi-level governance.

Innovating in Times of Crisis: Public Health Emergencies, National Security, and The Anti-Affordance Effect (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Falisse, J.-B., McAteer, B., Mora, L., & Neves Da Rocha, F. (2023, October). Innovating in Times of Crisis: Public Health Emergencies, National Security, and The Anti-Affordance Effect. Paper presented at Technological Forecasting & Social Change Special Conference (TFSC 2023), Hsinchu, Taiwan

Smart urbanism in Africa: when theories do not fit with contextual practices (2023)
Journal Article
Tonnarelli, F., & Mora, L. (2024). Smart urbanism in Africa: when theories do not fit with contextual practices. Regional Studies, 58(9), 1767-1777. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2235407

Theories of smart urbanism have overlooked the influence of contextual factors on the conception, planning and implementation of digital transformation practices across regions. To articulate this critique, we focus on African cities and draw on a di... Read More about Smart urbanism in Africa: when theories do not fit with contextual practices.

Multiple pathways to solve urban challenges: A shared portfolio approach towards smart city development (2023)
Journal Article
van den Ouweland, C., van Winden, W., & Mora, L. (2024). Multiple pathways to solve urban challenges: A shared portfolio approach towards smart city development. Public Policy and Administration, 39(2), 193-213. https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767231183864

Municipalities often collaborate with other stakeholders in smart city projects to develop and implement technological innovations to address complex urban issues. We propose the shared portfolio approach as an alternative way of collaborating, becau... Read More about Multiple pathways to solve urban challenges: A shared portfolio approach towards smart city development.

The Impact of Pfizer's Social Media Engagement During COVID-19 (2023)
Journal Article
Platania, F., Hernandez, C. T., Appio, F., & Mora, L. (2024). The Impact of Pfizer's Social Media Engagement During COVID-19. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 9526-9539. https://doi.org/10.1109/tem.2023.3290699

The aim of this article is to study the impact of social media engagement and public attention on Pfizer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study focuses on Twitter to investigate Pfizer's social media activity and engagement during the pandemic. We a... Read More about The Impact of Pfizer's Social Media Engagement During COVID-19.