Innovation is occurring at a rapid pace in digital work and demands increasing attention from academic scholars. In line with this demand, this book aims to provide an overview of recent advances in studies of innovation and technology in the digital space. The book addresses the cultural elements influencing the diffusion and adoption of digital technologies, the pervasive role of social media, the organizational challenges of digital transformations, and finally specific emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology. The plurality of views offered makes this book particularly relevant to practitioners, academics, and policymakers, and provides an up-to-date view of the latest developments in Information Systems. It gathers a selection of the best papers (double-blind peer-reviewed) presented at the annual conference of the Italian AIS Chapter in October 2020 in Pescara, Italy.

Federica Ceci is Professor at the University of Chieti-Pescara and Adjunct Professor at Luiss University, Rome, Italy. She teaches Management and Innovation in undergraduates programme, corporate and university master courses. Her research interests focus on business administration, management of innovation, the role of personal relationships and cultural values in enabling and diffusing innovation, analysis of business implications through digitization of organizational processes, dynamics and organizational characteristics of the deep web, digital ecosystems and platforms.
Andrea Prencipe is the Rector of Luiss University and Full Professor of Organization Theory and Innovation. He is also a member of the UNHCR Italy Advisory Group, of the Scientific Committee of Confindustrias Centro Studi, of the Scientific Committee of ENEL Foundation, and of the Scientific Advisory Board Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei.  His research focuses on innovation-related issues in firms (including management of technological and organizational innovation), on organizational learning in project-based organizations, on the relationships between regional social capital and innovation processes.
Paolo Spagnoletti is Associate Professor at the Department of Business and Management of Luiss University. He is also member of the Center for Integrated Emergency Management the University of Agder and board member of the Italian competence center Cyber 4.0. He graduated in Electronic Engeneering from Sapienza University and holds a Master in Business Engineering from Tor Vergata University as well as a PhD in Information Systems from Luiss University.  His research focuses on the design and governance of digital platforms and infrastructures and digital resilience in High Reliability Organizations.

Exploring Innovation in a Digital World: an Introduction.- Digital Trends.- AI-powered curricula selection: a neural network approach suited for small and medium companies.- Adoption of Smart Speakers for Voice Shopping.- To err is (only) human. Reflections on how to move from accuracy to trust for medical AI.- An Emerging Digital Ecosystem: Blockchain Competence Certification Networks.- How Distributed Ledger Technology Can Influence Trust Improving Data Sharing in Collaborative Networks.- Individual culture, language and values.- Cultural proximity and firm innovation: the moderator role of digital technolo-gies.- Crowdfunding as entrepreneurial investment: the role of local knowledge spillover.- Its not only what you say but how you say it: linguistic styles and ICOs success.- Exploring Socioemotional Wealth debate: a bibliometric analysis.- Does self-attribution impact on investor perception about cryptocurrency market efficiency? The mediating role of overconfidence.