Lara Penco

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Lara Penco is a scholar working on Transportation, Strategy and Management and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lara Penco has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Transportation, 15 papers in Strategy and Management and 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Lara Penco's work include Cruise Tourism Development and Management (17 papers), Maritime Ports and Logistics (10 papers) and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (10 papers). Lara Penco is often cited by papers focused on Cruise Tourism Development and Management (17 papers), Maritime Ports and Logistics (10 papers) and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (10 papers). Lara Penco collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Argentina and South Sudan. Lara Penco's co-authors include Giorgia Profumo, Michela Matarazzo, Roberto Quaglia, Giovanni Satta, Francesco Parola, Enrico Ivaldi, Luca Persico, Enrico Musso, Andrea Ciacci and Francesca Serravalle and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Business Research and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Lara Penco

45 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Digital transformation and customer value creation in Mad... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Digital transformation and customer value creation in Made in Italy SMEs: A dynamic capabilities perspective
    2020 707 citations Michela Matarazzo, Lara Penco et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lara Penco Italy 17 512 345 322 303 237 52 1.4k
Giorgia Profumo Italy 13 684 1.3× 197 0.6× 289 0.9× 210 0.7× 380 1.6× 29 1.4k
Zhaofang Chu China 19 764 1.5× 158 0.5× 308 1.0× 97 0.3× 429 1.8× 27 1.5k
Valentinas Navickas Lithuania 17 331 0.6× 169 0.5× 280 0.9× 135 0.4× 133 0.6× 93 995
Maximilian Palmié Switzerland 20 844 1.6× 209 0.6× 289 0.9× 214 0.7× 350 1.5× 38 1.7k
Senmao Xia United Kingdom 17 332 0.6× 254 0.7× 323 1.0× 105 0.3× 278 1.2× 49 1.1k
Andrea Bikfalvi Spain 17 656 1.3× 130 0.4× 228 0.7× 89 0.3× 360 1.5× 64 1.4k
Leandro Pereira Portugal 21 277 0.5× 313 0.9× 173 0.5× 41 0.1× 210 0.9× 202 1.3k
Salvatore Ammirato Italy 16 283 0.6× 296 0.9× 132 0.4× 80 0.3× 153 0.6× 56 995
Marco Cucculelli Italy 24 506 1.0× 648 1.9× 657 2.0× 59 0.2× 237 1.0× 63 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Lara Penco

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lara Penco

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lara Penco

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lara Penco. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lara Penco based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lara Penco. Lara Penco is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Castaldo, Sandro, Andrea Ciacci, & Lara Penco. (2023). Perceived corporate social responsibility and job satisfaction in grocery retail: A comparison between low- and high-productivity stores. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 74. 103444–103444. 10 indexed citations
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Profumo, Giorgia, Lara Penco, & Sandro Castaldo. (2021). The Relationship between Crowding and Perceived Health Risk in the COVID-19 Era. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38–54. 4 indexed citations
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Matarazzo, Michela, Lara Penco, & Giorgia Profumo. (2021). How is digital transformation changing business models and internationalisation in Made in Italy SMEs?. Sinergie Italian Journal of Management. 38(3). 89–107. 19 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara, Francesca Serravalle, Giorgia Profumo, & Milena Viassone. (2020). Mobile augmented reality as an internationalization tool in the “Made In Italy” food and beverage industry. Journal of Management & Governance. 25(4). 1179–1209. 28 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara, Giorgia Profumo, & Ilaria Tutore. (2019). Mission Statements and the Sustainability Communication. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 95–95. 7 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara. (2018). Negative events and corporate communication strategies in the cruise industry. CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa). 45(3). 485–514. 2 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara, et al.. (2017). The quality of cruise companies' mission statements : a content analysis. 44(2). 295–314. 5 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara, et al.. (2017). Stakeholder Orientation in Cruise Lines’ Mission Statements. Sustainability. 9(11). 2151–2151. 7 indexed citations
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Satta, Giovanni, Francesco Parola, Lara Penco, Luca Persico, & Enrico Musso. (2016). Motivation-Based Segmentation in the Cruise Industry: An Exploratory Study. Rivista Internazionale di Economia dei Trasporti. 43. 155–184. 4 indexed citations
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Satta, Giovanni, Francesco Parola, Giorgia Profumo, & Lara Penco. (2014). Corporate governance mechanisms and disclosure in medium-sized listed firms: substitutes or complements?. International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business. 6(1). 37–37. 7 indexed citations
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Satta, Giovanni, Francesco Parola, Lara Penco, & Luca Persico. (2014). Word of mouth and satisfaction in cruise port destinations. Tourism Geographies. 17(1). 54–75. 56 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara, Giorgia Profumo, & Giovanni Satta. (2013). Assetti proprietari e implicazioni sulla comunicazione della strategia nelle medie imprese quotate italiane. CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa). 1(1). 1–29. 2 indexed citations
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Parola, Francesco, Giovanni Satta, Lara Penco, & Giorgia Profumo. (2013). Emerging Port Authority communication strategies: Assessing the determinants of disclosure in the annual report. Research in Transportation Business & Management. 8. 134–147. 30 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara. (2013). The Development of the Successful City in the Knowledge Economy: Toward the Dual Role of Consumer Hub and Knowledge Hub. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. 6(4). 818–837. 16 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara. (2013). Il business crocieristico : imprese, strategie e territorio. CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa). 1–176.
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Penco, Lara. (2011). Dai sistemi locali ai network de-territorializzati: verso i meta-distretti e le reti tra distretti. Sinergie Italian Journal of Management. 9–29. 1 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara. (2011). Large Cities, Intangible Consumption and Knowledge Production. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara, et al.. (2010). Gruppi di acquisto solidale, percorsi evolutivi e opzioni di sviluppo. Micro & macro marketing. 339–368. 4 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara. (2005). Intelligenza terziaria, motore dell'economia. Alla ricerca dell'Italia che innova. 1000–1006. 3 indexed citations
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Penco, Lara, et al.. (2001). Assisted technology transfer to SMEs: lessons from an exemplary case. Technovation. 21(1). 35–43. 50 indexed citations

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