In recent years, technological evolution has changed the way businesses operate. Along with its positive inputs, advancement in technology can cause financial and reputational damage to a firm. Social businesses such as social enterprises are not exempt from this risk. While the mainstream literature has examined various facets of social enterprises, research on their cybersecurity perception and their capability to address technology threats has been limited. Building on the wealth of the qualitative research method, this paper analyses 23 semi-structured interviews conducted with international small and micro business owners/managers to explore their cyber journeys. The findings identify the cybersecurity resources of social enterprises under the three main themes of (a) technical aspects, (b) organisational aspects, and (c) psychological aspects. Technical aspects are the readiness or expertise in handling cybersecurity within a firm and its previous exposure to cyber-attacks/threats; organisational aspects are the availability of training or educational programs for international small and micro-businesses, and psychological aspects are the attitude and awareness of the firm toward cybersecurity issues. This work produces a cybersecurity capability framework and provides recommendations for future work. It also draws on the limitations of the current work and highlights contributions from both a theoretical and practical perspective.

This paper explores the concept of Smart Cities in the context of "permacrisis" era, a period of permanent crisis, focusing on the role of public administration in promoting socio-environmental responsibility and sustainable development. It highlights the importance of transparent and understandable budget management that integrates sustainable practices, emphasizing the need for collaboration between the public sector, civil society and the community to ensure inclusive innovation. The Popular Financial Report (PFR) emerges as a tool for improving transparency and accountability in public administrations by presenting financial, social and environmental aspects in a clear and untestable manner. The research adopts a Systematic Literature Review methodology through Bibliometrix based on Scopus database. The findings underscore the significance of Smart Cities in addressing contemporary challenges and the pivotal role of public administrations in fostering sustainable and inclusive urban development. Finally, the study addresses future research perspectives and paths as joint scholars and practitioners’ analyses.

Prior studies emphasise parent-IJV interaction and dynamic capabilities influence knowledge transfer speed. Nevertheless, how dynamic capabilities interact with parent-IJV-local relationships to boost knowledge transfer speed remains underexplored. In the low-carbon technology sector, the role of dynamic capabilities in acquiring, integrating, and coordinating both internal and external knowledge to influence knowledge transfer speed is particularly significant, considering unprecedented changes in the social-technical environment. In this paper, we build on the dynamic capability concept and explore the interaction between dynamic capabilities and organisational relationships to trace knowledge transfer speed in the intra-phase and the inter-phase perspectives. Based on longitudinal multiple case studies, we collected data through 88 semi-structured interviews with 38 informants from 2017 to 2023. Our findings suggest that IJVs develop lower to higher order dynamic capabilities by effectively leveraging their relationships with parents and local partners to facilitate knowledge transfer speed across absorption, implementation, and innovation phases. Depending on various phases, lower-order capabilities integrate external knowledge to further understanding on local regulatory, market and technical contexts, while higher-order capabilities draw from external knowledge to renew or reconfigure know-how in operational, technical and R&D perspectives. Overall, this interaction helps to develop and sustain competitive advantages in domestic market and international markets.