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 -- It's 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.

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.