@article {665, title = {Advancing Sustainable Development Through Environmental Performance Monitoring: The Organisational Life Cycle Assessment}, journal = {Business Strategy and the Environment}, year = {2025}, doi = {10.1002/bse.4115}, author = {Ahmed, S. and Liscio, M. and Sospiro, P. and Voukkali, I. and Zorpas, A.} } @article {664, title = {Economic Cost{\textendash}Benefit Analysis on Smart Grid Implementation in China {\textdagger}}, journal = {Sustainability (Switzerland)}, year = {2025}, doi = {10.3390/su17072946}, author = {Boateng, N.S. and Liscio, M.C. and Sospiro, P. and Talluri, G.} } @article {666, title = {From agriculture to agroindustry: the European Union Farm to Fork policy}, journal = {Journal of Industrial and Business Economics}, year = {2025}, doi = {10.1007/s40812-025-00355-2}, author = {Weber, M. and Liscio, M.C. and Bregoli, D. and Sospiro, P.} } @article {667, title = {Life cycle assessment to advance the fashion industry{\textquoteright}s sustainability: A review}, journal = {Waste Management \& Research}, year = {2025}, doi = {10.1177/0734242X251343793}, author = {Ahmed, S. and Liscio, M.C. and Papamichael, I. and Sospiro, P. and Voukkali, I. and Zorpas, A.A.} } @article {DADDA2025100073, title = {Regional technological profiles and collaborations: An empirical analysis of joint patents and EU-funded projects}, journal = {Papers in Regional Science}, volume = {104}, number = {1}, year = {2025}, pages = {100073}, abstract = {The aim of this paper is to determine the factors affecting technological collaborations among EU regions, focusing on the role of their technological profiles. We consider the population of EU NUTS2 regions and analyse the inter-regional collaborations in EPO patent applications and in EU projects in the Seventh Framework Programme in the period 2007{\textendash}2013. We overcome the limitations related to the mono-dimensionality of technological proximity by explicitly considering the distinction between technological similarity and technological complementarity. We further distinguish between horizontal complementarity, related to the degree to which technologies are fruitfully combined in R\&D, and vertical complementarity, the degree to which technology developers (leaders) are related to technology adopters (followers). To measure {\textquoteleft}horizontal{\textquoteright} technology complementarity, we develop an original dyad-level indicator based on the concept of technological relatedness. The empirical analysis shows that technological complementarity has a statistically significant effect on the number of collaborations between regions, even when controlling for the degree of similarity. While horizontal complementarity positively affects only collaborations in EU projects, vertical complementarity negatively affects both joint patents and EU projects. Notwithstanding the relevance of complementarity, technological similarity seems to have a larger impact on the intensity of inter-regional collaboration. We also find dissimilarities in the factors affecting joint patents and EU projects due to the inner differences in the nature of these two types of innovative collaborations. The results are robust to different specifications and to the use of different methodologies for measuring similarity and complementarity. Given the rising interest in promoting technological inter-regional collaborations in the EU (e.g. in the Smart Specialisation Strategy), this paper provides novel insights about the determinants of two very different forms of inter-regional collaborations in innovation: joint patents and EU projects.}, keywords = {collaborations, European projects, patents, regional innovation policy, regional technological profile, Smart Specialisation Strategy}, issn = {1056-8190}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pirs.2024.100073}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056819024000939}, author = {Diego D{\textquoteright}Adda and Donato Iacobucci and Francesco Perugini} } @article {663, title = {European Union Macroregional Strategies: Overview on the Adriatic-Ionian Region Seaports}, journal = {Industria}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.1430/114410}, author = {Amatore, A.E. and Bregoli, D. and Iacobucci, D. and Liscio, M.C. and Olimini, Z. and Sospiro, P.} } @article {657, title = {Exploring the Evolution of Smart Cities: A Review on Energy, Mobility, and Waste Management Aspects}, journal = {IntechOpen}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.5772/intechopen.114330}, author = {Bregoli, D. and Liscio, M.C. and Nabiti, N. and Sospiro, P.} } @article {659, title = {How Do the Regions of the European Union Perform in the Sustainable Management of Municipal Waste? An Analysis of the Performance and Convergence of European Union Regions}, journal = {Trash or Treasure}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-55131-4_12}, author = {Chioatto, E. and Fedele, A. and Liscio, M.C. and Sospiro, P.} } @article {661, title = {Investigation of customer behavior regarding circular fashion}, journal = {Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.1016/j.scp.2024.101675}, author = {Papamichael, I. and Voukkali, I. and Economou, F. and Liscio, M.C. and Sospiro, P. and Naddeo, V. and Zorpas, A.A.} } @article {655, title = {Mobilisation of textile waste to recover high added value products and energy for the transition to circular economy}, journal = {Environmental Research}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.1016/j.envres.2023.117716}, author = {Papamichael, Iliana and Voukkali, Irene and Economou, Florentios and Loizia, Pantelitsa and Demetriou, Giorgos and Esposito, Mark and Naddeo, Vincenzo and Liscio, Marco Ciro and Sospiro, Paolo and Zorpas, Antonis A.} } @article {654, title = {The phenomenon of greenwashing in the fashion industry: A conceptual framewor}, year = {2024}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2023.101416}, author = {Alizadeh L. and Liscio M.C. and Sospiro P.} } @article {658, title = {State of the Art of Economy-Wide Material Flow Accounting in the Scientific Literature}, journal = {Trash or Treasure}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-55131-4_3}, author = {Chioatto, E. and Liscio, M.C. and Sospiro, P.} } @article {656, title = {Testing data envelopment analysis models on the performance of European Union regions in sustainable waste management}, journal = {Waste Management}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.1016/j.wasman.2024.01.008}, author = {Chioatto, E. and Fedele, A. and Liscio, M.C. and Sospiro, P.} } @article {660, title = {Thriving in Circularity: Vitality of Business Models development in Circular (Bio)Economy}, journal = {Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.1016/j.cogsc.2024.100934}, author = {Papamichael, I. and Voukkali, I. and Economou, F. and Naddeo, V. and Sospiro, P. and Liscio, M.C. and Zarra, T. and Zorpas, A.A.} } @article {662, title = {Turning Food Loss and Food Waste into Watts: A Review of Food Waste as an Energy Source}, journal = {Energies}, year = {2024}, doi = {10.3390/en17133191}, author = {Economou, F. and Voukkali, I. and Papamichael, I. and Phinikettou, V. and Loizia, P. and Naddeo, V. and Sospiro, P. and Liscio, M.C. and Zoumides, C. and T{\^\i}rc{\u a}, D.M. and Zorpas, A.A.} } @article {RePEc:mul:j0hje1:doi:10.1430/107739:y:2023:i:1:p:129-152, title = {How Does the Localization of Innovative Start-ups Near the Universities Influence Their Performance?}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}industria}, number = {1}, year = {2023}, pages = {129-152}, abstract = {According to the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship (kste), knowledge spillover tends to occur only within limited geographic areas, embedding economic activity based on this knowledge within the local context. The choice of localization of innovative start-ups near the public research centre (pri) as university from which the knowledge spillover comes could have an impact on their performance. The paper has the aim to demonstrate if the innovative start-ups that are localized near the pri show better performance in terms of profitability and sales. In the empirical analysis, we consider Italian start-ups born within 2012-2015 and their performance during the period 2012-2019 and we measure the road spatial distance (in kilometres) from start-up to the nearest research centres in the province of start-up. Specifically, firm performance is measured as roa (a measure of profit performance). Moreover, we include threshold values of sales to see the different impact of distance on different levels of sales in order to take into account the heterogeneity of this variable. Our results show as the distance is negative and significant for high level of sales and has an effect on the profitability of start-ups. Implications for researchers and policy makers were discussed, and areas for future research outlined.}, keywords = {Innovative Start-up, Italy, Knowledge Spillover, Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship, Universities}, url = {https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:mul:j0hje1:doi:10.1430/107739:y:2023:i:1:p:129-152}, author = {Micozzi, Alessandra and Giannini, Valentina} } @article {653, title = {La presenza di certificazioni nelle imprese della Classifica}, journal = {Economia Marche - Journal of Applied Economics}, year = {2023}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.57638/3034-8234CERTCL}, author = {Liscio M.C. and Sospiro P.} } @inbook {Giannini2023, title = {The Role of Internal Capital Market in Business Groups}, booktitle = {The Palgrave Handbook of Managing Family Business Groups}, year = {2023}, pages = {49{\textendash}64}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, address = {Cham}, abstract = {The aim of this chapter is to discuss the role played by the internal capital market in business groups, the results so far achieved by the literature and to open new lines of research on how these internal flows influence the relations between companies belonging to the same group and in particular the relation between the head and its subsidiaries. The internal capital market may play a dual role. The first is that the presence of internal capital flows within a group can make it easier for companies to survive an external shock, such as an economic-financial crisis. The second is that the internal capital market facilitates the allocation of resources to investment projects, in particular innovative projects, for which it could be difficult to raise external funds. Most of this literature is focused mainly on large groups, undervaluing the relevance and the implications of small and medium-sized business groups.}, isbn = {978-3-031-13206-3}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-13206-3_3}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13206-3_3}, author = {Giannini, Valentina and Iacobucci, Donato}, editor = {Rautiainen, Marita and Parada, Maria Jos{\'e} and Pihkala, Timo and Akhter, Naveed and Discua Cruz, Allan and Mukherjee, Kajari} } @article {647, title = {State of the art on the Nexus between sustainability, fashion industry and sustainable business model}, journal = {Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy}, volume = {32}, year = {2023}, pages = {100968}, abstract = {The fashion industry is one of the most environmentally impactful. It is estimated that about 9\% of greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to this industry. It also turns out to be a highly resource-consuming industry with a rather low recycling rate. With this in mind, the authors wanted to further research the issue of sustainability in fashion. This was done with two main purposes: to update the literature to investigate the latest scientific contributions, to foster their application in sustainable business models; and to help define the state of the art on the topic by investigating the application of sustainable best practices in the market. The study is intended as a basis for future work that will focus on the topic of fashion sustainability and to support the adoption of sustainable business models by companies. This study analyses the fashion industry, particularly the textile, footwear, and leather industries, by searching the scientific literature and business cases for the current state of the art on recent best practices in process, product, and business strategies that have a positive impact on industry sustainability. A systematic literature review and business case research was conducted to identify best practices and gaps on areas of the fashion industry that can be catalysts for change toward a circular economy system based on sustainable business models. Policies and possible solutions to environmental problems related to the fashion industry were also considered. The study showed that there are many technologies, best practices and innovations that aim to make the fashion industry less impactful and, most importantly, circular. Therefore, some representative results for each of the three areas investigated are explored in depth, keeping in mind that there are the companies and sectors involved have sometimes unique peculiarities and characteristics, so it is not possible to have results equally applicable to each business model.}, keywords = {Best practice, Circular economy, Fashion, Sustainable business model}, issn = {2352-5541}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2023.100968}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352554123000025}, author = {Caterina DePonte and Marco Ciro Liscio and Paolo Sospiro} } @article {642, title = {Cost{\textendash}Benefit Analysis of Pumped Hydroelectricity Storage Investment in China}, journal = {EU-China Energy Magazine}, volume = {2022, Vol 2}, year = {2022}, month = {03/2022}, publisher = {EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform}, isbn = {9798201907341}, url = {http://www.ececp.eu/en/eu-china-energy-magazine-2022-mar-issue-en/}, author = {Sospiro, Paolo and Nibbi, Leonardo and Liscio, Marco Ciro and De Lucia, Maurizio} } @article {doi:10.1080/08985626.2022.2115559, title = {How local geography shapes firm geography}, journal = {Entrepreneurship \& Regional Development}, volume = {34}, number = {9-10}, year = {2022}, pages = {955-976}, publisher = {Routledge}, doi = {10.1080/08985626.2022.2115559}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2022.2115559}, author = {Giulio Cainelli and Valentina Giannini and Donato Iacobucci} } @article {646, title = {Improving Pumped Hydro Storage Flexibility in China: Scenarios for Advanced Solutions Adoption and Policy Recommendations}, journal = {Energies}, volume = {15}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The decarbonisation targets of the People\’s Republic of China are ambitious. Their achievement relies on the large-scale deployment of variable renewable energy sources (VRES), such as wind and solar. High penetration of VRES may lead to balancing problems on the grid, which can be compensated by increasing the shifting flexibility capacity of the system by integration with energy storage, e.g., by installing additional electricity storage. Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS) is the most diffused electricity storage technology at the global level and the only fully mature solution for long-term electricity storage. China already has the highest PHS capacity installed worldwide and plans to increase it strongly before 2030. The present study, based on the data from the \“Pumped Storage Tracking Tool\” of the International Hydropower Association, investigates the potential for technological improvement of the existing and future PHS fleet in China. The aims of adopting advanced PHS solutions allow China to better cope with the task of balancing the VRES production. The potential for adopting advanced PHS solutions is evaluated through five different intervention possibilities (here referred to as scenarios). These scenarios consider revamping part of the operational Pumped Storage Plant (PSP) fleet and redesigning future installations that are already planned. As a result, considering all the major technical and authorisation process constraints, 4.0\% (5.2 GW) of the 132 GW fleet expected to be commissioned before 2035 could additionally adopt advanced PHS in a high-potential scenario. Meanwhile in the medium and low potential scenarios, the quota can reach 11.1\% (14.6 GW) and 26.2\% (34.5 GW), respectively. Furthermore, policy recommendations are elaborated to promote, facilitate, and support the adoption of these advanced PHS solutions.}, issn = {1996-1073}, doi = {10.3390/en15217918}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/21/7918}, author = {Nibbi, Leonardo and Sospiro, Paolo and De Lucia, Maurizio and Wu, Cheng-Cheng} } @article {627, title = {Smart Specialisation Strategy in practice: have regions changed the allocation of Structural Funds?}, journal = {Regional Studies}, volume = {56}, year = {2022}, pages = {155-170}, url = {www.scopus.com}, author = {D{\textquoteright}Adda,D. and Iacobucci,D. and Perugini,F.} } @article {628, title = {Space{\textendash}time analysis of entrepreneurial ecosystems}, journal = {Journal of Technology Transfer}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) are viewed as the combination or interaction of elements producing shared innovative and cultural values that support entrepreneurial activities within a territory. The literature has mainly taken a static view of the concept and has analyzed these ecosystems at national or at NUTS-2 regional level. This paper proposes the NUTS-3 provincial level as a spatial unit for measuring EEs in a dynamic perspective and focuses on the Italian case using data for the 2000{\textendash}2018 period. The choice of NUTS-3 provinces is supported by theoretical arguments and it is confirmed by empirical results, which show some degree of heterogeneity in the level of EEs across provinces and some spatial patterns that would have been ignored using larger spatial units. The temporal dimension also reveals some intra-distribution mobility in the cross-sectional values of the provincial EE index. The paper contributes to advancing the research on EEs, has implications for policymakers and practitioners, and suggests directions for future studies. {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-021-09906-w}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122300263\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10961-021-09906-w\&partnerID=40\&md5=902ba6aa5741381d9d81302486983b4c}, author = {Perugini, F.} } @article {Chioatto2022, title = {Transition from waste management to circular economy the European Union roadmap}, journal = {Environment, Development and Sustainability}, year = {2022}, month = {Jan}, abstract = {In the last twenty years, the European Union (EU) has enhanced Waste Management (WM) strategies toward Circular Economy (CE). Starting from the previous analysis carried out by Fabrizi and Sospiro (Waste Management in Europe A Comparative Study of the main EU countries Methodology and Evaluation of Local Waste Management System, Lambert Publisher, Saarb{u}cken, Germany, 2017), this article analyses firstly EU Member States (MSs) Roadmap toward Sustainable Waste Management (SWM) and secondly to CE. The research relied on Kirchherr et al. (Kirchherr in Ecological Economics 150264{\textendash}272, 2018) study which identified four barriers to CE (cultural, regulatory, market failure, and technological). The regulatory framework has been analysed. Four case studies (France, FR, Germany, DE, Italy, IT, the Netherlands, NL) have been selected to investigate criteria, methodologies, policies, implementation and outcomes on SWM at national level. In addition, given MSs coordination at EU level the research aimed at analysing whether is there any convergence in terms of policies and achievements. The study considered recent findings on CE, Eurostat data, and Eurostat Circular Material Use (CMU) indicator. The analysis revealed SWM positive results, which seem to confirm a certain degree of convergence between EU-MSs that consists in a positive cascade mechanism from advanced toward less advanced MSs. In spite of this, EU countries need a further step in order to close materials{\textquoteright} loops. Larger quantity of Secondary Raw Materials (SRMs) should return to manufacture, and this requires stronger intervention that goes beyond the waste sector. In light of this, the EU Commission recently entrusted the Joint Research Centre (JRC) to assess and compare the environmental impacts of alternative feedstock for plastic products. This reveals EU attempt to re-balance the intervention on CE, by striving new products{\textquoteright} design approaches.}, issn = {1573-2975}, doi = {10.1007s10668-021-02050-3}, url = {httpsdoi.org10.1007s10668-021-02050-3}, author = {Chioatto, Elisa and Sospiro, Paolo} } @booklet {Sospiro2021, title = {Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pumped Hydroelectricity Storage Investment in China}, journal = {Energies}, volume = {14}, number = {24}, year = {2021}, abstract = {In this study, the energy scenario in China was analyzed by retracing the trend of exponential population growth, gross domestic product (GDP), and electricity production and consumption. A forecast up to 2050 was made based on the history and forecasts of other field studies. It was possible to deduce data on pollutants in terms of CO2 equivalent (CO2-eq) emitted over time if there were no changes in the way energy was produced. Moreover, different scenarios were hypothesized for the use of pumped hydroelectricity storage plants, namely 4.5{\%}, 6{\%}, 8{\%}, 11{\%}, and 14{\%} (percentage of electricity compared to requirements in 2050), to balance variable renewable energy sources and avoid curtailment, thereby reducing the use of energy produced by coal-fired plants. For this implementation, direct and indirect costs and benefits were considered, with interesting results obtained from an economic standpoint and very positive results from environmental, social, and territorial perspectives.}, keywords = {cost{\textendash}benefit analysis, electricity, pumped hydro storage, renewable energy sources}, issn = {1996-1073}, doi = {10.3390/en14248322}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248322}, author = {Sospiro, Paolo and Nibbi, Leonardo and Liscio, Marco C. and De Lucia, Maurizio} } @article {630, title = {Entrepreneurial ecosystems and economic resilience at local level}, journal = {Entrepreneurship and Regional Development}, volume = {33}, year = {2021}, pages = {689-716}, abstract = {The main aim of this paper is to investigate if and to what extent entrepreneurial ecosystems (EE) have an impact on economic resilience at local level. The paper is based on a quantitative analysis for the Italian provinces (NUT-3 level) and presents two novelties: first, it provides a composite index of EE at local level by capturing the different aspects encompassing political, social, cultural and economic dimensions of an EE; second, it analyzes the role of EE in terms of resistance to and recovery from external shocks. The empirical results show that EE has a relevant role in explaining the resilience of local systems to economic shocks. The positive effect also remains when controlling for the direct impact of new firm formation, thus highlighting that the EE concept has a greater significance for characterizing resilience and entrepreneurial activity at local level than entrepreneurial rates. {\textcopyright} 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor \& Francis Group.}, doi = {10.1080/08985626.2021.1888318}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105797927\&doi=10.1080\%2f08985626.2021.1888318\&partnerID=40\&md5=71f52e94ece21097d3c0b3bc024ca781}, author = {Iacobucci, D. and Perugini, F.} } @proceedings {645, title = {Improving Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS) Flexibility in China}, journal = {International Conference on Applied Energy 2021}, volume = {24}, year = {2021}, month = {12/2021}, publisher = {Energy Proceedings}, address = {Thailand/Virtual}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.46855/energy-proceedings-9783}, url = {https://www.energy-proceedings.org/improving-pumped-hydro-storage-phs-flexibility-in-china/}, author = {Nibbi, Leonardo and Sospiro, Paolo and De Lucia, Maurizio} } @article {629, title = {Labour flexibility, internal migration and productivity in Italian regions}, journal = {Structural Change and Economic Dynamics}, volume = {57}, year = {2021}, pages = {308-320}, abstract = {This paper provides an empirical analysis of the Italian total factor productivity (TFP) growth for the 1995-2012 period that takes into account the factors explaining cross-regional differences in productivity growth. We focus on the changes in the quality of labor caused by the increasing use of temporary workers and on the migration flows of human-capital, which almost unidirectionally moved from the Southern to the Northern-Centre regions. Empirical results provide evidence of a non-linearity (U-shaped) in the relationship between the use of temporary workers and TFP growth, which suggests that TFP growth in some Southern regions benefited from the increase in the share of temporary workers after the early 2000s, while regions in the Centre-North regions experienced an opposite effect, with the share of temporary workers being negatively related to TFP growth. Results also show that migration flows of qualified human capital had a positive impact on TFP growth in the regions of destinations, while the number of emigrants have a positive effect on the TFP growth in the regions of origin. {\textcopyright} 2021}, doi = {10.1016/j.strueco.2021.04.004}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104906866\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.strueco.2021.04.004\&partnerID=40\&md5=aab9886f0044acb0b3ba62f2ef24ed1a}, author = {Calcagnini, G. and Marin, G. and Perugini, F.} } @article {en14185637, title = {Smart Grid in China, EU, and the US: State of Implementation}, journal = {Energies}, volume = {14}, number = {18}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Depletion of fossil fuel deposits is the main current issue related to the world{\textquoteright}s power generation. Renewable energy sources integrated with energy efficiency represent an effective solution. The electrification of end-use coupled with renewable power generation integration is considered as an important tool to achieve these tasks. However, the current electric power system does not currently have the suitable features to allow this change. Therefore, in the future, it has to allow two-way direction power flows, communication, and automated controls to fully manage the system and customers. The resulting system is defined as the smart grid. This article analyses the smart grid state of play within China, the US, and the EU, assessing the completion state of each smart grid technology and integrated asset. The analysis related to these countries presented here shows that the smart grid overall state of play in China, the US, and the EU are equal to 18\%, 15\%, and 13\%, respectively, unveiling the need related to further efforts and investments in these countries for the full smart grid development.}, issn = {1996-1073}, doi = {10.3390/en14185637}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/18/5637}, author = {Sospiro, Paolo and Amarnath, Lohith and Di Nardo, Vincenzo and Talluri, Giacomo and Gandoman, Foad H.} } @article {599, title = {Discouraged Entrepreneurs and Persistence in Local Entrepreneurship. The Italian Case, 2001-2008}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}industria, Rivista di economia e politica industriale}, year = {2020}, pages = {155{\textendash}172}, publisher = {Societ{\`a} editrice il Mulino}, keywords = {Entrepreneurial Rate, Entrepreneurship, Local Production Systems, Path-Dependence, Persistence}, issn = {0019-7416}, doi = {10.1430/97175}, url = {https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1430/97175}, author = {Giulio Cainelli and Donato Iacobucci and Alessandra Micozzi} } @article {631, title = {Entrepreneurial ecosystems in Italy}, journal = {Industria}, volume = {41}, year = {2020}, pages = {239-267}, abstract = {The main aim of this paper is to develop a measure of entrepreneurial ecosystems (ee) at local level. We select and aggregate into a composite index 13 variables that represent the different features of an ee. Data refers to Italian provinces (nuts-3 level) in the years 2004 and 2011. The ee index shows a large variation between Italian provinces but a high persistence over time. We analyse the consistency of the index to different weighting procedure, normalization and aggregation methods. We also check for the sensitivity of the index in ranking the provinces to the removal of each variable. {\textcopyright} 2020 Societa Editrice il Mulino. All rights reserved.}, doi = {10.1430/97564}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85091417022\&doi=10.1430\%2f97564\&partnerID=40\&md5=6713fe691ae0cc549ab81fdc5c189456}, author = {Iacobucci, D. and Perugini, F.} } @article {598, title = {Relatedness in the implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategy: a first empirical assessment}, journal = {Papers in Regional Science}, volume = {99}, year = {2020}, pages = {405-425}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd}, abstract = {Smart Specialisation Strategy required regional authorities to identify technological domains where to concentrate investment in R\&D and innovation. Their choices should originate from an analysis of regional strengths, aiming to identify those domains with the greatest potential for innovation and diversification. This paper aim to assess the degree of relatedness between chosen technological domains. We use patent data to categorize technological domains and the revealed associations methodology to measure their degree of relatedness. We find that the choices made by Italian regions show a significant higher relatedness as compared to a random choice, though with notable exceptions. {\textcopyright} 2019 The Author(s). Papers in Regional Science {\textcopyright} 2019 RSAI}, keywords = {assessment method, development strategy, Innovation, policy implementation, regional development, specialization, technology policy}, issn = {10568190}, doi = {10.1111/pirs.12492}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85076927157\&doi=10.1111\%2fpirs.12492\&partnerID=40\&md5=0915eca9a188b2df44da9945d6c2c4bd}, author = {D{\textquoteright}Adda, D. and Iacobucci, D. and Palloni, R.} } @article {doi:10.1080/09654313.2020.1778644, title = {Spatial networking and firms{\textquoteright} organization. The case of Italy}, journal = {European Planning Studies}, year = {2020}, pages = {1-19}, publisher = {Routledge}, doi = {10.1080/09654313.2020.1778644}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2020.1778644}, author = {Giulio Cainelli and Valentina Giannini and Donato Iacobucci} } @article {579, title = {Agglomeration, networking and the Great Recession}, journal = {Regional Studies}, volume = {53}, year = {2019}, pages = {951-962}, publisher = {Routledge}, abstract = {

This paper analyzes how and to what extent firms{\textquoteright} external relations, such as belonging to a local cluster or a business group, affect the probability of firm survival and economic performance after the 2008 Great Recession. Using a large data set of Italian manufacturing companies for the period 2005{\textendash}12, it was found that belonging to a business group or a local cluster mitigates the selection effect determined by the real and financial shocks, while in the case of firms not belonging to groups, only the more efficient units survive. This means that firms belonging to a group or local cluster are expected to show a lower likelihood of failure and also lower performance compared with stand-alone firms. {\textcopyright} 2018, {\textcopyright} 2018 Regional Studies Association.

}, keywords = {agglomeration, business, data set, economic analysis, financial crisis, Italy, manufacturing, networking, probability}, issn = {00343404}, doi = {10.1080/00343404.2018.1511892}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85053309295\&doi=10.1080\%2f00343404.2018.1511892\&partnerID=40\&md5=614bc6c55f4bf2ab7f9e3f8384b4eef6}, author = {Cainelli, G. and Giannini, V. and Iacobucci, D.} } @article {596, title = {Bank foundations, social capital and the growth of Italian provinces}, journal = {Regional Studies}, volume = {53}, year = {2019}, pages = {231-244}, publisher = {Routledge}, abstract = {

The funding role of bank foundations in the Italian economy, especially to the non-profit sector, significantly increased over the last 25 years. This paper constructs a novel measure of social capital at the provincial level that explicitly takes into account the bank foundations{\textquoteright} sectors of intervention (such as education, public health, and art and culture), together with other traditional aspects of social capital, and then tests the impact of bank foundations on the economic growth of Italian provinces. The findings suggest that the contribution of bank foundations to social capital positively affects the economic growth of provinces. {\textcopyright} 2018, {\textcopyright} 2018 Regional Studies Association.

}, keywords = {banking, economic growth, economic impact, Italy, regional development, social capital}, issn = {00343404}, doi = {10.1080/00343404.2018.1455971}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044974106\&doi=10.1080\%2f00343404.2018.1455971\&partnerID=40\&md5=a2480a72d8e44fd106375170775215e3}, author = {Calcagnini, G. and Giombini, G. and Perugini, F.} } @article {572, title = {The geography of venture capital and entrepreneurial ventures{\textquoteright} demand for external equity}, journal = {Research Policy}, year = {2019}, month = {jan}, publisher = {North-Holland}, abstract = {

In this paper, we study how the geography of venture capital (VC) and the location of entrepreneurial ventures affect the propensity of the latter to seek external equity financing. We analyse a sample of 533 European high-tech entrepreneurial ventures and examine their external equity-seeking behaviour in the 1984{\textendash}2009 period. We find that ventures are more likely to seek external equity when the local availability of VC is higher, whereas the level of competition of the local VC market plays a negligible role. The stimulating effect of the availability of VC on the demand for external equity rapidly decreases with distance and vanishes at approximately 250 km. It also vanishes when national borders are crossed, except for countries at close cultural and institutional distance. Moreover, the distance decay of the stimulating effect of the availability of VC varies with the characteristics of prospective VC investors, namely, their private or public ownership and governance, and their reputation. These results have important implications for the policy that European countries and the European Commission should implement to foster the demand for VC by entrepreneurial ventures, thereby improving the functioning of the VC market in Europe.

}, issn = {0048-7333}, doi = {10.1016/J.RESPOL.2018.12.004}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733318303044?via{\%}3Dihub}, author = {Colombo, Massimo G. and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Quas, Anita} } @article {594, title = {Income distribution dynamics among Italian provinces. The role of Bank Foundations}, journal = {Applied Economics}, volume = {51}, year = {2019}, pages = {3198-3211}, publisher = {Routledge}, abstract = {

This paper investigates the convergence process and the distribution dynamics of income among Italian NUTS-3 provinces between 2003 and 2011. Findings show the existence of multiple steady-state equilibria which is consistent with the well-documented persistence in income disparities among Italian provinces. The role of grant-making activities by Bank Foundations is assessed on a conditioning scheme. Results suggest that Bank Foundations can affect the shape of the distribution of income and, in the long run, reduce polarization with a tendency for income to collapse towards a unimodal distribution. {\textcopyright} 2019, {\textcopyright} 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor \& Francis Group.

}, keywords = {banking, convergence, income distribution, Italy}, issn = {00036846}, doi = {10.1080/00036846.2019.1572866}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85061431000\&doi=10.1080\%2f00036846.2019.1572866\&partnerID=40\&md5=b04d4ccf7eec9541674ca1ee3e6fe5bf}, author = {Calcagnini, G. and Perugini, F.} } @article {doi:10.1080/10438599.2019.1571668, title = {Local variety and innovation performance in the EU textile and clothing industry}, journal = {Economics of Innovation and New Technology}, year = {2019}, pages = {1-17}, publisher = {Routledge}, abstract = {ABSTRACTA large body of the literature showed that related variety at local level is more relevant than unrelated variety for explaining the innovation performance of firms. Knowledge relatedness is usually measured by considering activities within the same industry (i.e. the same two-digit code) while activities in different industries are associated with unrelated variety. This approach is challenged by the increasing relevance of transversal technologies, i.e. technologies that are developed and applied in rather different sectors. As a result, between industry variety (i.e. unrelated variety) is expected to be more important than within industry variety (i.e. related variety). We test this hypothesis by examining the innovation activities of firms in the textile and clothing industry. The innovation model of these firms is characterized by low investment in R\&D, little capabilities for autonomous innovation and dependence from knowledge suppliers belonging to different sectors. The empirical analysis, carried out over the 1996{\textendash}2014 period at the EU NUTS2 level, shows that between industry variety has a greater impact than within industry variety for the innovative performance of firms.}, doi = {10.1080/10438599.2019.1571668}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2019.1571668}, author = {Valentina Giannini and Donato Iacobucci and Francesco Perugini} } @article {587, title = {Self-selection of entrepreneurial firms in thin venture capital markets: Theory and empirical evidence}, journal = {Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal}, volume = {13}, year = {2019}, pages = {47-74}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing Ltd}, abstract = {

Research Summary: We develop a two-step selection model between entrepreneurial ventures and venture capital (VC) investors in a thin VC market. The model predicts that in a thin VC market, the availability of VC reduces the propensity of firms to self-select into the market for VC (demand-side selection) but not the probability that firms entering the market for VC will receive financing (supply-side selection). We test these predictions using survey-based data on 190 new technology-based firms in Italy during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The empirical evidence supports the predictions of the model. Managerial Summary: Venture capital (VC) is an important ingredient of an environment that is conducive to the birth and the growth of entrepreneurial ventures, but VC markets are often highly local and thin in terms of participants. We show that the scarcity of VC supply may cause a drop in the demand for VC because entrepreneurs, anticipating that competition for VC money will be tough, will not seek VC in the first place. The more a market is thin, the more the demand-side selection is likely to become more important than the supply-side selection of VC investors. Demand-side selection may involve a significant number of otherwise good targets for VC investment, which will not be in the radar of VC investors. In turn, this may deter new VC investors from entering the local market, thus creating a vicious cycle that raises concerns for both policy makers and VC general partners. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2017 Strategic Management Society

}, issn = {19324391}, doi = {10.1002/sej.1280}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062715298\&doi=10.1002\%2fsej.1280\&partnerID=40\&md5=f0d198e85fe00e1a01a538dd1483c050}, author = {Bertoni, F. and D{\textquoteright}Adda, D. and Grilli, L.} } @article {581, title = {Small firms and bank financing in bad times}, journal = {Small Business Economics}, year = {2019}, publisher = {Springer New York LLC}, abstract = {

This paper aims to analyze access to bank financing by small firms belonging to business groups compared to independent firms. We consider Italian manufacturing firms during the severe credit-crunch during 2010{\textendash}2012 caused by the financial crisis and subsequent domestic recession. We expect belonging to a business group to facilitate access to bank financing as the result of two different mechanisms: (i) the implicit guarantee provided by group belonging (affiliation effect) and (ii) the transfer of resources via the internal capital market (portfolio effect). The empirical evidence confirms our hypotheses. Belonging to a business group facilitates access to bank financing, while the presence of an internal capital market, which substitutes for both the decision to obtain bank financing and the amount borrowed, makes firms that are part of a business group less dependent than independent firms on this type of financing. {\textcopyright} 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

}, issn = {0921898X}, doi = {10.1007/s11187-019-00164-7}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85064335540\&doi=10.1007\%2fs11187-019-00164-7\&partnerID=40\&md5=2f70a062bfa23a6d83401a672dba9a25}, author = {Cainelli, G. and Giannini, V. and Iacobucci, D.} } @article {580, title = {Is Smart Specialisation Strategy coherent with regional innovative capabilities?}, journal = {Regional Studies}, volume = {53}, year = {2019}, pages = {1004-1016}, publisher = {Routledge}, abstract = {

The implementation of the Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) has required European regions to identify the technological domains in which they show superior innovative capabilities. This choice should promote specialization and facilitate diversification into new sectors. Given that regional specialization shows path dependence, successful diversification can be achieved in domains closely related to the existing knowledge base. The paper provides a first empirical assessment of the coherence between the technological domains chosen by Italian regions and those in which they show actual innovative capabilities, as measured by their patenting activity. {\textcopyright} 2018, {\textcopyright} 2018 Regional Studies Association.

}, keywords = {empirical analysis, Europe, Innovation, regional development, regional policy, specialization}, issn = {00343404}, doi = {10.1080/00343404.2018.1523542}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056099350\&doi=10.1080\%2f00343404.2018.1523542\&partnerID=40\&md5=8bda85ac3cf98fb76919176089a75488}, author = {D{\textquoteright}Adda, D. and Guzzini, E. and Iacobucci, D. and Palloni, R.} } @article {632, title = {Social capital and well-being in the Italian provinces}, journal = {Socio-Economic Planning Sciences}, volume = {68}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Recent years witnessed a growing interest in the concept of well-being and quality of life, as alternative to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The determinants of well-being, especially at the regional and provincial levels, is understudied in a macro perspective, as opposed to a micro perspective (individuals, survey data) that has been the dominant approach until recently. In this paper, we estimate an empirical model for the Italian NUTS-3 provinces to evaluate the role of social capital on well-being by using aggregated (provincial) data. Our findings suggest that social capital, social security programs, income, and grant-making activities by Bank Foundations, even though not uniformly distributed across Italy, positively affect well-being, thus contributing to explain the persistent dualism that characterizes the Italian economy. {\textcopyright} 2018 The Authors}, doi = {10.1016/j.seps.2018.11.005}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056846793\&doi=10.1016\%2fj.seps.2018.11.005\&partnerID=40\&md5=c34cf27d6aa5063da9ffe058003672f0}, author = {Calcagnini, G. and Perugini, F.} } @article {578, title = {Vertical relatedness and services outsourcing: A firm-level analysis}, journal = {Industrial and Corporate Change}, volume = {28}, year = {2019}, pages = {753-771}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, abstract = {

This paper analyzes the relationship between local-level vertical relatedness and firms{\textquoteright} services outsourcing, using a data set of 46,671 Italian manufacturing firms observed over the period 1999-2007. The analysis uses a firm-level index of services outsourcing based on the Adelman index, and it proposes a new measure of vertical relatedness. Overall, the results suggest that it is not agglomeration per se that matters for services outsourcing but rather the presence of vertically related industries. The role of firm-level heterogeneity in terms of size, geographic location, and technological regime also emerges. {\textcopyright} 2018 The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Associazione ICC. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {data set, heterogeneity, Italy, manufacturing, outsourcing}, issn = {09606491}, doi = {10.1093/icc/dty038}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073530269\&doi=10.1093\%2ficc\%2fdty038\&partnerID=40\&md5=d73132d61bc21fff0464b43c83894926}, author = {Cainelli, G. and Ganau, R. and Iacobucci, D.} } @article {633, title = {Well-being and the Great Recession in Spain}, journal = {Applied Economics Letters}, volume = {26}, year = {2019}, pages = {1279-1284}, abstract = {This letter assesses the impact of the Great Recession on well-being in Spanish provinces using two alternative composite indicators of objective well-being that include somewhat different dimensions. Whereas the crisis notably eroded economic well-being, its impact on overall well-being{\textendash}which in addition to economic dimensions also includes non-economic ones{\textendash}was imperceptible. This result points to the need to carefully define and assess well-being in empirical analyses. {\textcopyright} 2018, {\textcopyright} 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor \& Francis Group.}, doi = {10.1080/13504851.2018.1545076}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057323982\&doi=10.1080\%2f13504851.2018.1545076\&partnerID=40\&md5=8c1c7e7e007862acc896792c134e7794}, author = {Peir{\'o}-Palomino, J. and Perugini, F. and Picazo-Tadeo, A.J.} } @article {595, title = {A Well-Being Indicator for the Italian Provinces}, journal = {Social Indicators Research}, volume = {142}, year = {2019}, pages = {149-177}, publisher = {Springer Netherlands}, abstract = {

In recent years, a significant number of papers has been published providing alternative measures of progress and well-being to Gross Domestic Product. Most of these papers differs in terms of their theoretical approach as well as their purpose and statistical methodology used to define what well-being is and how to measure it. In this paper, we construct a well-being indicator for the Italian provinces that shows a high degree of heterogeneity not only between the Northern and Southern Italian provinces, but also among adjacent provinces. {\textcopyright} 2018, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., part of Springer Nature.

}, keywords = {civil society, Gross Domestic Product, Italy, quality of life, socioeconomic indicator, territory}, issn = {03038300}, doi = {10.1007/s11205-018-1888-1}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044543892\&doi=10.1007\%2fs11205-018-1888-1\&partnerID=40\&md5=12e20f4b00963d996888aa47c308a449}, author = {Calcagnini, G. and Perugini, F.} } @article {588, title = {Academic spin-offs{\textquoteright} entrepreneurial teams and performance: a subgroups approach}, journal = {Journal of Technology Transfer}, volume = {43}, year = {2018}, pages = {714-733}, publisher = {Springer New York LLC}, abstract = {

Academic spin-offs{\textquoteright} entrepreneurial teams generally concentrate high levels of research and development experience while they are often found lacking in commercial skills. This prompts the integration of surrogate entrepreneurs (practitioners) but the literature questions the effectiveness of these artificially created teams. We argue that faultline theory applied to this context of different identity-based subgroups in a team can provide important insight, and complement the traditional approaches to top team diversity such as upper echelons theory. Our research compares the impact of the three main possible academic spin-off entrepreneurial team configurations on the two principal success-related tasks, innovation and sales, and considers the role important stakeholders, such as public research institutions and industrial partners, can have. In a sample of 164 academic spin-offs, we show that certain configurations are more suited to certain objectives and that faultline theory does indeed contribute to better our understanding of the entrepreneurial teams{\textquoteright} outcomes. Furthermore, the expectations one might have with regard to the extended entrepreneurial team as a possible remedy for weak core team configurations are not supported by our data. Implications for theory and practice are provided. {\textcopyright} 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

}, keywords = {Academic spin-offs, Commercial performance, Diversity, Entrepreneurial teams, Faultline theory, Industrial research, Innovation, Societies and institutions}, issn = {08929912}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-017-9623-7}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029506376\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10961-017-9623-7\&partnerID=40\&md5=6c0b418a9a68daaec50147776448fdfa}, author = {Ben-Hafa{\"\i}edh, C. and Micozzi, A. and Pattitoni, P.} } @article {Cainelli2018, title = {Agglomeration, networking and the Great Recession}, journal = {Regional Studies}, year = {2018}, note = {cited By 0; Article in Press}, doi = {10.1080/00343404.2018.1511892}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85053309295\&doi=10.1080\%2f00343404.2018.1511892\&partnerID=40\&md5=614bc6c55f4bf2ab7f9e3f8384b4eef6}, author = {Cainelli, G. and Giannini, V. and Iacobucci, D.} } @article {583, title = {Changing models of innovation in the eu textile and clothing industry}, journal = {Industria}, volume = {39}, year = {2018}, pages = {173-194}, publisher = {Societa Editrice il Mulino}, abstract = {

Firms in the textile and clothing industry are generally considered as {\guillemotleft}suppliers dominated{\guillemotright} for their innovation model, being characterized by low investment in r\&d and little capabilities for autonomous innovation. As a result, technological innovation is not considered a key competitive factor. This situation is supposed to rapidly changing as a result of the increasing relevance of the so-called transversal technologies, such as ict, and the diffusion of open innovation models. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the characteristics and changes in the innovation model of eu firms in the textile and clothing industry over the last two decades. Empirical results reveal that in general firms remain characterized by a low intensity of innovation and patenting activity. However, the patenting and co-patenting activity of firms and the technological span of patents have significantly increased during the last decade, suggesting significant changes in their innovation model. Moreover, the innovation activity is highly concentrated in specific areas within the eu. {\textcopyright} Societa Editrice Il Mulino 2018. All rights reserved.

}, issn = {00197416}, doi = {10.1430/91315}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85057956385\&doi=10.1430\%2f91315\&partnerID=40\&md5=5cdfaba226a7595e83e97b51ed26508b}, author = {Iacobucci, D. and Perugini, F.} } @article {582, title = {Collaboration for innovation and project failure. A dynamic analysis}, journal = {Economics of Innovation and New Technology}, volume = {27}, year = {2018}, pages = {717-730}, publisher = {Routledge}, abstract = {

The aim of this paper is to investigate the hypothesis that there is a complex and bidirectional relation between collaboration and failure in innovation projects. On the one hand, collaboration in innovative activities may increase the likelihood of project failure. At the same time, the failure in innovation projects may induce the firm to collaborate in order to overcome the problems that determined the failure of innovation projects (induced collaboration). Up to now, we are not aware about the existence of any empirical paper analysing the interaction between these two mechanisms. This paper aims at filling this gap by providing a motivation for the induced collaboration and testing its empirical relevance in a dynamic framework. The empirical analysis is carried out by using two consecutive German Community Innovation Surveys referring to the period 2006{\textendash}2010. The empirical results support the hypothesis of a bidirectional causal relationship between collaboration and failure. {\textcopyright} 2017, {\textcopyright} 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor \& Francis Group.

}, issn = {10438599}, doi = {10.1080/10438599.2017.1389125}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032196901\&doi=10.1080\%2f10438599.2017.1389125\&partnerID=40\&md5=adb72ca49b57eeca1cd8d06c5fbe7ed1}, author = {Guzzini, E. and Iacobucci, D. and Palestrini, A.} } @article {567, title = {High-tech entrepreneurial ventures seeking external equity: whether, when, where... and why not?}, journal = {Economia e Politica Industriale}, year = {2018}, pages = {1{\textendash}24}, abstract = {

In this paper, we study the demand of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures for external equity, revealing the conditions that determine whether, when and where they decide to seek external equity during their lives. We also provide evidence on the most important reasons for not looking for external equity at all. We focus on a sample of 530 high-tech entrepreneurial ventures located in 7 European countries and founded between 1984 and 2009. We reveal that company-level characteristics, namely the human capital, the innovativeness, the size, the asset intangibility, and the alternatives to equity capital (internal cash flows and debt) determine whether, when (i.e., at what age) and when (i.e., in international or domestic markets) companies seek external equity. Industry- and country-level variables also play a secondary role in explaining high-tech entrepreneurial ventures{\^a}{\texteuro}{\texttrademark} demand for external equity.

}, issn = {0391-2078, 1972-4977}, doi = {10.1007/s40812-018-0094-0}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40812-018-0094-0}, author = {Quas, Anita and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego} } @article {565, title = {Self-selection of entrepreneurial firms in thin venture capital markets: Theory and empirical evidence}, journal = {Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal}, year = {2018}, keywords = {Entrepreneurial firms, High-tech entrepreneurship, market thinness, Selection, Venture capital}, issn = {1932-443X}, doi = {10.1002/sej.1280}, url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sej.1280/abstract}, author = {Bertoni, Fabio and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Grilli, Luca} } @article {573, title = {Is Smart Specialisation Strategy coherent with regional innovative capabilities?}, journal = {Regional Studies}, year = {2018}, month = {nov}, pages = {1{\textendash}13}, issn = {0034-3404}, doi = {10.1080/00343404.2018.1523542}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343404.2018.1523542}, author = {D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Guzzini, Enrico and Iacobucci, Donato and Palloni, Roberto} } @article {Giannini2018105, title = {To centralize or not to centralize: R\&D organization in diversified firms}, journal = {Industria}, volume = {39}, number = {1}, year = {2018}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {105-123}, doi = {10.1430/90440}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85050100012\&doi=10.1430\%2f90440\&partnerID=40\&md5=df68323f57ad50f4a7a414ef1837890d}, author = {Giannini, V. and Guzzini, E.} } @article {589, title = {What are the trade-offs of academic entrepreneurship? An investigation on the Italian case}, journal = {Journal of Technology Transfer}, volume = {43}, year = {2018}, pages = {198-221}, publisher = {Springer New York LLC}, abstract = {

This study addresses the following research questions: what happens to the propensity to collaborate with other firms, once the researcher creates her own venture? Do her collaborations decrease or do they grow? These questions have been overlooked by the current literature, even though they carry important policy implications. Our key suggestion is that the effectiveness of a technology transfer tool can be better assessed by taking into account the possible crowding-out effects with other channels of knowledge transfer. We do so for Italy, by comparing the behavior of single researchers, before and after the establishment of their own firm, with the behavior of a control group. We assess whether those academics that founded their own firm significantly change their attitude to perform research collaborations with other firms by means of co-publication and co-patenting. We also verify whether creating a firm has an impact on the overall patenting and publication performance. Our results suggest that there is a negative effect on the overall publishing performance, while the patenting activity does not change significantly. Regarding co-publications, our results confirm the existence of a substitution effect between spin-offs and co-publication with firms, while we observe an increase in the case of co-patenting. A closer look at the data, however, suggests that the latter is mainly triggered by the patenting activity that the researcher performs with his or her own company. {\textcopyright} 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

}, keywords = {Academic entrepreneurship, Behavioral research, Economic and social effects, Knowledge management, Patenting activities, Patents and inventions, Policy evaluation, Policy implications, Propensity score matching, Public policy, Publishing, Research collaborations, Spin off, Substitution effect, Technology Transfer}, issn = {08929912}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-016-9482-7}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84968547880\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10961-016-9482-7\&partnerID=40\&md5=2133632f90803ed24d87019494bbaefb}, author = {Barbieri, E. and Rubini, L. and Pollio, C. and Micozzi, A.} } @article {Cainelli2017365, title = {Business groups and the great recession in Italy [I gruppi d{\textquoteright}impresa e la grande recessione]}, journal = {Industria}, volume = {38}, number = {3}, year = {2017}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {365-383}, doi = {10.1430/88849}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045927415\&doi=10.1430\%2f88849\&partnerID=40\&md5=16b9c0c23e26ef49ad30dbaf659d095e}, author = {Cainelli, G. and Giannini, V. and Iacobucci, D.} } @article {591, title = {Editorial}, journal = {International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship}, volume = {9}, year = {2017}, pages = {2-7}, publisher = {Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.}, issn = {17566266}, doi = {10.1108/IJGE-01-2017-0004}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85017208075\&doi=10.1108\%2fIJGE-01-2017-0004\&partnerID=40\&md5=cf75297534aa6002dffbd7b1a1c05af7}, author = {Micozzi, A.} } @article {590, title = {Entrepreneurial activity and education in Italy}, journal = {Industria}, volume = {38}, year = {2017}, pages = {385-409}, publisher = {Societa Editrice il Mulino}, abstract = {

The paper contributes to the empirical literature about the relationship between formal education attainments, specific entrepreneurship training and firm formation process. Data come from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (gem) survey, which collects information on business formation in many countries. After a validation check of gem entrepreneurship measures with Labour Force Survey{\textquoteright}s, the paper presents a descriptive comparative analysis of new firm formation process in Italy and other eu countries, looking at how it is related to gender, education, and other specific characteristics of the new firms. Results confirm anecdotic evidence: in Italy much has to be done to foster high-tech and high job growth entrepreneurship. gem 2008 survey gives a flavour of the diffusion of entrepreneurship training in Europe. Italy appears to lag behind other countries in this respect. Controlling for many factors, the empirical model tests the probability of becoming entrepreneur in Italy: it is estimated to be higher than in other countries, but higher education attainments are related to lower probabilities of starting a business. Moreover, specific entrepreneurship education in Italy results to negatively affect the starting-up decisions. {\textcopyright} 2017 Federico Butera e Fondazione Irso.

}, issn = {00197416}, doi = {10.1430/88850}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045927974\&doi=10.1430\%2f88850\&partnerID=40\&md5=bfdfd97596803e1d41cb62c43f34ca1c}, author = {Curci, N. and Micozzi, A.} } @article {60034, title = {Gruppi di impresa e distretti industriali nel nordest}, journal = {ECONOMIA E SOCIET{\`A} REGIONALE}, number = {2}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Scopo principale di questo lavoro {\`e} quello di fornire un quadro sulla presenza dei gruppi d{\textquoteright}impresa nelle regioni del Nordest, con particolare riferimento alle imprese manifatturiere ubicate nelle aree distrettuali. Il distretto industriale come il gruppo rappresentano due modalit{\`a} alternative di fare networking. L{\textquoteright}idea di fondo {\`e} che sia il distretto sia l{\textquoteright}appartenenza al gruppo hanno supportato le imprese durante la crisi economico-finanziaria permettendo la sopravvivenza anche di quelle meno performanti. Le analisi presentate sono in linea con le nostre ipotesi. Dopo lo shock causato dalla Grande Recessione del 2008, le imprese sopravvissute sono state quelle localizzate all{\textquoteright}interno dei distretti o quelle appartenenti ai gruppi di impresa.} url={http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=60034}, issn = {2038-6745}, doi = {10.3280/ES2017-002008}, author = {Giulio Cainelli and Valentina Giannini and Donato Iacobucci pages=85-93} } @article {584, title = {Il ruolo delle riviste italiane di economia}, journal = {Scienze Regionali}, volume = {16}, year = {2017}, pages = {287-294}, publisher = {Societa Editrice il Mulino}, issn = {17203929}, doi = {10.14650/86468}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85034987139\&doi=10.14650\%2f86468\&partnerID=40\&md5=e64f5c9185dba886a964f91309bca237}, author = {Iacobucci, D.} } @article {566, title = {Mapping innovation dynamics in the Internet of Things domain: Evidence from patent analysis}, journal = {Technological Forecasting and Social Change}, year = {2017}, abstract = {

The Internet of Things ({IoT}) is an emerging paradigm in the {ICT} sector and it is at the center of many current political and economic debates. Scholars, executives, and policymakers are becoming increasingly interested in understanding how to turn the {IoT} into reality, since various technological constraints (e.g., standardization and interoperability) limit the possibility of realizing an inclusive {IoT} information network. These constraints are exacerbated by the lack of a clear picture of the innovation dynamics and technology evolution of the {IoT}. This paper seeks to address this gap by mapping the development of {IoT} technologies. In particular, we have collected 61,972 {IoT} patents filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty in the period 2000{\^a}{\texteuro}{\textquotedblleft}2012. We analyze temporal trends, cross-country dynamics and identity of the applicants. Moreover, we provide insights about the development of the most relevant {IoT} technologies by looking at triadic patent families.

}, keywords = {Innovation, Internet of Things, Patent analysis, Technology evolution}, issn = {0040-1625}, doi = {10.1016/j.techfore.2017.04.022}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162517305498}, author = {Ardito, Lorenzo and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Messeni Petruzzelli, Antonio} } @article {Guzzini2017, title = {Project failures and innovation performance in university{\textendash}firm collaborations}, journal = {The Journal of Technology Transfer}, year = {2017}, pages = {1{\textendash}19}, abstract = {The main aim of this paper is to analyze the factors affecting the likelihood of the failure of innovation projects (delay or abandonment) and the relation between project failure and innovation performance. Specific emphasis is given to the role of collaboration in general, and to collaboration with universities and public research institutions (PRI) in particular. We use data about German firms for the period 2002{\textendash}2005, merging the results of two successive Community Innovation Surveys. We show that collaboration is associated with the Delay and, to a lesser extent, the Abandonment of innovation projects. Collaboration with PRI does not increase either the likelihood of project failure or the innovation performance, compared to collaboration with firms. We also show that there is a positive relation between the delay of projects and the innovation performance of firms. The occurrence of delays can be considered as a sort of {\textquoteleft}necessary{\textquoteright} cost in order to raise the level of innovation performance.}, issn = {1573-7047}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-016-9554-8}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10961-016-9554-8}, author = {Guzzini, Enrico and Iacobucci, Donato} } @article {585, title = {The dark side of collaborations for innovation: Are collaborations with universities darker than those with other partners?}, journal = {Industria}, volume = {37}, year = {2016}, pages = {613-636}, publisher = {Societa Editrice il Mulino}, abstract = {

In addition to its advantages, collaboration for innovation might increase the cost of innovation because of leakages of strategic information, appropriability problems and coordination difficulties. When collaborating with public research institutions (pris) the latter problem is expected to be more severe, thus raising the probability of project failure. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether and to what extent collaboration for innovation raises the probability of failure, i.e. delay or abandonment of innovative projects. It also aims to verify whether and to what extent collaboration with PRIs increases the likelihood of failure. We use data from the fourth Italian Community Innovation Survey (cis 4), which collected data for the three-year period 2002-2004. The empirical results support the hypothesis that collaboration significantly affects the probability of delay or abandonment of innovative projects. However, collaboration with PRIs does not increase the likelihood of failure compared to collaboration with other partners. Moreover, we find that delays are influenced by cost factors (such as lack of financial resources) or knowledge factors (such as lack of qualified personnel) while abandonment is significantly associated with market factors (such as uncertain demand).

}, issn = {00197416}, doi = {10.1430/86053}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85017646412\&doi=10.1430\%2f86053\&partnerID=40\&md5=ace67a6a95eb6aa6e09536d2212b7e95}, author = {Guzzini, E. and Iacobucci, D.} } @article {GROW:GROW12112, title = {Do Geographic Concentration and Vertically Related Variety Foster Firm Productivity? Micro-Evidence from Italy}, journal = {Growth and Change}, volume = {47}, number = {2}, year = {2016}, pages = {197{\textendash}217}, abstract = {Using a large unbalanced panel dataset of more than 12,000 Italian manufacturing firms for the period 1999{\textendash}2007, this paper investigates the role of geographic concentration and related variety on firms{\textquoteright} total factor productivity (TFP). The main idea is that diversification{\textemdash}captured by a measure of vertically related variety{\textemdash}promotes firm innovativeness and, consequently, productivity, but when the technology has been consolidated, firms join specialized clusters that enhance efficiency. Our results suggest that the effect on firms{\textquoteright} TFP of geographic concentration is stronger than that of related variety. We also confirm previous findings on the relevance of agglomeration forces for small firms compared with medium and large firms, where these agglomerative forces do not seem to influence TFP.}, issn = {1468-2257}, doi = {10.1111/grow.12112}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/grow.12112}, author = {Cainelli, Giulio and Ganau, Roberto and Iacobucci, Donato} } @book {593, title = {Fostering female entrepreneurship in academic spin-offs}, series = {University Evolution, Entrepreneurial Activity and Regional Competitiveness}, volume = {32}, year = {2016}, pages = {49-68}, publisher = {Springer International Publishing}, organization = {Springer International Publishing}, abstract = {

We aim at analyzing female participation in Italian academic spin-offs using publically available data and a unique hand-collected database of all academic spin-offs set up in Italy from 2002 to 2007. We base our study on three complementary levels of analysis: macro, meso, and micro level. We show that the gender gap in academic spin-offs is relevant and that a certain degree of spatial heterogeneity-possibly reflecting cultural and environmental differences between Italian provinces-exists. Furthermore, our findings show a disadvantage of females in the startup funding phase: an unfavorable circumstance that reduces their chances of success and force them to create new businesses mainly in the service sector. Social relationships and empathy among females may help compensate their disadvantages and break down barriers to entrepreneurship. {\textcopyright} Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. All rights are reserved.

}, isbn = {9783319177137; 9783319177120}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-17713-7_3}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84955356582\&doi=10.1007\%2f978-3-319-17713-7_3\&partnerID=40\&md5=1e80ebb520c4d7c9d4ee7a8fd5d3130f}, author = {Micozzi, A. and Micozzi, F. and Pattitoni, P.} } @article {592, title = {Heterogeneity in entrepreneurial intent: the role of gender across countries}, journal = {International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship}, volume = {8}, year = {2016}, pages = {173-194}, publisher = {Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.}, abstract = {

PurposeThis paper aims to improve knowledge of individual heterogeneity in affecting the entrepreneurial attitude, taking socioeconomic drivers under control thanks to a cross-country analysis. The authors operate a {\textquotedblleft}selection{\textquotedblright} of proxy for individual heterogeneity, mainly based on gender, demographical features, personal attitude and intrinsic motivation. Design/methodology/approachThis exploration is supported by an empirical analysis based on the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), for the period 2001-2012, and for a selection of 37 countries. It is expected that gender and further individual variables have an impact on the probability to become a nascent entrepreneur (e.g. age, level of education, self-confidence, social perception of self-employment as career choice). This paper evaluates the degree of consistency of these variables across very dissimilar countries. FindingsGender and confidence on own skill play a significant and consistent effect on the entrepreneurial attitude, so these personal features are, per se, the driving-strength of entrepreneurial intent. Conversely, fear of failure and belief on the status are not always statistically significant, or not homogenous in their relationship: socioeconomic or country-specific characteristics are strong and sort out in an unpredictable relationship between these variables and the willingness to run new ventures. Research limitations/implicationsA limited selection of individual features constrained by availability of information from the GEM data set. Practical implicationsThe motivation of this paper is to focus-back attention on intra-individual features that may affect entrepreneurship and to support evidence of whether individual heterogeneity is able to affect the entrepreneurial attitude, taking socioeconomic drivers under control. Social implicationsAn institutional and political commitment should be intensified to reduce the waste of opportunities that is associated with any forms of self-exclusion from entrepreneurship, such as those based on gender (being women) or (low) self-esteem. Originality/valueDue to the {\textquotedblleft}individual{\textquotedblright} perspective, this paper adds to previous studies that exploited the GEM data set because they mostly follow an institutional conceptual framework. {\textcopyright} 2016, {\textcopyright} Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

}, issn = {17566266}, doi = {10.1108/IJGE-06-2015-0021}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84976540417\&doi=10.1108\%2fIJGE-06-2015-0021\&partnerID=40\&md5=2aa9986a18ff7c218d4fe8fb018efd3e}, author = {Micozzi, A. and Lucarelli, C.} } @article {doi:10.1093/scipol/scw029, title = {Introduction to the special issue: Universities as interactive partners}, journal = {Science and Public Policy}, volume = {43}, number = {5}, year = {2016}, pages = {581}, doi = {10.1093/scipol/scw029}, url = {+ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scw029}, author = {Carvalho de Mello, Jos{\'e} Manoel and De Fuentes, Claudia and Iacobucci, Donato} } @article {57508, title = {La {\textquoteleft}Smart Specialization Strategy{\textquoteright} delle regioni italiane e le relazioni fra ambiti tecnologici}, journal = {SCIENZE REGIONALI}, number = {3}, year = {2016}, abstract = {La Smart Specialization Strategy richiede alle regioni di individuare le relazioni tra domini tecnologici all{\textquoteright}interno della stessa regione (relatedness) e di indicare i potenziali collegamenti con domini di altre regioni (connectivity). Il presente lavoro, oltre a fornire un quadro degli ambiti di specializzazione individuati dalle regioni italiane, mostra che l{\textquoteright}analisi della relatedness e della connectivity {\`e} stata in gran parte trascurata dalle regioni stesse. Tale sottovalutazione {\`e}, a nostro avviso, frutto della mancanza di una metodologia consolidata per rilevare la natura e l{\textquoteright}intensit{\`a} dei legami fra settori oltre che della carenza di dati e informazioni necessari all{\textquoteright}analisi.} url={http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=57508}, issn = {2035-603X}, doi = {10.3280/SCRE2016-003001}, author = {Donato Iacobucci and Enrico Guzzini pages=5-28} } @article {586, title = {Local variety and firm diversification: An evolutionary economic geography perspective}, journal = {Journal of Economic Geography}, volume = {16}, year = {2016}, pages = {1079-1100}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, abstract = {

The aim of this article is to investigate whether and how local agglomeration forces-related and unrelated variety-influence firm diversification. Using a large dataset of 5112 Italian manufacturing business groups for the year 2001, and estimating Tobit models, we show the {\textquoteright}consistency{\textquoteright} between the patterns of firm diversification and that of the local system in which the firm is located. Specifically, firms located in local systems dominated by unrelated variety are more likely to show unrelated diversification patterns, while firms located in local systems dominated by related variety are more likely to show related diversification patterns. This supports the Evolutionary Economic Geography prediction of firm similarity {\textquoteright}within{\textquoteright} the same local system, and firm heterogeneity {\textquoteright}between{\textquoteright} different local systems. {\textcopyright} The Author (2015). Published by Oxford University Press.

}, keywords = {agglomeration, economic geography, heterogeneity, Italy, manufacturing}, issn = {14682702}, doi = {10.1093/jeg/lbv040}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84991358593\&doi=10.1093\%2fjeg\%2flbv040\&partnerID=40\&md5=2df594c1e634fdf0a03cda9b19d3f804}, author = {Cainelli, G. and Iacobucci, D.} } @article {colombo_participation_2016, title = {The participation of new technology-based firms in EU-funded R\&D partnerships: The role of venture capital}, journal = {Research Policy}, volume = {45}, number = {2}, year = {2016}, pages = {361{\textendash}375}, abstract = {

This paper investigates the participation of new technology-based firms (NTBFs) in EU-funded R\&D partnerships. We examine whether venture capital (VC)-backed firms are more likely to enter these partnerships than their non VC-backed peers and the role of the ownership and governance of the VC investor. We resort to a mixed method approach. We use qualitative information collected through interviews with managers of NTBFs and VC firms to better illustrate our deductively derived theoretical hypotheses, that are then tested through a large scale econometric analysis. The econometric analysis takes advantage of the VICO dataset, which includes longitudinal data on 8346 NTBFs from seven European countries observed from 1995 to 2008, out of which 758 were VC-backed. The econometric results show that VC backing has a strong positive impact on NTBFs{\textquoteright} participation in EU-funded R\&D partnerships, but the magnitude of this effect rapidly decreases with NTBFs{\textquoteright} prior experience of this type of partnership. Moreover, the magnitude of the impact of VC backing considerably differs depending on the type of investor with bank and government VC exhibiting the strongest positive effects.

}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, issn = {0048-7333}, doi = {10.1016/j.respol.2015.10.011}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004873331500164X}, author = {Colombo, Massimo G. and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Pirelli, Lorenzo H.} } @article {doi:10.1080/09654313.2016.1170108, title = {Relatedness and connectivity in technological domains: missing links in S3 design and implementation}, journal = {European Planning Studies}, volume = {24}, number = {8}, year = {2016}, pages = {1511-1526}, abstract = {ABSTRACTEuropean guidelines for the smart specialization strategy (S3) required regions to identify synergies between technological domains within the same region (relatedness) and potential links of the chosen domains with other European regions (connectivity). The aim of this paper is to analyse if and to what extent regions have been able to implement such indications and the methodology adopted. The paper is based on a content analysis of the S3 documents approved by Italian regions. The empirical analysis reveals that only in a few cases regions considered relatedness and connectivity of technological domains. Moreover, the methods adopted by regions to detect potential links between the specialization domains is based more on anecdotal evidence than on the application of theoretically grounded methodologies. The paper suggests that the explanation for this omission is the absence of a consolidated methodology to deal with these issues and proposes some preliminary guidelines to overcome the problem.}, doi = {10.1080/09654313.2016.1170108}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2016.1170108}, author = {Donato Iacobucci and Enrico Guzzini} } @article {634, title = {The role of universities in the location of innovative start-ups}, journal = {Journal of Technology Transfer}, volume = {41}, year = {2016}, pages = {670-693}, abstract = {Start-ups increasingly find the prospect of university{\textendash}industry collaborations to be a powerful driver of innovation and entrepreneurship activity. Moreover, at the geographical level, they are attracted by teaching and research institutions, either public or private. This paper focuses on the role played by universities. Our hypothesis is that geographical proximity favors the transfer of knowledge and technology from universities to industries and, consequently, represents a positive factor for regional economic development. Results show that university spillovers are positively correlated with the creation of innovative start-ups. Furthermore, the presence of human capital (graduates) exerts a significant influence on the location decisions of start-ups, being a source for competitiveness for firms close to universities. Research quality, especially in the social sciences area, attracts innovative start-ups, while third-mission activities have a weak impact on locational choice. {\textcopyright} 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-015-9396-9}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924135592\&doi=10.1007\%2fs10961-015-9396-9\&partnerID=40\&md5=7b87e5494bf74eaec8ef255a1747835e}, author = {Calcagnini, G. and Favaretto, I. and Giombini, G. and Perugini, F. and Rombaldoni, R.} } @article {bertoni_cherry-picking_2015, title = {Cherry-picking or frog-kissing? A theoretical analysis of how investors select entrepreneurial ventures in thin venture capital markets}, journal = {Small Business Economics}, year = {2015}, pages = {1{\textendash}15}, abstract = {

We propose a formal model that analyzes which entrepreneurial ventures actively seek and subsequently obtain venture capital (VC) financing in thin VC markets. The model shows that in thin VC markets, (1) VC investors will invest in companies in need (frog-kissing) rather than in best performers (cherry-picking), and (2) the best performing ventures will self-select out of the market for VC. These conclusions are in line with the results from the literature, which note that in Europe many entrepreneurial firms do not actively seek VC investment and that VC investors do not appear to possess the same cherry-picking ability that they have in the US.

}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, issn = {0921-898X, 1573-0913}, doi = {10.1007/s11187-015-9690-9}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11187-015-9690-9}, author = {Bertoni, Fabio and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Grilli, Luca} } @article {Cainelli2015, title = {Do Geographic Concentration and Vertically Related Variety Foster Firm Productivity? Micro-Evidence from Italy}, journal = {Growth and Change}, year = {2015}, note = {cited By 0; Article in Press}, keywords = {Business Groups , Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1111/grow.12112}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84931351442\&partnerID=40\&md5=f0abefdeb2cbd51236eeb538bf93956f}, author = {D. Iacobucci and R. Ganau and G. Cainelli} } @book {Micozzi201549, title = {Fostering female entrepreneurship in academic spin-offs}, series = {University Evolution, Entrepreneurial Activity and Regional Competitiveness}, volume = {32}, year = {2015}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {49-68}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-17713-7_3}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84955356582\&partnerID=40\&md5=61dfd6ac4824d09e950f13d87443b8ef}, author = {A. Micozzi and F. Micozzi and P. Pattitoni} } @article {Iacobucci2015434, title = {How to evaluate the impact of academic spin-offs on local development: an empirical analysis of the Italian case}, journal = {Journal of Technology Transfer}, volume = {40}, number = {3}, year = {2015}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {434-452}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-014-9357-8}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84929061404\&partnerID=40\&md5=64ffaf8732b5fffcb502af581a5f9a8f}, author = {A. Micozzi and D. Iacobucci} } @article {doi:10.1093/jeg/lbv040, title = {Local variety and firm diversification: an evolutionary economic geography perspective}, journal = {Journal of Economic Geography}, volume = {16}, number = {5}, year = {2015}, pages = {1079}, doi = {10.1093/jeg/lbv040}, url = {+ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbv040}, author = {Cainelli, Giulio and Iacobucci, Donato} } @article {Cainelli2015517, title = {Vertical Integration, Organizational Governance, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Italian Business Groups}, journal = {Managerial and Decision Economics}, volume = {36}, number = {8}, year = {2015}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {517-527}, keywords = {Business Groups }, doi = {10.1002/mde.2691}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84946040574\&partnerID=40\&md5=ccc59850054956195f3021811fc692aa}, author = {D. Iacobucci and G. Cainelli} } @article {Guzzini201420, title = {Business Group Affiliation and R\&D}, journal = {Industry and Innovation}, volume = {21}, number = {1}, year = {2014}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {20-42}, keywords = {Business Groups }, doi = {10.1080/13662716.2014.879253}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894027567\&partnerID=40\&md5=8083c7625a7c9edf7a76d9f34ba201f3}, author = {D. Iacobucci and E. Guzzini} } @article {Iacobucci2014107, title = {Designing and implementing a smart specialisation strategy at regional level: Some open questions [Progettazione e implementazione della strategia regionale di specializzazione intelligente: Alcune questioni aperte]}, journal = {Scienze Regionali}, volume = {13}, number = {1}, year = {2014}, note = {cited By 7}, pages = {107-126}, keywords = {Smart Specialization Strategy}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84909958928\&partnerID=40\&md5=f5a3b10789882f7cf3932e230ff68bda}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article {Guzzini2014, title = {Growth in total factor productivity and links among firms}, journal = {Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination}, year = {2014}, note = {cited By 1; Article in Press}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1007/s11403-014-0138-0}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84904844063\&partnerID=40\&md5=0555ce45f7089562305e2128df6dcfa8}, author = {E. Guzzini and A. Palestrini} } @article {colombo_hybrid_2014, title = {Hybrid alliances and radical innovation: the performance implications of integrating exploration and exploitation}, journal = {The Journal of Technology Transfer}, volume = {40}, number = {4}, year = {2014}, pages = {696{\textendash}722}, abstract = {

In this paper we examine the innovation performance of hybrid alliances, that is, alliances that combine exploration and exploitation activities. While previous research has emphasized the tensions engendered by the combination of exploration and exploitation, we claim that the integration of these two types of activities can generate synergies as well. We argue that, in the case of alliances involving academic spin-offs (ASOs), these synergies may outweigh the tensions under specific conditions, and thus improve alliance innovation performance. Specifically, we hypothesize that the relative performance of exploitation activities is greater in hybrid alliances when the alliance has radical innovation outcomes. Conversely, the relative performance of exploration activities is greater in hybrid alliances when the alliance has incremental innovation outcomes. These hypotheses are tested using fine-grained data on a sample of 149 alliances involving European ASOs.

}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, issn = {0892-9912, 1573-7047}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-014-9363-x}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10961-014-9363-x}, author = {Colombo, Massimo G. and Doganova, Liliana and Piva, Evila and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Mustar, Philippe} } @article { prev-41728, title = {I divari territoriali nella dinamica imprenditoriale in Italia}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}INDUSTRIA}, volume = {XXXV}, year = {2014}, pages = {49{\textendash}68}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1430/77263}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article {Guzzini2014119, title = {Ownership as R\&D incentive in business groups}, journal = {Small Business Economics}, volume = {43}, number = {1}, year = {2014}, note = {cited By 1}, pages = {119-135}, keywords = {Business Groups }, doi = {10.1007/s11187-013-9529-1}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84900828425\&partnerID=40\&md5=ff7b123cfe17816ee8e872b0d1134535}, author = {D. Iacobucci and E. Guzzini} } @article {croce_venture_2014, title = {Venture capital financing and the financial distress risk of portfolio firms: How independent and bank-affiliated investors differ}, journal = {Small Business Economics}, volume = {44}, number = {1}, year = {2014}, pages = {189{\textendash}206}, abstract = {

We analyze a sample of European high-tech entrepreneurial firms that received bank venture capital (BVC) financing between 1994 and 2004. We employ a {\textquotedblleft}two-step{\textquotedblright} matching procedure in order to build a control group composed of (1) comparable firms that received venture capital financing from independent investors (IVCs) and (2) comparable non-invested firms. The econometric analyses suggest that BVC investors are interested in the financial risk profile of the firms they invest in. In fact, before the first round of financing, BVC-backed firms show a lower risk of financial distress than both IVC-backed firms and non-invested firms. However, after the investment, BVC-backed firms exhibit a significant increase in debt exposure, compared to non-invested firms.

}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, issn = {0921-898X, 1573-0913}, doi = {10.1007/s11187-014-9582-4}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11187-014-9582-4}, author = {Croce, Annalisa and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Ughetto, Elisa} } @article { 11566_164341, title = {Gli spin-off universitari in Italia: un quadro del fenomeno e un{\textquoteright}analisi della governance e della performance}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}INDUSTRIA}, year = {2013}, doi = {10.1430/75699}, author = {Donato Iacobucci and Alessandra Micozzi and Giacinto Micucci} } @article {Cainelli2012255, title = {Agglomeration, Related Variety, and Vertical Integration}, journal = {Economic Geography}, volume = {88}, number = {3}, year = {2012}, note = {cited By 16}, pages = {255-277}, keywords = {Business Groups }, doi = {10.1111/j.1944-8287.2012.01156.x}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84861192863\&partnerID=40\&md5=323f7fb9c0cc879f94ec9f5d961396a8}, author = {D. Iacobucci and G. Cainelli} } @article {Guzzini201283, title = {Coase theorem and exchangeable rights in non-cooperative games}, journal = {European Journal of Law and Economics}, volume = {33}, number = {1}, year = {2012}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {83-100}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1007/s10657-010-9178-7}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856744597\&partnerID=40\&md5=3058ce7697f2a2230924df5a224751e7}, author = {E. Guzzini and A. Palestrini} } @article { 11566_164342, title = {Competenze e capacit{\`a} innovativa. Le nuove sfide per le imprese e il sistema della ricerca}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}INDUSTRIA}, volume = {33}, year = {2012}, pages = {81{\textendash}92}, keywords = {Technology Transfer}, doi = {10.1430/37074}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @inbook { 11566_83972, title = {Distretti e cluster: agglomerazione, spec{\`\i}alizzazione e variet{\`a}}, booktitle = {Innovazione e trasformazione industriale: la prospettiva dei sistemi di produzione locale italiani}, year = {2012}, pages = {137{\textendash}142}, publisher = {Il Mulino.}, organization = {Il Mulino.}, address = {Bologna}, keywords = {Smart Specialization Strategy, Technology Transfer}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article {Iacobucci2012673, title = {Entrepreneurship education in Italian universities: Trend, situation and opportunities}, journal = {Education and Training}, volume = {54}, number = {8}, year = {2012}, note = {cited By 2}, pages = {673-696}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1108/00400911211274828}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84869459284\&partnerID=40\&md5=fb2816e67016b6096bf177762e8f4310}, author = {A. Micozzi and D. Iacobucci} } @article {Iacobucci2012211, title = {Internal capital market and investment decisions in small and medium-sized groups}, journal = {Contributions to Economics}, year = {2012}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {211-227}, keywords = {Business Groups }, doi = {10.1007/978-3-7908-2852-8_11}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866252766\&partnerID=40\&md5=e82a4652111a60eabe1eb03481cb5d69}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article {Cainelli20111549, title = {Business groups and the boundaries of the firm}, journal = {Management Decision}, volume = {49}, number = {9}, year = {2011}, note = {cited By 6}, pages = {1549-1573}, keywords = {Business Groups }, doi = {10.1108/00251741111173989}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80054837155\&partnerID=40\&md5=38c31ad9e4ed26b441a0d3d59eadffea}, author = {D. Iacobucci and G. Cainelli} } @article {Iacobucci2011513, title = {Fostering entrepreneurship in Academic spin-offs}, journal = {International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business}, volume = {12}, number = {4}, year = {2011}, note = {cited By 6}, pages = {513-533}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1504/IJESB.2011.039689}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79954578687\&partnerID=40\&md5=f16c053e3df2a3ad72885510bc0dac89}, author = {A. Micozzi and D. Iacobucci and S. Orsini and A. Iacopini} } @article {colombo_contribution_2009, title = {The contribution of university research to the growth of academic start-ups: an empirical analysis}, journal = {The Journal of Technology Transfer}, volume = {35}, number = {1}, year = {2010}, month = {mar}, pages = {113{\textendash}140}, abstract = {

The aim of this paper is to analyze empirically under which circumstances the universities located in a geographical area contribute to the growth of a special category of local new technology-based firms (NTBFs), those established by academic personnel (academic start-ups, ASUs). We examine the effects of a series of characteristics of local universities on the growth rates of ASUs and we compare them with the effects of the same university characteristics on the growth of other (i.e., non-academic) NTBFs. In the empirical part of the paper, we estimate an augmented Gibrat law panel data model using a longitudinal dataset composed of 487 Italian NTBFs observed from 1994 to 2003. Out of these NTBFs 48 are ASUs. The results of the econometric estimates suggest that universities do influence the growth rates of local ASUs, while the effects on the growth rates of other NTBFs are negligible. In particular, the scientific quality of the research performed by universities has a positive effect on the growth rates of ASUs; conversely the commercial orientation of research has a negative effect. These results indicate that universities producing high-quality scientific research have a beneficial impact on the growth of local high-tech start-ups, but only if these firms are able to detect, absorb, and use this knowledge. In this perspective, a greater commercial orientation of university research leading to a reduction of the knowledge available for absorption by these companies, can be detrimental.

}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship, Technology Transfer}, issn = {0892-9912, 1573-7047}, doi = {10.1007/s10961-009-9111-9}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10961-009-9111-9}, author = {Colombo, Massimo G. and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego and Piva, Evila} } @article {Guzzini2010103, title = {Efficient Nash equilibria, individual rights and Pareto principle: An impossibility result}, journal = {Economics Bulletin}, volume = {30}, number = {1}, year = {2010}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {103-114}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953557919\&partnerID=40\&md5=5690a379d2287d95615426c25fb6bea6}, author = {E. Guzzini} } @article {Iacobucci2010351, title = {The growth of business groups by habitual entrepreneurs: The role of entrepreneurial teams}, journal = {Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice}, volume = {34}, number = {2}, year = {2010}, note = {cited By 21}, pages = {351-377}, keywords = {Business Groups }, doi = {10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00378.x}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77952560119\&partnerID=40\&md5=5ced5e1ff5a6f3356a183921cc39ea7e}, author = {D. Iacobucci and P. Rosa} } @inbook { 11566_54832, title = {Il gruppo d{\textquoteright}impresa come strumento di creazione di reti imprenditoriali}, booktitle = {Reti d{\textquoteright}imprese e territorio. Tra vincoli e nuove opportunit{\`a} dopo la crisi}, year = {2010}, pages = {173{\textendash}198}, publisher = {Il Mulino}, organization = {Il Mulino}, address = {Bologna}, keywords = {Business Groups }, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @book {Iacobucci2010187, title = {Internationalization in Italian medium-sized firms: Does stage theory explain the observed patterns?}, series = {Internationalization Technological Change and the Theory of the Firm}, year = {2010}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {187-209}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship, Technology Transfer}, doi = {10.4324/9780203846414}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84909579759\&partnerID=40\&md5=9da495c7ac207d8e3fb7826f7691e292}, author = {D. Iacobucci and F. Spigarelli} } @article { 11566_73315, title = {L{\textquoteright}attuale livello di diffusione dell{\textquoteright}automazione nel distretto calzaturiero fermano-maceratese}, journal = {ECONOMIA MARCHE}, volume = {supplemento al n. 2 /2009, 2010}, year = {2010}, pages = {109{\textendash}131}, keywords = {Business Groups , Technology Transfer}, author = {E. Lanciotti and G. Conte and D. Iacobucci} } @article {bertoni_venture_2010, title = {Venture capital investments and patenting activity of high-tech start-ups: a micro-econometric firm-level analysis}, journal = {Venture Capital}, volume = {12}, number = {4}, year = {2010}, pages = {307{\textendash}326}, abstract = {

The aim of this paper is to analyse empirically the impact of venture capital (VC) finance on the innovation output of new technology-based firms (NTBFs) as reflected by their patenting activity. In particular, we compare the patenting rates of VC-backed and non-VC-backed NTBFs. To investigate whether VC investments spur patenting activity, we consider a unique longitudinal dataset composed of 351 Italian NTBFs operating in high-tech manufacturing industries and software, 33 of which are VC-backed. We estimate different econometric models on panel data, controlling for factors that may affect a firm{\textquoteright}s patenting behaviour other than the presence of VC, like founders{\textquoteright} human capital and use of other sources of financing. The results show that VC investments positively affect subsequent patenting activity and that before receiving VC, VC-backed firms do not exhibit a higher patenting propensity than other firms.

}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, issn = {1369-1066}, doi = {10.1080/13691066.2010.486157}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2010.486157}, author = {Bertoni, Fabio and Croce, Annalisa and D{\textquoteright}Adda, Diego} } @article {Cainelli2009305, title = {Do agglomeration and technology affect vertical integration? Evidence from Italian business groups}, journal = {International Journal of the Economics of Business}, volume = {16}, number = {3}, year = {2009}, note = {cited By 7}, pages = {305-322}, keywords = {Business Groups }, doi = {10.1080/13571510903227049}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955847133\&partnerID=40\&md5=f606b7347f5d48308a2bd0b7a8cd3675}, author = {D. Iacobucci and G. Cainelli} } @article {Guzzini20093095, title = {The empty core in the Coase theorem: A critical assessment}, journal = {Economics Bulletin}, volume = {29}, number = {4}, year = {2009}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {3095-3103}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953581369\&partnerID=40\&md5=c1e35456396a1b290d53298969cdfd16}, author = {E. Guzzini and A. Palestrini} } @inbook { 11566_42102, title = {Dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial team development in SMEs}, booktitle = {Dynamic Capabilities Between Firm Organisation and Local Systems of Production}, year = {2008}, pages = {73{\textendash}90}, publisher = {Routledge}, organization = {Routledge}, address = {LONDON}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @inbook { 11566_41651, title = {Processi di crescita e strutture di governance dei gruppi di medie imprese}, booktitle = {Dimensioni e crescita nell{\textquoteright}industria manifatturiera italiana. Il ruolo delle medie imprese}, year = {2008}, pages = {97{\textendash}117}, publisher = {Franco Angeli}, organization = {Franco Angeli}, address = {MILANO}, keywords = {Business Groups }, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @inbook { 11566_82746, title = {The role of agglomeration and technology in shaping firm strategy and organization}, booktitle = {Dynamic Capabilities between Firm Organization and Local Systems of Production}, year = {2008}, pages = {216{\textendash}235}, publisher = {Routledge}, organization = {Routledge}, address = {London}, author = {Giulio Cainelli and Donato Iacobucci} } @book { 11566_41334, title = {Agglomeration, Technology and Business Groups}, year = {2007}, publisher = {Edward Elgar}, organization = {Edward Elgar}, address = {CHELTENHAM}, keywords = {Business Groups }, author = {G. Cainelli and D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_82744, title = {Dimensione economico-organizzativa e strategie di crescita nei gruppi manifatturieri italiani}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}INDUSTRIA}, volume = {XXVIII}, year = {2007}, pages = {160{\textendash}180}, author = {Giulio Cainelli and Donato Iacobucci} } @book {Iacobucci200773, title = {Dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial team development in SMEs}, series = {Dynamic Capabilities Between Firm Organisation and Local Systems of Production}, year = {2007}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {73-90}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.4324/9780203937396}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84911102243\&partnerID=40\&md5=a6978ace25b2edc522c983937d322e97}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_30211, title = {I processi di internazionalizzazione delle medie imprese italiane}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}INDUSTRIA}, volume = {28}, year = {2007}, pages = {625{\textendash}652}, publisher = {Bologna : Societ{\`a} Editrice Il Mulino}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {D. Iacobucci and F. Spigarelli} } @book {Cainelli2007216, title = {The role of agglomeration and technology in shaping firm strategy and organization}, series = {Dynamic Capabilities Between Firm Organisation and Local Systems of Production}, year = {2007}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {216-235}, keywords = {Technology Transfer}, doi = {10.4324/9780203937396}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84911093795\&partnerID=40\&md5=61242cbfc6b406a0bb9b780e303405a7}, author = {D. Iacobucci and G. Cainelli} } @inbook { 11566_41227, title = {Capabilities dinamiche e sviluppo per gruppo nelle imprese di piccola e media dimensione}, booktitle = {Organizzazioni, conoscenze e sistemi locali}, year = {2006}, publisher = {Franco Angeli}, organization = {Franco Angeli}, address = {MILANO}, keywords = {Business Groups }, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @inbook { 11566_38789, title = {Forme giuridiche, struttura della propriet{\`a} e modelli di governance nell{\textquoteright}industria cinese e nel Guangdong}, booktitle = {Il fiume delle perle. La dimensione locale dello sviluppo industriale cinese e il confronto con l{\textquoteright}Italia}, year = {2006}, pages = {101{\textendash}128}, publisher = {Rosenberg \& Sellier}, organization = {Rosenberg \& Sellier}, address = {TORINO}, keywords = {Business Groups , Entrepreneurship}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article {Cainelli2006507, title = {Spatial agglomeration and business groups: New evidence from Italian industrial districts}, journal = {Regional Studies}, volume = {40}, number = {5}, year = {2006}, note = {cited By 30}, pages = {507-518}, keywords = {Business Groups }, doi = {10.1080/00343400600757585}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33745904997\&partnerID=40\&md5=2588e9f17f2a5e2abd71a985e86dd788}, author = {D. Iacobucci and G. Cainelli and E. Morganti} } @book {Postigo2006218, title = {Undergraduate students as a source of potential entrepreneurs: A comparative study between Italy and Argentina}, series = {International Entrepreneurship Education: Issues and Newness}, year = {2006}, note = {cited By 4}, pages = {218-240}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79951769329\&partnerID=40\&md5=95f70b4dcb7db4aeec3982183830e9e1}, author = {D. Iacobucci and S. Postigo and M.F. Tamborini} } @inbook { 11566_41224, title = {Business groups analysis by hierarchical clustering}, booktitle = {Classification and Data Analysis 2005. Book of Short Papers. Meeting of the Classification and Data Analasys Group of the Italian Statistical Society}, year = {2005}, publisher = {Monte Universit{\`a} Parma Editore}, organization = {Monte Universit{\`a} Parma Editore}, address = {PARMA}, keywords = {Business Groups }, author = {D. Potena and C. Diamantini and D. Iacobucci and M. Panti} } @article {Iacobucci200565, title = {Growth, diversification, and business group formation in entrepreneurial firms}, journal = {Small Business Economics}, volume = {25}, number = {1}, year = {2005}, note = {cited By 26}, pages = {65-82}, keywords = {Business Groups , Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1007/s11187-005-4258-8}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-24944579437\&partnerID=40\&md5=3ebcca6b8ba0ff78a057a13e502f2789}, author = {D. Iacobucci and P. Rosa} } @article { 11566_30209, title = {gruppi d{\textquoteright}impresa e le nuove forme organizzative del capitalismo locale italiano}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}INDUSTRIA}, volume = {26}, year = {2005}, pages = {237{\textendash}255}, publisher = {Bologna : Societ{\`a} Editrice Il Mulino}, keywords = {Business Groups }, author = {G. Cainelli and D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_30207, title = {Le {\textquotedblleft}medie imprese{\textquotedblright} fra controllo familiare e network globali}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}INDUSTRIA}, volume = {26}, year = {2005}, pages = {201{\textendash}218}, publisher = {Bologna : Societ{\`a} Editrice Il Mulino}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {G. Alzona and D. Iacobucci} } @inbook { 11566_51933, title = {A machine learning approach to data mining: Delving into the Italian business groups database}, booktitle = {Classification and Data Analysis 2005. Book of Short Papers. Meeting of the Classification and Data Analasys Group of the Italian Statistical Society}, year = {2005}, pages = {313{\textendash}316}, publisher = {Monte Universit{\`a} Parma Editore}, organization = {Monte Universit{\`a} Parma Editore}, address = {PARMA}, keywords = {Business Groups }, author = {A. Cucchiarelli and D. Iacobucci and F. Neri} } @article { 11566_82742, title = {Alcune considerazioni sul {\textquoteleft}ritardo{\textquoteright} dell{\textquoteright}industria italiana}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}INDUSTRIA}, volume = {XXV}, year = {2004}, pages = {639{\textendash}653}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {V. Balloni and D. Iacobucci} } @inbook { 11566_38559, title = {Assetti proprietari e vincoli finanziari all{\textquoteright}investimento: un{\textquoteright}analisi sui dati di bilancio delle imprese manifatturiere italiane}, booktitle = {Finanza e crescita. Quali vincoli, quali rischi?}, year = {2004}, publisher = {Il Mulino}, organization = {Il Mulino}, address = {BOLOGNA}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {G. Calcagnigni and D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_30206, title = {Diffusione e specificit{\`a} organizzativa dei gruppi d{\textquoteright}impresa nei distretti industriali italiani}, journal = {ISTITUZIONI E SVILUPPO ECONOMICO}, year = {2004}, publisher = {Milano : Franco Angeli}, keywords = {Business Groups }, author = {G. Cainelli and D. Iacobucci and E. Morgante} } @article {Iacobucci2004128, title = {Groups of small and medium-sized firms in industrial districts in Italy}, journal = {Contributions to Economics}, year = {2004}, note = {cited By 0}, pages = {128-154}, keywords = {Business Groups }, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-4644335387\&partnerID=40\&md5=a8f1610331c825c35bd64c451905222e}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article {Balloni2004175, title = {The role of medium-sized and large firms in the evolution of industrial districts. The case of Marche}, journal = {Contributions to Economics}, year = {2004}, note = {cited By 1}, pages = {175-197}, keywords = {Business Groups }, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-4644235705\&partnerID=40\&md5=f864ca7a3118e5c47a1d30757cb31307}, author = {D. Iacobucci and V. Balloni} } @inbook { 11566_42103, title = {Strategie competitive, assetti organizzativi, strutture di governance e sistemi di controllo manageriale}, booktitle = {Sistemi di controllo e cost management tra teoria e prassi}, year = {2003}, publisher = {Giappichelli}, organization = {Giappichelli}, address = {TORINO}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article {NoAuthor200231, title = {Explaining businees groups started by habitual entrepreneurs in the Italian manufacturing sector}, journal = {Entrepreneurship and Regional Development}, volume = {14}, number = {1}, year = {2002}, note = {cited By 27}, pages = {31-47}, keywords = {Business Groups , Entrepreneurship}, doi = {10.1080/08985620110096636}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036145465\&partnerID=40\&md5=18ac902d01c4b3156f25bd06a9946a58}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_82738, title = {Alcuni aspetti dell{\textquoteright}economia e della finanza delle principali imprese manifatturiere marchigiane}, journal = {ECONOMIA MARCHE}, volume = {XX}, year = {2001}, pages = {35{\textendash}75}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_83042, title = {Alcuni casi di imprenditorialit{\`a} nelle Marche}, journal = {ECONOMIA MARCHE}, volume = {XX}, year = {2001}, pages = {77{\textendash}100}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {V. Balloni and D. Di Maio and D. Iacobucci and F. Spigarelli} } @inbook { 11566_39408, title = {Diffusione e caratteristiche dei gruppi di piccole e medie imprese nelle aree distrettuali delle Marche}, booktitle = {Diffusione e caratteristiche dei gruppi di piccole e medie imprese nelle aree distrettuali}, year = {2001}, pages = {174{\textendash}237}, publisher = {GIUFFRE{\textquoteright} EDITORE}, organization = {GIUFFRE{\textquoteright} EDITORE}, address = {MILANO}, keywords = {Business Groups , Smart Specialization Strategy}, author = {D. Iacobucci and V. Balloni} } @article { 11566_30205, title = {I {\textquoteleft}nuovi protagonisti{\textquoteright} dell{\textquoteright}industria italiana}, journal = {L{\textquoteright}INDUSTRIA}, volume = {22}, year = {2001}, pages = {633{\textendash}675}, publisher = {Bologna : Societ{\`a} Editrice Il Mulino}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {D. Iacobucci and V. Balloni} } @inbook { 11566_39403, title = {Processi di crescita e strutture organizzative delle piccole e medie imprese manifatturiere}, booktitle = {Piccole e grandi imprese nell{\textquoteright}attuale contesto competitivo}, year = {2001}, pages = {93{\textendash}117}, publisher = {GIAPPICHELLI}, organization = {GIAPPICHELLI}, address = {TORINO}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_82735, title = {Distretti industriali, sistemi di piccola impresa, reti e gruppi: una breve riflessione}, journal = {ECONOMIA MARCHE}, volume = {XIX}, year = {2000}, pages = {7{\textendash}15}, keywords = {Business Groups , Technology Transfer}, author = {V. Balloni and D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_82737, title = {I processi di crescita delle medie imprese nelle regioni NEC}, journal = {ECONOMIA MARCHE}, volume = {XIX}, year = {2000}, pages = {3{\textendash}74}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {V. Balloni and D. Iacobucci} } @inbook { 11566_82734, title = {I gruppi di piccole e medie imprese nell{\textquoteright}industria italiana}, booktitle = {La questione dimensionale nell{\textquoteright}industria italiana}, year = {1999}, pages = {313{\textendash}358}, publisher = {IL MULINO}, organization = {IL MULINO}, address = {BOLOGNA}, keywords = {Business Groups }, author = {A. Carone and D. 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}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship, Smart Specialization Strategy}, author = {V. Balloni and M. Cucculelli and D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_82733, title = {Le politiche del governo locale nel modello NEC}, journal = {ECONOMIA MARCHE}, volume = {XVII}, year = {1998}, pages = {9{\textendash}118}, publisher = {Conerografica Sas:Zona Ind Espansione Aspio T, I 60021 Camerano An Italy:011 39 071 730031, EMAIL: info@congerografica.it, Fax: 011 39 071 731318}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {V. Balloni and M. Cucculelli and D. Iacobucci} } @article { 11566_82730, title = {Razionamento del credito e dimensione di impresa}, journal = {MONETA E CREDITO}, year = {1998}, pages = {197{\textendash}214}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {G. Calcagnini and D. Iacobucci and D. Ticchi} } @article { 11566_82729, title = {Cambiamenti in atto nell{\textquoteright}organizzazione dell{\textquoteright}industria marchigiana}, journal = {ECONOMIA MARCHE}, volume = {XVI}, year = {1997}, pages = {29{\textendash}66}, publisher = {Conerografica Sas:Zona Ind Espansione Aspio T, I 60021 Camerano An Italy:011 39 071 730031, EMAIL: info@congerografica.it, Fax: 011 39 071 731318}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {V. Balloni and D. Iacobucci} } @article {Calcagnini1997491, title = {Small Firm Investment and Financing Decisions: An Option Value Approach}, journal = {Small Business Economics}, volume = {9}, number = {6}, year = {1997}, note = {cited By 9}, pages = {491-502}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0031516455\&partnerID=40\&md5=d885539bfa35bc68a4efca9a38ca0561}, author = {D. Iacobucci and G. Calcagnini} } @article { 11566_82728, title = {Struttura finanziaria delle imprese e nuovi mercati dei capitali}, journal = {ECONOMIA MARCHE}, volume = {XV}, year = {1996}, pages = {3{\textendash}21}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship}, author = {D. Iacobucci} }