Entrepreneurship

People with expertise in this area
Research interests

Claudio Baccarani: Emeritus Professor
Angelo Bonfanti: Associate Professor
Paola Castellani: Assistant Professor
Serena Cubico: Associate Professor
Giuseppe Favretto: Teaching Assistant

Elena Giaretta: Full Professor
Lapo Mola: Associate Professor
Chiara Rossato: Assistant Professor
Francesca Simeoni: Associate Professor

Research interests
Topic	People	Description
Entrepreneurial learning and entrepreneurship education	Elena Giaretta	Analysis of the entrepreneur’s learning processes and of entrepreneurial learning models and assessment of the effectiveness of peer-to-peer systems. Identification of cross competencies to develop entrepreneurship. Study of the entrepreneurial ecosystem to support entrepreneurial learning and new entrepreneurship. Analysis of entrepreneurial education’s delivery modes.
Entrepreneurial competences	Serena Cubico	Measurement and analysis of entrepreneurial competences involved in the choice and behavior in the start-up process (entrepreneurial competences and mindset).
Development of social entrepreneurship	Angelo Bonfanti	Identification of for-profit firms with a clear inclination towards social entrepreneurship. Analysis of the dimensions of social entrepreneurship. Use of qualitative research techniques (focus groups and interviews) to understand the development of social entrepreneurship among for-profit firms. Analysis of the impact of social entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship development	Giuseppe Favretto	Analysis of the variables and phases of the start-up process in relation to the entrepreneurial potential (entrepreneurial potential and orientation).
Creative failure	Elena Giaretta	Study of the US model of creative failure and of its application to the Italian context. Analysis of strategic management of the error and of its relationship with the development of innovation. Analysis and interpretation of error-tolerant organizational culture models. Collection of entrepreneurs’, start-uppers’ and business angels’ perceptions of intelligent failure.
Competitive entrepreneurship	Claudio Baccarani	Study of the values on which competitive entrepreneurship is grounded in a word characterized by continuous change and hypercompetition. Focus on the barriers that hinders entrepreneurship within small and medium-sized firms.
Entrepreneurship and territory	Claudio Baccarani	Study of the relationships among entrepreneurship and territory. Analysis of the territory as a resource able to generate entrepreneurship. Use of qualitative methods and of a multidisciplinary approach based on the combination of managerial thinking with architectural-urban planning thinking.
Entrepreneurship of long-lived firms	Chiara Rossato	Focus on corporate longevity and its entrepreneurial decision as heritage for the future. Study of the way through which historical companies combine longevity and youth in order to express significant vitality potential.
Long-lived firms entrepreneurship	Claudio Baccarani	Analysis of the features of entrepreneurship within long-lived firms. Study of the entrepreneurial model of long-lived firms, with a focus on their ability to successfully combine longevity and yout
Social entrepreneurship	Paola Castellani	Study on the forms of social entrepreneurship supported by small, medium and large enterprises, purposes and benefits. Case studies analysis aimed to identify good and best entrepreneurial practices and the ways through which these companies communicate their inclination towards social entrepreneurship. Use of qualitative methods (surveys and interviews).
Models to assess firm’s viability	Elena Giaretta	Study of the profiles of firms being in business for more than 100 years. Identification of firm viability’s dimensions and of the variables defining each dimension. Design and validation of a model to a measure firm’s viability. Definition of methods for firm’s viability self-assessment.
International Business Model organizations	Lapo Mola	Analysis of the information, coordination costs and transaction costs that occur between companies operating in different cultural and economic contexts. Analysis of the organizational processes used in the internalization process.
SME & family business management	Chiara Rossato	Examination of the management process of SMEs and family businesses with particular attention to the entrepreneurial peculiarities of these types of companies. Study of the success factors and the critical aspects for the survival of these companies. Analysis of the link between SMEs and territory, family business and territory and the role of family in SMEs and family business.
Decisional processes	Francesca Simeoni	Study of decision-making processes at the base of the birth of companies and their subsequent development. Analysis of organizations in their different forms and models of decision-making processes. Qualitative research with case analysis and benchmarking.
Start-ups and entrepreneurial ecosystems	Elena Giaretta	Study of local entrepreneurial ecosystems to develop new entrepreneurship. Application of the lean model to the creation and development of start-ups. Application of the mentorship model to support innovative start-ups. Assessment of sustainable start-ups’ models in specific industries.
SMEs development	Francesca Simeoni	Analysis of the distinctive characteristics of SMEs, in particular focus on success factors and / or failure. Analysis of the peculiarities of small and medium-sized Italian companies, but deepening and comparison of evidence at national and international level. Purely quantitative research (basic statistical models).