Stefano Breschi

Full Professor
Knowledge groupStrategy and Operations
Research domainsInnovation
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Stefano Breschi

Biography

Stefano Breschi is a Professor of Applied Economics since 2011 and he is the Director of the Invernizzi Center for Research on Innovation, Organization, and Strategy (ICRIOS) at Università Bocconi. Between 2004 and 2010 he was Director of the MSc Program in Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology (EMIT) at Università Bocconi. He has various Undergoing research projects: Using Twitter data to assess showcasing strategies in entrepreneurs’ quest for venture capital funding, Immigrant Inventors and the US technological leadership in the twentieth century using IPUMS Census data, Job Titles and Mobility of Knowledge Workers and Chinese Returnees and Innovation: Is There a Synergy Effect?. He is the author of numerous articles on his topics of interest. His works have been published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, and the Journal of Economic Geography, among others. He got his PhD from the University of Pavia, and a MSc degree in Technology Policy and Innovation Management, from MERIT, University of Maastricht.

Recent Publications

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  • 2025
    On Resource Complementarity Among Startups, Accelerators, and Financial Investors: A Large-Scale Analysis of Sorting and Value Creation
    SANTAMARIA, S., S. BRESCHI, "On Resource Complementarity Among Startups, Accelerators, and Financial Investors: A Large-Scale Analysis of Sorting and Value Creation", Organization Science, 2025, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 1764–1785
  • 2024
    ERC science and invention: Does ERC break free from the EU Paradox?
    NAGAR, J. P., S. BRESCHI, A. FOSFURI, "ERC science and invention: Does ERC break free from the EU Paradox?", Research Policy, 2024, vol. 53, no. 8, pp. 105038
  • 2024
    New entrants, incumbents, and the search for knowledge: the role of job title ambiguity in the US information and communication technology industry, 2004–2014
    ZUNINO, D., B. CIRILLO, F. C. WEZEL, S. BRESCHI, "New entrants, incumbents, and the search for knowledge: the role of job title ambiguity in the US information and communication technology industry, 2004–2014", Industrial and Corporate Change, 2024, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 172-193
  • 2024
    Returnees and innovation: evidence from Chinese publicly listed firms
    QIAO, Y., A. ASCANI, S. BRESCHI, A. MORRISON, "Returnees and innovation: evidence from Chinese publicly listed firms", Science and Public Policy, 2024, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 861-878
  • 2024
    Temporal Availability and Women Career Progression: Evidence from Cross-Time-Zone Acquisitions
    GAGLIARDI, L., M. MARIANI, S. BRESCHI, "Temporal Availability and Women Career Progression: Evidence from Cross-Time-Zone Acquisitions", Organization Science, 2024, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 2178-2197
  • 2023
    Gender Bias in Entrepreneurship: What is the Role of the Founders’ Entrepreneurial Background?
    PISTILLI, L., A. PACCAGNINI, S. BRESCHI, F. MALERBA, "Gender Bias in Entrepreneurship: What is the Role of the Founders’ Entrepreneurial Background?", Journal of Business Ethics, 2023, vol. 187, no. 2, pp. 325-346

Grants & Honors

  • Excellence in Research Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2022