Stefano Breschi

Full Professor
Knowledge groupStrategy and Operations
Research domainsInnovation
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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
    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
  • 2024
    On Resource Complementarity Between Startups and Seed Investors
    SANTAMARIA, S., S. BRESCHI, "On Resource Complementarity Between Startups and Seed Investors" in 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 9-13, 2024, Chicago, IL, United States of America
  • 2024
    Knowledge in Multi-Clustered Firms: Exploration, Internal Exploitation, and Integration
    TIAN, Y., S. BRESCHI, "Knowledge in Multi-Clustered Firms: Exploration, Internal Exploitation, and Integration" in 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 9-13, 2024, Chicago, IL, United States of America
  • 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, andthe search forknowledge: the role ofjob title ambiguity inthe USinformation andcommunication technology industry, 2004–2014
    ZUNINO, D., B. CIRILLO, F. C. WEZEL, S. BRESCHI, "New entrants, incumbents, andthe search forknowledge: the role ofjob title ambiguity inthe USinformation andcommunication 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
  • 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
  • 2023
    Knowledge Combination in Startups and the Impacts on Venture Capital Financing
    TIAN, Y., S. BRESCHI, "Knowledge Combination in Startups and the Impacts on Venture Capital Financing" in 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 4-8 August, 2023, Boston, United States of America
  • 2022
    The Differential Impact of Intrafirm Collaboration and Technological Network Centrality on Employees’ Likelihood of Leaving the Firm
    TZABBAR, D., B. CIRILLO, S. BRESCHI, "The Differential Impact of Intrafirm Collaboration and Technological Network Centrality on Employees’ Likelihood of Leaving the Firm", Organization Science, 2022, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 2250-2273

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Grants & Honors

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