Alfonso Gambardella

Strategy and Operations

Biography

Latest publications

GAMBARDELLA A., Messinese D. Design- and Theory-Based Approaches to Strategic Decisions Organization Science, 2025, vol.36, no. 4, pp.1271–1287
Agarwal R., Bacco F., CAMUFFO A., Coali A., GAMBARDELLA A., Msangi H., Sonka S., Temu A., Waized B., Wormald A. Does a theory-of-value add value? Evidence from a randomized control trial with Tanzanian entrepreneurs Organization Science, 2025, vol.36, no. 2, pp.601-625
Felin T., GAMBARDELLA A., Zenger T. Theory-Based Decisions: Foundations and Introduction Strategy Science, 2024, vol.9, no. 4, pp.297-310
CAMUFFO A., GAMBARDELLA A., Pignataro A. Theory-Driven Strategic Management Decisions Strategy Science, 2024, vol.9, no. 4, pp.382-396
Felin T., GAMBARDELLA A., Novelli E., Zenger T. A Scientific Method for Startups Journal of Management, 2024, vol.50, no. 8, pp.3080–3104
Coali A., GAMBARDELLA A., Novelli E. Scientific decision-making, project selection and longer-term outcomes Research Policy, 2024, vol.53, no. 6, pp.105022

Grants & Honors

Excellence in Research Award - Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi , 2024
Richard Nelson Award for the Best Paper by younger Scholars in Research Policy 2005-2008 - (A. Gambardella, P. Giuri, A. Luzzi, “The Market for Patents in Europe”) , 2009
Epton Prize for best 1993 article in R&D Management - (F. Della Valle, A. Gambardella, “Biological Revolution and Strategy for Innovation in Pharmaceutical Companies”) , 1994

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