Andrea Calabrò

Professor of Practice
Knowledge groupStrategy and Operations
Research domainsEntrepreneurship & Family Business
Teaching domainsFamily Business, Corporate Governance
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Biography

Andrea Calabrò is Professor of Practice in Family Business & Entrepreneurship at SDA Bocconi. 

Before joining SDA, he was Director of the Chair of Sustainable Family Business & Entrepreneurship at IPAG Business School, France. He is Global Academic Director of the STEP (Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices) Project Global Consortium. He holds a Ph.D. in Management and Governance from the University of Rome Tor Vergata and has been Professor/Chairholder of Business Administration and Family Entrepreneurship at University of Witten/Herdecke (2011-2017).

He founded the Family Business Research Strategic Interest Group (FBR SIG) at the European Academy of Management (EURAM) and is founder and organizer of the International Family Business Research Forum (IFBRF).

He has published journal articles on family firms, internationalization, and corporate governance in leading international peer-reviewed journals such as: Strategic Management Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of International Business Studies, Family Business Review, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Business Ethics, Corporate Governance: An International Review, and Journal of Business Research. He also has strong expertise in entrepreneurship and in guiding start-ups from inception through development and growth. He serves as advisor and coach for family businesses across different parts of the globe.

Recent Publications

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  • 2025
    Family Business Sustainability Case Studies Across the World
    JAYAKUMAR, T., E. CONTI, A. CALABRÒ, A. A. AMAYA RIVAS, Y. E. RODRÍGUEZ (Eds.), "Family Business Sustainability Case Studies Across the World" - 2025, Edward Elgar Publishing, Great Britain
  • 2025
    Panta Rhei! Disentangling the temporal dynamics of nascent and future entrepreneurship
    GAIES, B., M. VESCI, C. CRUDELE, A. CALABRÒ, A. MAALAOUI, "Panta Rhei! Disentangling the temporal dynamics of nascent and future entrepreneurship", International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2025, vol. 21, no. 1
  • 2025
    Not just numbers: Socioemotional wealth as a key to understanding and managing family businesses - Non solo numeri: la ricchezza socio-emotiva come chiave per capire e gestire le imprese familiari
    CALABRÒ, A., "Not just numbers: Socioemotional wealth as a key to understanding and managing family businesses - Non solo numeri: la ricchezza socio-emotiva come chiave per capire e gestire le imprese familiari", SDA Bocconi Insight, 7 October 2025
  • 2024
    Socioemotional Wealth and Family Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of CEO Tenure and Millennial CEO
    ÅBERG, C., A. CALABRÒ, A. VALENTINO, M. TORCHIA, "Socioemotional Wealth and Family Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of CEO Tenure and Millennial CEO", British Journal of Management, 2024, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 2103-2121
  • 2024
    Family business and international business: Breaking silos and establishing a rigorous way forward
    ARREGLE, J.-L., A. CALABRÒ, M. A. HITT, L. KANO, C. SCHWENS, "Family business and international business: Breaking silos and establishing a rigorous way forward", Journal of World Business, 2024, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 101532
  • 2024
    Preparing the successor through familial support and legitimacy: a multilevel framework
    SAEED, S., D. GIMENEZ-JIMENEZ, A. CALABRÒ, S. KRAUS, "Preparing the successor through familial support and legitimacy: a multilevel framework", Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2024, pp. 1-24
  • 2024
    Strategic transitions: unraveling the impact of socioemotional wealth and generational cohorts onsuccession planning infamily SMEs
    BANG, N. P., A. CALABRÒ, A. VALENTINO, "Strategic transitions: unraveling the impact of socioemotional wealth and generational cohorts onsuccession planning infamily SMEs", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research , 2024, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 23-51
  • 2024
    Nearby or faraway? Determinants of target selection in family firm acquisitions
    CALABRÒ, A., I. REQUEJO, F. REYES-REINA, M. J. SANCHEZ-BUENO, I. SUÁREZ-GONZÁLEZ, "Nearby or faraway? Determinants of target selection in family firm acquisitions", International Business Review, 2024, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 102295
  • 2024
    Family Firms’ Shareholder Structure and International Acquisitions: A Differentiated Socioemotional Wealth Approach
    CALABRÒ, A., M. TORCHIA, F. QUARATO, A. VALENTINO, D. R. CAMBREA, F.-W. LOHE, "Family Firms’ Shareholder Structure and International Acquisitions: A Differentiated Socioemotional Wealth Approach", Family Business Review, 2024, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 244-266
  • 2024
    Wait or pivot? Family and non-family firms’ strategic responses to COVID-19 and employment change
    ISSAH, W., A. CALABRÒ, T. CLAUSS, A. VALENTINO, L. DIAZ-MATAJIRA, "Wait or pivot? Family and non-family firms’ strategic responses to COVID-19 and employment change", Journal of Business Research, 2024, vol. 184, pp. 114885

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