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Piscitello Lucia

Full Professor

Piscitello Lucia

Full Professor

Lucia Piscitello is Professor of International Business at Politecnico di Milano and at the Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK, where she is also co-director of the John H. Dunning Center for International Business.

Her research interests cover the economics and management of MNEs, the international aspects of technological change, the geography of innovation.

She is Associate Editor of the Global Strategy Journal, and serves on the editorial boards of several journals.

She acts as external expert for the Department of Geography & Environment, London School of Economics, UK.

She is a Fellow, Past President, and Chair of the European International Business Academy (EIBA).

Career

PHD: Management Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Research

Her research interests cover the economics and management of MNEs, the international aspects of technological change, the geography of innovation.

Her recent studies focus on agglomeration and MNEs’ location strategies, globalization of R&D and technology development in the global network of MNEs, digital technologies, global sourcing and reshoring.

She is Associate Editor of the Global Strategy Journal, and serves on the editorial boards of several journals. She acts as external expert for the Department of Geography & Environment, London School of Economics, UK.

She is a Fellow, Past President, and Chair of the European International Business Academy (EIBA).

Selected Publications

Mariotti S.| Marzano R.| Piscitello L. (2021), "The role of family firms’ generational heterogeneity in the entry mode choice in foreign markets", Journal of Business Research, 132, 800-812

Pedota M.| Grilli L.| Piscitello L. (2021), "Technological paradigms and the power of convergence", Industrial and Corporate Change, 30, 1633-1654

Scalera V.G.| Mukherjee D.| Piscitello L. (2020), "Ownership strategies in knowledge-intensive cross-border acquisitions: Comparing Chinese and Indian MNEs", Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 37, 155-185

Lavoratori K.| Mariotti S.| Piscitello L. (2020), "The role of geographical and temporary proximity in MNEs’ location and intra-firm co-location choices", Regional Studies, 54, 1442-1456

Elia S.| Messeni Petruzzelli A.| Piscitello L., "The impact of cultural diversity on innovation performance of MNC subsidiaries in strategic alliances", Journal of Business Research, 98, 204-213

Research projects

  • STAPLES - STable food Access and Prices and Lower Exposure to Shocks

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