About the Authors

Giacomo Marzi, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy
Email: giacomo.marzi@imtlucca.it ORCID: 0000-0002-8769-2462

Giacomo Marzi is Associate Professor of Management at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca (Italy). Previously, he was Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Enterprise at the University of Lincoln (UK). He received a PhD in Management from the University of Pisa, School of Economics and Management, Italy. His primary research fields are Innovation Management, New Product Development, and Bibliometrics. 

Marco Balzano, University of Trieste, Italy

Email: marco.balzano@units.it ORCID: 0000-0002-2452-631X 

Marco Balzano is a Research Fellow in Management at the University of Trieste, Italy. He holds a Double PhD in Management from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and SKEMA Business School. His primary research interests focus on business strategy and innovation management. His research has been published in several international journals, including California Management Review, International Journal of Management Reviews, and Technovation, among others. He also serves as Associate Editor for Journal of Small Business Management.

Andrea Caputo, University of Trento, Italy

Email: andrea.caputo@unitn.it ORCID: 0000-0003-2498-182X 

Andrea Caputo is Professor in Strategy & Negotiation at the University of Lincoln (UK) and Associate Professor at the University of Trento (Italy). He received his PhD from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. His main research interests include entrepreneurial decision-making, negotiation, digitalization and sustainability, internationalization and strategic management of SMEs. 

Massimiliano M. Pellegrini, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Email: massimiliano.pellegrini@uniroma2.it ORCID: 0000-0002-5722-2988 

Massimiliano Matteo Pellegrini is an associate professor of organizational studies and entrepreneurial behaviours at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. Previously, he worked at Roehampton University Business School and the University of West London. He received his PhD from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. His main research interests include organizational behaviours, entrepreneurship, and ethics.