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  1. Organizational dispersion and economic performance in multi-unit firms

    Article • Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, November 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  2. The adoption of blockchain technology to support supply chain traceability in the agri-food industry: firm-level evidence from Italy

    Article • Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  3. Industrial doctorates for regional development: the case of Le Marche Region

    Article • Higher Education, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  4. Measuring entrepreneurial ecosystems

    Article • November 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  5. Innovation performance in traditional industries: Does proximity to universities matter

    Article • Technological Forecasting and Social Change, April 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  6. The Role of Internal Capital Market in Business Groups

    Article • December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  7. How local geography shapes firm geography

    Article • Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  8. Smart Specialisation Strategy in practice: have regions changed the allocation of Structural Funds?

    Article • Regional Studies, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  9. Entrepreneurial ecosystems and economic resilience at local level

    Article • Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, February 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  10. An empirical analysis of the relationship between university investments in Technology Transfer Offices and academic spin‐offs

    Article • R and D Management, September 2020, Wiley

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  11. Spatial networking and firms’ organization. The case of Italy

    Article • European Planning Studies, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  12. Relatedness in the implementation of Smart Specialisation Strategy: a first empirical assessment

    Article • Papers of the Regional Science Association, November 2019, Wiley

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  13. Local variety and innovation performance in the EU textile and clothing industry

    Article • Economics of Innovation and New Technology, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  14. Is Smart Specialisation Strategy coherent with regional innovative capabilities?

    Article • Regional Studies, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  15. Agglomeration, networking and the Great Recession

    Article • Regional Studies, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  16. Collaboration for innovation and project failure. A dynamic analysis

    Article • Economics of Innovation and New Technology, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  17. Project failures and innovation performance in university–firm collaborations

    Article • The Journal of Technology Transfer, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  18. Introduction to the special issue: Universities as interactive partners

    Article • Science and Public Policy, August 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  19. Relatedness and connectivity in technological domains: missing links in S3 design and implementation

    Article • European Planning Studies, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  20. Local variety and firm diversification: an evolutionary economic geography perspective

    Article • Journal of Economic Geography, November 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  21. What Explains Small and Medium-Sized Business Groups? Comparing the Financial and the Entrepreneurial Perspective

    Article • Review of Economics and Institutions, June 2015, Dipartimento di Economia, Finanza e Statistica

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  22. Do Geographic Concentration and Vertically Related Variety Foster Firm Productivity? Micro-Evidence from Italy

    Article • Growth and Change, June 2015, Wiley

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  23. Vertical Integration, Organizational Governance, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Italian Business Groups

    Article • Managerial and Decision Economics, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  24. Nuovi modelli imprenditoriali, tendenze e politiche di sostegno

    Article • PRISMA Economia - Società – Lavoro, September 2014, Franco Angeli

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  25. How to evaluate the impact of academic spin-offs on local development: an empirical analysis of the Italian case

    Article • The Journal of Technology Transfer, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  26. Designing and Implementing a Smart Specialisation Strategy at Regional Level: Some Open Questions

    Article • SCIENZE REGIONALI, February 2014, Franco Angeli

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  27. Business Group Affiliation and R&D

    Article • Industry and Innovation, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  28. Ownership as R&D incentive in business groups

    Article • Small Business Economics, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  29. Entrepreneurship education in Italian universities

    Article • Education + Training, November 2012, Emerald

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  30. Agglomeration, Related Variety, and Vertical Integration

    Article • Economic Geography, April 2012, Wiley

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  31. Internal Capital Market and Investment Decisions in Small and Medium-Sized Groups

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  32. L’ILO dell’Università Politecnica delle Marche

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  33. Business groups and the boundaries of the firm

    Article • Management Decision, October 2011, Emerald

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  34. Fostering entrepreneurship in academic spin-offs

    Article • International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, January 2011, Inderscience Publishers

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  35. Internationalization, Technological Change and the Theory of the Firm

    Article • July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  36. The Growth of Business Groups by Habitual Entrepreneurs: The Role of Entrepreneurial Teams

    Article • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, March 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  37. Do Agglomeration and Technology Affect Vertical Integration? Evidence from Italian Business Groups

    Article • International Journal of the Economics of Business, November 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  38. Agglomeration, Technology and Business Groups20091Giulio Cainelli and Donato Iacobucci. Agglomeration, Technology and Business Groups. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar 2007. , ISBN: 978‐1‐84542‐446‐6

    Article • Management Decision, June 2009, Emerald

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  39. Agglomeration, Technology and Business Groups, by Giulio Cainelli and Donato Iacobucci. Cheltenham, UK, & Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2007

    Article • Academy of Management Review, October 2008, The Academy of Management

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  40. Dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial team development in SMEs

    Article • January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  41. The role of agglomeration and technology in shaping firm strategy and organization

    Article • January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  42. Dynamic Capabilities Between Firm Organisation and Local Systems of Production

    Article • December 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  43. Spatial agglomeration and business groups: New evidence from Italian industrial districts

    Article • Regional Studies, July 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  44. Growth, Diversification, and Business Group Formation in Entrepreneurial Firms

    Article • Small Business Economics, August 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  45. Groups of small and medium-sized firms in industrial districts in Italy

    Article • January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  46. The role of medium-sized and large firms in the evolution of industrial districts. The case of Marche

    Article • January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  47. Explaining business groups started by habitual entrepreneurs in the Italian manufacturing sector

    Article • Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  48. The Role of Agglomeration and Technology in Shaping Firm Strategy and Organization

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, Social Science Electronic Publishing

    Professor Donato Iacobucci

  49. Undergraduate Students as a Source of Potential Entrepreneurs: A Comparative Study between Italy and Argentina

    Article • Edward Elgar Publishing

    Professor Donato Iacobucci