ALFONSO GAMBARDELLA

Education

Ph.D, Economics, Stanford University, USA, 1991

MA,Economics, New York University, USA, 1986

Laurea, Economics & Business, University of Genoa, Italy, 1984

Academic Position

Professor, Department of Management, Università Commerciale "Luigi Bocconi", Milan, Italy

Research Interests

Economics of Technological Change, Applied Industrial Organization, Strategic Management.

I am interested in understanding how technology and innovation affect and are affected by company strategy, industry structure, and policy.  Because technology and innovation are pervasive in economic activities, I ended up dealing with several topics and questions, ranging from micro and managerial issues to industry level and even more macro phenomena.

Other Academic Positions

Dean of the PhD School, Università Bocconi, Milan

Editor (with Maurizio Zollo): European Management Review

Editorial Board: Academy of Management Review, Global Strategy Journal, Industrial and Corporate Change, Research Policy, Strategic Management Journal

Founding member of the EPIP Association (European Policy for Intellectual Property) http://www.epip.eu/ 

Books
Gambardella, A., 2009, Innovazione e Sviluppo: Miti da Sfatare, Realtà da Costruire, Egea, 2009 

 

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A. (eds.), 2005, From Underdog to Tigers: The Rise and Growth of the Software Industry in Some Emerging Economies, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK.  

Cesaroni, F., Gambardella, A., Garcia-Fontes, F. (eds.), 2004, R&D, Innovation and Competitiveness in the European Chemical Industry, Kluwer Publishers, Amsterdam.  

Cantwell, J, Gambardella, A., Granstrand, O. (eds.), 2004, The Economics and Management of Technological Diversification, Routledge, London UK.

Bresnahan, T. and Gambardella, A. (eds.), 2004, Building High-Tech Clusters: Silicon Valley and Beyond, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.

Arora, A., Fosfuri, A. and Gambardella, A., 2001, Markets for Technology: The Economics of Innovation and Corporate Strategy, The MIT Press, Cambridge MA.

Gambardella, A. and Malerba, F. (eds.), 1999, The Organization of Economic Innovation in Europe, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.

Gambardella, A., 1995, Science and Innovation, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.

 

Main Publications in Journals
Gambardella, A. and Giarratana, M., 2010, Localized Knowledge Spillovers and Skill-Biased Performance, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 4, pp. 323-339

 

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 2010, Ideas for Rent: An Overview of Markets for Technology, Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol.19 (3), pp. 775-803

 

Gambardella, A. and McGahan, A., 2010, Business-Model Innovation, General Purpose Technologies, Specialization and Industry Change, Long Range Planning, Vol.43, pp. 262-271

 

Gambardella, A. and Giarratana, M., 2010, Organizational Attributes and the Distribution of Rewards in a Region: Managerial Firms vs Knowledge Clusters, Organization Science, Vol. 21 (2), pp. 573-586

Gambardella, A., Giarratana, M., Panico, C., 2010, How and When Should Companies Retain their Human Capital? Contracts, Incentives, and Human Resource Implications, Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol. 19 (1), pp. 1-24

 

Arora, A., Gambardella, A., Magazzini, L., Pammolli, F., 2009, A Breadth of Fresh Air? Firm Type, Scale, Scope and Selection Effects in Drug Development, Management Science, Vol. 55 (10), pp. 1638-1653

 

Gambardella, A., Mariani, M., Torrisi, S., 2008, How Provincial is Your Region? Openness and Regional Performance in Europe, Regional Studies, Vol. 43 (7), pp.935-947

Dosi, G., Gambardella, A., Grazzi, M., Orsenigo, L., 2008, Technological Revolutions and the Evolution of Industrial Structures. Assessing the Impact of New Technologies on the Size and Boundaries of the Firms, Capitalism & Society, Vol. 3 (1), Article 6.

Gambardella, A., Harhoff, D., Verspagen, B., 2008, The Value of European Patents, European Management Review, Vol. 5 (2), pp.69-84

Gambardella, A., Giuri, P., Luzzi, A., 2007, The Market for Patents in Europe, Research Policy, Vol. 36 (8), pp.1163-1183 [Winner of the Richard Nelson Prize for the Best Paper in Research Policy during 2005-8]

Giuri, P., Mariani, M., Brusoni, S., Crespi, G., Francoz, D., Gambardella, A., Garcia-Fontes, W., Geuna, A., Gonzales, R., Harhoff, D., Hoisl, K., Lebas, C., Luzzi, A., Magazzini, L., Nesta, L., Nomaler, O., Palomeras, N., Patel, P., Romanelli, M., Verspagen, B., 2007, Inventors and Invention Processes in Europe. Results from the PatVal-EU Survey, Research Policy, Vol. 36 (8), pp.1107-1127

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 2005, The Impact of NSF Support on Basic Research in Economics, Les Annales dEconomie et des Statistiques, Special Issue in Honor of Zvi Griliches, N.79-80, pp. 91-117

Gambardella, A. and Hall, B., 2006, "Proprietary vs Public Domain Licensing of Software and Research Products", Research Policy, Vol.35, pp.875-892

Gambardella, A., 2005, Patents and the Division of Inventive Labor, Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol.14 (6), pp.1223-1233. (Comment to Arora and Merges, ICC, 2004)

Gambardella, A., 2002, Transaction Costs and Increasing Returns in the Market for Technology, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol.18 (1), pp.52-62.

Bresnahan, T., Gambardella, A., Saxenian, A., 2001, Old Economy Inputs for New Economy Outputs: Cluster Formation in the New Silicon Valleys, Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol.10 (4), pp.835-860.

Arora, A., Fosfuri, A., and Gambardella, A., 2001, Markets for Technology and their Implications for Corporate Strategy, Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol.10 (2), pp.417-449.

Arora, A., Fosfuri, A., and Gambardella, A., 2001, Specialized Technology Suppliers, International Spillovers and Investments: Evidence from the Chemical Industry, Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 65 (1), pp. 31-54.

Arora, A., David, P., and Gambardella, A., 1998, Reputation and Competence in Publicly Funded Science: Estimating the Effects on Research Group Productivity, Les Annales dEconomie et des Statistiques, No 49/50, pp.163-198.

Gambardella, A. and Torrisi, S., 1998, Does Technological Convergence Imply Convergence in Markets? Evidence from the Electronics Industry, Research Policy, Vol.27, pp.445-463.

Arora, A., Gambardella, A., and Rullani, E., 1997, Division of Labour and the Locus of Inventive Activity, Journal of Management and Governance, Vol.1 (1), pp.123-140.

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 1997, Public Policy Towards Science: Picking Stars or Spreading the Wealth ?, Revue dEconomie Industrielle, N.79, pp.63-75.

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 1997, Domestic Markets and International Competitiveness: Generic and Product Specific Competencies in the Engineering Sector, Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 18 (Summer Special Issue), pp.53-74.

Gambardella, A. e Garcia, W., 1996, Research Linkages through European Research Funding, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol.4, pp.123-138.

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 1994, The Changing Technology of Technical Change: General and Abstract Knowledge and the Division of Innovative Labour, Research Policy, Vol.23, pp.523-532.

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 1994, Evaluating Technological Information and Utilizing it, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol.24, pp.91-114.

Della Valle, F. and Gambardella, A., 1993, Biological Revolution and Strategy for Innovation in Pharmaceutical Companies, R&D Management, Vol.23 (4), pp.287-301. [Winner of the Epton Prize for the Best 1993 Article in R&D Management.  See R&D Management, 1994, Vol.24 (3), pp.295-6]

Gambardella, A., 1992, Competitive Advantages from In-house Basic Research, Research Policy, Vol.21, pp.391-407.

Arora A. e Gambardella A., 1990, Complementarity and External Linkages: The Strategies of the Large Firms in Biotechnology, Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol.XXXVIII, N.4 (June), pp.361-379.

Main Essays in Books
Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 2010, Markets for Technology, in Hall. B. and Rosenberg, N. (eds) Handbook of Economics of Innovation, Elsevier, Amsterdam.

 

Cassiman, B. and Gambardella, A., 2009, Strategic Organization of R&D, in Nickerson, J. and Silverman, B. (eds.) Economic Institutions of Strategy, Emerald Press, London.

 

Arora, A., Fosfuri, A. and Gambardella, A., 2006, Markets for Technology: Pandas Thumbs, Calypso Policies and Other Institutional Considerations, in Antonelli, C., Foray, D., Hall, B. and Steinmueller, W.E. (eds.) New Frontiers in the Economics of Innovation and New Technology: Essays in Honour of Paul A. David, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham UK.

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 2006, Emerging Issues in the New Economy and Globalization, in Bianchi, P. and Labory, S. (eds.) Handbook of Industrial Policy, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham UK.

Arora, A., Fosfuri, A. and Gambardella, A., 2005, Markets for Technology, Intellectual Property Rights and Development, in Maskus, K. and Reichman, J. (eds.) International Public Goods and Transfer of Technology under a Globalized Intellectual Property Regime, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK.

Arora,A. and Gambardella, A., 2005, "The Globalization of the Software Industry: Perspectives and Opportunities for Developed and Developing Countries", in Jaffe, A., Lerner, J. and Stern, S. (eds.) Innovation Policy and the Economy (Volume 5), The MIT Press, Cambridge MA. 

Gambardella, A., Garcia-Fontes, W., and Petit, G., 2000, R&D, Innovation and Corporate Performance in the Chemical Industry: A Case Study, in Buigues, P., Jacquemin, A. and Marchipont, J.F. (eds.) Competitiveness and the Value of Intangible Assets, Edward Elgar Publisher, Cheltenham UK.

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 1999, The Chemical Industry, in Mowery, D. (ed.) US Industry in 2000, National Academy Press, Washington DC.

Bresnahan, T. and Gambardella, A., 1998, The Division of Inventive Labor and the Extent of the Market, in Helpman, E. (ed.) General-Purpose Technologies and Economic Growth, MIT Press, Cambridge.

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 1998, Evolution of Industry Structure in the Chemical Industry, in Arora, A., Landau, R., and Rosenberg, N. (eds.) Dynamics of Long-Run Growth in the Chemical Industry, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Arora, A. and Gambardella, A., 1995, Division of Innovative Labour in Biotechnology, in Rosenberg, N. and Geijins, A. (eds.) University-Industry Interface and Medical Innovation, National Academy of Sciences, Washington DC.

Op-Ed Articles (in Italian)
Innovazione e Sviluppo, Il Sole 24 Ore, Inserto Nova 24, May 7, 2009, p.9.

La Guerra Sbagliata di Mediaset, Il Corriere della Sera, August 6, 2008, p.35

Caccia AllIdea che Vale Oro, Il Sole 24 Ore, Inserto Nova 24, October 4, 2007, p.7.

Brevetti Regole Oltre lAntitrust, Il Sole 24 Ore, September 22, 2007, p.10 (with Fabio Pammolli)

Brevetti da Battere AllAsta,Il Sole 24 Ore, Inserto Nova 24, June 14, 2007, p.6.

Alla Ricerca di Nuove Specializzazioni, La Voce, January 4, 2006

Licenza d'innovare, La Voce, March 14, 2005

Vogliamo Combattere la Povertà?  Diamo Farmaci al Terzo Mondo, Il Riformista, January 8, 2003, p.2 (with Fabio Pammolli)

Docenti Universitari Vecchi?  Cambiamo i Corsi di Dottorato, Il Corriere della Sera, August 22, 2002, p.5 (with Giovanni Dosi)

Participation in Research Programmes

European Commmission, The Changing Nature of Internationalization of Innovation in Europe: Impact on Firms and the Implications for Innovation Policy in the EU, Contract N.217296 (May 2008-April 2011)

European Commmission, Innovative S&T Indicators Combining Patent Data and Surveys: Empirical Models and Policy Analyses, Contract N. 217299 (April 2008-March 2011) [Co-ordinator of the Project]

European Science Foundation, Program European Collaborative Research Project in the Social Sciences (ECRPSS) 4^th Call, Science and Technology Research in a Knowledge-Based Economy (March 2006-March 2009)

European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services, Study on Evaluating the Knowledge Economy - What Are Patents Actually Worth? The Value of Patents for Today Economy and Society, Contract No ETD/2004/IM/E3/77 (December 2004-March 2006) [Co-ordinator of the Project]

European Commission, DG Science and Technology, European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP), Thematic Network, Contract N. HPSE-CT-2002-60053 (November 2002-November 2005)

European Commission, DG Science and Technology, Economic Change: Micro-Foundations of Organisational and Institutional Changes in Europe, Contract N. SERD-2002-00117 (October 2002-October 2005)

European Commission, DG Science and Technology, The Value of European Patents: Empirical Models and Policy Implications Based on a Survey of European Inventors, Contract N. HPV2-2001-00013 (January 2002-June 2004) [Co-ordinator of the Project]

Software Industry Center (SWIC), Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, The Software Industry in Some Emerging Economies (2002-2004)

European Commission, DG Enterprise, The Competitiveness of the European Pharmaceutical Industry, (April-June 2000).

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (USA), Silicon Valley and its Imitators (February 1999-February 2001).

European Commission, DG XII, Targeted Socio-Economic Research (TSER), Growth, Inequality and Training, Contract N. SOE2-CT98-3073 (December 1998 December 2000)

European Commission, DG XII, Targeted Socio-Economic Research (TSER), The Relationships between Science and Technology Policies and Broad Industrial Policy, Contract N. SOE1-CT97-1053 (December 1997 - February 2000).

European Commission, DG XII, Targeted Socio-Economic Research (TSER), From Science to Products, Contract N. SOE1-CT97-1059 (December 1997 - May 2000).

European Commission, DG XII, Targeted Socio-Economic Research (TSER), Innovation, R&D, and Productivity, Contract N. SOE1-CT96-1020 (June 1996-June 1999).

Center for Economic Policy Research (Stanford), Strategies for Growth: Lessons from the Chemical Industry (January1993-July 1996).

European Commission, DG XII, Human Capital & Mobility (HCM), The Economics of Scientific and Technological Research in Europe, Contract N. CHRXT920002 (July 1993 - February 1995).

Several research programmes of the Italian Research Council (CNR) and the Italian Ministry of Scientific and Technological Research (MURST).