dr. L. (Luca) Berchicci

One of the fundamental issues for the field of strategy is to understand how managers develop and make use of firm’s capabilities to achieve greater performance. My work attempts to contribute to this field of research by investigating on one hand how managers exploit and transfer firm’s capabilities and on the other hand how managers explore firm’s capabilities by identifying new market opportunities.
My research also considers how firms acquire capabilities that allow them to improve their performance relative to new criteria. With growing demands on firms to improve their social and environmental performance, this research is of increasing importance. My work clarifies the role that both intentional search and unintentional discovery play in the acquisition or development of these capabilities.
There are three main themes in my research which explore a) the choice of where to source capabilities, b) mechanisms for the internal development of capabilities, and c) the consequences of capabilities on performance and firm strategy. My research uses innovative data from several sources and at multiple levels.
My latest research has been published in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Research Policy, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal Product innovation Management and Academy of Management Annals.
Publications (23)
Articles (15)
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L. Berchicci, N. Dutt & W. Mitchell (2019). Knowledge Sources and Waste Reduction: Less Now More Later. Organization Science, 30 (5), 869-1123. doi: 10.1287/orsc.2018.1269
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S. Ahmadi, S. Khanagha, L. Berchicci & J.J.P. Jansen (2017). Are Managers Motivated to Explore in the Face of a New Technological Change? The Role of Regulatory Focus, Fit, and Complexity of Decision-Making. Journal of Management Studies, 54 (2), 209-237. doi: 10.1111/joms.12257
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L. Berchicci, G. Dowell & A.A. King (2017). Environmental Performance and the Market for Corporate Assets. Strategic Management Journal, 38 (12), 2444-2464. doi: 10.1002/smj.2670
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L. Berchicci, P.J. de Jong & M. Feel (2015). Remote collaboration and innovative performance: the moderating role of R&D intensity. Industrial and Corporate Change, 25 (3), 429-446. doi: 10.1093/icc/dtv031
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L. Berchicci, C. Tucci & C. Zazzara (2014). The influence of industry downturns on the propensity of product vs. process innovation (forthcoming). Industrial and Corporate Change, 23 (2), 429-465. doi: 10.1093/icc/dtt011
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L. Berchicci (2013). Towards an open R&D system: internal R&D investment, external knowledge acquisition and innovative performance. Research Policy, 42 (1), 117-127. doi: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.04.017
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L. Berchicci, G. Dowell & A.A. King (2012). Environmental Capabilities and Corporate Strategy: Exploring Acquisitions Among US Manufacturing Firms. Strategic Management Journal, 33 (9), 1053-1071. doi: 10.1002/smj.1960
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L. Berchicci, A.A. King & C.L. Tucci (2011). Does the Apple Always Fall Close to the Tree? The Geographic Proximity Choice of Spinouts. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 5 (2), 120-136. doi: 10.1002/sej.110
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L. Berchicci (2011). Heterogeneity and intensity of R&D partnership in Italian manufacturing firms. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 58 (4), 674-687. doi: 10.1109/TEM.2011.2125966
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L. Berchicci & C.L. Tucci (2010). There is more to market learning than gathering good information: the role of shared team values in radical product definition. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 27 (7), 972-990. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2010.00765.x
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L. Berchicci & G. Dowell (2010). Whether it's Green or Brown: Buy Local. Exploring the Acquisition Choice of Manufacturing Firms. In Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. Montreal: Academy of Management
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L. Berchicci, A. King & C.L. Tucci (2008). No Place Like Home? Spin-off's Strategy and Location Choice. In Academy of Management Conference Best Paper Proceedings. Anaheim: Academy of Management
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L. Berchicci & W. Hulsink (2006). Of bikes and men. Innovation patterns and strategic entrepreneurship in the human-powered vehicle sector. In Paper prepared for the workshop on Strategic Entrepreneurship: the role of networking
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L. Berchicci & W.E.J. Bodewes (2005). Bridging Environmental Issues with New Product Development. Business Strategy and the Environment, 14 (5), 272-285. doi: 10.1002/bse.488
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H. Brown, P. Vergragt, K. Green & L. Berchicci (2003). Learning for sustainability transition through bounded socio-technical experiments in personal mobility. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, 15 (3), 291-315.
Books
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L. Berchicci (2009). Innovating for Sustainability: green entrepreneurship in personal mobility (Routledge Studies in Innovation, Organization and Technology; 11). London: Routledge
Book Contributions (3)
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L. Berchicci (2008). Too much of a good thing? Innovation driven by environmental ambition. In R. Wustenhagen & J. Hamschmidt (Eds.), Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship (pp. 119-137). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Edgar
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L. Berchicci & A. King (2007). Postcards from the Edge: a Review of the Business and Environment Literature. In J.P. Walsh & A.P. Brief (Eds.), Academy of Management Annals (pp. 513-547). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum
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L. Berchicci & C.L. Tucci (2006). Entrepreneurship, Technology and Schumpterian Innovation: Entrants and Incumbents. In M. Casson & B. Yeung (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship
Professional Publications (4)
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L. Berchicci (2014). Do industry downturns affect whether firms should innovate? RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 20 (4), 15-17.
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L. Berchicci (2014). Why external R&D collaboration is not always good for business. RSM Insight, 17 (1), 12-13.
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W. Hulsink, F.A.A. Boons & L. Berchicci (2013). Learning from Learning Regions? What can the emerging Rotterdam Clean Tech Cluster learn from its own evolution and innovation hot spots elsewhere? (Extern rapport). Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam
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L. Berchicci (2012). Environmental capabilities and corporate strategy. RSM Insight, 12 (4), 12-13.
PhD Tracks (3)

- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: Maria Rita Micheli
- Time frame: 2010 - 2015

- Role: Member Doctoral Committee
- PhD Candidate: Saeedeh Ahmadi
- Time frame: 2014 - 2019

- Role: Co-promotor
- PhD Candidate: S M Musa
- Time frame: 2018 -
Recognitions (7)
Editorial positions (3)
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IISE Transactions
Ad Hoc Reviewer
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Research Policy
Ad Hoc Reviewer
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Strategic Management Journal
Ad Hoc Reviewer
Organization Memberships (2)
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Academy of Management (AoM)
Reviewer
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Academy of Management (AoM)
Member
Side positions (2)
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SIFE Erasmus
Faculty advisor
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HOPE
Business coach
Events (8)
Address
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