Alessandro Lucini Paioni
Core Faculty | Junior Assistant Professor
Alessandro Lucini Paioni is Assistant Professor at Politecnico di Milano, School of Management, and a member of the Entrepreneurship, Finance and Innovation (EFI) research group. Previously, he was Postdoctoral Researcher at the same institution. He was awarded a PhD in 2022 at the University of Bath, School of Management (UK). During my doctoral studies, I was a visiting scholar at Indiana University, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs (USA). Currently I am part of the research programme ‘Advanced air mobility: social acceptance and effects on the industrial dynamics’, Centro Nazionale Mobilità Sostenibile (PNRR).
Education
PHD: Doctor of Philosophy in Management, University of Bath (UK).
Master of Science: Economics and Global Markets, University of Bergamo (IT).
Bachelor of Science: Economics, University of Bergamo (IT).
My research interests cover the topics of firm survival, growth strategies, innovation, and emerging industries. In previous studies I analysed how firms’ exit patterns are shaped by their innovative activities and the concurrent economic cycle. In my doctoral dissertation I investigated the patterns and effects of reconfiguration activities undertaken by start-ups, analysing secondary data provided by the Central Bureau of Statistics Netherlands. Currently, my research focuses on nascent industries, analysing their peculiar industrial dynamics, social acceptance, and legitimacy formation. Furthermore, I am investigating the effect of sponsorship and certification on start-up development.
