Massimo G. Colombo is Full Professor of Innovation Economics, Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Finance. He is the president of the Italian Association of Management Engineering (AiIG), Vice-Dean for Research and Rankings of the School of Management. Prof. Colombo is author (or co-author) of numerous books and articles in journals including Science, the Strategic Management Journal, the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, the Journal of Business Venturing, the Journal of Industrial Economics, Research Policy, Small Business Economics, and many others.
Education
The main areas of research of Massimo G. Colombo are the following: entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance: founders’ characteristics, start-ups’ organization, external financing (venture capital, crowfunding, debt), entrepreneurial ventures’ post-entry performances, policy in support of high-growth entrepreneruail ventures; alliances, acquisitions and open innovation: alliance governance; implementation of high-tech acquisitions; the diffusion of advanced technologies and organizational innovations;