Details about Lucia Piscitello

Phone:	0039 02 2399 2740
Postal address:	Politecnico di Milano Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale P.zza L. da Vinci 32 20133 MILANO (MI) ITALY
Workplace:	School of Management, Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic Institute of Milan), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. THE COMPLEMENTARY EFFECT OF EXPORTING, IMPORTING AND R&D ON PRODUCTIVITY OF UKRAINIAN FIRMS
   JRC Research Reports, Joint Research Centre

2014

2. Chinese and Indian M&As in Europe: The relationship between motive and ownership choice
   Papers in Innovation Studies, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research
3. Policy Brief: Emerging Market Multinationals: Opportunity or Threat for Europe?
   Working Papers of Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, Leuven, KU Leuven, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation, Leuven

2013

4. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS, CORE CITIES AND OWNERSHIP STRATEGY OF MULTINATIONAL FIRMS INVESTING IN ITALY
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
5. The impact of foreign R&D activities on the MNC’s performance at home: evidence from the case of Swiss manufacturing firms
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The impact of foreign R&D activities on the MNC’s performance at home: evidence from the case of Swiss manufacturing firms, Revue d'économie industrielle, De Boeck Université (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2011

6. Productivity Spillovers from Foreign MNEs on Domestic Manufacturing Firms: Is Co-location Always a Plus?
   Sustainable Development Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (2011) View citations (3)
7. The evaluation of public incentive programmes for outward internationalisation
   Post-Print, HAL

2006

8. How Does Knowledge Transfer from Foreign Subsidiaries Affect Parent Companies' Innovative Capacity
   DRUID Working Papers, DRUID, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Industrial Economics and Strategy/Aalborg University, Department of Business Studies View citations (10)
9. Knowledge, Spillovers and Firms’ International Growth. An Analysis at the Italian NUTS 3 Level
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
10. Outward investments and skill upgrading. Evidence from the Italian case
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy View citations (7)

2005

11. EXPLAINING THE TERRITORIAL ADOPTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES - A SPATIAL ECONOMETRIC APPROACH
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (2)
    See also Chapter Explaining the Territorial Adoption of New Technologies: A Spatial Econometric Approach, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2007) (2007)

2003

12. Foreign Ownership: the case of Italy
    KITeS Working Papers, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy
13. The Recent Location of Foreign R&D Activities by Large MNCs in the European Regions. The Role of Different Sources of Spillovers
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (4)

2000

14. THE LOCATION OF MNC'S TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE: AGGLOMERATIVE TENDENCIES AND OTHER TERRITORIAL EXTERNALITIES
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Non-market strategies and firms’ organizational performance. Evidence from the energy sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of Business Research, 2025, 190, (C)

2024

2. Re‐Evaluating the Offshoring Decision: A Behavioural Approach to the Role of Performance Discrepancy
   Journal of Management Studies, 2024, 61, (1), 178-229

2023

3. Digital affordances and entrepreneurial dynamics: New evidence from European regions
   Technovation, 2023, 119, (C) View citations (8)
4. Global value chains: antecedents and new perspectives
   Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2023, 50, (1), 19-23
5. Impact of domestic and foreign knowledge mechanisms on the innovation performance of Indian firms
   International Business Review, 2023, 32, (4) View citations (4)
6. Intellectual property rights and the international transfer of climate change mitigating technologies
   Research Policy, 2023, 52, (9) View citations (8)
7. Technology adoption and upskilling in the wake of Industry 4.0
   Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023, 187, (C) View citations (5)
8. The complementarity effect of exporting, importing and R&D on the productivity of Ukrainian MNEs
   International Business Review, 2023, 32, (3) View citations (2)

2022

9. The employment implications of additive manufacturing
   Industry and Innovation, 2022, 29, (3), 333-366 View citations (3)
10. The impact of OFDI in global cities on innovation by Indian multinationals
    Applied Economics, 2022, 54, (12), 1352-1365 View citations (3)

2021

11. Technological paradigms and the power of convergence
    (Demand heterogeneity and technology evolution: implications for product and process innovation)
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2021, 30, (6), 1633-1654 View citations (3)
12. The role of family firms’ generational heterogeneity in the entry mode choice in foreign markets
    Journal of Business Research, 2021, 132, (C), 800-812 View citations (7)

2020

13. Ownership strategies in knowledge-intensive cross-border acquisitions: Comparing Chinese and Indian MNEs
    Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2020, 37, (1), 155-185 View citations (42)
14. The role of geographical and temporary proximity in MNEs’ location and intra-firm co-location choices
    Regional Studies, 2020, 54, (10), 1442-1456 View citations (11)
15. Twenty-five years since TRIPS: Patent policy and international business
    Journal of International Business Policy, 2020, 3, (4), 315-328 View citations (14)

2019

16. Entry mode deviation: A behavioral approach to internalization theory
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2019, 50, (8), 1359-1371 View citations (22)
17. Inertial vs. mindful repetition of previous entry mode choices: Do firms always learn from experience?
    Journal of Business Research, 2019, 103, (C), 530-546 View citations (3)
18. Location and survival of MNEs' subsidiaries: Agglomeration and heterogeneity of firms
    Strategic Management Journal, 2019, 40, (13), 2242-2270 View citations (8)
19. Multinational Enterprises and the Provision of Collective Goods in Developing Countries under Formal and Informal Institutional Voids. The Case of Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of International Management, 2019, 25, (2), - View citations (24)
20. The impact of cultural diversity on innovation performance of MNC subsidiaries in strategic alliances
    Journal of Business Research, 2019, 98, (C), 204-213 View citations (50)

2017

21. The reshoring of business services: Reaction to failure or persistent strategy?
    Journal of World Business, 2017, 52, (3), 417-430 View citations (27)

2016

22. Can Multinational Enterprises Light up Developing Countries?
    World Development, 2016, 88, (C), 12-32 View citations (2)
23. Family involvement and firms’ establishment mode choice in foreign markets
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2016, 47, (8), 929-950 View citations (45)
24. Internationalization in the information age: A new era for places, firms, and international business networks&quest
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2016, 47, (5), 499-512 View citations (102)

2015

25. Determinants of the Internationalization of Regions: The Role and Effectiveness of Public Policy Measures
    Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (7), 1208-1222 View citations (7)
26. Location drivers, governance model and performance in service offshoring
    International Journal of Production Economics, 2015, 163, (C), 189-199 View citations (5)
27. New Competence Creation in Multinational Company Subunits: The Role of International Knowledge
    The World Economy, 2015, 38, (2), 231-254 View citations (17)
28. Productivity Spillovers from Foreign Multinational Enterprises to Domestic Manufacturing Firms: To What Extent Does Spatial Proximity Matter?
    Regional Studies, 2015, 49, (10), 1639-1653 View citations (18)

2014

29. Entry and access to competencies abroad: Emerging market firms versus advanced market firms
    Journal of International Management, 2014, 20, (2), 137-152 View citations (42)
30. Historical changes in the determinants of the composition of innovative activity in MNC subunits
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2014, 23, (3), 633-660 View citations (5)
31. Innovation Performance and International Knowledge Spillovers: Evidence from the Renewable Energy Sector in OECD Countries
    Industry and Innovation, 2014, 21, (7-8), 574-598 View citations (15)
32. Local Externalities and Ownership Choices in Foreign Acquisitions by Multinational Enterprises
    Economic Geography, 2014, 90, (2), 187-211 View citations (11)
    Also in Economic Geography, 2014, 90, (2), 187-211 (2014) View citations (13)
33. The Impact of Public Support on SMEs' Outward FDI: Evidence from Italy*
    Journal of Small Business Management, 2014, 52, (1), 22-38 View citations (1)

2013

34. Multinationals and economic geography: Location, technology and innovation
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2013, 44, (8), 861-863 View citations (2)
35. The impact of foreign R&D activities on the MNC’s performance at home: evidence from the case of Swiss manufacturing firms
    Revue d'économie industrielle, 2013, n° 143, (3), 11-33 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The impact of foreign R&D activities on the MNC’s performance at home: evidence from the case of Swiss manufacturing firms, Post-Print (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
36. Vertical linkages between foreign MNEs in service sectors and local manufacturing firms
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2013, 25, (C), 133-145 View citations (9)

2012

37. Linee guida per un'efficace politica di attrazione degli investimenti esteri
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2012, 2012/1, (1), 139-157 View citations (1)

2011

38. L?effetto moderatore delle caratteristiche dei partner sulle performance delle giovani imprese ad alta tecnologia
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2011, 2011/3, (3), 77-103

2010

39. Il successo internazionale delle PMI italiane: quali competenze distintive?
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2010, 2010/3, (3), 189-200 View citations (3)
40. L'efficacia degli incentivi per la crescita internazionale
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2010, 2010/2, (2), 34-61
41. L?agglomerazione delle imprese multinazionali: determinanti e implicazioni di politica industriale
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2010, 2010/4, (4), 39-68
42. Spatial agglomeration of multinational enterprises: the role of information externalities and knowledge spillovers
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2010, 10, (4), 519-538 View citations (93)
43. The effectiveness of incentives to firms' outward internationalization
    Applied Economics Letters, 2010, 17, (17), 1729-1733 View citations (1)

2009

44. Esternalità e spillovers verticali indotti dall'ingresso di imprese estere nei settori dei servizi in Italia
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2009, (2), 234-266 View citations (2)
45. The impact of outward FDI on the home country's labour demand and skill composition
    International Business Review, 2009, 18, (4), 357-372 View citations (30)

2008

46. How the trend towards competence-creating MNE subsidiary innovation co-evolves with its environments
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2008, 2008/1, (1), 145-154 View citations (1)
47. International growth of banks: from competence-exploiting to competence-enhancing strategies?
    The Service Industries Journal, 2008, 30, (7), 1007-1024
48. The Internationalization of Production by Italian Industrial Districts' Firms: Structural and Behavioural Determinants
    Regional Studies, 2008, 42, (5), 719-735 View citations (19)
49. The impact of outward FDI on the labour demand in Italy
    L'industria, 2008, (3), 433-460
50. The impact of outward investments on parent company's employment and skill composition: Evidence from the Italian case
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2008, 19, (1), 81-94 View citations (61)

2007

51. Attraction and deterrence in the location of foreign-owned R&D activities: the role of positive and negative spillovers
    International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 2007, 1, (1), 83-111 View citations (13)

2006

52. Eterogeneità e internazionalizzazione produttiva dei distretti industriali italiani
    L'industria, 2006, (1), 173-202 View citations (3)
53. Explaining the territorial adoption of New Technology. A spatial econometric approach
    SCIENZE REGIONALI, 2006, 2006/1, (1) View citations (3)

2005

54. Corporate Diversification, Coherence and Firm Innovative Performance
    Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 2005, 110, (1), 127-148 View citations (1)
55. Il modello di specializzazione italiano: un'analisi estesa a pi? forme di internazionalizzazione
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2005, 2005/3, (3) View citations (2)
56. Recent Location of Foreign-owned Research and Development Activities by Large Multinational Corporations in the European Regions: The Role of Spillovers and Externalities
    Regional Studies, 2005, 39, (1), 1-16 View citations (120)
57. The impact of inward FDI on local companies' labour productivity: evidence from the Italian case
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2005, 12, (1), 35-51 View citations (28)

2004

58. Corporate diversification, coherence and economic performance
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2004, 13, (5), 757-787 View citations (63)
59. Globalisation, E-Business and SMEs: Evidence from the Italian District of Prato
    Small Business Economics, 2004, 22, (5), 333-347 View citations (6)

2003

60. Home country employment and foreign direct investment: evidence from the Italian case
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2003, 27, (3), 419-431 View citations (42)
61. Il cammino delle PMI verso la nuova economia. I risultati di una recente indagine empirica
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2003, 2003/117, (117)

2002

62. L'impatto dell'intervento estero tramite acquisizione sulla produttivit? e l'occupazione delle imprese italiane
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2002, 2002/115, (115)
63. La localizzazione delle attivit? innovative delle grandi imprese multinazionali in alcune regioni europee
    SCIENZE REGIONALI, 2002, 2002/1, (1)
64. Le Banche multinazionali Italiane
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2002, 2002/113, (113)
65. The location of technological activities of MNCs in European regions: The role of spillovers and local competencies
    Journal of International Management, 2002, 8, (1), 69-96 View citations (64)

2001

66. Foreign direct investment in the banking sector: the case of Italian banks in the '90s
    International Business Review, 2001, 10, (6), 661-685 View citations (14)
67. Globalizzazione dei mercati e delle imprese: i temi caldi
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2001, 2001/111, (111)
68. Localized capabilities and the internationalization of manufacturing activities by SMEs
    Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2001, 13, (1), 65-80 View citations (17)
69. Regolamentazione, transizione a regimi competitivi ed effetti sull'attivit? di R & S: una rassegna
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2001, 2001/109, (109)
70. Teorie dell'internazionalizzazione delle imprese: "temi caldi" e iniziative
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2001, 2001/109, (109)

2000

71. Accumulating Technological Competence: Its Changing Impact on Corporate Diversification and Internationalization
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2000, 9, (1), 21-51 View citations (96)
72. Investimenti diretti esteri ed occupazione: l'esperienza italiana
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2000, (1), 57-80 View citations (1)
73. Relatedness and coherence in technological and product diversification of the world's largest firms
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2000, 11, (3), 295-315 View citations (26)

1998

74. The Influence of Firm's Size and International Experience on the Ownership Structure of Italian FDI in Manufacturing
    Small Business Economics, 1998, 11, (1), 43-56 View citations (10)
75. The entry mode choice of MNEs: an evolutionary approach
    Research Policy, 1998, 27, (5), 491-506 View citations (41)

1997

76. Differences in the strategic orientation of Italian MNEs in Central and Eastern Europe. The influence of firm-specific factors
    International Business Review, 1997, 6, (2), 185-205 View citations (9)
77. Tipologie e determinanti degli investimenti diretti industriali italiani nei paesi dell'Europa centrale e orientale
    L'industria, 1997, (1), 89-118

1995

78. Information Costs and Location of FDIs within the Host Country: Empirical Evidence from Italy
    Journal of International Business Studies, 1995, 26, (4), 815-841 View citations (86)

Edited books

2011

1. Science and Innovation Policy for the New Knowledge Economy
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (24)

Chapters

2024

1. Digitalization, industry 4.0 policies and inward foreign direct investments: evidence from European regions
   Chapter 20 in Handbook of International Business Policy, 2024, pp 357-380

2022

2. MNEs as catalysts of productive entrepreneurship: the case of Egypt
   Chapter 15 in The Role of Multinational Enterprises in Supporting the United Nations' SDGs, 2022, pp 317-337
3. Reinvest or not reinvest in the host country? Learning from past divestments to plan future actions
   Chapter 16 in Research Handbook on Foreign Exit, Relocation and Re-entry, 2022, pp 344-369

2011

4. The Role of Public Policy in Strengthening Innovation through Internationalization
   Chapter 7 in Science and Innovation Policy for the New Knowledge Economy, 2011 View citations (1)

2007

5. Explaining the Territorial Adoption of New Technologies: A Spatial Econometric Approach
   Chapter 12 in Applied Evolutionary Economics and Economic Geography, 2007
   See also Working Paper EXPLAINING THE TERRITORIAL ADOPTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES - A SPATIAL ECONOMETRIC APPROACH, European Regional Science Association (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
6. The Adoption of ICTs – Why Does it Differ Across Regions?
   Chapter 6 in Knowledge Externalities, Innovation Clusters and Regional Development, 2007
7. The Impact of Outward FDI on Local Employment and Skill Upgrading: Preliminary Evidence from the Italian Case
   Chapter 15 in Entrepreneurship, Industrial Location and Economic Growth, 2007, pp 294-312

2002

8. Corporate Diversification, Internationalization and Location of Technological Activities by MNCs in Europe
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (3)

Editor

1. Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics
   Springer