Alfonso Gambardella

12.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
142 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Alfonso Gambardella is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfonso Gambardella has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 51 papers in Strategy and Management and 46 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Alfonso Gambardella's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (42 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (33 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (31 papers). Alfonso Gambardella is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (42 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (33 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (31 papers). Alfonso Gambardella collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and United Kingdom. Alfonso Gambardella's co-authors include Ashish Arora, Ashish Arora, Andréa Fosfuri, Anita M. McGahan, Salvatore Torrisi, Paola Giuri, Constance E. Helfat, Alessandra Luzzi, Richard A. Bettis and Will Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Strategic Management Journal and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Alfonso Gambardella

134 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Complementarity and External Linkages: The Strategies of ... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 2001 2019 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfonso Gambardella Italy 38 4.1k 3.7k 3.0k 1.3k 708 142 7.5k
Scott Stern United States 31 2.8k 0.7× 4.0k 1.1× 2.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 526 0.7× 96 7.2k
Ashish Arora United States 44 4.0k 1.0× 4.5k 1.2× 3.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 633 0.9× 148 8.2k
Geert Duysters Netherlands 41 5.7k 1.4× 2.3k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 818 1.2× 128 8.2k
Stephen Roper United Kingdom 51 4.2k 1.0× 4.0k 1.1× 2.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 498 0.7× 174 7.9k
Riitta Katila United States 25 5.4k 1.3× 2.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 1.1k 1.6× 53 8.1k
Reinhilde Veugelers Belgium 41 6.7k 1.6× 6.6k 1.8× 3.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 830 1.2× 206 11.7k
John Hagedoorn Netherlands 41 8.4k 2.0× 4.4k 1.2× 2.7k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 971 1.4× 110 11.3k
Bruno Cassiman Spain 26 5.1k 1.2× 4.1k 1.1× 1.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 554 0.8× 78 7.4k
Lee Fleming United States 30 5.0k 1.2× 3.9k 1.1× 3.0k 1.0× 1.5k 1.2× 1.6k 2.2× 69 9.8k
Wim Vanhaverbeke Belgium 41 5.5k 1.3× 2.0k 0.5× 2.5k 0.8× 897 0.7× 713 1.0× 146 7.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfonso Gambardella

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Camuffo, Arnaldo, et al.. (2026). Beyond Black Boxes: Designing and Testing Agentic AI Systems for Strategy. Strategy Science.
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Camuffo, Arnaldo, et al.. (2025). A theory based analysis of path dependence. Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 1–24.
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Camuffo, Arnaldo, et al.. (2023). Framing Strategic Decisions in the Digital World. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4(2). 127–160. 6 indexed citations
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Felin, Teppo, Alfonso Gambardella, Scott Stern, & Todd Zenger. (2019). Lean Startup and the Business Model: Experimentation Revisited. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Camuffo, Arnaldo, Alfonso Gambardella, & Chiara Spina. (2019). Small Changes with Big Impact: Experimental Evidence of a Scientific Approach to Decision-Making of Entrepreneurs. 1 indexed citations
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Camuffo, Arnaldo, et al.. (2019). A Scientific Approach to Entrepreneurial Decision Making: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial. Management Science. 66(2). 564–586. 276 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gambardella, Alfonso, Pooyan Khashabi, & Claudio Panico. (2018). Managing Autonomy in Industrial R&D: A Project-Level Investigation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Gambardella, Alfonso. (2018). L’imprenditore innovatore come agente dello sviluppo tecnico, economico e sociale. Sinergie Italian Journal of Management. 3–181. 2 indexed citations
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Gambardella, Alfonso. (2014). L'imprenditore innovatore come agente dello sviluppo tecnico, economico e sociale. Sinergie Italian Journal of Management. 3–18. 1 indexed citations
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Arora, Ashish & Alfonso Gambardella. (2010). The Market for Technology. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1. 641–678. 26 indexed citations
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Gambardella, Alfonso, Marco S. Giarratana, & Claudio Panico. (2010). How and When Should Companies Retain Their Human Capital? Contracts, Incentives and Human Resource Implications. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Gambardella, Alfonso, Dietmar Harhoff, & Bart Verspagen. (2008). The value of European patents. European Management Review. 5(2). 69–84. 26 indexed citations
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Gambardella, Alfonso & Claudio Panico. (2006). Optimal Contracts for EmployeesIdeas. 1 indexed citations
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Giuri, Paola, Myriam Mariani, Stefano Brusoni, et al.. (2005). Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Inventors (but Never Asked): Evidence from the PatVal-EU Survey. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 33 indexed citations
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Arora, Ashish & Alfonso Gambardella. (2005). From Underdogs To Tigers: The Rise And Growth Ofthe Software Industry. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Gambardella, Alfonso. (2005). Patents and the division of innovative labor. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Arora, Ashish, Andréa Fosfuri, & Alfonso Gambardella. (2004). Markets for Technology: The Economics of Innovation and Corporate Strategy. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1. 142 indexed citations
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Gambardella, Alfonso & Salvatore Torrisi. (2001). Nuova industria o nuova economia? L'impatto dell'informatica sulla produttivitˆ dei settori manifatturieri in Italia. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 54(213). 39–76. 9 indexed citations
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Gambardella, Alfonso, Luigi Orsenigo, & Fabio Pammolli. (2000). Global Competitiveness in Pharmaceuticals: A European Perspective. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 74 indexed citations
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Gambardella, Alfonso & Enzo Rullani. (1999). Divisione del lavoro tecnologico e media di condivisione delle conoscenze: alla ricerca di nuove istituzioni. Journal of Industrial and Business Economics. 5 indexed citations

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