Marco Ceccagnoli
Brady Family ProfessorshipPh.D. Coordinator, Strategy and Innovation; Professor
Biography
Marco Ceccagnoli is Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology, where he also serves as PhD Coordinator for the Strategy & Innovation area. He has been a member of the Georgia Tech faculty since 2005 and was appointed Brady Family Professor in Management in 2020.
His scholarship examines how firms create, commercialize, and appropriate value from innovation, with particular attention to intellectual property, markets for technology, and platform-based competition. His work has received international recognition, including the William W. Cooper Doctoral Dissertation Award, the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics Award, a Best Doctoral Dissertation Award (runner-up) from the Academy of Management (TIM Division), a Best Paper Award from the Strategic Management Society’s Cooperative Strategy Interest Group, and a Best Paper Award (runner-up) at the International Conference on Information Systems.
Professor Ceccagnoli’s research has been published in leading journals such as Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, Research Policy, Review of Economics and Statistics, MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, and Management Science, as well as in edited volumes published by MIT Press, Kluwer Academic Publishers, and Palgrave Macmillan. He is a regular reviewer for top journals in strategy, innovation, and economics.
Before joining Georgia Tech, he served as Assistant Professor of Strategy at INSEAD (France). He earned his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and holds a summa cum laude Laurea in Economics and Business from the University of Rome “La Sapienza.”
| Year | Title | Journal | Author(s) | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reaching beyond low-hanging fruit: Basic research and innovativeness | Research Policy |
Marco Ceccagnoli
YouNa Lee John Walsh |
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| Ceccagnoli, M., Lee, Y., Walsh, J. P. “Reaching beyond low-hanging fruit: Basic research and innovativeness.” Research Policy, 2024, 53(1). | |||||
| 2022 | IT Knowledge Spillovers, Absorptive Capacity, and Productivity: Evidence from Enterprise Software | Information Systems Research |
Huang, P.
Ceccagnoli, M. Forman, C. Wu, D.J. |
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| Huang, P., Ceccagnoli, M., Forman, C., Wu, D.J. “IT Knowledge Spillovers, Absorptive Capacity, and Productivity: Evidence from Enterprise Software.” Information Systems Research, 33(3): 908-934 | |||||
| 2019 | How Reliable is the Market for Technology? | The Review of Economics and Statistics |
Palermo, V.
Higgins, M. Ceccagnoli, M. |
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| Palermo, V., Higgins, M., Ceccagnoli, M. “How Reliable is the Market for Technology?” The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101(1), pp. 107–120 | |||||
| 2019 | Knowledge integration in the shadow of tacit spillovers: Empirical evidence from U.S. R&D labs | Research Policy |
Venturini, R.
Ceccagnoli, M. van Zeebroeck, N. |
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| Venturini, R., Ceccagnoli, M., van Zeebroeck, N., “Knowledge integration in the shadow of tacit spillovers: Empirical evidence from U.S. R&D labs.” Research Policy, 2019, 48(1), 180-205. | |||||
| 2018 | Corporate venture capital as a real option in the markets for technology | Strategic Management Journal |
Ceccagnoli, M.
Higgins, M. Kang, H. |
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| Ceccagnoli, M., Higgins, M., Kang, H. “Corporate venture capital as a real option in the markets for technology.” Strategic Management Journal, 2018, 39(13), pp. 3355-3381. | |||||
| 2016 | Opening Up Intellectual Property Strategy: Implications for Open Source Software Entry by Start-Up Firms | Management Science |
Wen, W.
Ceccagnoli, M. Forman, C. |
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| Wen, W., Ceccagnoli, M., Forman, C. “Opening Up Intellectual Property Strategy: Implications for Open Source Software Entry by Start-Up Firms.” Management Science, 2016, 62(9), pp. 2668–2691. | |||||
| 2016 | Appropriability strategies to capture value from innovation | Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth |
Ceccagnoli, Marco
Rothaermel, Frank |
Published Papers | View |
| Ceccagnoli, M., Rothaermel, F.T. “Appropriability strategies to capture value from innovation,” Chapter 1 in S. Hoskinson and M.C. Thursby (eds.), “Advances in the Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth,” Volume 26, Emerald Press, 2016. | |||||
| 2014 | Behind the Scenes: Sources of Complementarity in R&D | Journal of Economics and Management Strategy |
Ceccagnoli, M.
Higgins, M. Palermo, V. |
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| Ceccagnoli, M., Higgins, M., Palermo, V. “Behind the Scenes: Sources of Complementarity in R&D.” Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 2014, 23(1), pp. 125-148. | |||||
| 2014 | Digital Platforms: When is Participation Valuable? | Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery |
Ceccagnoli, M.
Huang, P. Forman, C. Wu, D.J. |
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| Ceccagnoli, M., Huang, P., Forman, C. Wu, D.J. “Digital Platforms: When is Participation Valuable?” Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery, February 2014. | |||||
| 2013 | Complementary assets and the choice of organizational governance: Empirical evidence from a large sample of US technology-based firms | IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management |
Ceccagnoli, M.
Hicks, D. |
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| Ceccagnoli, M., Hicks, D. “Complementary assets and the choice of organizational governance: Empirical evidence from a large sample of US technology-based firms.” IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management, 2013, 60(1), pp. 99-112. | |||||
| 2013 | The Cost of Integrating External Technologies: Supply and Demand Drivers of Value Creation in the Markets for Technology | Strategic Management Journal |
Ceccagnoli, M.
Jiang, L. |
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| Ceccagnoli, M., Jiang, L. “The Cost of Integrating External Technologies: Supply and Demand Drivers of Value Creation in the Markets for Technology.” Strategic Management Journal, 2013, Vol. 34, pp. 404-425. | |||||
| 2013 | Appropriability Mechanisms and the Platform Partnership Decision: Evidence from Enterprise Software | Management Science |
Huang, P.
Ceccagnoli, M. Forman, C. Wu, D.J. |
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| Huang, P., Ceccagnoli, M., Forman, C., Wu, D.J. “Appropriability Mechanisms and the Platform Partnership Decision: Evidence from Enterprise Software.” Management Science, 2013, 59(1), pp. 102–121. | |||||
| 2012 | Cocreation of Value in a Platform Ecosystem: The Case of Enterprise Software | MIS Quarterly |
Ceccagnoli, M.
Huang, P. Forman, C. Wu, D.J. |
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| Ceccagnoli, M., Huang, P., Forman, C. Wu, D.J. “Cocreation of Value in a Platform Ecosystem: The Case of Enterprise Software.” MIS Quarterly, 2012, 36(1), pp. 263-290. | |||||
| 2010 | Productivity and the Role of Complementary Assets in Firms’ Demand for Technology Innovations | Industrial and Corporate Change |
Ceccagnoli, M.
Graham, S. Higgins, M. Lee, J. |
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| Ceccagnoli, M., Graham, S. Higgins, M., Lee, J. “Productivity and the Role of Complementary Assets in Firms’ Demand for Technology Innovations.” Industrial and Corporate Change, 2010, 19(3), pp. 839-869. | |||||
| 2009 | Appropriability, preemption, and firm performance | Strategic Management Journal | Ceccagnoli, M. | Published Papers | View |
| Ceccagnoli, M. "Appropriability, preemption, and firm performance". Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 30, pp. 81-98, 2009. | |||||
| 2008 | R&D and the Patent Premium | International Journal of Industrial Organization |
Arora, A.
Ceccagnoli, M. Cohen, W. |
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| Arora, A., Ceccagnoli, M., Cohen, W. "R&D and the Patent Premium". International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 26, pp. 1153-1179, 2008. | |||||
| 2008 | Appropriating the returns to innovation | Advances in Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth |
Ceccagnoli, M.
Rothaermel, F.T. |
Published Papers | View |
| Ceccagnoli, M., Rothaermel, F.T. (2008). Appropriating the returns to innovation. Advances in Study of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth, 18: 11-34. | |||||
| 2006 | Patent protection, complementary assets, and firms' incentives for technology licensing | Management Science |
Arora, A.
Ceccagnoli, M. |
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| Arora. A, Ceccagnoli, M. "Patent protection, complementary assets, and firms' incentives for technology licensing." Management Science, Vol. 52, No. 2 (February), 2006 | |||||
| 2005 | Firm Heterogeneity, Imitation, and the Incentives for Cost Reducing R&D Effort | Journal of Industrial Economics | Ceccagnoli, M. | Published Papers | View |
| Ceccagnoli, M. "Firm Heterogeneity, Imitation, and the Incentives for Cost Reducing R&D Effort." Journal of Industrial Economics. Vol. 53, No. 1 (March), 2005. | |||||