Resume

• 2013

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  Strategic Management

  University of Tennessee-Knoxville

• 2010

  Italian

  English

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Corporate Communication

  Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM

• 2006

  Master of Science (M.S.)

  Communication and Brand Management

  Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM

• 2003

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  Public Relation and Advertising

  Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM

• Incontro e Presenza

  Volunteer

  La Voce del Bambino

  Volunteer

  Catholic Charities of East Tennessee

  Stata

  Data Analysis

  SAS

  Social Media

  Research

  Entrepreneurship

  SPSS

  Strategy

  University Teaching

  Higher Education

  Entrepreneurial Orientation in Low-and Medium-Tech Industries: The Need for Absorptive Capacity to Increase Performance

  Barbara Larraneta

  The implications of Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) for firm performance in low- and medium-tech (LMT) industries are largely unexplored and seem to be limited. In this paper we seek to address this research gap studying how Absorptive Capacity can act as a key factor determining the effectiveness of EO in such a context. Specifically

  we adopt the knowledge-based view of the firm and explore the moderating effects of Absorptive Capacity’s Potential and Realized dimensions on the EO–performance relationship in LMT industries. Our regression results based on a lagged dataset of 103 medium-sized firms based in Italy confirm our hypotheses that

  in LMT industries

  EO has a positive effect on firm performance when coupled with high levels of both Potential and Realized Absorptive Capacity.

  Entrepreneurial Orientation in Low-and Medium-Tech Industries: The Need for Absorptive Capacity to Increase Performance

  Nella gestione strategica la crescita è un desiderio

  un’ambizione

  ma anche un obiettivo imprescindibile. Ciò nondimeno

  spesso le aziende risultano incapaci di svilupparsi

  sia sul piano quantitativo che qualitativo. Ancor più difficile risulta farlo in maniera profittevole e finanziariamente sostenibile. Questo lavoro è dedicato alla crescita delle medie aziende appartenenti ai tre settori tipici del made in Italy

  abbigliamento

  alimentare e arredamento. Attraverso un lavoro capillare ed esteso su un arco temporale significativo

  si sono individuati i principali percorsi di crescita seguiti e le strategie adottate dalle aziende che nei dieci anni considerati hanno saputo svilupparsi

  individuando per ciascun settore alcune interessanti best-practices. Ne conseguono indicazioni di ordine generale e suggerimenti utili per imprenditori e manager che

  nonostante tutto

  intendano guidare le proprie aziende verso nuovi percorsi di crescita.

  Crescita e Redditività. Le sfide per il successo delle medie imprese del Made in Italy

  Doctoral student in the College of Business Administration

  in the Organizations & Strategy Ph.D. program

  starting from fall 2013.\nMain research interests include strategy

  entrepreneurship and organizational theory. More specifically: entrepreneurship

  communication

  strategic leadership and celebrity.

  Laura

  IULM University

  University of Tennessee

  Iowa State University - College of Business

  Bocconi University

  Ames

  Iowa

  Assistant Professor

  Iowa State University - College of Business

  Bocconi University

  Research Assistant

  IULM University

  Research Assistant

  University of Tennessee

  Research Assistant

  IULM University