Francesca Di Pietro

Francesca Di Pietro is Senior Assistant Professor in Business Strategy at the University Milano-Bicocca in Italy. Francesca’s research interests revolve around entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial finance; the relationship between culture and language on innovation and entrepreneurial activities. Her research has appeared in major scientific journals – e.g., Journal of Corporate Finance, British Journal of Management, California Management Review, Journal of Business Ethics, as well as with major international publishers – e.g. Routledge.

Research

• Research interests: entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial finance; crowdfunding

Education

• HEC School of Management (2012 — 2013)
• Introduction to Survey Data Analysis University of Essex (2012 — 2012)
• Master of science Università Commerciale 'Luigi Bocconi' (2009 — 2011)

Publications

Di Pietro, F., Monaghan, S., & O’Hagan-Luff, M. (2022). Entrepreneurial Finance and HRM practices in Small Firms. BRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 33(1), 327-345

Di Pietro, F. (2021). Leveraging regional immigration and immigration diversity for financing crowdfunding projects. REGIONAL STUDIES, REGIONAL SCIENCE, 8(1), 291-301

Butticè, V., Di Pietro, F., & Tenca, F. (2021). They Do Not Look Alike: What Kind of Private Investors Do Equity Crowdfunded Firms Attract?. THE JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Di Pietro, F., & Masciarelli, F. (2021). The Effect of Local Religiosity on Financing Cross-Regional Entrepreneurial Projects Via Crowdfunding (Local Religiosity and Crowdfinancing). JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS

Di Pietro, F., Bogers, M., & Prencipe, A. (2021). Organizational Barriers and Bridges to Crowd Openness in Equity Crowdfunding. TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 162