Marco Ceccagnoli

Marco Ceccagnoli is a Professor and Brady Family Professor in Management at the Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology. He serves as the PhD Coordinator for the Strategy & Innovation area and teaches strategic management and technology strategy across undergraduate, MBA (full-time, evening, and executive), and PhD programs. His research focuses on the economics and management of innovation, particularly how firms appropriate value from innovation through intellectual property, knowledge spillovers, and strategic governance.

His research interests include:

• Innovation Management and Appropriability
• Technology Strategy and Markets
• Intellectual Property and Open Source Software
• Knowledge Spillovers and Absorptive Capacity
• Corporate Venture Capital and Digital Platforms
• Complementary Assets and Organizational Governance

The recent articles show a strong focus on empirical investigations of innovation value capture, digital platform ecosystems, and the role of firm capabilities in technology integration. His work spans disciplines including strategic management, information systems, industrial organization, and innovation economics, often bridging theory and practice with data-driven insights from enterprise software, R&D labs, and technology markets.

His scientific awards include:

• William W. Cooper Doctoral Dissertation Award in Management or Management Science
• European Association for Research in Industrial Economics Award
• Best Doctoral Dissertation Award (runner-up), Academy of Management (TIM Division)
• Best Paper Award, Cooperative Strategy Interest Group, Strategic Management Society (SMS)
• ICIS Best Paper Award (runner-up)

Marco Ceccagnoli advises PhD students in the Strategy & Innovation area and contributes to research grants and collaborative projects with institutions globally. He has served as a reviewer for top journals such as Management Science, Strategic Management Journal, and Research Policy. His work is frequently cited and has influenced both academic and practitioner understanding of innovation strategy.

He is actively involved in research initiatives such as the Roundtable for Engineering Entrepreneurship Research (REER), which brings together scholars in technology and innovation management.