معرفی
Marco Testoni is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management at Tilburg University in the TS Economics and Management department. His research focuses on corporate strategy, particularly mergers and acquisitions (M&A), analyzing factors influencing firms' ability to appropriate value from acquisitions. He employs diverse datasets, including smartphone geolocation, transportation, patent text, and news text. His work has been published in top journals like the Strategic Management Journal and recognized with awards such as the Wiley Blackwell Outstanding Dissertation Award and the Best Corporate Strategy Interest Group Proposal at the Strategic Management Society Annual Conference.
Affiliations:
- Institution: Tilburg University
- Department: Strategy & Entrepreneurship
- Research Group: Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Education:
- PhD: Business Administration, UCLA Anderson School of Management (2014–2019)
- MSc: Economics and Management of Innovation & Technology (Bocconi University, 2009–2012)
- BSc: Economics and Social Sciences (Bocconi University, 2006–2009)
Research Themes:
- Market competition in corporate control
- Signaling effects on target valuations
- Data-driven M&A analysis (e.g., geospatial, patent text)
Grants and Projects:
- Co-Investigator: R&D Organizational Choices and Innovation Performance in the Biopharmaceutical Industry (2020–2025)
Awards:
- Wiley Blackwell Outstanding Dissertation Award in Strategic Management
- Best Corporate Strategy Interest Group Proposal (Strategic Management Society)
Advising & Grants Narrative: While no formal student advisees are listed, his research collaborations (e.g., with Contigiani, Sakakibara, Chen) reflect academic partnerships. His grants focus on biopharmaceutical innovation and strategic M&A dynamics.
Labs/Teams: No specific lab mentioned, but affiliated with Tilburg’s Strategy & Entrepreneurship research group.
