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Ludovic DI BIAGGIO

Professor

Bases de connaissance, organisation et innovation, Systèmes locaux d'innovation

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Ludovic DI BIAGGIO

Academy

Transformation

Research center

Knowledge, Technology and Organization

Location

Sophia Antipolis

Discipline

Strategy, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Ludovic Dibiaggio is a Full professor at SKEMA Business School, where he teaches and conducts research in the fields of innovation and organizational dynamics related to technological transformations. He founded and led the KTO research center for over ten years and headed OTESIA (Observatory of Technological, Economic, and Social Impacts of Artificial Intelligence). His work focuses on the factors that foster the creation and selection of innovative projects, as well as the effects of innovation at the individual, organizational, and territorial levels.

His research spans various sectors, from semiconductors and biotechnologies to fuel cells and crowdfunding platforms. Currently, his work focuses on artificial intelligence and its strategic implications, particularly in the automotive industry. He regularly publishes in leading academic journals and actively participates in international conferences.

Education
1999
PhD in Economics, Université Côte d'Azur, France
1992
MSc in industrial organization, Université Côte d'Azur, France
1990
Master in Management and administration, CERAM Business School, France
Experience
Full-time academic positions
Since 2010
Professor of Economics, SKEMA Business School, France
2002 - 2010
Associate Professor of Economics, SKEMA Business School, France
Other academic affiliations and appointments
2021 - 2022
Director of OTESIA, Université Côte d'Azur, France
2021 - 2023
Chair, OTESIA, France
Since 2020
Member of the Scientific Committee, EUR ELMI, France
2014 - 2019
Director of the KTO PhD program, SKEMA Business School, France
2010 - 2022
Head of the KTO Research Center, SKEMA Business School, France
2008 - 2012
Director of the PhD programme in management, SKEMA Business School, France
2007 - 2010
Associate Dean for research, SKEMA Business School, France
2003 - 2004
Academic Director of the Master in Strategic Management of Sustainable Development, SKEMA Business School, France
2000 - 2002
Research fellow, CENTRIM, University of Brighton, Great Britain
1999 - 2000
Research fellow, CNRS, France
1997 - 1998
ATER, Université Côte d'Azur, France
Other professional experiences
2019 - 2020
Member of the executive committee, EUR ELMI, France
Research grants, Awards and Honors
Awards and Honors
2022
Best Reviewer Award, SMS
2021
Best reviewer award, SMS
2020
Best reviewer award, SMS
2015
Best Reviewer Award, Academy of Management
2009
Best Symposium Award, Academy of Management
2005
Best Paper Award, SKEMA Business School
2005
Best Teacher Award, SMBG
Other research activities
Editorial Board Member
2011
Management International
Reviewer for:
Research Policy, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Industrial and Corporate Change, Industry and Innovation
Organization of a conference or a research seminar
2021
KTO workshop on Mobility, France
2021
SKEMA KTO Paper Development Workshop, France
2019
Paper Development Workshop PDW SKEMA, France
2019
EDISON, Germany
Other academic activities
2021
Strategic Management Society
2021
AGeCSO
2021
Academy of Management
2018
Academy of Management
2018
Strategic Management Society
2015
Member of the scientific advisory board, EADA Scientific advisory board
2015
Academy of Management
2015
Strategic Management Society
2014
Strategic Management Society
2014
American Academy of Management
2011
American Academy of Management
2011
European Academy of Management
2011
Schumpeter Society

Peer-reviewed journal articles

SITRUK, J., GRODAL, S., SUAREZ, F. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2025). Emotional brightness and crowdfunding performance. Research Policy, 54(1), pp. 105094.
ZUNINO, D., CASTELLANETA, F. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2024). Tension between digital distance and bodily presence in hybrid teaching: evidence from two natural experiments during the COVID-19 pandemic in a French Business School. M@n@gement, 27(1), pp. 38-56.
FELDMAN, M., DI BIAGGIO, L. and TRAN, T. (2023). The temporal value of local scientific expertise. Industrial and Corporate Change, 32(3), pp. 647-672.
DI BIAGGIO, L., NASIRIYAR, M. and NESTA, L. (2014). Substitutability and complementary of technological knowledge and the inventive performance of semiconductor companies. Research Policy, 43(9), pp. 1582-1593.
NASIRIYAR, M., NESTA, L. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2014). The moderating role of the complementary nature of technological resources in the diversification-performance relationship. Industrial and Corporate Change, 23(5), pp. 1357-1380.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and NASIRIYAR, M. (2009). Knowledge integration and vertical specialization in the semiconductor industry. European Management Review, 6(4), pp. 265-276.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2007). Design Complexity, Vertical Disintegration and knowledge organization in the semiconductor industry. Industrial and Corporate Change, 16(2), pp. 239–267.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and KOGUT, B. (2005). Knowledge and Industrial economics introduction to the special issue on empirical studies on knowledge and industrial economic. Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 110(1), pp. 47-56.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2005). Patents Statistics, Knowledge Specialisation and the Organisation of Competencies. Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 110(1), pp. 103-126.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2005). Cognitive Perspectives in Economics. Mind and Society, 4, pp. 197-222.
NESTA, L. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2003). Technology Strategy and Knowledge Dynamics : The Case of Biotech. Industry and Innovation, 10(3), pp. 331-349.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and FERRARY, M. (2003). Communautés de pratique et réseaux sociaux dans la dynamique de fonctionnement des districts industriels. Une étude comparative entre la Silicon Valley et Sophia Antipolis. Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 103(1), pp. 111-130.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (1999). Apprentissage, Coordination et Dynamique de l'Industrie. Une Perspective Cognitive. Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 88, pp. 111-136.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and MUSSO, P. (1998). Architecture Informationnelle et Apprentissage. Un modèle de Simulation. Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 84, pp. 85-104.

Conference proceedings

SITRUK, J. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2020). Category Labels and Entrepreneurial Resource Acquisition: A Study of Crowdfunding Campaigns.
DI BIAGGIO, L., GRODAL, S., SITRUK, J. and SUAREZ, F. (2019). Not Just Labels.

Book chapters

DI BIAGGIO, L., NASIRIYAR, M. and NESTA, L. (2014). The organization of the knowledge base and inventive performance. In: D. Te'eni, Frantz Rowe eds. Innovation and IT in an international context. 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and MESCHI, P.X. (2012). Introduction. In: Dibiaggio, L., Meschi, P-X. eds. Management in the Knowledge Economy - New Managerial Models for Success. 1st ed. Montréal: Pearson.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and MESCHI, P.X. (2012). Introduction. In: Ludovic Dibliaggio, Pierre-Xavier Meschi eds. Management in the Knowledge Economy - New Managerial Models for Success. 1st ed. Pearson.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2012). The Governance of Knowledge integration. In: Dibiaggio, L., Meschi, P-X. eds. Management in the Knowledge Economy - New Managerial Models for Success. 1st ed. Montréal: Pearson.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2010). L'économie de la connaissance: Un enjeu pour le management. In: Dibiaggio, L., Meschi, P-X. eds. Le Management dans l'Economie de la Connaissance. 1st ed. Montréal: Pearson.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and MESCHI, P.X. (2010). Avant-propos. In: Ludovic Dibliaggio, Pierre-Xavier Meschi eds. Le Management dans l'Economie de la Connaissance. 1st ed. Pearson.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and NASIRIYAR, M. (2009). Rate and dimensions of the technological base underlying fuel cell innovations. Evidence from patent data. In: Stefano Pogutz, Angeloantonio Russo and Paolo Migliavacca eds. Innovation, Markets and Sustainable Energy. The Challenge of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology. 1st ed. Milano: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 87-101.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2006). Organisational Advantage of High-Tech SME's. In: Michel Bernasconi, Simon Harris, Mette Moensted eds. High Tech Entrepreneurship: Managing Innovation, Variety and Uncertainty. 1st ed. Routledge.
BERNASCONI, M., DI BIAGGIO, L., FERRARY, M., MONSTED, M. and HARRIS, S. (2006). High-Tech clusters: network richness in Sophia Antipolis and Silicon Valley. In: Michel Bernasconi, Simon Harris, Mette Moensted eds. High-Tech Entrepreneurship, Managing innovation, variety and uncertainty. 1st ed. Routledge, pp. 93-113.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2005). Technology strategy and knowledge dynamics: the case of biotechnology. In: John H. finch, Magali Orillard eds. Complexity and the Economy. Implications for economic Policy. 1st ed. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 25-28.
FERRARY, M., BERNASCONI, M. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2004). Silicon Valley et Sophia Antipolis. Les enseignements d'une étude comparative de clusters de hautes technologies. In: Michel Rousseau, Alain Capiez, Olivier Meier eds. Management local et réseaux d'entreprises. 1st ed. Economica, pp. 63-90.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and DE BANDT, J. (2003). Informational activities as co-production of knowledge and values. In: Jean Gadrey and Faïz Gallouj (ed.). Productivity, Innovation and Knowledge in Services: New Economic and Socio-Economic Approaches. 1st ed. Edward Elgar Publishing.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2000). Comportement Entrepreneurial et Avantage Organisationnel de la Petite Entreprise Hight tech. In: Entrepreneuriat High tech. 1st ed. Dunod.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2000). Le concept d'information en économie: définition et perspectives. In: Economie de l'Immatériel. 1st ed. Economica.

Editorials of a journal

DI BIAGGIO, L. (1999). Introduction au n° spécial Economie de la Connaissance. Revue d'Économie Industrielle, 88, pp. 11-12.

Books and book editor

DI BIAGGIO, L. and MESCHI, P.X. (2012). Management in the Knowledge Economy - New Managerial Models for Success. Pearson, 332 pages.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and MESCHI, P.X. [Eds] (2010). Le management dans l'économie de la connaissance: des clés pour comprendre les nouveaux modèles. Pearson, 256 pages.

Conference presentations

ZUNINO, D., SITRUK, J. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2022). Symbolic Value of Blending Category Labels and Resource Acquisition of Entrepreneurial Projects: Evidence from Reward- Based Crowdfunding, 2010—2015. In: Israel Strategy Conference. Herzlyia.
DI BIAGGIO, L., FELDMAN, M. and TRAN, T. (2022). The Time Value of Local Scientific Expertise. In: GEOINNOV. Milan.
DI BIAGGIO, L., NESTA, L. and KEITA, M. (2021). The evolution of AI related expertise in the world. In: AGeCSO (Association pour gestion des connaissances dans la Société et les Organisations) conférence. Clermont Ferrand.
SITRUK, J., DI BIAGGIO, L. and ZUNINO, D. (2020). Category Labels and Entrepreneurial Resource Acquisition: A Study of Crowdfunding Campaigns. In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Virtual.
DI BIAGGIO, L., TRAN, T. and FELDMAN, M. (2020). The Time Value of Local Scientific Expertise. In: University of Stavanger. Stavanger.
DI BIAGGIO, L., GRODAL, S. and SITRUK, J. (2019). Not Just Labels. In: Chicago. Chicago.
SITRUK, J., DI BIAGGIO, L. and ZUNINO, D. (2019). Category Labels and Entrepreneurial Resource Acquisition: a Study of Crowdfunding Campaigns. In: Strategic Management Society annual Conference. Mineapolis.
SITRUK, J., DI BIAGGIO, L. and ZUNINO, D. (2019). Category Labels and Resource Acquistion: Evidence from Crowdfunding Campaigns. In: Strategic Management Society annual Conference. Minneapolis.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2018). Regional alignment and performance. In: Geo Innov. Barcelona.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and SITRUK, J. (2018). Categorization as a determinant of crowdfunding performance. In: AOM American Academy of Management Conference. Chicago.
MONTMARTIN, B., DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2018). Regional Alignment and Productivity Growth. In: GEOINNOV. Barcelona.
CHEREAU, P., DI BIAGGIO, L. and MOLA, L. (2018). How open open-innovation should be? A knowledge-based framework for governing open innovation-based growth. In: AGeCSO (Association pour gestion des connaissances dans la Société et les Organisations) conférence. Paris.
DI BIAGGIO, L., MOLA, L. and CHEREAU, P. (2018). How open innovation should be. In: colloque GECSO. Paris.
DI BIAGGIO, L., MONTMARTIN, B. and NESTA, L. (2017). Regional Aligment and Performance. In: IDEA workshop. Chapel Hill.
ZAVOSH, G. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2015). How Much Does Corporate Effect Matter? Definition of BusinessVariant Corporate Effect. In: AOM American Academy of Management Conference. Vancouver.
ZAVOSH, G. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2015). How Much Does Corporate Effect Matter? Definition and Estimation of Business-Variant Corporate Effect. In: DRUID Conference. Rome.
NASIRIYAR, M., DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2010). Technological assets as platform for diversification. In: DRUID summer conference, Opening Up Innovation: Strategy, Organization and Technology. London.
DI BIAGGIO, L., NASIRIYAR, M. and NESTA, L. (2009). The organization of the knowledge base and inventive performance. In: Séminaire Innovation et Réseaux, IREGE, Université de Savoie. Annecy.
NASIRIYAR, M., DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2009). Platforms and business diversification. In: AOM American Academy of Management Conference. Chicago.
NASIRIYAR, M., DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2009). Coherence and Cohesion.The two faces of knowledge integration. In: AOM American Academy of Management Conference. Chicago.
NASIRIYAR, M., DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2009). Properties of technological knowledge base and innovative performance: Evidence from the semiconductor industry. In: Schumpeter Society Conference. Rio de Janeiro.
NASIRIYAR, M., DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2008). Technological regime and innovative pattern in the Semiconductor industry. In: DRUID Conference. Copenhagen.
NASIRIYAR, M., DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2007). Evolutionary dynamics of technological diversification in the semiconductor industry DRUID Summer Conference 2007 on Appropriability, Proximity, Routines and Innovation. In: EURAM (European Academy of Management) Conference. Paris.
NASIRIYAR, M., DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2007). Evolutionary dynamics of technological diversification in the semiconductor industry. In: DRUID Summer Conference on Appropriability, Proximity, Routines and Innovation. Copenhagen.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2006). Technological Specialisation and the Evolution of the Semiconductor Industry. In: International J.A. Schumpeter Society Conference. Nice-Sohia-Antipolis.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2005). Design Complexity, Vertical Disintegration and knowledge organization in the semiconductor industry. In: AOM American Academy of Management Conference. Hawaii.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2005). Design complexity, vertical disintegration and knowledge organization in the semiconductor industry. In: DRUID Conference. Copenhagen.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2004). Knowledge bridges between islands of technologies. How do firms specialize in the semiconductor industry? Does it matter? In: Schumpeter Society Conference. Milan.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and NESTA, L. (2003). Knowledge bridges between islands of technologies. How do firms specialize in the semiconductor industry? Does it matter? In: Keith Pavitt Conference. Brighton.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2002). Knowledge Organisation and Firm Specialisation in the Biotech Industry. In: DRUID Conference. Copenhagen.
DI BIAGGIO, L. (2001). Semiconductor Industry Dynamics. An investigation for a General Pattern of Evolution. In: The Nelson and Winter Conference. Aalbord.
DI BIAGGIO, L. and BRADY, T. (2001). Knowledge management in context: learning mechanisms, hierarchies of knowledge and complexity. In: Conference on Managing Knowledge: Conversations and Critiques. Leicester.

Faculty research seminar presentations

ZUNINO, D., SITRUK, J. and DI BIAGGIO, L. (2022). Category labels and entrepreneurial resource acquisition: a study of crowdfunding campaigns. In: IIM Bangalore. Bangalore.