Biography

Leonardo Mazzoni joined the EUI as a research associate in May 2023. He is lecturer of the course: “Economics and Management of Sectors and Local Systems” at the University of Florence. He is member of the program committee of the PhD program in Development Economics and Local Systems.

He completed his PhD in Development Economics and Local Systems at the University of Trento and Florence in 2020. He worked as a researcher and technology transfer collaborator at Artes 4.0 -IMT School for Advanced Studies and as a post-doc fellow at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Padua.

He worked as a lecturer of the courses “International Entrepreneurship” at KENT STATE University and “Economics and Management of Innovation” at the University of Padua.

His research interests deal with Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Digital Transformation.

He is co-author of national and international publications of recognised interest (among others Small Business Economics, Regional Studies, Industry and Innovation, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, EPJ Data Science and International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal).

Research projects, clusters and working groups

Ongoing

• Review of the Integrated Postal Reform and Development Plan and Postal Reform Guide

Completed

• Innovation and intellectual property in the Digital Age

Fields of expertise

Recent research output

• MAZZONI, Leonardo; SEDITA, Silvia Rita (2024), Unpacking the drivers of the socio-environmental sustainability of new ventures : insights from innovative digital start-ups in Italy, Article
• MAZZONI, Leonardo; PINELLI, Fabio; RICCABONI, Massimo (2024), Measuring corporate digital divide through websites : insights from Italian firms, Article
• MAZZONI, Leonardo; BOTTA, Marco; CARLINI, Roberta; FILISTRUCCHI, Lapo; MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Natalia; PARCU, Pier Luigi (2024), Implications of the digital transformation on different social groups, Technical Report
• GALLI, Niccolò; BOTTA, Marco; CARLINI, Roberta; DA COSTA LEITE BORGES, Danielle; FILISTRUCCHI, Lapo; MAZZONI, Leonardo; MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Natalia; PARCU, Pier Luigi; PISARKIEWICZ, Anna Renata; ROSSI, Maria Alessandra (2023), Position statement on the Joint ITA–NIST–USPTO collaboration initiative regarding standards : notice of public listening and request for comments, Working Paper
• GALLI, Niccolò; NIKOLIC, Igor; BOTTA, Marco; CARLINI, Roberta; CARROZZA, Chiara; DA COSTA LEITE BORGES, Danielle; FILISTRUCCHI, Lapo; MAZZONI, Leonardo; MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Natalia; PARCU, Pier Luigi; PISARKIEWICZ, Anna Renata; ROSSI, Maria Alessandra (2023), Position statement on the European Commission’s proposal for a SEPs regulation, Working Paper
• MAZZONI, Leonardo; INNOCENTI, Niccolò (2023), What conditions favor high‑potential entrepreneurship? : unpacking the nexus between the industrial structure and startup typologies, Article