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Fa­bio Bu­sic­chia

Postdoc

Subjects
Strategy Industry Startup Entrepreneurship Innovation

Primary research areas

Entry in nas­cent in­dus­tries
I ex­am­ine how firms nav­ig­ate nas­cent in­dus­tries, those at the earli­est stages of de­vel­op­ment. I study how firms make tech­no­lo­gic­al in­vest­ment and mar­ket entry de­cisions, and how these choices shape both firm per­form­ance, sur­viv­al and the broad­er in­dustry struc­ture. I am par­tic­u­larly in­ter­ested in dual-use in­nov­a­tions—tech­no­lo­gies that ori­gin­ate in the mil­it­ary do­main and later find ci­vil­ian ap­plic­a­tions
En­tre­pren­eur­i­al found­ing team
I ex­am­ine how founders’ pre-entry ex­per­i­ence in­flu­ences en­tre­pren­eur­i­al team form­a­tion and ul­ti­mately shapes or­gan­iz­a­tion­al de­cisions and suc­cess.

I do re­search to link in­di­vidu­als, in­nov­a­tion and op­por­tun­it­ies

My research examines how firms’ entry strategies and prior experience—whether from established companies or entrepreneurial founding teams—shape their performance and survival. I focus in particular on firm entry decisions and pre-entry experience in high-tech nascent industries, which are critical engines of economic growth. By uncovering how firm heterogeneity and strategic choices influence outcomes, my work shows how these decisions aggregate at the industry level and help explain the emergence and evolution of new industries over time. 

Outside activities

Ex­ten­ded fac­ulty - MIP Po­litec­nico di Mil­ano, Gradu­ate School of Man­age­ment , 2025 -

Teach­ing in in­dus­tri­al eco­nom­ics
https://www.gsom.polimi.it/