Chiara Marzocchi

Visiting Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Newcastle University

Chiara.Marzocchi@newcastle.ac.uk

Biography

Chiara Marzocchi is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She joined Newcastle University Business School in February 2021, after previously working at Alliance Manchester Business School.

Her research focuses on innovation and nascent entrepreneurship, particularly the contributions of universities to entrepreneurship and the role of contextual determinants in fostering sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems. She examines nascent entrepreneurship, with a focus on start-ups by students and recent graduates, higher education institutions' organizational mechanisms and incentives for entrepreneurship, and the broader impact of these ventures on the regions where they are established.

Her work explores various channels that facilitate knowledge creation and exchange, including the diversity of entrepreneurial outputs generated by universities, the role of teaching in skills development, and the diffusion and local retention of graduates and graduate ventures.

Select publications

Articles

Angori G, Marzocchi C, Ramaciotti L, Rizzo U. A patent-based analysis of the evolution of basic, mission-oriented, and applied research in European universities. The Journal of Technology Transfer 2024, 49, 609-641.
Marzocchi C, Kitagawa F, Rossi F, Uyarra E. Reconceptualising knowledge exchange and higher education institutions: broadening our understanding of motivations, channels, and stakeholders. Studies in Higher Education 2023, 48(5), 673-682.
Kitagawa F, Marzocchi C, Sánchez-Barrioluengo M, Uyarra E. Anchoring talent to regions: the role of universities in graduate retention through employment and entrepreneurship. Regional Studies 2022, 56(6), 1001-1004.
Marzocchi C, Ramlogan R. Forsaking innovation: addressing failure and innovation behaviour variety. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management 2019, 31(12), 1462-1473.
Marzocchi C, Kitagawa F, Sanchez-Barrioluengo M. Evolving missions and university entrepreneurship: academic spin-offs and graduate start-ups in the entrepreneurial society. Journal of Technology Transfer 2019, 44, 167-188.
Uyarra E, Marzocchi C, Sorvik J. How outward looking is smart specialisation? Rationales, drivers and barriers. European Planning Studies 2018, 26(12), 2344-2363.

Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

Marzocchi C, Rizzo U, Ramaciotti L, Angori G. The content evolution of basic, mission-oriented, and applied research in European universities. In: Academy of Management. 2022, Seattle, Washington: Academy of Management.
Marzocchi C, Sanchez-Barrioluengo M, Kitagawa F. Contextualising entrepreneurship capital provisions for graduate start-ups: The university and the regional context. In: British Academy of Management. 2019, Aston University, Birmingham, UK: British Academy of Management.

Reports

Marzocchi C, Uyarra E, Flanagan K. Understanding Innovation and Innovation Ecosystems - A technical report for the research on Innovation & Global Competitiveness. Manchester, UK: Alliance Manchester Business School, 2019. Greater Manchester Independent Prosperity Review.
Amanatidou E, Gagliardi D, Marzocchi C, Benaim M, Cox D. Perceived impacts of P2P supported policies: Era-Learn 2020, Strengthening Joint Programming in Europe. EU Commission: H2020, 2018. EU Commission: H2020.
Benneworth P, Consoli D, Uyarra E, Marzocchi C, Sanchez-Barrioluengo M, Kitagawa F. Measuring the contribution of higher education to innovation capacity in the EU. DG Education (EU), 2017.
Georghiou L, Dale-Clough L, Marzocchi C, Cox D. Industrial Innovation in Transition: good practice guide. EU Commission: H2020: EU Commission: H2020, 2017.
Gagliardi D, Marzocchi C. Annual Report on European SMEs 2016/2017. University of Manchester: Manchester, 2017. SMEs Performance review.
Gagliardi D, Marzocchi C, Ramlogan R, Cox D. Insolvencies and SMEs: the role of second chance. DG Grow (EU), 2016. SMEs Performance Review.
Gagliardi D, Marzocchi C, Ramlogan R, Cox D, Muller P, Caliandro C. Annual Report of European SMEs 2014/15: SMEs start hiring again. DG Grow (EU), 2015. In Preparation.
Gagliardi D, Marzocchi C, Ramlogan R, Cox D, Muller P, Caliandro C, Fritsch M. Annual Report on European SMEs 2012/13: A recovery at the horizon?. 2013.

Working Paper

Sorvik J, Mindtkandal I, Marzocchi C, Uyarra E. How Outward-looking is Smart Specialisation?. JRC Technical report 2016, 16.