Jacopo Manotti

Research

How firms enter and shape nascent industries, studied mostly in the New Space Economy.

Interests

  • Entry strategies
  • Nascent industries
  • Business model dynamics
  • Technology affordances
  • New Space Economy
  • Case study methodology
  • Qualitative comparative analysis

Publications

  • Navigating Platformization Tensions in Manufacturing: An Organizational Ambidexterity Perspective Manotti, J., Skliarenko, V., Locatelli, G. (2026). International Journal of Production Economics. DOI
  • Digital Sustainability at the Crossroads: An Affordance-based Perspective Moiana, D., Manotti, J., Ghezzi, A., Rangone, A. (2026). Academy of Management Perspectives. DOI
  • From supply chain configurations to digitally enabled ecosystems Skliarenko, V., Locatelli, G., Manotti, J. (2026). IEEE Engineering Management Review. Link
  • Sustainable business model innovation: A technology affordance perspective in the New Space Economy Manotti, J., Sanasi, S., Ghezzi, A. (2025). Technovation, 143, 103226. DOI
  • Achieving Agility in High-Reputation Firms: Agile Experimentation revisited Sanasi, S., Manotti, J., Ghezzi, A. (2021). IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. DOI

Full list on Google Scholar and ORCID.

Under revision

  • Revise and resubmit, first round: Journal of Business Venturing Manotti, J., Sanasi, S., Ghezzi, A., De Massis, A.
  • Revise and resubmit, first round: Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal Manotti, J., Moiana, D., Leppanen, P., Ventresca, M.
  • Revise and resubmit, first round: Technovation Manotti, J., Loporcaro, C., Basile, L.
  • Revise and resubmit, first round: Review of Managerial Science Manotti, J., Giordano, R., Ghezzi, A.

Titles are withheld during double-blind review.

Work in progress

  • Unpacking Entry as Process: An Incumbent's Pathway in the New Space Economy With Ghezzi, A., Messeni Petruzzelli, A. Presented at EGOS 2023.
  • Building Legitimacy in Nascent Industries: A Discursive Perspective in the New Space Economy Poster at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2025.

Funded projects

  • 2023 to 2025Platformization of Complex Product-Systems Supply Chains. MICS Extended Partnership, NextGenerationEU (PNRR). PI: Giorgio Locatelli. Partners: SCM Group, Camozzi Group, Thales Alenia Space Italia.
  • 2023 to 2025Unlocking the potential of New Space Economy for Circular Economy. PRIN 2022 PNRR, Italian Ministry of University and Research. PI: Antonio Ghezzi.