Short bio

Christian Lechner is Full Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Free University of Bolzano, Italy. Director of the PhD program in Economics and Management on Organisational and Institutional Outliers. He held previously position at Toulouse Business Schoolwhere he was involved in entrepreneurship activities, the launch of an incubator and the coaching of small firms. His research in entrepreneurship has been published in major entrepreneurship journals such as Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship and Regional Development and International Small Business Journal. Editorial Board Member International Small Business Journal.

Main Research Areas

Entrepreneurial networks,
Entrepreneurship Ecosystems,
Outliers,
Entrepreneurial Strategy,
Entrepreneurial Teams;