Francesco Chirico

Research

Francesco Chirico (Taranto, Italy, 1980) is a Professor of Strategy and Family Business. Previously, he served the roles of Head of Discipline in Business Administration and co-Director of the Center for Family Enterprise and Ownership (CeFEO) at Jönköping International Business School (JIBS, Sweden). Before joining JIBS, he worked at Texas A&M University, Mays Business School in the US. Founder and owner of ‘Francesco Chirico Consulting AB’ from 2017 to 2019.

His research focuses on the intersection of strategy and entrepreneurship with a special focus on family firms. Francesco Chirico’s studies explore resource management processes and acquisition and divestiture strategies that affect the realization of competitive advantage and value creation in organizations. Francesco Chirico's research has been published in leading international journals including, among others, Journal of Management, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Entrepreneurship, Theory & Practice, Organization Studies, Small Business Economics, Human Relations and Family Business Review. He serves on the editorial review board of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Family Business Review. Also, he is a member of the Academy of Management, Strategic Management Society, International Family Enterprise Research Association, Family Enterprise Research Conference.

Teaching

Francesco Chirico teaches strategic management, international management, entrepreneurship and family business at undergraduate, master, executive and PhD levels.