Lara Agostini is Associate Professor at the Department of Management and Engineering of the University of Padova. Her main research areas are: inter-organizational relationships, innovation management and IPRs. She won several awards at international conferences. She has published more than 30 articles in international journals as International Journal of Management Reviews, International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Journal of Small Business Management, European Management Review, Knowledge Management Research and Practice, and European Journal of Innovation Management.