Dr Lucrezia Casulli

Senior Lecturer

Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship

Personal statement

My research interests are firmly in the area of entrepreneurial cognition and mindset as antecedents to individual and team-level behaviour. I draw on a number of established theories of psychology (positive psychology, competence development psychology, personal constructs psychology, decision-making psychology, identity, etc.) in order to explain entrepreneurial behaviour in different settings, including but not limited to business start-up.

More recently I have developed a strong interest in entrepreneurial mindset as set of competences that enable individuals to fulfil their potential and to add value at the organisational and societal level. This work rests on the assumption that entrepreneurial mindsets can be taught and learned through dedicated intervention (based on principles of psychoeducation).

I also have a strong interest in neurodiversity in entrepreneurship, on how minds that are wired dirrerently add value, the role of neurotypical assumptions around entrepreneurial activity and how we can create a neuroinclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem.

My current activities focus on the development of a series of teaching and research instruments for entrepreneurial mindset intervention to be applied through engaged scholarship in contexts such as leadership for inclusive and sustainable innovation.

My research has been published in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, International Business Review, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Journal of Small Business Management and other leading entrepreneurship and internationalisation outlets. I am also the author of a series of research and evaluation reports for Scottish Enterprise and Scottish EDGE, which have have helped develop ecosystem support for both start ups and internationally growing firms.

Expertise

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Area of Expertise

Entrepreneurial mindset
Entrepreneurial cognition and action
Entrepreneurial decision making
Entrepreneurial identity
International Entrepreneurship
Internationalization processes
Qualitative process research and micro-dynamics research

Prize And Awards

Mario Raffa Policy Paper Award, RENT XXXVI Conference: Recipient; 17/11/2022
Academy of International Business Best Conference Reviewer: Recipient; 2014

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Qualifications

PhD in Entrepreneurship and International Business - University of Glasgow - Centre for Internationalisation and Enterprise Research (CIER)
M.Sc. Management Research Methods - University of Glasgow - Adam Smith Business School
M.A. (Hons), Business and Management - University of Glasgow - Adam Smith Business School

Publications

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Publications

Exploring founder identity tension, resolution and venture pursuit: Knox Stephen, Casulli Lucrezia; Journal of Small Business Management Vol 61, pp. 2488-2518 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2021.1905821
Editorial : Searching for meaning in work and life: happiness, wellbeing, and the future of organizations: Floris Michela, Casulli Lucrezia, Ferrari Laura; Frontiers in Psychology Vol 14 (2023); https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1287404
Embedding entrepreneurial competence or just "playing the system"?: Mawson Suzanne, Casulli Lucrezia; 3E European Entrepreneurship Education Conference (2023)
A competence development approach for entrepreneurial mindset in entrepreneurship education: Mawson Suzanne, Casulli Lucrezia, Simmons Emilee L; Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy Vol 6, pp. 481–501 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1177/25151274221143146
New thinking or the 'emperor's new clothes’? : a critique of entrepreneurial mindset and public policy: Simmons Emilee Lauran, Mawson Suzanne, Casulli Lucrezia; RENT XXXVI (2022)
Subversive linguistic conventions in panel-based decision making : a group level study: MacLaren Andrew Craig, Farrington Thomas, Casulli Lucrezia; British Academy of Management Conference (2022)

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Teaching

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Teaching

In my teaching, as am passionate about the area of entrepreneurial mindset. We all have a mindset - a way of thinking that underpins the way we act. However, our mindsets are not always entrepreneurial. We may not be particularly creative or positive. We may not feel comfortable acting when the outcomes of our actions are unclear or uncertain. We may be afraid to try, to fail or to be judged. The good news is that mindsets can shift! My ambition is to coach students to conquer their mindset, make them more entrepreneurial.

My other teaching passion is internationalisation of small firms. Some new and small businesses have offerings that may be appealing worldwide. In my classes, students work hands-on on an international market entry plan for local and national businesses.

Research

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