Areas of research
- Growth and Innovation Perspectives for Firms
- Innovation Economics and Management
- Strategy
- Cultural and Creative Industries
Areas of teaching
- Research Methodology
- Managing Creativity and Innovation
Grants and awards
IJAM most cited article“𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙜𝙚” by Elisa Salvador, Jean-Paul Simon, and Pierre-Jean Benghozi
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MASCIK Best Paper Award: article "When gastronomy and food are at the service of education for a sustainable future: the School Garden Model in Denmark" co-authored with Jesper Strandgaard and Sophie Marie Cappelen
ESSCA School of Management, Angers, France
CNR award “Promotion of Research 2005”, Project for young researchers, with a research project titled “The financing of research spin-off firms: an analysis of the Italian case”
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy
Publications from the last 5 years
Articles
SEGRE, G., DATTILO, M. and SALVADOR, E. (2026). When creativity meets innovation: the role of technology and environmental sustainability in the design sector. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 80, pp. 101968.
PEREZ CABANERO, C. and SALVADOR, E. (2026). Nostalgia’s role in enhancing well-being, memorability, and intention to recommend: the case of an archive-museum in Granada. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 37(2), pp. 468-486.
SALVADOR, E. and COMUNIAN, R. (2024). Why and how Higher Education is so important for Cultural and Creative Industries’ sustainable development? Industry and Higher Education, 38(1), pp. 6-13.
DE BERNARD, M., COMUNIAN, R., JEWELL, S., SALVADOR, E. and O’BRIEN, D. (2024). The role of higher education in sustainable creative careers: exploring UK theatre graduates and theatre careers. Industry and Higher Education, 38(1), pp. 14-26.
SALVADOR, E. and BENGHOZI, P.J. (2023). The evolving place of Cultural and Creative industries in the public policy orientation: What can we learn from the Communications of the European Commission? Réseaux, 238-239(2-3), pp. 283-328.
LAUTO, G., SALVADOR, E. and VISINTIN, F. (2022). For what they are, not for what they bring: The signaling value of gender for financial resource acquisition in academic spin-offs. Research Policy, 51(7).
SALVADOR, E., CASTRO-MARTINEZ, E., BOTELLA-NICOLÁS, A.M. and ISUSI-FAGOAGA, R. (2022). Introduction: Organization and Management of Cultural Festivals: New Challenges in the Digital Age? International Journal of Arts Management, 24(2), pp. 4-12.
Conference papers (with selection committee)
SALVADOR, E., SEGRE, G. and DATTILO, M. (2026). What about creativity and resilience of cultural events? Insights from the audience of a classical music festival. In: R&D Management Conference. Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, University of Manchester.
SEGRE, G., DATTILO, M. and SALVADOR, E. (2025). Design sector specialisation, technologies and sustainability in Piedmont. In: R&D Management Conference 2025. Pisa.
STRANDGAARD PEDERSEN, J., SALVADOR, E. and CAPPELEN, S.M. (2024). When gastronomy and food are at the service of education for a sustainable future: the School Garden model in Denmark. In: 4e édition du MASCIK Workshop. Angers.
STRANDGAARD PEDERSEN, J., SALVADOR, E. and CAPPELEN, S. (2024). When gastronomy and food are at the service of education for a sustainable future: the School Garden model in Denmark. In: XVIIth International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC). ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon.
DE BERNARD, M., COMUNIAN, R., JEWELL, S., O’BRIEN, D. and SALVADOR, E. (2023). Sustainable creative careers and higher education: the case of UK theatre graduates and theatre careers. In: BAM 2023, Towards Disruptive Sustainability: New Business Opportunities and Challenges. University of Sussex Business School, Brighton.
DE BERNARD, M., COMUNIAN, R., JEWELL, S., O’BRIEN, D. and SALVADOR, E. (2023). The role of higher education in sustainable creative careers: exploring UK theatre graduates and theatre careers. In: EURAM Conference. Trinity College, Dublin.
SALVADOR, E. and LAUTO, G. (2022). The influence of business plan competitions on the location of research spin-offs. In: 3rd Edition of MASCIK Workshop. ESSCA School of Management, Angers.
Books Editor
PAPPALEPORE, I. and SALVADOR, E. [Eds] (2025). Responsible Cultural Consumption and Production Insights From Live Experiences, Film and Fashion. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge.
SALVADOR, E. and PAPPALEPORE, I. [Eds] (2025). Responsible Consumption and Production in the Creative and Cultural Industries: Actions, Policies, and Strategies for a Sustainable Future. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge.
SALVADOR, E. and STRANDGAARD PEDERSEN, J. [Eds] (2022). Managing Cultural Festivals, Tradition and Innovation in Europe. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 328.
SALVADOR, E., NAVARRETE, T. and SRAKAR, A. [Eds] (2022). Cultural Industries and the Covid-19 Pandemic, A European Focus. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 298.
Books chapters and other contributions
STRANDGAARD PEDERSEN, J., CAPPELEN, S.M. and SALVADOR, E. (2025). When Gastronomy and Food Are at the Service of Education for a Sustainable Future: The School Garden Model in Denmark. Chapter 3 from section 1. In: Elisa Salvador, Ilaria Pappalepore eds. Responsible Consumption and Production in the Creative and Cultural Industries. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 55-71.
SALVADOR, E. and PAPPALEPORE, I. (2025). Introduction: Why a focus on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12? In: Elisa Salvador, Ilaria Pappalepore eds. Responsible Consumption and Production in the Creative and Cultural Industries. 1 ed. Abindgon: Routledge, pp. 1-10.
SALVADOR, E. (2022). Presentation of the Book “Managing Cultural Festivals: Tradition and Innovation in Europe”, In: Seminar "Managing Cultural Festivals". Università Ca’ Foscari University, Venezia.
SALVADOR, E. (2022). Cultural Festivals & the Digital Age. In: Cultural and creative industries and the challenge of sustainable development: opportunities for higher education, businesses and communities. King's College, London.
SALVADOR, E. (2022). Presentation of the Book “Managing Cultural Festivals: Tradition and Innovation in Europe”. In: Seminar "Imagine.. Creative Industries Research Centre". Copenhagen Business School (CBS).
SALVADOR, E. (2022). The evolving place of the Cultural and Creative industries in the public policy orientation: What can we learn from the Communications of the European Commission? In: Scientific seminar of the Department of Economies and Management "Marco Fanno". University of Padua.
SALVADOR, E. (2022). Votre réussite, vous l’avez bien cherchée ! Zoom sur les acteurs de la recherche en France en 2022. Monde des grandes écoles et universités.