Tindara Abbate

Expert in innovation in low-tech SMEs, technology transfer, technology and digital platforms

Tindara Abbate

Role

Full Professor of Economics and Business Management. Advisor to the Italian Marketing Society.

Bio

Tindara Abbate is a Full Professor of Business Economics and Management at the Department of Economics at the University of Messina, where she teaches Business Economics and Management and Innovation Management. Her intense research focuses on innovation across various sectors and business contexts, examining complex business model transformations, exaptation processes, and the adoption of advanced technologies.

Throughout her career, she has published over 200 scientific papers in prestigious international journals and three monographs, receiving several academic awards. She is a member of AIDEA, SIMA, and SIM, the latter of which she serves on the Presidential Council. Her scientific output focuses on the innovation processes of SMEs in low-tech sectors, including pioneering studies on technology transfer and the development of ecosystems based on digital technologies and platforms.

In the design field, he is responsible and a member of various research units in national and international projects.