Ph.D. Students

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Digital entrepreneurship; digital transformation; creative industries

Advisory board:

Giuseppe Torluccio (University of Bologna)

Giovanni Cardillo (University of Bologna)

Claudia Ruiz Ortega (World Bank)

Ph.D. track:

Accounting, Banking, and Finance

Research interests:

Microfinance institutions; sustainability management; social innovation

Advisory board:

Paola Giuri (University of Bologna)

Matteo Vignoli (Univerisity of Bologna)

Clio Dosi (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track: 

Management

Research interests:

Design thinking; innovation management; open innovation

Ph.D. track:

Accounting, Banking, and Finance

Research interests:

Corporate finance; climate finance; investments

Ph.D. track:

Accounting, Banking, and Finance

Research interests:

Financial education; retail investor financial behavior; technological innovation in financial markets

Advisory board:

Cristina Boari (University of Bologna)

Candance Jones (University of Edinburgh)

Elisa Villani (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Museum management; institutional theory; creative industries

Advisory board:

Mariachiara Colucci (University of Bologna)

Claudio Giachetti (University of Bologna)

Leonardo Corbo (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Digital platforms; technology transitions; multihoming

Advisory board: 

Paola Giuri (University of Bologna)

Laura Toschi (University of Bologna)

Leonardo Corbo (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Destructive entrepreneurship; sustainable development; social innovation

Advisory board:

Ileana Steccolini (University of Bologna)

Paolo Ferri (University of Bologna)

Mariannunziata Liguori (Durham University)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Cultural heritage; multi-stakeholder governance; accounting

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Human resource management; work psychology; leadership

Advisory board:

Paolo Giuri (University of Bologna)

Marco Corsino (University of Milano-Bicocca)

Claudio Giachetti (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Innovation management; technological trajectories; technological entry

Advisory board:

Marcello Russo (University of Bologna)

Daniela Bolzani (University of Bologna

Gazi Islam (Grenoble École de Management)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Diversity management; gender and class dynamics; flexible work arrangements

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Open innovation; cooperation; innovation

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Data management; innovation management; inclusive organizational practices

Advisory board:

Gabriele Pizzi (University of Bologna)

Virginia Vannucci (University of Pisa)

Chiara Orsingher (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Marketing; artificial intelligence; conversational agents

Advisory board:

Paola Giuri (University of Bologna)

Marco Corsino (University of Milano-Bicocca)

Leonardo Corbo (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial teams' diversity; innovative start-ups

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Corporate governance; corporate finance; CEO turnover

Ph.D. track:

Accounting, Banking, and Finance

Research interests:

Corporate finance; machine learning; inequality

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Talent management; public management; strategic alignment

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Entrepreneurship; innovation management; digital technologies

Advisory board:

Raffaele Corrado (University of Bologna)

Esben Rahbek Gjerdrum Pedersen (Copenhagen Business School)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Sustainable business models; circular economy; cross-sector partnerships

Ph.D track:

Accounting, Banking, and Finance

Research interests:

Green Investments; ESG metrics; climate finance

Advisory board:

Elisa Montaguti (University of Bologna)

Annamaria Tuan (University of Bologna)

Stefania Farace (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Consumer behavior; multimodality; greenwashing perceptions

Advisory board:

Francesco Montani (University of Bologna)

Chiara Orsingher (University of Bologna)

Valentina Sommovigo (Sapienza University of Rome)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Service encounters; customer incivility; psychological distance

Advisory board:

Daniele Scarpi (University of Bologna)

Annamaria Tuan (University of Bologna)

Silvia Grappi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Marketing; brand social engagement; brand activism

Advisory board:

Marco Maria Mattei (University of Bologna)

Lorenzo Dal Maso (University of Bologna)

Luc Paugam (HEC Paris)

Ph.D. track:

Accounting, Banking, and Finance

Research interests:

Financial accounting; activist investors; earnings management

Advisory board:

Gabriele Pizzi (University of Bologna)

Daniele Scarpi (University of Bologna)

Gianluca Marzocchi (University of Bologna)

Shashi Matta (Katholische Universität Eichstätt)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Brand anthropomorphism; brand personality; gender dynamics

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Entrepreneurship; technological innovation; semantic analysis

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Consumer behavior; sustainability; marketing data analysis

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Marketing; consumer behavior; consumer psychology

Ph.D. track:

Accounting, Banking, and Finance

Research interests:

Financial accounting; tax; investments

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Marketing; consumer behavior; artificial intelligence

Advisory board:

Rosa Grimaldi (University of Bologna)

Elisa Villani (University of Bologna)

Erik Stam (Utrecht University)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Entrepreneurial ecosystems; innovation management; creative industries

Advisory board:

Laura Toschi (University of Bologna)

Elisa Villani (University of Bologna)

Azzurra Meoli (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Entrepreneurship; academic mobility; university collaborations

Advisory board:

Elisa Villani (University of Bologna)

Rosa Grimaldi (University of Bologna)

Rossella Salandra (University of Bath)

Ermira Qosja (European University of Tirana)

Ph.D. track:

Management:

Research interests:

Academic entrepreneurship; intrapreneurship; intrapreneurial capabilities

Advisory board:

Matteo Mura (University of Bologna)

Mariolina Longo (University of Bologna)

Pietro Micheli (Warwick Business School)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Sustainable operations; supply-chain management; industrial sustainability transition

Advisory board:

Marcello Russo (University of Bologna)

Maurizio Sobrero (University of Bologna)

Maria Bigoni (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Organizational behavior; compassionate leadership; leadership contagion

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Sustainability; impact assessment; policy analysis

Advisory board:

Marco Maria Mattei (University of Bologna)

Eleonora Monaco (University of Bologna)

Giovanni Cardillo (University of Bologna)

Ph.D. track:

Accounting, Banking, and Finance

Research interests:

Corporate governance; financial accounting; financial behavior

Ph.D. track:

Management

Research interests:

Consumer behavior; food marketing; sustainability