Giada Di Stefano

I am an Associate Professor of Strategy at Bocconi University.

My general research interests are in the broad area of strategy and innovation. More specifically, I study the factors that foster or inhibit the creation and transfer of knowledge, within and across organizations. From a methodological standpoint, my research is prevalently mixed-method, with a focus on experiments and field work more broadly. To this end, I have partnered with a number of organizations to conduct experiments “in the wild.” My work is often conducted in the context of creative industries, broadly defined – from gourmet cuisine to science, from computer programming to academia.

My papers have been published in top academic journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Management Science, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal. My research has also been featured on the Financial Times.

I currently serve as an Associate Editor for Strategic Management Journal and Contributing Editor for Strategy Science, and am in the editorial review board of Organization Science, Strategic Organization and Journal of Organization Design. I am the Program Chair of the Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant Program of the Strategic Research Foundation, and serve on the board of the Consortium on Competitiveness and Cooperation (CCC).

Between 2017 and 2022, I have served in the Leadership team for the Competitive Strategy Interest Group, and as a Representative-at-Large and Engagement Officer for the Behavioral Strategy Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society. Between 2013 and 2017, I have served on the Executive Committee for both the STR Division and the TIM Division of the Academy of Management.

At Bocconi, I serve as the incoming director of the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) at SDA Bocconi School of Management, a member of the Ethics Committee (since 2020) and a member of the Department of Management and Technology Executive Committee (since 2020). I teach courses on Strategy and Managerial Decision Making, and am affiliated with BELSS and iCrios. Prior to joining Bocconi, I was a faculty member of HEC Paris, where I am still part of the SnO Research Center. Prior to joining academia, I worked as a product manager for L’Oréal Paris.

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