Professor of Management, University of Bologna. Director of GIOCA (Graduate degree in Innovation and Organization of Cultural and the Arts), University of Bologna, where he teaches "Critical studies and arts management", and "Heritage, history and the issue of organizing". Adjunct faculty at the Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, where he teaches “Managing Cultural Heritage: Identity and Sustainability” within the Master of Arts Management Program. Adjunct facuty at CAFA, Beijing, teaching management and arts organizations.
Research interests deal with:
- Management of heritage and arts organizations, with a focus on field research and international activities:.
- Extensive field research in China: on the management of cultural heritage (2005-08); on Unesco sites (2009-10), on monitoring the 11th five year plan on heritage (2011-17).
- Management and accounting history, both in terms of theories, and practices (especially in pre-industrial settings, such the Venice Arsenal 16th century).
- Strategic change processes, within strategic management, management accounting and organization theory traditions.
