Management - Bocconi University

How Rankings Disrupt Cooperation and How Managers Can Restore It

In an experiment, Cassandra Chambers observed that the introduction of performance rankings dramatically disrupts cooperation in groups. But simply supplying groups with information about their members' rates of cooperation could largely offset this negative effect

An Honorary Doctorate to Alfonso Gambardella

The Director of Bocconi's Department of Management and Technology was awarded by the LMU Munich School of Business for his outstanding scientific achievement

Andrea Fosfuri Is the New Dean of the PhD School

The Full Professor of Management has given up a sabbatical to take on the position. I'm going to work on student selection and placement processes, he says.

Smaller than in Germany and France, but Italian Family Businesses Are Still in Good Health

The AUB Observatory (AIDAF, UniCredit, Bocconi) this year compares family companies in Italy, France and Germany. The governance is more similar than expected, but only 9 Italian family businesses exceed 5 billion in turnover, compared to 34 German family businesses and 21 French

Four New Entries Among Department Heads

And four confirmations. The Directors will be in charge until 31 October 2022

Saving the Oceans from the Land: The Role of Businesses

Two thirds of Mediterranean businesses are unaware of their impact on marine sustainability or are inactive in mitigation. But there is hope, thanks to the 34% of companies defined as sustainability leaders, according to a Report for the One Ocean Foundation by researchers from SDA Bocconi, McKinsey, and CSIC