DR. SIMONE NAPOLITANO
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simone.napolitano@unibo.it
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
February 2021 - November 2023
Research Fellow - DIST, University of Torino
February 2021 - November 2023
Assistant Professor - Management Department, University of Bologna
February 2018 -2021
Adjunct Professor of the course "Heritage Management" (Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni storico-artistici, Dipartimento di Arti, Università di Bologna)
September 2018 - June 2019
Instructor at Bologna Business School for the Business Development Lab (Food & Wine MBA) and coach for the Business Planning course (Global MBA).
September 2017 - June 2018
Instructor at Bologna Business School for the Business Development Lab (Food & Wine MBA), tutor for Global Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Strategy & Technology (Executive MBA), coach for the Business Planning course (Global MBA).
September 2016 - June 2017
Instructor for Bologna Business School for the Business Development Lab (Food & Wine MBA), tutor for Global Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Strategy & Technology (Executive MBA), coach for the Business Planning course (Global MBA).
September 2016 - September 2018
Scientific Tutor PhD in Management - Management Department, Università di Bologna.
June 2016
Department representative of the Postdoc researchers
September 2015 - June 2016
Instructor at Bologna Business School for the Business Development Lab (Food & Wine MBA, China and Asia MBA), tutor for Global Strategy and Entrepreneurship (Executive MBA)
September 2015 - June 2016
Tutor at the School of Economics, Management and Statistics for the courses: Entrepreneurship, Firm Laboratory, Organizzazione Aziendale, Knowledge Management in the Arts
October 2015 - December 2015
Assistant Sherpa for Expeditions - Percorsi d'innovazione per giovani innovatori
June 2015 - June 2017
Project Manager for Unibo Launch Pad (www.unibolaunchpad.it).
June 2015
Ph.D. in General Management (XXVII Cycle), Management Department, Università degli Studi di Bologna. Final dissertation: Fellow Travellers: an ethnographic study of the dynamics of inter-organizational collaboration.
September 2014-June 2015
Tutor at the School of Economics, Management and Statistics for
the courses: Entrepreneurship, Firm Laboratory (Prof. Simone
Ferriani), Corporate Strategy (Prof. Cristina Boari), Strategie
d'impresa (Prof. Vincenza Odorici).
February 2015-June 2015
Tutorship at Bologna Business School: Firm Laboratory (Master
Food & Wine e Mercati Asiatici), Strategy & Technology
(Executive Master Technology & Innovation Management)
January 2014 – June 2014
Tutor at the School of Economics, Management and Statistics for
the courses: Entrepreneurship, Firm Laboratory (Prof. Simone
Ferriani), Business Strategy (Prof. Cristina Boari), Strategie
d'impresa (Prof. Vincenza Odorici).
January 2014
Reviewer for the 74th Meeting of the Academy of Management,
divisions: Organization and Management Theory, Strategizing
Activities and Practice.
August 2013 – December 2013
Visiting Scholar at Wharton Entrepreneurship (University of
Pennsylvania), Sponsor: Prof. Ian McMillan.
January 2013
Reviewer for the 73rd Meeting of the Academy of Management;
divisions: Organization and Management Theory, Technology and
Innovation Management.
September 2012-2016
Tutor at the School of Economics, Management and Statistics
(University of Bologna, Italy) for the following courses: Project
Management (Prof. Gherardi), Entrepreneurship (prof. Ferriani),
Diversification and Acquisition (Prof. Lanzolla), Organization
theory (Prof.ssa Carboni), International Marketing (Prof.ssa
Vecchi), Corporate Strategy (Prof.ssa Boari).
September 2011-June 2012
Tutor at the School of Economics, Management and Statistics
(University of Bologna, Italy) for the following courses: Project
Management (Prof. Gherardi), Entrepreneurship (prof. Ferriani),
Corporate Strategy (Prof. Lanzolla), Organization theory (Prof.ssa
Carboni).
June 2009- today
Collaboration with the Management Department of the University
of Bologna (Prof. Ferriani) and the New York University (Prof.
Cattani) for the research project “Social validation of innovation
in arts and sciences”.
September 2010- February 2011
Collaboration as a junior researcher at Bologna Art Managers
within the project “Multimedia District” promoted by Consorzio
Aster and Cineteca di Bologna (Italy).
February 2009- June 2009
Internship at The Culture Business S.r.l., Bologna (Italy):
assistance and support to the production and project managers.
Sector: organization of screenings, festivals and co-marketing
campaigns in the film industry.
April- June 2007
Front office, fiscal and telematics area at Studio Giorgioni,
Bologna (Italy). Sector: chartered account.
December 2004 – April 2012
Front reception with accountable role for entrance and audience;
set-up and management of the e-ticket platform and promotional
activities at Circuito Cinema Bologna S.r.l., Bologna (Italy)
Sector: privately-hold network of theatres.
May- August 2003
Call-center back-office and customer assistant for Web/MMS at
Vodafone Group. Sector: telecommunications.
EDUCATION
October 2011-June 2015
Attended the PhD program in General Management,
Management Department, University of Bologna, Italy, Doctoral
dissertation research admitted to the final exam: “The
structuration process of Inter-firm relationships in the emergence
of a business ecosystem”, supervised by Simone Ferriani, Cristina
Boari and Raffaele Corrado (Università di Bologna, Management
Department).
July 2013
14th Summer school in Modularity and Design for Innovation,
Instructors: Richard Langlois (University of Connecticut), Carlyss
Baldwin (Harvard Business School), Stefano Brusoni (ETH Zurich),
Luigi Marengo (Scuola Superiore S.Anna).
November 2012
Attended the “Networks & Innovation Training
Program”, an intensive 3-day programme on network analysis,
Imperial College, London, UK; instructors: Dr. Anne ter Wal, Dr.
Antoine Vernet.
September 2012
Attended the C.i.d.e. Summer School of Econometrics;
Instructors: Prof. Fabio Golinelli (University of Bologna) and
Prof.ssa Maria Elena Bontempi (University of Bologna).
June 2012
Attended the Barcelona Graduate Summer School in Panel Data
Analysis, Barcelona, Spain; Instructor: Prof. Badi Baltagi
(Syracuse University).
November 2007- March 2010
Master Degree in Innovation and Organization for Culture and the
Arts (G.I.O.C.A.), degree course English-spoken, School of
Management 'Università degli Studi di Bologna (Italy): focused on
managerial theories and practices concerning creative industries,
activities in cultural heritage, visual and performing arts. Final
dissertation in Knowledge Management for Arts Organizations: “The
role of peers and critics in the consecration of creative
achievements: evidence from Cannes Film Festival”. Supervisor Prof.
S. Ferriani, co-supervisor Prof. C. Boari. Final mark: 110/110
cum laude.
April-May 2008
Participation at the seminar “Costruire il Museo: museografia e
museologia al confronto”, Istituto per Beni artistici, culturali e
naturali della Regione Emilia Romagna.
September 1997- December 2006
Academic degree in Management, Università degli Studi di
Bologna. Dissertation thesis in Corporate strategy: “The
enhancement of the public research: an analysis of the spin-off in
the Emilia Romagna region”. Supervisor Prof. Grimaldi,
co-supervisor Prof. Boschetti. Final mark: 96/110.
October 2003- May 2004
Participation to the Erasmus Programme 2003/2004 at Universidade
Tecnica de Lisboa, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão;
coursework held: Management of International Companies,
International marketing, Statistics, Market surveys; attended the
course of Portuguese language written and spoken. Level: advanced
C1.
October 2002- February 2003
Attended the course of English language written and spoken at
C.I.L.T.A. (Centro interfacoltà di linguistica teorica e parlata
Luigi Heilmann) of the Università degli Studi di Bologna (Italy).
Level: advanced C1.
Giugno 1997
High school qualification at Liceo Ginnasio “Luigi Galvani” of
Bologna.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English: Excellent written and spoken (level C1)
Portuguese: Excellent written and spoken (level C1)
OTHERS
Advanced use of the Windows interface
Advanced knowledge of the Office packet (word, excel,
powerpoint, access) and web-surfing.
Basic knowledge of Stata, SPSS, Ucinet
Ai sensi dell'art. 15 co. 1 lett. c) del Decreto Legislativo
33/2013 ed in ottemperanza delle disposizioni del D.P.R. 445/2000
il sottoscritto Simone Napolitano nato a Bologna il
11/10/1978 Dichiara di NON svolgere incarichi, di NON
avere titolarità di cariche di diritto privato regolati o
finanziati dalla pubblica amministrazione e di NON di svolgere
attività professionali.
