PROFILE OF PROF. DR. GIOVANNI BATTISTA DAGNINO Giovanni Battista DAGNINO is Professor in the Department of Economics and Business of the University of Catania, Italy, where he is Coordinator of the PhD Program in Economics and Management and Academic Director of GRIM-Group of Research on Insurance and Banking Economics and Management. In addition, he is faculty member of the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management in Brussels, Fellow of the Strategic Planning Society in London, and Friend of the European Investment Bank Institute in Luxembourg. He has held visiting positions at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Wharton School, London Business School, IESE Business School, Grenoble Ecole de Management, the University of Mannheim and IAE Business School, Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires. In 2008-2010 he has served as Deputy Chair and Interim Chair of his Department. At the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth he taught “Strategy Implementation” and “Coopetition Strategy” in the MBA program. At the University of Catania he teaches or has taught “Advanced Topics in Strategic Management” and “Research Methods” in the PhD program, as well “Finance and Strategic Management” and “Management of Global Financial Services” in the MSc in Corporate Finance. He graduated at Bocconi University of Milan and studied Political Science and International Affairs at the University of Palermo, before receiving his PhD from the University of Catania and MURST. He was co-chair of the 30th Anniversary Strategic Management Society Annual Conference “Strategic Management at the Crossroads” (Rome 2010), as well as of the Strategic Management Society Special Conference “New Frontiers in Entrepreneurship: Strategy Governance and Evolution” (Catania 2007). He has also co-convened the one-day workshop “Private Equity and Entrepreneurship. Mobilizing Capital for Fostering Firm Growth in Italy’s Southern Regions” (Taormina 2008), organized by the University of Catania, the University of Sannio at Benevento, and the Second University of Naples, as well as the First International Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and the Diffusion of Start Ups”, co-sponsored by the Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship Division (Catania 2013). He is Associate Editor of Long Range Planning and serves on the editorial boards of Strategic Management Journal , Long Range Planning (2007-2012), Journal of Management and Governance , International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances , International Studies of Management and Organization, American Journal of Business and Economia e Politica Industriale/Journal of Industrial and Business Economics , as well as in the scientific advisory board of Grenoble Ecole de Management. He has served or is serving as guest editor for special issues of outlets such as Strategic Management Journal , Industrial Marketing Management , International Studies of Management and Organization , Journal of Management and Governance , Global Strategy Journal , and Management Research . He is Friend of the Strategic Management Society, where he is also representative-at-large of the Competitive Strategy Interest Group, and has developed a significant experience in scientific research evaluation at the international level, and has received numerous research grants and academic recognitions for his scientific work. His current research revolves around the strategic theory of the firm with specific focus on coopetition strategy dynamics, the relationships among strategy, governance and entrepreneurship, and the role of anchor firms and networks in regional innovation and development. He has authored/edited ten books and several articles in leading management journals. Web sites University of Catania: www.economia.unict.it/docente.asp?ID_Docente=72 First International Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and the Diffusion of Start Ups: cataniaentrepreneurship2013.com EU-funded FRIDA Project: www.fridaproject.eu Personal: www.giovannibattistadagnino.eu 1 GIOVANNI BATTISTA DAGNINO, è Professore Ordinario di Economia e Gestione delle Imprese nel Dipartimento di Economia e Impresa dell’Università degli Studi di Catania, dove è Coordinatore del PhD in Economics and Management e insegna “Economia e Gestione delle Imprese Finanziarie e Assicuratrici”, “Finanza e Strategia d’Impresa”e “Research Methods”. Ha insegnato “Economia e Gestione delle Imprese”, “Strategia d’Impresa”, “Economia e Gestione delle Imprese di Servizi Pubblici”, “Economia e Gestione delle Imprese Internazionali”, “Marketing Turistico”, “Firm Strategy and Research Strategy” e “Advanced Topics in Strategic Management”. Nell’Università di Catania è altresì Vice-Presidente del Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Finanza Aziendale e componente della Commissione Ricerca di Ateneo. È stato docente della Scuola Superiore di Catania nel biennio 2008- 2010 e Vice-Direttore (e poi Direttore ad interim ) del Dipartimento Impresa Culture e Società. È faculty member dello European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), con sede a Bruxelles, Fellow della Strategic Planning Society di Londra e Friend dello European Investment Bank Institute con sede a Lussemburgo. Laureatosi presso l’Università Bocconi di Milano, ha studiato Scienze Politiche, ha conseguito il Dottorato di Ricerca in Economia Aziendale e ha ricoperto visiting positions presso la Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, dove ha insegnato “Strategy Implementation” e “Coopetition Strategy”, la Wharton School della University of Pennsylvania di Philadelphia, la London Business School, l’IESE Business School di Barcellona, la Grenoble Ecole de Management, l’Università di Mannheim, dove ha tenuto insegnamenti di “Organization Theory” e “Organization Design”, e la IAE Business School della Universidad Austral di Buenos Aires . Nei giorni 23, 24 e 25 Maggio 2007 ha contribuito a organizzare il convegno internazionale della Strategic Management Society “New Frontiers in Entrepreneurship. Strategy Governance and Evolution”, che si è tenuto nell’Università di Catania. Il 18 Luglio 2008 ha co-organizzato il Workshop “Private Equity and Entrepreneurship. Mobilizing Capital for Fostering Firm Growth in Italy’s Southern Regions” presso il Gran Hotel San Domenico di Taormina. Nei giorni 12, 13, 14 e 15 Settembre 2010 è stato co-chair della 30th Annual International Conference della Strategic Management Society, dal titolo “Strategic Management at the Crossroads”, che si è tenuta presso il Marriott Park Hotel di Roma. Infine nei giorni 23, 24 e 25 Maggio 2013, insieme ai colleghi Sharon Alvarez (Ohio State U.), Jay Barney (U. dello Utah) e Rosario Faraci, ha co-organizzato a Catania la First International Entrepreneurship Research Exemplars Conference, dal titolo “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and the Diffusion of Start Ups”, sponsorizzata dall’Entrepreneurship Division dell’Academy of Management. Lead investigator per l’unità di Catania del Progetto Europeo finanziato con fondi FP7 dal titolo “FRIDA Fostering Regional Innovation and Development Through Anchors and Networks: A Cross Regional Comparison in an Evolving International Context ”, ha preso parte a numerosi progetti di ricerca in sede nazionale e internazionale. È associate editor di Long Range Planning . Siede nei comitati editoriali di alcune riviste scientifiche, fra le quali Long Range Planning (2007-2012), Strategic Management Journal , International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances ed Economia e Politica Industriale/Journal of Industrial and Business Economics , e nello scientific advisory board della Grenoble École de Management. È autore di un centinaio fra saggi e lavori scientifici a stampa a diffusione nazionale e internazionale. I suoi interessi di ricerca riguardano lo studio delle relazioni fra corporate governance, imprenditorialità e strategia d’impresa, l’affermazione della teoria strategica dell’impresa, le strategie di coopetizione fra imprese, l’evoluzione dei paradigmi dominanti negli studi di strategia d’impresa e le metodologie della ricerca in ambito economico-manageriale. INDIRIZZO Giovanni Battista Dagnino Dipartimento di Economia e Impresa Università degli Studi di Catania Corso Italia, 55 95129 – Catania (CT) Tel. 095 7537622 Fax: 095 7537610 E-mail: [email protected] 2 LIBRI/BOOKS Strategic Capabilities And Knowledge Transfer The Dominant Paradigms in Strategic Management Within And Between Organizations Theoretical Foundations and Managerial Implications New Perspectives from Acquisitions, Networks, Learning and Evolution Edward Elgar, 2005 3 CURRICULUM VITAE AC STUDIORUM GIOVANNI BATTISTA DAGNINO Office: Home: Department of Economics and Business Via G. La Farina, 3 University of Catania 90141 - Palermo (Italy) Corso Italia, 55 Tel.: +39.091.616.1213 95129 - Catania (Italy) Fax: +39.091.609.1411 Tel: +39.095.7537.622; Fax: +39.095.7537.610 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.giovannibattistadagnino.eu CURRENT POSITIONS University of Catania - School of Economics and Business Professor of Business Economics and Management, 2006-to date University of Catania - Department of Economics and Business Academic Director of GRIM - Group of Research on Insurance and Banking Economics and Management, November 2011-to date Coordinator of the PhD Program in Economics and Management February 2012-to date PAST POSITIONS University of Catania - School of Economics and Business Associate Professor of Business Economics and Management (with tenure),