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Alessandro Zattoni

  • Director Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management Department
  • SDA Professor of Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management
alessandro.zattoni@unibocconi.it
Via Bocconi 8, room 321
20136 MILANO
Tel +39 02-5836.6315/.6882
Fax +39 02-5836.6893

Curriculum Vitae


Degree in Business Administration, Bocconi University, Milan, 1993
Ph.D. in Business Administration, Bocconi University, Milan, 1998

Academic position and/or Professional activities

Full Professor of Business Administration, University of Napoli "Parthenope"

Research Interests

Corporate Governance with a particular focus on:

  • business groups
  • board of directors
  • codes of good governance
  • stock option

 

PUBLICATIONS

Books

  • A. Zattoni, W. Judge (eds.), Global Perspectives on Corporate Governance and Initial Public Offerings, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2011.
  • Zattoni A. 2006, Assetti proprietari e corporate governance, Egea, Milano.
  • Zattoni, A. (ed) 2006, Corporate governance, Egea, Milano.
  • Zattoni, A. 2004. L’assetto istituzionale delle imprese italiane, Egea, Milano.
  • Zattoni, A. 2004. Il governo economico delle imprese, Egea, Milano.
  • Airoldi, G. and Zattoni, A. (eds) 2002. Lo sviluppo imprenditoriale delle economie locali – I comprensori del Medio Valdarno Inferiore, di Ponsacco e di Empoli, Franco Angeli, Milano.
  • Ravasi, D., Zattoni, A., and Bruni, M. 2002. Gruppi di imprese, quotazioni e privatizzazioni – Le discontinuità negli assetti istituzionali, Egea, Milano.
  • Airoldi, G. and Zattoni, A. (eds) 2001. Piani di stock option – Progettare la retribuzione del top management, Egea, Milano.
  • Zattoni, A. 2000. Economia e governo dei gruppi aziendali, Egea, Milano.

Chapters in booksi (last five years)

  • Zattoni, A. and Mosca, C. IPOs in Italy, 2011, in A. Zattoni & W. Judge (eds.), Global Perspectives on Corporate Governance and Initial Public Offerings, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Pugliese, A. and Zattoni, A. 2011, Boards of directors’ contribution to strategy and innovation. In Clarke, T. and Branson, D. (eds.), Handbook on Corporate Governance, Sage.
  • Airoldi, G., Minichilli, A., Zattoni, A., Zona, F. 2010 “Gli assetti istituzionali delle imprese: risultati e prospettive di ricerca”, in Airoldi, G., Brunetti, G., Corbetta, G., and Invernizzi, G. (eds.), “Economia Aziendale & Management: Scritti in onore di Vittorio Coda", Università Bocconi Editore.
  • Zattoni, A. 2010, La governance delle società cooperative, in AA.VV., Cooperare per cambiare, L’Olmo, Reggio Emilia.
  • Zattoni, A. 2010, “Introduzione”, in Campani S., Pergolizzi, P., Mariella Burani Fashion Group – Storia di un crac, Ediesse, Roma, p. 11-14.
  • Zona, F., Minichilli A., Zattoni, A. Boards of directors and firm innovation: a contingency perspective on board effectiveness. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD), 2010.
  • A. Zattoni, A. Minichilli, A. Pugliese, L’impatto delle condizioni interne ed esterne sul ruolo del Cda: un’analisi empirica sulle grandi imprese italiane, in Fortuna F. (ed.), La corporate governance nell'esperienza nazionale e internazionale. Aspetti comparativi e profili evolutivi, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2010, p. 87-112.
  • A. Zattoni, F. Cuomo, Le determinanti e le implicazioni dei meccanismi volti a separare i diritti di voto dai diritti ai flussi di cassa: un’analisi empirica in 5 paesi europei, in Fortuna F. (ed.), La corporate governance nell'esperienza nazionale e internazionale. Aspetti comparativi e profili evolutivi, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2010, p. 307-328.
  • Zattoni, “Introduzione”, in Campani S., Pergolizzi, P., Mariella Burani Fashion Group – Storia di un crac, Ediesse, Roma, 2010, p. 11-14.
  • Cuomo, F. and Zattoni, A. 2009 “L’impatto della tutela legale degli azionisti sull’assetto proprietario delle imprese. Un’analisi longitudinale sulle imprese italiane quotate” in AA. VV., Corporate governance: governo, controllo e struttura finanziaria, Atti del Convegno Nazionale dell’Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale tenutosi a Napoli, nei giorni 16 e 17 ottobre 2008, Il Mulino.
  • Zattoni, A. and Cuomo, F. 2009, “The role, diffusion and effectiveness of good governance codes” in Young S. (ed.) Contemporary Issues in International Corporate Governance, Tilde University Press.
  • Zattoni, A. 2009, “Corporate Governance in Italy: The Structural Conflict of Interests between Majority and Minority Shareholders” in Lopez Iturriaga F.J. (ed.) Codes of Good Governance Around the World, Nova Publishers.
  • L. Gnan, A. Zattoni, “Board task performance in small firms: The role of personal incentives and board processes” in Huse M. (ed.) The value creating board behavioral perspectives on boards and governance, Routledge, 2008, p. 452-470.
  • F. Zona, A. Minichilli, A. Zattoni, “Boards of directors and firm innovation: An empirical analysis on large Italian companies” in Huse M. (ed.) The value creating board behavioral perspectives on boards and governance, Routledge, 2008, p. 495-504.
  • A. Minichilli, A. Zattoni, F. Zona, “Board activity in large Italian companies: A behavioural perspective” in Huse M. (ed.) The value creating board behavioral perspectives on boards and governance, Routledge, 2008, p. 423

Articles

  • Minichilli, A., Zattoni, A., Nielsen, S. and Huse, M., forthcoming, “Board task performance: an exploration of micro- and macro-level determinants of board effectiveness”, Journal of Organizational Bevahior.
  • Huse, M., Hoskisson, R., Zattoni, A., Vigano, R., forthcoming. “New perspectives on board research: Changing the research agenda”, Journal of Management and Governance.
  • Vigano, R., Zattoni, A., Hoskisson, R., Huse M., forthcoming. “New perspectives on board research: Foreword”, Journal of Management and Governance.
  • A. Zattoni, F. Cuomo, “How independent, competent and incentivized should non-executive directors be? An empirical investigation of good governance codes”, British Journal of Management, 21 (1), 2010: 63-79.
  • Zattoni, A., Pedersen, T., and Kumar, V. 2009. “The Performance of Group-Affiliated Firms During Institutional Transition: A Longitudinal Study of Indian Firms”, Corporate Governance: An international Review, 17 (4): 510-523.
  • Pugliese, A., Bezemer, P., Zattoni, A., Huse, M., Van Der Bosch, F., Volberda, H. 2009. “Boards of Directors’ Contribution to Corporate Strategy: A Literature Review and Research Agenda”, Corporate Governance: An international Review, 17(3): 292-306.
  • Zattoni, A., Minichilli, A. 2009. “The diffusion of equity incentive plans in Italian listed companies: What is the trigger?”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 17(2): 224-237.
  • A. Minichilli, A. Zattoni, F. Zona, “Making boards effective: An empirical examination of board task performance”, British Journal of Management, 20(1), 2009: 55-74.
  • Huse, M., Minichilli, A., Nordqvist, M., and Zattoni, A. 2008. “Board tasks in small firms: The importance of motivation and evaluations”, Sinergie, 75: 17-36.
  • Huse, M., and Zattoni, A. 2008. “Trust, Firm Life Cycle and Actual Board behaviour. Evidence from ‘One of the Lads’ in the Board of Three Small Firms”, International Studies of Management & Organization, 38 (3): 71-98.
  • Nielsen, S., Huse, M., Minichilli, A. and Zattoni, A. 2008. “Board diversity and firm performance: An empirical investigation of the mediating effects of board processes and task performance”. In George T. Solomon (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD), ISSN 1543-8643.
  • Viscogliosi, B. and Zattoni, A. 2008. “La diffusione dei piani di stock option in Italia: situazione attuale e prospettive future”, Economia & Management, 1, 69-89.
  • Zattoni, A. and Cuomo, F. 2008. “Why adopt codes of good governance? A comparison of institutional and efficiency perspectives”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 16 (1): 1-15.
  • Zattoni, A. 2007. “Morten Huse: Boards, governance and value creation: the human side of corporate governance” (book review), Journal of Management and Governance, 11 (4): 439-444.
  • Zona, F. and Zattoni, A. 2007, “Beyond the Black Box of Demography: Board Processes and Task Effectiveness within Italian Firms”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 15 (5): 852-864.
  • Zattoni, A., 2007. “Stock incentive plans in Europe: empirical evidence and design implications”, Corporate Ownership and Control, vol.4 (4): 56-64.
  • Huse, M., and Zattoni, A. 2007. “Trust, Firm Life Cycle and Actual Board behaviour. Evidence from ‘One of the Lads’ in the Board of Three Small Firms”, International Studies of Management & Organization, forthcoming.
  • Ravasi, D., and Zattoni, A. 2006. “Exploring the political side of board involvement in strategy: A study of mixed-ownership institutions”, Journal of Management Studies, 43 (8): p.1673-1704.
  • Zattoni, A. 2005. Chi dovrebbe governare un’impresa? Economia & Management, 4, p.61-78.
  • Zattoni, A. 2003. I piani di stock option in Italia: diffusione e caratteristiche. Economia & Management, 6, p.71-90.
  • Ravasi, D., and Zattoni, A. 2001. Ownership Structure and the Strategic Decisions Process: a Comparative Case Study. Working paper n.46/01, March, Divisione Ricerche – SDA Bocconi.
  • Zattoni, A., and Ravasi, D. 2000. Grandi imprese e grandi gruppi in Italia. Economia e management, n.2, p. 55-72.
  • Furesi, A., Minoja, M., and Zattoni, A. 1999. Struttura patrimoniale-finanziaria e competitività delle piccole e medie imprese: un confronto a livello europeo. Banche e Banchieri, May-June, p. 253-263.
  • Zattoni, A. 1999. The Structure of Corporate Groups: the Italian Case. Corporate Governance - An International Review, January, p. 38-48.
  • Zattoni, A. 1997. I gruppi di imprese. Sviluppo & Organizzazione, November - December, p. 47-63.

 



 
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