SDA Bocconi School of Management invests a significant proportion of its resources in research and in the advancement of management culture and knowledge.

The aim of the SDA Bocconi School of Management Research Division is to bring developments in science and academic studies into contact with the practical needs for analysis and retraining of those involved in the management of companies, financial institutions and the public administration.

DIR Claudio Dematté acts as a platform of ideas, projects, and materials that is designed to improve management culture and knowledge. DIR offers its research activities to management scholars, consultants, managers, assistants, and students on advanced courses.
The academic research carried out by DIR is addressed to management scholars, consultants, and managers. Its advanced, multidisciplinary research covers two main areas:

Academic research underpins high-visibility projects in compliance with international research standards. Through this type of research, which has the explicit aim of publishing articles in leading academic journals and high-impact books on developments in the sector, SDA Bocconi has become an international centre for the development of new knowledge in the field of management.
Sponsored research is carried out for research projects that have a direct impact on management practices. It is characterised by its clear focus on making known and applying research to the real problems faced by companies.

Scholars and company consultants, managers and assistants can access the research projects promoted by the Claudio Dematté Research Division and the various forms of publications this entails.