Angelo Ditillo
Associate Professor
Biography
Angelo Ditillo is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Control at SDA Bocconi School of Management.
Angelo teaches in the full time MBA program and has conducted numerous education projects with Novartis, ABB and UniCredit.
His research activities focus on business planning and control of private equity agreements, management control of creative and innovative organizations, inter-organizational control of private and public partnerships, modes of control in knowledge-intensive firms and, more recently, the digital transformation and management accounting revolution. He is the author of numerous books and articles on his topics of interest. His work has been published in Accounting, Organizations and Society, the European Accounting Review, the Journal of Management Accounting Research, Management Accounting Research,the Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, among others. Angelo has won numerous teaching and research awards, including the Best Teaching Award in 2013, Best Teaching Innovation Award in 2018, the David Solomons Prize for the best paper published in 2012 in Management Accounting Research and the 2018 European Accounting Review Best Paper Prize in 2019.
Angelo serves on the editorial board of various journals, including the Journal of Management Accounting Research, Behavioral Research in Accounting and theJournal of International Accounting Research. He is a member of the European Accounting Association (EAA), where he also servers as a member of the External Relations Committee, of the American Accounting Association (AAA), and of the Research Advisory Board (CIMA).
Angelo earned an MSc in Business Administration from Università Bocconi and a PhD in Business Administration and Management from Università Bocconi. He has one child.
Recent Publications
- 2025
Exploring innovation across organizations: the role of contracts and management controls
CAGLIO, A., M. DANIELE, A. DITILLO, "Exploring innovation across organizations: the role of contracts and management controls", Journal of Management and Governance, 2025, vol. 29, pp. 891–930 - 2025
The Field Research Method as Applied to Behavioural Accounting Research
CAGLIO, A., A. DITILLO, "The Field Research Method as Applied to Behavioural Accounting Research" in The Routledge Handbook of Behavioural Accounting Research., Theresa Libby, Linda Thorne (Eds.), Routledge, pp. 325-340, 2025 - 2025
Consumer Voices, Corporate Consequences: The Oversight Power of Customer Reviews in E&S Crises
VINCENZI, R., A. DITILLO, M. FUMAGALLI, "Consumer Voices, Corporate Consequences: The Oversight Power of Customer Reviews in E&S Crises" in The 85th Annual Meeting of Academy of Management, July 25-29, 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark - 2023
Elevata incontrollabilità: quali obiettivi prestazioni e incentivi
CAGLIO, A., A. DITILLO, "Elevata incontrollabilità: quali obiettivi prestazioni e incentivi", Economia & Management, 2023, no. 1, pp. 92-95 - 2022
From Governing to Managing: Exploring Modes of Control in Private Equity Relationships
BEDFORD, D. S., A. DITILLO, "From Governing to Managing: Exploring Modes of Control in Private Equity Relationships", European Accounting Review, 2022, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 843-875 - 2021
Come la tecnologia aiuta i revisori e le aziende
CAMERAN, M., A. DITILLO, A. , K. PETTINICCHIO, "Come la tecnologia aiuta i revisori e le aziende", Economia & Management, 2021, no. 4, pp. 74-77 - 2021
Reviewing Interorganizational Management Accounting and Control Literature: A New Look
CAGLIO, A., A. DITILLO, "Reviewing Interorganizational Management Accounting and Control Literature: A New Look", Journal of Management Accounting Research, 2021, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 149-169 - 2020
Misurare e gestire le performance. Strumenti e modelli per monitorare i risultati
DITILLO, A., A. CAGLIO, M. MORELLI - "Misurare e gestire le performance. Strumenti e modelli per monitorare i risultati" - 2020, Egea, Milano, Italy - 2020
Reviewing Inter-Organizational Management Accounting and Control Literature: A New Look
CAGLIO, A., A. DITILLO, "Reviewing Inter-Organizational Management Accounting and Control Literature: A New Look", Journal of Management Accounting Research, 2020, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 149–169 - 2020
Programmazione e controllo / Charles T. Horngren, Gary L. Sundem, David Burgstahler, Jeff Schatzberg ; [edizione italiana a cura di Marco Agliati, Angelo Ditillo]
AGLIATI, M., A. DITILLO (Eds.), "Programmazione e controllo / Charles T. Horngren, Gary L. Sundem, David Burgstahler, Jeff Schatzberg ; [edizione italiana a cura di Marco Agliati, Angelo Ditillo]" - 2020, Pearson, Italy
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Grants & Honors
Teaching Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2020
Best Paper Award 2018, EAA - European Accounting Association, 2019
Excellence in Innovation Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2018
David Solomons Prize for the best paper published in 2012 in Management Accounting Research, Management Accounting Research, 2013
Best Professor of the Year Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2013
Best Paper Award with the paper 'Do environmental and task characteristics matter? Unveiling the relevance of relational factors in the control of local public services' (co-authors: D. Cristofoli, M. Liguori, M. Sicilia, I. Steccolini), New Public Sector Seminar, Edimburgh, 2008
Best MBA Lecturer, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2006
Best Management Paper Award with the paper 'Dealing with uncertainty in knowledge-intensive firms: management control systems as knowledge integration mechanisms', SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2005
Best MBA Lecturer, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2005
Best Case Study, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2001
