Francesco Vidè
Assistant Professor of Practice

Biography
Francesco Vidè is Assistant Professor of Practice in Government, Health and Not for Profit at SDA Bocconi School of Management. Since 2020, he coordinates the Government Academy, overseeing the catalog of SDA Bocconi executive open courses designed for public managers and civil servants. Francesco is actively involved in research projects, educational programs and action research on organizational design and strategic human resource management within public-sector organizations, spanning both local and central levels. His research interests focus on competency-based human resource management practices, such as competency models, skill-gap analysis, performance appraisal, training and development, recruitment and selection in the public sector.
Francesco’s contributions extend to numerous reports, articles and working papers on performance and human resource management in the public sector. He is a co-author of the book “La valutazione della performance individuale. Dalla ricerca alla pratica” and has authored two chapters in the book “Reactive PA. Lezioni dalla pandemia per il cambiamento della pubblica amministrazione”.
He is involved in teaching activities at the Executive Master in Management of Public Administrations (EMMAP) and various other executive open and custom courses. He contributes to the PNRR Lab and SDABocconi4Government project, aimed at supporting the necessary changes in public organizations for PNRR government funds.
Francesco holds a Master's degree in Economics and Management of Government and International Organizations from Bocconi University and a Ph.D. in Public Management and Governance from the University of Rome - Tor Vergata.
Recent Publications
- 2026
Beyond Performance Bureaucratization: A European Comparative Analysis
VALOTTI, G., M. BARBIERI, G. GIACOMELLI, L. LENZI, L. LUCIANO, F. VIDÈ, "Beyond Performance Bureaucratization: A European Comparative Analysis", Economia & Management, June 2026, pp. 89 - 2026
Misurazione e valutazione della performance in ambito culturale
VIDÈ, F., G. GIACOMELLI, "Misurazione e valutazione della performance in ambito culturale" in Cultura in pratica: la gestione pubblica del patrimonio culturale., Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione, Scuola nazionale del patrimonio e delle attività culturali (Eds.), Il Mulino, pp. 243-260, 2026 - 2026
Oltre la burocrazia della performance nella PA: un’analisi comparativa europea
VALOTTI, G., M. BARBIERI, G. GIACOMELLI, L. LENZI, L. LUCIANO, F. VIDÈ, "Oltre la burocrazia della performance nella PA: un’analisi comparativa europea", Economia & Management, 2026, vol. 2, pp. 93-101 - 2025
New development: The implementation (gap) of senior civil service recruitment reform—a matter of organizational size?
VIDÈ, F., C. BUONGIORNO SOTTORIVA, R. SAPORITO, "New development: The implementation (gap) of senior civil service recruitment reform—a matter of organizational size?", Public Money & Management, 2025, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 170-177 - 2025
Performance management in action: a configurational analysis of the drivers of the purposeful use of performance information
VIDÈ, F., D. CEPIKU, M. MASTRODASCIO, "Performance management in action: a configurational analysis of the drivers of the purposeful use of performance information", International Journal of Public Sector Management, 2025, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 277-295 - 2025
Personnel Management in Italy: Current State and Future Directions
VALOTTI, G., F. VIDÈ, L. MICACCHI, "Personnel Management in Italy: Current State and Future Directions" in Public Administration in Italy: The Science and the Profession., Edoardo Ongaro, Carla Barbati, Fabrizio Di Mascio, Francesco Longo, Alessandro Natalini (Eds.), Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 413-433, 2025

