Lorenza Micacchi
Lecturer
Biography
Lorenza Micacchi is Lecturer of Government, Health and Not for Profit. Her professional activities include teaching, coordination and research in the field of Public Administration, with specific reference to the management and functioning of both Central and Local Public Bodies.
Her areas of scientific interest include leadership in the public sector, strategic personnel management with specific reference to performance appraisal and management of public employees, motivation and engagement in the public sector, strategic management of public utilities.
She has been part of various applied research projects with Ministries, Local Bodies and Public Utilities for the identification of policy implications aimed at guaranteeing better managerial and corporate performance.
She has contributed to the drafting of various research outputs and reports, articles, books and international working papers on the topics of leadership, performance management and strategic personnel management. She is part of the managing team of the Executive Master in Management of Public Administrations (EMMAP), and specificically she is in charge of the Action Learning Projects (ALPro). She is also part of the managing team of the SMARTAPLAB network for improving the performance of public organization and of OCAP, the Observatory on the Change of Public Administration.
She holds a master's degree from Bocconi University in Economic and Social Sciences.
Recent Publications
- 2025
Flexibilisation of work and the future of public sector employment
RITZ, A., G. RIPOLL, L. MICACCHI, "Flexibilisation of work and the future of public sector employment" in Futures for the Public Sector., Geert Bouckaert, Annie Hondeghem, Trui Steen, Steven Van de Walle (Eds.), Leuven University Press, pp. 273-288, 2025 - 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 - 2025
Job Switching Motives and Employer Attractiveness: A Comparative Analysis of Sector Switchers and Non‐Sector Switchers
RITZ, A., K. S. WEISSMÜLLER, L. MICACCHI, S. P. GOMEZJURADO, "Job Switching Motives and Employer Attractiveness: A Comparative Analysis of Sector Switchers and Non‐Sector Switchers", Public Administration Review, 2025 - 2025
Managing Organizations to Sustain Passion for Public ServiceBy James L.Perry, Cambridge, UK; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2021. 325 pp.
RITZ, A., L. MICACCHI, "Managing Organizations to Sustain Passion for Public ServiceBy James L.Perry, Cambridge, UK; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2021. 325 pp.", Public Administration Review, vol. 85, chap. 2, pp. 594-597, 2025 - 2024
Performance appraisal justice and employees' work engagement in the public sector: Making the most of performance appraisal design
MICACCHI, L., F. VIDÈ, G. GIACOMELLI, M. BARBIERI, "Performance appraisal justice and employees' work engagement in the public sector: Making the most of performance appraisal design", Public Administration, 2024, vol. 102, no. 3, pp. 815-840 - 2024
Performance shall not live by results alone: organizational subcultures and perceived performance in public administration
GIACOMELLI, G., M. MICACCHI, L. MICACCHI, "Performance shall not live by results alone: organizational subcultures and perceived performance in public administration", Public Money & Management, 2024, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 500–514 - 2024
Crafting a compelling Employer Branding Value Proposition (EBVP) in the public sector: A matter of stereotyped views
MICACCHI, L., M. MICACCHI, G. GIACOMELLI, A. RITZ, M. BARBIERI, "Crafting a compelling Employer Branding Value Proposition (EBVP) in the public sector: A matter of stereotyped views" in IRSPM 2024: Hybrid futures for public governance and management, April 15-18, 2024, Tampere, Finland - 2023
The Performance of Performance Appraisal Systems: A Theoretical Framework for Public Organizations
BARBIERI, M., L. MICACCHI, F. VIDÈ, G. VALOTTI, "The Performance of Performance Appraisal Systems: A Theoretical Framework for Public Organizations", Review of Public Personnel Administration, 2023, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 104-129 - 2023
The Renaissance of Performance Appraisal: Engaging Public Employees Through Perceived Developmental Purpose and Justice
VIDÈ, F., L. MICACCHI, M. BARBIERI, G. VALOTTI, "The Renaissance of Performance Appraisal: Engaging Public Employees Through Perceived Developmental Purpose and Justice", Review of Public Personnel Administration, 2023, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 623-651 - 2023
Employer Attractiveness, PSM, and public service ethos: do not expect an easy answer
MICACCHI, L., M. BARBIERI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. MICACCHI, F. VIDÈ, "Employer Attractiveness, PSM, and public service ethos: do not expect an easy answer" in IRSPM Conference 2023 - April 3-5, 2023, Budapest, Hungary
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