Marta Barbieri
Associate Professor of Practice

Biography
Marta Barbieri is an Associate Professor of Practice in Public Management at SDA Bocconi School of Management.
At SDA Bocconi, she has been the Director of the Executive Education Custom Programs Division in Public Administration, Health Care and Not for Profit Organizations and Faculty Deputy of the Knowledge Group Government, Health and Not for Profit. She has also been in charge of the Executive Master in Management of Regional Authorities (EMMER) and of the Public Administration Human Resource Community (PAHRC). In addition to education and research activities on her topics of interest, she designs and coordinates numerous education and research initiatives (masters, custom programs, market courses, applied research projects, etc.) with public institutions and hospitals.
Her research activities focus on three main topics: Human Resources management, measurement and evaluation of organizational and individual performance and organization of public administrations.
She is the author of numerous books and articles on her topics of interest. Her works have been published in the series White Paper OCAP (Observatory on Change in Public Administration), Economia & Management and OASI (Observatory on Healthcare Organizations and Policies in Italy). She is a Coach for master students and executive course participants and an editorial board member of OCAP – Osservatorio sul cambiamento delle PA (Observatory of change in public administration). She won the Premio Eccellenza (Excellence Award) in Coordination in 2007 and 2010. She is a member of several Evaluation Bodies and Independent Evaluation Bodies.
Marta earned a degree in Business Administration from Università Bocconi, a Ph.D. in Economics of Public Companies and Administrations from the Università degli Studi di Parma and a Diploma in “Programa de Certificación en Coaching Ejecutivo” from Escuela Europea de Coaching.
Recent Publications
- 2025
A public performance appraisal for all seasons? A conjoint analysis on performance appraisal design, expected productivity and perceived fairness
GIACOMELLI, G., F. VIDÈ, M. BARBIERI, "A public performance appraisal for all seasons? A conjoint analysis on performance appraisal design, expected productivity and perceived fairness" in IRSPM 2025: Civic engagement and social capital in contemporary public administration: facing the challenges of social equity and environmental sustainability, April 7-9, 2025, Bologna, Italy - 2025
Representative public services: a scoping review on service organization and management factors fostering public schools’ inclusiveness
LUCIANO, L., G. GIACOMELLI, F. VIDÈ, M. BARBIERI, "Representative public services: a scoping review on service organization and management factors fostering public schools’ inclusiveness" in IRSPM 2025: Civic engagement and social capital in contemporary public administration: facing the challenges of social equity and environmental sustainability, April 7-9, 2025, Bologna, Italy - 2025
Targeting the emerging workforce: drivers of job attractiveness and branding strategies for hybrid organizations
LENZI, L., L. LUCIANO, F. VIDÈ, M. BARBIERI, G. VALOTTI, "Targeting the emerging workforce: drivers of job attractiveness and branding strategies for hybrid organizations" in IRSPM 2025: Civic engagement and social capital in contemporary public administration: facing the challenges of social equity and environmental sustainability, April 7-9, 2025, Bologna, Italy - 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
Telework and job satisfaction inknowledge-intensive public organizations: a quali-quantitative analysis from an environmental protection agency in Italy
GIACOMELLI, G., N. ANNESI, M. BARBIERI, "Telework and job satisfaction inknowledge-intensive public organizations: a quali-quantitative analysis from an environmental protection agency in Italy", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 2024, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 617-635 - 2024
Un nuovo approccio. Performance da valutare guardando allo sviluppo
BARBIERI, M., M. MICACCHI, "Un nuovo approccio. Performance da valutare guardando allo sviluppo", Economia & Management, 2024, no. 2, pp. 39-45 - 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 - 2024
Public performance appraisal revisited: experimental evidence of public managers' biased judgments
GIACOMELLI, G., F. VIDÈ, M. BARBIERI, G. VALOTTI, "Public performance appraisal revisited: experimental evidence of public managers' biased judgments" 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
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Grants & Honors
Research Grant “Progetti per una nuova pubblica amministrazione, raccolta di idee per orientare il cambiamento delle amministrazioni pubbliche”, SNA - Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione, 2020
Research Grant "Mappatura, valutazione e sviluppo delle competenze delle amministrazioni pubbliche", SNA - Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione, 2019
Research Grant "Avviso per la promozione di progetti sperimentali e innovativi in materia di misurazione e valutazione della performance", Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, 2017

