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 focuses on three main areas: human resource management, organizational and individual performance measurement and evaluation, and the organization of public-sector institutions.
She is the author of books and articles on these topics, and her work has been published in international journals, the OCAP White Paper series, and Economia & Management. She coaches Master’s students and Executive Education participants. She received the Excellence in Program Coordination Award in 2007 and 2010. She regularly serves on Evaluation Committees 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
- 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
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 - 2026
Recruiting for SDGs-Oriented Profiles: Unpacking Drivers of Employer Attractiveness in Hybrid Organizations
LENZI, L., L. LUCIANO, F. VIDÈ, M. BARBIERI, G. VALOTTI, "Recruiting for SDGs-Oriented Profiles: Unpacking Drivers of Employer Attractiveness in Hybrid Organizations", Review of Public Personnel Administration, October 2026, pp. 24 - 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 in knowledge-intensive public organizations: a quali-quantitative analysis from an environmental protection agency in Italy
GIACOMELLI, G., N. ANNESI, M. BARBIERI, "Telework and job satisfaction in knowledge-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
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

