Massimo Magni
Associate Professor
Biography
Massimo Magni is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management at Università Bocconi where he is also the Director of the MSc in International Management. Since January 2021 he has been Faculty Deputy of the Leadership, Organization & Human Resources Knowledge Group at SDA Bocconi.
At SDA Bocconi, he was the Director of the Organization and Human Resources Management Department. His academic work and professional commitments are aimed at supporting company leaders in developing a team-oriented and collaborative culture, and he has conducted numerous organizational behavior and leadership workshops as well as research and education projects in Europe, the Middle East and North America.
He has directed and conducted numerous research, education and consulting projects with UniCredit, Bank of Italy, European Central Bank, ENI, Prysmian, Barilla, and many others.
His research activities focus on leadership and teams with a specific focus on collaboration in dispersed settings and virtual teams. His current research focuses on the role of technology in shaping leadership styles and in fostering team member collaboration. Moreover, his studies on the use of mobile technology are aimed at providing a better understanding of how firms and individuals can reap the benefits of ICT (e.g. productivity, agility) while alleviating the drawbacks (e.g. stress, work-family conflict). His work has been published in major academic journals and his research results have been reported in managerial magazines such as MIT Sloan Management Review, World Economic Forum Agenda, Harvard Business Review (Italian edition), Forbes, and Bloomberg. He has also appeared on radio and TV shows to comment on managerial topics and to present the results of his research.
Massimo earned a PhD from LUISS University and an International Teachers Program from the Kellogg School of Business (Northwestern University, Chicago) and was a visiting PhD at the University of Maryland. He is an Associate Coach at Columbia University, New York.
Recent Publications
- 2025
When Family Hits Work: The Effects of Technology-Based Family Intrusions at Work
MAGNI, M., R. ILIES, "When Family Hits Work: The Effects of Technology-Based Family Intrusions at Work" in The 85th Annual Meeting of Academy of Management, July 25-29, 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark - 2025
(Ir)Responsible Uses of Digital Technologies in Business Education. Interruptions or Engagement?
CAPORARELLO, L., M. MAGNI, I. TRABSKAIA, "(Ir)Responsible Uses of Digital Technologies in Business Education. Interruptions or Engagement?" in Technologies for Organizations and Society., Michele Cipriano, Alessandra Lazazzara, Leonardo Caporarello (Eds.), Springer Cham, pp. 405-419, 2025 - 2024
(Ir)Responsible Uses of Digital Technologies in Business Education. Interruptions or Engagement?
CAPORARELLO, L., M. MAGNI, I. TRABSKAIA, "(Ir)Responsible Uses of Digital Technologies in Business Education. Interruptions or Engagement?" in ITAIS2024: XXI Conference of the Italian Chapter of AIS - Growing in a Digital and Sustainable Society – October 10-12, 2024, Piacenza, Italy - 2023
Excessive Mobile Use and Family-Work Conflict: A Resource Drain Theory Approach to Examine Their Effects on Productivity and Well-Being
MAGNI, M., M. K. AHUJA, C. TROMBINI, "Excessive Mobile Use and Family-Work Conflict: A Resource Drain Theory Approach to Examine Their Effects on Productivity and Well-Being", Information Systems Research, 2023, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 253-274 - 2023
A new organization of work after Covid-19: the Bank of Italy case - Una nuova organizzazione del lavoro dopo il Covid-19: il caso Banca d’Italia
BAGDADLI, S., L. CAPORARELLO, S. CUOMO, M. MAGNI, B. MANZONI, C. ONDOLI, M. RAFFAGLIO, "A new organization of work after Covid-19: the Bank of Italy case - Una nuova organizzazione del lavoro dopo il Covid-19: il caso Banca d’Italia", SDA Bocconi Insight, 26 June 2023 - 2023
The Unique Effects of Citizenship Pressure and Citizenship Behavior on Fatigue and Family Behaviors
NETCHAEVA, E., R. ILIES, M. MAGNI, J. YAO, "The Unique Effects of Citizenship Pressure and Citizenship Behavior on Fatigue and Family Behaviors" in 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 4-8 August, 2023, Boston, United States of America - 2023
What we are pushed to do versus what we want to do: Comparing the unique effects of citizenship pressure and actual citizenship behavior on fatigue and family behaviors
NETCHAEVA, E., R. ILIES, M. MAGNI, J. YAO, "What we are pushed to do versus what we want to do: Comparing the unique effects of citizenship pressure and actual citizenship behavior on fatigue and family behaviors", Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2023, vol. 141, pp. 103845 - 2023
Managing improvisation in dispersed settings
MAGNI, M., L. MARUPING, "Managing improvisation in dispersed settings" in The Routledge Companion to Improvisation in Organizations., Miguel Pina e Cunha, Dusya Vera, António Cunha Meneses Abrantes, Anne Miner (Eds.), Routledge, pp. 286-298, 2023 - 2023
Impact of ICT Permeability on Work and Family Outcomes
SUNDRUP, R., M. AHUJA, M. MAGNI, "Impact of ICT Permeability on Work and Family Outcomes" in SIGMIS-CPR '23: 2023 Computers and People Research Conference -June 1-3, 2023, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, CA, United States of America - 2022
Il group coaching: quando il metodo favorisce la creatività
BAGDADLI, S., L. CAPORARELLO, S. CUOMO, M. MAGNI, B. MANZONI, C. ONDOLI, M. RAFFAGLIO, "Il group coaching: quando il metodo favorisce la creatività", Harvard Business Review Italia, March 2022
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Grants & Honors
Teaching Award - Undergraduate School, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2022
Eccellenza nell'innovazione didattica - Graduate School, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2019
Teaching Excellence Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2014
Research Excellence Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2013
Best Paper Award, OCIS Division-Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Academy of Management, 2012
Teaching Excellence Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2012
Research Excellence Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2010
Best Managerial Paper of the year, SDA Bocconi School of Management, 2010
Research Excellence Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2009
Best Paper Award, 2nd conference of the Italian chapter of Association on Information Systems (AIS), ItAIS - Italian Chapter of the Association for Information Systems, 2005
