Nicola Misani

Assistant Professor
Knowledge groupStrategy and Operations
Research domainsCompetitive Strategy
Teaching domainsBusiness Models, Corporate Sustainability, Industry Analysis, Competitive Advantage, Globalization
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Nicola Misani

Biography

Nicola Misani is a Researcher at the Department of Management and Technology at Università Bocconi. He is also a fellow at the ICRIOS research center of Università Bocconi.  

At SDA Bocconi School of Management, he has participated in many research and education programs with ABB, Confindustria Lombardia, Condé Nast, Credit Suisse, Esselunga, SACMI, and many other organizations.

His research areas are business strategy, sustainability, and multinational companies. His current research questions focus on, first, the drivers and the strategic implications of sustainability adoption by companies; second, how corporate purposes and organisational forms (e.g. B Corps) influence company strategies; third, how business models can be changed to mitigate external impact and improve a firm’s performance.

He is the author of several publications that have appeared in international refereed journals, including the Journal of Business Ethics, Business Ethics Quarterly, Business Strategy and the Environment, Ecological Economics, the Journal of World Business, and International Business Review. Nicola Misani has won numerous teaching and research awards, including the 2015 Academy of Management IM Division CGIO Best Paper Award in International Corporate Governance. Nicola Misani is a member of the Academy of Management (AoM), the Academy of International Business (AIB) and the International Association for Business & Society (IABS).

Nicola Misani earned a degree in Business Administration at Università Bocconi and then a degree in Philosophy at Università degli Studi di Milano. He received his PhD from Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands).

Recent Publications

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  • 2023
    Discrezione e ricercatezza alla base del quiet luxury - Discretion and Refinement at the Core of Quiet Luxury
    CARRARO, S., N. MISANI, "Discrezione e ricercatezza alla base del quiet luxury - Discretion and Refinement at the Core of Quiet Luxury", Economia & Management, 2023, no. 3, pp. 21-25
  • 2021
    Paving the road toward eco-effectiveness: Exploring the link between greenhouse gas emissions and firm performance
    RUSSO, A., S. POGUTZ, N. MISANI, "Paving the road toward eco-effectiveness: Exploring the link between greenhouse gas emissions and firm performance", Business Strategy and the Environment, 2021, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 3065-3078
  • 2021
    Perché e come essere B Corp o Società Benefit - Why and How to Be a B Corp or Benefit Corporation
    MISANI, N., "Perché e come essere B Corp o Società Benefit - Why and How to Be a B Corp or Benefit Corporation", Economia & Management, 2021, no. 1, pp. 26-30
  • 2020
    A Qualified Account of Supererogation: Toward a Better Conceptualization of Corporate Social Responsibility
    TENCATI, A., S. CASTALDO, N. MISANI, "A Qualified Account of Supererogation: Toward a Better Conceptualization of Corporate Social Responsibility", Business Ethics Quarterly, 2020, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 250-272
  • 2020
    Sustainability and Implicit Contracts
    MISANI, N., "Sustainability and Implicit Contracts" in Business and Society 360 – Sustainability., D. Wasieleski, J. Weber (Eds.), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, chap. 5, pp. 81-97, 2020
  • 2017
    Casi di Management - 2a Ed.
    DAGNINO, I., N. MISANI, F. PERRINI, C. VURRO (Eds.), "Casi di Management - 2a Ed." - 2017, Egea, Milano, Italy