Carmelo Cennamo
Affiliate Professor

Biografia
Carmelo Cennamo è Professore Affiliato SDA di Digital Transformation presso SDA Bocconi School of Management. È Professore di Strategia e Imprenditorialità presso la Copenhagen Business School.
Presso SDA Bocconi Carmelo gestisce progetto, in qualità di esparto "A guide to platform economy for incumbents" nell’ambito delle attività di ricerca of the Devo Lab research activities.
Speaker frequente in consessi accademici, cosi come presso aziende ed eventi di settore sui temi di platform competition, ecosystem strategy e digital transformation, contribuisce anche attivamente al dibattito pubblico sulla regolamentazione delle piattaforme digitali e dei mercati digitali.
La sua attività di ricerca si focalizza sulla competizione tra piattaforme digitali, strategie ed innovazione di ecosistemi, concorrenza nei mercati digitali e digital transformation. La sua ricerca corrente rivolve su tre domande principali. La prima è l'impatto delle piattaforme digitali sulle dinamiche competitive di un mercato/settore. La seconda si focalizza sul ruolo della governance degli ecosistemi per il vantaggio competitivo di un'azienda. La terza è volta a comprendere le forze dirompenti delle piattaforme digitali ("platform disruption") sulle imprese incumbent e su interi settori.
È autore di numerosi articoli scientifici sul tema. Il suo lavoro è apparso su riviste prestigiose come Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Management, Research Policy, Journal of Management Studies, Academy of Management Perspectives, Academy of Managment Discoveries, Information Systems Research, MIT Sloan Management Review, California Management Review. Carmelo ha ricevuto numerosi premi di ricerca, incluso il Best Paper Prize (finalist) dalla Strategic Management Society (2014, 2018), Best Paper Award (finalist, 2017), Best Paper Proceedings (2017, 2015, 2013), Best Dissertation Award (finalist, 2011), and Distinguished Student Paper Award (2010) da Academy of Management. Carmelo è stato guest associate editor di Information Systems Research per lo special Issue su "platforms and infrastructures in the digital age", e guest editor per la rivista California Management Review, special section su Digital transformation. È membro della Strategic Managment Society (SMS) e Academy of Management, e membro del comitato scientifico di AgendaDigitale.eu.
Carmelo ha ricevuto un Master of Science (MSc) in Economics presso l'Università Bocconi e un dottorato di ricerca (PhD) in Strategic Management presso la IE Business School. È sposato, con 2 bimbi.
Pubblicazioni recenti
- 2024
Externalities and complementarities in platforms and ecosystems: From structural solutions to endogenous failures
JACOBIDES, M. G., C. CENNAMO, A. GAWER, "Externalities and complementarities in platforms and ecosystems: From structural solutions to endogenous failures", Research Policy, 2024, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 104906 - 2024
Competing for attention on digital platforms: The case of news outlets
MEYER, T., A. KERKHOF, C. CENNAMO, T. KRETSCHMER, "Competing for attention on digital platforms: The case of news outlets", Strategic Management Journal, 2024, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 1731-1790 - 2024
Not just a game, but a game changer
CENNAMO, C., "Not just a game, but a game changer", Via Sarfatti 25, 2024, no. 3, pp. 52-54 - 2024
Big Tech, Small Tech, and the Dynamics of Technology Life Cycle: The Case of AI’s Evolution
CHENG, Y., C. CENNAMO, C. PANICO, "Big Tech, Small Tech, and the Dynamics of Technology Life Cycle: The Case of AI’s Evolution" in 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 9-13, 2024, Chicago, IL, United States of America - 2024
Should Your Company Build an Open or Closed Ecosystem?
CENNAMO, C., F. ZHU, "Should Your Company Build an Open or Closed Ecosystem?", Harvard Business Review, 23 July 2024 - 2024
Name Your Price: Dual Strategic Responses to Platform Design Change
KARANOVIC, J., H. OZALP, C. CENNAMO, M. BOONS, "Name Your Price: Dual Strategic Responses to Platform Design Change" in 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 9-13, 2024, Chicago, IL, United States of America - 2023
“In Medio Stat Virtus”: Targeted Ad in Social Media Platforms with Heterogeneous Participants
MORINO, P., C. PANICO, C. CENNAMO, "“In Medio Stat Virtus”: Targeted Ad in Social Media Platforms with Heterogeneous Participants" in 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 4-8 August, 2023, Boston, United States of America - 2023
Big Tech, Small Tech, and the Technology Life Cycle: The Case of Artificial Intelligence’s Evolution
CENNAMO, C., Y. CHEN, C. PANICO, "Big Tech, Small Tech, and the Technology Life Cycle: The Case of Artificial Intelligence’s Evolution" in SMS 43rd Annual Conference, 30 September-3 October, 2023, Toronto, Canada - 2023
Digital Platforms Regulation: An Innovation-Centric View of the EU’s Digital Markets Act
CENNAMO, C., T. KRETSCHMER, P. CONSTANTINIDES, C. ALAIMO, J. SANTALÓ, "Digital Platforms Regulation: An Innovation-Centric View of the EU’s Digital Markets Act", Journal of European Competition Law & Practice, 2023, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 44-51 - 2023
Big Tech’s Impact on Innovation Trajectories: Dynamic Relation between Corporate Activities and Market Activities
CHEN, Y., C. CENNAMO, C. PANICO, "Big Tech’s Impact on Innovation Trajectories: Dynamic Relation between Corporate Activities and Market Activities" in DRUID 2023 Conference, June 10-12, 2023, Lisbon, Portugal
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Grants & Premi
Best Paper prize (with Y. Chen, C. Panico) for the paper “Big Tech, Small Tech, and the Technology Life Cycle: The Case of Artificial Intelligence’s Evolution", Strategic Management Society, 2023
Best Paper proceedings, Technology & Innovation Management Division, Academy of Management, 2017
Best Paper proceedings, Technology & Innovation Management Division, Academy of Management, 2015
Best Paper proceedings, Business Policy & Strategy Division, Academy of Management, 2013
Distinguished Student Paper Award, Business Policy & Strategy Division, Academy of Management, 2010

