Valentina Mele
Associate Professor

Biografia
Valentina Mele è Professoressa Associata presso l'Università Bocconi e presso la SDA Bocconi School of Management. Presso la SDA Bocconi è stata responsabile e docente di numerosi corsi tra cui Public Governance, Business-government Relations, Corporate Citizenship, International Organizations e Mangement of Interational Development.Ha insegnato nei programmi Executive Business, Public Management e Health and International Organizations.
Le sue attività di ricerca si concentrano sull'organizzazione e l'innovazione tecnologica nelle organizzazioni pubbliche; governance, business-government relations e cross-sector partnerships; international governance e organizzazioni internazionali. I suoi lavori sono stati pubblicati sulle più important riviste internazionali del settore, quali Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration, Governance, Public Administration Review, International Public Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Business Ethics e Public Management Review. Valentina ha ricevuto numerosi riconoscimenti tra cui borse di studio/ricerca e premi per la ricerca, inclusi il Premio per l'eccellenza nella ricerca Bocconi (otto volte), Best Published Paper - OMT Division, Academy of Management (2016), International Geneva Award (2011 e 2016), Fulbright Scholarship, Fulbright Studentship, Borsa CNR Mobilità Breve e Borsa CNR Studio all’estero.
È Senior Executive Editor del Journal of Public Policy (Cambridge University Press) e membro del comitato editoriale del Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Administration Review, e Governance. È stata membro indipendente del Sustainability Advisory Board, European Alluminium Association e ha maturato esperienza come membro indipendente del CDA e del comitato intraconsiliare di sostenibilità di aziende quotate e di grandi dimensioni (SIAS, ASTM, Dussmann Italia).
Valentina ha conseguito una Laurea in Economia e Gestione delle Amministrazioni Pubbliche e Istituzioni Internazionali presso l’Università Bocconi, un Master in Public Policy & Administration presso la Columbia University e un PhD in Management presso la London School of Economics & Political Sciences. È sposata e ha due figli.
Pubblicazioni recenti
- 2025
Bridging Global Mandates and Local Realities: Intermediary Clusters and Interorganizational Collaboration for International Development
CAPPELLARO, G., V. MELE, S. ANSARI, "Bridging Global Mandates and Local Realities: Intermediary Clusters and Interorganizational Collaboration for International Development", Organization Studies, 2025, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 157–185 - 2025
From Geneva to Dakar:Open System Orchestration for Grand Challenges
MELE, V., G. M. MALLARINO, M. I. RADIC, "From Geneva to Dakar:Open System Orchestration for Grand Challenges" in The 85th Annual Meeting of Academy of Management, July 25-29, 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark - 2024
Roundtable: How do We Connect Public Administration and Human Rights?
ROBERTS, A., W. RESH, R. BASU, G. ONYANGO, H. SULLIVAN, A. PECI, N. KAPUCU, R. SCHOMAKER, V. MELE, "Roundtable: How do We Connect Public Administration and Human Rights?", Perspectives on Public Management and Governance (PPMG), 2024, vol. 7, no. 1-2, pp. 1-12 - 2024
Issue Field Interaction In The Voluntary Carbon Market
MALLARINO, G. M., M. I. RADIC, V. MELE, "Issue Field Interaction In The Voluntary Carbon Market" in 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, August 9-13, 2024, Chicago, IL, United States of America - 2023
Telework in public organizations: A systematic review and research agenda
MELE, V., P. BELARDINELLI, N. BELLÉ, "Telework in public organizations: A systematic review and research agenda", Public Administration Review, 2023, vol. 83, no. 6, pp. 1649-1666 - 2023
Policy evaluation and international organizations
MELE, V., "Policy evaluation and international organizations" in Handbook of Public Policy Evaluation., Frédéric Varone, Steve Jacob, Pirmin Bundi (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing, chap. 18, pp. 285-298, 2023 - 2022
Le prospettive dello smart working nella PA: riflessioni e spunti
BARBIERI, M., V. MELE, F. VIDÈ, "Le prospettive dello smart working nella PA: riflessioni e spunti" in Reactive PA. Lezioni dalla Pandemia per il Cambiamento della Pubblica Amministrazione., G. Valotti (Ed.), Egea, chap. 9, pp. 239-255, 2022 - 2022
How to retain Millennials in public organizations? A comprehensive study on job, organizational, and personal resources
VIDÈ, F., L. MICACCHI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. BARBIERI, V. MELE, M. MICACCHI, "How to retain Millennials in public organizations? A comprehensive study on job, organizational, and personal resources" in IRSPM Conference 'Facing the future: Evolving social-political-administrative relations and the future of administrative systems', 19-22 April, 2022, (online) - 2022
Public Management in International Governmental Organizations
MELE, V., "Public Management in International Governmental Organizations" in Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Management., Kuno Schedler (Ed.), Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 117-120, 2022 - 2021
Corruption, Democracy, and Privately Financed Infrastructure
BERTELLI, A. M., V. MELE, E. F. WOODHOUSE, "Corruption, Democracy, and Privately Financed Infrastructure", Administration & Society, 2021, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 327–352
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Grants & Premi
Excellence in Research Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2022

