Innovation management

People with expertise in this area
Research interests

Elena Giaretta: Full Professor

Chiara Rossato: Assistant Professor

Research interests
Topic	People	Description
Social innovation	Elena Giaretta	Definition of the dimensions of social innovation. Study of the models of circular, environmental and frugal innovations and of the linkages among them. Applications of grassroot models and of inclusive innovation to firms operating in the Western world. Application of social innovation to specific industries.
The features of innovative firms	Elena Giaretta	Analysis of best practices of innovative firms to identify shared features. Statistical analysis of secondary data to collect approaches to innovation. Mapping of firms based on innovation’s nature. Identification of territorial approaches to innovation. Data collection through web analysis, Delphi method and interviews.
New forms of innovation management	Chiara Rossato	Study of the different meanings attributed to the concept of innovation by researchers, by startup entrepreneurs and by historical companies entrepreneurs. In-depth study of new emerging forms of innovation: from social innovation to invisible innovation.
Managerial practices of knowledge sharing	Elena Giaretta	Analysis of knowledge sharing processes within different types of firms. Evaluation of the impacts of information and communication technology tools and of the leadership role on knowledge sharing. Survey of the leaders’ and team members’ perceived effectiveness of managerial practices of knowledge sharing.
Technology transfer processes to small firms	Elena Giaretta	Study of small firms’ approaches to innovation. Statistical analysis of secondary data to collect the approaches to innovation within small firms. Identification of the strategic actors of technology transfer processes. Analysis of technology transfer processes to identify relational barriers among actors.
Techniques to develop creativity and design thinking	Elena Giaretta	Analysis of the principles on which the tecniques to develop creativity draw. Analysis of the drivers of creativity through the study of historical characters’ profiles. Categorization of personal, team and organizational creativity. Study of the design thinking techniques to develop organizations’ creativity and to solve problems.