Business Management

Submitted by ferretti marco on Wed, 09/20/2023 - 11:21
University
University of Naples Parthenope
Faculty/school/department
Department of Management and Quantitative Studies
Size of the team
number of researchers number of supporting staff number of PhD students
23
2
8
Composition of Joint Unit of Research, if relevant

Francesco Calza, Chiara Cannavale, Marco Ferretti, Maria Rosaria Napolitano, Adele Parmentola, Vincenzo Sanguigni, Francesco Schiavone, Michele Simoni, Rosa Caiazza, Rosella Canestrino, Paolo Popoli, Marcello Risitano, Deborah Sarno, Ilaria Tutore, Maria Pina Trunfio, Antonio Minguzzi, Andrea Caporuscio, Daniele Leone, Eva Panetti, Annarita Sorrentino, Maria Cristina Pietronudo, Mariarosalba Angrisani.

PI
PI name
Francesco Calza
PI email
francesco.calza@uniparthenope.it
PI bio

Francesco Calza is the Vice Dean of the Parthenope University of Naples, where he has taught Corporate strategy, Management and International Finance for a long time. He was also Professor in International Finance at the Wirtshaft University od Wien and for many MBA programs in Italy. During his scientific activity, Francesco Calza has studied growth strategies of firms in international markets, logistics and energy management. He has been the author of many studies about management, cross cultural management, with a specific focus on the internationalization process of firms from Mediterranean countries. He is also editorial board member in different international and national journals in the management area. 

 

Contact person and e-mail
Contact person
Francesco Calza
Contact person e-mail
francesco.calza@uniparthenope.it
WWW
https://www.disaq.uniparthenope.it/attivita-di-ricerca/
Short description of research profile

The research activities of the Business Management Group focus on two main areas:

  1. Business and Managerial Models for Innovation Management: This line of research examines strategies, business models, approaches, and management practices employed by startups and established companies to leverage opportunities arising from new technologies.
  2. Business and Managerial Models for Local Innovation Systems (SLI): This research investigates how territorial systems, which encompass inter-organizational networks among companies, public administration, and the research community, harness opportunities related to the development and utilization of new technologies.

Research topics encompass, but are not limited to:

  • Cross-cultural management and internationalization.
  • Marketing and branding.
  • Blue economy and port management.
  • Tourism
  • Healthcare
Research area
SOCIAL SCIENCES » Economics and business
Scientific Themes (keywords)
entrepreneurship
marketing
brand management
blue economy
strategy
international management
Cooperation between science and business in the creation and commercialization of innovations
innovation policy
local innovation systems
sustainability
sustainability innovation
Publications

Representative publications

Calza, F., Profumo, G., & Tutore, I. (2016). Corporate ownership and environmental proactivity. Business Strategy and the Environment, 25(6), 369-389.  
Parola, F., Risitano, M., Ferretti, M., & Panetti, E. (2017). The drivers of port competitiveness: a critical review. Transport Reviews, 37(1), 116-138.
Schiavone, F., & Simoni, M. (2011). An experience‐based view of co‐opetition in R&D networks. European Journal of Innovation Management, 14(2), 136-154.
CALZA, Francesco; PARMENTOLA, Adele; TUTORE, Ilaria. Types of green innovations: Ways of implementation in a non-green industry. Sustainability, 2017, 9.8: 1301.
Calza, F., Cannavale, C., & Nadali, I. Z. (2020). How do cultural values influence entrepreneurial behavior of nations? A behavioral reasoning approach. International Business Review, 29(5), 101725.
Technology Expertise

Business gaming