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Cagliano Raffaella

Full Professor

Cagliano Raffaella

Full Professor

Raffaella Cagliano is Full Professor of People Management and Organization at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano.

She is Director of the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering and a member of the Board of POLIMI Graduate School of Management.

She is Fellow of the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) and has been President from 2010 to 2013.

She is a renowned researcher in the field of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategies, with particular emphasis on organizational models and Sustainable innovation.

She is co-Director of the Food Sustainability Observatory of the School of Management.

She is the author of some books and over 60 papers published in international journals. A number of her papers have been awarded for their excellence.

She is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Operations and Production Management and Co-Editor in Chief of Studi Organizzativi.

Career

PHD: Management Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano

Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano

Research

Raffaella Cagliano developed an intense research activity around the following themes: Innovation of organizational models and paradigms in Operations; Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategies; Sustainability oriented innovation.

Recently she is studying collaborations for Sustainability Oriented Innovation in the agri-food supply chains and new organizational models for Industry 4.0.

She is co-director of the Food Sustainability Observatory and contributes to the Industry 4.0 Observatory of Politecnico di Milano.

She is an active member of the European Operations Management Association and part of Scientific Committee of the EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum.

Selected Publications

Ciccullo F.| Cagliano R.| Bartezzaghi G.| Perego A. (2021), "Implementing the circular economy paradigm in the agri-food supply chain: The role of food waste prevention technologies", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 164

Flocco N.| Canterino F.| Cagliano R. (2021), "Leading innovation through employees’ participation: Plural leadership in employee-driven innovation practices", Leadership, 17, 499-518

Rovelli P.| Rossi-Lamastra C.| Longoni A.| Cagliano R. (2020), "TMT organizational configurations and opportunity realization in established firms: An exploratory analysis", Long Range Planning, 53

Bartezzaghi E.| Cagliano R.| Canterino F.| Guerci M.| Gilardi S.| Shaba E. (2020), "Joint organizational design 4.0: Revisiting the socio technical principles", CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2789, 110-120

Trucco P.| Onofrio R.| Cagliano R. (2020), "The Role of Workers’ Representative and OHS Performance: An Interpretative Framework", Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1204, 18-25

Community service

  • Director - Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering - 2023-ongoing
  • Member of the Board of POLIMI Graduate School of Management – 2024-ongoing
  • Member of the PhD Board - PhD Program in Management Engineering
  • EurOMA Fellow
  • President of the European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) – 2010-2013
  • Associate Editor of the International Journal of Operations and Production Management
  • Co-Editor in Chief of Studi Organizzativi

Research projects

  • PRUDENT - Promoting Green Nudging for Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

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  • FARMTOPIA - Democratizing digital farming through smart solutions for small farms

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  • INCHIESTA-RLS - Research on the role of workers' safety representatives at company, territorial and production site level

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