PHD: Management Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano

Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano

Her research interests are articulated along four main streams:

• performance measurement and management of complex systems;
• change management and innovation processes related of internal auditing and risk management systems in private and public organizations;
• sustainability strategies and corporate social innovation;
• comprehensive engineering for social impact.

The research activities in these four areas have been developed through both qualitative and quantitative research methods (case study, action research, survey, sentiment and opinon analysis) and have been often characterized by collaborations with researchers and of other departments and other universities (in Italy and abroad).

Arena M.| Azzone G.| Grecchi M.| Piantoni G. (2021), "How can the waste management sector contribute to overcoming barriers to the circular economy?", Sustainable Development, 29, 1062-1071

Arena M.| Azzone G.| Piantoni G. (2021), "Uncovering value creation in innovation ecosystems: paths towards shared value", European Journal of Innovation Management, 25, 432-451

Calissano A.| Vantini S.| Arena M. (2020), "Monitoring rare categories in sentiment and opinion analysis: a Milan mega event on Twitter platform", Statistical Methods and Applications, 29, 787-812

Sinha V.K.| Arena M. (2020), "Manifold Conceptions of the Internal Auditing of Risk Culture in the Financial Sector", Journal of Business Ethics, 162, 81-102

Arena M.| Azzone G.| Piantoni G. (2020), "Shared value creation during site decommissioning: A case study from the energy sector", Journal of Cleaner Production, 251

• Programme Director of MSc. Management Engineering
• Member of the PhD Board - PhD Program in Management Engineering
• Editor of International Journal of Auditing