Donatella De Paoli

Donatella De Paoli is Associate Professor at the Norwegian Business School BI at the Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour. She holds a PhD from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Adm in Organizational behavior / Project Management, on a dissertation about team processes in large projects. De Paoli has worked both as a consultant in leadership development, given many speaches and been a researcher in several research projects. She has developed the field of Arts Management at BI and has wrtten reports about the cultural industries for different public agencies in Norway. De Paoli is currently involved in an international research project about the role of spaces and places for leadership and organizing, using the evolving oganizational aesthetic perspective. The leadership of creativity and specifically what business can learn from the arts and cultural orgaizations is also of specific interest.

Research areas

The main interest of Donatella De Paoli is boh the organizing of creativity and the arts, as well as how aesthetics, through spaces and places influences leadership and organizing. Art, aesthetics and creativity are key words in De Paolis research. The first book called 'Art and capital' in 2005 about the new relations and exchanges between arts&business set the tone for further research within this field. The main interest here is now what business and specifically project management can learn from the arts regarding the management of creativity and innovation. De Paoli has done research about the cultural industries and fields for different public agencies. Developing the book ' Organizing arts and culture' sparked the way for research on the leadership of art institutions and creative projects. Since 2011 she has been involved in doing research about the role of spaces and places for virtual project teams, how leadership is formed and transferred through open, flexible officing and how work space influences project leadership.

Teaching areas

Donatella De Paolis main teaching areas are the leadership of arts and cultural organizations, the leadership of creative processes, team processes in project teams and the leadership of competence based organizing. She teaches these issues both on bachelor and master level.

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• 1996 Norwegian School of Economics, NHH Ph.D Dr. Oecon.
• 1989 BI Norwegian Business School Master of Science in Business

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 1999 - Present BI Norwegian Business School Associate Professor
• 2011 - 2014 University of Tampere Researcher
• 2006 - 2009 The Strategic Danish Research Agency Member Program Committee
• 1999 - 2001 Norwegian Building Research Institute Researcher
• 1996 - 1999 AFF at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Adm, NHH Consultant
• 1995 - 1996 Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU Researcher

RESEARCH REPORTS

De Paoli, Donatella Maria; Hansen, Tor Borgar. 

To mål - to midler. Økt kunnskap om virkemidler i kulturnæringene. : Nærings- og handelsdept. 2010 BI UiO

Wennes, Grete; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Measuring the Arts : the Case of Norwegian public Theatres. Trondheim: Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag, avdeling Trondheim økonomiske høgskole 2004 (ISBN 8278771030) 18 p. (3) BI NTNU

Colbjørnsen, Tom; De Paoli, Donatella; Jakobsen, Erik W.. 

Processforbedring, organisering og medvirkning i Pripps Ringnes (Process improvement, organizational design and participation in Pripps Ringnes). : Administrativt Forskningsfond ved NHH 1997 (4) NHH

Gran, Anne-Britt; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Teaterorganisering – en tverrfaglig tilnærming. Oslo: Arbeidsnotat Handelshøyskolen BI 1991 40 p. BI

CONFERENCE PAPERS

De Paoli, Donatella; Gaustad, Terje. 

Film as Arts-based Intervention in Management - the case of Hollywood storytelling. the Eight Art of Management and Organization Conference; 2016-09-01 - 2016-09-04 BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Ropo, Arja. 

Leadership in a digital time calls for rethinking leadership. International Studying Leadership Conference; 2016-12-11 - 2016-12-13 BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Røyseng, Sigrid; Wennes, Grete. 

Embodiment, space and technology in the leadership of theatre productions. ABC - Colloquia; 2016-03-11 - 2016-03-11 BI NTNU

Wennes, Grete; Røyseng, Sigrid; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Wennes, G., Røyseng, S. and De Paoli, D. (2016) Changing values in the public art sector? Rethinking leadership in the arts towards value-based leadership. Paper presentert på ‘International Studies Leadership Conference’ (ISLC), 11 – 13 December 2016, Edinburgh. International Studies Leadership Conference; 2016-12-11 - 2016-12-13 BI NTNU

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Re-conceptualizing Leadership and its Development: Space, Place and the Virtual World. APROS-EGOS Conference; 2015-12-09 - 2015-12-11 BI

Røyseng, Sigrid; De Paoli, Donatella; Wennes, Grete. 

Decoupled, Disciplined or Both? The Effects of the System of Management by Objectives in Norwegian Theatres. NIT 2015; 2015-03-26 - 2015-03-27 BI NTNU

Salovaara, Perttu; Ropo, Arja; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Space and Materiality in Organizations. 31st EGOS Colloquium 2015; 2015-07-02 - 2015-07-04 BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Røyseng, Sigrid; Wennes, Grete. 

Embodied Leadership in a Virtual Age - What can we learn from theatres?. International Studying Leadership Conference 2014; 2014-12-14 - 2014-12-16 BI NTNU

De Paoli, Donatella; Vaagaasar, Anne Live; Müller, Ralf. 

Project Leadership and Work Space. IRNOP XI Conference (International Research Network for Organizing by Projects); 2013-06-17 - 2013-06-19 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria; Ropo, Arja. 

Leadership in an open, flexible office space design. 29th EGOS Conference; 2012-07-05 - 2012-07-07 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria; Ropo, Arja. 

Leadership, virtual teamwork and space. 11th ISLC International Studying Leadership Conference; 2012-12-10 - 2012-12-11 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria; Ropo, Arja; Sauer, Erika; Salovaara, Perttu. 

Critique of creative space and leading creativity. The Sixt Art of Management Conference and Organzation Conference; 2012-09-04 - 2012-09-07 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria; Vaagaasar, Anne Live. 

The role of space and place for project work. 28th EGOS Conference; 2012-07-05 - 2012-07-07 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria. 

The role of leadership in changing art institutions - the case of the National Museum of Art in Norway. 11th AIMAC International Conference of Arts Management; 2011-07-03 - 2011-07-06 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria; Grenness, Tor. 

Building and transferring corporate culture and leadership philosophy through alternative workplace design. The case of Telenor. NORKOMM(5)Nordic Research Seminar on Communication,2011,; 2011-02-25 - 2011-02-27 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria; Grenness, Tor. 

Tansfer of Telenors Scandinavian Workform, leadership philosophy and alternative office space design in Asia. 9th Workshop on International Strategy and Cross Cultural Management; 2011-10-21 - 2011-10-22 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria; Ropo, Arja; Kujala, Johanna; Salovaara, Perttu. 

Space performing leadership and ethics. 10th ISLC International Studying Leadership Conference; 2011-12-11 - 2011-12-13 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria; Ropo, Arja; Salovaara, Perttu; Sauer, Erika. 

EMBODIED LEADERSHIP THROUGH PLACE AND SPACE. EGOS; 2011-07-07 - 2011-07-09 BI

Grenness, Tor; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Building and transferring corporate culture and leadership philosophy through alternative work place design. The case of Telenor, Norway. The 9th EISAM workshop on International Strategy and Cross-Cultural Management. Moscow, Oct 21-22; 2011-10-21 - 2011-11-22 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria. 

Networks in arts and culture – a categorization by purpose and performance level. AIMAC, 10th International Conference of Arts and Cultural Management; 2009-06-28 - 2009-07-01 BI

Myrtveit, Ingunn; De Paoli, Donatella Maria. 

Leading and manageing creative projects – transferring competence between arts and business. Creative Economy and Beyond conference; 2009-09-09 - 2009-09-10 BI

Bjerke, Rune; De Paoli, Donatella. 

The impact of aesthetics on employee satisfaction, identity, creativity, mood and motivation. The European Academy of Management; 2004-05-05 - 2004-05-05 BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Wennes, Grete. 

Measuring the Arts - the Case of Norwegian Public Theatres. The Second Art of Management and Organisation Conference; 2004-09-08 - 2004-09-08 BI NTNU

De Paoli, Donatella. 

A critical perspective on corporate branding. Eiasm; 2003-07-20 - 2003-07-23 BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Strønen, Fred. 

Strategic Use of Work Place Design. Euram Conference; 2003-04-03 - 2003-04-05 BI

BOOKS

Ropo, Arja; Salovaara, Perttu; Sauer, Erika; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Leadership in spaces and places. Edward Elgar Publishing 2015 (ISBN 978-1-78347-791-3) 275 p. BI

Elstad, Beate; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Organisering og ledelse av kunst og kultur. Oslo: Cappelen Damm 2014 (ISBN 978-82-02-40387-4) 353 p. BI HIOA

Elstad, Beate; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Organisering og ledelse av kunst og kultur. Cappelen Damm Akademisk 2008 (ISBN 978-82-02-26955-5) 288 p. BI HIOA

Gran, Anne-Britt; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Kunst og kapital ? nye forbindelser mellom kunst, estetikk og næringsliv. Pax Forlag 2005 (ISBN 8253026455) 270 p. BI

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

De Paoli, Donatella; Røyseng, Sigrid; Wennes, Grete. 

Embodied work and leadership in a digital age – what can we learn from theatres?. Organizational Aesthetics 2017 ;Volume 6.(1) p. 99-115 BI NTNU

Røyseng, Sigrid; Wennes, Grete; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Konsekvenser av målstyring i kunsten. Praktisk økonomi og finans 2017 ;Volume 33.(2) p. 172-188 BI NTNU

De Paoli, Donatella; Ropo, Arja. 

Open plan offices – the response to leadership challenges of virtual project work?. Journal of Corporate Real Estate 2015 ;Volume 17.(1) p. 63-74 BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Arge, Kirsten; Blakstad, Siri Hunnes. 

Creating business value with open space flexible offices. Journal of Corporate Real Estate 2013 ;Volume 15.(3/4) p. 181-193 BI NTNU

Grenness, Tor; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Building and transferring corporate culture and leadership philosophy through alternative workplace design. The case of Telenor Norway. Journal of the Moscow State University 2012 (1) p. 29-55 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Endring av kunstorganisasjoner - eksemplet Nasjonalmuseet for kunst. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2009 ;Volume 12.(9) p. 48-55 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Opplevelsesøkonomi som fagfelt i Norge keiserens nye klær?. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2006 ;Volume 9.(3) p. 76-80 BI

Gran, Anne-Britt; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Hvorfor kunst og kapital nå? Nye strømninger i næringslivet. Magma - Tidsskrift for økonomi og ledelse 2005 ;Volume 8.(5) p. 20-27 BI

CHAPTERS

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Virtual Organizations: a call for new leadership. I: Leadership in spaces and places. Edward Elgar Publishing 2015 ISBN 978-1-78347-791-3. p. 109-127 BI

Ropo, Arja; De Paoli, Donatella; Salovaara, Perttu; Sauer, Erika. 

Why does space need to be taken seriously in leadership and organization studies and practice?. I: Leadership in spaces and places. Edward Elgar Publishing 2015 ISBN 978-1-78347-791-3. p. 1-26 BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Ropo, Arja; Sauer, Erika. 

Disappearing Bodies in Virtual Leadership?. I: The Physicality of Leadership: Gesture, Entanglement, Taboo, Possibilities.. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 ISBN 978-1-78441-290-6. p. 59-79 BI

Bille, Trine; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Approaches to stimulate and support the cultural entrepreneur : the case of Denmark and Norway. I: Pioneering minds worldwide : on the entrepreneurial principles of the cultural and creative industries: actual insights into cultural and creative entrepreneurship research. Eburon Academic Publishers 2012 ISBN 978-90-5972-619-2. p. 81-84 BI TF

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Leadership and change management: The case of the Norwegian National Museum of Art. I: Arts leadership : international case studies. Prahran: Tilde Publishing 2012 ISBN 978-0-7346-1158-1. BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Kultur og næring. Richard Florida - redningsmann eller rottefanger?. I: Konferanserapport fra Senter for kultur- og idrettsstudiar. : Høgskolen i Telemark og Telemarksforsking 2010 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

The aesthetic organisation. I: The art of sanctify the instrument - about new relations between art and business. Kristiansand: Høyskoleforlaget 2003 BI

Gran, Anne-Britt; De Paoli, Donatella; Langdalen, Jørgen; Danielsen, Anne. 

Kunsten å hellige middelet - nye forbindelser mellom kunst og næringsliv. I: Kunsten å hellige middelet - nye forbindelser mellom kunst og næringsliv. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget 2003 ISBN 82-7634-396-1. p. 81-135 BI UiO

De Paoli, Donatella; Arge, Kirsten. 

Strategic Workplace Design. I: Facility Management - Risks & Opportunities / Bev Nutt (ed.). : Blackwell Science 2001 BI

POPULAR SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Hva kan ledere lære fra teatret?. BI Leadership Magazine 2016 p. - BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Røyseng, Sigrid; Wennes, Grete. 

Hva kan ledere lære av teateret?. BI Business Review 2016 BI NTNU

Bjerke, Rune; Ind, Nicholas; De Paoli, Donatella. 

The impact of aesthetics on employee satisfaction and motivation. EuroMed Journal of Business 2007 ;Volume 2.(1) BI HK

MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Kunsten å lede primadonnaer. NRK Ytring [Internet] 2016-06-12 BI

Røyseng, Sigrid; Gaustad, Terje; Tøien, Irina Eidsvold; De Paoli, Donatella. 

Grenseløs norsk film – mellom Hollywood og lokal patriotisme. Dagsavisen - Nye Meninger 2016 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Arabeidskonflikt i Den Norske Opera - operasjef Per Boye Hansen får ikke forlenget åremålet sitt. NRK - Dagsnytt 18 [TV] 2015-05-29 BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Ugo, Fermariello. 

Ledelse av primadonnaer - Arbeidskonflikt ved Den Norske Opera. NRK Kulturnytt P2 [Radio] 2015-05-29 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Dagsnytt 18 - Diskusjon med kulturminister. Kvotering til norske kulturstyrer og ledelse. NRK [TV] 2014-11-26 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Kvotering av innvandrere til kulturstyrer og ledelse. NRK, P2 2014 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Ledelse av folk du ikke ser. Kapital 2014 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Ledelse av folk du ikke ser. BI Leadership Magazine 2014 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Vil kvotere inn innvandrere i kulturmakten. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.) 2014 BI

De Paoli, Donatella; Gaustad, Terje. 

Film som kultur og næring - en utredning til besvær. Dagens næringsliv 2014 BI

Gaustad, Terje; De Paoli, Donatella. 

En utredning til besvær. Dagens næringsliv 2014 BI

De Paoli, Donatella. 

Involvering av innvandrerbarn i kunst- og kultur. NRK P2 Kulturnytt [Radio] 2012-12-07 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria. 

Høyt gjennomtrekk av internasjonale kunstneriske ledere i norske kunstinstitusjoner/ organisasjoner. NRK Dagsrevyen [TV] 2011-06-14 BI

De Paoli, Donatella Maria. 

Italiensk økonomisk politikk og Berlusconi. NRK Dagsnytt 18 [TV] 2011-10-23 BI