Eugenia Cacciatori

Eugenia’s interests center around the creation and operation of complex, science- and technology-intensive products. At micro-level, she investigates the role of objects, such as physical and virtual models, on the knowledge creation and exchange processes, particularly among scientists and engineers. At macro level, she is interested in the evolving pattern of division of labor and cospecialization in industries. Her research interests include: • The organizational processes of innovation • Coordination in knowledge intensive work • Artifacts and the material context of organizing – including IT • Organizing for high-reliability • Learning and innovation in project-based contexts.

Eugenia holds a PhD in Science and Technology Policy and an MSc in Technology and Innovation Management, both from SPRU (University of Sussex). She graduated in Industrial Engineering with Management at Politecnico di Milano (Italy). Before joining Cass, Eugenia was Senior Scientist at ETH Zurich and, previously, Assistant Professor at Bocconi University, where she was also a fellow in the research centers CRORA and CROMA.

Eugenia’s research has been published in journals such as Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies and Research Policy. She has extensive teaching experiences in the broad areas of organization studies and innovation.

Languages

Italian.

Expertise

Primary Topics

• Innovation & Creativity
• Knowledge Management
• Organization Theory

Research Topics

• Emergence, stability and change in organizational routines
• Innovation in vaccines for neglected diseases
• Learning in high-reliability organizations
• Learning in project environments

Chapters (3)

• Cacciatori, E. and Grandori, A. (2011). Networked Resource Access and Networked Growth: A Double Network Hypothesis on the Innovative Entrepreneurial Firm. In Tuunanen, M., Windsperger, J., Cliquet, G. and Hendrikse, G. (Eds.), New Developments in the Theory of Networks Franchising, Alliances and Cooperatives (pp. 239–257). Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-7908-2615-9.
• Cacciatori, E., Orsenigo, L. and Brusoni, S. (2008). Beyond market failures: IAVI and the organizational challenges of vaccine
• development. In Matlin, S.A., de Francisco, A., Sundaram, L., Faich, H. and Gehner, M. (Eds.), Health Partnerships Review (pp. 46–48). Geneva: Global Forum for Health Research. ISBN 978-2-940401-05-5.
• Cacciatori, E., Chataway, J., Brusoni, S., Hanlin, R. and Orsenigo, L. (2008). The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) in a changing landscape of vaccine development: A public private partnership as knowledge broker and integrator. In Wuyts, M., Chataway, J. and Mackintosh, M. (Eds.), Promoting Innovation, Productivity and Industrial Growth and Reducing Poverty Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-46528-1.

Editorial Activities (6)

• Journal of Management Studies, Referee, 2011 – present.
• Management Learning, Referee, 2011 – present.
• Organization Science, Referee, 2010 – present.
• Industrial and Corporate Change, Referee, 2009 – present.
• Organization Studies, Referee, 2009 – present.
• Research Policy, Referee, 2009 – present.