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Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Researchers with a fixed-term contract | Family Business, Organizational Design

Paola Rovelli

Paola.Rovelli@unibz.it

+39 0471 013022

BZ E5.10b
Faculty of Economics and Management
Universitätsplatz 1 - piazza Università, 1
39100
Bozen-Bolzano

Short bio

Paola Rovelli is Senior Assistant Professor at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Faculty of Economics and Management), working at the Centre for Family Business Management. Previously, she was a post-doc research fellow at Politecnico di Milano School of Management, where in 2017 she got her PhD summa cum laude with a thesis on the allocation of decision authority at the top of firms’ hierarchy. She carries out research on organizational design of firms and their top management teams, with particular attention towards family firms, delegation of decision authority, narcissism and gender issues. She recently published research articles in Journal of Management StudiesEuropean Management JournalLong Range PlanningPersonality and Individual Differences, and The Leadership Quarterly. Paola is member of AOM, IFERA, ODC and AiIG, and she serves as reviewer on leading journals such as Family Business ReviewEuropean Research JournalInternational Journal of Information ManagementJournal of Knowledge ManagementJournal of Management StudiesJournal of Small Business ManagementSmall Business Economics, and Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal.

Courses

Change Management

76407B · SECS-P/08 · L-31 Informatics and Management · EN

Conducting Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Reviews

29079 · PhD Management - 2022 · EN

Management and Organization of Non-profits

27411 · SECS-P/08 · LM-63 Public Policies and Administration · IT

Research Coaching

25567 · LM-77 Entrepreneurship and Innovation - 2022 · EN

Main Research Areas

CEOs and Top Management Teams
Organizational design
Family business
Individual characteristics

Selected publications