Federico Frattini Explained

Federico Frattini
Field:Innovation Management, Strategic Management, Technology Management
Institution:Politecnico di Milano, POLIMI Graduate School of Management
Birth Date:1980
Birth Place:Legnano (Milano)

Federico Frattini (born 1980) is an Italian strategy, innovation, and technology management scholar.

He is a full Professor of Strategic Innovation at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and Dean of POLIMI Graduate School of Management.

Education

Federico Frattini holds a BSc and an MSc in Management Engineering from LIUC – Università Carlo Cattaneo (Castellanza, Varese, Italy) and a PhD in Management Engineering from Politecnico di Milano.[1] He was also Visiting Student at SPRUSussex University (UK), under the supervision of Prof. Joseph Tidd.

Research

Frattini signed more than 200 international publications in the field of innovation and technology management, among which scholarly articles in journals such as Strategic Management Journal,[2] Academy of Management Perspectives,[3] Journal of Product Innovation Management,[4] [5] Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice,[6] California Management Review,[7] Global Strategy Journal,[8] and many others.

His research has been featured in various practitioners’ journals and magazines such Harvard Business Review,[9] MIT Sloan Management Review,[10] European Business Review,[11] Il Sole 24 Ore.[12]

In 2013, at the age of 33, he was included among the top 50 researchers worldwide in the area of technology and innovation management by the International Association of Management of Technology (IAMOT).

Frattini also served as Honorary Researcher at the University of Lancaster Management School[13] and is currently Associate Editor of the CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation[14] and Member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Innovation Management[15] and of the Journal of Product Innovation Management.[16]

Service

At POLIMI Graduate School of Management (formerly MIP Politecnico di Milano), Frattini worked, from 2012 to 2019, first as Director of the Evening Executive MBA, then as Director of the MBA and Executive MBA Programs and as Associate Dean for Digital transformation.

He worked for the development of digital learning programs in the School, such as the Flex Executive MBA,[17] the International Flex Executive MBA, and the innovative personalized and continuous learning platform FLEXA,[18] developed in partnership with Microsoft.

He is the Dean of the Business School since 2020.

Impact

Since 2007 Prof. Frattini focused on the energy business. During this years he also co-founded – together with Vittorio Chiesa and Davide Chiaroni – Energy & Strategy,[19] a research group involved in research, advisory and education in fields such as renewable energies, energy efficiency, smart mobility, circular economy, digital energy, hydrogen. Today Frattini is Vice-Director of Energy & Strategy.

References

  1. Web site: Frattini Federico . 2022-04-14 . Politecnico di Milano School of Management . it-IT.
  2. Argyres. Nicholas S.. Massis. Alfredo De. Foss. Nicolai J.. Frattini. Federico. Jones. Geoffrey. Silverman. Brian S.. 2020. History-informed strategy research: The promise of history and historical research methods in advancing strategy scholarship. Strategic Management Journal. en. 41. 3. 343–368. 10.1002/smj.3118. 213404771. 1097-0266. 11311/1154723. free.
  3. De Massis. Alfredo. Frattini. Federico. Kotlar. Josip. Petruzzelli. Antonio Messeni. Wright. Mike. 1 February 2016. Innovation Through Tradition: Lessons From Innovative Family Businesses and Directions for Future Research. Academy of Management Perspectives. 30. 1. 93–116. 10.5465/amp.2015.0017. 11311/1069313. 155486341 . 1558-9080. free.
  4. Web site: Journal of Product Innovation Management . 2022-04-01 . Wiley Online Library . en.
  5. Chrisman. James J.. Chua. Jess H.. Massis. Alfredo De. Frattini. Federico. Wright. Mike. 2015. The Ability and Willingness Paradox in Family Firm Innovation. Journal of Product Innovation Management. en. 32. 3. 310–318. 10.1111/jpim.12207. 11311/958981. 166980911 . 1540-5885. free.
  6. Radaelli. Giovanni. Dell’Era. Claudio. Frattini. Federico. Messeni Petruzzelli. Antonio. 1 January 2018. Entrepreneurship and Human Capital in Professional Sport: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Italian Soccer League. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. en. 42. 1. 70–93. 10.1177/1042258717732957. 168646939. 1042-2587. free. 11311/1060729. free.
  7. De Massis. Alfredo. Di Minin. Alberto. Frattini. Federico. 1 November 2015. Family-Driven Innovation: Resolving the Paradox in Family Firms. California Management Review. en. 58. 1. 5–19. 10.1525/cmr.2015.58.1.5. 156040481. 0008-1256. 11311/970350. free.
  8. Massis. Alfredo De. Frattini. Federico. Majocchi. Antonio. Piscitello. Lucia. 2018. Family firms in the global economy: Toward a deeper understanding of internationalization determinants, processes, and outcomes. Global Strategy Journal. en. 8. 1. 3–21. 10.1002/gsj.1199. 169007328 . 2042-5805. free. 11311/1045153. free.
  9. Web site: HBR Store . 2022-03-15 . store.hbr.org.
  10. Danneels . Erwin . Frattini . Federico . 6 March 2018 . Finding Applications for Technologies Beyond the Core Business . MIT Sloan Management Review . en-US.
  11. Web site: EBR . 31 May 2016 . Mastering Innovation in Family Firms: How to Resolve the Ability vs. Willingness Paradox . 2022-03-15 . The European Business Review . en-GB.
  12. Web site: Profilo di demassisfrattini Nova . 2022-03-15 . it.
  13. Web site: Federico Frattini – Research Portal Lancaster University . 2022-03-15 . www.research.lancs.ac.uk.
  14. Web site: Editorial Team CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation . 2022-03-15 . e-publishing.cern.ch.
  15. Web site: European Journal of Innovation Management Emerald Publishing . 2022-03-15 . www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com . en.
  16. Appio . Francesco Paolo . Frattini . Federico . Petruzzelli . Antonio Messeni . Neirotti . Paolo . January 2021 . Digital Transformation and Innovation Management: A Synthesis of Existing Research and an Agenda for Future Studies . Journal of Product Innovation Management . 38 . 1 . 4–20 . 10.1111/jpim.12562 . 234101590 . 0737-6782. 11311/1167031 . free .
  17. Web site: Consigliere. Irene. 27 June 2019. Il «Flex Emba» del Mip Politecnico di Milano nella top 10 mondiale dei migliori Mba fruibili a distanza. 2021-11-28. Corriere della Sera. it.
  18. Web site: Created in collaboration with Microsoft, the AI-powered continuous learning platform "FLEXA" by MIP Politecnico di Milano is an answer to an increasing need for lifelong learning services. 2021-11-28. www.globalbankingandfinance.com. 5 July 2021. en-GB.
  19. Web site: Team . 2022-04-14 . Energy Strategy . it-IT.