Azzone Giovanni
Full Professor
Azzone Giovanni
Full Professor
Born in Milano, 24.11.1962, he graduated his Master of Science, cum laude, in Management Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, in 1986.
Since 1994 he is Full professor of Business Economics and Organization at Politecnico di Milano, where he served as Rector from 2010 to 2016.
He is President of Arexpo SpA - the public owned company in charge of developing the 1 million square metres area where , the 2015 world exhibition took place – and member of the Board of Poste Italiane SpA – the 33 billions € turnover National mail delivery company.
Career
Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.
Research
His research interests are in the field of performance management and corporate strategy, with a focus on issues related to sustainability.
Selected Publications
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
Didkovskyi O.| Azzone G.| Menafoglio A.| Secchi P. (2021), "Social and material vulnerability in the face of seismic hazard: An analysis of the Italian case", Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 184, 1549-1577
Arena M.| Azzone G.| Piantoni G., "Uncovering value creation in innovation ecosystems: paths towards shared value", European Journal of Innovation Management, 25, 432-451
Arnaboldi M.| Azzone G. (2020), "Data science in the design of public policies: dispelling the obscurity in matching policy demand and data offer", Heliyon, 6
Azzone G.| Soncin M. (2020), "Factors driving university choice: a principal component analysis on Italian institutions", Studies in Higher Education, 45, 2426-2438