DAVIDE RAVASI

Born December 24th, 1970. Degree in Business Administration from Università Bocconi. PhD in Business Administration and Management from Università Bocconi.

Associate Professor of Management.

Visiting professor at the Rotterdam School of Management, HEC Montreal, Helsinki School of Economics, University of Lugano.

Associate Editor of the Journal of Management Studies

Member of the editorial board of the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management, Strategic Organization

Organizational identity, culture, and strategic change. Organizational artifacts and sensemaking. Management of design. Symbolic value creation.

Rindova, V., Dalpiaz, E., Ravasi, D. (2011) A cultural quest: A study of organizational use of cultural resources in strategy formation, Organization Science

Ravasi, D., Phillips, N. (2011) Strategies of alignment: Organizational Identity Management and Strategic Change at Bang & Olufsen, Strategic Organization

Kjergaard, A., Morsing, M., Ravasi, D. (2011) Mediating identity: A study of media influence on organizational identity construction in a celebrity firm Journal of Management Studies

Ravasi, D. and Canato, A. (2010) We are what we do (and how we do it): Organizational technologies and the construction of organizational identity Research in the Sociology of Organization

Dalpiaz, E., Rindova, V., Ravasi, D. (2010). Where strategy meets culture: The neglected role of cultural and symbolic resources in strategy research. Advances in Strategic Management

Ravasi, D. and Schultz, M. (2006) Responding to organizational identity threats: Exploring the role of organizational culture, Academy of Management Journal

Ravasi, D., van Rekom, J. (2003) Key issues in organizational identity and identification theory, Corporate Reputation Review

Cognition and practice in innovation and new product development

Stigliani, I., Ravasi, D. (forthcoming) Organizing thoughts and connecting brains: Material practices and the transition from individual to group-level prospective sensemaking, Academy of Management Journal

Ravasi, D., Turati, C. (2005) Exploring entrepreneurial learning: A comparative study of technology development projects, Journal of Business Venturing

Verona, G., Ravasi, D. (2004) Unbundling dynamic capabilities: An exploratory study of continuous product innovation, Industrial and Corporate Change

Ravasi, D., Verona, G. (2001) Organizing the process of knowledge integration: the benefits of structural ambiguity, Scandinavian Journal of Management

Design and design management

Ravasi, D., Stigliani, I. (forthcoming) Product design: A review and research agenda for management studies, International Journal of Management Reviews

Ravasi, D., Lojacono, G. (2005) Managing design and designers for strategic renewal, Long Range Planning

Reputation, governance and strategy

Gabbioneta, C., Ravasi, D., Mazzola, P. (2007) Exploring the drivers of corporate reputation: A study of Italian securities analysts, Corporate Reputation Review

Mazzola, P., Ravasi, D., Gabbioneta, C. (2006) How to build reputation in financial markets, Long Range Planning

Ravasi, D., Zattoni, A. (2006) Exploring the political side of board involvement in strategy: A study of mixed-ownership institutions, Journal of Management Studies

Ravasi, D., Marchisio, G. (2003) Going public and the enrichment of a supportive network: Some evidence from Italian initial public offerings, Small Business Economics

Ravasi, D. (2002) Analyzing reputation in a cross-national setting: evidence from Italy, Corporate Reputation Review