Davide Chiaroni

Core Faculty | Full Professor

Short Profile outline

Davide Chiaroni is Full Professor of Strategy & Marketing at Politecnico di Milano, where he obtained cum laude his Master of Science in Management Engineering in 2002 and later in 2007 his Ph.D. in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering. He is member of the Management Committee at Polimi Graduate School of Management, where he serves as Director of Corporate Relations. He is co-founder and vice-director of Energy & Strategy, where he manages the permanent observatories on renewables, energy efficiency and smart ecosystems (buildings, cities, grids). He is Fellow of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation on Circular Economy and he is the reference point for Polimi GSOM in the Schmidt MacAr ...

Education

PHD: Management Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Academic course held at SOM

Impianti industriali e organizzazione d'impresa (parte di organizzazione aziendale)

Impianti industriali e organizzazione d'impresa (parte di organizzazione aziendale)

Impianti industriali e organizzazione d'impresa (parte di organizzazione aziendale)

Impianti industriali e organizzazione d'impresa (parte di organizzazione aziendale)

Economia e organizzazione aziendale c

Impianti industriali e organizzazione d'impresa (parte di organizzazione aziendale)

Circular Economy Business Models

Strategy & Marketing

Circular Economy Business Models

Strategy & Marketing

Strategy & Marketing

Circular Economy Business Models

Strategy & Marketing

Strategy & marketing

Strategy & marketing

Strategy & marketing

Strategy & marketing

Strategy & marketing

Teaching Areas: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (SM), ACCOUNTING, CONTROL & PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (ACPM)

MBA/EMBA

Specializing Masters

Executive Education

IPA

MBA

EMBA

Specializing masters

Research

His research interest is in the management of innovation. He started working on Open Innovation promoting studies still among the most cited in the field. More recently, due to the relevance of its research activity in the fields of renewables, energy efficiency and smart ecosystems, he started working actively on Circular Economy, investigating the strategies and the modes of adoption of circular firms. The results of his research are documented by an intense scientific production. Davide Chiaroni is author of two books with international editors, one with an Italian publisher and more than 150 contributions on international and national journals, edited books, and conference proceedings.

Relevant Publications

Urbinati A.| Franzò S.| Chiaroni D. (2021), "Enablers and Barriers for Circular Business Models: an empirical analysis in the Italian automotive industry", Sustainable Production and Consumption, 27, 551-566

Franzò S.| Urbinati A.| Chiaroni D.| Chiesa V., "Unravelling the design process of business models from linear to circular: An empirical investigation", Business Strategy and the Environment, 30, 2758-2772

Atta N.| Dalla Valle A.| Campioli A.| Chiaroni D.| Talamo C. (2021), "Construction technologies for sustainable affordable housing within fragile contexts: Proposal of a decision support tool", Sustainability (Switzerland), 13

Rosa P.| Sassanelli C.| Urbinati A.| Chiaroni D.| Terzi S. (2020), "Assessing relations between Circular Economy and Industry 4.0: a systematic literature review", International Journal of Production Research, 58, 1662-1687

Centobelli P.| Cerchione R.| Chiaroni D.| Del Vecchio P.| Urbinati A. (2020), "Designing business models in circular economy: A systematic literature review and research agenda", Business Strategy and the Environment, 29, 1734-1749

Urbinati A.| Chiaroni D.| Chiesa V.| Frattini F. (2020), "The role of digital technologies in open innovation processes: an exploratory multiple case study analysis", R and D Management, 50, 136-160

Sassanelli C.| Urbinati A.| Rosa P.| Chiaroni D.| Terzi S. (2020), "Addressing circular economy through design for X approaches: A systematic literature review", Computers in Industry, 120

Urbinati A.| Rosa P.| Sassanelli C.| Chiaroni D.| Terzi S. (2020), "Circular business models in the European manufacturing industry: A multiple case study analysis", Journal of Cleaner Production, 274

Ünal E.| Urbinati A.| Chiaroni D., "Managerial practices for designing circular economy business models: The case of an Italian SME in the office supply industry", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 30, 561-589

Susur E.| Hidalgo A.| Chiaroni D., "A strategic niche management perspective on transitions to eco-industrial park development: A systematic review of case studies", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 140, 338-359

Ünal E.| Urbinati A.| Chiaroni D.| Manzini R., "Value Creation in Circular Business Models: The case of a US small medium enterprise in the building sector", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 146, 291-307

Susur E.| Hidalgo A.| Chiaroni D., "The emergence of regional industrial ecosystem niches: A conceptual framework and a case study", Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018, 1642-1657

Susur E.| Martin-Carrillo D.| Chiaroni D.| Hidalgo A., "Unfolding eco-industrial parks through niche experimentation: Insights from three Italian cases", Journal of Cleaner Production, 239

Urbinati Andrea;| Chiaroni Davide; Chiesa Vittorio; Franzò Simone; Frattini Federico, "An Exploratory Analysis on the Contextual Factors that Influence Disruptive Innovation: The Case of Uber", International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, 15

Urbinati Andrea; Unal E.; Chiaroni Davide, "Framing the Managerial Practices for Circular Economy Business Models: A Case Study Analysis", Proceedings - 2018 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2018 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe, EEEIC/I and CPS Europe 2018

Chiaroni Davide;Chiesa Vittorio;Franzò Simone;Frattini Federico;Manfredi Latilla Vito, "The impact of the electricity tariff reform on renewable energies and energy efficiency investments: The case of the Italian residential market", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GREEN ENERGY, 14, 889-898

Chiaroni Davide;Chiesa Vittorio;Franzò Simone;Frattini Federico;Manfredi Latilla Vito, "Overcoming internal barriers to industrial energy efficiency through energy audit: a case study of a large manufacturing company in the home appliances industry", CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, 19, 1031-1046

Chiaroni Davide;Chiesa Marco;Chiesa Vittorio;Franzò Simone;Frattini Federico;Toletti Giovanni, "Introducing a new perspective for the economic evaluation of industrial energy efficiency technologies: an empirical analysis in Italy", SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS, 15, 1-10

Chiaroni Davide;Chiesa Vittorio;Frattini Federico;Terruzzi R., "Implementing Open Innovation: a Case Study in the Renewable Energy Industry", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY INTELLIGENCE AND PLANNING, 10, 195-221

Chiaroni Davide;Chiesa Vittorio;Colasanti L.;Cucchiella Federica;D'Adamo Idiano;Frattini Federico, "Evaluating solar energy profitability: a focus on the role of self-consumption", ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT, 88, 317-331

Boscherini L.;Chiaroni Davide;Chiesa Vittorio;Frattini Federico, "The process of organizational change in Open Innovation: evidence from high-tech firms", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, 17, 177-205

Service to the community

  • Program Director of Executive Master in Management
  • Member of the MIP Board - Director of Corporate Relations

Accreditations, Rankings & Memberships

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