Raffaella Cagliano

Core Faculty | Full Professor

Short Profile outline

Academic Director

Raffaella Cagliano is Full Professor of People Management and Organization at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano. She is Director of the Department of Management Engineering and a member of the Management Committee of Polimi Graduate School of Management. She has been an active member and the President of the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) from 2010 to 2013. She is a renowned researcher in the field of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategies, with particular emphasis on organizational models and Sustainable innovation. She is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Operations and Production Management and of Operations Management Research.

Education

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

Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.

Academic course held at SOM

Gestione E Organizzazione Aziendale

Gestione E Organizzazione Aziendale

Gestione E Organizzazione Aziendale

Gestione e organizzazione aziendale

Gestione e organizzazione aziendale

Gestione e organizzazione aziendale

Gestione aziendale a

Gestione aziendale a

Gestione aziendale a

Innovation For Sustainability [Mod. 1]

New Forms Of Organization

New Forms Of Organization

Leadership & innovation

Leadership & innovation

Leadership & innovation

Survey and Experimental research methodology

Survey and Experimental research methodologies

Sustainability of Industrial Systems

Survey and experimental research methodology

Survey and experimental research methodology

Sustainability of industrial systems

Survey and experimental research methodologies

Industrial systems: sustainability and social challenges

Survey and experimental research methodologies

Industrial systems: sustainability and social challenges

Teaching Areas: PEOPLE MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION (PMO)

MBA/EMBA

Specializing Masters

Executive Education

IPA

MBA

EMBA

Specializing masters

Research

Raffaella Cagliano developed an intense research activity around the following themes: Innovation of organizational models and paradigms in Operations; Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategies; Sustainability oriented innovation. Recently she is studying collaborations for Sustainability Oriented Innovation in the agri-food supply chains and new organizational models for Industry 4.0. She is co-director of the Food Sustainability Observatory and contributes to the Industry 4.0 Observatory of Politecnico di Milano. She is an active member of the European Operations Management Association and part of Scientific Committee of the EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum.

Relevant Publications

Ciccullo F.| Cagliano R.| Bartezzaghi G.| Perego A. (2021), "Implementing the circular economy paradigm in the agri-food supply chain: The role of food waste prevention technologies", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 164

Flocco N.| Canterino F.| Cagliano R. (2021), "Leading innovation through employees’ participation: Plural leadership in employee-driven innovation practices", Leadership, 17, 499-518

Rovelli P.| Rossi-Lamastra C.| Longoni A.| Cagliano R. (2020), "TMT organizational configurations and opportunity realization in established firms: An exploratory analysis", Long Range Planning, 53

Bartezzaghi E.| Cagliano R.| Canterino F.| Guerci M.| Gilardi S.| Shaba E. (2020), "Joint organizational design 4.0: Revisiting the socio technical principles", CEUR Workshop Proceedings, 2789, 110-120

Trucco P.| Onofrio R.| Cagliano R. (2020), "The Role of Workers’ Representative and OHS Performance: An Interpretative Framework", Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1204, 18-25

León-Bravo V.| Moretto A.| Cagliano R.| Caniato F., "Innovation for sustainable development in the food industry: Retro and forward-looking innovation approaches to improve quality and healthiness", Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 26, 1049-1062

Cagliano R.| Canterino F.| Longoni A.| Bartezzaghi E., "The interplay between smart manufacturing technologies and work organization: The role of technological complexity", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 39, 913-934

Behnam S.| Cagliano R., "Are innovation resources and capabilities enough to make businesses sustainable? An empirical study of leading sustainable innovative firms", International Journal of Technology Management, 79, 1-20

Behnam Sarah; Cagliano Raffaella; Grijalvo M., "How should firms reconcile their open innovation capabilities for incorporating external actors in innovations aimed at sustainable development?", Journal of Cleaner Production, 170, 950-965

Longoni Annachiara.| Cagliano Raffaella, "Sustainable Innovativeness and the Triple Bottom Line: The Role of Organizational Time Perspective", Journal of Business Ethics, 151, 1097-1120

Longoni Annachiara.| Cagliano Raffaella, "Inclusive environmental disclosure practices and firm performance: The role of green supply chain management", International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 38, 1815-1835

Donadoni M.; Caniato Federico; Cagliano Raffaella, "Linking product complexity, disruption and performance: the moderating role of supply chain resilience", Supply Chain Forum, 19, 300-310

Behnam Sarah;Cagliano Raffaella, "Be sustainable to be innovative: An analysis of their mutual reinforcement", SUSTAINABILITY, 9, 1-18

Longoni Annachiara;Cagliano Raffaella, "Human resource and customer benefits through sustainable operations", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, 36, 1719-1740

Longoni Annachiara;Cagliano Raffaella, "Sustainable Innovativeness and the Triple Bottom Line: The Role of Organizational Time Perspective", JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS, 1-24

Barbic F.;Hidalgo A.;Cagliano Raffaella, "Governance dynamics in multi-partner R & D alliances: integrating the control and coordination perspectives", BALTIC JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 11, 1-39

Longoni Annachiara;Cagliano Raffaella, "Environmental and social sustainability prioritiesn: Their integration in operations strategies", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, 35, 216-345

Longoni Annachiara;Cagliano Raffaella, "Environmental and social sustainability priorities: Their integration in operations strategies", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, 35, 216-245

Longoni Annachiara;Cagliano Raffaella, "Cross-functional executive involvement and worker involvement in lean manufacturing and sustainability alignment", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, 35, 1332-1358

Cagliano Raffaella;Caniato Federico F. A.;Longoni Annachiara;Spina Gianluca, "Alternative uses of temporary work and new forms of work organisation", PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL, 25, 762-782

Golini Ruggero;Longoni Annachiara;Cagliano Raffaella, "Developing sustainability in global manufacturing networks: The role of site competence on sustainability performance", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 147, 448-459

Longoni Annachiara;Golini Ruggero;Cagliano Raffaella, "The role of New Forms of Work Organization in developing sustainability strategies in operations", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 147, 147-169

Grants, Awards and Honours

  • 2018 IPSERA IFPSM Best Paper Award for the paper “Supply Chain Resilience: an earthquake investigation in the Italian Biomedical industry from a multi-tier perspective”, 27/03/2018 - to date
  • Outstanding Paper Award from Emerald Literati Club for the paper "Environmental and social sustainability priorities: Their integration in operations strategies." International Journal of Operations & Production Management
  • EurOMA Fellowship

Service to the community

  • Programme Director of the Specialized Masters at MIP, 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2016
  • President of the European Operations Management Association (EUROMA)
  • Member of the Executive board (Giunta)
  • Deputy-Director - Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, 12/01/2017 - 31/12/2019
  • Member of the PhD Board - PhD Program in Management Engineering
  • Associate Editor of the International Journal of Operations and Production Management and Associate Editor of Operations Management Research

Accreditations, Rankings & Memberships