Pietro Mazzola

ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES: PRESENT

Full Professor of Business Administration, IULM University, Milan

Member (Vice President) of the Board of the "Società Italiana dei Docenti di Ragioneria ed Economia Aziendale" (SIDREA)

Editorial Board Member, Family Business Review

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Family Business Strategy

Ad-hoc reviewer, European Accounting Review

Ad-hoc reviewer, California Management Review

Ad-hoc reviewer, Long Range Planning

Ad hoc reviewer, Elgar Publishing

ACADEMIC POSITIONS AND SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES: PAST

Dean Delegate for academic research, IULM University, 2007 -2010

Visiting positions and seminars held at:

Although IULM University takes all necessary care to ensure the publication of correct, updated and complete information, it is not responsible for the contents of the curricula published online on the Portal www.iulm.it. The holder of this curriculum vitae is the exclusive guarantor and responsible for the correctness and truthfulness of the information contained therein.

• “The Influence of the institutional context  on corporate illegality”, Accounting, Organizations and Society, forthcoming, DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2012.09.002 (co-authoring C.Gabbioneta, R. Greenwood, M. Minoja);
• “A Note on the Non-Linear Effects of Family Sources of Power on Performance”, Journal of Business Research, 2013, Volume 66, Issue 4 (co-authoring S.Sciascia, F. W. Kellermanns);
• “Family Management and Entrepreneurial Orientation: Exploring Linear and Non-linear effects”, Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 2013, Volume 37, Issue 1 (co-authoring S. Sciascia, F. Chirico);
• “Family Involvement in the Board of Directors: Effects on Sales Internationalization”, Journal of Small Business Management, 2013, Volume 51, Issue 1 (co-authoring S.Sciascia, T. Pieper, J.Astrachan);
•  “Strategy, ownership, governance, and socio-psychological perspectives on family businesses from around the world”, Journal of Family Business Strategy, 2012, Volume 3, (co authoring S. Goel, P. Phan, T. Pieper,R.K. Zachary)
• “The Role of Family Ownership in International Entrepreneurship: Exploring Nonlinear Effects”, Small Business Economics, 2012, Volume 38, Number 1 (co-authoring S. Sciascia, J.Astrachan, T. Pieper);
•  “Earnings Management for Income Smoothing in Family-Controlled Companies”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 2011, Volume 19, Issue 6 (co-authoring A. Prencipe, S. Bar-Yosef, L.Pozza);
• “Board monitoring and Earnings management pre and post-IFRS”, The International Journal of Accounting, 2011, Volume 46, Number 2 (co-authoring A. Marra, A. Prencipe);
• “Resource Orchestration in Family Firms: Investigating How Entrepreneurial Orientation, Generational Involvement and Participative Strategy Affect Performance”, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 2011, Volume 5, Issue 4 (co-authoring F. Chirico, D. Sirmon, S. Sciascia);
• “Corporate Venturing in Family Business: The Effects on the Family and its Members”, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development: an International Journal, 2010, Volume XXII, Issue 3 (co authoring G. Marchisio, S. Sciascia, M. Miles, J. Astrachan);
• “Family involvement in ownership and management:
  exploring non-linear effects on performance”, Family Business Review, 2008, Vol. XXI, N. 4 (co-authoring S. Sciascia)[1];
•  “Strategic Planning in Family Business: a powerful developmental tool for the next generation”, Family Business Review, 2008, Vol. XXI, N.3 (co-authoring G. Marchisio, J. Astrachan);
•  “Analyzing the Dimensions of Reputation on Financial Markets: an Empirical Study”, Corporate Reputation Review, Vol. 10, N. 2, 2007 (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta, D. Ravasi);
•  “Building Reputation on Financial Markets”, Long Range Planning, 39, 2006, (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta, D. Ravasi);
• “The Importance of Integrated Goal Setting: The Application of Cost of Capital Concepts For Private Firms”, in Family Business Review, Vol. XVII, N. 4, 2004 (co-authoring F. Adams, G. Manner, J. Astrachan);
• “The Role of Going Public in Family Businesses Long Lasting Growth: a Study of Italian IPOs”, in Family Business Review, vol. XV, n. 2, 2002 (co-authoring G. Marchisio);

 

• Is Corporate Board More Effective Under IFRS or “It’s Just An Illusion”?,co-authoring A. Marra (Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance, second  round);
• Family Management and Profitability in Private Firms: Introducing Generational Stage and the Socioemotional Wealth Perspective, co-authoring S.Sciascia, F. W. Kellermanns (JFBS, second round)

 

 

• “Independent Directors: too happy to mind about Earnings Quality?”, co-authoring A. Marra (completed);
• Does Strategic Disclosure Level the Playing Field? Italian Market Microstructure Evidence, co-authoring C. Gabbioneta, J.Gassen (completed);
• Strategy Disclosure and Financial Analysts’ Earnings Expectations: Evidence from Italian Strategic Plan Disclosures, co-authoring S. Baginski, S. Bozzolan, A. Marra
• Family Ownership and R&D Intensity in Small-to-Medium Sized Firms, co-authoring S. Sciascia, M. Nordqvist, A. De Massis
• Financial Slack Resources and the Profitability of Privately Held Firms:
  The Role of Family Ownership and Socioemotional Wealth, co-authoring S. Sciascia, A. De Massis, T. Minola
• Why managerial fraud goes undetected: A socio-cognitive perspective on detection delays, co-authoring C.Gabbioneta, M. Minoja;
• Purchase Price Allocation Disclosures: the Information Content of Separately Recognized Intangible Assets in the London Stock Exchange, co-authoring A. Prencipe, L. Pozza;
• When “Great Minds” Do Not Think Alike: Contestation, Resistance, and Marginalization in the Introduction of New Accounting Practices, co- authoring C. Gabbioneta, L. Pozza;
• Accounting Discretion In The “Purchase Price Allocation” Game. Anecdotal Evidence from Banks Business Combination, co-authoring A. Marra, L. Pozza

 

 

•  “Corporate Reputation and Stock Market Behavior”,  in S. Helm, K. Liehr-Gobbers, C. Storck (eds), Corporate Reputation Management, Springer, forthcoming, (con C. Gabbioneta e D. Ravasi);
• Handbook of Research on Strategy Process, P. Mazzola, F.W. Kellermanns (editors), Edward  Elgar Publishing, 2011;
• “Exploring Non-linear Effects Of Family Ownership And Involvement On Profitability: A Longitudinal Study On Non-listed Companies”, in Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 2009 (co-authoring Sciascia);
•  “The role of national standard setters in the standard developing process: the Italian experience”, in J. Godfrey, K. Chalmers (editors), Globalization of Accounting Standard, Edward Elgar Publishing,  2007, (co-authoring A. Provasoli, L. Pozza);
•  “Using strategic planning process as a next generation training tool in family business”, in P. Poutziouris, K. Smyrnios, S. Klein (editors), Handbook of Research on Family Business, Elgar Publishing, 2006 (co-authoring G. Marchisio, J. Astrachan);
• “The Strategic Role of Going Public in Family Businesses’ Long-Lasting Growth: A Study of Italian IPOs”, in P. Poutziouris, L. Steier (editors), New Frontiers in Family Business Research. The Leadership Challenge, IFERA – FBN Publications, 2003 (co-authoring G. Marchisio);
•  “Competitive Advantages in Successful Growth Processes”, in S. Birley (editor), European Entrepreneurship: Emerging Growth Companies, 1989 (co-authoring  G. Corbetta), this paper won the international prize of the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research.

 

• Le investor relations. Dalla comunicazione alla gestione della relazione con il mercato finanziario, Egea, Milano, 2005
• Il piano industriale. Progettare e comunicare le strategie d’impresa, Egea 2003
• Produttività, crescita e successo dell’impresa. Come creare valore nel lungo periodo, Egea 2002
• La diagnosi strategica nella gestione dell’impresa. Metodologie e strumenti per la diagnosi della strategia competitiva, Egea, Milano 1996

• “Integrazione e cooperazione nell’attività professionale: aspetti evolutivi”,  Rivista dei Dottori Commercialisti, 2005;
• “Rilievi critici e problemi applicativi delle “soglie di punibilità” in materia di falso in bilancio: gli insegnamenti tratti da alcuni casi giudiziari”,  Rivista dei dottori commercialisti, 2004 (co-authoring M. Minoja);
•  “Le “Soglie di punibilità” nella nuova normativa in tema di false comunicazioni sociali: alcune problematiche applicative”, Giurisprudenza Commerciale, 2004 (co-authoring M. Minoja);
•  “Percorsi di sviluppo per la piccola e media impresa”, Economia & Menagement, 1991 (co-authoring F. Visconti);
• “La valutazione delle strategie acquisitive”,  FINANZA IMPRESE E MERCATI, 1990 (co-authoring  M. Reboa);
• “Strategie delle imprese a rapida crescita: i modelli vincenti”, in Economia & Management, 1989 (co-authoring G. Corbetta).

 

 

• Proprietà familiare, internazionalizzazione e performance: l’impatto del coinvolgimento familiare e delle relazioni inter-organizzative, in AA.VV., Atti del XXX convegno AIDEA, Il Mulino, 2008 (co-authoring S. Sciascia);
• Strategie deliberate e opportunità emergenti nei processi di crescita dimensionale, in Corbetta G. (editor), Capaci di crescere, Egea, Milano, 2005;
• Guida al piano industriale, Listing Guides, Italian Stock Exchange, Milano, 2003;
• Corporate Governance, Investor Relations e Valore, in S. Di Martino (editor), Investor Relations, Corporate Governance e Valore d’Impresa, Egea 2002, Milano;
• Strategia e successo duraturo: il modello produttività e sviluppo, in G. Forestieri e G. Invernizzi (editors), Lo sviluppo delle imprese familiari: alla ricerca dei modelli di successo, Mediocredito Lombardo, Studi e Ricerche, Milano, 1999;
• Strategie competitive e continuità di successo nelle piccole e medie imprese italiane (Competitive Strategies for SME), in AA. VV. (editors), Vitalità del capitale di rischio e fattori di sviluppo delle piccole e medie aziende, Clueb, Bologna, 1997;
• La strategia di globalizzazione come strategia particolare di internazionalizzazione. Ragioni, modalità problemi (Global Strategies: Opportunities and Constrains), in C. Demattè, P Adams, P. Mazzola (editors), Strategie di internazionalizzazione, Cusl, Milano, 1995;
• Lo sviluppo del patrimonio intangibile dell’impresa nei processi di reengineering (Intangibile Assets and Reengineering Processes), in AA. VV. (editors), Le risorse immateriali. Gestione, Organizzazione, Rilevazione, Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, Napoli, 1995;
• Analisi strategica e valutazione economica del capitale d’impresa, in AA. VV. (editors), Scritti in onore di Carlo Masini,  Egea, Milano, 1993;
• Le imprese basate sulla creatività artistica, Franco Angeli, Milano, 1991 (co-authoring  S. La Rocca)

 

• “The Influence of the institutional context  on corporate illegality”, 2011 American Accounting Association Conference, Denver (co-authoring C.Gabbioneta, R. Greenwood, M. Minoja);
•  “Why managerial frauds go undetected: A socio-cognitive perspective on detection delays” XXXIII European Accounting Association Conference, Rome, 2011 (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta, M. Minoja)
• The Influence of the institutional context  on corporate illegality, AOS 2011 conference on  Fraud in Accounting, Organizations and Society, London (co-authoring C.Gabbioneta, R. Greenwood, M. Minoja);
• Is Corporate Board More Effective Under IFRS or “It’s Just An Illusion”?, American Accounting Association mid Year Conference – IAS Conference,  Tampa (FL), 2011 (co-authoring A. Marra)
• “Purchase Price Allocation under IFRS 3: an analysis of the information content for analysts and investors”, 2010 American Accounting Association Conference, S. Francisco (co-authoring L.Pozza, A. Prencipe)
• “Purchase Price Allocation under IFRS 3: an analysis of the information content for analysts and investors”, XXXIII European Accounting Association Conference, Istanbul, 2010 (co-authoring L. Pozza, A. Prencipe)
•  “Family Management and Entrepreneurial Orientation: Exploring Linear and Non-linear effects”, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Lausanne, 2010 (co-authoring G. Marchisio, S. Sciascia, M. Miles, J. Astrachan)
• “Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance in Family Firms:
  The Moderating Effect of Family Management”, 6^th Workshop on Family Firms Management Research, Barcelona, 2010 (co-authoring S. Sciascia, F. Chirico)
• “New perspectives on managerial fraud detection: the role of growth, strategy and stakeholders”, Academy of Management Conference, Chicago, 2009 (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta, M. Minoja)
• “Exploring non-linear effects of family ownership and involvement on profitability:
  a study on non-listed companies”, 9^th IFERA Conference, Cyprus, 2009 (co-authoring S. Sciascia)
•  “Board monitoring and Earnings management pre and post-IFRS”, XXXII European Accounting Association Conference, Tampere, 2009 (co-authoring A. Marra, A. Prencipe)
• “Family Ownership And Involvement: Exploring Non-linear
  Effects On Performance”, Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim, 2008 (co-authoring S. Sciascia)
• “Family Ownership and Involvement: Exploring Nonlinear Effects on Internationalization”, 8^th IFERA Conference, Breukelen, The Netherlands, 2008, (co-authoring S. Sciascia, T. Pieper, J. Astrachan);
• “Board monitoring and Earnings management pre and post-IFRS”, 12^th Annual Financial Reporting and Business Communication Conference, Cardiff, 2008, (co-authoring A. Marra, A. Prencipe)
• “Corporate venturing in family firms: creating (or destroying) wealth and value”, Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Chapel Hill, 2008 (co-authoring G. Marchisio, S. Sciascia, M. Miles, J. Astrachan)
• “Strategic plan presentation and the revision of analysts’ earnings forecasts”, XXXI European Accounting Conference, Rotterdam, 2008, (co-authoring S. Bozzolan)
• “Purchase Price Allocation disclosures: The information content of separately recognized intangible assets in the London Stock Exchange”, XXXI European Accounting Conference, Rotterdam, 2008, (co-authoring L. Pozza, A. Prencipe)
• "The information content of strategic plan presentation of listed companies", Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia, 2007 (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta, L. Gnan,  I. Lisi)
• “Corporate Entrepreneurship in Family Business: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, 7^th IFERA Conference, Oestrich-Winklel, Germany, 2007, (co-authoring G. Marchisio, J. Astrachan)
• “The influence of Board of directors on earnings management: empirical evidence from Italian listed companies”, XXX European Accounting Conference, Lisbon, 2007 (co-authoring A. Marra, A. Prencipe)
• “Strategic plan presentations to financial analysts: the effects on earnings forecasts’ revision and cost of capital”, XI Financial Reporting and Business Communication Conference, Cardiff, 2007 (co-authoring S. Bozzolan).
• “Stock market’s reaction to strategic plan presentations to securities analysts: evidence from Italy”, XXX European Accounting Conference, Lisbon, 2007 (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta)
• “The role of national standard setters  in the standard developing process: the Italian experience”,  XXX European Accounting Conference, Lisbon, 2007 (co-authoring A. Provasoli, L. Pozza, C. Gabbioneta)
• "Strategic Planning as a Training Tool in Family Business Succession", Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, 2006 (co-authoring G. Marchisio, J. Astrachan)
• "The Information Content of Strategic Plan Presentation of Italian Listed Companies" XXIX European Accounting Association Annual Conference, Dublin, 2006 (co-authoring L. Gnan, C. Gabbioneta, I. Lisi)
• "Corporate Disclosure Policy, Corporate Governance Structures and Mechanisms and Analysts' Recommendation: is Corporate Reputation an Intermediate Variable?", VI European Academy of Management Annual Conference, Oslo, 2006 (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta)
• "Cost of Capital in Privately Held Firms: Assessing the Impact of  'Non-Financial' Returns", XXV Babson Kauffman Entrepreneurship Research Conference, Babson, 2005 (co-authoring F. Adams, J. Astrachan, G. Manner)
• "Analyzing the Dimensions of Reputation on Financial Markets: an Empirical Study", IX Reputation Institute International Conference, Madrid, 2005 (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta, D. Ravasi)
• "Forward-Looking Information in the Strategic Plan Presentations of Listed Companies", XXVIII European Accounting Association Annual Conference, Goteborg, 2005 (co-authoring L. Gnan, F. Scortichini)
• "Corporate Reputation on Financial Markets: Exploring Financial Analysts’ Perceptions and Evaluations", V European Academy of Management Annual Conference, Munich, 2005 (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta, D. Ravasi)
• "The Role of Industrial Plan as Communication Tool in Investor Relations", VI Conference on Emerging Issues in International Accounting and Business, Padova, 2004 (co-authoring S. Di Martino, F. Scortichini)
• "Exploring Reputation on Financial Markets: a Preliminary Study", VIII Reputation Institute International Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, 2004 (co-authoring C. Gabbioneta, D. Ravasi)
• "The Role of Going Public in Family Businesses’ Long-Lasting Growth: A Study of Italian IPOs", XIV Annual Family Business Network Conference, Lausanne, 2003 (co-authoring G. Marchisio) 
• "The Strategic Role of Going Public in Companies' Long Lasting Growth: a Study of Italian IPOs", XXII Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Paris, 2002 (co-authoring G. Marchisio)
• "Strategy, Performance Measurement and Shareholder Value in Different Organizational Contexts", XIX Strategic Management Society Annual International Conference, Berlin, 1999 (co-authoring M. De Carlo)
• "Competitive Advantages in Successful Growth Processes", European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research, I Annual European Forum, Lausanne, 1988, (co-authoring G. Corbetta)

 

Although IULM University takes all necessary care to ensure the publication of correct, updated and complete information, it is not responsible for the contents of the curricula published online on the Portal www.iulm.it. The holder of this curriculum vitae is the exclusive guarantor and responsible for the correctness and truthfulness of the information contained therein.

COURSES 2021/2022

Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communication and Public Relations

- Business economics (Group 1)

- Business economics (Group 2)

- Business strategy

Master's Degree Course in Strategic Communication

- Financial communication and Investor relations

COURSES 2020/2021

Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communication and Public Relations

- Business economics (Group 1)

- Business economics (Group 2)

Bachelor of Science in Corporate Communication and Public Relations

- Business strategy

Master's Degree in Strategic Communication

- Financial communication and Investor relations

COURSES 2019/2020

Bachelor of Science in Business Communication and Public Relations

- Business economics

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Business strategy

Bachelor of Science in Strategic Communication

-Financial communication and investor relations

COURSES 2018/2019

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Business economics

- Business strategy

COURSES 2017/2018

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Corporate Communications (Group 1)

- Business economics

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Corporate Communications (Group 2)

- Business economics

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Business strategy* (*in English)

COURSES 2016/2017

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Corporate Communications (Group 1)

Business economics

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Corporate Communications (Group 2)

Business economics

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Business strategy

COURSES 2015/2016

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

Business administration - Business administration: fundamentals

- Business administration: laboratory

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Corporate strategy and policy

COURSES 2014/2015

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Business economics

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Corporate strategy and policy

COURSES 2013/2014

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Corporate Strategy and Policy

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Business Administration

COURSES 2012/2013

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Business Administration

- Corporate strategy and policy

Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Consumer Affairs and Brand Communication
Management and Retail Management

- Company strategy and performance

COURSES 2011/2012

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Business Administration

- Business Strategy and Policy

Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Consumption and Commercial Distribution

Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Consumption and Communication

Bachelor of Science in Strategy and Brand Communication, Fashion and Design

- Company strategy and performance

COURSES 2010/2011

Degree Course in Public Relations and Business Communication

- Business economics

- Business Strategy and Policy

Master Degree Course in Marketing, Consumption and Commercial Distribution

- Business Strategy and Performance