Andrea Francesconi

Andrea Francesconi is Affiliate Professor of Government, Health and Not for Profit at SDA Bocconi School of Management. He is Associate Professor of Management at the University of Trento.

At SDA Bocconi, he is coordinator of courses and management training seminars in the field of Public Management and Policy. He conducted numerous workshops and consulting projects for Italian local health authorities and public administrations.He is also involved in designing management of education programs for medical and surgical scientific associations.

His research activities focus onmeasurement systems and performance evaluation, on programming systems and management control and on corporate governance systems in health services companies, public administrations and non-profit organizations. Recently, he is developing many topics related with his previous research, among others we can remember: the analysis of government models of waiting times in health care companies, value based healthcare, innovation in public administration, public reporting and innovative business models for health service management, welfare and e-welfare.

He is the author of numerous books and articles on the subject. His works have been published in Politiche Sanitarie, Mecosan, Italy- Economia aziendale web and International journal of arts management, among others. He is editorial board member of Mecosan and Azienda Pubblica. He won many awards for his teaching activity: the awards for the excellence in teaching (SDA Bocconi 2008), the award for the excellence in training initiatives coordination (SDA Bocconi 2009) and the award for excellence relationships with training programs buyers (SDA Bocconi 2010 e 2011). He was Visiting Student at Leonard Davis Institute (USA), responsible of the Precious Health network, Erasmus Responsible for Trento University in charge for various destinations and he has taken part in many different networks of important international universities and management training institutions.

Andrea earned a Degree and a Ph.D. in Business Administration both from Bocconi University.

Teaching domains

• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Clinical Management and Clinical Governance
• Financial Accounting
• Performance Management
• Financing Health Care

Publications

Books

• Francesconi A., Marsilio M. (edited by), “Performance Measurement and Financial management in Not for Profit Organizations” Misurazione delle performance e gestione finanziaria” Impresa sociale N.2/2009
• Francesconi A. (edited by) Management education for physicians, Punto Omega special issue Vol 21 e 22 - 2008
• Francesconi A. Comunicate the Value of Non Profit Organizations  , Padova: CEDAM, 2007. p. 207
• Francesconi A., “Planning and controlling for Healthcare Organizations And Local Authorities” CEDAM, Padova,  2003

Chapters in Books

• Francesconi A., Lecci F.” Innovations in cost control systems: how do Healthcare organizations and Hospitals react to the economic crisis.” in Cantù E. (a cura di), Rapporto OASI 2014: l’aziendalizzazione della sanità in Italia.  EGEA, Milano 2014
• Francesconi A. Giordano F. “Management Control” in Demozzi M., Zandonai F., (edited by) Social Enterprise: managerial instruments” Edizioni 31 Trento, 2008
• Francesconi A., Lecci F., Vendramini E.:”Managerial Control Systems for hospitals organized under a severity base approach.” in Cantù E. (a cura di), Rapporto OASI 2012: l’aziendalizzazione della sanità in Italia.  EGEA, Milano 2012
• Francesconi A., Barbieri M., Guarini E., “Measuring and evaluating performances” in: F. Carinci, S. Mainardi (a cura di): “La Terza Riforma del Lavoro Pubblico” IPSOA, Milano 2011
• Francesconi A., De Pietro C., Lega F., Sartirana M., “How to evaluate physicians: practices and proposals” in E. Cantù (a cura di) Rapporto OASI 2010 pag. 489- 518, Egea, Milano 2010
• Francesconi A., “Planning and Controlling for Not For Profit Organizations” in Bandini F.: “Economia e management delle aziende non profit e delle imprese sociali” CEDAm 2009
• Francesconi A., “Measuring Performances in Public Administrations” in A.Pistoni (a cura di) “Corporate Performance Management” pag. 227, 264 Hoepli, Milano, 2009
• Francesconi A., “Implementing and Evaluating Strategies in Local Authorities: The Balanced Scorecard Approach". Cap. 3: In: Margheri Andrea;Principles of Public Management”  Rovereto: Nicolodi editore, 2006. p. 55-82
• Francesconi A., “Balanced Scorecard for Non  profit Organizations” in, D. Cavenago “No profit”, Giappichelli, Torino 2004
• Francesconi A., “ Management Control Systems in Public Administrations” in Francesconi A., Margheri A., “Balance Sheet and Control Principles for Public Administrations”, Nicolodi, Trento 2002
• Francesconi A., "Organizational and Insitutional Characteristics and Price Policies of London Transport Limited", in, Salvatore Vicari (a cura di), “Public Transport: Price Determination”, Milano,  EGEA. 2001
• Francesconi A.: “The reporting system”,  in Casati G. “”Planning and Control systems for Healthcare Organizations”,  Mac Graw Hill, Milano 2000
• Francesconi A.: “Managing change in the Public Context: Implementing management Control Systems in Health Care Organizations”,  in D. Cavenago,  “Publci Administration and Change Management”,  CEDAM, Padova, 2000
• Francesconi A.: “Defining Economical Convenience”, in AA.VV., “Marketing and medical practice”,  Etas libri 1998
• Francesconi A.; Ramponi C.: "Management Development for doctors: the Italian Case." in AA.VV., "Management development for doctors In Europe" Hema, Dublin 1994
• Francesconi A. : "Choosing the Public Service Management Model" in  Zangrandi A:" Autonomy and Financial Equilibrium for Local Authorities", Giuffré, Parma 1994
• Francesconi A.: "Personnel costs in Local Health Authorities", in AA.VV., "Cost Accounting Systems for Local Health Authorities." CLUEB, Bologna, 1990
• Francesconi A.: "How to manage Public Services: problems and opportunities in the new institutional  regolation for Local Authorities", in AA.VV., "Managing Local Authorities Autonomy " Maggioli Editore, Rimini, 1990

Articles

• Francesconi Andrea, Amato Massimo (2015). Risvolti aziendali e di sistema della regolamentazione degli accessi non urgenti nei Dipartimenti di Emergenza-Urgenza: l’esperienza dell’Azienda Ospedaliera “Spedali Civili” di Brescia. MECOSAN, vol. 2015 N.94, p. 97-114
• Francesconi A., Testa A., Giannuzzi R., Sbraccia P.(2015), “Economic analysis of bedside ultrasonography (US) implementation in an Internal Medicine department in  INTERNAL AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE pp.1, 12. Vol. 2015
• L.Bottone, A.Francesconi, R.Ruffini (2013), Evaluating quality in Healthcare Organizations; the experience of The Performance Plan in Lombardy Region.” International Journal of management  and administrative sciences, Vol.1 2013 p.23-30
• Francesconi A.; Mittone L., “Priority setting in Healthcare Organizations”, in Politiche Sanitarie Vol. 13, pp.10 – 18, 2012
• Francesconi A.; Zappulla M.; “Critical factors in implementing management Control Systems in Not for Profit Eledrly Healthcare Organizations.: an empirical analysis” in Mecosan n. 74 pag. 67 – 81, 2010
• Francesconi A. Giordano F. Social reporting for social enterprises- the experience of social co-operatives in Lombardy, Italy- Economia aziendale web 2008
• Francesconi A. Giordano F. “Management Control Systems for Non profit Organizations” Cap. VI Demozzi M. Zandonai F. (a cura di) Impresa sociale di comunità strumenti per la creazione e la gestione” Edizioni 31, Trento, 2008
• Francesconi A., Brusoni M., Trinchero E.,:”Risk management in sanità” in Practicing medicine. Supplemento al Vol. 18 2007
• Francesconi A. How to implement strategies in Healthcare organizations: the CEO’s Point of View ". MECOSAN : management ed economia sanitaria : la rivista trimestrale di saggi e ricerche, documenti e commenti per il governo manageriale della sanità, 2006, v. 15, n. 57, p. 9-16
• Francesconi A." Coaching:  individual upgrade versus human resoureces management upgrade". aboutpharma, 2004, v. 18, p. 26-30
• Francesconi A., Cavenago D., Santuari A., "The Change in the management of Cultural Institutions and Activities. From Government Agencies to Non -Profit Organizations. An Italian Case Study", in  International journal of arts management, 2001, Vol. 4, n. 2 winter
• Francesconi A et al.: “Budget as a Motivating Tool in Public Health Care Oreganizations”, in Mecosan N. 32 1999
• Francesconi A.: “Managerial Education Needs  for the Physician’s access at the managerial role”, in Analysis politica, management e organizzazione sanitaria n. 3 1998
• Francesconi A; Ramponi C.: “Accreditation, Certification and Quality in the Italian Healthcare Organizations”,  paper presentato all’Annual International Association of Management Conference in Conference Proceedings Chicago 1998
• Francesconi A. et al.: ”Implementation analys for the introduction of high specialty cardio surgery activitie in Santa Chiara Hospital in Trento”,  in Mecosan n.21 1997
• Francesconi A et al.: “Evaluating the economic equilibrium of a medica unit in the Garbagnate Hospital”, in Mecosan n. 23 1997
• Francesconi A.: ”Financing Rehabilitation Activities: a cas analysis”, in Mecosan n. 19 1996
• Francesconi A. : "Finale and manage non profit organizations: the case of Heatlth Care Agencies ", in Non Profit n. 3 1995
• Francesconi A.; Ramponi C; Zangrandi A.: Tariffs as a financing system for Healhcare organoizations", in  Mecosan n. 11 1994
• Francesconi A.: "Activity - Based Costing in Healthcare Organizations: a critical approach ", in Economia e Management N.1, 1993
• Francesconi A.: "Physicians and management control systems ", in MECOSAN n.5 1993
• Francesconi A; Ramponi C.: "Managerial Education for Physicians", in MECOSAN n. 7 1993
• Francesconi A.: "Managerial Tools for  Physicians”,  in Rivista dei trasfusionisti N.3 1993
• Francesconi A.: " Implementing the information systems in Local Authorities.", in Informatica ed Enti Locali n. 3 1990