Gerardo Patriotta

Gerardo Patriotta is a Professor of Organization Studies and Director of the DBA program at the Warwick Business School. His research focuses on organizational sensemaking, particularly in the contexts of crises and breakdowns, transitions between routine and non-routine events, learning from errors, face-to-face interactions, and identity processes. His work has combined sociological and organizational theories to understand the work practices and behaviours of, amongst others, shopfloor operators, courtrooms judges, business consultants, global bank managers, air force pilots, e-markets sellers, chefs, migrant workers, and news workers. Gerardo’s research has been published in leading management journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of World Business, Human Relations, Organization Science, and Organization Studies, amongst others. He is the past General Editor of the Journal of Management Studies and currently serves as Consulting Editor for the journal.

Companies

• Consulting Editor Journal of Management Studies (2020)
• Director, Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) programme University of Warwick - Warwick Business School (2020)
• Professor of Organisation Studies University of Warwick - Warwick Business School (2017)
• Visting Professor LUISS Business School (2016)
• General Editor Journal of Management Studies (2018 — 2020)
• Senior Associate Editor Journal of Management Studies (2016 — 2018)
• Director of PhD Programmes The University of Nottingham (2015 — 2017)
• Professor of Management and Organization University of Nottingham (2012 — 2017)
• Associate Editor Journal of Management Studies (2013 — 2016)