Massimo Magni

Massimo Magni is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management at Università Bocconi where he is also the Director of the MSc in International Management. Since January 2021 he has been Faculty Deputy of the Leadership, Organization & Human Resources Knowledge Group at SDA Bocconi.

At SDA Bocconi, he was the Director of the Organization and Human Resources Management Department. His academic work and professional commitments are aimed at supporting company leaders in developing a team-oriented and collaborative culture, and he has conducted numerous organizational behavior and leadership workshops as well as research and education projects in Europe, the Middle East and North America.

He has directed and conducted numerous research, education and consulting projects with UniCredit, Bank of Italy, European Central Bank, ENI, Prysmian, Barilla, and many others.

His research activities focus on leadership and teams with a specific focus on collaboration in dispersed settings and virtual teams. His current research focuses on the role of technology in shaping leadership styles and in fostering team member collaboration. Moreover, his studies on the use of mobile technology are aimed at providing a better understanding of how firms and individuals can reap the benefits of ICT (e.g. productivity, agility) while alleviating the drawbacks (e.g. stress, work-family conflict). His work has been published in major academic journals and his research results have been reported in managerial magazines such as MIT Sloan Management Review, World Economic Forum Agenda, Harvard Business Review (Italian edition), Forbes, and Bloomberg. He has also appeared on radio and TV shows to comment on managerial topics and to present the results of his research.

Massimo earned a PhD from LUISS University and an International Teachers Program from the Kellogg School of Business (Northwestern University, Chicago) and was a visiting PhD at the University of Maryland. He is an Associate Coach at Columbia University, New York.

Teaching domains

• Managerial Ethics and Responsible Leadership
• Smart Working and Remote Collaboration
• Leadership
• Team Management

Publications

Books

• Caporarello, L., & Magni, M.  (Forthcoming) Team Management. Leading Management series Egea –SDA Bocconi, II edizione
• Magni, M., Pennarola, F. (2015) Responsible Leadership. Leading Management series Egea –SDA Bocconi
• Pina e Cunha, M. & Magni, M. (2014). Management improvisation. In Gillian Kane, Ed., Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2nd Edition, Wiley Blackwell
• Caporarello, L., Magni, M., Pennarola, F. (2014) All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Alleged Innovations In Human Computer Interaction, In Baglieri, D., Metallo, C., Rossignoli, C., Pezzillo, M. (Eds) “IS, Management, Organization and Control: Smart Practices and Effects”, Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, Springer, Gemany
• Caporarello, L., Magni, M., Pennarola, F. (2014) Improving information exchange effectiveness through data compression techniques, In Baglieri, D., Metallo, C., Rossignoli, C., Pezzillo, M. (Eds) “IS, Management, Organization and Control: Smart Practices and Effects”, Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, Springer, Gemany
• Caporarello, L., Magni, M. (2014) La negoziazione in azienda, In Guida, C., Picozzi, M. (Eds.) “Operare in situazioni complesse – la negoziazione nei contesti critici”, Egea, Milano
• Basaglia, S., Caporarello, L., Magni, M., Pennarola, F. (2013) Designing teams for enhancing individual added-value use of technology, In Baskerville, R., De Marco, M., Spagnoletti, P. (Eds) “Designing Organisational Systems - An Interdisciplinary Discourse”, Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, Springer, Germany
• Caporarello, L., & Magni, M.  (2011) Team Management. Leading Management series Egea –SDA Bocconi
• Basaglia S., Caporarello L., Magni M., & Pennarola F. (2008) Individual Adoption of Convergent Mobile Technologies in Italy. In: De Marco M. Interdisciplinary Aspects of Information Systems Studies. Springer, Berlin
• Proserpio L., Magni M., & Provera B. (2008) Managerial computer business games in Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second edition, Pagani M. (ed.), p. 873-879, IGI Global, Hershey (USA)
• Magni M., Provera B., & Proserpio L.,  (2008) Individual Improvisation in Information Systems Development”, in Handbook of Research on Modern Systems Analysis and Design Technologies and Applications, Mahbubur Rahman Syed  and Sharifun Nessa Syed (eds.), p. 105-118, IGI Global, Hershey (USA). Contribution adapted from Magni M., Provera B., Proserpio L., “Individual attitude toward improvisation in information systems development”, Behaviour and Information Technology
• Magni, M., Provera, B. (2008) Il ruolo e le responsabilità degli attori interni ed esterni.  In Caporarello L., Basaglia S. (Eds.),  Sistemi ERP: Un''innovazione tecnologica ed organizzativa. Egea, Milano
• Magni, M. (2006) Professionalità e competenze nell''information technology. In F. Pennarola (Ed.) governare l’information technology nelle imprese.  Milano: Egea.
• Proserpio L., Magni M., (2005). Learning through Business Games in Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, First edition, Pagani M. (ed.), p. 532-537, Idea Group Reference, Hershey (USA)
• Magni, M., Proserpio, L. (2005). Il processo di sviluppo di un business game per l''apprendimento: Una prospettiva multiview. In F. Cantoni & G. Mangia (Eds.), Lo sviluppo dei sistemi informativi nelle organizzazioni (pp. 250-270). Milano: Franco Angeli
• Magni, M. (2003). Integrazione organizzativa mediata dalle tecnologie: Il caso nextra investment management. In C. De Mattè & A. Biffi (Eds.), L''economia digitale alla prova dei fatti. Egea, Milano

Articles

• Cappetta, R. and Magni, M. (2015), Locus of control and individual learning: the moderating role of interactional justice. International Journal of Training and Development, 19: 110–124
• Maruping, L., & Magni, M., (2015). Motivating employees to explore collaboration technology in team contexts. MIS Quarterly, 39(1):1-16, 2015
• Magni, M., Maruping, L., & Hoegl, M. (2013). Managing the unexpected across space: Improvisation, dispersion, and performance in NPD teams. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 30(5), 1009-1026
• Magni, M. &  Maruping, L. (2013). Improvisation in working teams: how empowering leadership and overload  matter. Human Resource Management, 52(5), 715-739.
• Magni, M., Paolino, C., Cappetta, R.,  & Proserpio, L. (2013). Diving too deep: how cognitive absorption and team learning behavior affect trainee learning. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 12(1), 51-69
• Magni, M., Angst, C., & Agarwal, R. (2012) A multilevel investigation of team social influence on extensiveness of individual technology use. Journal of Management Information Systems, 29(3), 9-42
• Maruping, L., & Magni, M.  (2012) What’s the weather like: the role of team climate in facilitating individual’s technology exploration and use. Journal of Management InformationSystems, 29(1), 79-114
• Proserpio, L., & Magni, M. (2012). Teaching without the teacher. International Journal of Information Management, 32(2), 99-105
• Magni, M., Taylor, M. S., & Venkatesh, V. (2010). To play or not to play: A cross-temporal investigation using hedonic and instrumental perspectives to explain user intentions to explore a technology. International Journal Human-Computer Studies, 68 (9) 572-588
• Magni, M., Provera, B., & Proserpio, L. (2010). Individual attitude toward improvisation in information systems development. Behaviour & Information Technology, 29 (3) 245-255
• Basaglia, S., Caporarello, L., Magni, M., & Pennarola, F. (2010). IT knowledge integration capability and team performance: the role of team climate. International Journal of Information Management, 30 (6), 542-551
• Magni, M.  (2010). Leadership: è solo una questione di stile? Economia & Management,6,  39-44
• Magni, M., Proserpio, L., Hoegl, M., & Provera, B. (2009).  The role of team behavioral integration and cohesion in shaping individual improvisation. Research Policy, 33, 1153-1165
• Agarwal, R., Angst, C., & Magni, M. (2009). The performance effects of coaching: A multilevel analysis using hierarchical linear modeling. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 20 (10) , 2110–2134
• Basaglia, S., Caporarello, L., Magni, M., & Pennarola, F. (2009). Individual adoption of convergent mobile phone in Italy. Review of Managerial Science, 3(1)
• Basaglia, S., Caporarello, L., Magni, M., & Pennarola, F. (2009).  Environmental and organizational drivers influencing the adoption of VoIP. Information Systems and E-Business Management, 7(1), 103-118
• Magni, M., Pennarola, F. (2008). Intra-organizational relationships and technology acceptance. International Journal of Information Management, 28(6), 517-523
• Delmestri, G., Magni, M. (2003). L''unione fa la forza? Coesione e performance nei gruppi. Economia & Management, 3, 57-67