Simone Santoni

My research combines network theory and sociological arguments to appreciate the organization and functioning of markets—especially, markets for cultural products and labor. Throughout my work I emphasize the interrelationship of individuals, groups and social structures and try to detail the causal mechanisms through which organizational and social facts are brought about. To date, I have three interrelated streams of research: (i) studies of social structure and novelty emergence, where I see networks not only as a ‘stimulus’ for creativity but also vital sources of legitimation for new offerings; (ii) studies of socio-cognitive foundations of markets, where I emphasize how networks and culture shape and sharpen the categories which help producers and consumers to make sense of ‘what’s going on’ in the market; (iii) studies of competition, labor mobility and occupations, where I embrace a multilevel view to investigate mobility patterns and changes in the division of labor as markets transform over time.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Bologna, Italy, Jan 2009 – Jun 2012

Employment

• Lecturer, Cass Business School, Jul 2015 – present
• Research Fellow, Cass Business School, Jan 2014 – Jun 2015
• Enterprise Fellow, Elsevier and University of Bologna, Jun 2011 – Dec 2013

Memberships of Professional Organisations

• Affiliation, International Network for Social Network Analysis, Jan 2014 – present
• Affiliation, American Sociological Association, Jan 2014 – present
• Affiliation, International Network of Analytical Sociologists, Jan 2014 – present
• European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS), Jun 2012 – present
• Academy of Management, Jun 2012 – present

Award

• University of Bologna (2012) Best Doctoral Dissertation
• Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation of the University of Bologna (2012).

Languages

Italian.

Expertise

Primary Topics

• Demography
• Econometric & Statistical Methods
• Industrial Relations/Labour Studies
• Innovation & Creativity
• Mathematical & Quantitative Methods
• Statistics

Industries/Professions

• arts
• creative industries
• music
• r&d organizations

Geographic Areas

• Americas - North
• Europe

Research Topics

• Social structure of collaboration and novelty emergence
• Social valuation, categorisation and novelty emergence
• Labour mobility in creative industries and entrepreneurial settings

Featured

Fini, R., Grimaldi, R., Santoni, S. and Sobrero, M. (2011). Complements or substitutes? The role of universities and local context in supporting the creation of academic spin-offs. Research Policy, 40(8), pp. 1113–1127. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.013.

Journal Article

Fini, R., Grimaldi, R., Santoni, S. and Sobrero, M. (2011). Complements or substitutes? The role of universities and local context in supporting the creation of academic spin-offs. Research Policy, 40(8), pp. 1113–1127. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2011.05.013

Editorial Activities (6)

• Administrative Science Quarterly, Referee, 2015 – present.
• Journal of Mathematical Sociology, Referee, 2015 – present.
• Organization Science, Referee, 2015 – present.
• Industrial and Corporate Change, Referee, 2012 – present.
• Journal of Management Studies, Referee, 2012 – present.
• Research Policy, Referee, 2011 – present.