Giulia CANCELLIERI

SHORT BIO

Giulia Cancellieri is Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Giulia’s research interests include creativity and innovation, social processes of legitimation in cultural industries, strategic management and marketing of cultural organizations. Her research has been presented at various academic conferences, including the Academy of Management, the Strategic Management Society and the International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management. Her works have been accepted for publication in international journals and books, including Strategic Management Journal, MIT Sloan Management Review, Journal of Consumer Culture, International Journal of Arts Management and Handbook of Innovation and Project Management, among others. She obtained three Best Conference Paper Awards at the International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (years 2013, 2015 and 2019), the world leader in research on cultural organizations. In November 2022, her paper on the strategic management of tradition in cultural industries published in Strategic Management Journal received the 2nd prize at the EBS Best Paper Award on Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Transformation.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS (LAST TEN YEARS)

February 1st  2022 –

Tenure-Track (Senior) Assistant Professor (according to art. 24., paragraph 3, letter b) of law 240/2010.  Department of Management – Ca’ Foscari University, Venice. Area 13/B2 Economics and Business Management. Disciplinary-Scientific Area SECS - P/08 

March 26th 2018 - November 6th 2022

Junior Assistant Professor  according to art. 24., paragraph 3, letter a) of law 240/2010.  Department of Management – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Area 13/B2 Economics and Business Management. Disciplinary-Scientific Area SECS - P/08 

February 1st 2017 – March 25th, 2018

Research Fellow with a three-year research grant awarded according to art. 22 of law 240/2010. Department of Management (Dipartimento di Impresa e Management). LUISS Guido Carli, Rome. Area 13/B2 Economics and Business Management. Disciplinary-Scientific Area SECS - P/08 

April 2016 – November 2016

Postdoctoral Researcher with Grant. Department of Social and Political Sciences. Bocconi University, Milan. European Project ITSSOIN-   Social Innovation and Civic Engagement.

January 2015 – August 2015

Visiting Scholar. Ross School of Business. University of Michigan.

February 2013 – February 2016

Ph.D. Student. IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Cancellieri, G., Ferriani, S., and Cattani, S. (2023). Balancing Valued Tradition with Innovation. MIT Sloan Management Review, 64(4). Forthcoming – summer 2023.  Anvur Ranking: A. ABS Ranking 3. (ISSN 1532-9194).  

Bonazzi, M., Cancellieri, G., and Casarin, F. (2023).  Omnivorous Cultural Consumption and the Co-creation of Cultural Products: Interactive vs Participatory Art. Journal of Consumer Culture, forthcoming. (ISSN 1741-2900). Anvur Ranking: A.

Cancellieri, G., Cattani, G., and Ferriani, S. (2022). Tradition as a resource: Robust and radical interpretations of operatic tradition in the Italian opera industry, 1989–2011. Strategic Management Journal, 43(13), 2703-2741. (ISSN 0143-2095). Anvur Ranking: A. ABS Ranking 4*. (The paper received the 2nd Price for the 2022 best-paper award on “Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Transformation” from EBS University).

Cancellieri, G. (2020). How Status Affects the Unconventionality of Opera Repertoires: Conflicting Criteria for Status Distinction, Aesthetic Conventionality and Repertoire Nonconformity in Italian Opera, International Journal of Arts Management, 23(1), 27-43 (ISSN 1480-8986).

Cancellieri G., and Turrini, A. (2018). How God and King Affect our Music Tastes: Religiosity and Political Interest as Predictors of Omnivorousness, International Journal of Arts Management, 21(1), 91-104 (ISSN 1480-8986).

Cancellieri, G., and Turrini, A. (2016). The Phantom of Modern Opera: How Economics and Politics Affect Opera Houses’ Programming Strategies, International Journal of Arts Management, 18(3), 25-36 (ISSN 1480-8986).

Cancellieri, G. (2017). Exploring How Market Identity Shapes Hybridity in Italian opera, Journal of Marketing Trends, 4, 17-30 (ISSN 1961-7798).

Cancellieri, G., and Turrini, A. (2015). Cultural Factory tra Iconicità e Management: un Benchmarking Europeo in Economia & Management, vol. 5 (ottobre/novembre) (ISSN 1120-5032).

Cancellieri, G. (2015). Strategic Practices and Italian Opera Houses’ Performance: the Innovation Dilemma in Mercati e Competitività, 3, 39-59 (ISSN 1826-7386).

BOOK CHAPTERS

Cancellieri, G., Cattani, G., and Ferriani, S. 2021. Blending Novelty and Tradition in Creative Projects: How Robust Project Design and Conventionality Shape the Appeal of Operatic Productions. Handbook of Innovation and Project Management. Edward Elgar Handbooks. Forthcoming. The chapter will be indexed in SCOPUS. (ISBN 9781789901795)

Cancellieri G., Turrini A., Sanzo Perez M.J., Kullberg J., and Cognat, A.S. 2018. Social Innovation in Arts and Culture: Place-Regeneration Initiatives Driven by Arts and Culture to Achieve Social Cohesion. Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives, Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group (ISBN 9781138068360; SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086691833).

Rey-Grcia, M., Felgueiras, A., Bauer, A., Einarsson, T., and Cancellieri, G. 2018. Social Innovation for Filling the Resource-Needs Gap in Social Services, Social Innovation - Comparative Perspectives, Routledge - Taylor and Francis (ISBN 9781138068360; SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086691374).              

Cancellieri G., 2018.  Il Ruolo della Cultura Come Motore di Coesione Sociale e Rigenerazione Urbana. Evidenze sull'Innovazione Sociale e Sostenibilità in Italia, FrancoAngeli (ISBN 9788891776938).

Caroli M.G., and Cancellieri, G. 2018. La Rilevanza della Qualità delle Relazioni sulla Scalabilità dell'Innovazione Sociale: Evidenze Empiriche. Evidenze sull'Innovazione Sociale e Sostenibilità in Italia, FrancoAngeli (ISBN 9788891776938).

Cancellieri G., and Speroni, L. 2018. Le Esperienze di Innovazione Sociale in Italia. Evidenze sull'Innovazione Sociale e Sostenibilità in Italia, FrancoAngeli (ISBN 9788891776938).

BOOKS

Cancellieri, G. 2023. Cancellieri, G. 2023. Product Innovation in Cultural Industries: Key Challenges, Success Factors and Antecedents. Giappichelli Editore. In press. ISBN/EAN 979-12-211-0398-4.  ISBN/EAN 979-12-211-7980-4 (e-book - pdf)

SELECTED TALKS/CONFERENCES

Cancellieri, G, Cattani, G., Ferriani, S. 2022. Tradition as a Resource: Robust and Radical Interpretations of the operatic tradition in the Italian Opera Industry. Invited talk at EBS Best Paper Award 2022.

Cancellieri, G, Cattani, G., Ferriani, S. 2022. Tradition as a Resource: Robust and Radical Interpretations of the operatic tradition in the Italian Opera Industry. The 2022 Vienna Conference on Strategy, Organization, and Innovation, held from June 24th to June 26th 2022.

Cancellieri, G. 2019. Blending Tradition and Modernity to Legitimize Novelty in Italian Opera. 15th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC) held from June 23rd to June 26th, 2019 in Venice, Italy (Ca’ Foscari University).

Cancellieri, G., 2018. Scaling Deep or Scaling Up? How Relational Mechanisms Affect the Scaling of Social Innovation impact. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings held from August 10th to August 14th, 2018 in Chicago, USA (78th AOM Annual Meeting). Vol.1, 18488 (ISSN (print): 0065-0668 |ISSN (online): 2151-6561).

Cancellieri, G., Cappellaro, 2018. Category Spanning and the Paradox of Strategic Conventionality in Italian Opera. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings held from August 10th to August 14th, 2018 in Chicago, USA (78th AOM Annual Meeting). Vol.1, 14825 (ISSN (print): 0065-0668 | ISSN (online): 2151-6561).

Cancellieri, G. 2018. Social Innovation in Cross-Sector Partnerships. Strategic Management Society Special Conference (SMS) held from June 6th to June 9th, 2018 in Oslo, Norway (BI Norwegian Business School).

Cancellieri, G. 2016. Giving La Traviata a Contemporary Twist? How Market Identity Shapes Hybridity in Italian Opera. Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings held from August 6th to August 9th, 2016 in Anaheim, USA (76th AOM Annual Meeting). Vol.1, 16133 (ISSN (print): 0065-0668 | ISSN (online): 2151-6561).

Cancellieri, G. 2016. Giving La Traviata a Contemporary Twist? How Market Identity Shapes Hybridity in Italian Opera. Arts, Cultural and Creative Industries Symposium held from September 23rd to September 24th, 2016 in Turin, Italy (ESCP Turin Campus).

Cancellieri, G. 2016. Giving La Traviata a Contemporary Twist? How Market Identity Shapes Hybridity in Italian Opera. Strategic Management Society Special Conference (SMS) held from June 6th to June 7th, 2016 in Rome, Italy (LUISS Guido Carli University).

Cancellieri, G. 2016. Audience-Development nei Teatri d’Opera: Origini e Determinanti del Gusto Musicale del Pubblico d’Opera. Azienda Pubblica Workshop held from May 25th to May 26th, 2016 in Palermo, Italy (University of Palermo).  

Cancellieri, G., Riccaboni, M. 2015. From La Bohème to La Wally: How Organizational Status Affects the (Un)conventionality of Opera Repertoire. Strategic Management Society Annual Conference (35th SMS Annual Conference), held from October 3rd to October 6th, 2015 in Denver, USA. 

Cancellieri, G., Riccaboni, M. 2015. From La Bohème to La Wally: How Organizational Status Affects the (Un)conventionality of Opera Repertoire, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings held from August 9th to August 11th, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada (75th AOM Annual Meeting). Vol. 1, 11743 (ISSN 0065-0668).

Cancellieri, G., Riccaboni, M. 2015. From La Bohème to La Wally: How Organizational Status Affects the (Un)conventionality of Opera Repertoire. 31st European Group of Organizational Studies Colloquium (EGOS) held from July 2nd to July 4th, 2015 in Athens, Greece.     

Cancellieri, G., Turrini, A. 2015. Understanding the Profile of Omnivorous Music Consumers: Cultural Voracity vs. Taste Eclecticism. 13th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC) held from June 26th to July 1st, 2015 in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Cancellieri, G. 2014. To Blend or Not to Blend: it’s a Matter of Status and Networking Relationships. 30th European Group of Organizational Studies Colloquium (EGOS) held from July 3rd to July 5th ,2014 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Cancellieri, G., Dubini, P. & Morganti, I. 2013. Innovating within Tradition: the case of Italian Opera. 12th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC) held from June 26th to June 29th, 2013 in Bogotà, Colombia.

Cancellieri, G., Turrini, A. 2012 Exploring Determinants of Programming Contemporary Music and Opera: Evidence from Italy. 17th International Conference of the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI), held from June 21st to June 24th, 2012 in Kyoto, Japan.

Cancellieri, G., Turrini, A. 2011. When the Curtain Goes Up: Investigating How Iconic Performing Arts Centers are Managed in Europe’. 19th Conference of the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centers (ENCATC) held in Helsinky, Finland (October 2011).

RESEARCH PROJECTS

2019 - present, Participation to the research project “Tradition as a Resource”, with Professor Gino Cattani (Stern University, New York) and Professor Simone Ferriani (Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna; Bayes Business School, City University London).  Project outputs: 1) publication of the article “Tradition as a Resource: Robust and Radical Interpretations of Operatic Tradition in the Italian Opera Industry, 1989-2011” in Strategic management journal (Anvur ranking A, ABS 4*) 2) publication of the book chapter  “Blending Novelty and Tradition in Creative Projects: How Robust Project Design and Conventionality Shape the Appeal of Operatic Productions” in the Handbook of Innovation and Project Management edited by Davis, A., Lenfle, S., Loch, C.H., and Midler, C. (2023). In press. ISBN: 9781789901795. 3) publication of the article “Balancing Valued Tradition with Innovation”,  in MIT Sloan Management Review (Anvur Ranking A, ABS 3).

2019 – present Participation to the research project “Omnivorous cultural consumption and the co-creation of cultural products”, with Prof. Francesco Casarin (Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia) and Michele Bonazzi (Università di Ferrara). The project is part of the research activities of Maclab (Management, Arts and Culture Laboratory – Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia).  The development of the project has led to the publication of an article in the Journal of Consumer Culture (Anvur ranking A, ABS 3).

February 2017 – March 2018 Participation to the research activities of CeRIIS International Center for Research on Social Innovation (LUISS Guido Carli) with Professor Matteo Giuliano Caroli (LUISS Guido Carli). The development of this project has led to the publication of three book chapters published in CeRIIS “Evidenze sull’Innovazione Sociale e Sostenibilità in Italia”  in collaboration with LUISS Business School and ItaliaCamp.

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2016 – November 2016 Participation to the ITSSOIN European research project – Social Innovation and Civic Engagement. The project was developed through the collaboration between 11 European partners including University of Heidelberg, VU ​​University Amsterdam, London School of Economics and Politics, Bocconi University and ESSEC Business School. The project was funded within the European Seventh Framework Program for research, technological development and demonstration. Project outputs: 1) publication of the book chapter Cancellieri G., Turrini A., Sanzo Perez M.J., Kullberg J., Cognat, A.S. 2018. Social Innovation in Arts and Culture: Place-Regeneration Initiatives Driven by Arts and Culture to Achieve Social Cohesion. In Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives, Routledge - Taylor & Francis Group (ISBN 9781138068360; SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086691833). 2) publication of the book chapter Rey-Garcia, M., Felgueiras, A., Bauer, A., Einarsson, T., Cancellieri, G. 2018. Social Innovation for Filling the Resource-Needs Gap in Social Services, Social Innovation - Comparative Perspectives, Routledge - Taylor and Francis (ISBN 9781138068360; SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086691374).

April 2011 – December 2012 Participation to the development of the following research projects coordinated by ASK Bocconi (Arts, Science and Knowledge): “Linee di Sviluppo Strategico per Maggio Musicale Fiorentino”, “Il Valore Creato dal Teatro alla Scala”, “Best practices in Opera Management”. Project outputs: 1) publication of the article Cancellieri, G., Turrini, A. 2016. The phantom of modern opera: How economics and politics affect opera houses’ programming strategies, International Journal of Arts Management, 18(3), 25-36 (ISSN 1480-8986). 2) publication of the article Cancellieri G., Turrini, A. 2018. How god and king affect our music tastes: Religiosity and political interest as predictors of omnivorousness, International Journal of Arts Management, 21(1), 91-104 (ISSN 1480-8986). International Journal of Arts Management è la rivista internazionale di riferimento per gli studiosi di arts management pubblicata da HEC Montreal’s Carmelle and Rémi Marcoux Chair in Arts Management in partnership con SDA Bocconi, Arts And Culture Knowledge Center.

 AWARDS

Winner of the EBS Best Paper Award (2022) in "Innovation, Corporate Entrepreneurship and Transformation" (second prize) for the article “Tradition as a Resource: Robust and Radical Interpretations of Operatic Tradition in the Italian Opera Industry, 1989-2011”, published in Strategic Management Journal.

Winner of the Best Conference Paper Award (Mention in Marketing) at the 15th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC) held from June 23rd to June 26th, 2019 in Venice, Italy (Ca’ Foscari University). Paper: “Blending tradition and modernity to legitimize novelty in Italian opera”.

Winner of the Best Conference Paper Award at the 13th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC) held from June 26th to July 1st, 2015 in Aix-en-Provence, France. Paper: Understanding the Profile of Omnivorous Music Consumers: Cultural Voracity vs. Taste Eclecticism.

Winner of the Best Conference Paper Award at the 12th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC) held from June 26th to June 29th, 2013 in Bogotà, Colombia. Paper: Innovating within Tradition: the case of Italian Opera.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES

January 1 2015 – December 31st 2015. Funded Research Scholarship. Visiting researcher with Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status at Ross School of Business, University of Michigan.

INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH SERVICES

Reviewer for Strategic Management Journal

Reviewer for International Journal of Arts Management

Session Chair for the Strategic Management Society Annual Conference

Session Chair for the International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management

Member of the organizing committee of the 15th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management (AIMAC) held from June 23rd to June 26th, 2019 in Venice, Italy (VSM).

TEACHING

COURSES TAUGHT AT CA’ FOSCARI

Academic Year 2022-2023

Marketing for the Arts. Master’s Degree Programme in Arts Management

Firm Strategies. Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Administration

Academic Year 2021-2022

Marketing for the Arts. Master’s Degree Programme in Arts Management

Introduction to economics of art and culture. Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management

Academic Year 2020-2021               

Marketing. Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Administration

Marketing for the Arts. Master’s Degree Programme in Arts Management

Academic Year 2019-2020

Marketing of Cultural Productions. Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management

Business Economics and Management. Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Economics, Markets and Finance

Marketing. Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Administration

Academic Year 2018-2019

Competitive Analysis. Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Administration

Marketing of Cultural Productions Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Performing Arts Management

Business Economics and Management. Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Economics, Markets and Finance.