Full Professor of Management
Bocconi University - ICRIOS
Milan, Italy
I'm a Full Professor of Business Economics and Management specializing in innovation, GVCs, patent analysis and migration with international experience.
Roberto Mavilia is a Full Professor of Business Economics and Management and has served as Pro-Rector for Research, Post-Graduate, and Internationalization at the University for Foreigners "Dante Alighieri" of Reggio Calabria. From 2010 to 2023, he was the Director of MEDAlics - Research Center for Mediterranean Relations. His expertise spans innovation economics, technology management, global value chains, and Mediterranean economic relations. He is affiliated with ICRIOS at Bocconi University in Milan, where he teaches Business Economics and Management. He was a member of the Group of Evaluation Experts for the VQR 2015-2019 at ANVUR. He is the Deputy Coordinator of an Innovative International PhD program and has taught at the Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria.
He coordinated the MSCA-RISE-2017 project named CatChain - CATCHING–UP ALONG THE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN: MODELS, DETERMINANTS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS IN THE ERA OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, which involved 12 partners from Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Estonia, Greece, Brazil, South Africa, India, Malaysia, and South Korea. His research, published in monographs and in international journals like Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Journal of Technological Transfer, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and Scientometrics, focuses on industrial competitiveness, science parks, and innovation.
He has led international and national research projects, including Horizon 2020 initiatives, organized scientific conferences, and spoken at international symposiums. He has taught in the PhD program at the Complutense University of Madrid, and his international experience includes roles in Costa Rica, Brazil, and South Korea. He chaired the Technical-Scientific Committee for the Development of Productive Activities in the Aosta Valley. His contributions in innovation economics emphasize Mediterranean economies and global technological change. He has developed methodologies for analyzing innovation systems and studied global value chains, while also fostering international collaboration through research networks across Europe and the Mediterranean.
My organisation
ICRIOS, The Invernizzi Center for Research on Innovation, Organization, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship at Bocconi University, focuses on advancing multidisciplinary and collaborative research that impacts both academia and practice. Our research explores how innovation and green technologies are reshaping competitive advantages and the resilience of global value chains in response to sustainability demands. We examine the dynamics of innovation-driven growth and industrial policies within a fragmented global economy, considering how countries can build resilience against exogenous shocks like pandemics or geopolitical conflicts, and the effectiveness of strategies that promote sectoral stability. We aim to develop insights into resilience, supply chain adaptability, and strategies for sustainable development in an interconnected world. We seek European non-academic partners, particularly NGOs, interested in collaborating on these topics to enrich the practical application of our research and to ensure the development of solutions with real-world impact across diverse sectors. Partnering with such organizations will enhance the project’s scope, bringing in on-the-ground perspectives critical to shaping policies and strategies aligned with sustainable economic goals.
Bocconi succesufully coordinated past MSCA-RISE project as the MSCA-RISE-2017 project named CatChain - CATCHING–UP ALONG THE GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN: MODELS, DETERMINANTS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS IN THE ERA OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, which involved 12 partners from Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Estonia, Greece, Brazil, South Africa, India, Malaysia, and South Korea.
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Resilient Innovation and Sustainable Growth in Global Value Chains
The proposal explores innovation, resilience, and sustainability in GVCs, aiming to build growth-driven economies in a fragmented world.