Giovanni
Valentini

Professor of Strategic Management

• Ph.D. in Management, IESE Business School, University of Navarra
• Degree in Management Engineering, University of Brescia

Giovanni Valentini is Professor in the Strategic Management Department at IESE Business School, where he also received his PhD. He previously served on the faculty at Bocconi University and Luiss University.

His research focuses on how firms combine internal and external knowledge to achieve competitive advantage through technological innovation and growth, and on the role of institutions in shaping this process. His work has appeared in leading academic journals, including the Global Strategy Journal, Industrial and Corporate Change, the Journal of International Business Studies, Management Science, Organization Science, Research Policy, Strategic Organization, Strategy Science, and the Strategic Management Journal. He currently serves as Co-Editor of Industrial and Corporate Change and Associate Editor at Management Science.

Professor Valentini has served on the Research and Executive Committees of the Strategy Division of the Academy of Management, as well as on the Leadership Team of the Knowledge and Innovation Interest Group of the Strategic Management Society.

At IESE, he teaches Competitive Strategy and Corporate Strategy in the MBA, EMBA, and Executive Education programs, and has designed custom strategy modules for companies such as Danone, Erste Bank, Faurecia, Ferrero, Hanon Systems, Henkel, IDOM, Leschaco, Nissan, Puig, and Schneider Electric.

Areas of interest.

• Strategy
• Innovation Strategy
• Corporate Growth
• Non-market strategies

Publications

Journal Articles (refereed)

CASSIMAN, B., RICART, J. E., VALENTINI, G. (2022). Commitment and competitive advantage in a digital world. Strategy Science, 7 (2), 130-137. doi:10.1287/stsc.2022.0164. CONTI, R., KACPERCZYK, O., VALENTINI, G. (2022). Institutional protection of minority employees and entrepreneurship. Evidence from the LGBT employment non-discrimination acts. Strategic Management Journal, 43 (4), 758-791. doi:10.1002/smj.3340. VALENTINI, G., CONTI, R. (2018). Super Partes? Assessing the Effect of Judicial Independence on Entry. Management Science, 64 (8), 3469 - 3970. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2017.2794.

Working Papers

BLANCO, I., FERRARO, F., VALENTINI, G., WEHRHEIM, D. (2022). Meet me halfway. Financial analysts and strategic change. MAS, N., VALENTINI, G. (2012). The importance of technology in the consolidation of hospital markets. The case of the United States (DI-953-E). CASSIMAN, B., DIGUARDO, C., VALENTINI, G. (2005). Organizing for innovation: R&D projects, activities and partners (DI-597-E).

Proceedings

CONTI, R., KACPERCZYK, A. J., VALENTINI, G. (2018). Discrimination and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from LGBT Rights Laws. Academy of Management Proceedings.

Non-refereed articles

CASSIMAN, B., DIGUARDO, C., VALENTINI, G. (2004). Abrirse para innovar. Iniciativa Emprendedora (45), pp. 25 - 39.

Cases

VALENTINI, G., ARIÑO, M. A. (2002). Cementos Elola. IESE, AD-284-E.

Outputs in other media

VALENTINI, G. (2019). Non basta dire start-up, la sfida è creare valore e lavoro. Il Sole 24 Ore. VALENTINI, G. (2016). Remaining a Competitive Force. Why have the ideas of strategy expert Michael Porter stood the test of time? IESE Insight. VALENTINI, G. (2016). La fuerza de la competencia. ¿Por qué las ideas de Michael Porter han resistido el paso del tiempo? IESE Insight.