Stefano BORZILLO Strategy, Entrepreneurship

Stefano BORZILLO
Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Economics
Paris
CV
Biography
Stefano Borzillo is permanent associate professor of Strategy, Organization and Knowledge Management
at SKEMA Business School (Paris campus). He is also the Director of the Strategy, Entrepreneurship &
Economics Department at SKEMA Business School. His main research fields are communities of practice,
knowledge creation, and transfer in organizations. He obtained his PhD in Organizational Behavior from
the University of Geneva (Switzerland) and was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Stern School of
Business (New York University). Organizations where he conducted research on communities of practice
include Siemens, Daimler, Oracle, IBM, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Bearing Point, Swiss Re, Holcim, the
World Bank, CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), the United Nations, the World Health
Organization, the International Labor Office, Pictet Bank, and the Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch
Bank.Stefano Borzillo has also published in peer-review journals such as European Management Journal,
Journal of Business Strategy, Management Learning, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, and
Journal of Knowledge Management.
Stefano Borzillo has got working experience in consulting projects related to Knowledge Management. His
last consulting projects were conducted at RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) and at
Médecins Sans Frontières.
Skills & Interests
Teaching Skills
Teaching with business case method, role-playing.
Research Skills
Qualitative Research Methods, Semantic Analysis, First & second-order coding.
Action-research
Languages
French, English, Italian, Spanish, German
Expertise
Stefano Borzillo has got working experience in consulting projects related to Knowledge Management. His last
consulting projects were conducted at RATP (Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens) and at Médecins Sans
Frontières.
International Interests
Europe
Citizenship/
Switzerland
Qualification
Academically Qualified
Academic Degrees
Ph.D. HEC Genève, Genève, Switzerland, Ph. D. in Organizational Behavior and Organizational Theory, 2006
Master HEC Lausanne ,Université de Lausanne, Lausanne - Switzerland, Master of Science in International
Management, 2002
Bachelor HEC Genève (Université de Genève), Genève, Switzerland, Bachelor degree in Economics and Business
Administration, 1999
Work Experience
Director of the Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Economics Department, SKEMA Business School (February, 2016 Present), Paris, France.
Associate Professor, SKEMA Business School (September, 2008 - Present), Paris, France.
Invited researcher, Post-doc position, New York University, Stern School of Business (April, 2007 - April, 2008), New
York, United States of America.
Research & Teaching Assistant, Université de Genève (September, 2002 - March, 2007), Geneva, Switzerland.
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Articles in Journals
Kaminska, R. & Borzillo, S. (2016). Organizing for Sustained Innovation: the Role of Knowledge Flows
within and between Organizational Communities. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 14 (1),
46-54.
JOSSERAND, E., SCHMITT, A., & BORZILLO, S. (in press, 2016). Listen to Your Employees: Individuals'
External Client Networks and Ambidexterity. Journal of Business Strategy.
BORZILLO, S. (in press, 2016). Three Forms of Communities of Practice. Journal of Business Strategy.
Borzillo, S., Harvey, J.F., Cohendet, P., & Simon, L. (2015). Knowing Communities in the Front End of
Innovation. Research - Technology Management, 58 (1), 46-54.
Borzillo, S. & Bardon, T. (2015). Communities of Practice: Autonomy or Control? Journal of Business
Strategy, 37 (1), 11-18.
Borzillo, S., Schwenger, D., & Straub, T. (2014). Non-Governmental Organizations: Stategic Management
for a Competitive World. Journal of Business Strategy, 35 (4), 11-19.
Antino, M., Rodriguez, F.G., Marti Ripoll, M., Barrasa Notario, A., & Borzillo, S. (2014). Development and
validation of the Spanish version of the team climate inventory : A measurement in variance test. Anales
de Psicologia, 30 (2), 597-607.
Antino, M., Gil Rodriguez, F., Munoz Rodriguez, A., & Borzillo, S. (2014). Evaluando el liderazgo positivo:
propriedades psicometricas de una version reducida del Positive Leadership Assessment Scale. Revista
de Psicologia Social, 29 (3).
Schiavone, F. & Borzillo, S. (2014). Creating Technological Knowledge in Vintage Communities of
Practice. Journal of Knowledge Management, 18 (5), 991-1003.
Borzillo, S. & Straub, T. (2013). La gestion des connaissances comme levier de la compétitivité. L'ENA
hors les murs, 428, 20-21.
Kaehr, C. & Borzillo, S. (2013). Founder succession in new ventures: the human perspective. Journal of
Business Strategy, 34 (5), 12-24.
Borzillo, S., Schmitt, A., & Antino, M. (2012). Communities of practice: keeping the company
agile. Journal of Business Strategy, 33 (6), 22-30.
Borzillo, S., Straub, T., & Antino, M. (2012). Le rôle des communautés de pratique dans les acquisitions
d'entreprises. Revue Economique et Sociale, 1.
Straub, T. & Borzillo, S. (2012). Le management des connaisances. HRM Today.
Borzillo, S. & Kaminska-Labbé, R. (2011). Unraveling the Dynamics of Knowledge Creation in
Communities of Practice through Complexity Theory Lenses. Knowledge Management Research &
Practice, 9 (4), 353-366.
Borzillo, S., Schmitt, A., & Probst, G. (2011). Don't Let Knowledge Walk Away: knowledge Retention
during Employee Downsizing. Management Learning, 43 (1), 53-74.
Kaminska-Labbé, R. & Borzillo, S. (2011). Step-in or Step-out: How to Support Innovation through
Communities of Practice. Journal of Business Strategy, 32 (3), 29-36.
Borzillo, S., Aznar, S., & Schmitt, A. (2011). A journey through communities of practice: why and how
members move from the periphery to the core. European Management Journal, 29 (1), 25-42.
Borzillo, S. (2011). Le Management des Connaissances. L'ENA hors les murs (415), 12-13.
Straub, T. & Borzillo, S. (2010). Les organisations ambidextres: Exploration vs. Exploitation des
Connaissances. L'Echo de l'ASO (Association Suisse d'Organisation et de Management), 4.
Borzillo, S. (2009). Top management sponsorship to guide communities of practice. Journal of
Knowledge Management, 13 (3), 12.
Straub, T., Tuali, M., & Borzillo, S. (2009). Les Communautés de Pratique inter organisationnelles et IT
Management entre Multinationales. Revue Economique et Sociale.
Borzillo, S. & Probst, G. (2008). Why communities of practice succeed and why they fail. European
Management Journal, 26 (5), 335-347.
Borzillo, S., Probst, G., & Raisch, S. (2008). The Governance Paradox: Balancing Autonomy and Control
in Managing Communities of Practice. Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings.
Borzillo, S. & Probst, G. (2007). Piloter les communautés de pratique avec succès. Revue Française de
Gestion, 170, 18.
Borzillo, S. & Probst, G. (2006). Des réseaux pour partager activement le savoir au sein des institutions
publiques. SSSA: Le réseau des connaissances sur la transformation du secteur public (Swiss Academy
of Public Sector Projects).
Books, Monographs, Compilations, Manuals
BORZILLO, S., STRAUB, T., & VOICU-DOROBANTU, R. (2016). Entrepreneurship and Ecosystems:
Global Guidelines.
Borzillo, S. (2007). Communities of Practice to Actively Manage Best Practices Gabler Edition.
Chapters, Cases, Readings, Supplements
BORZILLO, S. (2016). Intraorganizational networks and communities of practice as a platform for project
innovation and sustainability. In Press, In Gower Publishing (Routledge Group) (Ed.), The Performance of
Projects and Project Management..
Borzillo, S. & Straub, T. (2015). Wissensmanagement und Informationssysteme. Einführung in die
Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre (2nd Edition) (Ed. T. Straub) (pp. p. 447-478). Münich: Pearson
Education.
Borzillo, S., Bardon, T., & Straub, T. (2015). Strategisches Management. Einführung in die Allgemeine
Betriebswirtschaftslehre, (2nd Edition) (Ed. T. Straub) (pp. 53-92.). Münich: Pearson Education.
Borzillo, S., Chauvel, D., & Poulingue, G. (2015). Intra-organizational networks and communities of
practices as a platform for project innovation and sustainability?. In (Ed. L. Lecoeuvre), Gower Publishing,
UK (Ed.), The Performance of Projects and Project Management. L. Lecoeuvre. Gower 2015.
Borzillo, S., Chauvel, D., & Poulingue, G. (2015). Intraorganizational networks and communities of practice
as a platform for project innovation and sustainability. In Lecoeuvre L. (Ed.), The Performance of Projects
and Project Management. UK: Gower Publishing.
Borzillo, S. & Kaminska-Labbé, R. (2012). Managing Communities of Practice to Support Innovation. In A.
Brem & E. Viardot (Eds.), Evolution of Innovation Management: Trends in an International Context (pp.
182-207). UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Straub, T., Borzillo, S., & Probst, G. (2012). A decision-making framework to analyse important dimensions
of M&A performance. In Sydney Finkelstein and Cary Cooper (Eds.), Advances in Mergers and
Acquisitions, vol. 11. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Borzillo, S. & Shibib, W. (2012). Wiessenmanagement und Informationssysteme. In T. Straub (Ed.),
Einfuhrung in die Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre - Das Ubungsbuch (pp. 179-195). Pearson
Education.
Borzillo, S. & Straub, T. (2011). Wissensmanagement und Informationsysteme. In T.Straub (Ed.),
Einfuhrung in die Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre (pp. 418-449). Pearson Education.
Borzillo, S., Straub, T., & Bardon, T. (2011). Strategisches Management. In T.Straub (Ed.), Einfuhrung in
die Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre (pp. 49-85). Pearson Education.
Borzillo, S. (2010). Successfully Maintaining Participation in Virtual Communities of Practice. In L. Stadtler,
A. Schmitt, P. Klarner, T. Straub (Ed.), More than Bricks in the Wall: Organizational Perspectives for
Sustainable Success (pp. 114-123). L. Stadtler, A. Schmitt, P. Klarner, T. Straub.
Aznaz, S. & Borzillo, S. (2010). Stimuler la participation au sein d'une communauté de "veilleurs" (d'IE)
géographiquement distribuée. In L. Dibiaggio, P-X. Meschi (Ed.), Le Management dans l'Economie de la
Connaissance (pp. 187-203). France: Pearson.
Borzillo, S., Probst, G., & Straub, T. (2003). The Merger Strategy of two Swiss Private Banks : The
Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie Case. Case study and Teaching note. Switzerland: University of
Geneva Research Press.
Borzillo, S., Probst, G., & Armbruster, H. (2003). Multiplication of Best Practices at Holcim: A History of
Firsts. Case study and Teaching note. UK: ECCCH case collection.
Conference Presentations
Kaminska-Labbé, R. & Borzillo, S. (2009). Staying at the Edge of Chaos by Stimulating Organizational
Innovation through Communities of Practice. European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS),
Barcelona, Spain.
Professional Service
Reviewer - Article / Manuscript
2008: European Management Journal (International).
Reviewer: Reviewer for a Journal
2011 International Journal of Management (International).