Evelyn Rita Micelotta University of Alberta, Business School Department of Strategic Management and Organization Office address : University of Alberta, 3-23 Business Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2R6 Home address : 11025, 83 Avenue, #402, T6G 2V5, Edmonton E-mail: evelyn.micelotta@ualberta.ca Education 2009 Present University of Alberta School of Business Ph.D. in Business Strategic Management and Organization 2006 2009 Milan Polytechnic Ph.D. in Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering 4/2005 12/2005 Milan Polytechnic Research assistant 1998 2005 Milan Polytechnic Laurea in Management Engineering Research Interests Institutional theory, Institutional complexity, Entrepreneurship, Open access publishing Refereed Publications Book Chapters 2010 The Management of Business processes. In Bartezzaghi E. (Ed). Sistemi Organizzativi (Organizational Systems), ETAS Publisher, Milan. 2006 Bonelli Erede Pappalardo case, KPMG case, Heineken case. In Spina G. (Ed) La gestione dell impresa (The management of the firm). ETAS Publisher, Milan. Journal Publications 2011 R. Cagliano, F. Caniato, R. Golini, A. Longoni, E. Micelotta. The impact of country culture on the adoption of new forms of work organization. International Journal of Operations Production Management, 31(3): 297-323. 2011 E. Micelotta and M. Raynard. Concealing or revealing the family? Corporate brand identity strategies in family firms. Family Business Review. 24(3): 197-216. 1
2011 E. Micelotta and M. Washington. Defending your institutions? The case of Italian lawyers. Best Paper Proceedings Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio. Under 2 nd Review Micelotta & Washington. Working Hard or Hardly Working? Dialogic dynamics of institutional maintenance, Organization Studies, Special Issue on Institutions and Work. Non Refereed Publications Books 2010 Professional service firms between resistance and change. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany. ISBN 978-3-8383-7114-6 Journal Publications 2011 R. Greenwood, M. Raynard, F. Kodeih, E. Micelotta, M. Lounsbury. Institutional complexity and organizational responses. Academy of Management Annals. Vol. 5. 2006 (with R. Cagliano, F. Caniato, G. Spina). L evoluzione organizzativa dei servizi professionali in Italia (The organizational evolution of Professional Service Firms in Italy), Sviluppo e Organizzazione (Development & Organization), N. 214, March/April, 19-35 Conference Papers Presentations 2011 (with M. Washington). Everything has to change to remain the same: An empirical study of maintenance work in the Italian legal profession. Poster presentation at the Business PhD conference held at the University of Alberta. 2011 (with S. Fairclough). Reasserting the influence of institutional logics of family in organizations. 2011. Presented at Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, August 2011, OMT Division. 2011 (with M. Washington). Everything has to change to remain the same: An empirical study of maintenance work in the Italian legal profession. Presented at Academy of Management Conference, San Antonio, August 2011, OMT Division. 2010 The Italian Resistance: the influence of institutional logics of family on nonfamily firms in the Italian legal market. Poster presentation at the Business PhD conference held at the University of Alberta. 2010 Commentary to the paper Board of directors in family firms. Some implications of structure for group processes. Presented at the Theories of Family Enterprise conference at the University of Alberta, May 2010. 2
2010 (with M. Yan). Concealing or revealing the family? Image strategies of family business firms. Presented at Academy of Management Conference (AOM), Montreal, Canada. 2010 (with S. Fairclough). Lilliputian logics: how the big four accounting firms conquered the italian market. Presented at 26th EGOS Colloquium, Lisbon, Portugal. 2010 (with M. Washington). Understanding institutional work: Empirical evidence from Italian lawyers. Presented at 6th Workshop in Neo-Institutionalism, Lyon, France. 2009 (with R. Cagliano, F. Caniato, R. Golini). The impact of country culture on the adoption of new forms of work organization. Presented at 16th International Annual European Operations Management Association Conference (EurOMA), Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden. 2008 (with P. Landoni, R. Verganti). Innovation in Knowledge Intensive Business Services: The role of knowledge levers. Presented at XIX Riunione Scientifica Annuale AiIG (Annual Conference of Italian Management Engineering Association), Palermo, Italy. 2007 (with M. Washington). Defending your institutions? The case of Italian lawyers Presented at European Group Organization Studies (EGOS), 24th Colloquium Amsterdam, Netherland. 2006 (with R. Cagliano, F. Caniato, G. Spina). New forms of work organization and temporary work. Presented at European Operations Management Association Conference (EurOMA), Glasgow, UK. 2006 (with R. Cagliano, F. Caniato, G. Spina). Organizational Models for Professional Service Firms: Evidence from Management Consulting Firms. Presented at European Group Organization Studies (EGOS), 22nd Colloquium Bergen, Norway. 2006 (with R. Cagliano, F. Caniato, G. Spina). Alternative approaches to the use of temporary work and new forms of work organization. Presented at 7th International CINet Conference CI and Sustainability Lucca, Italy. 2005 (with R. Cagliano, F. Caniato, G. Spina). The Evolution of Professional Service Firms Organization: the case of Business Law Firms. Presented at European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM), Munich, Germany Research Reports 2008 (with P. Landoni, R. Verganti). Innovation in Knowledge Intensive Business Services: The role of knowledge levers. 3
Participation in Research projects Research report sponsored by IRER, Provincial office for policy development of the Lombardy Region (Italy) 2007 Research project New Organizational models in manufacturing firms and evolution of the labour market, aimed at studying the application of advanced organizational and production models in relation to temporary forms of work. 2007 Research project New Organizational models in the service sector, aimed at studying organizational models in the retail industry, with relation to changes in the normative about labour forces in Italy. 2007 Research project The role of self service technologies in the retail and banking industry. Towards a convergence, privately sponsored. Application of a Business Process Analysis. 2006 Research project in collaboration with ASI (Italian Spatial Agency) Virtual Districts, aimed at developing a technological infrastructure for small technological firms (Italian Project financed by the Ministry of Research and University, 3 years). Teaching Experience Winter Term 2012 Instructor of SMO 428 Managing the Family Enterprise 2010-2009 Research and teaching assistant at University of Alberta Research assistant for Royston Greenwood (analysis of citation data for the Business School accreditation process) Teaching assistant for Jennifer Jennings (SMO 201 Introduction to Management) and Royston Greenwood (Summer course ORG 701 Organization Theory for International Student) 2008-2006 Milan Polytechnic, Bachelor in Management Engineering Teaching Assistant in the course BPR (Business Process Reengineering) and Management of Business Processes 2008-2006 Milan Polytechnic, M.Sc. Engineering of the Public Sector: Teaching Assistant in the course in BPR (Business Process Reengineering) and Management of Business Processes 2007 Milan Polytechnic, Bachelor in Management Engineering Teaching Assistant in the course in Organizational Systems 4
2006 Milan Polytechnic, Bachelor in Transport Engineering Teaching Assistant in the course in Organizational Analysis 2006 Milan Polytechnic, Bachelor in Transport Engineering Teaching Assistant in the course Introduction to Management Professional Development 2011 Attendee of OMT Doctoral Dissertation organized by the OMT Division of the Academy of Management Conference 2011 Attendee of OMT Teaching Workshop organized by the OMT Division of the Academy of Management Conference 2010 Attendee of NDSC New Doctoral Student Consortium organized by the Academy of Management Conference Academic Awards 2011 Awarded the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship. Value: CND$ 35,000 year (renewable for 2 years) 2010 Awarded the Queen Elisabeth II Graduate Scholarship Doctoral level Award. Value: CND$ 15,000 2009 Awarded the Provost Doctoral Entrance Award. Value: CND$ 8750 year (renewable for 2 years) 2009 ABCD (Above and Beyond Call for Duty) Best Reviewer OMT Division, Academy of Management Conference, Chicago 2005 Best Undergraduate Dissertation Award Chambers of Commerce Milan Academic Service 2011-Present 2009-Present 2010-Present 2010-Present Member of the Editorial Review Board of Family Business Review Reviewer for Academy of Management Conference (OMT Division) Ad hoc reviewer for Family Business Review, Journal of Family Business Strategy, Journal of Management Inquiry, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences Member of the Blog Committee OMT Division of the Academy of Management 2012 Commentator for ToFE (Theories of Family Enterprises) Conference, University of Alberta 5
2010 Commentator for ToFE (Theories of Family Enterprises) Conference, University of Alberta 2010 Reviewer for Academy of Management Conference (OMT, BPS, ENT Divisions) Professional Membership 2012 Academy of Management (AOM) Organization & Management Theory (OMT) and Entrepreneurship Division (ENT) 2009-2011 Academy of Management (AOM) Organization & Management Theory (OMT) and Business Policy & Strategy Division (BPS) 2009-Present European Group Organization Studies (EGOS) 6