Giovanni Battista Dagnino


Giovanni Battista Dagnino is an Italian economist. He is the Chair of Management and Professor of Digital Strategy at the Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta University of Rome. He is known for his work on coopetition strategy and for the study of temporary competitive advantage.

Career

Since 2001, Dagnino has researched coopetition strategy, and, with Richard D'Aveni and Ken Smith, has inaugurated the study of temporary competitive advantage as a consequence of hypercompetition. Recently, with Pasquale Massimo Picone, Dagnino began researching hubris-driven strategies and the relationships between strategy, entrepreneurship and governance. In this field, he received the "Best Paper Proceedings" Award by the Academy of Management for a study on corporate governance and international diversification. Dagnino's current research revolves around the advancement of the strategic theory of the firm with specific focus on coopetition strategy dynamics, digital transformation, and the management of temporary advantages.
Dagnino's work has appeared in journals such as Academy of Management Perspectives, Global Strategy Journal, Organization Studies, and Strategic Management Journal, and he has authored/edited 13 management books and over 20 op-eds in the economic, financial and managerial press.
Dagnino has been the recipient of several research, teaching, and service awards from the Academy of Management, the Italian National Research Council, and the Strategic Management Society.
Dagnino is co-editor of the Journal of Management and Governance, and chair of the Scientific Committee of LUMSA Digital Hub.

Selected Work