Silvia Ravazzani
Biographic Data
| ID | 4037082 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Silvia Ravazzani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Silvia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ravazzani |
| SIGNATURE | RAVAZZANI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | IULM University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0935-5719 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Generative AI risks
Purpose Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies are increasingly being used by both individuals and organizations. However, there is still a lack of in-depth understanding of whether communication professionals are ready to navigate and utilize this disruptive innovation. This study aims to explore how communication professionals perceive GenAI-related risks in the workplace and what is considered important for READINESS in the co…
Seeking social change from the inside out
Purpose This study examines the emerging issue of employee activism from an organizational perspective while addressing several critical research needs in communication management theory and practice. Design/methodology/approach The literature review provides a deeper understanding of employee activism, its influencing factors, its various forms and tactics and how it can be addressed from the perspective of communication practitioners. Empirical…
The well-being-enhanced Readiness model
Purpose This article proposes a conceptual extension of the READINESS model (Jin et al., 2024, 2025) by introducing well-being as a foundational, transversal dimension that underpins READINESS as a mindset, multilevel efficacy and dynamic process. Design/methodology/approach Anchored in insights from genAI risk research and communication theory, the well-being-enhanced READINESS model reframes READINESS as a human-centred capacity driven by emoti…
Unintended Effects of Risk Communication
How individuals experience unintended effects of risk messages is an understudied area. Focusing on three types of unintended effects (i.e., message fatigue, risk tolerance, and psychological reactance) associated with health risk communication, we conducted an online survey among Italian adults (N = 507) to investigate how perceived message fatigue and risk tolerance might induce psychological reactance and whether trust in public health informa…
Understanding approaches to managing diversity in the workplace
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to enhance understanding of why and how companies implement diversity management in practice, and of factors that may explain their approach. Design/methodology/approach – This study takes inspiration from existing typologies depicting organisation-wide perspectives on diversity management, and articulates them in more detail by applying practice-driven indicators and highlighting possible contingent factors…
Understanding approaches to managing diversity in the workplace
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to enhance understanding of why and how companies implement diversity management in practice, and of factors that may explain their approach. Design/methodology/approach – This study takes inspiration from existing typologies depicting organisation-wide perspectives on diversity management, and articulates them in more detail by applying practice-driven indicators and highlighting possible contingent factors…
Understanding approaches to managing diversity in the workplace
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to enhance understanding of why and how companies implement diversity management in practice, and of factors that may explain their approach. Design/methodology/approach – This study takes inspiration from existing typologies depicting organisation-wide perspectives on diversity management, and articulates them in more detail by applying practice-driven indicators and highlighting possible contingent factors…
Unintended Effects of Risk Communication
How individuals experience unintended effects of risk messages is an understudied area. Focusing on three types of unintended effects (i.e., message fatigue, risk tolerance, and psychological reactance) associated with health risk communication, we conducted an online survey among Italian adults (N = 507) to investigate how perceived message fatigue and risk tolerance might induce psychological reactance and whether trust in public health informa…
Generative AI risks
Purpose Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies are increasingly being used by both individuals and organizations. However, there is still a lack of in-depth understanding of whether communication professionals are ready to navigate and utilize this disruptive innovation. This study aims to explore how communication professionals perceive GenAI-related risks in the workplace and what is considered important for READINESS in the co…
Seeking social change from the inside out
Purpose This study examines the emerging issue of employee activism from an organizational perspective while addressing several critical research needs in communication management theory and practice. Design/methodology/approach The literature review provides a deeper understanding of employee activism, its influencing factors, its various forms and tactics and how it can be addressed from the perspective of communication practitioners. Empirical…
The well-being-enhanced Readiness model
Purpose This article proposes a conceptual extension of the READINESS model (Jin et al., 2024, 2025) by introducing well-being as a foundational, transversal dimension that underpins READINESS as a mindset, multilevel efficacy and dynamic process. Design/methodology/approach Anchored in insights from genAI risk research and communication theory, the well-being-enhanced READINESS model reframes READINESS as a human-centred capacity driven by emoti…
Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Ambiguity (1 work) · Anxiety (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Conceptual framework (1 work) · Conceptual model (1 work) · Conceptualization (1 work)