Giovanni Valotti
Biographic Data
| ID | 4379291 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giovanni Valotti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giovanni |
| FAMILY NAME | Valotti |
| SIGNATURE | VALOTTI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bocconi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8670-177X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Designing response networks in turbulent times
Despite agreement among crisis and emergency management scholars on the need to establish networks to address crises, there is no consensus on which network structures foster high-performance responses. Here, we fill empirical gaps in the literature through a Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the COVID-19 vaccination networks activated by the 20 Italian Regions, demonstrating that there is no Holy-Grail structure that can ensure a high-performa…
When rationality and pragmatism combine into robust models. The case of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Lombardy
Robustness has emerged as a paradigm for addressing turbulence through a pragmatic, decentralized and flexible model of action. Recent research, however, has indicated that even a model echoing more the characteristics of a rational rather than a pragmatist approach can be effective, thus presenting a puzzling scenario. This study aims to address this puzzle by examining the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the Italian region of Lombardy. Our fin…
How to organize in turbulence
Robustness has recently taken center stage as an emerging paradigm to cope with turbulence and “build back better” toward new normalcy. Existing literature has shown how robust governance, with its mix of flexible adaptation and proactive innovation, is well-suited to addressing turbulence. However, there remains a gap in understanding the empirical variations within robust governance arrangements. In this article, we address three questions: how…
One, none, and a hundred thousand” recipes for a robust response to turbulence
Turbulence appears to be a “new normal” in current societies, and public organizations need to learn how to react and adapt to it. Scholars agree on the need for robust actions to respond to turbulence. Through a qualitative comparative analysis performed on the vaccination campaigns of all 20 Italian regions, our paper explores whether different and alternative models of robustness may exist to cope with turbulence. Results shed light on three a…
Sense or Sensibility? Different Approaches to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic
The paper qualitatively infers which factors allow public administrations to be quick when an emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, occurs. For this purpose we analyze the same type of intervention (i.e. conversion of convention centers into makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients) in two different geographical settings (i.e. New York (USA) and Milan (Italy)) and we trace the two processes on the basis of a systematic analysis of nationa…
Public Management Reforms in Italy
Assessing Public Preferences and the Level of Transparency in Government Using an Exploratory Approach
Any information disclosed by governments should serve the purpose it is meant to fulfill. This is an underlying pillar of transparency. Our article assesses whether the information citizens consider to be most relevant for interaction with the authorities is actually disclosed. Our research was conducted on the population of the 117 Italian provincial capitals. A sample of 500 Italian citizens were interviewed with the purpose of understanding wh…
Public sector leadership
In this article, we aim to portray the state of the art in public sector leadership in order to recommend directions for research and training practice. To this end, we review the scattered strands of literature on public sector leadership (PSL) and classify them in a single framework. The results of the study suggest that public sector leadership is emerging as a distinctive and autonomous domain in public administration/public management studie…
Coming Back Soon
This study explores how different factors influence absenteeism in the public sector. In particular, it investigates whether absence rates at work vary as a result of the individual personal traits of civil servants, some organizational features of governments and the context where public agencies operate. The study elaborates on the data on self-reported days of absence for all civil servants working for Italian regional and local governments. O…
Civil Service Reforms in Italy
The traditional portrait of civil servants in Italy, as well as in most other countries, has always been one of not particularly efficient employees yet have the benefit of a secure job and can look forward to a comfortable retirement package. In order to change this image, public management reforms have largely focused on civil servants since the 1990s. However, many academics and practitioners claim some inertia in the reform implementation. In…
Public sector leadership
In this article, we aim to portray the state of the art in public sector leadership in order to recommend directions for research and training practice. To this end, we review the scattered strands of literature on public sector leadership (PSL) and classify them in a single framework. The results of the study suggest that public sector leadership is emerging as a distinctive and autonomous domain in public administration/public management studie…
One, none, and a hundred thousand” recipes for a robust response to turbulence
Turbulence appears to be a “new normal” in current societies, and public organizations need to learn how to react and adapt to it. Scholars agree on the need for robust actions to respond to turbulence. Through a qualitative comparative analysis performed on the vaccination campaigns of all 20 Italian regions, our paper explores whether different and alternative models of robustness may exist to cope with turbulence. Results shed light on three a…
Assessing Public Preferences and the Level of Transparency in Government Using an Exploratory Approach
Any information disclosed by governments should serve the purpose it is meant to fulfill. This is an underlying pillar of transparency. Our article assesses whether the information citizens consider to be most relevant for interaction with the authorities is actually disclosed. Our research was conducted on the population of the 117 Italian provincial capitals. A sample of 500 Italian citizens were interviewed with the purpose of understanding wh…
Civil Service Reforms in Italy
The traditional portrait of civil servants in Italy, as well as in most other countries, has always been one of not particularly efficient employees yet have the benefit of a secure job and can look forward to a comfortable retirement package. In order to change this image, public management reforms have largely focused on civil servants since the 1990s. However, many academics and practitioners claim some inertia in the reform implementation. In…
How to organize in turbulence
Robustness has recently taken center stage as an emerging paradigm to cope with turbulence and “build back better” toward new normalcy. Existing literature has shown how robust governance, with its mix of flexible adaptation and proactive innovation, is well-suited to addressing turbulence. However, there remains a gap in understanding the empirical variations within robust governance arrangements. In this article, we address three questions: how…
Sense or Sensibility? Different Approaches to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic
The paper qualitatively infers which factors allow public administrations to be quick when an emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, occurs. For this purpose we analyze the same type of intervention (i.e. conversion of convention centers into makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients) in two different geographical settings (i.e. New York (USA) and Milan (Italy)) and we trace the two processes on the basis of a systematic analysis of nationa…
Coming Back Soon
This study explores how different factors influence absenteeism in the public sector. In particular, it investigates whether absence rates at work vary as a result of the individual personal traits of civil servants, some organizational features of governments and the context where public agencies operate. The study elaborates on the data on self-reported days of absence for all civil servants working for Italian regional and local governments. O…
Coming Back Soon
This study explores how different factors influence absenteeism in the public sector. In particular, it investigates whether absence rates at work vary as a result of the individual personal traits of civil servants, some organizational features of governments and the context where public agencies operate. The study elaborates on the data on self-reported days of absence for all civil servants working for Italian regional and local governments. O…
Civil Service Reforms in Italy
The traditional portrait of civil servants in Italy, as well as in most other countries, has always been one of not particularly efficient employees yet have the benefit of a secure job and can look forward to a comfortable retirement package. In order to change this image, public management reforms have largely focused on civil servants since the 1990s. However, many academics and practitioners claim some inertia in the reform implementation. In…
Public sector leadership
In this article, we aim to portray the state of the art in public sector leadership in order to recommend directions for research and training practice. To this end, we review the scattered strands of literature on public sector leadership (PSL) and classify them in a single framework. The results of the study suggest that public sector leadership is emerging as a distinctive and autonomous domain in public administration/public management studie…
Assessing Public Preferences and the Level of Transparency in Government Using an Exploratory Approach
Any information disclosed by governments should serve the purpose it is meant to fulfill. This is an underlying pillar of transparency. Our article assesses whether the information citizens consider to be most relevant for interaction with the authorities is actually disclosed. Our research was conducted on the population of the 117 Italian provincial capitals. A sample of 500 Italian citizens were interviewed with the purpose of understanding wh…
Public Management Reforms in Italy
Sense or Sensibility? Different Approaches to Cope With the Covid-19 Pandemic
The paper qualitatively infers which factors allow public administrations to be quick when an emergency, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, occurs. For this purpose we analyze the same type of intervention (i.e. conversion of convention centers into makeshift hospitals for coronavirus patients) in two different geographical settings (i.e. New York (USA) and Milan (Italy)) and we trace the two processes on the basis of a systematic analysis of nationa…
One, none, and a hundred thousand” recipes for a robust response to turbulence
Turbulence appears to be a “new normal” in current societies, and public organizations need to learn how to react and adapt to it. Scholars agree on the need for robust actions to respond to turbulence. Through a qualitative comparative analysis performed on the vaccination campaigns of all 20 Italian regions, our paper explores whether different and alternative models of robustness may exist to cope with turbulence. Results shed light on three a…
When rationality and pragmatism combine into robust models. The case of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Lombardy
Robustness has emerged as a paradigm for addressing turbulence through a pragmatic, decentralized and flexible model of action. Recent research, however, has indicated that even a model echoing more the characteristics of a rational rather than a pragmatist approach can be effective, thus presenting a puzzling scenario. This study aims to address this puzzle by examining the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the Italian region of Lombardy. Our fin…
How to organize in turbulence
Robustness has recently taken center stage as an emerging paradigm to cope with turbulence and “build back better” toward new normalcy. Existing literature has shown how robust governance, with its mix of flexible adaptation and proactive innovation, is well-suited to addressing turbulence. However, there remains a gap in understanding the empirical variations within robust governance arrangements. In this article, we address three questions: how…
Designing response networks in turbulent times
Despite agreement among crisis and emergency management scholars on the need to establish networks to address crises, there is no consensus on which network structures foster high-performance responses. Here, we fill empirical gaps in the literature through a Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the COVID-19 vaccination networks activated by the 20 Italian Regions, demonstrating that there is no Holy-Grail structure that can ensure a high-performa…
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