Silvia Ivaldi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6620777 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Silvia Ivaldi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Silvia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ivaldi |
| SIGNATURE | IVALDI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergamo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4059-8372 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Toward beautiful and good research
Purpose This article aims to explore what it means to engage in beautiful and good research within organizational and managerial contexts. It reflects on how research can respond to the complexity of lived experience, the ethical responsibility of knowledge and the tensions between methodological appropriateness and practical relevance. Design/methodology/approach Through three vignettes drawn from action research projects in Italian welfare orga…
How platformisation transforms the psychological profession
This article is part of a research context that examines the impact of new technologies on psychological practice. We argue that the use of technological mediators in the execution of the psychological profession goes beyond mere modifications to methods and tools, transforming the very nature of the discipline and influencing the associated professional identity. Specifically, our focus is on ‘psychological platforms’ as emerging work contexts t…
Organizational Learning in Healthcare Contexts after Covid-19
The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has forced healthcare organizations to change their organization, introducing new ways of working, relating, communicating, and managing to cope with the growing number of hospitalized patients. Starting from the analysis of the narratives of healthcare workers who served in the intensive care units of 10 hospitals in Central and Northern Italy, this contribution intends to highlight elements present durin…
Is ‘co’ in coworking a short for contradictions
Purpose Building on the existing literature and on a series of interviews conducted in very diverse coworking spaces, this article attempts at analyzing coworking by focusing on the historical evolution and heterogeneity of its interpretations, as well as the plurality of its realization in practice and prospective developments. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical framework adopted is Cultural Historical Activity Theory – a dialectical ap…
Narrative and conversational manifestation of contradictions
The practice of evaluation as an evaluation of practices
This article describes the theoretical basis and characteristics of a process-based, negotiated and generative approach to the evaluation of organizations. Illustrated by a case study, it highlights the inappropriateness of standardized instruments in the face of complexity and uncertainty, suggesting ways to improve the practice of evaluating dynamic complex systems. It underlines how conducting an evaluation within an organization is an opportu…
The practice of evaluation as an evaluation of practices
This article describes the theoretical basis and characteristics of a process-based, negotiated and generative approach to the evaluation of organizations. Illustrated by a case study, it highlights the inappropriateness of standardized instruments in the face of complexity and uncertainty, suggesting ways to improve the practice of evaluating dynamic complex systems. It underlines how conducting an evaluation within an organization is an opportu…
How platformisation transforms the psychological profession
This article is part of a research context that examines the impact of new technologies on psychological practice. We argue that the use of technological mediators in the execution of the psychological profession goes beyond mere modifications to methods and tools, transforming the very nature of the discipline and influencing the associated professional identity. Specifically, our focus is on ‘psychological platforms’ as emerging work contexts t…
The practice of evaluation as an evaluation of practices
This article describes the theoretical basis and characteristics of a process-based, negotiated and generative approach to the evaluation of organizations. Illustrated by a case study, it highlights the inappropriateness of standardized instruments in the face of complexity and uncertainty, suggesting ways to improve the practice of evaluating dynamic complex systems. It underlines how conducting an evaluation within an organization is an opportu…
Narrative and conversational manifestation of contradictions
Is ‘co’ in coworking a short for contradictions
Purpose Building on the existing literature and on a series of interviews conducted in very diverse coworking spaces, this article attempts at analyzing coworking by focusing on the historical evolution and heterogeneity of its interpretations, as well as the plurality of its realization in practice and prospective developments. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical framework adopted is Cultural Historical Activity Theory – a dialectical ap…
Organizational Learning in Healthcare Contexts after Covid-19
The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has forced healthcare organizations to change their organization, introducing new ways of working, relating, communicating, and managing to cope with the growing number of hospitalized patients. Starting from the analysis of the narratives of healthcare workers who served in the intensive care units of 10 hospitals in Central and Northern Italy, this contribution intends to highlight elements present durin…
How platformisation transforms the psychological profession
This article is part of a research context that examines the impact of new technologies on psychological practice. We argue that the use of technological mediators in the execution of the psychological profession goes beyond mere modifications to methods and tools, transforming the very nature of the discipline and influencing the associated professional identity. Specifically, our focus is on ‘psychological platforms’ as emerging work contexts t…
Toward beautiful and good research
Purpose This article aims to explore what it means to engage in beautiful and good research within organizational and managerial contexts. It reflects on how research can respond to the complexity of lived experience, the ethical responsibility of knowledge and the tensions between methodological appropriateness and practical relevance. Design/methodology/approach Through three vignettes drawn from action research projects in Italian welfare orga…
Computer Science (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Action (physics (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Formative assessment (2 works) · Knowledge management (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Management and Organizational Studies (2 works)