PERSONAL INFORMATION Francesca Sgobbi DIMI- University of Brescia Via Branze, 38 25123 Brescia (BS) Italy 0039.030.3715644 0039.338.2250888 francesca.sgobbi@unibs.it http://dimgruppi.ing.unibs.it/economia/componenti/francesca%20sgobbi_eng.htm Sex Female Date of birth 13/05/1968 Nationality Italian WORK EXPERIENCE December 2002 - Present Associate Professor DIMI University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy Quantitative and qualitative research in labour economics, education economics and organisation studies Direction of research projects Organisation of scientific workshops/conferences Lecturer in Organisation Planning (post-graduate students) Lecturer in Innovation Management (post-graduate students) Lecturer in Business Administration (under-graduate students) Supervision of MSc dissertations Tutoring of curricular firm-based training stages Member of DIMI Departmental Committee for Research Support Member of DIMI Departmental Teaching Committee Monitoring of teaching quality and professional outcome of graduated students March 1999 December 2002 Research fellow Quantitative and qualitative research in labour economics and organisation studies Direction of research projects Lecturer in Business Administration (under-graduate students) Supervision of MSc dissertations January 1997 March 1999 Research Assistant Quantitative and qualitative research in labour economics and organisation studies Contract professor in Business Administration (under-graduate students) Co-supervision of MSc dissertations June 1993 December1993 Research Assistant Quantitative and qualitative research in organisation studies and technological change European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 1 / 5
Curriculum Vitae Replace with First name(s) Surname(s) EDUCATION AND TRAINING January 1994 December 1996 PhD in Industrial Engineering (Dottorato di Ricerca in Ingegneria Gestionale) Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy Final dissertation on The nature of motivation in the labour market ISCED 6 November 1987 June 1993 MSc in Industrial Engineering (Laurea in Ingegneria Gestionale) ISCED 6 Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy Final dissertation on Analysis and monitoring of the development opportunities for nonmanufacturing advanced robotics Dissertation awarded with the 1994 Prize of the Italian Association for Industrial Engineering PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue Italian Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 Portuguese C1 C1 C1 C1 C2 Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Communication skills Good communication skills gained through participation in research projects, presentations at workshops and conferences, preparation of written papers and reports, lecturing and student tutoring Organisational / managerial skills Leadership gained through lecturing and direction of research projects Organisation skills gained through participation in research projects and lecturing Managerial skills gained by proposing and executing research projects Job-related skills Labour economics Education economics Organisation studies Human resource management Statistical and econometric analysis techniques Report writing and presentation In-depth literature survey and analysis Development and execution of research proposals Lecture preparation and delivery Test management Computer skills Very good use and programming skills with leading statistical and econometric software packages (PASW Statistics, STATA) Excellent command of word processing and electronic sheet tools Excellent command of Internet browsers and e-mail tools European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 5
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Publications on referred journals Sgobbi F., Suleman F., A methodological contribution to measuring skill (mis)match, The Manchester School, 81(3), 420-437, June 2013, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2012.02294.x. Sgobbi F., The borders of inter-firm mobility for ICT employees in Italy, International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals, 4(1), 34-45, 2013, DOI: 10.4018/jhcitp.2013010104. Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., The Return to Education and Skills in Italy, International Journal of Manpower, 33(2), 187-205, 2012, DOI: 10.1108/01437721211225444, 2012. Morandi V., Sgobbi F., Learning in Networks of SMEs: A Case Study in the ICT Industry, International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals, 2(1), pp.66-79, 2011. Bannò M., Sgobbi F., Firm participation in financial incentive programmes: The case of subsidies for outward internationalisation, Journal of Policy Modeling, 32(6), 792-803, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2010.08.001, 2010. Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., Quanto paga studiare? La relazione fra istruzione e retribuzione in Italia, Economia Politica Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics, 26(1), 47-77, 2009. Sgobbi F., Editorial, Introduction to the Special Issue on Work Change in the Era of ICTs, International Journal of Information Technology and Management, Vol.7, n 4, pp.353-356, 2008. Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., Il mismatch di competenze in Italia, Sviluppo & Organizzazione, 228, pp.14-27, ISSN: 0391-7045, 2008. Grilli L., Mariotti S., Sgobbi F., Capitale umano a confronto: le assunzioni di ingegneri in Italia, Economia e Politica Industriale, 35(2), pp.40-49, 2008. Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., Educational mismatch e skill mismatch:un indagine empirica sui lavoratori italiani, Quaderni di Economia del Lavoro, Fascicoli 83-84, Dicembre 2005. Piscitello L., Sgobbi F., Globalisation, E-Business and SMEs: Evidence from the Italian District of Prato, Small Business Economics, Vol.22(5), pp. 329-343, 2004. Piscitello L., Sgobbi F., SMEs in the new economy. Evidence from selected Italian districts, Competition and Change, Vol.7, n 1, pp.61-78, 2003. Piscitello L., Sgobbi F., Il cammino delle PMI verso la nuova economia. I risultati di una recente indagine empirica, Economia e politica industriale, 117, 2003, p.187-200. Sgobbi F., Web Design Skills and Competencies: An Empirical Analysis, Human Systems Management, Vol.21, n 2, pp.115-128, 2002. Garrone P., Mariotti S., Sgobbi F., Technological Innovation in Telecommunications: An Empirical Analysis of Specialisation Paths, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol.11(1), pp.1-23, 2002. Garrone P., Sgobbi F., Employment Dynamics in the Italian Telecommunications Industry, Telecommunications Policy, Vol.25, n 8-9, pp.565-585, 2001. Mariotti S., Sgobbi F., Alternative Paths for the Growth of E-commerce, Futures, 33/2, pp.109-125, 2001. Cainarca G.C. e Sgobbi F., Cooperazione e competizione nella learning organisation: primi risultati di un modello di simulazione, Economia Politica, XVII (2), pp.209-236, 2000.b Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., New Production Model: Myth and Reality of the New Employment Relationship, Industrial and Corporate Change, Vol.7, n 3, pp.557-580, 1998. Mariotti S., Sgobbi F., Progresso tecnico, cambiamento delle istituzioni e dei mercati: alla ricerca di nuovi equilibri per lo sviluppo dell occupazione, Sviluppo & Organizzazione, n 165, pp.15-32, Gennaio-Febbraio 1998. Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., Lo sviluppo delle competenze tra evoluzione tecnologica e cambiamento organizzativo, Economia Politica, XV (1), pp.35-58, 1998. Cainarca G.C. e Sgobbi F., Quale spazio per l estrazione del capitale cognitivo, Economia & Lavoro, n 3-4, pp.25-41, 1997. Sgobbi F., An Integrated Approach to Technological Innovation Diffu sion: the Non-Manufacturing Advanced Robotics Field, Technovation, Vol.15, n 1, pp. 11-24, 1995. Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., Ruoli organizzativi e tecnologie computer based, Sviluppo & Organizzazione, n 141, pp.89-104, 1994. European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 3 / 5
Curriculum Vitae Replace with First name(s) Surname(s) Chapter in books Working papers Morandi V., Sgobbi F., Semantic web applications to enhance the market opportunities of SMEs: The case of the NeP4B technology, in Palacios R., Varajão J., Soto-Acosta P. (eds.), Customer Relationship Management and the Social and Semantic Web: Enabling Cliens Conexus, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2011, DOI 10.4018/978-1-61350-044-6. Sgobbi, F., Suleman F., The evolution of internal labour markets in the Portuguese banking industry: A preliminary analysis with linked employer-employee data, in Oliveira das Neves A. (ed.), Análise Económica com Dados Empregador Empresa / Economic Analysis Using Linked Employer and Employee Data, Serie Cadernos Sociedade e Trabalho, n15, GEP/MTSS, Lisboa, 2011, pp.95-114, ISBN : 978-972-704-368-2. Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., Educational mismatch e skill mismatch: un indagine empirica sui lavoratori italiani, in Frey L., Livraghi R., Pappadà G. (eds.), Qualità del lavoro, squilibri tra struttura qualitativa della domanda e dell'offerta di lavoro e strategie di apprendimento, ISBN 13: 978-88-464-8497-0, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2007. Cainarca G.C. e Sgobbi F., L allineamento fra studio e lavoro, in Tomassini M. (ed.), Organizzazione, Apprendimento, Competenze. Indagine sulle competenze nelle imprese industriali e di servizi in Italia, Soveria Mannelli: Rubbettino, Collana I libri del Fondo sociale europeo n 84, 2006. Sgobbi F., What s Behind the Success of Smaller IT Entrepreneurs? The case of Italian Web Agencies, in Soliman K.S. (ed.), Information Management in Modern Enterprise: Issues & Solutions, Proceedings of the 2005 International Business Information Management Conference, ISBN 0-9753393.3.8, 2005, pp.273-285. Sgobbi F., Best practices per l e-government, in Mariotti S. (ed.), L e-government: da progetto politico a piano operativo, pagg.45-67, Edizioni 31, Trento, 2003. Sgobbi F., Monitorare i progetti di e-government, in Mariotti S. (ed.), L e-government: da progetto politico a piano operativo, pagg.69-104, Edizioni 31, Trento, 2003. Mariotti S., Sgobbi F., Lo shakeout del commercio elettronico, in Gottardi G., Mariotti S. (eds.), Crisi e trasformazione dell economia digitale Il dibattito e il caso italiano, pagg.25-50, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2003. Piscitello L., Sgobbi F., Le PMI nella new economy: i risultati di un indagine in alcuni distretti italiani, in Gottardi G., Mariotti S. (eds.), Crisi e trasformazione dell economia digitale Il dibattito e il caso italiano, pagg.181-204, FrancoAngeli, Milano, 2003. Mariotti S., Sgobbi F., E-government: stato dell arte e approcci strategici, in Mariotti S. (ed.), Innovazione e nuove tecnologie: analisi e politiche, pagg.1-58, Edizioni 31, Trento, 2002. Mariotti S., Mutinelli M., Sgobbi F., Sistema delle imprese, tecnologie di rete ed e-business, in Mariotti S. (ed.), Innovazione e nuove tecnologie: analisi e politiche, pagg.59-102, Edizioni 31, Trento, 2002. Sgobbi F., Un indagine conoscitiva sull utilizzo di Internet da parte delle imprese artigiane lombarde, in L artigianato in Lombardia Rapporto 2001, IReR, Milano, 2001. Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., Il percorso professionale dell ingegnere gestionale del Politecnico di Milano. Un analisi comparata fra laureate e laureati 1985 1994, in Galbiati A. (ed.), Donne Politecniche, pagg.100-116, Libri Scheiwiller, Milano, 2001. Sgobbi F., Dinamiche evolutive del progresso tecnico nelle telecomunicazioni, in Mariotti S. e Garrone P. (eds.), L economia digitale. Analisi e proposte per promuovere la Società dell informazione in Italia, pagg.185-203, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2001. Garrone P., Mariotti S., Sgobbi F., Il ruolo delle innovazioni maggiori nelle dinamiche innovative di paese: un analisi empirica, in Garonna P. e Iammarino S. (eds.) Economia della ricerca, pagg. 105-138, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2000. Cainarca G.C., Sgobbi F., Lo sviluppo della risorsa umana nella Learning Organisation: il ruolo della motivazione, in Campi C., D Angelo A., La Bella A. (eds.), Le opportunità del cambiamento tecnologico, pagg.117-148, D Anselmi Editore, Roma e Hoepli, Milano, 1999.d Sgobbi F., L approccio europeo alle politiche per l occupazione in G.Antonelli e L.Paganetto (eds.), Disoccupazione e basso livello di attività in Italia, pagg.122-127, Bologna, Il Mulino, collana del CEIS-Tor Vergata, 1999. Sgobbi F., Cainarca G.C., HPWPs and the wage of core employees: An empirical analysis of Italian plant-level data, second revised version submitted to Industrial & Labor Relations Review, June 2013. Bannò M., Sgobbi F., Family Business and the Approach to HRM Abroad, revised version submitted to Journal of Small Business Management, June 2013. Sgobbi F., Education-based and skill-based measures of mismatch: An empirical assessment, paper submitted to Education Economics, April 2013. Sgobbi F., Suleman F., The Value of Transferable Skills, paper submitted to Scottish Journal of Political Economy, February 2013. European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 4 / 5
Recent Research Projects (2008 2013) Editorial activity 2013-2014, Previsione, interpretazione e soluzione della crisi d impresa: analisi dell economia bresciana e lombarda, sponsored by Fondazione EULO: member of the research team 2013-2014, 3M Material Microstructure in µ-milling, sponsored by DIMI-UniBS: member of the research team 2012-2013, Recruitment and induction practices in selected European countries, BiBB, Bonn: member of the Advisory board 2010-2012, Flexible wages for flexible contracts? The dynamics of the relationship between wage policy and employment contracts at the firm level PTDC/EGE-ECO/108547/2008, sponsored by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Portuguese Ministry for Science, Technology and Higher Education (co-ordinator: DINAMIA CET ISCTE-IUL); research director of the Italian team 2010-2012, Educated or competent? The return to skills and capabilities of Italian and Spanish employees, sponsored by MIUR (Azioni integrate Italia-Spagna 2009), Spanish partner INGENIO- CSIC/Politecnico di Valencia; research director of the Italian team 2009-2010, Il lancio di processi di trasferimento tecnologico a livello internazionale: opportunità, problemi, soluzioni, sponsored by Regione Lombardia; research director 2009-2010, Le competenze degli ingegneri, partnership between Università di Brescia and Prem1er s.r.l.; research director 2005-2010, RISC Nuove dinamiche di sviluppo competitivo nella società della conoscenza, FIRB Project sponsored by MIUR 2006-2009, NeP4B Networked Peers for Business, FIRB Project sponsored by MIUR; director of Work Package 1 Analisi economica-organizzativa dell'impatto dell'ict sui processi aziendali Associate Editor of the International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals Referee for scientific journal, included Innovation & Industry, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Sviluppo & Organizzazione and for international scientific associations, included EIBA (European International Business Academy) and IBIMA (International Business Information Management Association) International Journal of Information Technology and Management, Special Issue on Work Change in the Era of ICTs, 7(4), 353-356, 2008, Guest Editor Organisation of Conferences and Workshops Final conference of the FLEX project on Remunerações, Arranjos Contratuais e Segmentação do Mercado de Trabalho, ISCTE, Lisbon, 24 January 2013: Conference Chair. International workshop on Flexibility of Employment Relationships, ISCTE, Lisbon, 24 January 2012: Conference Chair Workshop on The skills of engineers from the University of Brescia: graduates supply, firms demand (Le competenze degli ingegneri bresciani: l'offerta dei laureati, le aspettative delle imprese), Università di Brescia, 24 September 2010: Conference chair. International conference on Research and entrepreneurship in the knowledge-based economy, KITeS-CESPRI, Bocconi University, Milan, 7-8 September 2009: Program Chair International workshop on Performance, Skills and Competences in the 21st Century, ISCTE, Lisbon, 11-12 December 2008: Conference Chair 7th IBIMA Conference on Internet & Information Systems in the digital age, Brescia, 14-16 December 2006: Program Chair Memberships Research fellow at DINAMIA CET ISCTE-IUL (Research Centre on Socioeconomic Change, ISCTE, Lisbon University Institute, P) Member of AIEL (Italian Association of Labour Economists) Member of AiIG (Italian Association of Industrial Engineering) European Union, 2002-2013 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 5 / 5