Dr. Francesca Pallotti

Biography

Francesca Pallotti holds a PhD in Health Care Policy Management from the Catholic University in Rome, Italy, awarded in 2006. Her current research interests center on the study of collaborative competitive relationships among members of organizational communities, employing social network analysis models and techniques. Specifically, her research seeks to determine how organizations enter into collaboration and resource exchange relationships, and how these relationships affect various organizational outcomes. To achieve this, she utilizes a diverse range of empirical methodologies, including the analysis of longitudinal and cross-sectional data, to formulate and test theoretical predictions regarding factors influencing collaboration among organizations. Key factors include the differences and similarities in organizational characteristics, elements of the institutional environment, and competition for resources. She is particularly intrigued by the role of cognitive categories and social identities in shaping social interactions within organizations and the structural features of organizational fields and communities. One of her supported projects is titled 'Niches, Networks and Propensity Organizations Collaborate: Theories, Models, Empirical Tests,' which received financial support from the Swiss National Science Foundation in March 2009.

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