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Paola’s research explores how individuals influence innovation organizations, focusing on ideas that are developed, selected, and supported. She examines how employees navigate rejection, engage in bootleg innovation, and leverage networks to build early backing for their ideas. Her work highlights the role of autonomy in sustaining creativity and investigates how research and development structures—particularly the balance between centralization and decentralization—shape the selection and success of novel ideas. Paola also supervises PhD students and is interested in mentoring new doctoral candidates. Her research has been published in several international academic journals, including the Academy of Management Journal and Organization Science. Notably, her paper, "The Impact of Lay Summary Language on the Translation of Scientific Attention," co-authored with Rossella Salandra, won an award at the DRUID 2025 conference in Toronto. Paola has received multiple accolades for her contributions to innovation management and teaches courses on Innovation Management in the Global MBA program.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.