Silvia Cinque

Silvia Cinque is Fellow of the Knowledge Area “Leadership, Human Resources and Digital Technologies” at SDA Bocconi School of Management. 

She conducts research across the areas of organization and management theory, business and society, and social theory. Her scholarly interests include identity and identity work, power and resistance, meaningful work and calling, gender inequalities, and the creative industries. Her studies have been published in top-tier management journals such as Human Relations (FT50), Management Learning, and Culture and Organization.  

Prior to her relocation at the University of Liverpool Management School in 2024, she served as the Dean's Delegate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Coordinator of the DBA Program at SDA Bocconi, and was Academic Fellow at the Department of Management and Technology at Università Bocconi. 

She holds a BA in Political Sciences (Bologna University), an MA in Human Resources and Knowledge Management (Lancaster University), and a Ph.D. in Management (Nottingham University Business School). Before pursuing her Ph.D., she worked for several years as a communication manager in the industry of architecture and design, and as actress.