Arnaldo Camuffo
Full Professor

Biografia
Arnaldo Camuffo è Professore Ordinario di Management dell’Università Bocconi e di SDA Bocconi School of Management dove è Co-Direttore dell’ION Management Science Lab.
Svolge attività di docenza su temi di Strategic Decision Making, Entrepreneurship, Innovation e Lean Management in corsi universitari ed executive. Ha tenuto visiting positions presso l'Industrial Performance Center del M.I.T., la School of Management dell'University of Michigan, Dearborn e la Universidad Deusto, San Sebastian.
Le sue attività di ricerca si focalizzano su temi di Strategic Decision Making, Innovation, Modularity, Lean production, Lean startup, Strategic Human Capital and Human Resource Management, Executive Compensation. I suoi articoli sono stati pubblicati sulle principali riviste internazionali quali Management Science, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal ed Organization Science.
Ha conseguito una laurea ed un PhD in Economia Aziendale dall’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, ed un MBA presso MIT Sloan School of Management.
Pubblicazioni recenti
- 2026
Beyond Black Boxes: Designing and Testing Agentic AI Systems for Strategy
CAMUFFO, A., A. GAMBARDELLA, S. KAZEMI, A. PANDEY, "Beyond Black Boxes: Designing and Testing Agentic AI Systems for Strategy", Strategy Science, 2026, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 137-156 - 2026
CEO Succession Under Anticipatory Awareness Misalignment
CAMUFFO, A., M. ESPINOSA, A. GAMBARDELLA, A. PIGNATARO, "CEO Succession Under Anticipatory Awareness Misalignment", Organization Science, 2026 - 2025
A theory based analysis of path dependence
CAMUFFO, A., A. GAMBARDELLA, S. KAZEMI, "A theory based analysis of path dependence", Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2025, pp. 1-24 - 2025
Does a theory-of-value add value? Evidence from a randomized control trial with Tanzanian entrepreneurs
AGARWAL, R., F. BACCO, A. CAMUFFO, A. COALI, A. GAMBARDELLA, H. MSANGI, S. SONKA, A. TEMU, B. WAIZED, A. WORMALD, "Does a theory-of-value add value? Evidence from a randomized control trial with Tanzanian entrepreneurs", Organization Science, 2025, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 601-625 - 2025
Internal initial conditions and path dependence: an experimental and AI-synthetic study of theories and awareness of unknown events
CAMUFFO, A., A. GAMBARDELLA, S. KAZEMI, "Internal initial conditions and path dependence: an experimental and AI-synthetic study of theories and awareness of unknown events", Industrial and Corporate Change, 2025, vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 1280-1308 - 2024
A scientific approach to entrepreneurial decision‐making: Large‐scale replication and extension
CAMUFFO, A., A. GAMBARDELLA, D. MESSINESE, E. NOVELLI, E. PAOLUCCI, C. SPINA, "A scientific approach to entrepreneurial decision‐making: Large‐scale replication and extension", Strategic Management Journal, 2024, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 1209-1237
Grants & Premi
Excellence in Research Award, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 2023
Finalist - SMS Research Methods Conference Paper Prize – A. Camuffo, A. Gambardella, C. Spina, Strategic Management Society, 2019
AoM Annual Meeting – OMT Division. Finalist: Best Symposium Award - F. De Stefano, M. Bidwell, A. Camuffo, C. Chadwick, The Value of Managers: The Role of Managerial Human Capital in Value Creation and Value Capture, Academy of Management, 2017
Distinguished track paper: Quality Management and Lean Operations track, (con F. Gerli), Decision Science Institute Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 2012
Chris Voss Best Honourable Mention Paper Award (con A. Furlan, P.Romano, A. Vinelli) alla EUROMA 11th International Conference, INSEAD, Fontainebleau, Francia, 2004
Best Paper Award (con F. Gerli) alla British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Middlesex University, London, UK, 2002

