dr. Alessandro Niccolò Tirapani

Bio

I am an organisational theorist interested in social issues in management, specialised in non-standard and precarious work in the context of digital platforms. Using qualitative methods, my research and teaching passion is to investigate and educate on the adaptation of organisations and workers to current trends of fast technological innovation, high precarity, and strong demand for business to be socially responsible. 

Expertise

Precarious work

Digital platforms

Critical Management Studies

Corporate Social Responsibility

Sociology of organizations

Courses

• RM: Foundations of Organization Studies
• Strategic Decision Making

Recent publications

1. Revisiting conflict - Neoliberalism at work in the gig economy

   Tirapani, A. N., & Willmott, H. (2023). Revisiting conflict: Neoliberalism at work in the gig economy. Human Relations, 76(1), 53-86.

2. How corporate social responsibility and sustainable development funct…

   Gond, J.-P., Augustine, G., Shin, H., Tirapani, A., & Mosonyi, S. (2022). How corporate social responsibility and sustainable development functions impact the workplace : a review of the literature. (ILO working paper). ILO.

3. From Explanation to Outcome: The Use of Institutional Theory in Corpo…

   Mena, S., Cavotta, V., & Tirapani, A. N. (2022). From Explanation to Outcome: The Use of Institutional Theory in Corporate Responsibility Research. In T. Maak, NM. Pless, M. Orlitzky, & S. Sandhu (Eds.), Routledge Companion To Corporate Social Responsibility (pp. 168-180). (Routledge Companions In Business Management And Marketing). Routledge.

4. The Culture of Entrepreneurship: Creating Your Own Job

   Gerosa, A., & Tirapani, A. N. (2013). The Culture of Entrepreneurship: Creating Your Own Job. European View.