Author Details
Alessandro Piazza is an associate professor of strategic management at Rice University’s Business School. Piazza’s research touches upon several areas at the intersection of organizational theory, entrepreneurship, economic sociology and strategic management, including: stigma and scandals across organizations; social movements; status and networks; and social dynamics in venture financing. His work has appeared in print (or is forthcoming) in outlets such as Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Annual Review of Sociology, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal, among others.
Piazza has taught courses in strategic management, technology strategy, organizational theory and research design in the undergraduate, MBA and PhD programs at Rice Business. He received a PhD in Management from Columbia University, a doctorate in business administration from Bocconi University, an MBA from the Collège des Ingénieurs, as well as a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Bologna, both in nuclear engineering.