SDA Bocconi - Scuola di Direzione Aziendale

SPACE Centre for Research on Security and Protection against Crime and Emergencies

SPACE Research Centre of Bocconi University investigates the sustainability of value creation processes, by looking at roles and behaviours of firms and organizations and measuring their overall sustainability performance. SPACE aims at integrating traditional financial measures with social and environmental performance following a broad stakeholder management approach.

SPACE main research areas are:

• Environmental Management and Innovation (EMI)
• Social Entrepreneurship (SE)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Risk and Crisis Management (RCM)

 

FINDUSTRIA Centre for Finance and Industry Studies

Share markets and company financing, corporate restructuring processes; creation and spreading of value

FINDUSTRIA research centre's primarily focus is socially responsible investing.  

SPACE Research Centre

CSR Strategies of SMEs and Large Firms; Evidence from Italy

Perrini F., with A. Russo and Tencati A.
Journal of Business Ethics. Published 2007.

The New Social Entrepreneurship. What Awaits Social Entrepreneurship Ventures

Perrini F.
Preface: Entrepreneurship and Societal Wealth Generation, by Ian MacMillan (Wharton, University of Pennsylvania)
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, UK. Published 2006.

CSR in the coffee industry. The case of illycafe
Francesco Perrini, Angelo Russo: CSR in the coffee industry. The case of illycaffe

Sanpatrignano. A case of social entrepreneurship
Francesco Perrini, Clodia Vurro: Sanpatrignano. A case of social entrepreneurship

Teleserenita. A succesful social entrepreneurship case
Alessandro Marino: Teleserenita. A succesful social entrepreneurship case

Master in Small business management
Master in Small business management

SPACE research centre projects

Founded in 1990, SPACE research centre aims at investigating and disseminating specific issues dealing with the sustainability and stakeholder management. During the past years, several projects have been managed and completed, and competences have been structured and trained with the centre. 

Collaboration between SPACE and FINDUSTRIA research centres
People in SPACE strongly collaborate with colleagues at the FINDUSRIA research centre, which is the research centre primarily focusing on socially responsible investing. Projects have been carried out such as the Finetica project, which focuses on finance and business ethics.

Academic Partnerships
Among the others, the most important academic partners are: Copenhagen Business School, Corvinus University, Cranfield, Esade, Georgetown University, IMD, Insead, Lovanio, Warwick, etc.

Social Statement
The most important tool is the Social Statement, a managerial tool for managing and assessing the sustainable performance of the firm. Such tool has been developed by the researchers within the SPACE research Centre, under the direction of Professor Francesco Perrini.

Master in Small business management
Master in Small business management

Ethica Club
Club for MBA students

Students Network of the master in Environmental Management