Affiliation: Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Email: gerli@unive.it

Biography

Fabrizio Gerli is Full Professor of Business Organization and Human Resources Management at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, where he received his Ph.D. in Management with a doctoral dissertation on “Competency Development in Managerial Education”. He is also one of the founders and the Director of the Ca' Foscari Competency Centre (the first university research centre in Italy aimed to improve individuals' performance and employability through the development of behavioral competencies) and the Scientific Coordinator of post-graduate courses in Human Resources Management at Ca’ Foscari. From 2015 to 2020 and since 2022 he has been also Delegate of the Rector for the Career Service.

He has been in charge of several research projects funded by the Italian Ministry of Labor, the Italian Ministry of Research, the European Institute of Public Administration and the European Social Fund. He has been visiting professor at HIBA (Higher Institute for Business Administration) in Damascus. He was also the founder and Scientific Director of the Master Program in Innovation Management and the Scientific Director of the full-time MBA at CUOA Business School, where he was also the Scientific Director of the Competency Development Department. He has also been member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione Università Ca' Foscari.

He is also Associate Editor of Frontiers in Psychology (section Organizational Psychology), member of the Editorial Board of the Engaged Management Review and peer reviewer for some management journals. In 2011 he was appointed as member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations.

His research interests embrace the fields of Human Resources Management, Organizational Design and Organizational Behaviour. Some of his recent research activities include leadership styles and organizational oucomes, inter-firm and inter-industry competency modeling, the impact of management education on the emotional competency portfolio, the relationship between emotional competencies and career advancement, the relation between entrepreneurs’ competencies and their firm’s performance, the key jobs’ competency portfolio in specific industries (such as footwear, automobile, food, furniture, internet), the role of individual competencies in the implementation of lean manufacturing, the HR outsourcing processes and the impact of different organizational learning orientations on the individuals.

His research has been presented in several international conferences and workshops, such as AOM (Academy of Management), EURAM (European Academy of Management), BAM (British Academy of Management), EGOS (European Group of Organizational Studies), IWHRM (International Workshop on Human Resources Management), ICEI (International Congress of Emotional Intelligence), EUROMA (European Operations Management Association) and ISBE (Institute for Small Business Entrepreneurship) and has been published in various journals, including: Journal of Vocational Behavior, Industrial Relations, Frontiers in Organizational Psychology, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Industrial and Corporate Change, Creativity and Innovation Management, Journal of Small Business Management, European Management Journal, Journal of Management Development, Cross Cultural Management, International Journal of Training and Development.

Articles

Cortellazzo, L., Bonesso, S., Batista-Foguet, J.M., Gerli, F., 2025, “At the Early Stage of the Ideation Process: Measurement, Antecedents and Outcomes of Individual Exploratory Behaviours” in Creativity and Innovation Management.

Cortellazzo, L., Bonesso, S., Gerli, F., 2025, “The role of interpersonal relationships in leadership programs: Development and validation of a peer-coaching scale” in International Journal of Management Education, vol. 23 (ISSN 1472-8117)

Bonesso S., Cortellazzo L., Gerli F., 2024, “Developing leadership behaviours in higher education: A quasi-experimental study on the effect of experiential learning” in Innovations in Education and Teaching International, vol. 61, pp. 70-84 (ISSN 1470-3297).

Cortellazzo, L., Bonesso S., Gerli F., 2024, “Sviluppare le competenze trasversali: il ruolo dell’esperienza” in LEI – Leadership Energia Imprenditorialità, Venice University Press, vol. 11 (ISSN 2724-2692).

Bonesso, S., Gerli, F., Bruni, E., 2022, “The emotional and social side of analytics professionals: an exploratory study of the behavioral profile of data scientists and data analysts” in International Journal of Manpower, vol. 43, pp. 19-41 (ISSN 0143-7720).

Cortellazzo, L., Bonesso, S., Gerli F., Pizzi C., 2021, “Experiences that matter: Unraveling the link between extracurricular activities and emotional and social competencies” in Frontiers in Psychology, (Section: Organizational Psychology), vol. 12, pp. 1-15 (ISSN 1664-1078).

Cortellazzo, L., Bonesso, S., Gerli, F., 2020, “Entrepreneurs’ behavioural competencies for internationalisation: Exploratory insights from the Italian context” in International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research, vol. 26, pp. 723-747 (ISSN 1355-2554).

Cortellazzo L., Bonesso S., Gerli F., Batista-Foguet J.M., 2020, “Protean career orientation: Behavioral antecedents and employability outcomes” in Journal of Vocational Behavior, vol. 116 (ISSN 0001-8791).

Bonesso S., Gerli F., Pizzi C., Boyatzis R.E., 2020, “The role of intangible human capital in innovation diversification: Linking behavioral competencies with different types of innovation” in Industrial and Corporate Change, vol. 29, pp. 681-681 (ISSN 1464-3650).

Bonesso, S., Gerli, F., Zampieri, R., Boyatzis R. E., 2020, “Updating the debate on behavioral competency development: State of the art and future challenges” in Frontiers in Psychology (Section: Organizational Psychology), vol. 11, pp. 1-28 (ISSN 1664-1078)

Bruni, E., Bonesso, S., Gerli, F., 2019, “Coping with different types of innovation: What do metaphors reveal about how entrepreneurs describe the innovation process?” in Creativity and Innovation Management, vol. 28, pp. 175-190 (ISSN 0963-1690)

Camuffo, A., Gerli, F., 2018, Modeling management behaviors in lean production environments” in International Journal of Operations & Production Management, vol. 38, pp. 403-423  (ISSN 0144-3577)

Bonesso, S., Gerli, F., Pizzi, C., Cortellazzo, L., 2018, “Students’ entrepreneurial intentions: The role of prior learning experiences and emotional, social and cognitive competencies” in Journal of Small Business Management, vol. 56, pp. 215-242 (ISSN 1540-627X)

Tognazzo, A., Gubitta, P., Gerli, F., 2017, “Fostering performance through leaders’ behavioral competencies: An Italian multi-level mixed-method study” in International Journal of Organizational Analysis, vol. 25, pp. 295-311 (ISSN 1934-8835)

Scapolan, A., Montanari, F., Bonesso, S., Gerli, F., Mizzau, L., 2017, “Behavioural competencies and organizational performance in Italian performing arts: An exploratory study” in Academia, vol. 30, pp. 192-214 (ISSN 1012-8255)

Gerli, F., Bonesso, S., Pizzi, C., 2015, “Boundaryless career and career success: the impact of emotional and social competencies”, in Frontiers in Psychology (Section: Organizational Psychology), vol. 6, pp. 1-17 (ISSN 1664-1078)

Bonesso, S., Gerli, F., Pizzi, C., 2015, “The interplay between experiential and traditional learning for competency development”, in Frontiers in Psychology (Section: Organizational Psychology), vol. 6, pp. 1-18 (ISSN 1664-1078).

Bonesso S., Gerli F., Scapolan A., 2014, “The individual side of ambidexterity: Do individuals' perceptions match actual behaviors in reconciling the exploration and exploitation trade-off?”, in European Management Journal, vol. 32, pp. 392-405.

Gerli F., Tognazzo A., Gubitta P., 2013, “What makes Italian SME Entrepreneurs successful? The leverage effect of relational competencies”, in Small Business, Vol. 3, pp. 71-97.

Camuffo A., Gerli F., Gubitta P., 2012, “Competencies Matter: Modeling Effective Entrepreneurship in North East of Italy Small Firms”, in Cross Cultural Management: an International Journal, Vol. 19(1), pp. 48-66.

Camuffo A., Gerli F., Borgo S., Somià T., 2009, “The Effects of Management Education on Careers and Compensation”, in Journal of Management Development, Vol. 28 No 9, pp. 839-858.
Camuffo A., Gerli F., 2007, “Competent Production Supervisors”, in Industrial Relations, Vol. 46 No. 4, October, pp. 728-737.

Camuffo A., Gerli F., 2004, “An Integrated Competency-Based Approach to Management Education: an Italian MBA Case Study”, in International Journal of Training and Development, 8:4.

Book Chapters

Boyatzis R. E., Goleman, D., Gerli, F., Bonesso, S., Cortellazzo, L., 2019, “Emotional and Social Intelligence Competencies and the Intentional Change Process”, in Cognitive Readiness in Project Teams: Reducing Project Complexity and Increasing Success in Project Management, Productivity Press, Taylor & Francis Group (ISBN 9781138592315)

Boyatzis R. E., Goleman, D., Gerli, F., Bonesso, S., 2019, “Emotional and Social Intelligence Competencies for Project Management”, in Cognitive Readiness in Project Teams: Reducing Project Complexity and Increasing Success in Project Management, Productivity Press, Taylor & Francis Group (ISBN 9781138592315)

Bonesso, S., Gerli, F., Comacchio, A., Cortellazzo, L., 2017, “Developing Leadership Identity and Emotional Competencies in Higher Education: Methodological Insights and Empirical Evidence from the Italian Context”, in Emotions and Identity, Emerald Publishing Limited, vol. 13, pp. 223-244 (ISBN 9781787144385) (ISSN 1746-9791)

Camuffo, A., Gerli, F., 2016, “The Complex Determinants of Financial Results in a Lean Transformation Process: The Case of Italian SMEs”, in Berger E., Kuckertz A. (a cura di) Complexity in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Research in Fgf Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp. 309-330 (ISBN 978-3-319-27106-4, ISSN 2364-6918).

Comacchio A., Gerli F., Scapolan A., Bonesso S., 2008, “HR Outsourcing in Italy”, in Martin G., Reddington M., Alexander H. (Eds.), Technology, Outsourcing & Trasforming HR, Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford.

Camuffo A., Gerli F., Chiara F., 2006, “Tracking careers to improve competency-based management education: a longitudinal study of Italian MBAs”, in Wankel, C., DeFillippi, R., New Visions of Graduate Management Education; Research in Management Education and Development Series, Volume 5, Information Age Publishers, Greenwich.

Gerli F., Giacomon P.L., Frigo C., 2005, “Carriere digitali e sviluppo individuale” (Digital careers and individual development), in Costa G., Giacomon P.L., Vallario, G. (Eds.), Carriere digitali, Il Sole 24 Ore Libri, Milano.

Gerli F., Chiara F., Vecchiato A., 2005, “Manager pubblici e performance eccellenti” (Public administration’s managers and excellent performances), in Panozzo, F. (Eds.), Pubblica Amministrazione e competitività territoriale, FrancoAngeli, Milano.

Camuffo A., Gerli F., Romano P., Vinelli A., 2004, “New Perspectives in Industrial Relocation from West to East Europe: The North-East Italy-Romania Case”, in Faust M., Voskamp U., Wittke V. (Eds.), European Industrial Restructuring in a Global Economy: Fragmentation and Relocation of Value Chains, SOFI Berichte, Göttingen.

Gerli F., Caporossi B., 1999, “Le competenze degli uffici amministrativi” (The competencies needed for accounting offices), in Comacchio A. (Eds.), L’ufficio che cambia. Nuove competenze per le professioni impiegatizie, Etas Libri, Milano.

Books

Bonesso S., Cortellazzo L., Gerli F., 2020, Behavioral Competencies for Innovation. Using Emotional Intelligence to Foster Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-3-030-40733-9.

Bonesso S., Bruni E., Gerli F., 2020, Behavioral Competencies of Digital Professionals. Understanding the Role of Emotional Intelligence, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-3-030-33577-9.

Gerli F., 2002, “La nuova formazione manageriale. Competenze, metodi ed esperienze” (The new managerial education. Competencies, methods and experiences), Carocci, Roma.

Awards

2002 - Best Paper Award at the British Academy of Management Annual Conference for the paper: Camuffo, Gerli, (2002) Innovation in Competency-Based Management Education: The Case of an Italian MBA.

2006 - Award for Best Teaching, Faculty of Economics, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

2012 - Distinguished Track Paper Award in Quality Management and Lean Operations by the Decision Sciences Institute for the paper "Modeling Management in Lean Production Environments: A Study of Italian SMEs".

2015 - Award for Best Teaching, Department of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

2015 - Best Paper in Networks and Innovation Track, Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship for the paper: Gerli, Bonesso, Cortellazzo, 2015, Entrepreneurs' behavioural competencies and social network for innovation generation, ISBE Conference, Glasgow.

2015 - Wharton-QS Stars "Reimagine Education" Awards, shortlisted project "PerFORMARE EmotivaMENTE", section "Nurturing Employability", Philadelphia.

2015 - Award for Best Teaching, Department of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

2016 - Award for Best Teaching of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

2016 - Award for Best Teaching, Department of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

2017 - Award for Best Teaching, Department of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

2018 - Award for Best Teaching, Department of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

2019 - Award for Best Teaching of the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

2020 - Award for Best Teaching, Department of Management, Ca' Foscari University of Venice.