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ICRIOS – The Invernizzi Center for Research on Innovation, Organization, Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Nilanjana Dutt is an Associate Professor of Strategy in the Department of Management and Technology at Bocconi University. She is affiliated with the research centers IEP@BU, BIDSA, and, from 2025, the Director of ICRIOS. Her research focuses on understanding how the decisions and actions of firms impact their natural and political environment; these dynamics are explored in various contexts such as renewable electricity, early-stage entrepreneurship, waste generation, and corporate lobbying.

Dutt ICRIOS

 

Team members

A dedicated team of researchers with interdisciplinary backgrounds to address several challenges of innovation, organization, strategy and entrepreneurship . ICRIOS fellows are selected among recognized experts in their field of study, and their expertise and interest span across several divisions of the Academy of Management.

 

Joint Purpose

Funded by a donation from the Invernizzi Foundation, ICRIOS is a research center at Bocconi University created to be a reference point for cutting-edge, multi-disciplinary and collaborative research on innovation, organization, strategy and entrepreneurship, with the explicit objective to influence in a significant way both the academic debate and management practice. ICRIOS promotes collaboration and knowledge sharing at any stage of the research process, especially among scholars in diverse and complementary fields, based across nations, and working in different research traditions. Leveraging networks of top scholars and international research centers, ICRIOS aims to provide high-impact outcomes in academia. In addition to seeking research breakthroughs, ICRIOS aims to develop novel concepts, proven analytical tools and new perspectives to transform the challenges of an increasingly globalized economic and social context into sustainable growth opportunities for nations and companies.

 

Core Activities

  • Horizon 2020 projects
  • PRIN Projects (Research Projects of Relevant National Interest funded by the Ministry of University and Research)
  • International scholarships for young researchers
  • Research and publication of articles of significant scientific interest published in highly prestigious international journals
  • Seed Grants, i.e. startup grants that support the research of the new generations, leading players in the scientific development of the future
  • Visiting Students Program, which allows students completing an internship at the Center to develop knowledge, expertise and research skills
  • Organization of seminars, workshops and events of great prestige and international relevance (of particular importance is the annual Conference of the Association for Research on Corporate Sustainability-ARCS and the Geography of Innovation-GEOINNO Conference).