Ludovica Piergiovanni - Séminaire MetaOrgTrans

Nous aurons le plaisir d'écouter Ludovica Piergiovanni (School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano) sur "From Economic Support to Transition Intermediary: The Role of Meta-Organizations in Facilitating Sustainability Transitions"

Abstract
This article investigates the transformation of a meta-organization (M-O) to facilitate sustainable transitions, emphasizing social and environmental impacts. Drawing on a longitudinal case study of CNS (Consorzio Nazionale dei Servizi) (Stake, 1995), this research explores the evolving managerial practices that support CNS's role as a transition intermediary (Berkowitz et al., 2024). Findings highlight governance reforms (Reypens et al., 2021; Ahrne & Brunsson, 2008), participatory decision-making processes (Kivimaa et al., 2019), and co-management strategies (Chaudhury et al., 2016; Rasche et al., 2013) as key enablers for navigating tensions inherent in sustainability transitions. The study contributes to the literature by providing practical insights into how M-Os can effectively mediate transformative change while balancing autonomy and dependency among their members (Berkowitz & Bor, 2024; Berkowitz et al., 2020).

Short Bio
Ludovica Piergiovanni is a PhD student at the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano. Passionate about social innovation, she did an internship at UniCredit in the Social Impact Banking internationalisation project in Milan, working on microcredit, impact financing and financial education. She worked as a Research Associate at Impact Europe, where she was involved in content development for various research activities with a focus on impact measurement and management, data collection, analysis and visualisation. She joined Tiresia in 2022 to study the potential of meta-organisations as intermediaries for the sustainable transition to address grand challenges.