Publications

Articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals

Cavotta, V., Palazzo, G. & Vaccaro, A. Mobilizing After Corporate Environmental Irresponsibility in a Community of Place: A Framing Microprocess Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics (forthcoming). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04983-1

Tommaso R, Vaccaro A, Berrone B. 2021. Time Matters! How hybrid organizations use time to respond to divergent stakeholder demands. Organization Studies 42 (10), 1529-1555

Setola, R.; Vaccaro, A., Assenza, G. Complexity, Artificial Intelligence and Critical Infrastructures, Proceedings SOCINT 2020, https://doi.org/10.36182/2021.01

Ramus, T., Vaccaro, A., Versari, P. and Brusoni, S. (2020), “Shift in Hybridity in Response to Environmental Complexity: The Transformation of the Italian Guardia di Finanza, Research in the Sociology of Organizations, Vol. 69, pp. 211-236

Lee. M. Tommaso R., Vaccaro, A. 2018. Protest to Product: Strategic Frame Brokerage in a Commercial Social Movement Organization, Academy of Management Journal, 61(6) 2130-2158.

Versari, P., Mongelli, L. Rullani, F., Vaccaro, A. Made in Carcere: Human Integral Development in Extreme Conditions, Journal of Business Ethics, 152(4) 977-995.

Ramus, T., La Cara B., Vaccaro, A. Brusoni, S. 2018. Social or Commercial? Innovation Strategies in Social Enterprises at Times of Turbulence, Business Ethics Quarterly 28 (4), 463-492

Ramus, T., Vaccaro, A. Brusoni, S. 2017. Institutional complexity in turbulent times: formalization, collaboration, and the emergence of blended logics, Academy of Management Journal 60(4), 1253-1284

Wickert, C. Vaccaro, A. Cornelissen J. 2017 “Buying Corporate Social Responsibility: Organizational Identity Orientation as a Determinant of Practice Adoption”, Journal of Business Ethics 142(3) 497–514

Capizzani, M.; Mittone, L., Musau A., Vaccaro, A. 2017. Anticipated Communication in the Ultimatum Game, Games, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/g8030029

Vaccaro, A. Brusoni, S. 2017. “Ethics, Technology and Organizational Innovation” Journal of Business Ethics, 143 (2), 223–226

Ramus, T., Vaccaro, A. 2017. Stakeholders Matter: How Social Enterprises Address Mission Drift, forthcoming in the Journal of Business Ethics, 143(2) 307–322

Pierce, L., Meier, S., Vaccaro, A. La Cara, B. 2016. Trust and In-Group Favoritism in a Culture of Crime, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Volume 132, Part A, 78–92

Vaccaro, A., Ramus, T. 2016. “Ethics hotlines and helplines” in The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society: 2nd edition

Cavotta, V., Ramus, T., Vaccaro, A. 2015. How Multiple Embeddedness Can Facilitate the Implementation of Institutional Change, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings 2015

Vaccaro, A. Palazzo, G. Values against Violence: Institutional Change in Societies dominated by organized crime, Academy of Management Journal, 58(4),1075-1101

Andreaus, M., Vaccaro, A. 2014. Responsabilità e Innovazione, Economia Trentina, November, 65-70

Pinha e Cunha, M., Rego, A., Vaccaro, A. 2014. Organizations as Communities and Internal Markets: In search for duality, Journal of Business Ethics, 120(4), 441-455.

Cesar das Neves, J. Vaccaro, A. 2013. Corporate Transparency: A perspective from Thomas Aquinas’ Summae Theologiae, Journal of Business Ethics, 113 (4), 639-648.

Turilli, M., Vaccaro, A., Taddeo, M. 2012. Network Neutrality: Ethical Issues in the Internet Environment, Philosophy and Technology, 25(2): 133-151.

Vaccaro, A. 2012. To Pay or not to Pay? Dynamic Transparency and the Fight against the Mafia’s Extortionists, Journal of Business Ethics, 106(1): 23-35.

Andreaus, M., Vaccaro, A., Assleander, M. 2011 Which Values for which organizations?, Journal of Business Ethics, 106(1):1-3.

Vaccaro, A., Sison, A. 2011. Transparency in Business, Journal of Business Ethics, 100(1): 17-27.

Taddeo, M. and Vaccaro, A. 2011. An Information Ethics Perspective of Peer-to-Peer Software, The Information Society, 27(2), 105-112.

Vaccaro, A., Veloso, F., Brusoni, S. 2011. Replication as Process: Simplification and Deepening in the Design Space of Hybrid Engines, Journal of Management Studies, 48(1), 99-122.

Vaccaro, A., Veloso, F., Parente, R. 2010. Virtual Knowledge Management, Innovation Capabilities, and Firm Performance, Technological Forecasting and Social Change 77(7) 1076-1089.

Taddeo, M., Vaccaro, A., Turilli, M. 2010. The Case of Online Trust. Knowledge, Technology and Policy, 23(3-4), 333-345.

Vaccaro, A. and Patino Echeverri, D. 2010 Corporate Transparency and Green Management, Journal of Business Ethics, 95(3), 487-506.

Vaccaro, A., Wood, D., Santana, A. 2009. The Impact of Network Ethics on Business Practices: Introduction to the Special Issue, Journal of Business Ethics 90(supplement 4), 441-446.

Vaccaro, A. Veloso F., Brusoni, S. 2009. The Impact of Virtual Technologies on Knowledge-Based Processes: An Empirical Study, Research Policy 38(8), 1278-1287.

Santana, A., Vaccaro, A., Wood, D. 2009. Ethics and the Network Business, Journal of Business Ethics, 90(supplement 4), 661-681.

Vaccaro, A., Madsen, P. 2009. ‘Transparency: The new ICT-driven Ethics?’ Ethics and Information Technology, 11(2), 113-122.

Vaccaro, A., P. Madsen. 2009. ‘ICT and an NGO: Difficulties in Attempting to be Extremely Transparent’, Ethics and Information Technology, 11(3), 221-231.

Vaccaro, A. Banking Differently: The case of the Italian Banca Popolare Etica, in “Banking with Integrity – The winners of the financial crisis”, editor: Heiko Spitzeck, Palgrave.

Madsen P., Vaccaro, A. 2008. The Parmalat Case: The Parmalat Affair: Europe’s Largest Bankruptcy Scandal, in Case Studies in Business Ethics, Eds. Marcoux, A. and Gini, A., Prentice Hall.

Vaccaro, A., Brusoni S., Veloso F., The Impact of Virtual Technologies on Organization Knowledge Creation: an Empirical Research, Proceedings of HICSS-41 IEEE System Science 2008, pp. 1-10.

Vaccaro, A. 2008. Information Ethics as MacroEthics: Perspectives for further Research, American Philosophical Association Newsletter 7(2), 16-17.

Vaccaro, A. 2006. Privacy, Security and Transparency: ICT-related ethical perspectives and contrasts in contemporary firms. In D. Howcroft, E. Trauth, J. I. DeGross (Eds). Social Inclusion: Societal and Organizational Implications for Information Systems. New York. U.S.: Springer.

Vaccaro A., Madsen P. 2006. Firms’ Information Transparency: Ethical questions in the Information Age. In J. Berleur (Eds.) Social Informatics: An Information Society for All? New York. U.S.: Springer.

Vaccaro A., Foglizzo P. 2004. The deregulation of the electricity market. (in Italian) Aggiornamenti Sociali, 07-08 539-550.

 

Working papers and books

Cau, F. Vaccaro, A. Integral Human Development in extremely marginalized context, working paper

Fioravante, R. Vaccaro, A. Del Baldo, M. The Olivetti Case: culturally driven integral development, working pape

Gionfriddo, G., Cucino, V. Vaccaro, A. Values work: The critical role of overarching values, working paper

Ramus, A. Versari, P. Lee, M. Vaccaro, A. Partial settlement: A model of structuring for the management of institutional pluralism, working paper

Yan, B. Reuskaja, E. Vaccaro, A. Artificial Intelligence and a Microperspective of Corruption: How Human-AI Collaboration Affects Individuals’ Cheating Behavior, working paper

Velmer, S. Vaccaro, A. Ramus, T. Marriages of learning: Competencies development in inter-organizational collaboration, working paper

Velmer, S. Vaccaro, A. Ramus, T. Brusoni, S. Going big or going home: how small fish learn to compete with big sharks, working paper

Vaccaro, A. Ramus, T. Berrone, P. A process study of the role of symbolic and substantive actions to manage divergent stakeholders’ demands, in R&R  Organization studies, 3rd round.

Bai Y., Vaccaro, A. Reijskaja, E., Unintentional vs. intentional unethical behavior.

 

Corporate Cases and Technical Notes (Selected)

Vespa Special 50 cc. IESE Case Study, forthcoming

Vespa Special 50 cc., IESE teaching note, forthcoming

Betty Wines, IESE Case study BE 210-E

Betty Wines, IESE Teaching Note. BET-0026

Arianna Occhipinti, IESE Case Study, BE-204-E

Arianna Occhipinti, IESE Teaching Note, BET-207-E

Indego Africa Project (A), IESE Case Study

Indego Africa Project (B), IESE Case Study

Indego Africa Project, IESE Teaching Note

Practical and ethical problems in damage evaluation and claim, IESE technical note.

There is a price for human life? IESE technical note.

United Broken Guitars, forthcoming in IESE publishing

Teaching Note United Broken Guitars, IESE publishing

The Acton Institute, IESE Case Study, BE-0200-E

The Acton Institute, IESE Teaching Note, BET-0021

Brunello Cucinelli: Ethical Luxury or the luxury of ethics or what?, BE-196-E

Brunello Cucinelli: Ethical Luxury or the luxury of ethics or what?, Teaching Note, IESE Publishing

Samasource (A), forthcoming IESE Publishing

Samasource (B), forthcoming IESE Publishing

Teaching Note: Samasource (A and B), forthcoming IESE Publishing

Sustainable and Responsible Tourism, forthcoming IESE Publishing

Fast Building (A), forthcoming IESE Publishing

Fast Building (B), forthcoming IESE Publishing

Teaching Note Fast Building, forthcoming IESE Publishing

The Lithuanian Free Market Institute, forthcoming, IESE Publishing

Teaching Note: The Lithuanian Free Market Institute, forthcoming, IESE Publishing

Addiopizzo Travel, BE-188-E

Teaching note Addiopizzo Travel BET-0014

The Taxpayers Alliance, BE-191-E

Teaching note The Taxpayers Alliance, BET-16-E

What does it mean being a decent boss? (A), BE-189-E

What does it mean being a decent boss? (B), BE-190-E

Teaching Note What does it mean being a decent boss? , BET-015-E

Diagnostix (A), BE-186-E

Diagnostix (B), BE-187-E

Teaching Note Diagnostix (A) and (B), IESE Publishing, BET-0013-E

There is a price for Human life? IESE Technical Note, BEN-133-E

Jeffrey Skilling, Bernie Madoff and the other smart guys of the room, IESE Case Study, BEN-180-E

Teaching Note: Jeffrey Skilling, Bernie Madoff and the other smart guys of the room, IESE Publishing, BET-009-E

Guidant Corporation. Disclosure or not disclosure? Dilemmas in the pacemaker industry, IESE Case Study, BE-168-E

Guidant Corporation (A), IESE Case Study, BE-169-E

Guidant Corporation (B), IESE Case Study, BE-170-E

Guidant Corporation (C), IESE Case Study, BE-171-E

Deepwater Horizon: Spilling oil, money and trust, IESE case study, BE-174-E

Deadly Advertising: The Tobacco Case (A), IESE Case Study, BE-176-E

Deadly Advertising: The Tobacco Case (B), IESE Case Study, BE-177-E

Blurring the Boundaries Between For Profit and Nonprofit Organizations, IESE Technical Note, BEN-132-E

The Trial of Business Ethics, IESE Technical Note, BE-128-E

What should I do if I end up working in a corrupted network?, IESE Technical Note, BEN 130-E

Raunchy e-mails, too much drinking and dirty dancing, IESE case study, BE-175-E

Addiopizzo. Mafia, Antimafia or hiding in the grey area, IESE case study, BE-172-E

EDP Foundation, IESE Case Study, BE-178-E

Teaching Note: EDP Foundation, IESE Publishing, BET-007

Corporate Mobsters: Innocent monsters, real gangsters or both?, IESE Case Study, BE-179-E

Teaching Note: Corporate Mobsters: Innocent monsters, real gangsters or both?, IESE Case Study, BET-008-E

Kiva (A), IESE Case Study, BE-183-E

Kiva (B), IESE Case Study, BE-184-E

Kiva (C), IESE Case Study, BE-185-E

Teaching Note: Kiva (A), (B), (C) , IESE Publishing, BET-0011-E

 

Books

Vaccaro, A. Compliance beyond Compliance, McGraw Hill (2022).

Vaccaro, A., Ramus, T. Handbook of Social Innovation and Social Enterprises, Springer (2021)

Vaccaro. A. Spionaggio Industriale, Rubbettino, forthcoming (Aprile 2020).

Vaccaro, A., Di Trapani P. Addiopizzo: leveraging consumer’s power again Mafia, McGraw Hill.

Di Trapani, P., Vaccaro, A. Addiopizzo. Arkadia Editore (2014).

Vaccaro, A., Russo, F. “Organizzazioni e Sviluppo Umano Integrale”. Cantagalli (2013)

“Impact of Network Ethics on Business Practices” with A. Santana and D. Wood. Springer (2010).

“Transparency, Information and Communication Technologies: Social Responsibility and Accountability in Business and Education” with P. Madsen, H. Horta, Philosophy Documentation Center (2008).