Who we are

Salvatore Zappalà is Full Professor of Organizational Psychology at the University of Bologna, where he teaches, among other things, "Organizational Change and Development" and "Design thinking for the planning of organizational interventions".

He has been the local coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Master Degree in Work, Organization and Psychotherapy Psychology (WOP-P) program, a member of the Executive Committee of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (E.A.W.O.P.), as well as a member of the European Awarding Committee of E.F.P.A. for the EuroPsy project. Fulbright fellow in 2010.

His research interests include: organizational change, effects of the service climate on user / client satisfaction, remote work, psycho-social factors connected to the introduction of innovation in organizations, groups of entrepreneurs who govern inter-organizational collaborations and networks of companies.

He is a component of the Department of Psychology and coordinator of the Lav.OR.I.O. Laboratory.

Simone Donati is Adjunct Professor at the University of Bologna, where he teaches in the Master's Degree in Psychology of Organizations and Services and in the Degree Course in Psychological Sciences and Techniques. He obtained his Ph.D. in Social, Developmental and Organizational Psychology at the University of Bologna with a thesis focused on the factors which enhance performance and innovativeness of the Business Networks' managerial teams. Member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) and of the Italian Association of Psychology (AIP), in 2017 he won the "Young Researcher Best W / P Paper Award" promoted by the Italian Association of Psychology (AIP) - "Organizational Psychiology" section. Since 2011, he has carried out training and consulting activities for small and medium-sized enterprises and trade associations in Emilia-Romagna.

His research interests focus on psychosocial factors (diversity, trust, identification and commitment) and on dynamic relationships (leadership, communication and social networks) that promote effectiveness and innovativeness in network management teams of small and medium-scale companies.

Fabio Massei is working as Senior Consultant and Talent Development Business Area Leader at Atrain GmbH. He is responsible for the Talent Development business area operations and P&L, leading a team of 10 consultants. He completed his PhD in Social, Developmental and Organizational Psychology at University of Bologna with the dissertation: “Innovation in the Workplace: The Role of Job Characteristics, Motiv ation and Organizational Factors in Promoting Ideas Generation and Adoption”. Best Doctoral Dissertation Award 2010: Italian Association of Psychology (AIP).

Fabio is an ICF (International Coaching Federation) ACC (Associate Certified Coach) certified coach and certified test user (Ability and Personality) at the BPS (British Psychological Society).

His research interests are: creativity and innovation, talent development and assessment

Ferdinando Toscano is a PhD Student (XXXV cycle) in Psychology.

From October 2018 to September 2019, he was a Research Fellow at the Cesena and Forlì Campus Area of the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna. Since 2020, he is licensed to practice as a Psychologist.

He is a member of AIP (Italian Association of Psychology, section "Psychology of Organizations"), EAWOP (European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology), FOWOP (Future of Work and Organizational Psychology) and SIPLO (Italian Society of Work and Organizational Psychology)..

His research interests concern the so-called "agile" work (smart working/remote working), leadership processes in organizations, innovation in enterprises, well-being in academic workers.

Maha Yomn Sbaa is a PhD student of the 37^th cycle at University of Bologna. She holds a Joint Master’s degree in Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology. She is currently a research fellow at the H2020 PERCEPTIONS Project. Her international academic and professional experience has ignited her interest in investigating Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. More specifically, her PhD project aims to investigate how cultural diversity is managed, the challenges that people from different cultural backgrounds go through when working together, and how they can achieve a safe working climate.

Luca Radassao is a PhD student of the 37th PON cycle. He graduates in Applied Cognitive Psychology (second cycle degree) and he obtain a master's degree in European Funds Design. He carried out two stages in the field of research where he perfected the use of techniques for the systematic review of the literature.

He currently carries out his research work on “green” transition in the organizational environment. His doctorate consists in studying how organizational culture can influence "green" behaviors or "green" attitudes at all levels of the organization.