Stefano Pace
Associate Professor Kedge Business School Rue Antoine Bourdelle Domaine de Luminy BP 92113 288 Marseille Cedex 9 France
stefano.pace@kedgebs.com
EDUCATION
2003 PhD in Business Administration & Management, Bocconi University, Milan (Italy)
1997 Bachelor Degree in Business Administration & Management; Laurea cum Laude; Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, L’Aquila (Italy)
EXPERIENCE AT KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL Courses taught
2013 – 2015 MBA Market Research (3 courses: Marseille, Bordeaux, Paris)
Social Media & Sports, International Sport and Event Management program – MS MSc MS ISEM
Tribal Marketing and Brand Communities - MS MSc - M2 IBLM Tribal Marketing and Brand Communities - ESC Master
2008-2012 (As visiting professor) Course on marketing and digital media, International Week Program, 30 hours
Consumer Culture Theory: researches in this stream deal with the current evolution of consumer research. This stream adopts primarily the
qualitative and interpretive method to address the complexities of consumer behaviour in different fields
Consumer behaviour in digital domains: this stream of research
investigates how social media and other digital technologies changes the behaviour of consumers and how companies can draw benefit from these new platform of collaboration with their customers
Counterfeiting consumption: this stream deals with the drivers of counterfeiting consumption. Researches in this area (adopting both the qualitative and quantitative method) investigate what benefits consumers draw from this form of consumption and how to devise effective strategis (as company or public authority) to fight against counterfeiting
Advising Students, Directing Projects and Admission Juries
Theses and student projects supervised in the above mentioned research areas and in marketing/consumer behviour
PRO-ACT interviews
Other Academic Activities (Program Committees, Links with the Business Community and Institutions of Higher Learning)
Member of the Chair “Business as Unusual”
- Research report on the literature review on consumer behaviour and circular economy
- Elaboration of a research plan for a collaboration with the European Investment Bank to analyse the smart grid of Capanergies
- Elaboration of a research plan for a collaboration with La Poste - Member of the Scientific Committee of MiMeC Bocconi, Master in
Marketing & Communication of Bocconi University
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH Positions held
Since September 2012 Associate Professor at Kedge Busienss School
July 2011-September 2012 Director of the Master Bocconi in Marketing & Communication (MiMeC)
March 2005-March 2012 Assistant Professor in Marketing, Marketing Department, Bocconi University
December 2001 –March 2005
Junior Assistant Professor, Marketing Department, Bocconi University
1999-2001 PhD Student in Business Administration & Management, Bocconi University
November 1997 – March 1998
Tutor in the M.B.A. Master in Business Administration, University L.U.I.S.S. Guido Carli, Roma (Italy)
Teaching assistant in the course “Economia delle Aziende Industriali” (Business Administration and Management of Manufacturing Companies), University L.U.I.S.S. Guido Carli, Roma
November 1997 – 1998 Teaching Assistant in the course “Tecnica degli Scambi
Internazionali” (International Management) Università degli Studi dell’Aquila (Italy)
Courses taught elsewhere
Main Courses taught at Bocconi University, Milan (Italy) Undergraduate Courses
2003-2012 Marketing
2003-2004 Business Administration and Management Graduate Courses
2006-2014 Culture, Media & Consumption 2005-2007 Services Marketing
2005-2007 Corporate Communication Master Programs
Since 2005 Digital Communication & Social Media
MiMeC – Master in Marketing & Communication 2005-2012 Consumer Analysis & Market Segmentation
MiMeC – Master in Marketing & Communication 2005-2007 Corporate Communication
MexeM – Master in Exhibition and Event Management SDA Bocconi – School of Management, Milan (Italy)
2010 Master FIFA
Course: Experiential Marketing; Brand Communities 2008-2009 Master MASP: Master per lo Spettacolo
Course: Marketing Other courses
Since 2008 MaBaC, Specialized Master in Management of Cultural and Arts Activities
Course on experiential marketing for arts and culture management Master organized by ESCP Paris and Ca’ Foscari University, Venice
1992-1999 Lecturer of the Telecom Italia Business School, SSGRR Scuola Superiore Guglielmo Reiss Romoli (Italy)
Functions: research, teaching, Executive course development on I.C.T. Marketing
1999 (January) Teacher of the course “Marketing of the Information and Communication Technology” for the Executives of ETECSA, telecom company of Cuba.
Course organized by the Telecom Italia Business School SSGRR, Scuola Superiore Guglielmo Reiss Romoli
Visiting periods
2013 (December) Visiting professor at the University of Mons (Belgium) 2011 (six months) Visiting professor at the University of Karlstad (Sweden) 2008 (six months) Visiting professor at the University of Bath (UK)
Invited talks and courses in other Universities
December 2013 Course on social media at the Warocqué Business School of the University of Mons (Belgium)
2009 (December) Università di Macerata (Italy)
Invited teacher for a seminar in the course of Marketing 2006 (October) Invited Speaker at the 10th International Congress of APPM
(Associação Portuguesa dos Profissionais de Marketing; Portuguese Association of Marketing Professionals) Lisbon (Portugal)
Editorial positions
- Associate Editor (Marketing Area) of “Journal of Innovation Management” - Associate editor of “International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing”
- Guest Editor of the Special Issue on Business-to-Business Marketing in International Marketing Review (Vol. 25, 2008, with P. Matthyssens, A. Kirca)
Reviewer:
− European Journal of Marketing − Finanza, Marketing e Produzione − Industrial Marketing Management
− International Journal of Arts Management
− International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing − Journal of Business Ethics
− Journal of Consumer Behaviour − Journal of Consumer Marketing − Journal of Innovation Management − Journal of Marketing Communications − Mercati & Competitività
− Micro & Macro Marketing
− Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal Occasional and ad hoc reviewer
− Business Ethics Quarterly
− Business Ethics: a European Review − Consumption, Markets & Culture
− International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development − International Studies in Management and Organization
− Journal of Service Management − New Media & Society
− Scandinavian Management Journal − Sustainability
Reviewer for academic conferences:
− American Marketing Association conference − Consume Culture Theory conference
− EMAC – European Marketing Academy Conference
Session Chair at the 44th EMAC Conference (European Marketing Academy conference; Leuven, Belgium, 26-29 May 2015)
Session Chair at the 2013 Consumer Culture Theory Conference (Tucson, Arizona; June 2013) Session Chair at the 19th International Conference on Marketing and Corporate Communication (Milan, Università Cattolica, 3-4 April 2014)
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE March
2012-September 2012
Confindustria Ancona, Ancona(Italy), Research project supervisor
The research project involves more than 20 in-depth interviews and 5 focus groups with local entrepreneurs on the issues of innovation, crisis, and the future of local industries. The findings of the analysis will be presented in 2013 to entrepreneurs, invited authorities, and the top management of Confindustria Ancona (that is the local branch of the main association of businesses in Italy).
PUBLICATIONS
Articles published in refereed journals 2015
Marketing with working consumers: The case of a carmaker and its brand community Organization
Volume 22 (5) September 2015 DOI: 10.1177/1350508414566805 (With B. Cova, P. Skålén)
Brand volunteering: Value co-creation with unpaid consumers Marketing Theory
Published online before print February 4, 2015 DOI:10.1177/1470593115568919
(With B. Cova, P. Skålén)
Firm-Brand Community Value Co-creation as Alignment of Practices European Journal of Marketing
Vol. 49 Issue 3/4, pp. 596-620, 2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EJM-08-2013-0409 (With B. Cova, P. Skålén)
The effects of social media on brand attitude and WOM during a brand crisis: evidences from the Barilla case
Journal of Marketing Communications
Forthcoming 2015 (Published online 4 November 2014) DOI: 10.1080/13527266.2014.966478
Notes: Best paper Award at the 19th Corporate and Marketing Communications Conference (April 2014, Università Cattolica, Milan)
(With B. Balboni, G. Gistri)
Can A Commercially Oriented Brand Be Authentic? A Preliminary Study Of The Effects Of A Pro-Business Attitude On Consumer-Based Brand Authenticity
Journal of Applied Business Research
Volume 31, Number 3 – May/June 2015, pp. 1-12 ISSN 0892-7626 (print); ISSN 2157-8834 (online) (Sole author)
L’impatto della brand crisis sulla clientela e l’effetto della fedeltà alla marca Mercati & Competitività
Forthcoming 2015
ISSN 1826-7386, ISSNe 1972-4861 (With G. Gistri, B. Balboni)
Combining Qualitative Methods in Practice: A Contextualized Account of the Evolution of Consumer Studies
Management Decision
2014, Volume 52 Issue 4. ISSN: 0025-1747
(With A. Carù, B. Cova)
Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity on attitudes toward products: Empirical evidence of value-expressive and social-adjustive functions
Journal of Applied Business Research Vol. 30, N. 4
2014 (July/August)
ISSN 0892-7626 (print), ISSN 2157-8834 (online) (Sole author)
2013
Does Religion Affect the Materialism of Consumers? An Empirical Investigation of Buddhist Ethics and the resistance of the self
Journal of Business Ethics
Volume 112, Issue 1 pp. 25-46 2013
(DOI 10.1007/s10551-012-1228-3) (Sole author)
La misurazione dell’efficacia della comunicazione aziendale sui social network: una proposta metodologica
Micro & Macro Marketing Anno XXII, n. 3, pp. 51-80. December 2013
DOI: 10.1431/75384
(With S. Buzzanca, L. Fratocchi)
Gli effetti della percezione del valore del lusso sull’acquisto dei prodotti contraffatti Micro & Macro Marketing
Anno XXII, n. 2, August 2013, pp. 253-272 DOI: 10.1431/74435
(With G. Gistri, S. Romani)
Looking at innovation through CCT glasses: Consumer culture theory and Google glass innovation
Journal of Innovation Management
Vol. 1(1), pp. 38-54 2013
ISSN 2183-0606
Before 2013 When counterfeits raise the appeal of luxury brands Marketing Letters
Vol. 23, Issue 3, pp. 807-824 2012
(DOI 10.1007/s11002-012-9190-5) (With S. Romani, G. Gistri)
Examining the Boundary Conditions of Customer Citizenship Behaviours: A Focus on Consumption Ritual
Journal of Strategic Marketing
2011, December, Vol. 19 (7), pp. 619-631
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2011.603053 (With C. Gilde, S. Pervan, C. Strong)
Voluptas, Goddess of Sensual Pleasure: How Consumers Deal with Pros and Cons of Voluptuary Consumption
European Advances of Consumer Research 2010
(With L. Zarantonello, D. Dalli; Extended Abstract)
Consumption practices of counterfeit luxury goods in the Italian context Journal of Brand Management
2009, February, Volume: 16, Issue: 5/6, pp. 364-374
(With G. Gistri, S. Romani, S. Pace, V. Gabrielli, S. Grappi)
Managerial Gaps in E-banking Quality Drivers: An Empirical Assessment The E-Business Review
2009, Volume IX, pp. 93-97
(With M.H. Shah, W. Ahmed, V. Morabito)
Business-to -business marketing and globalization: two of a kind International Marketing Review
2008, Vol. 25, Issue 5, pp. 481-486 (With P. Matthyssens, A. Kirca)
YouTube: an opportunity for consumer narrative analysis? Qualitative Market Research: an International Journal 2008, Vol. 11, N. 2, pp. 213-226
Cross Boarder Consumption and Community: Meanings for Warhammer Enthusiasts European Advances of Consumer Research
2008, Vol. 8
(With D.J. Park, S. Deshpande, B. Cova; Extended Abstract)
Pleasure and Enjoyment in the Consumption Experience: The Case of ICT-Based Services European Advances of Consumer Research
(With B. Cova, A. Carù; Extended Abstract)
Global Brand Communities across Borders - The Warhammer Case International Marketing Review
2007, Vol. 24, N. 3, pp. 313-329. (With B. Cova, D. Park)
Brand Community of Convenience Products: New Forms of Customer Empowerment The case “my Nutella The Community”
European Journal of Marketing 2006, Vol. 40 No. 9/10, pp. 1087-1105. (With B. Cova)
Do costs matter in ASP sourcing decisions?
International Journal of Digital Accounting Research 2006, Volume 6, Number 12, July-December, pp. 121-139. (With V. Morabito)
ERP Marketing for SME's: Research on Italian Resellers European Management Journal
2005, Vol. 23, N. 5, pp. 590-598. (With V. Morabito, P. Previtali)
Look what they’ve done to my brand: clashes of brand tribes European Advances of Consumer Research
2005, Vol. 7
(With B. Cova; Abstract)
Superior service in project business: Lessons from the Andria case European Management Journal
2004, Vol. 22, Issue 5, pp. 532-545. (With A. Carù, B. Cova)
Miracles or Love? How Religious Leaders Communicate Trustworthiness through the Web Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
2004, Volume VII, Summer. (Sole author)
The social structure of a virtual community and the consequences for the e-marketer” ALCANCE
2003, Volume 10, No. 3, December; pp. 559-573 (Sole author)
On Adaptive Emergence of Trust Behavior in the Game of Stag Hunt Group Decision and Negotiation
2002, Vol. 11, Issue 6, pp. 449-467
(With C. Fang, S. Kimbrough, A. Valluri, Z. Zheng) Verso l’Impresa Virtuale e Oltre
Società dell’Informazione 1999, Anno VII, n. 3.
(With A. Fiocco, R. Scase 1999) National (Italian) refereed journals
Gli effetti della contraffazione sui fashion brand originali: un’indagine empirica”, Mercati & Competitività
2011, N. 1
Mercati & Competitività
(With G. Gistri, S. Romani, L. Masserini)
Branding Tribale su Internet: “my Nutella The Community” Micro&Macro Marketing
2007, N. 1, Aprile, pp. 165-182. (With B. Cova)
Marketing degli ERP per le PMI: un’indagine empirica sui resellers italiani Economia & Management
2005, N. 4 (Luglio-Agosto) (With V. Morabito, P. Previtali)
Chapters in Books International books
Corporate Brand: Expert Interviews
In TC Melewar, Sharifah Faridah Syed Alwi (eds.): Corporate branding: areas, arenas and approaches Pages: 230-245. Publisher: Routledge ISBN (paperback). 978-0-415-72112-7 ISBN (hardback): 978-0-415-72111-0 2015 (Sole author)
Control and Power in Online Consumer Tribes: the Role of Confessions
In Russel W. Belk, Linda Price, Lisa Peñaloza (Eds.): Research in Consumer Behavior Volume: 15, pp. 327-352
2013
ISSN: 0885-2111/doi:10.1108/S0885-2111(2013)0000015020 (With A. Fyrberg-Yngfalk, B. Cova, P. Skålén)
What is the harm in fake luxury brands? Moving beyond the conventional wisdom
In Wiedmann, K.P. and Hennigs, N. (Eds.), Luxury Marketing. A Challenge for Theory and Practice
Springer Gabler, Berlin, Germany 2013
ISBN: 978-3-8349-4398-9 (Print) 978-3-8349-4399-6 (Online) (With A. Ahuvia, G. Gistri, S. Romani)
Tailgating and alcohol consumption by sport fans (provisional title)
In Christian Gilde, Michael Malec (Eds): Handbook of Sports Marketing (provisional title) Forthcoming 2015
(With C. Gilde)
Citizens on YouTube: Research-Method Issues
In Carlos Nunes Silva (Ed.), Online Research Methods in Urban and Planning Studies: Design and Outcomes
IGI Global 2012
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0074-4, ISBN13: 9781466600744, ISBN10: 1466600748, EISBN13: 9781466600751
(Sole author)
Tribal Entrepreneurship: Consumer Made and Creative Communities as Marketmakers In A. Carù, K. Tollin (Eds.), Strategic Market Creation. A New Perspective on Marketing and Innovation Management.
John Wiley & Sons 2008
(With B. Cova)
Methods of Research in Virtual Communities
In Margherita Pagani (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking IDEA Group
2008, pp. 585-592. (Sole author)
Internationalization of a Craft Enterprise through a Virtual Tribe: ‘Le Nuvole’ and the Pipe-Smoker Tribe
In B. Cova, R.V. Kozinets, A. Shankar (Eds.) Consumer Tribes: Theory, Practice, and Prospects
Oxford, UK: Elsevier 2007
(With L. Fratocchi, F. Cocciola)
Seeking Community through Battle: Understanding the Meaning of Consumption Processes for Warhammer Gamers’ Communities across Borders
In B. Cova, R.V. Kozinets, A. Shankar (Eds.) Consumer Tribes: Theory, Practice, and Prospects
Oxford, UK: Elsevier 2007
(With D. Park, S. Deshpande, B. Cova)
Heuristics and Network Position: A Cognitive and Structural Framework on Innovation In Arturo Capasso, Giovanni Battista Dagnino, Andrea Lanza (Eds.), Strategic Capabilities & Knowledge Transfer Within & Between Organizations
Cheltenham, UK: ELGAR 2005
National (Italian) books
Le scelte dei consumatori e le conseguenze per le marche
In Marco Belfanti (editor): “Chi ha paura della contraffazione? Il mercato dei falsi tra strategie economiche e comportamento dei consumatori”
EGEA, Milan 2013 (June) pp. 101-124
ISBN/EAN: 9788823843769
(With D. Dalli, G. Gistri, S. Romani) Digital Marketing
In Enrico Valdani (Editor): “Marketing Management” EGEA
2011
(With M. Pagani, S. Vianello)
Marketing dei Servizi
In Enrico Valdani (Editor): “Marketing Management” EGEA
2011
(With A. Carù, A. Ordanini)
Servizi e Soluzioni nelle Relazioni di Mercato In Sandro Castaldo: “Marketing e Fiducia” Il Mulino
2009
(With A. Carù)
Marketing delle Reti Virtuali e Sociali
In Enrico Valdani, Fabio Ancarani (Editors): “Marketing Strategico” Volume 2
Milano: EGEA 2009
(Sole author)
Socialità e consumo: il caso Sprite Yard In Vito Di Bari (Editor): “WEB 2.0” Il Sole 24 Ore
2008
(Sole author)
La Leggenda del Teddy Bear Virus. Un Caso di Pseudodiagnosticità Cognitiva? In Paolo Toselli, Stefano Bagnasco (Editors): “Le Nuove Leggende Metropolitane” Avverbi Editore
(Sole author)
Il Costo per Contatto nelle Manifestazioni Fieristiche
In F. Golfetto (Editor): “Fiere e Comunicazione. Strumenti per le Imprese e il Territorio” Milano: EGEA
2004
(With F. Golfetto) Linux
In L. Fratocchi, A. Moretti, “Strategia e Marketing d’Impresa” Milano: McGraw-Hill
2001
(With L. Fratocchi)
Iridium Calling Planet Earth
In L. Fratocchi, A. Moretti, “Strategia e Marketing d’Impresa” Milano: McGraw-Hill
2001
Papers published in conference proceedings 2015
Crisis congruence and corporate reputation: the moderating role of product involvement EMAC 44th Annual Conference
Leuven, Belgium, 26-29 May 2015 (With G. Gistri, M. Corciolani)
Digital paradigm: a “monadic” approach to understand the “augmented” consumer 8th Workshop on Interpretive Consumer Research
University of Edinburgh, 16-17 April 2014 (With S. D’Antone)
The effects of brand loyalty on the emotional reactions to a luxury brand crisis: the Moncler case
2015 Global Fashion Management Conference at Florence University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 25-28 June 2015 (With G. Gistri, M. Corciolani)
2014
L’impatto della crisi del brand sui clienti attuali e potenziali 9th Annual Conference SIM (Sociaetà Italiana Marketing)
Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italia, 18.19 September 2014 (With G. Gistri, B. Balboni)
The effects of social media on brand attitude and WOM during a brand crisis: the case of Barilla
19th Corporate and Marketing Communications Conference Università Cattolica, Milan, 3-4 April 2014
ISBN (electronic edition): 978-88-6780-087-2 (With B. Balboni, G. Gistri)
Best Paper Award
Dimensions of the user digital experience on social networking sites: the case of luxury brands’ fan pages
19th Corporate and Marketing Communications Conference Università Cattolica, Milan (Italy), 3-4 April 2014
ISBN (electronic edition): 978-88-6780-087-2 (With L. Arnone, A. Geerts)
Social Media and Consumers’ Reactions to Brand Crisis: The Case of Barilla EMAC – European Marketing Academy Conference
Valencia University, Valencia (Spain), 3-6 June 2014 ISBN: 978-84-697-0220-8
Shaping Work-Life Balance in E-Commerce Marketplaces: Women Entrepreneurs on Etsy CCT - Consumer Culture Theory Conference
Aalto University, Helsinki (Finland), 26-29 June 2014 Poster presentation
(Sole author)
2013
Consumer Culture Theory Conference ; 12-16 June 2013 ; Tucson, USA
Title of the article: Control and Power in Online Consumer Tribes: the Role of Confessions (With Anna Fyrberg-Yngfalk, Bernard Cova, Per Skålén
(In the above CCT conference, I also had the role of session chair)
Interpretive Consumer Research Workshop ; 11-12 April 2013 ; Brussels, Belgium Title: Confessions inside Consumer Tribes: Reframing Control through Pastoral Power (With Anna Fyrberg-Yngfalk, Bernard Cova, Per Skålén)
Conference: EMAC Conference (European Marketing Academy); 4-7 June 2013 ; Istanbul, Turkey
Title: The effects of luxury conceptualization on counterfeit possession: an empiricial exploration with consumers
(With Giacomo Gistri, Simona Romani)
Before 2013
Collateral damage effects of non-deceptive counterfeits on legitimate brands” ACR Conference 2011 - The Association for Consumer Research Annual North American Conference
St. Louis, U.S.A. – October 2011
(With A. Ahuvia, G. Gistri, S. Romani, L. Masserini) Brand as “rupa”: Buddhist psychology and brand experience
Brands as Religions - 1st International conference on the Marketization of Religion and Spirituality
Université de Lausanne (HEC Lausanne ; Faculté de théologie et des sciences des religions); Switzerland - October 2011
(Sole author)
Contributive Behavior in Online Groups: Preliminary Findings Towards a Scale SIM Conference - Società Italiana Marketing, Italian Marketing Society Rome – September 2011
(With A. Cirrincione, M. Pagani)
The effects of luxury conceptualization on counterfeit purchase an empirical study, 1st International Conference on Luxury and Counterfeiting: Issues, Challenges and Prospects
(With G.Gistri, S Romani)
Value Creation Co-Practices: Methodological and Theoretical Considerations for Studying Community-Firm Collaborations
ICR Conference Interpretive Consumer Research Conference University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark – May 2011 (With B. Cova, P. Skålen)
Counterfeiting and luxury goods: an exploration of positive effects EMAC Conference 2011 (European Academy of Marketing) Ljubljana, Slovenia – May 2011
(With G. Gistri, S. Romani)
2010
2010 EACR Conference (European Association for Consumer Research) Royal Holloway, University of London - 30th June - 3rd July, 2010
S. Pace, L. Zarantonello, D. Dalli: “Voluptas, Goddess of Sensual Pleasure: How Consumers Deal with Pros and Cons of Voluptuary Consumption”
ICAR/ NACRE Symposium 2010 (International Centre for Anti-consumption Research / New Approaches to Consumer Resistance)
Anti-consumption and Consumer Resistance: Concepts, concerns, conflicts, and convergence Euromed Management, Marseille June, 25-26th, 2010
S. Pace: “«Have you Heard that…» Anti-Consumption Morals of Urban Legends” 39th EMAC Conference (Academy of Marketing Conference)
S. Pace, C. Gilde: “Pre-Rituals of Consumption” Copenhagen, June 1-4 2010
9th International Marketing Trends Conference
Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice, January 21-23, 2010
G. Gistri, S. Pace, S. Romani: “È contraffatto? Allora è di lusso! Gli effetti della
contraffazione sull’introduzione di un nuovo marchio di abbigliamento di lusso nel mercato italiano”
2009 VI° Convegno SIM (Società Italiana Marketing) Università di Firenze, 6-7 Novembre 2009
S. Pace, G. Gistri, S. Romani, L. Masserini: “Gli effetti della contraffazione sui brand originali: un’analisi dell’effetto di sostituzione nel contesto degli accessori di moda”
2008 7mo International Congress on Marketing Trends Venezia, 25-26 January 2008
G. Gistri, S. Romani, S. Grappi, S. Pace, V. Gabrielli: “Il consumatore e i prodotti contraffatti: un’indagine esplorativa sul processo di acquisto e le pratiche di consumo”
2007 4th Workshop on Interpretive Consumer Research Marseille, France, 26-27 April, 2006
S. Pace: “YouTube: an Opportunity for Consumer Narrative Analysis?” European Conference of the Association for Consumer Research, Milan, July 11-14, 2007
D.J Park, S. Deshpande, B. Cova, S. Pace “Cross Boarder Consumption and Community: Meanings for Warhammer Enthusiasts”
European Conference of the Association for Consumer Research Milan, July 11-14, 2007
B. Cova, A. Carù, S. Pace “Pleasure and Enjoyment in the Consumption Experience: The Case of ICT-Based Services
6th International Congress on Marketing Trends Paris, 26-27 January 2007
C. Chizzoli, S. Pace, D. Rinallo” “The relative impact of demand proximity and supply aggregation on exhibitor evaluation of international trade fairs”
2006 26th SMS (Strategic Management Society) Conference Vienna, Austria, October 29- November 1, 2006
A. Cirrincione, S. Pace: “The Role of Governance Structure in the Strategic Resources Development”
22nd IMP Conference (Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group)
Milan, 7-9 September 2006
S. Pace, G. Miniero: “Does advertising communicate competence in B2B? A content analysis in the fashion industry”
22nd IMP Conference (Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group) Milan, 7-9 September 2006
Chizzoli, S. Pace, D. Rinallo: “The relative impact of demand proximity and supply aggregation on exhibitor evaluation of international trade fairs”
2005
21st IMP Conference (Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group) Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 30 August – 3 September 2005
Cova, S. Pace, R . Salle: “Expectation Management in Project Business. A Question of Renunciation”
European Association for Consumer Research (EACR) Conference Göteborg, Sweden; 15-18 June, 2005.
Cova, S. Pace: “ Look What They’ve Done to My Brand: Clashes of Brand Tribes”
34th EMAC Conference, European Marketing Academy
Milan, May 25-27, 2005;
S. Pace, A. Cirrincione: “How Museum’s Brand Name Affect the Perception of the Artwork: an Empirical Investigation”
34th EMAC Conference, European Marketing Academy
Milan, May 25-27, 2005 Cova, S. Pace: “Tribal Branding on the Net: the Nutella Case” 32nd Annual AIB Conference, Academy of International Business University of Bath April 8-9, 2005.
S. Pace, L. Fratocchi, F. Cocciola (2005): “Tribal marketing as a Method for SME’s virtual internationalization: Le Nuvole Case Study”; Proceedings of the ISBN 0 86197 133 7. 8th International Conference on Arts and Cultural Management; AIMAC International Association of Arts & Cultural Management
July 3-6, 2005; HEC Montréal, Montréal, Canada
S. Pace, A. Cirrincione: “How Museum’s Brand Name Affect the Perception Through Imaginative Experience: an Empirical Investigation”
4th International Congress on Marketing Trends January 21-22nd, 2005 – ESCP-EAP Paris
Chizzoli, S. Pace: “ Competence-Based Communication: theoretical insights and empirical findings in the Initial Public Offering setting”
3rd Workshop on Trust Within and Between Organizations Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 27-28 October 2005.
Cirrincione, S. Pace: “The Role of Governance Structure in Trust Development: the Microfinance Case”
2004
20th Annual IMP Conference (Industrial Marketing & Purchasing) Copenhagen, 2-4 September 2004.
S. Pace, B. Calisti, B. Cova, R. Salle: “Social Acceptability in Small Scale Projects: Insights from two Construction Projects”
8th International Research Seminar in Service Management La Londe les Maures, France - June 8 - 11, 2004.
A .Carù, B. Cova, S. Pace: “ Superior service in project business: Lessons from the Andria case”
8-13 June 2004, Turin (Italy)
S. Pace, L. Fratocchi, F. Cocciola: “Tribal Marketing and Virtual Internationalization of SMEs: a Possible Liaison? Some Insights from Pipe.it Case”
Association for Business Communication Conference (ABC), 6th European Convention, May 21-22 2004, Milan, (Italy).
S. Pace: “ Competence-Based Communication through Advertisements in the B2B Fashion Sector”
9th International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications
April 5-6th 2004; Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
C. Chizzoli, S. Mola, S. Pace: “Advertising for Listing: Empirical Analysis of Italian IPOs” 2003
International Congress on Marketing Trends, Venezia, Università Ca’ Foscari; November 28-29th, 2003.
C. Chizzoli, S. Mola, S. Pace: “Advertising for Listing”
34th EURAM (European Academy of Management) Conference 2003; Milan, April
Cirrincione, S. Pace: “Creativity and Network Position: a Cognitive Perspective on Innovative Capability”
34th EURAM (European Academy of Management) Doctoral Pre-Conference 2003; Milan, April
S. Pace: “Fiducia e Comunità Virtuali”
2002
Academy of Management Conference. Denver, Colorado (U.S.A) 2002 August
Fang, S. Kimbrough, S. Pace, A. Valluri, E. Zheng “Evolution of Trust in Organizations: a Learning Perspective”
2001 Workshop on Trust Within & Between Organizations
EIASM International Conference (European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management) Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 2001.
Fang, S. Kimbrough, S. Pace, A. Valluri, E. Zheng: “Evolution of Trust in Organizations: a Learning Perspective”
Conference SISEI (Società Italiana per gli studi di Economia d’Impresa) L’impresa e-based nella nuova economia digitale
Chizzoli, M. Folcia, S. Pace: “Property rights view nel rapporto operatore di rete-Fornitore di contenuto”
Technical Reports or major consulting reports Research report for Confindustria Ancona
2013
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