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ELEONORA DI MARIA
Position
Professoressa Ordinaria
Address
VIA DEL SANTO, 33 - PADOVA
Telephone
0498274069
Eleonora Di Maria is Full Professor of Economics and Business Management at the University of Padua - Department of Economics and Business Sciences “Marco Fanno” (DSEA). She is Scientific Director of the DSEA's Digital Manufacturing Laboratory, a space for in-depth analysis and discussion on the evolution of Italian manufacturing, starting with the transformations introduced by digital technologies (Industry 4.0). Since 2020, she has been President of the University Center for Connectivity and Local Services VSIX and participates in technological innovation projects with public and private operators. Since 2021, he has coordinated SMACT's Observatory 4.0 and, since July 2025, he has been President of SMACT's Management Board. He holds institutional roles at the DSEA and the University of Padua. He provides scientific consulting services to numerous private and public companies and organizations on issues related to digital transformation, environmental sustainability strategies, and business innovation.
Since October 1, 2019 Full Professor in the scientific-disciplinary sector ECON-07/A (Economics and Business Management) (Department of Economics and Business Sciences “Marco Fanno” University of Padua).
2011 - 2019 Associate Professor in the scientific-disciplinary sector SECS-P/08 (Economics and Business Management) Faculty of Political Science, University of Padua (Department of Economics and Business Sciences “Marco Fanno”).
2005–2011 University researcher in the scientific-disciplinary sector SECS-P/08 (Economics and Business Management) Faculty of Political Science, University of Padua (Department of Economics “Marco Fanno”) (confirmed on January 5, 2008).
PhD in Business Organization and Management (XIV Cycle) University of Udine, Department of Economics.
Notices
Orari di ricevimento
La docente riceve su appuntamento. Inviare una richiesta a eleonora.dimaria@unipd.it. Il ricevimento è via zoom: https://unipd.zoom.us/my/eleonoradimaria The professor receives students by appointment. Send a request to eleonora.dimaria@unipd.it. Office hours are via Zoom: https://unipd.zoom.us/my/eleonoradimaria
Publications
Publications period 2021-2025. For complete publication list: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WHxy2EAAAAAJ&hl=en
2025
Tolettini L., Di Maria E. (2025), “Gender equality strategies in the steel sector: An innovative perspective on the chances and challenges of the female workforce in production”, in Bannò M. and D’Allura G.M. (Eds.), Feminist Perspective in Business Studies, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp.317-333. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035336005.00023
Sedita, S. R., Di Maria, E., Mazzoni, L., & Bekele, N. A. (2025). “Decoding the Biobased Blueprint: Key Players and Evolutionary Trends in Materials Innovation”. Polymers, 17(2), 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17020177
Carmine S., De Marchi V., Di Maria E. (2025), “The Tetris of Sustainability”, Academy of Management Proceedings, Vol. 2025, n. 1, p. 16297
2024
Bettiol M. Buoso G., Di Maria E. (2024), “Sustainability Strategies in Clusters and the Role of Communication”, Investigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research, n. 60, pp. 39-54, https://doi.org/10.38191/iirr-jorr.24.022
Di Maria E., De Marchi V. (2024), “Il ruolo delle catene globali del valore per la sostenibilità dei datacenter: sfide e traiettorie di sviluppo”, in Bettiol M. (Ed.), La sostenibilità ambientale del digitale: il ruolo dei data center, Padova University Press, pp. 41-62.
Capestro M., Di Maria E., Bettiol M. (2024), “Exploiting Industry 4.0 beyond expectations: an empirical study of manufacturing firms”, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Vol. 36, N. 12, pp. 4408-4421. DOI 10.1080/09537325.2023.2254416
2023
De Marchi V., Bettiol M., Di Maria E. (2023) (Eds), Global Value Chain studies: taking stocks, looking ahead, Padova University Press, Padova.
De Marchi V., Bettiol M., Di Maria E. (2023) (a cura di), Passato, presente e futuro delle catene globali del valore, Padova University Press, Padova.
Bettiol M., Capestro M., Di Maria E., Ganau R. (2023), “Is this time different? How Industry 4.0 affects firm’s labor productivity”, Small Business Economics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-023-00825-8.
Bettiol M., Capestro M., Di Maria E., Grandinetti R. (2023), “Leveraging on intra- and inter-organizational collaboration in Industry 4.0 adoption for knowledge creation and innovation”, European Journal of Innovation Management, 26 (7), 328-352. DOI 10.1108/EJIM-10-2022-0593
Ponte S., Bettiol M., De Marchi V., Di Maria E. (2023), “Horizontal governance of environmental upgrading: Lessons from the wine value chains of Prosecco and Valpolicella, Italy”, Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, DOI: 10.1177/0308518X231176553.
Bettiol M., Capestro M., Di Maria E., Micelli S. (2023), “Ambidextrous strategies in turbulent times: the experience of manufacturing SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic”, International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 53(2), 248-272.
Kinkel S., Capestro M., Bettiol M., Di Maria E., (2023), “Artificial intelligence and relocation of production activities: An empirical cross-national study”, International Journal of Production Economics, Vol. 261, 108890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108890
Bonel, E., Capestro, M., Di Maria, E. (2023) “How COVID-19 impacted cultural consumption: an explorative analysis of Gen Z’s digital museum experiences”, Italian Journal of Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43039-023-00071-6
Tolettini, L., Di Maria, E. (2023) “Structuring and Measuring Environmental Sustainability in the Steel Sector: A Single Case Study”, Sustainability, 15, 6272. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15076272
Tolettini, L., Di Maria, E. (2023) “The Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Steel Sector: Paving the Way for a Disruptive Digital and Ecological Transformation”, Recycling, 8(4), pp. 55.
Diba W., Di Maria, E. (2023), “Assessment and support of the digitalization of businesses in Europe during and after the COVID-19 pandemic”, Regional Science Policy & Practice, DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12717
Di Maria E., Bettiol M., Capestro M. (2023), “How Italian Fashion Brands Beat COVID-19: Manufacturing, Sustainability, and Digitalization”, Sustainability, 15(2), pp. 1038.
2022
Dyba, W., Di Maria, E., Chiarvesio M., (2022), “Actions fostering the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in manufacturing companies in European regions”, Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research, 53, 27-46
Di Maria E., Strazzeri C.A. (2022) (a cura di), Linee guida per la valutazione d’impatto delle società benefit e la rendicontazione sociale, Wolters Kluwer, Milano.
Bettiol M., Capestro M., Di Maria E., Micelli S. (2022), “Overcoming pandemic challenges through product innovation: the role of digital technologies and servitization”, European Management Journal, Vol. 40, N. 5, pp. 707-717, DOI:10.1016/j.emj.2022.05.003
Bettiol, M., Burlina, C., Chiarvesio, M., Di Maria, E. (2022), “SMEs and the regionalization of Global Value Chains: an untold story from the Italian Industrial Districts”, Competitiveness Review, Vol. 32 No. 5, pp. 686-709, https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-11-2021-0161.
Grandinetti R., Bettiol M., Di Maria E. (2022), “Contexts of use and their evolution in the digital age”, Administrative Sciences, 12(4), 121, https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12040121
Bettiol M., Capestro M., Di Maria E., Micelli S. (2022), “Disentangling the link between ICT and Industry 4.0: impacts on knowledge-related performance”, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 71 No. 4, pp. 1076-1098 DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-10-2020-0573
Ishaq M.I., Di Maria E., Qaiser Danish R. (2022), “Analyzing antecedents and consequences of multidimensional green brand equity”, The Service Industry Journal, Vol. 42, No. 5-6, pp. 453-479, DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2021.1987416
Di Maria E., Micelli S., Menesello L., Brocca S. (2022), “GVC-oriented Policies and Urban Manufacturing: The Role of Cities in Global Value Chains”, Sustainability, Vol. 14, N. 1, pp. 478 (28 pagine), https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010478
Di Maria E., De Marchi V., Galeazzo A. (2022), “Industry 4.0 Technologies And Circular Economy: The Mediating Role of Supply Chain Integration”, Business Strategy and the Environment, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2940
Capestro M., Di Maria E., Bettiol M. (2022), “The Effects of Industry 4.0 for Firms and Territories: Introducing the Special Issue”, Scienze Regionali, Vol. 1, pp. 3-12, DOI: 10.14650/103208
Bettiol M., Capestro M., Di Maria E. (2022), “Industry 4.0 Adoption In Manufacturing Smes: Exploring The Role of Industry and Regional Scale In Northern Italy”, Scienze Regionali, Vol. 1, pp. 111-132, DOI: 10.14650/101717
Bettiol M., Chiarvesio M., Di Maria E., Micelli S. (2022), “La trasformazione dei distretti industriali tra catene globali del valore e digitalizzazione”, Economia e società regionale, Vol. 1, pp. 83-95.
Capestro M., Di Maria E., Bettiol M. (2022), “Trasformazione digitale nelle PMI: analisi delle imprese venete”, Quaderni di ricerca sull’Artigianato, Vol. 2, pp. 217-242.
2021
Naeem, H.M., Di Maria, E. (2021), "Customer participation in new product development: an Industry 4.0 perspective", European Journal of Innovation Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-01-2021-0036
Gatti T., Lamberti F., Mazzaro R., Kriegel I., Schlettwein D., Enrichi F., Lago N., Di Maria E., Meneghesso G., Vomiero A., Gross, S., (2021), “Opportunities from doping of non-critical metal oxides in last generation lightconversion devices”, Advanced Energy Materials, DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202101041
Jankowska B., Di Maria E., Cygler J. (2021) “Do Clusters Matter for Foreign Subsidiaries in the Era of Industry 4.0? The Case of the Aviation Valley in Poland”, European Research on Management and Business Economics, Vol. 27, No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iedeen.2021.100150 (open access)
Alonso-Martinez D., De Marchi V., Di Maria E. (2021) “Which Sustainable Business Models Drive Triple-Bottom-Line Performance?”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 323, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129145
Di Maria E., Simoni M., Pedeliento G., Galvagno M. (2021) “The long Covid effect in marketing and consumer research” Italian Journal of Marketing, December, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43039-021-00041-w (open access)
Bettiol M., Capestro M., Di Maria E, Micelli S. (2021), “Reacting To The Covid-19 Pandemic Through Digital Connectivity With Customers: The Italian Experience”, Italian Journal of Marketing, December, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43039-021-00031-y (open access)
Hervas-Oliver J.-L., Bettiol M., Di Maria E. (2021) “Guest editorial”, Competitiveness Review, Special Issue on Industry 4.0 in firms, clusters and regions: the new digital imperative, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 1-11, DOI 10.1108/CR-01-2021-164.
Bettiol M., Capestro M., De Marchi V., Di Maria E., Sedita S.R. (2021), “Industrial Districts and the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, Competitiveness Review, Special Issue on Industry 4.0 in firms, clusters and regions: the new digital imperative, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 13-28, https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-12-2019-0155
Bettiol M., Capestro M., Di Maria E., Micelli S. (2021), “SMEs @ Industry 4.0: A comparison between top and average performers”, Sinergie, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 27-48.
Di Maria E., De Marchi V., Bonel E. (2021), “Spin-offs, environmental KIBS and the role of Universities for sustainability”, In Sedita S.R., Blasi S. (Eds.), Rethinking Clusters. Place-based Value Creation in Sustainability Transitions, Springer Nature, pp. 54-63.
Research Area
Digital manufacturing\nInternational business and global value chains\nKIBS and innovation process\nStrategy and environmental sustainability\n\nDigital Manufacturing Lab\nhttps://www.economia.unipd.it/en/DML/Digital-Manufacturing-Lab
Thesis proposals
The proposed theses are mainly related to the specified research areas.
