Profile Details

Create Project

★★★★★

☆☆☆☆☆

USD 100 /hr

★★★★★

☆☆☆☆☆

Hire Dr. Matteo C.

Spain

USD 100 /hr

Ass. Prof. of Management - Included in the top 2% scientist list by Stanford xxxxxxxxx - +13 years of academic writing

Profile Summary

Matteo Cristofaro is an Associate Professor of Management at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” recognized in Stanford’s “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list and serving as Chair of the Academy of Management’s Management History Division (2023–2027). His research spans behavioral strategy, managerial decision making (including AI’s role), dynamic capabilities, unicorn scaling, organizational adaptation, and management history, with recent works in outlets such as Academy of Management Perspectives, Long Range Planning, Journal of Knowledge Management, and Journal of Business Research. He holds senior editorial roles (e.g., Senior AE, European Management Journal; AEs across multiple journals) and has led nationally funded projects while maintaining an active international profile with visits to UC Berkeley–Haas and other institutions.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Business Strategy
• ☆ Business Education
• ☆ Small Business
• ☆ Data-Driven Decision Making
• ☆ Entrepreneurship
• ☆ Innovation Management
• ☆ Corporate Governance
• ☆ Management Consulting

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing

Research Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting

Work Experience

Associate Professor of Management

University of Roma "Tor Vergata"

March 2025 - Present

Assistant Professor

University of Rome Tor Vergata

2022 - Present

Post-doc Research Fellow

University of Rome Tor Vergata

January 2017 - December 2021

IT Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers Italy

September 2013 - December 2013

Junior consultant

CONSEL

September 2012 - March 2013

Education

Ph.D. (Department of Business Government Philosophy Studies )

Universita degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata

November 2013 - December 2016

Mater's Degree summa cum laude (Department of Business Government Philosophy Studies )

Universita degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata

November 2011 - July 2013

Certifications

• Statistical analysis for social science SPSS

  London School of Economics

  August 2023 - Present

• Qualitative Research

  London School of Economics

  August 2022 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Matteo Cristofaro, Gianpaolo Abatecola, Florence Allard-Poesi, Tugce Ataci, Oskar Kosch, Bill Lee, Michael P. Schlaile, Davide Secchi, Marek Szarucki, Huiping Xian (2025). Interactive reflexivity: a means to addressing methodological challenges in international research in management . Management Decision.

Matteo Cristofaro, Valérie Duplat (2025). Nurturing Ideas, Cultivating Reviewers: The C.E.D.A.R. Tree of Generative Peer Review . European Management Journal.

Matteo Cristofaro, Nisha Eapen, Nisha Thundiyil, Sheela Shenai, Karthikeyan Somaskandan, Satyanarayana Parayitam (2025). Unfolding the Relationship Between Dialogue and Inquiry, Empowerment, and Employee Commitment in Healthcare Industry: Evidence from India . Administrative Sciences.

Matteo Cristofaro, Nisha Eapen, Nisha Thundiyil, Sheela Shenai, Karthikeyan Somaskandan, Satyanarayana Parayitam (2025). Unfolding the Relationship Between Dialogue and Inquiry, Empowerment, and Employee Commitment in Healthcare Industry: Evidence from India . Administrative Sciences.

Matteo Cristofaro, Nicola Cucari, Anastassia Zannoni, Francesco Laviola, Antonella Monda, Davide Liberato Lo Conte, Pinalba Schilleci, Leul Girma Haylemariam, Simona Margareta Mare (2025). Micro-municipal administration: a review and network-based framework . International Journal of Public Sector Management.

Matteo Cristofaro, Jeffrey Muldoon, William C. McDowell, Robert Konopaske (2025). Honest incompetence: exploring the dark side of social entrepreneurship . International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research.

Matteo Cristofaro, Ivo Hristov, Riccardo Cimini, Dan Lovallo (2025). From start to stardom: The impact of resource allocation strategies on new venture survival and growth . Long Range Planning.

Matteo Cristofaro, Nicola Cucari, Sibel Yamak, Patricia Gabaldon Quiñones, Remmer Sassen, Yongjian (Y.J.) Bao (2025). Guest editorial: Environmental, social and governance (ESG) assets: a path of lights and shadows for management . Management Decision.

Matteo Cristofaro, Riccardo Camilli, Ivo Hristov, Massimo Sargiacomo (2025). Cognitive biases in accounting judgment and decision making: a review, a typology, and a future research agenda . Accounting Forum.

Matteo Cristofaro, Pier Luigi Giardino, Luca Barboni (2025). Growth hacking: A scientific approach for data-driven decision making . Journal of Business Research.

Matteo Cristofaro, Bradley J. Olson, Satyanarayana Parayitam, Yongjian Bao, Wenlong Yuan (2024). CEO anger: a catalyst for error recognition and learning . Management Decision.

Matteo Cristofaro, Subodh Kulkarni, Nagarajan Ramamoorthy (2024). Evolutionary sensemaking: a managerial metacognitive dynamic capability to reduce information asymmetry . Management Decision.

Matteo Cristofaro, Pier Luigi Giardino, Riccardo Camilli, Ivo Hristov (2024). Understanding behavioral strategy: a historical evolutionary perspective in “Management Decision” . Management Decision.

Matteo Cristofaro, Gianpaolo Abatecola, Federico Giannetti (2024). A co-evolutionary analysis of corporate performance: From Fiat to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles . Technology Analysis & Strategic Management.

Matteo Cristofaro, Mie Augier, Dan Lovallo, Gianpaolo Abatecola, Luna Leoni (2024). Behavioral strategy in evolution: A review and conceptual framework . European Management Journal.

Matteo Cristofaro, Pier Luigi Giardino, Riccardo Camilli, Ivo Hristov (2024). Unlocking the sustainability of medium enterprises: A framework for reducing cognitive biases in sustainable performance management . Journal of Management & Organization.

Matteo Cristofaro, Ivo Hristov, Riccardo Cimini (2024). Assessing stakeholders’ perception influence on companies’ profitability: evidence from Italian companies . Production Planning & Control.

Matteo Cristofaro, Johan Kask, Jeffrey Muldoon (2023). Guest editorial: Exploring the entrepreneurial jungle: unicorns, gazelles, zebras and other venture species . Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development.

Matteo Cristofaro, Christopher P. Neck, Pier Luigi Giardino, Christopher B. Neck (2023). Self and shared leadership in decision quality: a tale of two sides . Management Decision.

Matteo Cristofaro, Hira Salah ud din Khan, Yang Guangsheng, Muhammad Salman Chughtai (2023). Effect of supervisor-subordinate Guanxi on employees work behavior: An empirical dynamic framework . Journal of Innovation & Knowledge.

Matteo Cristofaro, Mahboobeh Golestanizadeh, Hadi Sarvari, Daniel W. M. Chan (2023). Effect of Applying Business Intelligence on Export Development and Brand Internationalization in Large Industrial Firms . Administrative Sciences.

Matteo Cristofaro, Daniel W. M. Chan, Hadi Sarvari, Ahmad Abdul Jaleel Abdul Husein, Khalid Mubarak Awadh, Mahboobeh Golestanizadeh (2023). Barriers to Attracting Private Sector Investment in Public Road Infrastructure Projects in the Developing Country of Iran . Sustainability.

Matteo Cristofaro, Mahboobeh Golestanizadeh, Hadi Sarvari, Daniel W. M. Chan (2023). Effect of Applying Business Intelligence on Export Development and Brand Internationalization in Large Industrial Firms . Administrative Sciences.

Matteo Cristofaro, Daniel W. M. Chan, Hadi Sarvari, Ahmad Abdul Jaleel Abdul Husein, Khalid Mubarak Awadh, Mahboobeh Golestanizadeh (2023). Barriers to Attracting Private Sector Investment in Public Road Infrastructure Projects in the Developing Country of Iran . Sustainability.

Matteo Cristofaro, Luna Leoni (2022). To adopt or not to adopt? A co-evolutionary framework and paradox of technology adoption by small museums . Current Issues in Tourism.

Matteo Cristofaro, Gianpaolo Abatecola, Federico Giannetti, Johan Kask (2022). How can biases affect entrepreneurial decision making? toward a behavioral approach to unicorns . International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal.

Matteo Cristofaro (2022). Organizational sensemaking: A systematic review and a co-evolutionary model . European Management Journal.

Matteo Cristofaro, Luna Leoni, Pier Luigi Giardino (2022). Cognitive biases' influence on employees' product creativity and product performance: evidences from Italian manufacturing technology firms . Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management.

From framework to theory: an evolutionary view of dynamic capabilities and their microfoundations <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Journal of Management & Organization.

Matteo Cristofaro, Daniel W. M. Chan, Hala Nassereddine, Nicole S. N. Yiu, Hadi Sarvari (2021). Perceptions of Safety Climate in Construction Projects between Workers and Managers/Supervisors in the Developing Country of Iran . Sustainability.

Matteo Cristofaro, Daniel W. M. Chan, Hala Nassereddine, Nicole S. N. Yiu, Hadi Sarvari (2021). Perceptions of Safety Climate in Construction Projects between Workers and Managers/Supervisors in the Developing Country of Iran . Sustainability.

Matteo Cristofaro, Jolanta Tamošaitienė, Mojtaba Khosravi, Daniel W. M. Chan, Hadi Sarvari (2021). Identification and Prioritization of Critical Risk Factors of Commercial and Recreational Complex Building Projects: A Delphi Study Using the TOPSIS Method . Applied Sciences.

Matteo Cristofaro, Jolanta Tamošaitienė, Mojtaba Khosravi, Daniel W. M. Chan, Hadi Sarvari (2021). Identification and Prioritization of Critical Risk Factors of Commercial and Recreational Complex Building Projects: A Delphi Study Using the TOPSIS Method . Applied Sciences.

Matteo Cristofaro, Jolanta Tamošaitienė, Hadi Sarvari, Daniel W. M. Chan (2021). IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING THE SELECTION CRITERIA OF APPROPRIATE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE METHODS FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS . International Journal of Strategic Property Management.

Matteo Cristofaro, Hadi Sarvari, Ali Mehrabi, Daniel W.M. Chan(2021). Evaluating urban housing development patterns in developing countries: Case study of Worn-out Urban Fabrics in Iran . Sustainable Cities and Society. 70. p. 102941. Elsevier {BV}

Matteo Cristofaro, Quoc Trung Pham, Hiep Hai Phan, Sanjay Misra, Pier Luigi Giardino(2021). Examining the Intention to Invest in Cryptocurrencies . International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics. 10. (3). p. 59--79. {IGI} Global

Matteo Cristofaro, Maria Jos&#233; Sousa, Jos&#233; Carlos Sanch&#233;z-Garcia, Aron Larsson(2021). Contextualized Behavior for Improving Managerial and Entrepreneurial Decision-Making . Administrative Sciences. 11. (1). p. 14. {MDPI} {AG}

Matteo Cristofaro, Maria Jos&#233; Sousa, Jos&#233; Carlos Sanch&#233;z-Garcia, Aron Larsson (2021). Contextualized Behavior for Improving Managerial and Entrepreneurial Decision-Making . Administrative Sciences.

Matteo Cristofaro, Jolanta Tamošaitienė, Hadi Sarvari, Daniel W. M. Chan (2020). Assessing the Barriers and Risks to Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Construction Projects in Developing Countries of Middle East . Sustainability.

Matteo Cristofaro, Jolanta Tamošaitienė, Hadi Sarvari, Daniel W. M. Chan (2020). Assessing the Barriers and Risks to Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Construction Projects in Developing Countries of Middle East . Sustainability.

Matteo Cristofaro, Pier Luigi Giardino(2020). Core Self-Evaluations, Self-Leadership, and the Self-Serving Bias in Managerial Decision Making: A Laboratory Experiment . Administrative Sciences. 10. (3). p. 64. {MDPI} {AG}

Matteo Cristofaro, Pier Luigi Giardino (2020). Core Self-Evaluations, Self-Leadership, and the Self-Serving Bias in Managerial Decision Making: A Laboratory Experiment . Administrative Sciences.

Matteo Cristofaro, Pier Luigi Giardino, Luna Leoni(2020). The Influence of Core Self-Evaluations on Group Decision Making Processes: A Laboratory Experiment . Administrative Sciences. 10. (2). p. 29. {MDPI} {AG}

Matteo Cristofaro, Luna Leoni, Silvia Baiocco(2020). Promoting Co-evolutionary Adaptations for Sustainable Tourism: The “Alpine Convention” Case . Tourism Planning & Development. p. 1--20. Informa {UK} Limited

Matteo Cristofaro(2020). “I feel and think, therefore I am”: An Affect-Cognitive Theory of management decisions . European Management Journal. Elsevier {BV}

Matteo Cristofaro, Michela Mingione, Daniele Mondi(2020). 'If I give you my emotion, what do I get?' Conceptualizing and measuring the co-created emotional value of the brand . Journal of Business Research. 109. p. 310--320. Elsevier {BV}

Matteo Cristofaro(2020). E-business evolution: an analysis of mobile applications’ business models . Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. p. 1--16. Informa {UK} Limited

Matteo Cristofaro, Gianpaolo Abatecola(2019). Ingredients of Sustainable CEO Behaviour: Theory and Practice . Sustainability. 11. (7). p. 1950. {MDPI} {AG}

Matteo Cristofaro, Gianpaolo Abatecola (2019). Ingredients of Sustainable CEO Behaviour: Theory and Practice . Sustainability.

Matteo Cristofaro(2019). The role of affect in management decisions: A systematic review . European Management Journal. 37. (1). p. 6--17. Elsevier {BV}

Cristofaro, M.(2019). The role of affect in management decisions: A systematic review . European Management Journal. 37. (1). p. 6-17.

Abatecola, G., Cristofaro, M.(2018). Hambrick and Mason’s “Upper Echelons Theory”: evolution and open avenues . Journal of Management History.

Abatecola, G., Caputo, A., Cristofaro, M.(2018). Reviewing cognitive distortions in managerial decision making: Toward an integrative co-evolutionary framework . Journal of Management Development. 37. (5). p. 409-424.

Matteo Cristofaro(2017). Countervailing the liability of newness by bringing in active initial investors: the case of Facebook . Strategic Direction. 33. (8). p. 1--3. Emerald

Cristofaro, M.(2017). Countervailing the liability of newness by bringing in active initial investors: the case of Facebook . Strategic Direction. 33. (8). p. 1-3.

Cristofaro, M.(2017). Candidates’ attractiveness in selection decisions: a laboratory experiment . Baltic Journal of Management. 12. (4). p. 390-407.

Cristofaro, M.(2017). Herbert Simon’s bounded rationality: Its historical evolution in management and cross-fertilizing contribution . Journal of Management History. 23. (2). p. 170-190.

Cristofaro, M.(2017). Reducing biases of decision-making processes in complex organizations . Management Research Review. 40. (3). p. 270-291.

Cristofaro, M.(2016). Cognitive styles in dynamic decision making: A laboratory experiment . International Journal of Management and Decision Making. 15. (1). p. 53-82.

Abatecola, G., Cristofaro, M.(2016). Upper Echelons and Executive Profiles in the Construction Value Chain: Evidence from Italy . Project Management Journal. 47. (1). p. 13-26.