Professors

Ambra MAZZELLI

Associate Professor

Social Identity, Goals and Motivation, Strategic Decision Making, Entrepreneurship, Behavioral Strategy, Inequality

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Ambra MAZZELLI

Academy

Innovation

Research center

Knowledge, Technology and Organization

Location

Paris

Discipline

Management & Organization

Ambra Mazzelli is an Associate Professor of Strategy and Organizations at SKEMA Business School. Originally from Italy, Ambra lived and worked in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Boston (USA), Montreal (Canada), and Lancaster (UK). Before joining SKEMA Business School, she was an Assistant Professor at the Asia School of Business and an International Faculty Fellow and Research Affiliate at MIT Sloan.

Ambra's research investigates the psychological underpinnings of firms' strategic decisions. She is also interested in the role of entrepreneurship in society. Her work has appeared in numerous top journals, including Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, and Long Range Planning.

Besides her research, she has actively and enthusiastically advised on more than fifty projects in large international firms and conglomerates, at both strategic and operational levels, and continues to consult for managers and executives at publicly listed companies and large private firms in Asia and Europe. 

Education
2016
PhD in Management, Lancaster University Management School, Great Britain
Experience
Full-time academic positions
Since 2022
Associate Professor, SKEMA Business School, France

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