F. Castellaneta

Impact

Presentations, industry engagement, media coverage, and video content.

Presentations

Includes presentations by coauthors on joint papers.

Speaking

Debates

DRUID Debate: Difference-in-Differences Estimators

DRUID25, Rotman School of Management, Toronto · June 2025

“The method of difference-in-differences estimators in strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation research needs an overhaul.”

Against: F. Castellaneta, L. ZhangFor: R. Agarwal, A. Arora

Interviews

Interview on organizational learning and knowledge appropriability
Interview on organizational learning and knowledge appropriabilitySTORM Research Center, EM Lyon Business School
2024
The tech start-up scene in Portugal (video reportage)Corriere della Sera
2016

Managerial & Service Talks

Speaker, “IA générative et Sciences de gestion,” IAE Nice / GREDEG-CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur2026
Speaker, World AI Cannes Festival (WAICF) 2026, with 3IA Côte d’Azur and SKEMA Business School2026
Panelist, “Nurturing Research Excellence on the French Riviera,” IRMBAM2025
Panelist, Junior Faculty PDW “Navigating Department Politics and Strategic Service,” SMS Annual Conference, San Francisco2025

Video Lectures

Principles of Modern Management — full video series

1
Your Management Toolkit

Your Management Toolkit

6:282
CSR and Management Ethics

CSR and Management Ethics

6:343
Principles of Planning

Principles of Planning

6:564
Making Better Decisions

Making Better Decisions

7:355
Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning

8:006
Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management

6:247
A Guide to Leadership

A Guide to Leadership

6:388
Motivation

Motivation

7:039
Organization Culture

Organization Culture

8:1110
Contingency & Situational Leadership

Contingency & Situational Leadership

7:1811
Understanding Groups & Teams

Understanding Groups & Teams

7:00
Watch full playlist on YouTube

Music Album

Each song captures a core management concept, turning strategy and organizational theory into music.

1
Poic

Poic

2
Balance the Stakes

Balance the Stakes

3
Planning

Planning

4
Decisions

Decisions

5
Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning

6
Human Resources

Human Resources

7
Leadership

Leadership

8
Motivation

Motivation

9
Groups and Teams

Groups and Teams

10
Organization Culture

Organization Culture

Listen on YouTube

Engagement

Industry

Generali SME EnterPRIZEWhite papers on fostering sustainability in SMEs
2021, 2022, 2023–2024
JP Morgan Chase Foundation — Business ResilienceResearch project on business resilience
2018–2020
McKinsey & CompanyPrivate equity in emerging markets
2010

In the Media

New discoveries begin with a PhDVia Sarfatti 25 (Bocconi)
2020
Private equity investment committeesSKEMA Knowledge
2020
Private equity investments in higher educationIl Sole 24 Ore
2020
O futuro do capital privado em PortugalObservador
2016
The tech start-up scene in PortugalCorriere della Sera
2016
Buyouts: when ownership by PE firms mattersAnalyse Financière / Knowledge@HEC
2015
Drop the mantras of contemporary managementVia Sarfatti 25 (Bocconi)
2010
The buy and build strategyVia Sarfatti 25 (Bocconi)
2009