Federica De Molli

Federica De Molli, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo. She focuses her research on aesthetics in organizations, organizational culture, creative industries, organizational creativity, and arts-based methods in higher education.

Federica's work has been published in academic journals, including Organization Studies, Culture and Organization, International Journal of Work Organization and Emotion. She has also contributed to several book chapters and co-edited the volume "The Metamorphosis of Cultural and Creative Organizations: Exploring Change from a Spatial Perspective" (2021), Routledge.


Federica is an active member of various academic and research organizations, including the BI Centre for Creative Industries, the European Group of Organization Studies (EGOS), the Research Group on Emotions in Workplace and Organizational Settings of the Academy of Management (EMONET), the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) SciArt, European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) European Forum for Advanced Practices (EFAP), the Scientific Committee of the Research Centre for Innovation and Life Sciences Management (CrESIT), and the Association of Italian Organization Studies Academics (ASSIOA).
Beyond her academic pursuits, Federica has worked in project management for companies and cultural organizations, overseeing projects in countries like France, Luxembourg, Italy, and Hong Kong. Currently, Federica hosts the podcast "Creativity Matters!" (available at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-matters/id1662325340 ), where she explores creativity-related topics. For more detailed information about her research, you can visit her profile on ResearchGate at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Federica-De-Molli. The most recent publications include:

Peer reviewed journals:

- Paolino C., De Molli F. & Pinardi f. (2025) The Emotional Side of Collecting: Disgust and Attraction in the Art Market. INternational Journal of Work, Organization and Emotions, vol. 16, No. 1, p. 75-94.

- De Molli F., Vecco M. and Pizzetti M. (2022) Space for Seduction: A Redefinition of Art Auction Houses in the Market. Consumption Markets & Culture. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10253866.2022.2125509

- De Molli F., Mengis J. & van Marrewijk A. (2020). The aestheticization of hybrid space: The atmosphere of the Locarno Film Festival. Organization Studies, vol. 41, No. 11, p. 1491–1512. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0170840619867348
- De Molli F. (2020). Participatory Interpretation: A Way to Overcome Analytical Challenges in Organizational Aesthetic Research. Culture and Organization. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2020.1806839

- De Molli F. & De Paoli D. (2020). Middle Managers in Open-Plan Office: Feeling Free and Frustrated. International Journal of Work Organization and Emotion, vol. 11, No. 3, p. 231-246. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJWOE.2020.111317
- De Molli, F. (2019) An aesthetic account of space: a report on recent developments in organizational research. Studi Organizzativi, 1/2019: 38-63. https://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/SchedaRivista.aspx?doi=10.3280/SO2019-001002&lingua=EN
Book:

- De Molli, F. & Vecco, M. (Eds.) (2021) The Metamorphosis of Cultural and Creative Organizations: Exploring Change from a Spatial Perspective. Routledge Research in the Creative and Cultural Industries, ISBN 9780367681937.
Book chapters:

- De Molli, F. & De Paoli, D. (2021) From co-workers to friends: How the aesthetic experience of third places affects the creative process. In: (a cura di): Montanari F., Mattarelli E., & Scapolan C., Collaborative Spaces at Work. Innovation, Creativity and Relations. Chapter 9, pp. 147-159. Routledge, ISBN: 9780367350451. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429329425
- Montanari, F. & De Molli, F. (2020) L’organizzazione della creatività. In: (a cura di): Buonocore F., Montanari F., & Solari L., Organizzazione aziendale. Comportamenti e decisioni per il management. pp. 235-260. De Agostini, ISBN: 978-88-8008-394-8
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