Ph.D. 2000 (Sociology), University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
Maurizio Catino
Visiting Scholar
Organization Theory; Organizational Deviance; Organized Crime.
Books
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2014 Organizational Myopia. Problems of Rationality and Foresight in Organizations. Cambridge University Press (Paperback Edition) Reviewed in the American Journal of Sociology |
Select Publications
2015 |
"Mafia rules. The role of criminal codes in mafia organizations," Scandinavian Journal of Management, 31, pp. 536-548. |
2015 |
(with A. Bianco Dolino) "Organizational Accidents Theories," in Disaster Research. Multidisciplinary and International Perspectives, Edited by Rasmus Dahlberg, Oliver Rubin and Morten Thanning Vendelo, Routledge, pp. 159-175. |
2014 |
“How do mafias organize? Conflict and violence in three mafia organizations”, European Journal of Sociology, n. 2, pp. 177-220. |
2014 |
“Il segreto nelle organizzazioni mafiose”, Rassegna Italiana di Sociologia, n. 2. |
2013 |
(with Gerardo Patriotta), “Learning from Errors: Cognition, Emotions and Safety Culture in the Italian Air Force”, Organization Studies, [Lead Article], 34(4), pp. 437-467. |
2013 |
Organizational Myopia. Problems of Rationality and Foresight in Organizations, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (2014 Paperback edition). |
2012 |
Capire le organizzazioni, Bologna, il Mulino (En. title: Understanding Organizations). |
2011 |
“Why doctors practice defensive medicine? The side-effects of medical litigation”, Safety Science Monitor, Vol. 15, n. 1, pp. 1-12. |
2010 |
“A multilevel model of accident analysis: The Linate disaster”, in Patrick Alvintzi and Hannes Eder (Eds.), Crisis Management, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
2010 |
“Gatekeepers miopi? Aspetti organizzativi nel fallimento dei controlli”, Stato e Mercato, N. 89, pp. 219-253. |
2010 |
(with G. Garzone et al.), “Communication failures in aviation accidents. Towards an integrated model”, in Arcibald, J. and Garzone, G. (Eds.), Discourse and Identities in Specialized Communication, Berna, Peter Lang. |
2009 |
“Blame culture and defensive medicine”, Cognition, Technology, and Work, Volume 11, N. 4, pp. 245-253. |
2008 |
“A Review of Literature: Individual Blame vs. Organizational Function Logics in Accident Analysis”, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Vol. 16, N. 1, pp. 53-62. |
2006 |
“Logiche dell’indagine: oltre la cultura della colpa”, Rassegna Italiana di Sociologia, N. 1, pp. 7-36. |
2006 |
Da Chernobyl a Linate. Incidenti tecnologici o errori organizzativi? Milano, Bruno Mondadori (2nd Ed.) (En. title: From Chernobyl to Linate. Technological Accidents or Organizational Errors?). |