Cristina Alaimo

Cristina Alaimo

Unpicking the sociological effects of digital, business-related data.

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ENDORSEMENT

DATA RULES presents a refreshing and distinct analysis of the data economy” – Carmelo Cennamo, Copenhagen Business School. 

ENDORSEMENT

“An explicit manifesto for an interdisciplinary approach to digital data” – Mike Power, LSE, on DATA RULES.

Ideas

Cristina’s research focuses on innovation catalysed by data-based services and the consequences for organisations and society. She studies the broader ecosystem of data exchanges in which digital platforms are embedded and how these new platform ecosystems emerge and evolve. In her recently released book, DATA RULES: Reinventing the Market Economy, she discusses the history and role of data in our society, explaining how many of our social constructions are shaped and created by data. She also shares what business leaders need to know to seize new opportunities in the evolution of data and break away from traditional concepts of business.

Bio

Associate Professor at ESSEC Business School in France, Cristina was previously an assistant professor at LUISS University, Rome, and an assistant professor at Surrey Business School, UK. She holds a PhD in management, information systems, and innovation from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also a visiting fellow at the Centre for the Digital Economy at Surrey Business School, UK.

Content

Data Rules: Reinventing the Market Economy (with Jannis Kallinikos, 2024). Cristina’s work has been published in journals such as Organization Science, Organization Studies, The Information Society, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, and Research in the Sociology of Organizations. She is senior editor of the European Journal of Information Systems, and she sits on the editorial board of Organization Studies.

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Verdict

Cristina’s work is truly fascinating!

Kaihan Krippendorff, shortlisted for the Thinkers50 Strategy Award, 2023

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