Federico Niccolini

Professional Profile
Federico Niccolini is Associate Professor of Organizational Science at the University of Pisa. His research focuses on protected areas’ management and organization, organizational learning, vision and culture, and sustainable development. Since 2007, he is affiliated with the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources at Colorado State University (USA). He has held academic positions at the Universities of Macerata and Pisa, where he was also involved in doctoral education and Erasmus coordination.

Education
1995 – MSc in Economics and Business, University of Pisa (summa cum laude), with a thesis in Organizational Science.

Academic Positions
2021–Present: Associate Professor, University of Pisa, Department of Political Science
2016–2021: Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Management, University of Pisa
2011–2015: Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Law, University of Macerata
2005–2010: Researcher, University of Macerata, Faculty of Economics

International Affiliations & Visiting Appointments
2007–Present: Affiliate, Colorado State University, USA
Visiting scholar/professor at Stanford University, University at Albany, and Paul Smith College (USA)
Selected for the International Visitor Leadership Program (US Department of State, 1999)

Teaching and Supervision
He teaches Organizational Science, Human Resource Management, and Sustainable Tourism. He has supervised numerous PhD students and held roles in doctoral committees across Italy and Europe.

Research & Project Coordination
He has led and participated in several national and EU-funded projects, particularly in the fields of protected areas, sustainable tourism, and circular economy.
Scientific coordinator of PRIN 2020 WP5 “Valutazione delle funzioni e dei Servizi Ecosistemici”
PI of SUCCESS (2022–2024), project on circular economy in superyacht shipbuilding (Regione Toscana)
Vice Coordinator of FRAMELOG (Erasmus+), 2017–2019

Other Roles & Memberships
Since 1997: Member of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), IUCN
2024–Present: Member of the Scientific Committee, Parco Migliarino San Rossore Massaciuccoli
2023–Present: Member of the Scientific Committee, Marine Protected Area of Secche di Tor Paterno
2022–Present: Member of the Working Groups on Governance and Monk Seal, Pelagos Sanctuary

Selected Publications
Scopus (July 2025): 24 publications, H-index 11, 549 citations
Google Scholar (July 2025): 127 publications, H-index 15, i10-index 20, 1058 citations
Neri, M., Niccolini, F., & Virili, F. (2025). Organizational cyber resilience: toward an integrative conceptual framework. *Management Review Quarterly*, 1–52.
Neri, M., Niccolini, F., & Martino, L. (2024). Organizational cybersecurity readiness in the ICT sector: a quanti-qualitative assessment. *Information & Computer Security*, 32(1), 38–52.
Di Franco A., Hogg K., Calò A., Bennett N.J., Sévin-Allouet M., Esparza Alaminos O., Lang M., Koutsoubas D., Prvan M., Santarossa L., Niccolini F., et al. (2020). Improving marine protected area governance through collaboration and co-production. *Journal of Environmental Management*, 269, 110757.
Scianna C., Niccolini F., et al. (2019). Organization science improves management effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas. *Journal of Environmental Management*, 240, 285–292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.052
Scianna C., Niccolini F., Gaines S., Guidetti P. (2015). “Organization Science”: a new perspective to assess marine protected areas effectiveness. *Ocean & Coastal Management*, 116, 443–448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.09.005
Micheli F., Niccolini F. (2013). Achieving success under pressure in the conservation of intensely used coastal areas. *Ecology and Society*, 18(4): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05799-180419