Trust, Social Relations and Engagement

The Value for Engagement (VFE) Model

Profile

DONATELLA PADUA has a PhD in Science of Education and is Adjunct Professor of Sociology and of Methods of Analysis of the Complex Society, at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia, Italy. She is also Scientific Director of the Intelligent Positioning Research Centre, UK. She has a Degree in Business Administration from the University ‘La Sapienza’ of Rome, Italy.

Curriculum Vitae

  • Professor of Sociology and of Methods of Analysis of the Complex Society at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia
  • Professor of Sociology of Communication at the Università degli Studi di Perugia
  • PhD in Science of Education
  • Scientific Director of the Intelligent Positioning Research Centre (IPRC), UK
  • Member of Social Trends Institute (New York-Barcelona)
  • Director of LIS Karl Popper
  • 1991 – 2004 Marketing Consultant at Marketing & Management and Teaching activity in marketing and communication
  • 1987 – 1990 Acting Brand Manager at Procter & Gamble Italy (last position)
  • Degree in Business Administration, Università Roma “La Sapienza”
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Donatella’s key areas of Scientific Research

Web Sociology, Web 2.0 Marketing; Diversity Management; Relations between Rationality and Non Rationality; Relations among Local Development, Creativity, Globalization.

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Personal profile

  • Job role: Teacher, Researcher, Mother
  • My vision of Research: Human Sciences, Economy, Politics, Technology, Physics, Science, Mathematics, Biology are all connected fields requiring an integrated research approach
  • Favoured Sport: Pilates, Skying, Sailing
  • Best Recipes: Any kind of pastas – great with fish, Melanzane alla parmigiana, Profiteroles (love cooking!)
  • Key credential: Moving from top pragmatics (marketing experience in a multinational) to top theory (sociology in the academy) has enticed a deep interest on new visions of the world
  • If you only had one link, where would it go? Uffizi (Click on Virtual Tour)