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Chi sono

Ricerca, formazione e leadership per affrontare problemi reali.

Il mio lavoro nasce dall’incontro tra l’analisi rigorosa e la pratica delle organizzazioni: decisioni, persone, risorse, istituzioni e risultati.

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Alberto Asquer al lavoro

Un approccio integrato

Non una prospettiva sola. Tre modi di leggere lo stesso problema.

01

Manager

Esperienza diretta nella guida di dipartimenti, centri di ricerca, programmi e team. Per questo l’implementazione conta quanto l’idea.

02

Esperto di contabilità, bilancio e finance

Valutazione di progetti, investimenti e performance aziendali: per collegare le decisioni a risorse, sostenibilità e valore.

03

Studioso di organizzazioni

Comprensione dei processi di governance, incentivi, potere, implementazione e contesto: ciò che spesso determina il successo di un cambiamento.

Percorso

Un percorso di studio internazionale.

  1. 1996

    Laurea in Economia e Commercio

    Università di Cagliari

  2. 1999

    MSc in Management

    London School of Economics and Political Science

  3. 2002

    Dottorato di ricerca in Economia e Management delle organizzazioni del settore pubblico

    Università di Salerno

  4. 2012

    PhD in Management

    London School of Economics and Political Science

  5. 2025

    AI for Business Innovation: Beyond Generative AI

    Imperial College London Executive Education

Lavoro

Dal 2004 — Docente universitario di strategia aziendale, programmazione e controllo, management, amministrazioni e politiche pubbliche.

Formazione

Cosa ho insegnato

Alcune delle mie lezioni per imprenditori, dirigenti, e amministratori pubblici, tenute per SOAS, UCL, LSE Enterprise, Florence School of Regulation, Peking HSBC Business School Oxford Campus e altre istituzioni internazionali.

  1. 01Sessioni su strategia aziendale, marketing, posizionamento, analisi dei bilanci, budgeting e forecasting — MBA 30, SOAS (2023–2026)
  2. 02What went right and what went wrong with the UK’s water and sanitation privatisation programme — UCL (2026)
  3. 03Contemporary challenges in public sector management: financial management, technological change and the SDGs — SOAS Enterprise (2021)
  4. 04Routemap to delivering a Net Zero water sector in the UK — Florence School of Regulation (2021)
  5. 05Contemporary challenges in public sector management: financial management, technological change and the SDGs — SOAS Enterprise (2019)
  6. 06Public Sector Reform and Management — SOAS Enterprise (2019)
  7. 07Implementing Public-Private Partnerships — LSE Enterprise (2018)
  8. 08Stakeholders Engagement for Inclusive Water Governance — FowariM Summer School, Malta (2018)
  9. 09Strategic Public Administration — International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, Londra (2018)
  10. 10Public Financial Management — International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, Londra (2018)
  11. 11Policy Design, Policy Evaluation and Privatisation — LSE Enterprise (2018)
  12. 12Public-Private Partnerships — Peking HSBC Business School Oxford Campus (2018)
  13. 13Public Administration and Public-Private Partnerships — LSE Enterprise (2017)
  14. 14Public-Private Partnerships and Regulation — LSE Enterprise (2017)
  15. 15Public Management and Governance — LSE Enterprise (2017)
  16. 16Policy Monitoring, Evaluation and Review — LSE Enterprise (2017)
  17. 17Why Policies Fail – Learning from Failure — LSE Enterprise (2017)
  18. 18The Regulation of Local Public Services — LSE Enterprise (2016)
  19. 19Financing Local Public Services and Development — LSE Enterprise (2016)
  20. 20Models of Funding Public Projects — LSE Enterprise (2016)
  21. 21Regulatory Systems across Countries — LSE Enterprise (2016)
  22. 22International Accounting Regulation and Selected Accounting Issues — LSE Enterprise (2016)
  23. 23The Regulation of Finance and Banking after the 2008 Financial Crisis — LSE Enterprise (2016)
  24. 24Tendencies in International Taxation — LSE Enterprise (2016)
  25. 25Between National and Local: Multi-Level Regulation — Turin School of Local Regulation (2015)
  26. 26Public Accounting and Finance: Principles and Practices — LSE Enterprise (2014)
  27. 27Public Accounting and Finance: Comparison of Best Practice Models and Budgeting — LSE Enterprise (2014)
  28. 28Co-producing Public Services: The Role of the Civilian Service — LSE Enterprise (2014)
  29. 29Designing a National Service: A Policy Tools Approach — LSE Enterprise (2014)
  30. 30Transitioning to a National Service: Dealing with Policy and Organisational Change — LSE Enterprise (2014)
  31. 31Water and Sanitation Regulation in the UK and Internationally — LSE Enterprise (2014)

Ricerca

Pubblicazioni.

Elenco completo delle pubblicazioni e dei lavori in corso riportati nel CV aggiornato ad agosto 2026.

Ricerca in corso

  1. 01Implementing Digital Government Transformation: Pragmatic Problem-Solving in Saudi Arabia
  2. 02Trust towards Government Innovation: Acceptance and Adoption of Digital Technologies in Saudi Arabia
  3. 03Public Administration in the Age of Generative AI: A Research Agenda
  4. 04Performance Appraisal of Public Managers: A Longitudinal Analysis of Perceptions of Doctor Managers in Italy
  5. 05Cinematic Representations of Public Administration: A Comparative Analysis of Films in the US, the UK, and Europe (1975–2024)
  6. 06The Invisible Architecture: Metaphysics as the Deep Structure of Management Thought

Articoli in rivista

  1. 01Asquer, A., & Krachkovskaya, I. (2022). “Designing public financial management systems: exploring the use of chatbot-assisted case studies”. Public Money & Management, 42(7), 551–557.
  2. 02Asquer, A., & Morrison, M. (2022). “Regulation and governance of gene editing technologies (CRISPR, etc.)”. Frontiers in Political Science, 4, 1027410.
  3. 03Asquer, A., & Krachkovskaya, I. (2021). “Uncertainty, institutions and regulatory responses to emerging technologies: CRISPR Gene editing in the US and the EU (2012–2019)”. Regulation & Governance, 15(4), 1111–1127.
  4. 04Asquer, A., & Krachkovskaya, I. (2021). “The role of externalities and uncertainty in policy design: evidence from the regulation of genome editing”. Policy Design and Practice, 1–12.
  5. 05Asquer, A., & Krachkovskaya, I. (2021). “A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on CRISPR in Social Sciences and Humanities”. Re:GEN, 1(1), 1–10.
  6. 06Asquer, A., & Alzahrani, A. (2020). “Public services reforms in Neo-Patrimonial systems: the commercialization of healthcare and education in Saudi Arabia”. Public Management Review, 22(2), 255–277.
  7. 07Araral, E., Asquer, A., & Wang, Y. (2017). “Regulatory Constructivism: Application of Q Methodology in Italy and China”. Water Resources Management, 17, 1–25.
  8. 08Asquer, A. (2015). “Managing Challenging Organizational Change: Introducing Active Labor Market Policies in Italian Public Employment Agencies”. Public Management Review, 17(6), 901–921.
  9. 09Asquer, A. (2014). “Explaining Partial Privatization of Public Service Provision: The Emergence of Mixed Ownership Water Firms in Italy (1994–2009)”. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 85(1), 11–30.
  10. 10Asquer, A. (2014). “Using Analytic Narratives in Policy Analysis: An Explanation of the Implementation of the Water Reform in Italy (1994–2002)”. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 16(1), 79–93.
  11. 11Asquer, A. (2014). “Understanding Subjectivities in the Regulation of Local Water Services: A Q-Methodology Study of Elected Public Officers in Italy”. Water, 6(3), 670–693.
  12. 12Asquer, A. (2012). “Managing the Process of Decentralization: Transforming Old Public Entities into New Agencies in the Agricultural Sector”. International Public Management Journal, 15(2), 207–229.
  13. 13Asquer, A. (2012). “Aligning Technological and Institutional Change: Maritime Transport in West Mediterranean Sea”. Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, 13(2), 108–132.
  14. 14Asquer, A. (2012). “What is Corporate Diplomacy? And, Why Does it Matter?”. Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, December.
  15. 15Asquer, A. (2011). “Liberalization and Regulatory Reform of Network Industries: A Comparative Analysis of Italian Public Utilities”. Utilities Policy, 19(3), 172–184.
  16. 16Spano, A., & Asquer, A. (2011). “Performance Review and Assessment of Public Managers: Some Evidence from Local Governments in Italy”. International Journal of Public Administration, 34, 1–12.
  17. 17Asquer, A. (2010). “Implementing Fiscal Decentralization: A Case Study of a Tax Agency in Italy”. Governance, 23(4), 609–621.
  18. 18Asquer, A. (2010). “Regulatory Reform and Industrial Restructuring: The Cases of Water, Gas, and Electricity in Italy”. Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, 11(1), 85–117.
  19. 19Asquer, A. (2010). “The Regulatory Reform of Water Infrastructure in Italy: Overall Design and Local Variations”. Water Policy, 12(1, Supplement), 66–83.

Libri

  1. 01Flynn, N., & Asquer, A. (2024). Public Sector Management (8th ed.). London: SAGE.
  2. 02Asquer, A. (2018). Regulation of Infrastructure and Utilities: Public Policy and Management Issues. London: Palgrave.
  3. 03Asquer, A. (2017). Public Sector Revenue: Principles, Policies and Management. London: Routledge.
  4. 04Flynn, N., & Asquer, A. (2017). Public Sector Management (7th ed.). London: SAGE.
  5. 05Asquer, A., Becchis, F., & Russolillo, D. (Eds.). (2016). The Political Economy of Local Regulation: Theoretical Frameworks and International Case Studies. London: Palgrave.

Capitoli in volume

  1. 01Asquer, A. (forthcoming, 2026). “Digital Transformation in Government Finance: Opportunities and Challenges”. In V. Murinde, A. Petropoulou & H. Bo (Eds.), Mega Trends in Global Finance. Edward Elgar.
  2. 02Asquer, A. (2025). “What a Bad Policy Idea! Exploring Views on Wind Farms in Italy”. In I. Roberge, M. Campbell-Verduyn & H. McKeen-Edwards (Eds.), Ineffective Policy: Causes and Consequences of Bad Policy Choices. Bristol: Bristol University Press.
  3. 03Asquer, A., & Mele, V. (2018). “Policy-Making and Public Management”. In E. Ongaro & S. Van Thiel (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Public Administration and Management in Europe. London: Palgrave.
  4. 04Asquer, A. (2017). “Big Data and Innovation in the Delivery of Public Services”. In A. Bergman (Ed.), Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences. Zurich: SSSA.
  5. 05DuVernet, A., Asquer, A., & Krachkovskaya, I. (2016). “The gamification of education and business: a critical analysis and future prospects”. In F. X. Olleros & M. Zhegu (Eds.), Research Handbook on Digital Transformations. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
  6. 06Asquer, A. (2014). “Big Data and Innovation in the Delivery of Public Services: The Case of Predictive Policing in Kent”. In C. Dolicanin, E. Kajan, D. Randjelovic & B. Stojanovic (Eds.), Democratic Strategies and Citizen-Centered E-Government Services. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  7. 07Asquer, A., & Marcialis, I. (2014). “Exploring the Discourse on Sustainability in Public Procurement: A Q-Methodology Study in Development Cooperation Programmes”. In A. Bergman (Ed.), Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences. Zurich: SSSA.
  8. 08Asquer, A. (2014). “Institutions and the Market for Corporate Control in Asia: An Empirical Analysis”. In T. Carroll, D. Jarvis & M. Ramesh (Eds.), The Politics of Marketising Asia: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Palgrave.
  9. 09Asquer, A. (2013). “Not Just Videogames: Gamification and its Potential Application to Public Services”. In E. F. Halpin (Ed.), Digital Public Administration and E-Government in Developing Nations: Policy and Practice. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  10. 10Asquer, A. (2012). “Designing Performance Review and Assessment Systems in Central Government Departments”. In A. Bergman (Ed.), Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences (pp. 67–76). Zurich: SSSA.
  11. 11Asquer, A. (2012). “E-Government, M-Government, L-Government. Exploring future ICT applications in public administration”. In M. Miinul Islam & M. Ehsan (Eds.), From Government to E-Governance: Public Administration in the Digital Age (pp. 50–63). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. ISBN 9781466619098.
  12. 12Asquer, A., & Marcialis, I. (2012). “Managing cooperation programs in developing countries: a case comparative analysis in Kenya, Pakistan, Brazil, Somalia, and Egypt”. In C. du Boys, R. Fouchet & B. Tiberghien (Eds.), Management Public Durable: Dialogue Autour de la Méditerranée (pp. 409–428). Bruxelles: Bruylant. ISBN 9782802739845.
  13. 13Asquer, A. (2011). “The Regulation of Water Infrastructure in Italy: Evolution and Effects”. In D. Jarvis, M. Ramesh & W. Xun (Eds.), Infrastructure Regulation: What Works, Why, and How do we Know it? Lessons from Asia and Beyond (pp. 457–488). Singapore: World Scientific. ISBN 9789814335737.
  14. 14Asquer, A. (2011). “Explaining Variety in the Regulation of Local Public Services: A new Institutional Analysis of the Water Sector”. In A. Bergman (Ed.), Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences. Zurich: SSSA.
  15. 15Asquer, A. (2011). “Incentive Systems in Public Health Care Organisations in Italy”. In H. Jalilian & V. Sen (Eds.), Improving Health Sector Performance: Institutions, Motivations and Incentives — The Cambodia Dialogue (pp. 328–352). Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9814345520 / 9789814345521.

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