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Dr Francesco Di Maddaloni awarded the British Academy Leverhulme Grant
4 November 2022
Dr Francesco Di Maddaloni has been awarded the British Academy Leverhulme Grant for his research project titled 鈥業mproving the dialogue and knowledge transfer between local authorities and firms in sustainable megaprojects鈥�.
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BSSC Lecturer,听Dr Francesco Di Maddaloni听has received a Leverhulme Grant from the British Academy for his study on 鈥業mproving the dialogue and knowledge transfer between local authorities and firms in sustainable megaprojects鈥�.
The project is led by Dr听Francesco Di Maddaloni听and other contributors are听Prof. Jacqui Glass (果冻影院), Dr Armando Castro (果冻影院), Prof. Riccardo Vecchiato (Kingston Business School), and Dr Luigi Mosca (Imperial College).
听is听one of the British听Academy鈥檚 highest profile programmes. The grant听facilitates initial project planning and development;听to support the direct costs of research,听and to enable the advancement of research through workshops or conferences, or visits by or to partner scholars.
The project听鈥業mproving the dialogue and knowledge transfer between local authorities and firms in sustainable megaprojects鈥�听aims to听improve local community inclusion in construction megaprojects by investigating the knowledge transfer and value creation process between project-based organisations and local authorities affected by such projects. In other words, to understand how project organisations can improve knowledge transfer from projects to local authorities and, as such, improving the way their community is engaged and value distributed.
The findings of this听research听will contribute to the understanding of how organizations, particularly project-based organizations, can work together with local governments to improve and foster social sustainability in construction megaprojects.
Dr Francesco Di Maddaloni听said: 鈥�This is a prestigious and highly competitive scheme, and I am glad to have the opportunity to investigate what I believe is a relevant and actual topic.听This听is the appropriate time to focus on the social sustainability of projects in local communities that will be severely disrupted and impacted by the recent economic and social turbulences. Efforts right now could help prevent further inequalities from increasing in society.听Yet听projects are rarely managed with effective and consistent stakeholder engagement mechanisms that are likely to improve inclusion and value creation and thus听the quality of the projects in which the communities live."