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Chiara Isa­bella Di Rubbo

Ph.d. Fellow

Subjects
Leadership Organisation Project management Digitalisation Artificial intelligence Companies

Primary research areas

Lead­er­ship
Study­ing how lead­er­ship emerges through trust, in­flu­ence, and every­day in­ter­ac­tions in di­git­al pro­jects.
Pro­ject Man­age­ment
Study­ing new ap­proaches to man­aging di­git­al­iz­a­tion ini­ti­at­ives in com­plex or­gan­isa­tion­al set­tings.
Or­gan­ising
In­vest­ig­at­ing how com­pan­ies struc­ture and co­ordin­ate work in tem­por­ary, pro­ject-based en­vir­on­ments.
Ar­ti­fi­cial In­tel­li­gence (AI)
Ex­plor­ing how ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence in­flu­ences de­cision-mak­ing, col­lab­or­a­tion, and pro­ject man­age­ment in or­gan­isa­tions.
Di­git­al­iz­a­tion
Ana­lys­ing how di­git­al trans­formation in­flu­ences lead­er­ship and or­gan­isa­tion in com­pan­ies.

I ex­plore the role of lead­er­ship in driv­ing IT pro­ject out­comes

Chiara Isabella Di Rubbo is a PhD Fellow at the Department of Digitalization, Copenhagen Business School. Her research focuses on how leadership emerges in digital project environments, with a particular emphasis on IT project teams. She studies how leadership unfolds through everyday interactions, mutual influence, and trust—beyond formal and hierarchical roles. By understanding these dynamics, her work helps organisations develop more effective, adaptive, and collaborative approaches to digitalization projects.

Impact on companies and society

- Supports organisations in navigating complex digital transformation initiatives by revealing how leadership and collaboration drive project success.

- Provides practical insights for IT project teams to enhance coordination, decision-making, and outcomes, benefiting both employees and organisations.

- Contributes to more sustainable and resilient organisational practices by highlighting relational and social processes that improve teamwork and project delivery.
 

Bridging practice and theory
With a background in governmental IT consulting and academic studies in organizational behaviour and leadership, Chiara combines practical experience with leadership theory. This dual perspective allows her to translate academic insights into actionable strategies for companies, while also generating new knowledge about leadership in temporary, project-based environments.