Rate My Professor Stefano Pascucci

Stefano Pascucci is the Professor in Sustainability and Circular Economy at the University of Exeter Business School, where he heads the Department of Management. He joined the institution in September 2016, following his tenure as an associate professor in innovation and organization at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Pascucci earned his PhD in Agricultural Economics and Policy from the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. As a social scientist, his research centers on sustainability linked to organization theories, innovation management, entrepreneurship, and value chain analysis. His work examines circular economy transitions, food system challenges including food waste and insects as protein sources, polycentric governance of socio-ecological issues, and sociomaterial practices in sustainable technologies. Affiliated with the Environment and Sustainability Institute, he contributes to interdisciplinary efforts addressing global environmental pressures.

Pascucci has produced over 130 publications, influencing sustainable business and resource management discourses. Key contributions include 'Theorizing polycentric governance of global socio-ecological challenges through a meso-institutional perspective' (Journal of Institutional Economics, 2025), 'Theorizing Waste as a Technique of Power in Capitalistic Societies' (Journal of Management Studies, 2025), 'Forging Forms of Authority through the Sociomateriality of Smart Food Packaging' (Organization Studies, 2021), 'Three Propositions to Unify Circular Economy Research: A Review' (Sustainability, 2020), and 'Institutional incentives in circular economy transition: The case of material use in the Dutch textile industry' (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, cited over 550 times). Other notable works cover contract farming for sustainable intensification and waste governance. In education, he has taught multiple courses and supervised more than 60 theses at master's, bachelor's, and internship levels. Pascucci engages in public initiatives on food waste reduction and alternative proteins.