Writing the final paper/thesis is a fundamental aspect of your learning experience both for students of Bachelor Programs* and the ones of Master of Science Programs.
In writing your dissertation you will achieve the following:
- identify a first area of focus and specialization of your professional profile
- find a context in which you can apply what you have learned during your studies
- have the possibility to meet managers and consultants and interact with them
- test and improve your critical attitude
* The interactive Guide for Producing the Final Paper is the starting point for BSc students who want to start thinking about how to structure their paper or who are getting ready to write it. Designed as a module-based course that covers the fundamental stages for 'building' a final paper, the interactive Guide is available starting from the second year of the program, in the yoU@B Student Diary in Graduation> How To: Useful Info for Graduation. For correct bibliographic citation in the paper, the The Guide for producing the Final Paper should be accompanied by the Guide for Bibliographic Citation and Writing the Bibliography.
MSc students are recommended to read the general indications (Italian version only) for the preparation of the thesis, by paying extra attention to the difference between Thesis and Research Thesis. The objective of the Research Thesis is to make an innovative contribution to the relevant literature.
The starting point of any final paper/thesis is the identification of the research topic.
With reference to the selected topic, you need to elaborate a specific research question which will be developed and tested by your research activity.
In this page you can find some information that we hope are useful to start your research project at your best. You will find a complete list of the main research topics managed by the Department’s Faculty during the past few years.
For further information and support you can contact Prof. Franco Miroglio (Bachelor Programs) and Prof.ssa Ida D’Alessio (Masters of Science Programs).
Please find here a useful list of scientific journals of Accounting, Management and Finance
Detailed information regarding the administrative procedure are available on the Guide to the University.
You can check the following guides designed by the Library to create your research strategy and find relevant resources and tools: Accounting, Bibliographic Research Skills, Writing your dissertation
🎓 Access the Thesis/Final Paper Request Procedure (available to students upon login with University credentials)
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AIELLI MASSIMO - SDA Senior Lecturer
Topics: accounting for strategy, budgeting, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, digital tranformation in control mechanisms, performance measurement
Topics: accounting for strategy, budgeting, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, digital tranformation in control mechanisms, performance measurement
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BIANCHI FEDRIGONI PIETRO ANDREA - Associate Professor
Topics: auditor decision-making, audit pricing, audit quality, audit risk, board structure and effectiveness, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, disclosure and performance, earnings calls, executive compensation, frauds and forensic accounting, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, narrative disclosure, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, regulation of auditing, regulatory enforcement, reporting quality, role of accounting information in supply chain
Topics: auditor decision-making, audit pricing, audit quality, audit risk, board structure and effectiveness, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, disclosure and performance, earnings calls, executive compensation, frauds and forensic accounting, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, narrative disclosure, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, regulation of auditing, regulatory enforcement, reporting quality, role of accounting information in supply chain
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CAGLIO ARIELA - Associate Professor
Topics: costing systems, distributed ledger and blockchain, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, value relevance of accounting information
Topics: costing systems, distributed ledger and blockchain, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, value relevance of accounting information
CAMERAN MARA - Researcher with Tenure
Topics: audit pricing, audit quality, evolution of accounting professionism, regulation of auditing, role of accounting information in M&A
Topics: audit pricing, audit quality, evolution of accounting professionism, regulation of auditing, role of accounting information in M&A
CASTENETTI SUSJ - Academic Fellow
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting principles and their impact, analyst reports, frauds and forensic accounting
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting principles and their impact, analyst reports, frauds and forensic accounting
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D'AUGUSTA CARLO - Assistant Professor
Topics: corporate communication, corporate disclosure, earnings calls, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality, value relevance of accounting information
Topics: corporate communication, corporate disclosure, earnings calls, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality, value relevance of accounting information
DEMERE PAUL - Assistant Professor
Topics: corporate disclosure, corporate governance, frauds and forensic accounting, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, internal control systems, narrative disclosure, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, real effects of accounting regulations, regulatory enforcement, reporting quality, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in supply chain, value relevance of accounting information
Topics: corporate disclosure, corporate governance, frauds and forensic accounting, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, internal control systems, narrative disclosure, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, real effects of accounting regulations, regulatory enforcement, reporting quality, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in supply chain, value relevance of accounting information
DITILLO ANGELO - Associate Professor
Topics: accounting for strategy, behavioral impact, budgeting, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, digital tranformation in control mechanisms, distributed ledger and blockchain, evolution in the role of CFO and in the structure of accounting dep., integration of financial and non financial reporting, performance measurement, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing
Topics: accounting for strategy, behavioral impact, budgeting, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, digital tranformation in control mechanisms, distributed ledger and blockchain, evolution in the role of CFO and in the structure of accounting dep., integration of financial and non financial reporting, performance measurement, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing
DOSSI ANDREA - Associate Professor
Topics: distributed ledger and blockchain, performance measurement, role of accounting information in M&A
Topics: distributed ledger and blockchain, performance measurement, role of accounting information in M&A
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FERRARIO DANIELE MARCELLO - Academic Fellow
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting principles and their impact, asset valuation, business valuation, evolution of accounting professionism, regulation of auditing, transfer pricing
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting principles and their impact, asset valuation, business valuation, evolution of accounting professionism, regulation of auditing, transfer pricing
FLOROU ANNITA - Full Professor
Topics: auditor decision-making, audit pricing, audit quality, audit risk, corporate disclosure, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality
Topics: auditor decision-making, audit pricing, audit quality, audit risk, corporate disclosure, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality
FRANCO FRANCESCA - Associate Professor
Topics: board structure and effectiveness, budgeting, corporate governance, executive compensation, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), internal control systems, performance measurement, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing
Topics: board structure and effectiveness, budgeting, corporate governance, executive compensation, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), internal control systems, performance measurement, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing
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GIETZMANN MILES BERNARD - Full Professor
Topics: application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, artificial intelligence application in accounting, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes
Topics: application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, artificial intelligence application in accounting, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes
GROSSETTI FRANCESCO - Assistant Professor
Topics: application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, disclosure and performance, distributed ledger and blockchain, earnings calls, frauds and forensic accounting, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, narrative disclosure, value relevance of accounting information
Topics: application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, disclosure and performance, distributed ledger and blockchain, earnings calls, frauds and forensic accounting, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, narrative disclosure, value relevance of accounting information
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HIEMANN MORITZ KARL WALTER - Assistant Professor
Topics: asset valuation, auditor decision-making, audit pricing, audit quality, audit risk, budgeting, business valuation, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, internal control systems, performance measurement, real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality, role of accounting information in M&A, transfer pricing
Topics: asset valuation, auditor decision-making, audit pricing, audit quality, audit risk, budgeting, business valuation, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, internal control systems, performance measurement, real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality, role of accounting information in M&A, transfer pricing
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IMPERATORE CLAUDIA - Associate Professor
Topics: corporate disclosure, corporate governance, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality, role of accounting information in M&A
Topics: corporate disclosure, corporate governance, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality, role of accounting information in M&A
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LOMBARDI STOCCHETTI GIANLUCA - Associate Professor
Topics: real effects of accounting regulations, role of accounting information in supply chain
Topics: real effects of accounting regulations, role of accounting information in supply chain
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MARRA ANTONIO - Full Professor
Topics: accounting principles and their impact, financial structure, role of accounting information in M&A
Topics: accounting principles and their impact, financial structure, role of accounting information in M&A
MARTENS TIM - Assistant Professor
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting for strategy, analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, behavioral impact, budgeting, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, corporate communication, costing systems, digital tranformation in control mechanisms, disclosure and performance, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, performance measurement, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting for strategy, analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, behavioral impact, budgeting, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, corporate communication, costing systems, digital tranformation in control mechanisms, disclosure and performance, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, performance measurement, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing
MENIS MANUEL - Academic Fellow
Topics: accounting principles and their impact, budgeting, cost of capital, financial structure, real effects of accounting regulations, role of accounting information in M&A, role of accounting information in supply chain
Topics: accounting principles and their impact, budgeting, cost of capital, financial structure, real effects of accounting regulations, role of accounting information in M&A, role of accounting information in supply chain
MERLOTTI EMILIA PIERA - Lecturer
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting principles and their impact, board structure and effectiveness, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, disclosure and performance, evolution in the role of CFO and in the structure of accounting dep., implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, regulation of auditing, reporting quality, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, sustainability metrics
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting principles and their impact, board structure and effectiveness, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, disclosure and performance, evolution in the role of CFO and in the structure of accounting dep., implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, regulation of auditing, reporting quality, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, sustainability metrics
MIROGLIO FRANCO FLAVIO - Lecturer
Topics: accounting for strategy, budgeting, costing systems, performance measurement, transfer pricing
Topics: accounting for strategy, budgeting, costing systems, performance measurement, transfer pricing
MOMENTE' FRANCESCO - Researcher with Tenure
Topics: cost of capital, value relevance of accounting information
Topics: cost of capital, value relevance of accounting information
MORELLI MARCO - SDA Associate Professor of Practice
Topics: behavioral impact, budgeting, sales force effectiveness
Topics: behavioral impact, budgeting, sales force effectiveness
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NERETINA EKATERINA - Assistant Professor
Topics: accounting and crisis management, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, executive compensation, frauds and forensic accounting, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, real effects of accounting regulations, regulatory enforcement
Topics: accounting and crisis management, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, executive compensation, frauds and forensic accounting, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, real effects of accounting regulations, regulatory enforcement
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PARIS PAOLA ALESSANDRA - Academic Fellow
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting principles and their impact, analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, asset valuation, board structure and effectiveness, business valuation, corporate communication, corporate governance, cost of capital, disclosure and performance, earnings calls, evolution in the role of CFO and in the structure of accounting dep., evolution of accounting professionism, financial structure, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, real effects of accounting regulations, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, sustainability metrics, value relevance of accounting information
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting principles and their impact, analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, asset valuation, board structure and effectiveness, business valuation, corporate communication, corporate governance, cost of capital, disclosure and performance, earnings calls, evolution in the role of CFO and in the structure of accounting dep., evolution of accounting professionism, financial structure, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, real effects of accounting regulations, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, sustainability metrics, value relevance of accounting information
PECCHIARI NICOLA - Adjunct Professor
Topics: accounting principles and their impact, analyst reports, frauds and forensic accounting, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization
Topics: accounting principles and their impact, analyst reports, frauds and forensic accounting, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization
POGLIANI GIUSEPPE - Adjunct Professor
Topics: accounting principles and their impact, audit risk, frauds and forensic accounting, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, internal control systems
Topics: accounting principles and their impact, audit risk, frauds and forensic accounting, incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, internal control systems
PRENCIPE ANNALISA - Full Professor
Topics: audit quality, board structure and effectiveness, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, disclosure and performance, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality, role of accounting information in M&A, sustainability metrics
Topics: audit quality, board structure and effectiveness, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, disclosure and performance, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, real effects of accounting regulations, reporting quality, role of accounting information in M&A, sustainability metrics
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SINTONI LUCA - Academic Fellow
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting for strategy, accounting principles and their impact, analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, asset valuation, auditor decision-making, audit quality, audit risk, board structure and effectiveness, business valuation, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, cost of capital, disclosure and performance, distributed ledger and blockchain, earnings calls, evolution in the role of CFO and in the structure of accounting dep., evolution of accounting professionism, financial structure, frauds and forensic accounting, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, internal control systems, narrative disclosure, real effects of accounting regulations, regulation of auditing, reporting quality, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing, value relevance of accounting information
Topics: accounting and crisis management, accounting for strategy, accounting principles and their impact, analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, asset valuation, auditor decision-making, audit quality, audit risk, board structure and effectiveness, business valuation, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, cost of capital, disclosure and performance, distributed ledger and blockchain, earnings calls, evolution in the role of CFO and in the structure of accounting dep., evolution of accounting professionism, financial structure, frauds and forensic accounting, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, internal control systems, narrative disclosure, real effects of accounting regulations, regulation of auditing, reporting quality, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing, value relevance of accounting information
STAMERRA GIANFRANCO - Academic Fellow
Topics: accounting for strategy, budgeting, business valuation, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, integration of financial and non financial reporting, performance measurement, sales force effectiveness, transfer pricing
Topics: accounting for strategy, budgeting, business valuation, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, integration of financial and non financial reporting, performance measurement, sales force effectiveness, transfer pricing
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TETTAMANZI PATRIZIA - Full Professor other university
Topics: board structure and effectiveness, disclosure and performance, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting
Topics: board structure and effectiveness, disclosure and performance, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting
TOMASI GIOVANNI PAOLO - SDA Associate Professor of Practice
Topics: accounting for strategy, behavioral impact, budgeting, business valuation, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, digital tranformation in control mechanisms, integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, performance measurement, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing
Topics: accounting for strategy, behavioral impact, budgeting, business valuation, control mechanisms and creativity, innovation, costing systems, digital tranformation in control mechanisms, integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, performance measurement, sustainability metrics, transfer pricing
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VENTURINI GIORGIO - Academic Fellow
Topics: application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, artificial intelligence application in accounting, auditing structures, auditor decision-making, audit quality, audit risk, distributed ledger and blockchain, evolution of accounting professionism, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, internal control systems, regulation of auditing, sustainability metrics
Topics: application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, artificial intelligence application in accounting, auditing structures, auditor decision-making, audit quality, audit risk, distributed ledger and blockchain, evolution of accounting professionism, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, internal control systems, regulation of auditing, sustainability metrics
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WU XIAOXI - Assistant Professor
Topics: accounting and crisis management, analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, audit quality, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, disclosure and performance, earnings calls, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, reporting quality, role of accounting information in supply chain, sustainability metrics, value relevance of accounting information
Topics: accounting and crisis management, analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, audit quality, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, disclosure and performance, earnings calls, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, reporting quality, role of accounting information in supply chain, sustainability metrics, value relevance of accounting information
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ZHAO WANLI - Full Professor
Topics: analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, auditor decision-making, audit pricing, audit quality, audit risk, board structure and effectiveness, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, disclosure and performance, earnings calls, executive compensation, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, regulatory enforcement, reporting quality, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, role of accounting information in supply chain, sustainability metrics
Topics: analyst reports, application of data science methods to accounting and financial data, application of Natural language processing to financial text, artificial intelligence application in accounting, auditor decision-making, audit pricing, audit quality, audit risk, board structure and effectiveness, corporate communication, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, disclosure and performance, earnings calls, executive compensation, impact on accounting process and mechanisms of AI applied to business processes, implication of ESG disclosures (risk management, investments, governance), incentives and unethical or illegal behavior in organization, integrated reporting, integration of financial and non financial reporting, narrative disclosure, political influence in governance and decisions, impact on outcomes, regulatory enforcement, reporting quality, role of accounting information in debt market, role of accounting information in M&A, role of accounting information in supply chain, sustainability metrics