The proposed research themes address models, policies and tools for organisational sustainability:
The research topics proposed within this area share a common interest in investigating measures, tools, and models for sustainability in private and public organizations, particularly in light of significant transformation processes reshaping organizational practices and governance. To ensure the economic-financial, environmental, and social sustainability of public and private enterprises, studying and developing appropriate models becomes essential to: 1) evaluate the impacts of undertaken actions (performance measurement), also through quantitative methods applied to corporate sustainability; 2) communicate achieved results across various domains (financial and non-financial reporting); and 3) redesign governance systems to enable effective stakeholder participation in decision-making processes (participatory and multi-stakeholder governance models).
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
• Measures for managing performance in networks of private, public, and non-profit organizations
• Measures for managing socio-environmental sustainability in supply chains (e.g., agri-food, ceramics, biomedical sectors)
• Measuring impacts and corporate happiness generated through sustainability-oriented initiatives
• Measures to assess the creation (or destruction) of public value through innovative services
• Measures for evaluating circular economy initiatives
• Impact of digitalization on the development and utilization of performance measurement tools
REPORTING TOOLS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
• Sustainability Reporting under Legislative Decree 254/2016 and Legislative Decree 125/2024
• Social, Gender Equity, and Sustainability Reporting
• Social certification and other “conditionality” tools (Benefit Corporation; Socially Innovative Startups)
• Sustainability Plans and Accountability
PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE
• Stakeholder engagement mechanisms in developing participatory practices in public and private sectors (e.g., co-production of public services, participatory budgeting)
• Impact of digitalization on stakeholder engagement mechanisms (role of digital platforms)
• New governance models and forms of accountability
• New business and governance models oriented towards the circular economy
Referee:
Prof.ssa Ulpiana Kocollari, Sara Giovanna Mauro
Disciplinary areas
Business Sciences, Economic Statistics, Labour and Industrial Economics and Public Policy Evaluation, Accounting-Banking-Finance, Organisation and Human Resource Management, , Public Law, Labour Law and Industrial Relations.
Projects
– PNRR ECOSISTER Project – Ecosystem for Sustainable Transition of Emilia-Romagna, Spoke 5 on Circular Economy and Blue Economy, funded by the EU under the NextGenerationEU initiative.
– The digital transformation of public services: a multistakeholder governance approach, PRIN PNRR 2022