Monica Bartolini

Current and past position

• Since 2019 - Director of the Second Cycle Degree in Economics and Commerce, School of Economics and Management, Forlì Campus, University of Bologna.
• From 2024 - Elected member of the Forlì Campus Board.
• 2021-January 2024 - Member of the Faculty Committee of the Department of Management.
• Since 2014 - Associate Professor in Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, Forlì Campus, University of Bologna. 
• Core Faculty member of Bologna Business School.
• 2004-2014 - Assistant Professor in Business Administration, School of Economics and Management, Forlì Campus, University of Bologna.
• Since October 2002 to Dicember 2003 - Researcher at the School of Economics of Forlì, University of Bologna.
• Editorial board of: Accounting and Auditing with Applications [https://aaa.reapress.com/journal/index] (AAA), ISSN: 3042-0210, Controllo di gestione, ISSN: 2532-1854.
• Reviewer for: Meditari; Accounting and Auditing with Applications (AAA); Journal of Accounting and Taxation; International Journal of Business Performance Management; International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications; McGraw-Hill; WileyManagement Control; Piccola Impresa/Small Business, Controllo di gestione.
• Since 2017 - Member of the Quality Assurance Committee for the Second Cycle Degree in Economics and Commerce, Forlì Campus, School of Economics and Management, University of Bologna.
• 2016-2019 - Vicepresident of the Joint Committee of the School of Economics and Management, University of Bologna
• Member of SIDREA and RIREA.
• Member of the SIDREA Group on Management Accounting Systems.
• 2009-2019 - President of a non-profit organization in the area of educational services.

Education

• 2002: PhD in Business Administration at the University of Pisa.
• September 2002: AIDEA (Italian Academy of Business Economics) Summer School on Research Methodology.
• June 2001: intensive course on “Value and Cost in the Supply Chain”, at the University Centre of Bertinoro (Forlì).
• October 2000 – May 2001: visiting scholar at the Cardiff Business School and at the Cardiff University.
• November 2000: intensive course on “Introduction to Lean Thinking”, at the Cardiff Business School.
• March 1998 - June 1998: course on “Financial Analysis” held by the CRESEM (Centro di Ricerche e Studi Economico-Manageriali e Giuridici), at the Faculty of Economics of Forlì, University of Bologna.
• 1998: degree in Business and Economics, at the Faculty of Economics of Forlì, University of Bologna (with full marks and honours - 110/110 "cum laude").

Research Activity and other Grant

• 2025-2026 – research director of the research project funded by Fondazione Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì "Imprenditorialità sostenibile ed esplorazione cinematografica dell'impatto sociale"
• 2024-2025 – “The evolution of the chartered accountant profession in the light of the new sustainability regulation in Italy and Scotland: a comparative study”, University of Bologna and University of the West of Scotland
• Erasmus + Programme INTEGRES Integrated Reporting and Education for Sustainability Project (https://integres.eu/) – 2020-2023
• 2024-2025 - Tutor of the research grant “Diversity & Inclusion in the Hospitality Industry: policies and Impacts on Financial Performance and Customer Satisfaction” (December 2024 – December 2025), at the Forlì Campus, Department of Management
• 2019 - Grant for research productivity improvement in 2018, by the Department of Management
• 2015-2016 – “The role of Business Analytics for Performance Measurement and Management” project financed by the "Fondazione Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì".
• 2012 – “The impact of the crisis on the design and use of the management accounting & control system”, CEPRA (Center for Performance Research & Analytics), University of Augsburg (Germany), University of Bologna (Italy), University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) and University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).
• 2011 – "Processi innovativi e piccola-media impresa: quale ruolo prima e durante la crisi? Il caso della Provincia di Forlì-Cesena". This project focuses on the relevance of innovation in small enterprises. In particular, it investigates the role of innovation processes as an opportunity to face the difficulties the world economic crisis has posed. By adopting a longitudinal approach, this study explores the innovation processes of a sample of small Italian companies located in the area of Forlì-Cesena. Specifically, it examines the importance of R&D activities, how these are carried out, the factors that might stimulate or hinder the innovation processes and the role of management control in supporting the latter. The results show that innovation is perceived as a relevant factor in moderating the effects of the economic crisis. In fact, the investigated companies intensified R&D activities, reviewed their innovation processes and modified the way they protect innovations. Besides, the role of support of management control has been considered more crucial.
• 2007-2008 – three years project titled “Control systems and the local context”, financed by the Fondazione Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì (prof. Giuseppe Farneti, University of Bologna)
• 2005-2008 – PRIN project titled “International accounting harmonization and small-medium size companies, between Basilea 2 and the International accounting standards” (prof. Giuseppe Savioli, University of Bologna)
• Since 2004 - RFO annual project titled “Cost management. Theory and practices”, (prof. Riccardo Silvi, University of Bologna)
• 2003-2004 – annual RFO project titled “Strategic Cost Management from a benchmarking point of view” (prof. Riccardo Silvi, University of Bologna).
• 2003-2004 – MIUR ex 40% project, titled “Reporting standards for public entities” ( prof. Giuseppe Farneti)
• 2000-2001 - International Research Programme titled “3DayCar”, as visiting scholar at the Cardiff Business School, sponsored by the English Engineering and Physical Science Research Council and by more than 20 companies of the automotive industry - Research units involved: University of Bath (GB), I.C.D.P. (International Car Distribution Programme) e Cardiff Business School (GB), together with the University of Bologna

International conferences

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

2018: Organizing Committee del IX Workshop di Financial Reporting, 14-15 giugno 2018, Bologna

CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Bartolini M., Moschini G., D&I disclosure: a Systematic Literature Review, L'evoluzione del D&I Reporting, Ciclo di seminari IPAZIA, 3 aprile 2025
2. Aureli S., Bartolini M., Farneti F., Sharma U., Sustainability reporting assurance - Challenges for auditors and insights from the field, 2025 Alternative Accounts Europe (AAE) conference, Cork University Business School (UK), 9 January 2025
3. Aureli S., Bartolini M., Farneti F., Sharma U., Sustainability reporting assurance - Challenges for auditors and insights from the field, EAA 47^th Annual Congress, Rome, 28-30 May 2025
4. Aureli S., Bartolini M., Farneti F., Sharma U., Challenges for statutory auditors and audit firms of sustainability reporting assurance – Insights from the field, Convegno annuale SIDREA “Sviluppo sostenibile, intelligenza artificiale e capitale umano. Prospettive e sfide per l’economia aziendale e le professioni contabili”, Ancona, 12-13 settembre 2024
5. Aureli S., Bartolini M., Gender-equality strategies and non-financial information disclosure. The case of an Italian SME, 19th International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics of IFKAD (Translating Knowledge into Innovation Dynamics), Madrid, Spain, 12-14 June 2024, proceedings https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/vyt81ezxxmoc1c0dk02zo/ANi7iHHiNB3jmuaQHbwJBAw?rlkey=nav9cc1afvjyun42ut8cdorxi&st=w9u6f1wy&dl=0, p. 58
6. Bartolini M., Moschini G., Gender Diversity and Non-Financial Disclosure: A Systematic Literature Review, 9th IPAZIA Workshop sugli studi di genere “Shaping Tomorrow: Gender Perspectives in a Sustainable World”, La Sapienza Università di Roma, 19 April 2024
7. Aureli S., Bartolini M., Benefit Corporations and Business Models for Sustainability. The case of Way2Global, Workshop GdS SIDREA “ESG: rischi, performance e controllo”, 15 December 2023
8. Aureli S., Bartolini M., Farneti F., Educare alla rendicontazione di sostenibilità attraverso un approccio basato sul gioco, XL Convegno Nazionale AIDEA, L’aziendalismo crea valore! Il ruolo dell’accademia nelle sfide della società, dell’economia e delle istituzioni, Università di Salerno, 5-6 ottobre 2023
9. Aureli S., Bartolini M., Farneti F., Assurance Providers’ Challenges for Sustainability Reporting, XL Convegno Nazionale AIDEA, L’aziendalismo crea valore! Il ruolo dell’accademia nelle sfide della società, dell’economia e delle istituzioni, Università di Salerno, 5-6 ottobre 2023
10. Bartolini M., Sustainability disclosure in SMEs – Evidence on the state of the art from the Euronext Growth Milan market, Meditari Accountancy Research Conference 2023, The standardisation of sustainability reporting: organizational and professional challenges, University of Verona, 14-15 September 2023
11. Aureli S., Bartolini M., Case-study & game-based learning in action, Multiplier Event progetto Erasmus+ “INTEGRES - Integrated Reporting and Education for Sustainability Project”, Breda, The Netherlands, 26 June 2023
12. Bartolini M., Panel Discussion, Multiplier Event progetto Erasmus+ “INTEGRES - Integrated Reporting and Education for Sustainability Project”, Breda, The Netherlands, 26 June 2023
13. Tinti S., Bartolini M., Aureli S., Game-based Learning for Sustainability, EURAM 2023 Annual Conference Transforming Business for Good, Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland), 14-16 June 2023, ISSN 2466-7498 and ISBN 978-2-9602195-5-5
14. Bartolini M., Lambroglia R., Lardo A., The role of digitalization as enabler of Intellectual Capital Disclosure towards a sustainable and resilient ecosystem, XVIII Conference of the Italian Chapter of AIS Digital resilience and sustainability: people, organizations, and society itAIS2021, University of Trento, 14-16 October 2021
15. Gardini S., Bartolini M., Silvi R., Creating a bridge between Digital Accounting and Intellectual Capital Management: a Conceptual Framework, Convegno Nazionale SIDREA 2018, Nuove frontiere del reporting aziendale. La comunicazione agli stakeholders tra vincoli normativi e attese informative, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, 13-14 settembre 2018
16. Gardini S., Bartolini M., Silvi R., Digital Accounting through the Lens of Intellectual Capital Studies, 13^th EIASM Interdisciplinary Workshop on Intangible and Intellectual Capital, Value Creation, Integrated Reporting and Governance, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, 21-22 September 2017
17. Castellano N.G., Corsi K., Bartolini M., Bernini F., Cardoni A., Coller G., Fasone V., Fornaciari L., Performance Measurement and Management Systems and Strategy: a Structured Literature Review, 9^th EIASM Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nice, 13-15 September 2017
18. Silvi R., Bartolini M., Visani F., Raffoni A., Business Performance Analytics & ICT. Issues and Challenges, 9^th EIASM Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nice, 13-15 September 2017
19. Castellano N.G., Corsi K., Bartolini M., Bernini F., Cardoni A., Coller G., Fasone V., Fornaciari L., Performance Measurement and Management Systems and Strategy: a Structured Literature Review, Management Accounting Research Group Conference, Aston Business School, 24-25 November 2016
20. Castellano N.G., Corsi K., Bartolini M., Bernini F., Cardoni A., Coller G., Fasone V., Fornaciari L., A data-driven Analysis of the current Debate on the Linkages between Performance and Strategy studies, Innovation in Corporate Governance and Performance Management, Sidrea International Workshop (SIW), UNINT University – Rome, 21-22 April 2016
21. Raffoni A., Visani F., Silvi R., Bartolini M., Understanding the Role of Business Performance Analytics for Performance Management, Management Accounting Research Group Conference, Aston Business School, 19-20 November 2015
22. Raffoni A., Visani F., Silvi R., Bartolini M., Business Performance Analytics (BPA): a framework and evidence from the field, PMA Symposium 2015 - Performance Measurement in Transition - Moving Beyond Control, Bologna (Italy) 23-25 September 2015
23. Raffoni A., Silvi R., Visani F., Bartolini M., Business Performance Analytics (BPA): the use of Business Analytics and Big Data for strategic control, 8th Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nice, September 2015
24. Siboni B., Amadori E., Bartolini M., Non-financial Key Performance Indicators for External Reporting: have they changed in the transition to Integrated Reporting?
    A case study from an Australian cooperative Bank, SIDREA International Workshop Critical Issues in Managing and disclosing Intellectual Capital, Social and Environmental Value, University of Roma TRE, June 2014
25. Bartolini M., Silvi R., Key Performance Indicators and Enhanced Business Reporting. Evidence from the field, 35^th EAA Annual Congress, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 9-11 May 2012, Congress Book – Collected Abstracts, European Accounting Association, ISBN 978-961-240-233-4, p. 342
26. Silvi R., Bartolini M., Raffoni A., Visani F., Business Performance Analytics: level of adoption and support provided to Performance Measurement Systems, 1^st Management Control Journal Workshop, Pisa, February 2012
27. Bartolini M., Gianfelici C., Raffoni A., Processi innovativi e piccola impresa: quale ruolo prima e durante la crisi? Il caso della Provincia di Forlì-Cesena, Atti del 3° Workshop Internazionale Piccola Impresa Small Business I processi innovativi nelle piccole imprese. Le sfide oltre la crisi, Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bò”, settembre 2011
28. Silvi R., Bartolini M., Raffoni A., Visani F., Business Performance Analytics: a blueprint for Performance Measurement Systems, 6th Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nizza, September 2011
29. Bartolini M., Sistemi di controllo manageriale e tessuto imprenditoriale locale, convegno “Quale futuro per la media impresa? Il ruolo degli strumenti di controllo manageriale, Forlì, 1/12/2009
30. Silvi R., Bartolini M., Raffoni A., Visani F., Multidimensional Performance Measurement Systems in theory and practice: a long “random approaching walk”, Workshop on Innovating Management & Accounting Practices, Milan, 1-2 November 2009
31. Silvi R., Visani F., Bartolini M., Examining knowledge management in action: Italian ERP uptake and implications for management accounting, 1^st Journal of Management and Governance Conference, Venice, 8-10 October 2009
32. Bartolini M., Savioli G., Gardini S., International Accounting Standards for SMEs: their potential effects on a firm rating according to Basel II. An Italian multiple-case study, 5th Annual Workshop on “Accounting in Europe”, blind review process, Catania, 10-11 settembre 2009
33. Bartolini M., L’impatto della transizione agli IAS/IFRS sul rating del merito creditizio delle PMI locali, Incontro sul tema “Accordo di Basilea 2 – La transizione ai principi contabili internazionali (IAS/IFRS) è un’opportunità per le PMI?”, Associazione degli Industriali Forlì-Cesena, Forlì, giugno 2008
34. Silvi R., Bartolini M., Raffoni A. e Visani F., Strategic control and management accounting systems in Italian companies: evidences from the field, 4th Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nizza, September 2007
35. Bartolini M., Sistemi di misurazione della performance per la gestione dei processi, Workshop AIDEA Giovani “L’evoluzione del controllo di gestione. Modelli ed esperienze”, Forlì, 18 luglio 2003
36. Bartolini M., Silvi R., Strategic Cost Management and Lean Thinking: A Framework for Management Accounting, XXVI Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, Siviglia, 2-4 aprile 2003, Congress Book, European Accounting Association, p. 208
37. Bartolini M., Silvi R., Visani F., I sistemi di Cost Management: i risultati della ricerca, Convegno Nazionale “Dinamiche competitive, modelli di sviluppo e sistemi di Cost Accounting: un’indagine conoscitiva tra le medie imprese marchigiane e romagnole”, Ancona, 24 gennaio 2003
38. Bartolini M., Waller B., What is the Pay-Off from Build to Order, 3DayCar Conference, Warwick (GB), 10-11^th December, 2001
39. Silvi R., Bartolini M., Hines P., Raschi A., A Strategic Framework for Supply Chain Change Management, Proceedings of the Logistics Research Network 6^th Annual Conference, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, pp. 203-214, ISBN 1-870214-92-7, 13-14^th September, 2001
40. Hines P., Bartolini M., Silvi R., Raschi A., A Framework for Extending Lean Accounting into a Supply Chain, Research Workshop on Cost Management in Supply Chains, University of Oldenburg, Germany, 24-25^th September 2001
41. Hines P., Bartolini M., Silvi R., Connecting the Customer to the Supply Chain - Integrating Value Stream Management and Strategic Cost Management, Proceedings of the UK Symposium on Supply Chain Alignment, pp. 1-10, The University of Liverpool & Loughborough University, July 2001
42. Hines P., Bartolini M., Raschi A., Value Added at the Dealer, 3DayCar Sponsor Conference, London, 3Day Car Research Programme, Website: www.cf.ac.uk/3daycar, July 2001
43. Silvi R., Bartolini M., Hines P., Integrating Lean Thinking and Strategic Cost Management, Proceedings of the 5th International Seminar on Manufacturing Accounting Research, EIASM, Pisa, June 2001
44. Bartolini M., Chiucchi M. S., L’utilizzo della contabilità generale per l’ottenimento di informazioni analitiche per la gestione, Workshop su Le informazioni per il controllo della gestione, Firenze, giugno 2000
45. Bartolini M., L'opera del riminese Giuseppe Bornaccini, Workshop di Storia della Ragioneria, Certosa di Pontignano, dicembre 1999, pubblicato in Catturi G. (a cura di), Ritratti d'Autore n. 2, Quaderno di dottorato, Stamperia della Facoltà di Economia, Siena, 1999, pp. 15-28