Paolo Ferri

PAOLO FERRI

Associate Professor, University of Bologna
Department of Management

Via Capo di Lucca, 34 40126 Bologna, Italy, Tel: +39 051 20 9 8088
e-mail: p.ferri@unibo.it
https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/p.ferri/en

EDUCATION

2012, University of Bologna
Ph.D. in Management

2006, University of Bologna
Master Degree in Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts

ACADEMIC POSITION

2020–present, University of Bologna
Associate Professor of Accounting and Business Administration

2016–2019, University of Bologna
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Business Administration

2015–2016, RMIT University, Melbourne
Lecturer B in Accounting

2013–2015, Stockholm Business School
Post-doctoral Fellow

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2017–2018, University Museum System, Italy

Researcher, The Future of University Museums: From Bologna to Europe and Back (Action Research Project)

2012, Packard Humanities Institute – Herculaneum Conservation Project, Italy

Researcher, Feasibility Study on the Future Development of the Herculaneum Archaeological Site (Action Research Project)

2010, University Museum System, Italy

Researcher, Strategic Plan for the Institutional and Organizational Transformation of the University of Bologna Scientific Museums (Action Research Project)

2010, Municipality of Milan – Department of Culture, Italy

Researcher, Business Plan for the Scientific Museums of the City of Milan (Action Research Project)

2008, Archaeological Superintendence of Naples and Pompeii, Italy

Researcher, Feasibility Study for the Creation of a Centre of Excellence (Action Research Project)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Bologna

2016 - present
Business Models in Creative Industries
Accounting

Sistemi di Pianificazione e controllo
Analisi e Contabilità dei Costi

RMIT University (Melbourne, Singapore, and Jakarta campus)

2015-2016
Accounting Behavior, and Organisation

Stockholm University

2013-2015

Accounting theory

Financial accounting

Public sector accounting

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2020, EURAM conference, EURAM/puntOorg Best Paper Award.

2020, DISA, teaching award

2016, RMIT University, teaching award

INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES

2020-present, University of Bologna

Coordinator, Master’s Degree in Innovation and Organization of Culture and the Arts (GIOCA)

2023-present, University of Bologna

Member, PhD Board in GOMAP

2023-present, University of Bologna

Member, University Thematic Group in Social Sciences (GTA SSH)

2023-present, University of Bologna

Member, Management Committee of the University Museum System

2024-present, University of Bologna

Member, Scientific Committee of the Bigiavi Library

2024-present, University of Bologna

Member, Department of Management Seminar Committee

2025-present, University of Bologna

Rector’s Delegate for Asset Disposal Procedures

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Organization of international scientific conferences:

• Member of the Scientific and Organizing Committee,9th EIASM Workshop on Managing Cultural Organizations,University of Bologna, 4–5 December 2025
• Member of the Organizing Committee,IRSPM Conference,University of Bologna, 7–9 April 2025
• Member of the Organizing Committee,PSAAG Workshop,University of Bologna, 30 Nov – 1 Dec 2023
• Organizer, workshopCATARSI: Cleaning, Analyzing and Visualizing Techniques for Textual Data. An Interactive Workshop,European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM), Lisbon, June 2019
• Scientific Coordinator and Organizer,Study Day on the Evaluation of Museum Collections,University of Bologna, 12 December 2018
• Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee, workshopHybridity in Accounting and Performance Measurement in the Public Sector: Next Steps for Research,Stockholm Business School, 11–12 November 2014
• Organizer, Research Seminar Series, Department of Accounting, Stockholm Business School, Sept 2013 – Jun 2015
• Member of the Local Organizing Committee,4th EIASM Workshop on Managing Cultural Organizations,University of Bologna, 25–26 October 2012

Main Research Projects

• RE3WORK – Resilient Retrofitting and Reuse of Water Heritage and Built Environments: Multi-objective Optimization for Risk Mitigation and Cultural Enhancement. PRIN 2022. Scientific Coordinator of the research unit. 2023–present.
• UNCHARTED – Understanding, Capturing, and Fostering the Societal Value of Culture. HORIZON 2020 No. 870793. Scientific Coordinator of the research unit. 2021–2024.
• Evaluating the Multidimensional Activities of Museums, Libraries and Archives. Funded by the Institute of Artistic and Cultural Heritage of the Emilia-Romagna Region. Research team member. 2019–2020.
• CATARSI – Automatic Understanding of Texts and Articles in Social and Computer Sciences. ALMAIDEA, University of Bologna. Research team member. 2017.
• The Financial Reporting of Cultural, Heritage and Scientific Collections in Australian Museums (1996–2015). RMIT School of Accounting competitive research grant. Principal Investigator. 2016.
• Accounting for Accounting History: A Topic Modeling Approach. RMIT School of Accounting competitive research grant. Principal Investigator. 2016.