Name and surname Enrico Bracci
Place and date of birth: Ravenna, 19 April 1973.
Address: Via Droghetti, 59 – 44123– Ferrara
Contact: enrico.bracci@unife.it cell. +39 348 0389310
Languages: Italian (mother tongue) – English: Fluent. French: school level
Education Title: PHD in Business Economics (Defended in 2004)
Academic position: Associate Professor in Business economics at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara., via Voltapaletto, 11, 44100 Ferrara. Tel.+39 0532/455047.
Head of the MSCs in Economics, Markets and Management.
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITY
Participation at the Summer School on “Research methods in business economics” organized by the Italian Academy of Business Economists, Messina University 10-15 luglio 2001.
Visiting Phd. Student at the Royal Holloway University of London, School of Management, supervisor Prof. Jane Broadbent. From 15 February 2002, al 15 May 2002 – e dal 27 May 2003 al 31 July 2003.
Participation at the 2nd Young Scholars Colloquium organized by the Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting (I.P.A), 11-13 July 2003, at the Instituto de Impresa di Madrid (Spagna).
Participation at the Summer School on “Teaching methods” organized by the Italian Academy of Business Economists, Pinerolo (TO), dal 6 al 16 September 2004.
Visiting scholar at the Herbert Simon Institute, Manchester Business School, 2009-2010.
Participation at the First European Colloquium on Qualitative Research Methods, Verona, 14-15 July, organised by RMIT and University of Verona.
AWARDS
May 1999 – September 1999. Research grant, University of Bologna, on "Accounting changes in the UK local goverment". Hosted at the University of Wales, School of Management in Aberystwyth.
October 2000 – January 2001. Research grant University of Ferrara, Dipartimento di Economia, Istituzioni e Territorio, on “Accounting principles in local goverment” hosted by Cardiff Business School, University of Wales.
May 2004 – May 2005 – Research grant by the Local Health Authority on “Evaluation methods on social care projects”.
B. RESEARCH ACTIVITY
The research activity has focused on the general field of business economics. In particular, the main research interested has been on the role of accounting during processes of organizational change. The methodological approaches followed both qualitative and quantitative approached through surveys, case studies analysis and action research. Besides the research activity was conducted also through an historical perspective.
Starting from the common theoretical and methodological basis of the Business Economics studies (Economia Aziendale), the research activity was conducted in different organizational settings.
The main research areas studies can be the followings:
1) Accounting and performance measurement and evaluation systems
2) Inter-organizational Governance and accountability in public services
3) Accounting and organizational changes in public services
4) The role of management accounting technologies during organizational changes.
5) Performance management systems in the public sector: design and use
6) Social and environmental accounting and reporting in local authority.
MAIN RESEARCH GRANTS
1. Main researcher of the research project on Introduzione di un modello innovativo di Programmazione e controllo finalizzato alla Qualificazione della Spesa e all’Incremento del livello di Efficacia, Efficienza ed Economicità della Politica del Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica, funded by Department of Public Function, Roma, 2009 (€18.000).
2. Main researcher of the research project Social care reforms in the UK and Italy, in collaborazione della prof.ssa Sue Llewellyn (Manchester Business School), funded by Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Start-up internazionalizzazione, 2009 (€4.500).
3. Main researcher of the research project on “Integrated strategic performance management in social care”, funded by Local Social Care Authority, 2009-2012 (€36.000).
4. Main researcher of the research project on “Public owned corporations in local authorities: an analysis”, funded by Department of Public Function, Roma, 2010 (€18.000).
5. Main researcher of the research project on “Management accounting systems in public-owned corporations”, funded by FER, 2012-2015 (€60.000)
6. Main researcher of the research project on “Management accounting systems design and implementation in a public-owned corporation”, funded by ASM, 2013-2014 (€22.400)
7. Main researcher of the research project on “Inter-organizational accounting and accountability in a social-care network”, Funded by Local Social Care Authority, 2013-2014 (€14.000)
8. Main researcher of the research project on “The role of accounting in the co-production of social care”, with dr. Danny Chow (Durham School of Management, UK),(€7.000)
MAIN CONFERENCE PRESENTATION (last 5 years)
Reichborn-Kjennerud, K., Carrington, T., Gonzalez-Diaz, B., Jeppensen, K.K., Steccolini, I., Bracci, E. (2015), Supreme Audit Institutions’ role in fighting corruption. A comparative study between SAIs in different institutional and public administrative structures and cultures, Accepted for presentation a the EGPA Annual Conference, Toulouse, France, 26-28 August 2015.
Bracci, E., Steccolini, I. (2015), Watchdog institutions and anticorruption in Italy: roles, overlaps and consequences, Accepted for presentation at the International Conference of Public Policy, 1-4 July, Milan.
Bracci, E., Chow, D. (2015), Personalised adult social care in England and boundary management: the role of accounting, accepted for presentation at the ENROAC conference, Galway (Ireland), 3-4 June, 2015.
Bracci, E., Chow, D. (2015), Personalised adult social care in England and boundary management: the role of accounting, accepted for presentation at the IRSPM Conference, Birmingham (UK) 30th March-1st April 2015.
Bracci, E., Castellini, M., Tallaki M. (2014), Accounting learning preferences: the role of visualization, accepted for presentation at the 12th World Congress of Accounting Educators and Researchers - IAAER - Florence, 13-15 November 2014.
Bracci, E., Maran, E., Funnell W. (2014), Management of power under Napoleon’s occupancy of the Commune of Ferrara (1796-1799), presented at the Critical Perspective Conference, 07-09 July 2014, Toronto (Canada).
Bracci, E., “Co-production, personalization and accounting in social care in England”. Presented at the 2nd IIAS workshop on Co-Production (20-21 May 2014 - Bergamo)
Bracci, E. (2013), Inter-organizational accountability for sustainable public services, presented at the AIDEA Bicentenary Conference, Lecce.
Bracci E., Llewellyn S. (2012), "Individual budget in the UK: the impact on accountability", presented at the XVI IRSPM Conference, Rome, 11-13 April 2012.
Bracci E. (2012), I sistemi di gestione delle performance nella PA: bsc e caf-efqm, quale possibilità di integrazione?, presented at the V Workshop of Azienda Pubblica Review, Sassari, 7-8 June, 2012.
Bracci E., Maran (2012), Design and implementation of performance management systems in the public sector, presented at the 7th International conference on Accounting, Auditing and Management in Public Sector Reforms, EIASM, Milan, September 4-6 2012.
Bracci E., Tallaki M. (2012), Social and environmental accounting in the Italian local government: thrive or wither?, presented at the Italian CSEAR Conference, Levico (Italy), September 20-21 2012.
Bracci E., Maran L. (2011). Accounting innovation in the public sector: cases of failure and success. IRSPM Dublin 11-13 April - Value, Innovation and ParInership
Tallaki M., Bracci E. (2011). Management Control Systems And The National Culture In The Mediterranean Area. CMS7 - International Critical Management Conference, Naples
Bracci E., L. Maran (2011). "When the entrepreneur passes the baton: organizational change and management technologies". Critical Management Studies - 7th Conference. Vol.18^ Stream: Organizational change and critical management studies, Naples.
Bracci E., (2010), "Accountability change in the Public Sector", Global Accounting and organizational change research conference 21-24 July 2010, Babson College, Boston.
Bracci E., Maran L. (2010), "Form the Pope's dominance to the Napoleon's occupancy: Accounting spill-over within the Administration of Ferrara municipality", accettato per la presentazione al 22nd Cardiff Business School Accounting & Business History Research Unit Annual Conference, Cardiff University, 6-7 Settembre.
PARTCIPATION AT RESEARCH NETWORKS AND COMMUNITY
- From 2001 to 2004 member of the Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale - Giovani (AIDEA-Giovani)
- From 2001 to 2005 member of the European Accounting Association
- From 2011 member of the International Royal Society of Public Management (IRSPM)
- From 2011 board member of the IRSPM Special Interest Group (SIG) on “Accounting and Accountability”
- From 2016 member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal.
He is referee of the following journals:
• Critical Perspectives on Accounting
• European Accounting Review
• Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria ed Economia Aziendale
• Rivista Azienda Pubblica
• Accounting History NI
Ad hoc reviewer for
• International Journal of Public Management
• Public Money and Management
• Management of Environmental Quality
• Qualitative research in accounting and management
• Public Management Review
- Guest Editor (with Steccolini I., Humphrey, C., Moll, J.) of the special issue on "Public sector accounting and accountability under Austerity" in Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. Vol 28, No. 6 2015.
C. TEACHING ACTIVITY
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
“Accounting”, BA – International Management, at the Link-Campus University of Malta, Rome, a.a. 2005-2006 e 2006-2007. Language: English.
“Introductory Accounting, BA – International Management, presso la Link-Campus University of Malta, Rome, a.a. 2007-2008. Language: English.
“Public management”, BA – Economics - at the Department of Economics and ManagementUniversity of Ferrara, from 2005 to 2015.
“Management Accounting, BA – Economics -, Department of Economics and Management University of Ferrara, from 2009 to now.
POST-GRADUATE COURSE
“Local public utility management”, MSc in Applied Economics, at the Faculty of Economics University of Ferrara, from 2006 to 2009.
“Governance and Accounting in SMEs” MSC in SMEs Economics and Management, Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara, from 2015. Course Language: English.
“Management accounting” at the Master program on “Constrution management and control”, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ferrara, from 2007 to now.
“Management accounting” at the Master program on “Managing in Emerging Markets”, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, from 2013 to now. Course Language: English
“Balanced scorecard” at the Master program on Health Care Management, at the Faculty of Economics University of Ferrara, from 2005 to 2008.
“Strategy deployment: from BSC on” at the Executive Master program on Chief Financial Officer, at the Faculty of Economics University of Ferrara, from 2009 to now.
Seminars at the Doctoral Program in Economics, Dottorato di Ricerca in Economia, Department of Economics and Management at the University of Ferrara.
D. INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY
Coordinator of the MSC in Economics, Markets and Management of the Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara, 2015-2018.
Supervisor of the Phd student Tallaki Mouhcine from 2009-2012. (PHD defended in 2013)
Member of the scientific board of the Phd program in Economics and Management at the University of Ferrara. Supervisor of the Phd student Tallaki Mouhcine from 2009-2012.
Member of the Teaching Commission of the Faculty of Economics, from 2005, dealing with the administrative and organizational aspects of the graduate and undergraduate coruses.
Board member of the U.F.Peptides Ltd, university spin-off, from 1st January 2006 to now
Board member of the NGB Genetics Ltd, university spin-off, from 16 July 2006 to now
Board member of the NGB Raresplice Ltd, university spin-off, from 11 January 2012 to now
Place and date of birth: Ravenna, 19 April 1973.
Address: Via Droghetti, 59 – 44123– Ferrara
Contact: enrico.bracci@unife.it cell. +39 348 0389310
Languages: Italian (mother tongue) – English: Fluent. French: school level
Education Title: PHD in Business Economics (Defended in 2004)
Academic position: Associate Professor in Business economics at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara., via Voltapaletto, 11, 44100 Ferrara. Tel.+39 0532/455047.
Head of the MSCs in Economics, Markets and Management.
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITY
Participation at the Summer School on “Research methods in business economics” organized by the Italian Academy of Business Economists, Messina University 10-15 luglio 2001.
Visiting Phd. Student at the Royal Holloway University of London, School of Management, supervisor Prof. Jane Broadbent. From 15 February 2002, al 15 May 2002 – e dal 27 May 2003 al 31 July 2003.
Participation at the 2nd Young Scholars Colloquium organized by the Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting (I.P.A), 11-13 July 2003, at the Instituto de Impresa di Madrid (Spagna).
Participation at the Summer School on “Teaching methods” organized by the Italian Academy of Business Economists, Pinerolo (TO), dal 6 al 16 September 2004.
Visiting scholar at the Herbert Simon Institute, Manchester Business School, 2009-2010.
Participation at the First European Colloquium on Qualitative Research Methods, Verona, 14-15 July, organised by RMIT and University of Verona.
AWARDS
May 1999 – September 1999. Research grant, University of Bologna, on "Accounting changes in the UK local goverment". Hosted at the University of Wales, School of Management in Aberystwyth.
October 2000 – January 2001. Research grant University of Ferrara, Dipartimento di Economia, Istituzioni e Territorio, on “Accounting principles in local goverment” hosted by Cardiff Business School, University of Wales.
May 2004 – May 2005 – Research grant by the Local Health Authority on “Evaluation methods on social care projects”.
B. RESEARCH ACTIVITY
The research activity has focused on the general field of business economics. In particular, the main research interested has been on the role of accounting during processes of organizational change. The methodological approaches followed both qualitative and quantitative approached through surveys, case studies analysis and action research. Besides the research activity was conducted also through an historical perspective.
Starting from the common theoretical and methodological basis of the Business Economics studies (Economia Aziendale), the research activity was conducted in different organizational settings.
The main research areas studies can be the followings:
1) Accounting and performance measurement and evaluation systems
2) Inter-organizational Governance and accountability in public services
3) Accounting and organizational changes in public services
4) The role of management accounting technologies during organizational changes.
5) Performance management systems in the public sector: design and use
6) Social and environmental accounting and reporting in local authority.
MAIN RESEARCH GRANTS
1. Main researcher of the research project on Introduzione di un modello innovativo di Programmazione e controllo finalizzato alla Qualificazione della Spesa e all’Incremento del livello di Efficacia, Efficienza ed Economicità della Politica del Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica, funded by Department of Public Function, Roma, 2009 (€18.000).
2. Main researcher of the research project Social care reforms in the UK and Italy, in collaborazione della prof.ssa Sue Llewellyn (Manchester Business School), funded by Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Start-up internazionalizzazione, 2009 (€4.500).
3. Main researcher of the research project on “Integrated strategic performance management in social care”, funded by Local Social Care Authority, 2009-2012 (€36.000).
4. Main researcher of the research project on “Public owned corporations in local authorities: an analysis”, funded by Department of Public Function, Roma, 2010 (€18.000).
5. Main researcher of the research project on “Management accounting systems in public-owned corporations”, funded by FER, 2012-2015 (€60.000)
6. Main researcher of the research project on “Management accounting systems design and implementation in a public-owned corporation”, funded by ASM, 2013-2014 (€22.400)
7. Main researcher of the research project on “Inter-organizational accounting and accountability in a social-care network”, Funded by Local Social Care Authority, 2013-2014 (€14.000)
8. Main researcher of the research project on “The role of accounting in the co-production of social care”, with dr. Danny Chow (Durham School of Management, UK),(€7.000)
MAIN CONFERENCE PRESENTATION (last 5 years)
Reichborn-Kjennerud, K., Carrington, T., Gonzalez-Diaz, B., Jeppensen, K.K., Steccolini, I., Bracci, E. (2015), Supreme Audit Institutions’ role in fighting corruption. A comparative study between SAIs in different institutional and public administrative structures and cultures, Accepted for presentation a the EGPA Annual Conference, Toulouse, France, 26-28 August 2015.
Bracci, E., Steccolini, I. (2015), Watchdog institutions and anticorruption in Italy: roles, overlaps and consequences, Accepted for presentation at the International Conference of Public Policy, 1-4 July, Milan.
Bracci, E., Chow, D. (2015), Personalised adult social care in England and boundary management: the role of accounting, accepted for presentation at the ENROAC conference, Galway (Ireland), 3-4 June, 2015.
Bracci, E., Chow, D. (2015), Personalised adult social care in England and boundary management: the role of accounting, accepted for presentation at the IRSPM Conference, Birmingham (UK) 30th March-1st April 2015.
Bracci, E., Castellini, M., Tallaki M. (2014), Accounting learning preferences: the role of visualization, accepted for presentation at the 12th World Congress of Accounting Educators and Researchers - IAAER - Florence, 13-15 November 2014.
Bracci, E., Maran, E., Funnell W. (2014), Management of power under Napoleon’s occupancy of the Commune of Ferrara (1796-1799), presented at the Critical Perspective Conference, 07-09 July 2014, Toronto (Canada).
Bracci, E., “Co-production, personalization and accounting in social care in England”. Presented at the 2nd IIAS workshop on Co-Production (20-21 May 2014 - Bergamo)
Bracci, E. (2013), Inter-organizational accountability for sustainable public services, presented at the AIDEA Bicentenary Conference, Lecce.
Bracci E., Llewellyn S. (2012), "Individual budget in the UK: the impact on accountability", presented at the XVI IRSPM Conference, Rome, 11-13 April 2012.
Bracci E. (2012), I sistemi di gestione delle performance nella PA: bsc e caf-efqm, quale possibilità di integrazione?, presented at the V Workshop of Azienda Pubblica Review, Sassari, 7-8 June, 2012.
Bracci E., Maran (2012), Design and implementation of performance management systems in the public sector, presented at the 7th International conference on Accounting, Auditing and Management in Public Sector Reforms, EIASM, Milan, September 4-6 2012.
Bracci E., Tallaki M. (2012), Social and environmental accounting in the Italian local government: thrive or wither?, presented at the Italian CSEAR Conference, Levico (Italy), September 20-21 2012.
Bracci E., Maran L. (2011). Accounting innovation in the public sector: cases of failure and success. IRSPM Dublin 11-13 April - Value, Innovation and ParInership
Tallaki M., Bracci E. (2011). Management Control Systems And The National Culture In The Mediterranean Area. CMS7 - International Critical Management Conference, Naples
Bracci E., L. Maran (2011). "When the entrepreneur passes the baton: organizational change and management technologies". Critical Management Studies - 7th Conference. Vol.18^ Stream: Organizational change and critical management studies, Naples.
Bracci E., (2010), "Accountability change in the Public Sector", Global Accounting and organizational change research conference 21-24 July 2010, Babson College, Boston.
Bracci E., Maran L. (2010), "Form the Pope's dominance to the Napoleon's occupancy: Accounting spill-over within the Administration of Ferrara municipality", accettato per la presentazione al 22nd Cardiff Business School Accounting & Business History Research Unit Annual Conference, Cardiff University, 6-7 Settembre.
PARTCIPATION AT RESEARCH NETWORKS AND COMMUNITY
- From 2001 to 2004 member of the Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale - Giovani (AIDEA-Giovani)
- From 2001 to 2005 member of the European Accounting Association
- From 2011 member of the International Royal Society of Public Management (IRSPM)
- From 2011 board member of the IRSPM Special Interest Group (SIG) on “Accounting and Accountability”
- From 2016 member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal.
He is referee of the following journals:
• Critical Perspectives on Accounting
• European Accounting Review
• Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria ed Economia Aziendale
• Rivista Azienda Pubblica
• Accounting History NI
Ad hoc reviewer for
• International Journal of Public Management
• Public Money and Management
• Management of Environmental Quality
• Qualitative research in accounting and management
• Public Management Review
- Guest Editor (with Steccolini I., Humphrey, C., Moll, J.) of the special issue on "Public sector accounting and accountability under Austerity" in Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. Vol 28, No. 6 2015.
C. TEACHING ACTIVITY
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE
“Accounting”, BA – International Management, at the Link-Campus University of Malta, Rome, a.a. 2005-2006 e 2006-2007. Language: English.
“Introductory Accounting, BA – International Management, presso la Link-Campus University of Malta, Rome, a.a. 2007-2008. Language: English.
“Public management”, BA – Economics - at the Department of Economics and ManagementUniversity of Ferrara, from 2005 to 2015.
“Management Accounting, BA – Economics -, Department of Economics and Management University of Ferrara, from 2009 to now.
POST-GRADUATE COURSE
“Local public utility management”, MSc in Applied Economics, at the Faculty of Economics University of Ferrara, from 2006 to 2009.
“Governance and Accounting in SMEs” MSC in SMEs Economics and Management, Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara, from 2015. Course Language: English.
“Management accounting” at the Master program on “Constrution management and control”, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ferrara, from 2007 to now.
“Management accounting” at the Master program on “Managing in Emerging Markets”, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, from 2013 to now. Course Language: English
“Balanced scorecard” at the Master program on Health Care Management, at the Faculty of Economics University of Ferrara, from 2005 to 2008.
“Strategy deployment: from BSC on” at the Executive Master program on Chief Financial Officer, at the Faculty of Economics University of Ferrara, from 2009 to now.
Seminars at the Doctoral Program in Economics, Dottorato di Ricerca in Economia, Department of Economics and Management at the University of Ferrara.
D. INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY
Coordinator of the MSC in Economics, Markets and Management of the Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara, 2015-2018.
Supervisor of the Phd student Tallaki Mouhcine from 2009-2012. (PHD defended in 2013)
Member of the scientific board of the Phd program in Economics and Management at the University of Ferrara. Supervisor of the Phd student Tallaki Mouhcine from 2009-2012.
Member of the Teaching Commission of the Faculty of Economics, from 2005, dealing with the administrative and organizational aspects of the graduate and undergraduate coruses.
Board member of the U.F.Peptides Ltd, university spin-off, from 1st January 2006 to now
Board member of the NGB Genetics Ltd, university spin-off, from 16 July 2006 to now
Board member of the NGB Raresplice Ltd, university spin-off, from 11 January 2012 to now
