RECENT ISTITUTIONAL ROLES COVERED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA
• 1.11.2016 - 31.10.2021: Deputy Rector.
• 2.11.2015 - 31.10.2021: Creator of a “Public Value Governance model” for the University of Ferrara, based on four pillars, and their respective enabling conditions: 1st Pillar (political): Public Value Policy; 2nd Pillar (managerial): Public Value Management; 3rd Pillar (participatory): Public Value Participation; 4th Pillar (functional): a Performance Management system aimed at the creation of Public Value.
• 2.11.2015 - 31.10.2021: Delegate of the University of Ferrara with signatory powers, in charge of “Budget, Simplification, Enhancement of Human Resources”.
• Since 1.12.2015: Professor in Public Management, Department of Economics and Management.
• Member of the Phd Board in Economics and Management of Innovation and Sustainability (EMIS), in agreement between the University of Ferrara and Parma.
RECENT ROLES COVERED IN POST-GRADUATE MASTERS
• Since 2019: Creator, Organizer and Teacher of SHORT TRAINING COURSES for the members of the Italian national list of “Organismi Indipendenti di Valutazione” (OIV), accredited by the Italian SNA (National School of Administration).
• Since 2019: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Master in "Management for Health Professions", Universities of of Ferrara, Padua, Verona.
• Since 2018: Scientific Director of the Inter-university Master in “Public Management & Innovation”, Universities of Bologna and Bologna Business School, Ferrara, Modena-Reggio Emilia, Parma (3rd edition).
• Since 2011: Creator, Organizer and Scientific Director of the Master “PERF.ET”, organized by the Department of Economics and Management (University of Ferrara), on Performance improvement in Local Governments and other Public Administrations (10th edition).
• Teacher of PhD courses at the Universities of Ferrara, Parma, Pisa.
• Supervisor or Reviewer for PhD courses at the Universities of Bologna, Ferrara-Parma, Pisa, Marche Polytechnic University, and Rome Tor Vergata.
RECENT TEACHING ROLES
• 2020-2021: Professor in charge of the course “Performance, Anti-corruption and Public Value”, Master’s Degree, 7 ECTS
• 2020-2021: Professor in charge of the course “Economic and Financial Analysis”, Master’s Degree, 7 ECTS
• 2019-2020: Professor in charge of the course “Planning and Control of Public Authorities”, Master’s Degree, 7 ECTS
RECENT SCIENTIFIC ROLES COVERED
Author of national and international research and publications on: Sustainability, Public Performance Management and Measurement, Integrated Public Risk Management, Corruption Risk Management, Transparency, Public Value, Public Management and Innovation, Public Governance Models, E-government, Process Reengineering and Digital Transformation, Accounting Information System, Accounting History, Management Control, Economic and Financial Analysis, Accountability.
• 2021: Topic Editor of the Editorial Board of the journal “Sustainability”
• Since 2019: Creator, Founder and Director of the "CEntro di Ricerca sul VAlore Pubblico" (CERVAP, Research Center for Public Value), Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara (www.cervap.it).
• Since 2020: Scientific Director of the multidisciplinary research project “Public Value: new governance models to plan, measure and evaluate PAs’ performance contributions to the enhancement of the citizens’ well-being, in the perspective of sustainable development”. Winner of the Italian SNA’s competitive call, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Area IV “Improving results and service quality”. Funding: € 100.000.
• Since 2020: Scientific Director of the research project “Experimental project on the evolution of Performance Management Systems in Italian Chambers of Commerce, towards the planning and reporting of Public Value” (introduction of a "Public Value Governance" model for the Chambers of Commerce), commissioned by UNIONCARE. Funding € 70,000.
• 2020: INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD of the project E-PIC - Empowering public administrations’ open and collaborative governance through E-PartICipation technologies, led by the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Coordinator Prof. Elvira Cicognani. The proposal was submitted to the EU Program Horizon 2020 under the heading DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-02-2018-2019-2020: Transformative impact of disruptive technologies in public services.
• Since 2020: Member of the Scientific Committee of the journal “Sustainable and Responsible Management”.
• Since 2020: Member of the Scientific Committee of the series “Saggi critici di economia aziendale”, founded and directed by Prof. Arnaldo CANZIANI, Cedam-Wolters Kluwer publisher.
• Since 2020: Member of the Scientific Committee of the series “Egidio GIANNESSI” on Economic Studies, Giuffrè publisher.
• 2020: Together with Prof. Mauro PAOLONI, Editor of a collective publication by SIDREA, “Governance models and performance measurement in State Universities”, Franco Angeli publisher.
• 2019-2020: Member of the SIDREA study group on “Governance and performance measurement in Universities”.
• Since 2020: Member of the Scientific Editorial Committee of the series “Egidio Giannessi” on Economic Studies, Giuffrè publisher.
• Since 2018: Member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Accounting and Cultures”.
• Since 2012: Reviewer of scientific journals, series and monographs: “Accounting History Review”; “Accounting and Cultures”; “Azienda Pubblica”; “Management Control”; “Economia Pubblica”; monographs of the series “Collana Historica”, RIREA.
PUBLICATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL IMPACTS
The contents of previous scientific publications on Performance Management and Public Value have been included in the following Guidelines of the Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica and in the CNEL Report to Parliament and the Government, and are operationally applied by Italian Public Administrations in various sectors:
• Co-author of the following Guidelines of the Ministry of Public Administration (Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica), as a member of the “Technical Commission for Performance”:
– Guideline no. 7/2021: “Public Value. The performance contribution to equitable well-being and sustainable development”, currently being prepared;
– Guideline no. 6/2020: “The Organizational Plan of Smart Working” – and performance indicators;
– Guideline no. 5/2019: “Individual Performance”;
– Guideline no. 4/2019: “Participatory Evaluation”;
– Guideline no. 3/2018: “The Performance Report”;
– Guideline no. 2/2017: “The Performance Measurement and Evaluation System”;
– Guideline no. 1/2017: “The Performance Plan”.
• Co-author of the 2019 CNEL Report to Parliament and the Government on “The level and quality of services offered by central and local public administrations to businesses and citizens” (Law n. 936/86, art. 10-bis), with the contribution: “Public Value. How to guide public performance towards welfare and sustainable development, starting from the health of PAs”.
The contents of previous scientific publications on Corruption Risk Management have been included in two ANAC Anti-corruption Plans, and are operationally applied by Italian Public Administrations in various sectors:
• 2019: Co-author of the Methodological Annex and “Guiding Principles” of the 2019 PNA (National Anti-corruption Plan);
• 2016: Co-author of the PNA (National Anti-corruption Plan), 2016 update, with reference to the integration of performance and corruption prevention planning tools in small municipalities and metropolitan cities.
RECENT INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES
• 2021: Member of the “Technical Commission for Smart Working” (National Observatory for Smart Working in public administration) at the Ministry of Public Administration (Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica), established by Decree of the Minister of Public Administration
• 2019: Member of a “Working table”, organized by ANAC (National Anti-corruption Authority), to evaluate and eventually modify the indicators contained in the PNA on risk assessment and management systems, to be later incorporated into the 2019 National Anti-corruption Plan.
• 2019-2021: Member of the “Technical Commission for Performance” at the Ministry of Public Administration (Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica), established by Decree of the Minister of Simplification and Public Administration, pursuant to Article 4 of the Presidential Decree 105/2016.
• 2016-2018: Member of the Technical Commission for Performance at the Ministry of Public Administration (Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica), established by Decree of the Minister of Simplification and Public Administration, pursuant to Article 4 of the Presidential Decree 105/2016.
• 2016: Member of the Technical Table at the National Anti-corruption Authority (ANAC), to prepare the 2016 update of the PNA, with reference to small municipalities and metropolitan cities.
MEMBERSHIPS
• 2011-2021: Auditor SISR (Italian Society of Accounting History).
• Since 2003: Member of several scientific societies: AIDEA (Italian Academy of Business Economics); SIDREA (Italian Society of Accounting and Business Economics Teachers); SISR (Italian Society of Accounting History).
EDUCATION
• 1999-2002: PhD in Business Economics on “Value Creation in Local Governments”. University of Brescia.
• 1995-1996: Master’s Degree in “Management Control in Public Administrations”, University of Bologna-Forlì.
• 1991-1995: Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Economics. Final vote: 110/110 cum laude. University of Cagliari.
• 1.11.2016 - 31.10.2021: Deputy Rector.
• 2.11.2015 - 31.10.2021: Creator of a “Public Value Governance model” for the University of Ferrara, based on four pillars, and their respective enabling conditions: 1st Pillar (political): Public Value Policy; 2nd Pillar (managerial): Public Value Management; 3rd Pillar (participatory): Public Value Participation; 4th Pillar (functional): a Performance Management system aimed at the creation of Public Value.
• 2.11.2015 - 31.10.2021: Delegate of the University of Ferrara with signatory powers, in charge of “Budget, Simplification, Enhancement of Human Resources”.
• Since 1.12.2015: Professor in Public Management, Department of Economics and Management.
• Member of the Phd Board in Economics and Management of Innovation and Sustainability (EMIS), in agreement between the University of Ferrara and Parma.
RECENT ROLES COVERED IN POST-GRADUATE MASTERS
• Since 2019: Creator, Organizer and Teacher of SHORT TRAINING COURSES for the members of the Italian national list of “Organismi Indipendenti di Valutazione” (OIV), accredited by the Italian SNA (National School of Administration).
• Since 2019: Member of the Scientific Committee of the Master in "Management for Health Professions", Universities of of Ferrara, Padua, Verona.
• Since 2018: Scientific Director of the Inter-university Master in “Public Management & Innovation”, Universities of Bologna and Bologna Business School, Ferrara, Modena-Reggio Emilia, Parma (3rd edition).
• Since 2011: Creator, Organizer and Scientific Director of the Master “PERF.ET”, organized by the Department of Economics and Management (University of Ferrara), on Performance improvement in Local Governments and other Public Administrations (10th edition).
• Teacher of PhD courses at the Universities of Ferrara, Parma, Pisa.
• Supervisor or Reviewer for PhD courses at the Universities of Bologna, Ferrara-Parma, Pisa, Marche Polytechnic University, and Rome Tor Vergata.
RECENT TEACHING ROLES
• 2020-2021: Professor in charge of the course “Performance, Anti-corruption and Public Value”, Master’s Degree, 7 ECTS
• 2020-2021: Professor in charge of the course “Economic and Financial Analysis”, Master’s Degree, 7 ECTS
• 2019-2020: Professor in charge of the course “Planning and Control of Public Authorities”, Master’s Degree, 7 ECTS
RECENT SCIENTIFIC ROLES COVERED
Author of national and international research and publications on: Sustainability, Public Performance Management and Measurement, Integrated Public Risk Management, Corruption Risk Management, Transparency, Public Value, Public Management and Innovation, Public Governance Models, E-government, Process Reengineering and Digital Transformation, Accounting Information System, Accounting History, Management Control, Economic and Financial Analysis, Accountability.
• 2021: Topic Editor of the Editorial Board of the journal “Sustainability”
• Since 2019: Creator, Founder and Director of the "CEntro di Ricerca sul VAlore Pubblico" (CERVAP, Research Center for Public Value), Department of Economics and Management, University of Ferrara (www.cervap.it).
• Since 2020: Scientific Director of the multidisciplinary research project “Public Value: new governance models to plan, measure and evaluate PAs’ performance contributions to the enhancement of the citizens’ well-being, in the perspective of sustainable development”. Winner of the Italian SNA’s competitive call, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Area IV “Improving results and service quality”. Funding: € 100.000.
• Since 2020: Scientific Director of the research project “Experimental project on the evolution of Performance Management Systems in Italian Chambers of Commerce, towards the planning and reporting of Public Value” (introduction of a "Public Value Governance" model for the Chambers of Commerce), commissioned by UNIONCARE. Funding € 70,000.
• 2020: INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD of the project E-PIC - Empowering public administrations’ open and collaborative governance through E-PartICipation technologies, led by the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Coordinator Prof. Elvira Cicognani. The proposal was submitted to the EU Program Horizon 2020 under the heading DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-02-2018-2019-2020: Transformative impact of disruptive technologies in public services.
• Since 2020: Member of the Scientific Committee of the journal “Sustainable and Responsible Management”.
• Since 2020: Member of the Scientific Committee of the series “Saggi critici di economia aziendale”, founded and directed by Prof. Arnaldo CANZIANI, Cedam-Wolters Kluwer publisher.
• Since 2020: Member of the Scientific Committee of the series “Egidio GIANNESSI” on Economic Studies, Giuffrè publisher.
• 2020: Together with Prof. Mauro PAOLONI, Editor of a collective publication by SIDREA, “Governance models and performance measurement in State Universities”, Franco Angeli publisher.
• 2019-2020: Member of the SIDREA study group on “Governance and performance measurement in Universities”.
• Since 2020: Member of the Scientific Editorial Committee of the series “Egidio Giannessi” on Economic Studies, Giuffrè publisher.
• Since 2018: Member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Accounting and Cultures”.
• Since 2012: Reviewer of scientific journals, series and monographs: “Accounting History Review”; “Accounting and Cultures”; “Azienda Pubblica”; “Management Control”; “Economia Pubblica”; monographs of the series “Collana Historica”, RIREA.
PUBLICATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL IMPACTS
The contents of previous scientific publications on Performance Management and Public Value have been included in the following Guidelines of the Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica and in the CNEL Report to Parliament and the Government, and are operationally applied by Italian Public Administrations in various sectors:
• Co-author of the following Guidelines of the Ministry of Public Administration (Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica), as a member of the “Technical Commission for Performance”:
– Guideline no. 7/2021: “Public Value. The performance contribution to equitable well-being and sustainable development”, currently being prepared;
– Guideline no. 6/2020: “The Organizational Plan of Smart Working” – and performance indicators;
– Guideline no. 5/2019: “Individual Performance”;
– Guideline no. 4/2019: “Participatory Evaluation”;
– Guideline no. 3/2018: “The Performance Report”;
– Guideline no. 2/2017: “The Performance Measurement and Evaluation System”;
– Guideline no. 1/2017: “The Performance Plan”.
• Co-author of the 2019 CNEL Report to Parliament and the Government on “The level and quality of services offered by central and local public administrations to businesses and citizens” (Law n. 936/86, art. 10-bis), with the contribution: “Public Value. How to guide public performance towards welfare and sustainable development, starting from the health of PAs”.
The contents of previous scientific publications on Corruption Risk Management have been included in two ANAC Anti-corruption Plans, and are operationally applied by Italian Public Administrations in various sectors:
• 2019: Co-author of the Methodological Annex and “Guiding Principles” of the 2019 PNA (National Anti-corruption Plan);
• 2016: Co-author of the PNA (National Anti-corruption Plan), 2016 update, with reference to the integration of performance and corruption prevention planning tools in small municipalities and metropolitan cities.
RECENT INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES
• 2021: Member of the “Technical Commission for Smart Working” (National Observatory for Smart Working in public administration) at the Ministry of Public Administration (Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica), established by Decree of the Minister of Public Administration
• 2019: Member of a “Working table”, organized by ANAC (National Anti-corruption Authority), to evaluate and eventually modify the indicators contained in the PNA on risk assessment and management systems, to be later incorporated into the 2019 National Anti-corruption Plan.
• 2019-2021: Member of the “Technical Commission for Performance” at the Ministry of Public Administration (Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica), established by Decree of the Minister of Simplification and Public Administration, pursuant to Article 4 of the Presidential Decree 105/2016.
• 2016-2018: Member of the Technical Commission for Performance at the Ministry of Public Administration (Dipartimento della Funzione Pubblica), established by Decree of the Minister of Simplification and Public Administration, pursuant to Article 4 of the Presidential Decree 105/2016.
• 2016: Member of the Technical Table at the National Anti-corruption Authority (ANAC), to prepare the 2016 update of the PNA, with reference to small municipalities and metropolitan cities.
MEMBERSHIPS
• 2011-2021: Auditor SISR (Italian Society of Accounting History).
• Since 2003: Member of several scientific societies: AIDEA (Italian Academy of Business Economics); SIDREA (Italian Society of Accounting and Business Economics Teachers); SISR (Italian Society of Accounting History).
EDUCATION
• 1999-2002: PhD in Business Economics on “Value Creation in Local Governments”. University of Brescia.
• 1995-1996: Master’s Degree in “Management Control in Public Administrations”, University of Bologna-Forlì.
• 1991-1995: Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Economics. Final vote: 110/110 cum laude. University of Cagliari.
