Management accounting systems to support stressing events: evidence from the food sector

Elisa Truant, PhD, is an associate professor in business administration at the Department of Management, University of Turin, Italy. Elisa's most recent researches resulted in the publication of articles on management accounting systems and sustainability. Specifically, the main topics covered are strategic planning and business models; integrated reporting, sustainability and strategic disclosure; organizational implications of management accounting systems. Furthermore, she coordinates a research project on sustainable business models for the organic sector, and her teaching activities are focused on management accounting, strategic planning and business organization.

Laura Broccardo, PhD, is currently an assistant professor in business administration at the Department of Management, University of Turin, Italy. Her research interests are in management accounting, cost management, strategic management, governance and the organizational and behavioural aspects of accounting. Her researches publications focuses on management control in profit and non-profit companies, smart city governance, business models and sustainable business models. The researchers are conducted both applying qualitative and quantitative methods and also using literature reviews. Furthermore, she teaches management accounting, business organization courses and strategic planning course.

Francesca Culasso is full professor in management accounting at the Department of Management, University of Turin, Italy. She is head of the Department of Management. She teaches management accounting (Italian and English undergraduate), business organization and process management courses (graduate). She was Erasmus visiting professor in some foreign universities. Her research interests are in management accounting, cost management, strategic management, governance, risk management and the organisational and behavioural aspects of accounting, on which several international publications were focussed. She is fellow of the EuroMed Academy of Business.

Professor Demetris Vrontis is a professor of strategic marketing, the vice rector for Faculty and Research at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. At the same time, he is a visiting professor and a research fellow and collaborates with various universities, research centres and organisations at an international level. He has widely published over 200 refereed journal articles, 60 chapters and cases in books/edited books and has presented papers to over 80 conferences around the globe. Professor Vrontis is also the author of 40 books in the areas of business management, marketing, human resource management, innovation and entrepreneurship.