Stakeholder engagement and SDGs: the role of social media in the European context

Asad Mehmood is a PhD candidate in the Department of Management and Business Administration of University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Italy. He is currently a visiting researcher at the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Lincoln International Business School, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom. His research interests include corporate finance, corporate governance, financial distress, financial risk management, CSR and energy finance. He has published articles in peer-reviewed academic journals, such as International Journal of Emerging Markets, Finance Research Letters and Sustainability.

Johana Hajdini is a PhD candidate in the Department of Management and Business Administration of University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Italy. She holds a bachelor degree in Public Health from the University of Medicine, Tirana (Albania) and a scientific master degree in Business Administration from the European University of Tirana (Albania). She was an assistant lecturer at the Department of Management and Marketing, at the Faculty of Economics, Business and Development of European University of Tirana (Albania), where she was responsible for teaching activities in several undergraduate courses, such as Human Resource Management, Project Management, Principles of Market Research and Product and Price Management. Her research interests include human resources and marketing, especially related to healthcare organizations. She has been attending several national and international level conferences.

Lea Iaia, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Management at Department of Business Administration at University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara (Italy). Her research interests include the marketing and communication processes with specific reference to the use of digital marketing and social media by organizations belonging in the tourism sector and related industries. She has authored several publications at leading journals, such as Annals of Tourism Research, International Marketing Journal, Business Process Management Journal and British Food Journal.

Francesco De Luca, Ph.D., is Full Professor of Accounting at the University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara. He is Director of the Master Program in Economics and Management and Professor of International Accounting and Financial Reporting within the same Master Program. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA), School of Business, in 2012, 2014 and 2017. He is a fellow of AAA (American Accounting Association). He is also a member of the Research Committee of the University University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara. Since 2018, he is a member of the board of directors of SIDREA (Società Italiana dei Docenti di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale). He has (co)authored articles, books and chapters about international accounting standards convergence, financial and nonfinancial reporting, venturing and start-up finance and financial distress analysis.

Dr Georgia Sakka is a holder of a bachelor degree from Aristotle University, a master degree in Educational leadership and School Improvement from the University of Manchester, a master degree in Management from Brunel University and a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Nicosia. She is the Dean of the Business School at Unicaf University, acting at the same time as Academic Tutor and Programme Leader for the MBA programmes of the University of Suffolk and the University of East London. Her research interests are in the areas of human resource management, social media in the workplace, workplace gender issues, workplace social capital and digital innovation, and she has published her work in several ranked and indexed top tier journals. She has participated in international conferences and workshops where she has presented her work and acted as a Session Chair and Paper Discussant. In addition, her background experience includes research involvement in European funded projects, as a Project Manager, being responsible for the scientific and administrative implementation of the specific projects.