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Francesca Dal Mas has a master’s degree in Business Administration and a PhD in Managerial and Actuarial Sciences from Udine University and a law degree from Bologna University, Italy. She is a lecturer in Strategy and Enterprise at the Lincoln International Business School of the University of Lincoln and an Honorary Research Fellow at the Sapienza University of Rome. She was founder and CEO of three small companies, and she served as a marketing manager and deputy project manager at a small international pharmaceutical company. She also teaches finance, law, strategy and accounting in postgraduate and undergraduate courses organized by public bodies and private business schools.

Grazia Dicuonzo is senior lecturer in Business Administration at the University of Bari Aldo Moro (Italy), where she teaches Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards and Financial Statement Analysis. She collaborates with an international consultancy firm to define the ranking of top firms in a regional context. Her research interests are in the areas of risk disclosure, value relevance of brand valuation, earnings management and integrated reporting.

Maurizio Massaro, PhD, is associate professor at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Before joining academia, he was founder and CEO of multiple consultancy firms. He has also served as a research centre vice president in the field of metal analysis. He has been a visiting professor at Florida Gulf Coast University and Leicester University. He enjoys several contacts and research partnerships with universities in the United States, continental Europe, United Kingdom, Asia and Australia. His research interests include knowledge management, intellectual capital, sustainability in international business and research methods. His research has been applied in multiple research contexts.

Vittorio Dell'Atti is full professor of Business Administration at the University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy. He was the Head of the Economics, Management and Business Law Department and the Coordinator of Business Studies School for PhD studies at the University of Bari Aldo Moro. He has published several books and numerous articles in Italian and international journals. His research interests are in the areas of financial accounting, financial statement analysis, value relevance of brand valuation, earnings management and integrated reporting.