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FRANCO CESCON - CV
Academic Address:
Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Udine, Via Tomadini 30/a, 33100 Udine, I.
Education:
Degree in Business Administration (Economia Aziendale), Faculty of Economics,
University of Venice, Venice, I, (November, 1982)
Research Fee, M.Sc. Accounting and Finance, Department of Accounting and Finance, The
London School of Economics (LSE), London, UK, (October 1989 to April 1990)
Visiting Scholar of Accounting, Department of Accounting and Finance, The London
School of Economics, London, UK, (September 1996 to October 1996).
Academic Positions:
Professor of Business Administration, University of Udine, I, (December, 2006)
Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Udine, I, (November, 2001)
Researcher of Business Administration, University of Udine, I, (February, 1992)
Research Assistant of Economia Aziendale, Faculty of Economics, University of Venice,
Venice, I, (1984 to 1988)
Research Interests:
Management Accounting Theory
Costing for Decision-making and Control
Investment Appraisal in Advanced Manufacturing Systems
Financial Management, mainly based on analytical models.
Selected Publications:
Cescon, F., 2015, Costing per il controllo, McGraw-Hill Education (Italia), Milano, p. 1140, ISBN: 978-88-386-7481-5. (Monograph)
Cescon F., 2013, [with Costantini, A., Rossi, G.], The Influence of Business Strategy and
Ownership on Management Accounting Innovations and Risk Management Techniques: An
Empirical Analysis in Large Manufacturing Companies in Italy, In: The Firms’s Role in the
Economy: Does a Growth-Oriented Business Model Exist? Cacucci Editore, p. 1-29, ISBN:
978-88-661-1294-5. (Proceeding)
Cescon, F., 2012, The impact of AMT firm characteristics on innovative costing techniques
and non-financial measures of performance, in: Performance Measurement and
Management Control: Global Issues, edited by Davila, A., Epstein, M., C., Manzoni, J-F,.
vol. 25, p. 91-115, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN: 978-1-78052-910-3, doi:
10.1108/S1479-3512 (2012) 0000025007. (Book Chapter).
Cescon, F., 2010, The Influence of AMT Firm Characteristics on Innovative Costing
Techniques: A Contingency-Based Study. In: a cura di Giuseppe Airoldi, Giorgio Brunetti,
Guido Corbetta, e Giorgio Invernizzi, Economia Aziendale e Management: Scritti in onore
di Vittorio Coda, p. 679-696, Milano: Egea, ISBN: 978-88-238-1104-1. (Book Chapter).
Cescon, F., 2010, Investment in New Manufacturing Systems: An Italian-based empirical
analysis, Economia aziendale Online, 1/2010, p. 13-26, ISSN: 1826-4719. (Article)
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Cescon, F., 2009, Sistemi di costing: Hanno un ruolo i nuovi product costing? Un’analisi
empirica, con una comparazione 1998-2007, in Italia, Rivista dei Dottori Commercialisti,
vol. 4/2009, p. 657-677, ISSN: 0485-2281. (Article)
Cescon, F., 2007, Informazioni di costo per le decisioni di breve termine: un approccio
manageriale, Rivista dei Dottori Commercialisti, vol. 2/2007, p. 187-217, ISSN: 0485-2281.
(Article)
Cescon, F., 2006, Analisi finanziaria per il controllo di gestione, Novara: Isedi De Agostini,
p.1-254, ISBN: 88-8008-322-8. (Monograph)
Cescon, F., 2004, Rilevazioni e determinazioni quantitative d’azienda, Giuffrè Editore,
Milano, vol. 9, p. 1-271 + CD, ISBN: 88-14-11342-4. (Monograph)
Cescon, F., 2002, Short-term Perceptions, Corporate Governance and the Management of R
& D in Italian Companies, The Journal of Management and Governance, Vol. 6, No. 3, p.
255-270, ISSN: 1385-3457. (Article)
Cescon, F., 2001, La programmazione degli investimenti nella transizione ai nuovi ambienti
industriali, Cedam, Padova, p. 1-266, ISBN: 88-13-23603-4. (Monograph)
Cescon, F., 2000, [with B. Brunetti], Management Accounting, Costing and the New
Business Environment, In (edited) Shry Bhagwan Dahiya, The Current State of Business
Disciplines, Volume 5, Management II, p. 2513-2532, Rothak, Spellbound Publication PTV,
India, ISBN: 81-7600-054-X. (Book Chapter)
Cescon, F., 1998, Investment Appraisal and Measures of Performance in Italian
Divisionalised Companies, The Journal of Management and Governance, 2; 191-212, ISSN:
1385-3457. (Article)
Cescon, F., 1998, [with G. Brunetti], Capital Markets and Corporate Governance in Italian
Companies: A Study on Short-termism, In (edited by) I. Demirag, Corporate Governance,
Accountability and Pressures to Perform: An International Study, Stamford: JAI Press Inc,
USA; Vol. 2, p. 269-295, ISBN: 0-7623-0420-0. (Book Chapter)
Recent Presentations:
Società Italia di Ragioneria ed Economia Aziendale, (SIDREA), University of Pisa, Pisa,
Italy, September 2016.
Accademia Italiana di Economia aziendale, (AIDEA), University of Lecce, Italy, September
2013.
European Institute of Advanced Study in Management (EIASM), Nice, F, September 2011.
University Bocconi, Milan, Italy, December 2009.
European Institute of Advanced Study in Management (EIASM), Brussels, B, December
2008.
Recent Service to School
Director, PhD Programme in Business Studies, University of Udine, Italy, (May 2006 to
May 2011).
Deputy Director, Department of Finance, University of Udine, Italy, (October 2005 to
December 2010).
