Faculty

Giovanna Michelon
E-mail: giovanna.michelon@unipd.it
Curriculum
ACADEMIC POSITIONSNov 2023 – present Professor of Accounting, University of Padova, ItalyJun 2019 – Feb 2024 Professor of Accounting, University of Bristol, UKMar 2017 – May 2019 Professor of Accounting, University of Exeter Business School, UKMay 2013 – Mar 2017 Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Exeter Business School, UKMar 2006 – May 2013 Assistant Professor of Accounting, Department of Economics and Management, University of Padova, Italy VISITING POSITIONSOct 2024 – presentUniversity of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Feb 2024 – present University of Bristol, Bristol, UK (Honorary Professor)Sept 2019 – Oct 2023 University of Padova, Padova, ItalySept 2018 Université Toulouse Capitole, Toulouse, FranceSept 2015 – Jul 2018 ESSEC Business School, Cergy, FranceSept – Nov 2011 University of Central Florida, Orlando, USASept – Dec 2010 Concordia University, Montréal, CanadaSept – Dec 2009 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKSERVICE and LEADERSHIP2024 - presentInternal member of the Board of Directors, University of Padova2024 – presentEQUIS Coordinator, Department of Economics and Management, University of Padova2020 – present Chair of the European Accounting Association (EAA) Virtual Activities Committee2020 – present Member - EAA Management Committee2022 – present Member - ACCA Governance, Risk and Performance Global Forum2017 – presentFaculty Board - PhD Program in Economics and Management, University of Padova2019 – 2024Joint lead of the Accountability, Sustainability and Governance Research Group, School of Accounting and Finance, University of Bristol2020 – 2023 Head of the Accounting Department of the School of Accounting and Finance, University of Bristol 2017 – 2023Member of the Council of the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, University of St. Andrews2017 – 2023Member - EAA Publication Committee2018 – 2021 Chair of the ACCA Governance, Risk and Performance Global Forum EDITORIAL POSITIONS2024 – presentAssociate Editor European Accounting Review2021 – present Associate Editor Accounting and Business Research Guest Editor for the special issue on “Critical Perspectives in Italian”, Critical perspectives on Accounting Guest Editor for the special issue on “Accounting for the EU Green Taxonomy” Accounting Forum (with L. Alessi, T. Cojoianu, Andreas G. F. Hoepner) [in progress]Guest Editor for the special issue on “Corporate GHG Emissions’ Estimation, Reporting, Accountability and Integrity” Journal of Business Ethics (with T. Busch, C. Cho, A. Hoepner and J. Rogelj) [completed]Member of Editorial Boards: Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal; Accounting Forum; Accounting in Europe; Accounting Organizations and Society; British Accounting Review; Critical Perspectives on Accounting; Journal of Business Ethics; Journal of Accounting and Public Policy; Social and Environmental Accountability Journal; Sustainability Accounting Management and Policy Journal.https://sites.google.com/site/giovannamichelon/home
Pubblicazioni
Articoli in riviste
Stroehle, J., Gümüşay, A. A., Edinger-Schons, L. M., Vogel, A., Ebrahim, A., Rasche, A., King, A., Pucker, K., Barker, R., Reinecke, J., Michelon, G., Cooper, S., Etzion, D., Harji, K., Besharov, M., Mayer, C., Hsieh, N., & van den Terrell, E. 2025. A Critical Examination of Corporate Environmental and Social Impact Measurement and Valuation. Journal of Management Inquiry, https://doi.org/10.1177/10564926251330815
Arena, C., Garcia-Torea, N. and Michelon, G. 2024.The lines that divide: Board demographic faultlines and proactive environmental strategy, Corporate Governance: An International Review 32(5), 833-855.
Bonetti P., Cho C.H., and Michelon G. 2024. Environmental disclosure and cost of capital: evidence from the Fukushima accident. European Accounting Review 33(5), 1693–1721.
Elliot, V., Jonall, K., Paananen, M., Bebbington, J. & Michelon, G., 2024. Biodiversity reporting: standardization, materiality and assurance. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 68(9) 101435.
She C. and Michelon G. 2024. A governance approach to social media engagement in social enterprises. Business Strategy and the Environment 32(8), 5487-5505
Bebbington, J., Laine, M., Larrinaga, C. and Michelon, G. 2023. Environmental Accounting in the European Accounting Review: A Reflection. European Accounting Review 32(5), 1107-1128
Michelon G., Trojanowski G. and Sealy R. 2022. Narrative reporting: state of the art and future challenges, Accounting in Europe 19(1), 7-47.
Bonetti, P., Leuz, C., Michelon G. 2021. Large-sample evidence on the impact of unconventional oil and gas development on surface waters. Science 373(6557), 896-902.
Beelitz A., Cho C.H., Michelon G., Patten, D.M. 2021. Measuring CSR Disclosure when Assessing Stock Market Effects. Accounting and the Public Interest 21(1), 1-22.
Michelon, G. 2020. Accounting research boundaries and academic empathy. Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 76, 102204.
Michelon G., Rodrigue M. and Trevisan E. 2020. The marketization of a social movement: activists, shareholders and CSR disclosure. Accounting Organizations & Society 80, 101074.
Libri
Magnan, M. and Michelon G. (Eds). 2024 Handbook of Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Capitoli
Bouten, L., Cooper, S. and Michelon, G. 2025. Materiality assessment in the beauty industry. In Cho, C.H., Costa, E. and Korca, B. (Eds). Cases and Exercises on Sustainability Accounting, Edward Elgar Publishing
Michelon, G. and Rodrigue, M. 2025. Shareholder activism and progressive politics: the case of Climate Action 100+. In Mattoni A. (Ed). Handbook of Progressive Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing
Bebbington, J. Michelon, G and Russell, S. 2024. Foundations for socio-ecological accounting scholarship. In Vollmer H. (Ed). Handbook of Accounting in Society, Edward Elgar Publishing
Magnan, M. and Michelon, G. 2024. Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility: A reconciliation with tension in Handbook on Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility. Magnan, M. & Michelon, G. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 2-11
Magnan, M. and Michelon, G. 2024. Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility: A continuity perspective in Handbook on Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility. Magnan, M. & Michelon, G. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 24-33
Bouten, L., Michelon, G. and Roberts, R. W. 2024. The challenge of measuring CSR performance in Hand



