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Accountability and third mission in Italian universities

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  • Paolo Ricci
  • Renato Civitillo

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This paper aims to give an overview of accountability systems in Italian universities with specific regard to universities 'Third mission'. After a sketch on non-financial communication towards stakeholders, the work deals with social reporting in Italian universities, its potential developments and the first results reached in the light of 'Third mission' issues. The research methodology used is based on observed cases analysis and content analysis, providing us with an interesting overview about the phenomenon. 'Third mission' is officially evaluated in Italian academic system, like the traditional research and teaching fields. With such a complex evaluation system, the Italian university system is at the forefront at European level to stimulate the commitment to research and teaching to society. However, social reporting in Italian universities do not seem to grasp the significance, and are rare cases in which the 'Third mission' is stated in the documents.

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  • Paolo Ricci & Renato Civitillo, 2017. "Accountability and third mission in Italian universities," International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(3), pages 201-221.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:injmfa:v:9:y:2017:i:3:p:201-221
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    1. Renato Civitillo & Paolo Ricci & Biagio Simonetti, 2019. "Management and performance of Non-Profit Institutions: finding new development trajectories—evidence from Italy," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 53(5), pages 2275-2290, September.

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