Silvia Triani : Isenberg School of Management : UMass Amherst

Office

Isenberg 355

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Silvia Triani is a lecturer of accounting at Isenberg School of Management. She has been teaching Financial and Managerial Accounting since 2019. She has always been interested in the business world;

Silvia Triani is a lecturer of accounting at Isenberg School of Management. She has been teaching Financial and Managerial Accounting since 2019. She has always been interested in the business world; she got a bachelor’s in Economics and Management, a Master’s in Business Administration and then a PhD in Economics and Management of Innovation and Sustainability with a focus in Accounting. She investigated how diversity (gender and roles) affects variables related with the corporate governance. Exploring ways to bring more inclusion and to embrace diversity is something that inspires her, personally and professionally.

Education

BS in Economics and Management, University of Parma, 2009

MS in Business Administration, University of Parma, 2011

PhD, Economics and Management of Innovation and Sustainability, 2018

Research Interests

Gender Equality & Diversity

Corporate Governance

Voluntary and mandatory disclosure

Teaching Interests

General

Managerial Accounting
Financial Accounting

Academic Appointments

Lecturer of Accounting, UMass Amherst, 2019-Present

Selected Publications

“Financial Globalization, Global Accounting Standards and Economic Growth”, with Orhan Akisik (University of Massachusetts) and Graham Gal (University of Massachusetts). International Review of Economics and Finance, 2025.

“Le quote di genere nella Governance delle societa’ quotate. Un quadro di riferimento e alcune evidenze empiriche nel contesto nazionale”, with Katia Furlotti (University of Parma) e Veronica Tibiletti (University of Parma), in Il Corpo delle donne, La condizione giuridica feminile (1946–2021), Torino: G. GIAPPICHELLI EDITORE, 2021.

“Do women directors care about gender policy?” with Katia Furlotti (University of Parma), Veronica Tibiletti (University of Parma), and Tatiana Mazza (University of Parma). Rivista Italiana di Ragioneria e di Economia Aziendale, 2021.

“Can Graphs in Sustainability Reports Actually Manage Impressions? An Analysis from the Investors’ Perspective” with Caterina Pesci, Luca Fornaciari, Alice Medioli, Teerooven Soobaroyen. Accounting, Accountability and Society, 2020.

“Women in Top Positions on Boards of Directors: Gender Policies Disclosed in Italian Sustainability Reporting” with Katia Furlotti, Tatiana Mazza and Veronica Tibiletti.