Marika Arena, Ph.D. is Full Professor of Accounting Finance and Control at Politecnico di Milano. She is the Director of the Master of Science in Manangement Engineering and she is part of the Board of the Ph.D in Management Engineering. She's author of over 100 papers published in national and international journals and conference proceedings and book chapters.
Education
PHD: Management Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.
Master of Science: Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano.
Her research interests are articulated along four main streams: Performance measurement and management of complex systems; Change management and innovation processes related of internal auditing and risk management systems in private and public organizations Sustainability strategies and corporate social innovation; Comprehensive engineering for social impact. The research activities in these four areas have been developed through both qualitative and quantitative research methods (case study, action research, survey, sentiment and opinon analysis) and have been often characterized by collaborations with researchers and of other departments and other universities (in Italy and abroad).