Laura Bini

Laura Bini is an Assistant Professor of Financial Accounting at the School of Economics and Management, University of Florence. She teaches courses in business administration, accounting, financial statement analysis, and business planning at both bachelor's and master's levels.

• Nationality: Italy
• Educated at: University of Florence
• PhD in Financial Accounting (2010) with thesis 'The harmonization of financial key performance indicators in annual report: what are the disclosure drivers for European countries?'
• Visiting student at Manchester Business School (2009)

Her research focuses on corporate disclosure practices, international accounting standards, and financial statement analysis. Current projects examine disclosure quality measurement, impression management in financial reporting, and non-financial information integration.

Scientific Awards:

• Research grant from ICAS (2010) for 'The informational capacity of financial performance indicators in European annual reports'
• Research grant (2010-2011) for 'The disclosure of performance indicators in European annual reports: a comparison between Anglo-Saxon and Continental countries'

Laura has published in Advances in Accounting, Journal of Management and Governance, and Journal of Intellectual Capital. She previously held visiting student status at Manchester Business School and maintains affiliations with the University of Florence's academic community.