Magdalena Partac

Magdalena Partac serves as a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance and Deputy Head of School for the Economics and International Business discipline at Anglia Ruskin University's School of Economics, Finance and Law (Faculty of Business and Law). Her expertise centers on Performance Management and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) management, with direct applications for business practitioners.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in SME Performance Management from Anglia Ruskin University
• MSc in Accounting, Audit and Management Information Systems from Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
• BSc in Accounting and Management Information Systems from Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
• PG Cert in Higher Education from Anglia Ruskin University

Research focuses on Accounting and Finance, Performance Measurement Systems, SMEs, Entrepreneurship, and Corporate Governance. Her work investigates how performance metrics drive organizational outcomes in small businesses, sustainability-financial performance linkages, and innovative financing mechanisms including crowdfunding and business angel networks.

Publication trends (2013-2019) reveal consistent exploration of performance management in SME contexts and university-social enterprise synergies, highlighting strategic implications for educational institutions and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Professional recognition includes:

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

She supervises doctoral research on corporate governance in Nigeria (Ordu Larry), tacit knowledge retention in UK hospitality (Shaveta Bedi), and IFRS discontinued operations (Christopher Frank). Leadership roles encompass BSc Accounting and Finance Course Leadership and Faculty-wide Personal Development Tutoring coordination.

Prior to academia, Magdalena spent five years as Financial Manager for Romania's National Council of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, where she directly supported entrepreneurs and shaped small business policy initiatives.