Melinda Ratkai

Dr. Melinda Ratkai serves as a Professor (lector) at Hotelschool The Hague, specializing in corporate governance, sustainable finance, and ESG reporting. With over a decade of experience in management economics and digital accounting/finance, she prepares hospitality industry professionals for evolving regulatory landscapes through ethical business practices and strategic leadership development.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in SME Management and Economics from the University of Huelva, Spain (2014)

Her research integrates business reporting, strategy building, and ethics through shared commitments to transparency, long-term value creation, and stakeholder engagement. She champions corporate sustainability frameworks that align operational practices with ethical imperatives, emphasizing how transparent reporting demonstrates accountability and reduces legal risks while fostering organizational integrity. Her work positions ESG compliance as a strategic catalyst for sustainable business models that attract ethically-minded investors.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2017-2025) reveals dominant research trajectories in ESG implementation within hospitality, financial regulation in European football, and digital-era corporate transparency. These works span sustainable finance, sports economics, and public administration, consistently examining regulatory compliance mechanisms and stakeholder engagement strategies. Her methodological approach blends case studies, systematic literature reviews, and empirical data analysis to bridge theoretical frameworks with industry applications, particularly in preparing hospitality sectors for mandatory sustainability reporting.