Massimiliano
Barbi
Italy Professor of Corporate Finance University of Bologna Extended Faculty
Massimiliano Barbi is a Professor of Corporate Finance at the Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna. He earned his PhD in Banking and Finance from the Catholic University of Milan in 2009. During his doctoral studies, he was a visiting PhD candidate at Birkbeck, University of London (2006-2007), and served as an Associate Lecturer of Risk Management at Leeds University Business School in 2010.
His research interests include financial risk management, corporate valuation and governance, entrepreneurial finance, and household finance. He has taught various introductory and intermediate courses in corporate finance, corporate valuation, risk management, and corporate governance. He has experience teaching graduate, MBA, and PhD-level courses on these topics. Additionally, he has collaborated as an expert consultant in corporate valuation.
COURSES
This course examines the rules and processes through which firms are controlled and managed. At the heart of corporate governance is the agency problem: Managers, who control corporate resources, may prioritize their own interests rather than maximizing returns for the providers of capital. What are the consequences for the firm’s value if they fail to act in investors’ interests? What mechanisms and incentives ensure they do? The course explores governance structures across different ownership models, with a focus on Europe, where large shareholders play a dominant role.
Entrepreneurial Finance