UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA
Department of Business
Government Philosophy Studies
PERSONAL DETAILS
(Update: October, 23th, 2014)
Nationality:
Italian
Current Position:
Ph.D. student in Business Management&Accounting
Office:
Tor Vergata University
(ranked 33 in the 2014 QS University Ranking “Top 50 Under 50”)
Department of Business Government Philosophy Studies
Via Columbia 2, 00133, Rome, Italy
Phone Numbers:
+39(0)6-72595518 (Office); +39(0)6-72595804 (Fax)
E-mail:
[email protected]
Home page:
http://economia.uniroma2.it/igf/dottorandi/72-429/matteo-cristofaro-
Twitter Name:
@matteocristofar
LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/matteo-cristofaro/51/695/401
Academia.Edu:
https://uniroma2.academia.edu/MCristofaro
ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matteo_Cristofaro
Matteo Cristofaro
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Summary
1. Profile Summary
2. Employment history
3. Education and Degree
4. Research
4.1 Interests
4.2 Publications
4.2.1 Journal Articles
4.3 Projects
4.4 Service
4.4.1 Academic Memberships
4.4.2 Other
5. Teaching
5.1 Teaching Experience
5.1.1 Teaching assistance
5.2 Students’ supervision
6. Work Experience
7. Honors and Awards
8. Certificates
Matteo Cristofaro
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1. Profile Summary
Matteo Cristofaro is a Ph.D. student of Business Management&Accounting at the University of
Rome Tor Vergata, ranked 33 in the 2014 QS University Ranking “Top 50 Under 50”. From this
University he earned a Master’s Degree in Management (Supervisor Dott. Gianpaolo Abatecola)
with a specific focus in Consulting.
2. Employment history

December, 1st, 2013 - present: Ph.D student in Business Management&Accounting, Tor
Vergata University, Department of Business Government Philosophy Studies.
3. Education and Degree

08-2014: Summer course on Qualitative Research Methods, London Business School of
Economics.
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04-2014/07-2014: British Council – Rome. Advanced English course.
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03-2014/05-2014: Business Simulations course on SAP Business ByDesign, provided by
Reply InEssence.
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03-2013/07-2013: English Studio – London (03/2013 – 07/2013) Advanced English course.
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10-2011/07-2013: Master’s Degree in Management, Tor Vergata University. Supervisor:
Dott Gianpaolo Abatecola. Final Evaluation: 110/110 cum laude.
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10-2008/10-2011: Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Magna Graecia University.
Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Calabrò. Final Evaluation: 110/110 cum laude.
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09-2003/07-2008: High School Diploma, Scientific Lyceum (scientific studies, five-year
programme), Luigi Siciliani (Catanzaro, Italy).
4. Research
4.1. Interests

Managerial Decision Making, Problem Solving, Behavioral Strategy.

Management Consulting.

Business modeling.
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(Industries: Consulting, Gaming)
4.2. Publications
4.2.1 Journal articles

G. Abatecola, M. Cristofaro (2014). Quali caratteristiche socio-demografiche e competenze
distintive nel settore immobiliare italiano? Un’analisi comparativa. Gruppo di Studio e
Attenzione-Accademia Italiana Di Economia Aziendale (forthcoming).
4.3. Project

2014: “Yearly Management consulting industry's report in Italy”. A Tor Vergata University
and Assoconsult study. National Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Gustavo Piga, Tor Vergata
University). Role: Team Member (Tor Vergata University Research Unit). State: in
progress. Published in attachment with: Harvard Business Review Italia, September 2014.
4.4. Service
4.3.1 Academic Memberships

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2014 – present: Academy of Management – AOM.
2014 – present: Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale Giovani – AIDEA Giovani.
4.3.2 Other

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2014-present: Teaching assistant during 2 editions of a “SAP ByDesign Course” for
graduate students held at Tor Vergata University.
05-2014: SAP Business By Design Certificate.
5. Teaching
5.1. Teaching Experience
Guest Lectureships
Academic
Year
Class name
Matteo Cristofaro
Level
Role
Hours/CTS*
Language
Course Name
Topic
Institution
4
2014/15
Service
Management
Graduate
Guest
lecturer
34/6 (2 hours
of lecturing)
Italian
Ms. Service
Management
2013/14
Managerial
Decision
Making
Graduate
Guest
lecturer
34/6 (10
hours of
lecturing)
Italian
Ms.
Management
2013/14
Entrepreneur
ship
Graduate
Guest
lecturer
60/12 (8
hours of
lecturing)
Italian
Ms.
Management
English
BEST Tor
Vergata (IT
students
association)
07/2014
5.1.1
Marketing
Graduate
Guest
lecturer
2 hours of
lecturing
Measures
of service
quality
Business
analysis
tools;
Business
creativity.
Business
Modelling;
Funding.
Social
Media
Marketing
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Teaching assistance
The data below summarize different courses in which I have been involved as a course assistant at
Rome “Tor Vergata” University.
Class Name
Managerial Decision
Making
General Management
General Management
(Advanced)
Entrepreneurship
Firms internationalization
Language
Italian
Level
Graduate
Professor
Gianpaolo Abatecola
Italian
English
Undergraduate
Graduate
Roberto Cafferata
Corrado Cerruti
Italian
Italian
Graduate
Graduate
Francesco Scafarto
Cosetta Pepe
5.2. Student’s Supervision
The data below summarize the students supervised, at Tor Vergata University under the main
supervision of Prof. Gianpaolo Abatecola. The students are listed according to their graduation date.
No.
Student
1
Martina
Damia
2
Massimilia
no Biaggi
3
Dario
Meloni
4
Beatrice
Dissertation title
La qualità dei processi
decisionali d’impresa
nel settore alimentare:
il caso Surgital S.p.A.
La Teoria degli Upper
Echelons: evidenze dal
caso Parmalat
Analisi qualitativa dei
processi decisionali
nelle scelte di
internazionalizzazione:
l’esperienza Stelin s.r.l.
Il controllo di qualità
Language
Major1
Final
Evaluation
Completed
Current
position
Italian
MDM
110/110
2013/2014
Surgitalia
S.p.A.
Italian
MDM
106/110
2013/2014
Looking for a
job
Italian
MDM
110/110 cum
laude
2013/2014
Accenture
Italian
MDM
102/110
2013/2014
F.lli De Cecco
1 MDM= Managerial Decision Making;
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De Cecco
dei processi
decisionali: il caso De
cecco
Di Filippo Fara
S. Martino
S.p.A.
6. Work experience
October 2011 - December 2013: Accounting private office “Studio Antonini”, Catanzaro.
Position: Assistant Accountant.
Achievements
-
Assistant in drawing up balance sheets and budget forecasts, ensuring financial control;
Assistant in financial analysis and managerial accounting;
Assistant auditor for office’s clients.
September 2012 - March 2013: CONSEL, Rome. Position: Junior Business Analyst.
Achievements
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As part of a junior consulting team, I carried out business analysis and business modeling on
a new technological product of WIND S.p.A. created within the european project
CHOReOS;
I collaborated in the creation of an excel evaluation sheet to evaluate new business ideas,
ensuring a qualitative and quantitative evaluations.
September 2013 - December 2013: Price Waterhouse&Coopers, Rome. Position: Internal Auditor
Assistant.
I worked in the Systems and Process Assurance line of service of PwC and as a part of some
projects I gained experiences in helping major organizations in understanding and managing the
risks associated with the financial reporting including related business processes and IT processes.
Key duties and responsabilities included:

Execute internal auditing controls by gathering, documenting and analyzing information and
evidence of the existence of risks and the effectiveness of processes and IT systems.
Clients served: Compagnia Surgelati Italiana (Frozen Food); Codere Italia (Gaming).
7. Honors and Awards

2013/2016: Tor Vergata University, PhD. in Business Management&Accounting. 3-year
Full Scholarship.
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8. Certificates
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10-2014/10-2016: IELTS test. Score: 6.5 - Good user. British Council – Rome.
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05-2014: SAP Business By Design Certificate (provided by SAP Italy).
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