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Overview
Elina (Evangelia) joined Cardiff Business School in 2014. She previously held a lectureship position at Surrey Business School. She holds a PhD in the area of management accounting from the Alliance Management Business School, University of Manchester and a master’s degree from the same university. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Athens University of Economics and Business. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Her research interests, although diverse, lay in the broad area of management control, management accounting and critical accounting. Elina is currently working on projects exploring the risk management practices in the UK financial sector and the accountability to employees in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
She is currently the Admissions Tutor for the postgraduate Accounting and Finance programmes. Finally, since 2020, Elina is also a Trustee and the Honorary Treasurer at the Management Control Association.
Publication
2024
- Dhanani, A., Chaidali, P., Sharma, N. and Varoutsa, E. 2024. Responding to employee-based race inequalities in National Health Service (England): accountability and the Workforce Race Equality Standard. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 37(7/8), pp. 1665-1694. (10.1108/AAAJ-08-2023-6621)
- Chaidali, P., Cordery, C., Dhanani, A., Varoutsa, E. and Woodward, J. 2024. Charity impact reporting: Informing the forthcoming Charities Statement of Recommended Practice - Phase Two Report. Project Report. [Online]. ICAS. Available at: https://www.icas.com/landing/charities/charity-impact-reporting
2022
- Chaidali, P., Cordery, C., Dhanani, A. and Varoutsa, E. 2022. Charity impact reporting: Informing the forthcoming SORP. Project Report. [Online]. ICAS. Available at: https://www.icas.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/610893/Charities-Impact-Report_Final.pdf
2020
- Soin, K., Varoutsa, E. and Taylor, L. 2020. Blurred lines. Enterprise Risk: The official magazine of The Institute of Risk Management Summer, pp. 28-29.
2018
- Varoutsa, E. and Scapens, R. W. 2018. Trust and control in evolving inter-organisational relationships: evidence from the aerospace industry. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal 31(1), pp. 112-140. (10.1108/AAAJ-02-2013-1218)
2015
- Varoutsa, E. and Scapens, R. W. 2015. The governance of inter-organisational relationships during different supply chain maturity phases. Industrial Marketing Management 46, pp. 68-82. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.01.006)
2010
- Scapens, R. W. and Varoutsa, E. 2010. Accounting in inter-organisational relationships - the institutional theory perspective. In: Håkansson, H., Kraus, K. and Lind, J. eds. Accounting in Networks. [New York, NY]. Routledge, pp. 314-341.
Articles
- Dhanani, A., Chaidali, P., Sharma, N. and Varoutsa, E. 2024. Responding to employee-based race inequalities in National Health Service (England): accountability and the Workforce Race Equality Standard. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 37(7/8), pp. 1665-1694. (10.1108/AAAJ-08-2023-6621)
- Soin, K., Varoutsa, E. and Taylor, L. 2020. Blurred lines. Enterprise Risk: The official magazine of The Institute of Risk Management Summer, pp. 28-29.
- Varoutsa, E. and Scapens, R. W. 2018. Trust and control in evolving inter-organisational relationships: evidence from the aerospace industry. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal 31(1), pp. 112-140. (10.1108/AAAJ-02-2013-1218)
- Varoutsa, E. and Scapens, R. W. 2015. The governance of inter-organisational relationships during different supply chain maturity phases. Industrial Marketing Management 46, pp. 68-82. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.01.006)
Book sections
- Scapens, R. W. and Varoutsa, E. 2010. Accounting in inter-organisational relationships - the institutional theory perspective. In: Håkansson, H., Kraus, K. and Lind, J. eds. Accounting in Networks. [New York, NY]. Routledge, pp. 314-341.
Monographs
- Chaidali, P., Cordery, C., Dhanani, A., Varoutsa, E. and Woodward, J. 2024. Charity impact reporting: Informing the forthcoming Charities Statement of Recommended Practice - Phase Two Report. Project Report. [Online]. ICAS. Available at: https://www.icas.com/landing/charities/charity-impact-reporting
- Chaidali, P., Cordery, C., Dhanani, A. and Varoutsa, E. 2022. Charity impact reporting: Informing the forthcoming SORP. Project Report. [Online]. ICAS. Available at: https://www.icas.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/610893/Charities-Impact-Report_Final.pdf
- Varoutsa, E. and Scapens, R. W. 2018. Trust and control in evolving inter-organisational relationships: evidence from the aerospace industry. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal 31(1), pp. 112-140. (10.1108/AAAJ-02-2013-1218)
- Varoutsa, E. and Scapens, R. W. 2015. The governance of inter-organisational relationships during different supply chain maturity phases. Industrial Marketing Management 46, pp. 68-82. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.01.006)
- Scapens, R. W. and Varoutsa, E. 2010. Accounting in inter-organisational relationships - the institutional theory perspective. In: Håkansson, H., Kraus, K. and Lind, J. eds. Accounting in Networks. [New York, NY]. Routledge, pp. 314-341.
Research
Research interests
Charities impact measurement and reporting
Race and accountability
Management control and risk management
Risk management frameworks in the financial industry
Management control systems
Teaching
Teaching commitments
- Managenent Accounting and Control of Organizational Performance (PG, co-module leader)
- Management Accounting and Control (UG, co-module leader)
- Research Topics in Accounting (PG, contributor)
Prior teaching experience includes:
- Financial Analysis and Control (MBA); Advance Management Accounting (PG); Accounting for Non-Specialists (PG) Auditing and Assurance (UG); Introduction to Accounting (UG); Intermediate Management Accounting (UG)
Biography
Qualifications
- PhD in Management Accounting (Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (The University of Surrey)
- MSc in Accounting and Finance (Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester)
- BSc in Business Administration (Athens University of Business and Economics)
Supervisions
Co-Supervisor for Lian Zhong - Competing on digitalization transformation: the relation between enterprise resource planning, management control systems and dynamic capabilities.
Contact Details
+44 29208 70638
Aberconway Building, Room R28, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU