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Vacancy: Tenure Track position at the Department of Accounting
19 September 2024
The Department of Accounting at SSE currently invites applications for one tenure track position. The tenure track position is in business administration with a focus on accounting (e.g., financial reporting, auditing, management accounting & control, sustainability accounting).
"I give students the tools to catch the fish"
05 February 2024
Milda Tylaite, Assistant Professor at the Department of Accounting and Deputy Director for the MSc program in Accounting, Valuation & Financial Management, never intended to pursue an academic career. But her passion for teaching and research, coupled with her willingness to speak up, made it an irresistible path for her.
CEO prior corporate bankruptcy experiences and financial risk of their current firms
08 November 2023
New research examines link between the prior corporate bankruptcy experiences of directors and CEOs and the financial risk of their current firms.
Magicians, unicorns, or data cleaners?
07 September 2023
New research from the Department of Accounting explores the identity narratives and work experiences of data scientists.
Having a daughter can ‘nudge’ CEOs towards supporting equality
24 March 2023
Raising daughters can make male company leaders more supportive of women’s struggles for equality, new research shows. This also leads to employing more women in their companies and on their boards.
Professor Henrik Nilsson receives the prestigious Swedish Auditing Academy Research Award 2022
10 February 2023
Professor Henrik Nilsson from Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) has been awarded the Swedish Auditing Academy Research Award for his valuable contribution to the research within the field external accounting and auditing.
The MSc in Accounting, Valuation & Financial Management program invites Ukrainians to apply
06 October 2022
The application to SSE’s MSc in Accounting, Valuation & Financial Management is now open, and we invite Ukrainians to apply.
Gender salary gap in the auditing profession: Trend and explanations
22 September 2022
New research from the Department of Accounting examines the gender salary gap in the auditing profession in Sweden.
The productive accountant as (un-)wanted self: Realizing the ambivalent role of productivity measures in accountants’ identity work
23 August 2022
A new study explores the identity-related challenges that accountants with a strong business partner identity might face when being confronted with strict productivity measures.
Business school education, motivation, and young adults' stock market participation
11 April 2022
New research from Department of Accounting faculty examines whether business school education increases students’ stock market participation.