Phd Students
Current PhD students
Almersson, Fanny (fanny.almersson@phdstudent.hhs.se)
Fanny conducts research with a focus on management accounting. Current research project is focusing on the role of accounting in shaping organizational identity using empirical cases of sports organizations.
Al Najjar, Jamil (jamil.alnajjar@phdstudent.hhs.se)
Jamil conducts quantitative research in financial accounting. His current project focuses on the accounting choice of private firms facing a shift in regulation in Sweden.
Angwald, Anton (anton.angwald@sbs.su.se)
Bendix, Alessandra (alessandra.bendix@sbs.su.se)
Alessandra’s research interests revolve around the incorporation of environmental, social and governmental (ESG) factors into investment practices. She is especially interested in the role of stories and narratives in ESG investing.
Biörklund, Anders (anders.biorklund@phdstudent.hhs.se)
Anders conducts qualitative research in management accounting. Current research projects focus on how accounting and categorization practices influence demergers.
Brogeby, Marcus (marcus.brogeby@hb.se)
Marcus’ research focuses on the construction of accounting numbers. His thesis is a case study of how actors affect sustainability reporting in a large Swedish organization. Using an infrastructure framework he shows how sustainability reporting is linked to underlying events and how existing reporting infrastructure shapes what accounting is possible.
Brus, Malin (malin.brus@handels.gu.se)
Malin’s research interests relate to changing practices in the accounting profession, particularly how digitalization affects the development of accounting competencies.
Bäärnhielm, Ulrika (ulrika.baarnhielm@mdu.se)
Cai, Yao (yao.cai@phdstudent.hhs.se)
Yao’s research focuses on management accounting and performance management practices. She is currently conducting qualitative research on measuring, managing, and reporting social impact in fundraising organizations.
Elkadi, Heba (heba.elkadi@mdu.se)
Heba’s research interests concern the digitalization of accounting and auditing, particularly the long-term impact of digital technologies on these practices.
Eriksson, Jan-Olof (jan-olof.eriksson@handels.gu.se)
Erwe, Linda (linda.erwe@fek.lu.se)
Linda’s research examines textual differences in sustainability reports, focusing on how external and firm-specific factors influence language use. Her thesis is primarily quantitative, using natural language processing (NLP).
Fernando, Bhagya (bhagya.fernando@fek.uu.se)
Bhagya is a PhD student at Uppsala University. Her research focuses on expertise, decision-making, and artificial intelligence in fund management.
Hellmalm, Paola (paola.hellmalm@sbs.su.se)
Paola studies relationships between start-ups and venture capital firms, particularly how interactions and characteristics influence valuation.
Hellqvist, Sofia (sofia.hellqvist@ltu.se)
Performance management in healthcare settings, with a focus on patient-centered professions.
Hoang, Quynh (quynh.hoang@umu.se)
Hu, Haojun (haojun.hu@fek.uu.se)
Haojun conducts research in accounting and finance, focusing on fund management and expertise.
Johannesson, Huni (huni.johannesson@gu.se)
Kaiser, Daniel (daniel.kaiser@umu.se)
Daniel studies how psychological and behavioral factors influence financial reporting and audit quality.
Karlsson, Malin (malin.karlsson@se.ey.com)
Malin’s research focuses on the link between sustainability reporting and financial reporting, especially climate-related disclosures.
Karlsson, Per (per.karlsson@kau.se)
Per studies auditing and fair value accounting, with a focus on trust and its impact on audit judgments.
Lajevardi, Rozita (rozita.lajevardi@gu.se)
Rozita’s research focuses on funding, remuneration, and efficiency in healthcare systems.
Leppänen, Caroline (caroline.leppanen@spa.gu.se)
Lindqvist Parbratt, Oliver (oliver.lindqvistparbratt@phdstudent.hhs.se)
Oliver works on accounting and digitalization in public management, and on developing accounting research using sports empirics.
Lou, Daining (daining.lou@hhs.se)
Lundström, Matilda (matilda.lundstrom@hh.se)
Matilda studies business model innovation and international entrepreneurship in the MedTech sector.
Moin, Muhammad Shehzad (shehzad.moin@umu.se)
Shehzad studies corporate sustainability reporting and governance in Swedish settings.
Nordlund, Isabella (isabella.nordlund@phdstudent.hhs.se)
Isabella studies the role of accountants and financial communication in the public sector, focusing on CFO identity and practice.
Nylander, Sebastian (sebastian.nylander@oru.se)
Olofsson, Emma (emma.olofsson@gu.se)
Omarov, Bilal (bilal.omarov@umu.se)
Bilal studies information asymmetry in bank lending and corporate disclosure.
Plesner, Åsa (asa.plesner@sbs.su.se)
Åsa studies management accounting in relation to employee experiences, including workload, health, and autonomy.
Rasaei, Janet (janet.rasaei@kau.se)
The involvement and contribution of inter-organizational management accounting and control systems.
von Schmalensee, Gustav (gustav.vonschmalensee@hhs.se)
Shahid, Hira (hira.shahid@hh.se)
Hira studies sustainability reporting and regulation, focusing on Swedish listed companies.
Soheili, Amin (amin.soheili@ju.se)
Swara, Christopher (christopher.swara@sbs.su.se)
Christopher studies how accounting contributes to societal goals such as equality and justice.
Wen, Jie (jie.wen@hhs.se)
Villaume Silberstein, Anna (anna.villaume-silberstein@sbs.su.se)
Widegren, Andreas (andreas.widegren@fek.uu.se)
Yang, Qishen (qishen.yang@fek.uu.se)
Former PhD students
Doctoral theses
Afzali, Mansoor
"Essays on the Role of Social Networks and Social Capital in Accounting and Finance", Hanken Business School, 2020
Aleksziev, Peter
"Essays on Segment Reporting and Valuation", Stockholm School of Economics, 2019
Alshamma, Noor
Essays on the Association Between Stock Prices and Fundamental Values, Stockholm School of Economics, 2024
Annelin, Alice
"Audit Teams and Audit Quality: A Sustainable Development Goal Perspective", Umeå University, 2019
Barkfeldt, Carl
"Asset Mispricing", Uppsala University, 2022
Cederberg, Emilia
"The Ins and Outs of ESG: A Study on the Spatialities of Accounting Change", Stockholm School of Economics, 2019
Christner, Henning
"The Valuable Organisation: A study of how activities are calculated, controlled and made valuable", Stockholm School of Economics, 2015
Dong, Ting
"Essays on the Supply and Demand for Auditing Service", Stockholm School of Economics, 2020
Eriksson, Kim
"Anordna styrning – tillblivelse av en mångfald styrteknologier", Stockholm University, 2021
Gillqvist, Anna-Stina
"Conversations on accounting practices: a study of an enforcement body in a time of regulatory change", Stockholm School of Economics, 2016
Hosseinniakani, Seyed Mahmoud
"Audit Regulation and Auditor Disclosures: Essays on the Consequences of ISA 701", Gothenburg University, 2020
Kastrup, Tim
"Accounting, Analytics and Action: Insights from Financial Due Diligence", Uppsala University, 2024
Krauss, Kai
"Coping with Financial Stigma: A Study of Budgetary Identity Work in a Candidature for the Olympic Winter Games", Stockholm School of Economics, 2021
Liu Tran, Patrik
"Role Duality of Management Accountants: Insights from a Public Sector Organisation", Stockholm School of Economics, 2020
Lu, Yiwen
"Dreamscapes in Global-Local Management Control: Sociotechnical Imaginaries in Living Wage Control Mechanisms in Global Supply Chain", Stockholm School of Economics, 2026
Mahieddine, Mohamad
"Before Audit: Essays on the necessity of imagination", Stockholm University, 2022
Maine, Joshua
"Control in hybrid organisations: A study of board and management practices", Jönköping University, 2025
Monnazam, Aynaz
"Sustainability Transformation: The Roles of Accounting Systems", Uppsala University, 2025
Monroe, Joseph
"Finding Fertile Ground for Breakthrough Invention: The Role of Multilevel Knowledge Recombination in Green Energy Technology", Stockholm School of Economics, 2020
Norberg, Magnus
"On Institutional Demands in Banking and the Exchange of Hard and Soft Accounting Information", Uppsala University, 2022
Pan, Zeping
"Essays on Financial Reporting and Disclosure Regulation", Stockholm School of Economics, 2024
Papadopoulos, Savvas
"Essays on Behavioral Determinants of Earnings Quality", Gothenburg University, 2019
Rahi, Fazle
"Nexus between corporate sustainability and financial performance", Halmstad University, 2024
Rahmatdi, Rahmatdi
"Corporate whistleblowing in the digital era: Determinants, effects, and disclosure", University of Gothenburg, 2023
Sahamkhadam, Maziar
"Copula-based Portfolio Optimization", Linnaeus University, 2020
Sandgren, Mattias
"Financial and Non-financial Disclosure in a Family Business Context", Jönköping University, 2025
Seger, Karin
"Institutional Logics and Accounting Professionals: The case of K2 and K3", Örebro University, 2018
Sigonius, Tina
"Accounting Standard-Setting through Adaptation: Models and Contextual Factors in the Case of the Swedish Standard K3", Stockholm School of Economics, 2019
Taraj, Imelda
"Financial and Environmental Narratives in Earnings Calls: Investor Processing Costs and Market Reactions", Gothenburg University, 2025
Tylaite, Milda
"Essays on the Non-Financial Determinants of Corporate Tax Planning Outcomes", Stockholm School of Economics, 2018
Yu, Xiang
"Intricated Involuted Intertwinings: on Accounting, Technology and Materiality", Stockholm University, 2023
Zhu, Liwei
"Essays on the Audit Process", Stockholm School of Economics, 2023
Åhblom, Per
"The Financial Performance: A study of how financial numbers become meaningful", Stockholm School of Economics, 2017
Ödén, Desirée
"Time to Work – Responsibilization and Reification in the Swedish Welfare State", Stockholm University, 2024
Licentiate theses
Andersson Sols, Josefin
"Different Versions of Principles-based Accounting", Gothenburg University, 2019
Gertsson, Nellie
"Creating a concept of the auditor through auditors’ own perceptions and understanding of their work in relation to boundary-setting forces", Linköping University and Kristianstad University, 2021
Karlberg, Gabriel
"Styrning av outsourcad offentlig service: En balansakt mellan fasthet och flexibilitet", Stockholm School of Economics, 2016