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STOCKHOLM SCHOOL
OF ECONOMICS

Accounting, reporting, auditing and management control experts

From mergers and taxes to the fine print of IFRS compliance, experts at the Stockholm School of Economics offer insights into how organizations measure, manage, and report value. Below is a list of researchers with areas of specialization.

Emilia Cederberg, assistant professor at the Department of Accounting 

Area of expertise:

  • Sustainability reporting, carbon accounting, and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) target-setting.
  • How environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are embedded in financial analysis and asset management decisions.  

Email: emilia.cederberg@hhs.se 
Languages: English, Swedish 

Ting Dong, assistant professor at the Department of Accounting 

Areas of expertise:

  • Impact of changes in audit regulation on corporate tax planning and tax avoidance behaviors. 
  • Stock market participation of business school students. 
  • Issues related to the auditing profession, including gender wage gaps and leadership traits.  

Email: ting.dong@hhs.se  
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 93 02; +46 (0)76 793 5395 
Languages: English, Chinese 

Irina Gazizova, assistant professor at the Department of Accounting 

Areas of expertise:

  • Financial reporting and corporate governance, particularly the role of directors’ experience in shaping reporting choices. 
  • How stakeholders’ demands shape corporate social responsibility. 

Email: Irina.Gazizova@hhs.se 
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 91 36
Languages: English, Russian 

Lukas Goretzki, professor at the Department of Accounting 

Areas of expertise: 

  • The evolving role of CFOs, business controllers, and management accountants. 
  • The impact of digital technologies on management accounting, control processes, and the finance function. 
  • The role of management control systems in translating and implementing strategies. 
  • Impact measurement, management and reporting in non-profit organisations. 

Email: lukas.goretzki@hhs.se 
Languages: English, German 

Johan Graaf, associate professor at the Department of Accounting

Areas of expertise:

  • Accounting and financial analysis. 
  • Financial communication and the enhancement of financial literacy. 
  • The activities of investor relations professionals, fund managers, and sell-side analysts, including their investment decision-making processes and research methodologies. 
  • How rankings and performance metrics drive public-sector decision-making. 

Email: johan.graaf@hhs.se  
Phone: +46 (0)8 736 93 14
Languages: English, Swedish 

Tomas Hjelström, assistant professor at the Department of Accounting 

Area of expertise:  

  • Financial reporting and corporate valuation. 
  • Mergers and acquisitions (M&A). 
  • Implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and perception of IFRS-based financial information.  
  • Capital market actors’ behavior.  

Email: tomas.hjelstrom@hhs.se   
Phone: +46 (0)70 324 99 93 
Languages: English, Swedish  

Kalle Kraus, professor at the Department of Accounting 

Area of expertise: 

  • Management control systems within public sector organizations, including municipalities and public sector agencies. 
  • The role of rankings and ratings in society. 
  • How emotional factors influence risk assessment and decision-making within organizations, especially during crises. 
  • Complexities of managing control and accountability in inter-organizational settings such as partnerships, joint business ventures, and supply chains.  

Email: kalle.kraus@hhs.se  
Languages: English, Swedish