Recognized for Outstanding Research
NHH researchers who have had articles published in internationally high-ranked journals were this week rewarded with publication bonuses.
News archive
All research news from the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law
How tax transparency can shape fairer financial systems
This week, NoCeT hosted the Conference on Tax Transparency, a gathering of international experts, policymakers, and industry leaders to tackle the global challenge of tax avoidance and evasion.
Hot feelings can reshape companies’ risk management
`Emotional responses to crises can profoundly reshape a company's approach to risk management in several ways´, Associate Professor Anita Meidell says.
Kenneth Fjell joins expert commitee
How should Norway ensure national control over critical digital infrastructure? The government has established an expert committee with NHH professor Kenneth Fjell as a member.
Kjell Ove Røsok awarded The Bronze Sponge
NHH's bachelor's students have chosen their favorite lecturer this autumn: Associate Professor Kjell Ove Røsok has received the Bronze Sponge for extraordinary efforts.
Research trio received Research Dissemination Award 2023
This 2023 Award for Excellent Knowledge Dissemination goes to the core team at the Centre for Sustainable Business: Sveinung Jørgensen, Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen and Siv R. Skard.
Mohrmann´ s paper forthcoming in Management Science
Ulf Mohrmann starts his career as an Associate Professor at NHH with a bang: His new paper on the information processing of bank depositors is to be published in Management Science.
NHH’s first Rafto Professor in Human Rights
Professor Caroline Flammer is NHH’s new Visiting Professor in Business and Human Rights. Flammer holds the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Lecture 5 September.
NHH researchers from all over the world are learning Norwegian
Ten international NHH researchers have gone through a linguistic transformation. ‘They truly are amazing,’ says Kari Johanne Oma, who teaches Norwegian at NHH.
DOES SUSTAINABILITY NEED A LITTLE MORE POPULISM?
Those promoting sustainability need to create better narratives to generate support.
From NHH to Manhattan: ‘There are so many opportunities that people don’t know about’
PhD candidate David Ogudugu spends his days writing his doctoral thesis at NHH. Last year, he swapped NHH and Bergen for Rutgers University in Newark.
‘Enormous potential for free NHH courses’
NHH recently released the online course ‘Business Models for Sustainability’ in what is known as a MOOC. It is free and available to anyone who is interested. ‘The potential is enormous,’ Sveinung Jørgensen says.
Experiments in Sustainable Business
On Monday 5 December 2022 Hussnain Bashir will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Exploring the Interrelationship between the Accounting Craft and «Big Data»
On Friday 2 December 2022 Andreas Ulfsten will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
The consequences of a bankruptcy
On Friday 7 October 2022 Ibrahim Pelja will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Pedersen promoted full professor
`It is a reminder of how lucky I am to be allowed to dedicate my days to working on important and exciting issues´, Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen says.
The Law and Economics of Anti-Corruption
On Monday 13 June 2022 Kasper Vagle will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
1 100 participants at the EAA congress
NHH is hosting the 44th annual European Accounting Association congress.
Essays on Digitalization in Accounting
On Thursday 21 April 2022 Dan-Richard Knudsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Collusion Between Public Officials and Firms
On Friday 10 December 2021 Shrey Nishchal will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Budgeting, And Beyond
On Monday 8 November 2021 Christian Andvik will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Is possible to estimate fair value of biological assets?
On Friday 10 September 2021 Bjarne Møller will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
`ESG reporting must be transparent and honest´
ESG reporting is crucial, in order to make real progress towards a sustainable future. Hussnain Bashir and Ibrahim Pelja are therefore starting a new master´s course. `The most important element of the course being that companies need to be transparent and honest´, Bashir says.
THREE PROFESSOR PROMOTIONS
Sissel Jensen at the Department of Economics has been promoted to full professor at NHH. Ivar Kolstad at the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law and Walter Pohl at the Department of Finance have also been promoted from associate professor to professor this spring.
Watch experts discussing financial secrecy
Did you miss out on the NHH mini conference on financial secrecy 24 March? The conference was digital and you now can watch the video and listen to experts discussing if financial institutions are capable of detecting criminal activity, as required by the regulations.
Honest and effective communication in organizations
On Thursday 25 March 2021 Joel W. Berge will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Join a conference on financial secrecy
Tax evasion, bribery and fraud can be part of apparently legitimate business. Are the financial institutions capable of detecting criminal activity, as required by the regulations?
Going green: experimenting with different ways of reducing plastic packaging
Succeeding with green products and services is hard, but systematic business model experimentation can make it possible, argue Hussnain Bashir, Sveinung Jørgensen, Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen and Siv Skard in LSE Business Review.
Essays on Earnings Quality in Private Firms
On Friday January 15 Charlotte Haugland Sundkvist will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Research dissemination award to Tina Søreide
The winner of NHH’s Research Dissemination Award 2020 is professor Tina Søreide.
Together for sustainable value creation
For the first time in its history, NHH Executive is awarding a scholarship to a candidate wishing to enrol in its new master's programme in sustainability. The scholarship covers the full tuition fee for one module.
The reliability of accounting estimates
On Thursday 4 June 2020 Kyrre Kjellevold will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
‘Extremely attractive in the labour market’
Businesses fight to attract candidates from NHH. A record-high 99 per cent of those who left NHH with a master’s degree in spring 2019 have found relevant work, shows NHH’s labour market survey.
Are the financial institutions capable of detecting criminal activity, as required by the regulations?
UBS whistle blower Bradley C. Birkenfeld, Director of Group Compliance Mirella Elisa Os Wassiluk (DNB) and NHH Professor Guttorm Schjelderup are speaking at an NHH conference on financial secrecy in March.
How consumers perceive sustainable products
They tend to see green heavy-duty cleaners as ineffective, but love green gentle products such as body lotions, write Sveinung Jørgensen, Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen and Siv Skard in LSE Business Review.
Accounting quality and the macroeconomic environment
On Tuesday 7 January 2020 Svein Abrahamsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Can formal controls stimulate responsible behaviour?
On Friday 18 October 2019 Grete Helle will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Sustainable business models to the masses
It is expected that businesses today work to reach sustainability goals, but how can they do this in practice? The CEMS strategic partnership project "Sustainable Business Models" has produced open access teaching modules which address this challenge.
NHH launches module-based education
Erna Solberg want workers to constantly update their skills in order to meet the labour market's need of expertise in the future. NHH believes ‘shopping for courses’ can be the solution.
Goodwill Accounting Choices
On Friday 15 March 2019 Peter Frii will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Corruption researcher:– Governments trust has been reduced
Norway falls on the corruption index. ‘This shows that the Norwegian population’s confidence in the government has been reduced,’ says professor at NHH, Tina Søreide.
All students finds relevant jobs after NHH
98.8 per cent of former NHH students have found relevant jobs. The majority are hired before completing their degree, a new candidate survey finds.
Wants to make academic research more relevant
The practical relevance of research is on the agenda when the Norwegian Tax Accounting Symposium 2018 takes place this week.
Yara on human rights
Svein Tore Holsether, CEO of Yara, is keynote speaker at Thorolf Rafto Challenge. As the world´s leading fertilizer company he will talk about the human rights dilemmas Yara faces.
Motivated PhD newcomers
This autumn 21 new PhD research scholars have enrolled at NHH, eager to embark on the three or four year journey that lies ahead of them.
Top publication by Haufler, Mardan and Schindler
The article "Double tax discrimination to attract FDI and fight profit shifting: The role of CFC rules" has been accepted for publication in Journal of International Economics.
Promotion to full professors
Dirk Schindler and Trond M. Døskeland have been promoted to full professors at NHH.
From “reliability” to “faithful representation”
On Friday 15 December 2017 Hilde Kinserdal will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Digital revolution in the audit sector
NHH researchers are about to conduct an extensive study of the transformation taking place in the audit sector. The Research Council of Norway has granted the project NOK 10 million to study this digital revolution.
A new research group at NHH
The Centre for Business Economics is a new research group at NHH which will focus on the functioning of firms, markets and organizations.
Top publication by Arnt Ove Hopland and Dirk Schindler
The article "Flexibility in Income Shifting under Losses" has been accepted for publication in The Accounting Review.
Fight against corruption in shipping
Key players in Norwegian shipping attended a seminar at NHH this week. Representatives from Grieg Star, Odfjell, DOF and Wilh.Wilhelmsen met experts in crime and governance.
Management control conventions
On Wednesday 16 November 2016 Hildegunn Løken Sandal will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
An Efficient Anticorruption Sanctions Regime?
With its sanctions regime, the World Bank has sent a clear message to client governments and suppliers that it will not tolerate corruption. However, the sanctions regime at the same time runs counter to the World Bank’s own development agenda.
accounting in human rights organizations
On Wednesday 5 October 2016 Galina Goncharenko will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
International Accounting Standards
On Wednesday 28 September 2016 Kjell Ove Røsok will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Extremely challenging to implement beyond budgeting
On Wednesday 31 August 2016 Danielius Valuckas will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Accounting Professionalization
On Tuesday 30 August 2016 Alena Golyagina will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
whistleblowers pay far too high a price
Society depends on individuals taking personal responsibility by whistleblowing. Unfortunately, many whistleblowers still pay far too high a price today, says NHH researcher Birthe Eriksen
Audit quality and efficiency
On Monday 27 June 2016 Patricia Wellmeyer will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Anita Meidell
On Wednesday 8 June 2016 Anita Meidell will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
The fight against corruption
In the battle against corruption, it is important that economists do not let lawyers dominate entirely, Professor Tina Søreide means.
PhD defence: Carmen Olsen
On Friday 5 June, 2015, Carmen Olsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Karl Sæbjørn Kjøllesdal
On Tuesday 17 June 2014 Karl Sæbjørn Kjøllesdal will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Jeff Downing
On Monday 9 September Jeff Downing will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: Ellen H. Marthinsen Kulset
On Thursday 14 March 2013 Ellen Kulset will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Diffusion and adoption of management accounting innovations in the public sector
On Tuesday 27 November 2012 Tor-Eirik Olsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Investing with both our heads and our hearts
Do we listen to our heads or our hearts when investing? In an extensive field experiment involving 140,000 bank customers, two NHH researchers have investigated what motivates customers to invest in green funds.
PHD Defense: Cathrine Kleppestø
On Friday 20 January 2012 Cathrine Kleppestø will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Anne Isabelle Robbestad
On Tuesday 24 May 2011 Anne Isabelle Robbestad will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Ken Blindheim
On Tuesday 30 November Ken Andre Blindheim will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defense: Development of public sector and accounting issues in Hong Kong
On Tuesday 19 October Na Zhou will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
PhD defence: the Value Relevance of Accounting Information
On Friday 13th March Leif Atle Beisland will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and will then defend his doctoral thesis as a final requirement of the PhD programme at NHH. The title of Beisland's dissertation is "Essays on the Value Relevance of Accounting Information".
Good without a budget
Budget less management systems are effective - they allow employees to remain focused on their work and they enable management to foresee and make changes faster. NHH researchers will help StatoilHydro toss out its budgets.
Hospital managers afraid of losing their jobs
Department managers in Norwegian hospitals nowadays have to take care of both the financial aspect of running a hospital and the treatment of patients. NHH researcher Katarina Østergren is concerned with the strong emphasis on financial results.