Nordic PhD Program in Management Accounting

The Nordic PhD Program in Management Accounting is a Nordic collaboration for research studies in management accounting. The collaboration began in 2001 at the initiative of the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg and the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen. In 2007, the Aarhus BSS at the Aarhus University joined the partnership. The Stockholm School of Economics and the Swedish Business School at Örebro University became partners in 2010. The group of collaborating universities was expanded in 2019 when the Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and the Nord University, Bodø, joined.

The collaboration consists mainly of joint research courses. At present, six fixed courses are offered, supplemented by courses offered by invited researchers/teachers from other universities. As of fall 2024, more than 300 doctoral students from about 45 universities in more than ten countries have participated in the courses. In addition to courses, the collaboration also includes supervision of doctoral students.

The following courses are offered

All courses are 7.5 ECTS

Contemporary Issues in Management Accounting Research
Coordinators: Christian Ax, Trond Bjørnenak, Anita Meidell, Sven Modell
The course is offered during the fall 2026

Accounting in Inter-Organizational Relationships and Networks
Coordinator: Kalle Kraus
The course is offered: TBA

Theorizing and Modelling in Empirical management Accounting Research
Coordinators: Jonas Gerdin
The course is offered: TBA

Digitalization and Accounting
Coordinators: Anatoli Bourmistrov, Katarina Kaarbøe, Jan Mouritsen
The course is offered: TBA

Accounting in its Social and Organizational Context
Coordinator: 
The course is offered: TBA

Responsible at each university

School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Professor Christian Ax

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) Bergen, Norway
Professor Trond Bjørnenak, Professor Katarina Kaarbøe, Associate Professor Anita Meidell

Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden
Professor Kalle Kraus

Swedish Business School at Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
Professor Jonas Gerdin

Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Copenhagen, Denmark
Professor Jan Mouritsen

The Business School at the Nord University, Bodø, Norway
Professor Anatoli Bourmistrov