Dr Jan Alpenberg is an Associate Professor in Business Administration with a focus on management accounting and finance. Jan is responsible for the Master of Business Administration (Civilekonom) programme.
Teaching
Jan has a long teaching experience in the Business Administration subject area and teaches mainly in advanced courses in finance and business management in the Master of Business Administration (Civilekonom) program and in the master's program in "Business Process Control and Supply Chain Management". He is also an examiner and supervisor for C- and D-level thesis work.
Research
The research is conducted within the research group Center for Management Accounting Research (CMAR) at Linnaeus University. Jan's research area is in the areas of financial and operational management, investments, financing and purchasing/procurement. Recently, his research has focused on behavioral aspects of management control, how new control tools affect the business and its employees, and innovations in procurement. His empirical area of interest is primarily the manufacturing industry, small businesses, and public organizations.
We are accredited
The School of Business and Economics at Linnaeus University is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB.
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Alpenberg, J., Wnuk-Pel, T. (2022). Environmental performance measurement in a Swedish municipality – Motives and stages. Journal of Cleaner Production. 370.
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Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2021). Practice theory in a collaborative context. Journal of Business Research. 123. 415-422.
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Alpenberg, J. (2020). Motives and structure behind capital investments in ice hockey arenas – the Swedish way. Sport in Society : Cultures, Media, Politics, Commerce. 23 (3). 416-432.
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Alpenberg, J., Karlsson, F. (2019). Resource allocation and capital investment practice in Swedish local governments : A messy business. Journal of Business Research. 101. 897-905.
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Alpenberg, J., Wnuk-Pel, T., Adamsson, P., Petersson, J. (2019). The use of environmental performance indicators in "the greenest city in Europe". Baltic Journal of Management. 14 (1). 122-140.
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Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2018). Trust and control in changing production environments. Journal of Business Research. 88 (July). 527-534.
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Alpenberg, J., Wnuk-Pel, T., Henebäck, A. (2018). Environmental orientation in Swedish local governments. Sustainability. 10 (2). 1-20.
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Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2016). Exploring communication practices in lean production. Journal of Business Research. 69 (11). 4959-4963.
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Alpenberg, J., Alku, J., Rashiti, J., Scarbrough, P. (2016). Target Costing in a Stage-Gate Design System. Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal. 11 (1). 23-58.
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Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2013). Dynamic capabilities and target costing in Swedish publicly traded companies. Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal. 8 (2). 89-122.
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Article in journal (Other academic)
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Chong, V.K., Alpenberg, J., Sanusi, Z.M. (2023). Unethical Behaviours and Management Controls : Issues and Challenges to Management Accounting. Management Accounting Frontiers. 5-6. 1-6.
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Alpenberg, J., Wnuk-Pel, T. (2017). System pomiaru dokonań proekologicznych w Växjö - „najbardziej zielonym miejscu Europy”. Journal Rachunkowość. 8. 13-24.
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Alpenberg, J., Lundberg, H. (2006). Arenainvesteringar i Sverige : rationella processer och samhällelig legitimering i internationell belysning. Svensk Idrottsforskning : Organ för Centrum för Idrottsforskning. 15 (4). 9-11.
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Book (Other academic)
- Scarbrough, D.P., Alpenberg, J. (2014). Costs: Reduction, Analysis & Measurements. Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, Sakura House Publications.
- Mckillop, I., Alpenberg, J., Evans, R.G., Horne, J., Hurley, J., et al. (2004). Private Sector Delivery : Scope and Extent in Canada's Health Care System. Waterloo, Canada, University of Waterloo.
- Alpenberg, J., Karlsson, F. (1995). Effekter av Arbetslivsfondens satsningar på småföretag. Stockholm, Arbetslivsfonden.
Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
- Alpenberg, J., Karlsson, F. (2005). Investeringar i mindre och medelstora tillverkande företag : drivkrafter, struktur, process och beslut. Doctoral Thesis. Lund, Lund Business Press. 476.
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Johannisson, B., Alpenberg, J., Strandberg, P. (2016). Exploring processes and structures in social entrepreneuring : a practice-theory approach. Entrepreneurship, Universities & Resources : Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing. 6-29.
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, D.P. (2009). Culture and the Toyota Production System Archetype : a preliminary assessment. Från barkbröd till ciabatta : kreativitet och kontroll inom ekonomistyrning : en generationsväxlingsbok tillägnad Lars-Göran Aidemark, Göran Andersson, Torbjörn Bredenlöw och Tomas Prenkert. Växjö, Växjö University Press.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P., Agrell-Gustafsson, H., Larsson, F. (2024). Indigenous institutions in a manufacturing context - strategy implementation with multiple causality. Management Accounting: A Decision -Support Tool for SustainableDevelopment and Digitalization of Business Processes.
- Soheili, A., Alpenberg, J., Florin-Samuelsson, E. (2023). The role of management control systems in uncertain environment : The case of Iranian family firms. Paper presented at the 6th Trends in Accounting Research Conference, Kalmar, October 4-6.
- Behrenz, S., Alpenberg, J., Ax, C., Wnuk-Pel, T. (2023). Cost accounting practice in Swedish manufacturing companies - a 30 years perspective. Paper presented at the 6th Trends in Accounting Research Conference, Kalmar, Sweden, October 4-6, 2023, 2023.
- Alpenberg, J., Hansson, F., Svensson, L., Wnuk-Pel, T. (2023). Integrated capital investments appraisal in the Swedish forest industry. Paper presented at the 6th Trends in Accounting Research Conference, Kalmar, Sweden, October 4-6, 2023.
- Alpenberg, J., Hansson, F., Svensson, L., Wnuk-Pel, T. (2022). Capital investments in the Swedish forest industry. Presented at the 17th Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference (APMAA 2022), Bangkok, Thailand, November 9-11, 2022.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P.D., Ericsson, J., Eliasson, N. (2022). Sustainability dimensions in product development in Swedish manufacturing companies. Presented at the 17th Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference (APMAA 2022), Bangkok, Thailand, November 9-11, 2022.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2020). Practice Theory in a collaborative context. Presented at the 11th Academy of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Conference (ACIEK 2020), Online, June 23-24, 2020.
- Alpenberg, J., Karlsson, F. (2019). Municipal managers and the use of capital investment methods in decision-making. Presented at the 15th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Doha, Qatar, November 2-5, 2019.
- Wnuk-Pel, T., Alpenberg, J. (2019). The journey from mudd to a green dream : Motives and the role of the performance measurement system. Presented at the 15th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Doha, Qatar, November 2-5, 2019.
- Scarbrough, P., Alpenberg, J. (2019). Practice theory in a LP context. Presented at the 15th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Doha, Qatar, November 2-5, 2019.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2019). An examination of strategic change and management control systems in two contexts. Presented at the 15th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Doha, Qatar, November 2-5, 2019.
- Alpenberg, J., Karlsson, F. (2018). Resource allocation and capital investment practice in Swedish local governments – a messy business. Paper presented at the 8th Global Innovation & Knowledge Academy Conference (GIKA), Valencia, Spain, June 25-27, 2018.
- Alpenberg, J., Karlsson, F. (2018). The importance of the symbiosis : working environment conditions in manufacturing lean enterprises, the effects and implications. Paper presented at the 14th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Tokyo, Japan, October 29-31, 2018.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P.D. (2018). Ve and target costing in a stage-gate design system. 2016 Value Summit : The Power of VE.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2018). Management control and lean production. Paper presented at the 14th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Tokyo, Japan, October 29-31, 2018.
- Scarbrough, P., Alpenberg, J. (2017). Creating control at the last mile in production. Paper presented at the 13th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Shanghai, China, November 7-9, 2017.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2017). Trust and control in changing production environments. Paper presented at the 7th Global Innovation & Knowledge Academy conference, Lisbon, Portugal, June 28-30, 2017.
- Alpenberg, J., Wnuk-Pel, T., Adamsson, P., Petersson, J. (2017). The use of environmental indicators in local government - a case study of Växjö municipality. TARC 2017 Trends in Accounting Research Conference: Conference Proceedings : 4-6 October 2017, Kaunas, Lithuania. 26-26.
- Alpenberg, J., Wnuk-Pel, T., Adamsson, P., Petersson, J. (2017). The use of environmental indicators in local government : a case study of Växjö municipality. Paper presented at the 13th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Shanghai, China, November 7-9, 2017.
- Alpenberg, J., Henebäck, A., Wnuk-Pel, T. (2016). Environmental reporting in Swedish municipalities. Paper presented at the 12th Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, October 5-7, 2016.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2016). Exploring Practices in Lean Management. Paper presented at the 6th Global Innovation & Knowledge Academy conference, Valencia, Spain, March 20-23, 2016.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P., Alku, J., Rashiti, J. (2015). Target costing in a traditional enterprise. Paper presented at the 11th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Bali, Indonesia, October 26-29, 2015.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2015). Lean Healthcare and Ontario Case Costing : an Examination of Strategic Change and Control System. Paper presented at the Canadian Academic Accounting Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, May 28-31, 2015.
- Alpenberg, J., Wnuk-Peel, T. (2015). Performance Indicators for Sustainability Strategy Implementation in a Swedish Municipality. Paper presented at the 11th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Bali, Indonesia, October 26-29, 2015.
- Alpenberg, J., Johannisson, B., Strandberg, P. (2014). Social entrepreneuring - structures and processes : a practice-theory approach. Paper presented at the 28th RENT conference: Entrepreneurial endeavours: a profusion of research, policy and practitioner practices, Luxembourg, November 19-21, 2014.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2014). Lean and management control in Sweden : a comparative case study of management control in two organizations implementing Lean production in an advanced eceonomy: a pivot rather than a leap. Paper presnted at the 10th Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, October 27-30, 2014.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2013). Lean Healthcare and Ontario Case Costing : An Examination of Strategic Change and Management Control System. Paper presented at the 9th Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Nagoya, Japan, November 1-4, 2013.
- Akhabari, M., Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P., Wennberg, E. (2012). Target Costing as a Dynamic Capability in Swedish Publicly Traded Companies. Paper presented at the 8th Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Xiamen, China, November 14-17, 2012.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, D.P. (2011). Lean production practices. Paper presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Conference, Denver, USA, August 5-10, 2011.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, D.P. (2010). Reflection and action in connection. Paper presented at the 6th Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, November 5-7, 2010.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, D.P. (2009). An Analysis of Lean Production practice in different countries. Paper presented at the 5th Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association Annual Forum, Beppu, Japan, October 31-November 2, 2009.
- Alpenberg, J., Wong, P.T. (2009). A meaning-centered approach to positive management. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference in Innovation in Management, Poznan, Poland, May 21-22, 2009.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2008). Lean production and the role of the employee culture. Paper presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, USA, August 3-6, 2008.
- Alpenberg, J., Scarbrough, P. (2008). Lean production and the employees. Paper presented at the 8th Nordic Workshop in Management Control, Linköping, Sweden, 2008. 14.
Licentiate thesis, monograph (Other academic) (Other academic)
- Alpenberg, J., Karlsson, F. (1996). Arbetsmiljöinvesteringar i mindre företag : - projektering och uppfattade effekter utifrån Arbetslivsfondens satsningar. Licentiate Thesis. Lund, Lund University. 311.
Report (Other academic)
- Alpenberg, J., Johannisson, B., Strandberg, P. (2015). Kapitalförsörjning och socialt företagande. Växjö, Linnéuniversitetet. 75.
- Alpenberg, J., Karlsson, F. (1999). Slutrapport Kronoberg 2000 : - en kartläggning och analys av kompetensbehovet i Kronobergs län.. Växjö, Växjö Universitet och Svenska EU Programkontoret. 117.
Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Alpenberg, J., Hennings, C. (2009). Greed versus a Multiple Bottom Line.
- Alpenberg, J., O'hara, N. (2009). The Peril of Volatile Exchange Rates to Business..