Natalia Berg

Natalia Berg

Associate professor
Department of Management School of Business and Economics
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I am an Associate Professor of Accounting at the School of Business and Economics, Linnaeus University, Sweden. I received my Dr. Sc. degree in Accounting from Åbo Akademi University, Finland. My doctoral thesis was titled 'Essays on the Value Relevance of Environmental and Social Performance.'

Teaching

I teach a variety of courses in the field of accounting, including accounting theory, management accounting and control, corporate governance, financial accounting, environmental accounting, and applied research methods. I supervise Master's theses.

My pedagogical merits include unique seminars and workshops such as 'Att examinera i högre utbildning,' 'Den gula tråden,' 'Assessment and Evaluation,' 'Assurance of Learning,' 'Institutional Framework for Teaching and Tutoring,' 'Teaching and Mentoring in Theory and Practice,' and 'Teaching with Cases: Engage, Energize, and Challenge Your Students,' among others.

Research

My research interests are in the areas of sustainability and carbon accounting, performance measurement, management control systems, financial accounting, corporate valuation, active ownership, and stakeholder governance. My research work is regularly published in peer-reviewed accounting journals.

My research has been awarded Finland's Sustainable Investment Forum Award, the Distinguished Scholar Award, and the Outstanding Research Award.

I am the main supervisor for Maria Boe Presteng and Ibb Lampic Aaltonen, and I am the examiner for Sebastian Behrenz.

Memeber of Centre for Social and Environmnetal Accounting Research, University of St Andrews

Member of Finance Research Consortium, Leicester University School of Business

Memebr of Europen Accounting Association, American Accounting Association, and Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand

My research projects include ESG engagements by Nordic institutional investors for risk management, management control systems in response to social, carbon, and other environmental risks, and sustainability, accountability, and corporate governance. I have been a member of the Sustainable Investment Research Platform (SIRP), which has been financed by Mistra, the Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Sweden).

Research funding includes the Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation, Intsam grant, Research Environment "Mobilising Sustainable Transition," Handelsbanken, EU Erasmus+, The Rector of Åbo Akademi University Grant, Academy of Finland, and the Graduate School of Accounting, Foundation for Åbo Akademi.

Member of Editorial Board: International Journal of Corporate Strategy and Social Responsibility. Referee for Journals and Publishers (ad hoc): Corporate Governance. International Review, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Journal of Business Ethics, Sustainable Development, Journal of Environmental Management, Sustainability, Baltic Journal of Management, Risk Management, Managerial Finance, European Business Review, Managerial Auditing Journal, Macmillan, Routledge, Cengage, and Edward Elgar.

Seminars

Closing the ESG Transparency Gaps; International Sustainability Standard Board on the Exposure Drafts; Special issue on Standard-Setting of Sustainability Reporting.

Sustainable Accounting and Finance Conference,
Nicol Building, Carleton University, Canada, Virtual Conference. A peer-reviewed academic conference and a practitioner-focused conference with speakers, panelists, and respondents from industry.

Commissions

Programme Director for Accounting Specialization, Business Administration and Economics Programme, School of Business and Economics

Member of Education Council, School of Business and Economics

Member of Research Council, School of Business and Economics

Member of Business Administration Subject Council, School of Business and Economics

Member of Supervisory Committee, School of Business and Economics

Research Leader and Member of the Board for the Interdisciplinary Graduate School GATE

Chairman of Climate Council, Växjö Municipality

Faculty Board of School of Business and Administration, Substitute

Deputy Head of the Department Management, School of Business and Economics

Nomination Committee for the Board of the Swedish Research Council, Substitute

Nomination Committee for the Board of the Humanities and Social Sciences Council, the Swedish Research Council, Member

Recruitment Group for the Recruitment of the Head of the Department, School of Business and Economics, Member

Recruitment Group for the Recruitment of Doctoral Candidates, School of Business and Economics, Member

Member of the Board Developing the Interdisciplinary Master Programme in Energy and Management for Sustainable Development

Member of the Working Group Reviewing the Program Offerings of the School of Business and Economics

Pre-examiner, doctoral dissertation P. Dutta 'Essays on Corporate Environmental Performance and Reporting', The University of Vaasa, Finland

External Assessor for Positions as Senior Lecturer in Business Administration with a Focus on Accounting  

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Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Article, book review (Refereed)

Book (Refereed)

Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)

Chapter in book (Refereed)

Chapter in book (Other academic)

Conference paper (Refereed)

Conference paper (Other academic)