Teaching
Sven-Olof Collin is teaching within the subjects of corporate governance and accounting, but above all he is supervising master's dissertations within the corporate governance, accounting and auditing. He is also supervising doctoral students.
Research
His research is focused on corporate governance. His previous research was focused on ownership issues and leadership recruitment, where the Swedish corporate groups and municipal corporations were examined. Since then, he has been including the roles of accounting and auditing, and the importance of governance in terms of the ability to develop the corporation.
Today, his research is focused on ownership strategies, that is, how the owners form their governance through the usage of the different governancing mechanisms that are at hand. Today, the empirical objects also includes family businesses and financial analysts.
Sven-Olof is a member of the research group Corporate Governance at Linnaeus University. The research group is composes with researchers from different areas of research, with a common interest for issues concerning corporate governance.
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
- Collin, S.Y., Haraldsson, M., Tagesson, T., Blank, V. (2017). Explaining municipal audit costs in Sweden : reconsidering the political environment, the municipal organisation and the audit market. Financial Accountability and Management. 33. 391-405.
- Collin, S.Y., Ponomareva, Y., Ottosson, S., Sundberg, N. (2017). Governance strategy and costs : board compensation in Sweden. Journal of Management and Governance. 21. 685-713.
- Collin, S.Y., Ahlberg, J., Berg, K., Broberg, P., Karlsson, A. (2017). The auditor as consigliere in family firm. Journal of Family Business Management. 7. 2-20.
- Tagesson, T., Collin, S.Y. (2016). Corporate governance influencing compliance with the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance. International Journal of Disclosure & Governance. 13. 262-277.
- von Koch, C., Nilsson, O., Collin, S.Y. (2015). The influence of investor protection on the performance of financial analysts : Time series analyses in four different legal systems. International Journal of Disclosure & Governance. 12. 167-184.
- Collin, S.Y. (2015). Reflections about Italian academic life in Economia Aziendale and its evolution. Financial Reporting. 5-25.
- Collin, S.Y., Smith, E., Umans, T., Broberg, P., Tagesson, T. (2013). Mechanisms of corporate governance going international : Testing its performance effects in the Swedish economy, 2004. Baltic Journal of Management. 8. 79-101.
- Collin, S.Y., Ahlberg, J. (2012). Blood in the board room : Family relationships influencing the functions of the board. The Journal of Family Business Strategy. 4. 207-219.
- Broberg, P., Collin, S.Y., Tagesson, T., Axelsson, M., Schele, C. (2011). Why reduce profit? – Accounting choice of impairments in Swedish listed corporations?. International Journal of Accounting and Finance. 3. 49-71.
- Collin, S.Y., Tagesson, T. (2010). Governance strategies in local government: A study of the governance of municipal corporations in a Swedish municipality. International Journal of Public Policy. 5. 373-389.
- Argento, D., Grossi,, G., Tagesson, T., Collin, S.Y. (2010). The ‘externalisation’ of local public service delivery: experience in Italy and Sweden. International Journal of Public Policy. 5. 41-56.
- Broberg, P., Tagesson, T., Collin, S.Y. (2010). What explains variation in voluntary disclosure? A study of the annual reports of corporations listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Journal of Management and Governance. 14. 351-377.
- Collin, S.Y., Tagesson, T., Andersson, A., Cato, J., Hansson, K. (2009). Explaining the choice of accounting standards in municipal corporations : Positive accounting theory and institutional theory as competitive or concurrent theories. Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 20. 141-174.
- Tagesson, T., Blank, V., Broberg, P., Collin, S.Y. (2009). What explains the extent and content of social and environmental disclosures on corporate websites : a study of social and environmental reporting in Swedish listed corporations,. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 16. 352-364.
- Collin, S.Y., Umans, T. (2008). Turnover and heterogeneity in top management networks : a demographic analysis of two Swedish business groups. International Journal of Business Science and Applied Management. 3. 31-55.
- Umans, T., Collin, S.Y., Tagesson, T. (2008). Ethnic and gender diversity, process and performance in groups of business students in Sweden’. Intercultural Education. 19. 243-254.
- Collin, S.Y., Smith, E. (2008). Democracy and private property: Governance of a three party public-private partnership. Public Organization Review. 8. 53-68.
- Collin, S.Y. (2008). The boards functional emphasis – A contingency approach. Corporate Ownership & Control. 6. 73-88.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- von Koch, C., Collin, S.Y., Jönsson, M., Nilsson, O. (2013). Investor protection regulation and information in capital markets. .
- Collin, S.Y., Ahlberg, J. (2012). Family governance of family firms. .
- von Koch, C., Nilsson, O., Collin, S.Y. (2012). The influence of investor protection on the performance of analysts : Time series analyses in four different legal systems. .
- Ahlberg, J., Collin, S.Y., Lazarevska, A. (2010). Audit firm adaption to expected deregulation of statutory auditing : The Swedish case. .
- Collin, S.Y. (2010). Drivers of a budgets functional emphasis: A survey of Swedish organizations. .
- Collin, S.Y. (2008). Explaining municipal audit costs with emphasis on governance. .
- Collin, S.Y. (2008). Internationalisation of corporate governance mechanisms and its performance effects. .
Chapter in book (Refereed)
- Collin, S.Y. (2016). Togetherness as a governance system for guiding and developing the employees and the university. Кадровый потенциал современных образовательных систем: Состояние и перспективы. Народная украинская академия, Харков, Украина.
- Collin, S.Y., Gupalova, I. (2014). Female drain: A comparative study of Ukrainian and Swedish students’ preferences for mobility : ("Утечка" женщин: Сравнительный анализ мобильных предпочтений украинских и шведских студенток). Вченi записк: Харкiвського гуманiтарного унiверситету "Народна украiнськая академiя", Том XX. : (Scientific Works: Of Kharkiv University of Humanities "People’s Ukrainian Academy", vol. 20.). Kharkiv, Народна украiнськая академiя. 197-209.
Article, review/survey (Refereed)
- Collin, S.Y., Gustafsson, L., Petersson, E., Smith, E. (2014). Options are a CEO's best friend : executive compensation in Swedish listed corporations. IUP Journal of Corporate Governance. Gale Group. 13. 40-71.
Article in journal (Other academic)
- Collin, S.Y., Ahlberg, J., Gabrielsson, J. (2011). Blood in the board room : family relationships influencing the functions of the board. Academy of Management. Annual Meeting Proceedings. 1-6.
Conference paper (Other academic)
- Ahlberg, J., Collin, S.Y. (2013). Nepotism – the Essence of Family Business. Ownership, Governance, and Value in Family Firms. 94.
- Collin, S.Y., Ahlberg, J. (2011). Blood in the board room : Family relationships influencing the functions of the board. .
- Collin, S.Y. (2009). Options are a CEO’s best friends: Executive compensation and ownership in Swedish listed corporations. .
Chapter in book (Other academic)
- Collin, S.Y., Umans, T., Broberg, P., Smith, E., Tagesson, T. (2016). Producing academic theses : the Kristianstad Model. Scientific Works. Kharkiv, Peoples Ukrainian Academy University Press. 441-462.
- Collin, S.Y. (2014). Plagiarism by the profession : some experience from Sweden. Приоритеты развития современного образования: Теория, методология, практика : (Priorities of developing of modern education: Theory, methods, praxis). Kharkiv, Народна украiнськая академiя (Peoples Ukranian Academy). 65-80.
- Collin, S.Y., Ponomareva, Y., Ottosson, S., Öjhage, N. (2014). Оплата труда работодателя: Оплата труда членов совета директоров Швеции. Корпоративное управление как фактор повышения инвестиционной привлекательности: Коллективная монография. Moscow, MGIMO-university.
- Collin, S.Y. (2009). The relationship between grade and university – Reflections from a university college’. Вченi записк: Харкiвського гуманiтарного унiверситету "Народна украiнськая академiя. Kharkiv, Of Kharkiv University of Humanities "People’s Ukrainian Academy. 163-183.
Other (Other academic)
- Collin, S.Y. (2010). Duty governing human actions.
- Collin, S.Y. (2008). Mastering of the Corporation.
Article in journal (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Persson, E., Karlsson, M., Collin, S.Y. (2014). Fortlevnadsvarningens misslyckande : ett tecken på goda företag?. Balans : tidskrift för redovisning och revision. 21-22.
- Collin, S.Y. (2014). “Vaskar” storföretagen aktieägarnas pengar?. Balans : tidskrift för redovisning och revision. 40-42.
- Andréasson, E., Collin, S.Y., Rang, M. (2013). Uppdragsbrevet : en papperstiger. Balans : tidskrift för redovisning och revision.
- Collin, S.Y. (2011). Universiteten sviker revisorerna. Balans : tidskrift för redovisning och revision. 44-45.
Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Collin, S.Y. (2011). Ansiktslöst och vulgärt Folksam. Dagens Industri.
- Collin, S.Y. (2011). Förbättra villkoren för ingenjörer’, (Improve the conditions for engineers). Malmö, Sydsvenska Dagbladet.
- Collin, S.Y. (2011). Vem räddar företagen’ (Who saves the corporations). Växjö, Smålandsposten.
- Collin, S.Y. (2010). Akademisk utbildning på undantag. Kristianstad, Kristianstadsbladet.
- Collin, S.Y. (2010). När vi är ensamma fortsätter vi strunta i högskolelagens paragraf 5. vet ej, Universitetsläraren.
- Collin, S.Y. (2010). Revisorn ska inte göra statens jobb. Dagens Industri.
- Collin, S.Y. (2010). Folkpartiet är den fria akademins dödgrävare. Kristianstad, Kristianstadsbladet.
- Collin, S.Y. (2009). Revisionsbyråerna hänger inte med i utvecklingen. Stockholm, Balans.
- Collin, S.Y. (2009). Skippa bonus. Stockholm, Dagens Industri.
- Collin, S.Y. (2008). Argument mot kvotering. Kristianstad, Kristainstadsbladet.
- Collin, S.Y. (2008). Ompröva slopad revisionsplikt. Dagens Industri.