Jens Smed Rasmussen

Jens Smed Rasmussen is a Lecturer at the Department of Business and Sustainability under the Danish School of Business (DBS) Kolding at the University of Southern Denmark. His work focuses on Management Accounting and Control practices in organizational contexts, emphasizing interaction, learning, and strategic management, particularly in innovation and entrepreneurial settings. Recent projects involve comparative studies between Western and Japanese approaches to management control, with collaborations at Kwansei Gakuin University in Osaka.

• Education: M.Sc. in Business Administration, B.Com., B.Sc. in Economics
• Ph.D. studies: University of Southern Denmark (1997-2002)

His research leverages qualitative methods, case studies, and critical theory, including Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice and Habermas. Key publications explore topics like experiential learning, constructive alignment, and interdisciplinary frameworks for pedagogy. Current work includes a comparative case study on Denmark-Japan management control for innovation.

• Worked on the INP project (2022-2023) on Lean Accounting in Industry 4.0
• Organized international workshops in Japan and Denmark