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Dr Annika Beelitz is a Lecturer in Accounting at the Department of Accounting, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. She serves as the Senior Academic Tutor and contributes to teaching in advanced financial accounting. Her research focuses on corporate social responsibility, corporate communication, and sustainability reporting, particularly in crisis contexts.
Education:
- PhD in Accounting, Bangor University, 2017
- MSc in Accounting and Finance, Bangor University, 2010
- BA in International Cultural and Business Studies, University of Passau, 2009
Her research interests lie at the intersection of accounting, communication, and sustainability. She employs qualitative and interpretive methods, especially discourse analysis, to explore how organizations communicate during legitimacy crises, such as nuclear incidents or climate-related disclosures. Her work is interdisciplinary, bridging accounting, linguistics, and organizational studies.
The recent publications highlight a consistent focus on corporate discourse, sustainability framing, and CSR communication. Her studies analyze both textual and strategic aspects of reporting, with increasing attention to climate change and net-zero transitions. She has published in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, and International Journal of Corpus Linguistics.
Professional Service:
- Executive Member, Interdisciplinary Perspectives Special Interest Group (IPSIG), British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA)
- Editorial Review Board, Accounting Forum
- Ad hoc reviewer for: Journal of Business Ethics, Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, British Accounting Review, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Accounting and the Public Interest, Critical Perspectives in Accounting, Journal of Business Research
Dr Beelitz is actively involved in the academic community, providing peer review services and contributing to editorial work. She supervises qualitative research projects, particularly those involving interpretive text analyses in CSR and corporate communication. There is no mention of external grants or lab affiliations, but her research collaborations are evident through co-authored publications. She does not appear to have a named research lab or team, but her work is embedded within broader academic networks in accounting and sustainability research.
