Monika Kurkkio

Monika Kurkkio is an Assistant Professor at Luleå University of Technology, affiliated with the Department of Industrial Economics under the Department of Economics, Technology, Arts and Society. Her research focuses on accounting and governance, particularly in the contexts of product and process development projects, interorganizational relations for innovations, and technical/social aspects of accounting.

• Research Interests: Management of early-phase product/process development, hybridization in professional roles, institutional drivers in mining companies, strategic capital investment control mechanisms.
• Teaching: Courses in accounting, financial management, and related topics at both basic and advanced levels, with examiner roles in multiple courses.
• Publications: Explores hybridization thesis in accounting, control in mining industry R&D, and business model elements in industrial cases.
• Organizational Roles: Board member of FEKIS (Forskningskommittén för industriell ekonomi och organisation).