Tessa Kunkel

Tessa Kunkel is an Associate Professor at the Department of Accounting at Copenhagen Business School. She holds a PhD in accounting from Goethe University Frankfurt and contributes to the political economy of accounting standard setting through qualitative research.

• Research Focus:
  • Role of agents in accounting change
  • Conceptual thinking in accounting
  • Financial accounting for the green transition
  • Translation of economic ideas into standards
• Teaching:
  • Financial Reporting (Undergraduate)
  • Financial Accounting and Digital Context (Undergraduate)
  • Supervision of Bachelor’s and Master’s theses

Key Publications Trends: Recent works analyze transnational accounting governance, environmental externalities in financial reporting, and judicial interpretations of German GAAP. Collaborative projects with experts like Friedrich, Seabrooke, and Young highlight interdisciplinary approaches.

Research Projects: Lead researcher in the TIME MIRROR project on green transition accounting, integrating sustainability into financial frameworks.