Centers of Interest
Management accounting and control.
Intellectual capital management.
Organizational learning, knowledge management.
ERP implementation and management accounting change.
Sirle Bürkland received a Ph.D. in accounting in 2009 from the University of Vaasa, Finland.
Her research interests cover the areas of organizational learning, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, and management accounting change. Prior to joining HEC, she was on the faculty at University of Tartu in Estonia.
Besides her academic work, she has been working as an accountant and financial manager in biotechnology industry. She is a member of European Network for Research in Organisational and Accounting Change (ENROAC), and European Accounting Association (EAA). In 2008 she received the EIASM award for the contribution to the Development of Intangibles and Intellectual Capital Theory and Practice.
Published proceedings:
"Investigating management accounting change in ERP implementation: A case study,", European Network for Research in Organisational & Accounting Change (ENROAC) 7th Conference 2009, Organisations & Sustainability, Dundee, 2009 (in coll. with K. Lääts).
"Management of intellectual capital: The role of management control", 4th Workshop on Visualising, Measuring and Managing Intangibles and Intellectual Capital, Hasselt, 2008.
"The role of output control in management of intellectual capital", 31st Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, Rotterdam, 2008.
"Theorizing intellectual capital management through the resource-based view of the firm", 2nd Workshop on Visualising, Measuring and Managing Intangibles and Intellectual Capital, Maastricht, 2006.
"Intellectual Capital Performance Measurement: Questioning its Applicability to the Firm Level Management", Accounting and Performance Management Perspectives in Business and Public Sector Organizations, Tartu, 2005.
"Intellectual Capital Performance Measurement in Strategy Implementation", 3rd Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nice, 2005.
"The Role of Intellectual Capital Reporting in Management of Technology Innovation", MCA-ENROAC Research Conference on the Changing Roles of Management Accounting as a Control System, Antwerp, 2005.
"Non-Financial Information: Internal and External Reporting", Finance in EU Accession Countries: Experiences and Solutions, VI International Scientific Conference, Tartu, 2003.
"Investments in Research and Development (R&D)", 3rd International conference, Poland about Investments in Accounting, Wroclaw, 2002.
Working papers:
"Investigating Management Accounting Change in ERP Implementation: A case of visibility", Mimeo, 2011 (in coll. with K. Lääts).
"Making action at a distance work in ERP system implementation", Mimeo, 2011 (in coll. with J. Mouritsen, R. Loova).
Date of arrival at HEC Paris: 2009
Centers of interest
Management accounting and control.
Intellectual capital management.
Organizational learning, knowledge management.
ERP implementation and management accounting change.
Research and publications
Published proceedings:
"Investigating management accounting change in ERP implementation: A case study,", European Network for Research in Organisational & Accounting Change (ENROAC) 7th Conference 2009, Organisations & Sustainability, Dundee, 2009 (in coll. with K. Lääts).
"Management of intellectual capital: The role of management control", 4th Workshop on Visualising, Measuring and Managing Intangibles and Intellectual Capital, Hasselt, 2008.
"The role of output control in management of intellectual capital", 31st Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, Rotterdam, 2008.
"Theorizing intellectual capital management through the resource-based view of the firm", 2nd Workshop on Visualising, Measuring and Managing Intangibles and Intellectual Capital, Maastricht, 2006.
"Intellectual Capital Performance Measurement: Questioning its Applicability to the Firm Level Management", Accounting and Performance Management Perspectives in Business and Public Sector Organizations, Tartu, 2005.
"Intellectual Capital Performance Measurement in Strategy Implementation", 3rd Conference on Performance Measurement and Management Control, Nice, 2005.
"The Role of Intellectual Capital Reporting in Management of Technology Innovation", MCA-ENROAC Research Conference on the Changing Roles of Management Accounting as a Control System, Antwerp, 2005.
"Non-Financial Information: Internal and External Reporting", Finance in EU Accession Countries: Experiences and Solutions, VI International Scientific Conference, Tartu, 2003.
"Investments in Research and Development (R&D)", 3rd International conference, Poland about Investments in Accounting, Wroclaw, 2002.
Working papers:
"Investigating Management Accounting Change in ERP Implementation: A case of visibility", Mimeo, 2011 (in coll. with K. Lääts).
"Making action at a distance work in ERP system implementation", Mimeo, 2011 (in coll. with J. Mouritsen, R. Loova).
Main courses taught at HEC
Methods of cost analysis
CURSUS
2009 Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Vaasa, Finlande.
2003 Magister artium in Economics, University of Tartu, Estonie.
2000 Bachelor's Degree in Accounting & Corporate Finance, University of Tartu, Estonie.
Langues : anglais, estonien, finnois.
Other academic activities
External academic responsibility:
Assistant, University of Tartu, 2000-2009.
Thesis supervision, University of Tartu, 2000-2009.
Scientific activities
Membership of scientific or professional organisation:
Member, European Accounting Association.
Editorial activities:
Reviewer, Baltic Journal of Management.
Honor distinction:
2008 EIASM - PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Runner up of the award: Best Junior Contribution to the Development of Intangibles and IC Theory and Practice.
2000 Award of the best thesis in accounting (University of Tartu).
