Valeria Knels
Research associate
NameMs Valeria Knels (M. Sc.)
Room SCH B335
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Office hours:
On appointment
Curriculum vitae
since June 2019 | Research associate at the Chair of Business Management, especially Management Accounting and Control |
2018 - 2019 | Working student at activjob GmbH, Dresden |
2016 - 2019 | Master’s degree in Business Administration from the TU Dresden, specialization: Accounting & Finance |
since 2016 | Freelance teacher for several projects |
2015 - 2016 | Internship with the KPMG AG, Audit – Governance and Assurance |
2014 - 2015 | Working student at the Chair of Business Management, especially Management Accounting and Control |
2012 - 2015 | Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the TU Dresden, specialization: Accounting & Finance, Financial Economics & Global Markets |
2012 | Higher education entrance qualification (A-level) at Martin-Andersen-Nexö Gymnasium, Dresden |
Duties and responsibilities within the chair
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Teacher in "Jahresabschlussanalyse" (Financial Statement Analysis) for Master students
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Teacher in "Kostenorientierte Entscheidungen" (Cost-based Decision Making) for Bachelor students
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Mentor and organisational supervisor in "Finanazanalystenbericht" (Financial Analyst Report) for Master students
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Thesis and seminar paper supervisor
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Contact person for Bachelor thesis
Research topics
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Interaction between environmental sustainability management and management accounting and control
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Ecological Innovations
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Management Control Systems
Publications
- Knels, V., Janka, M., & Guenther, T.W. (2024). Exploring the Duality of Formal and Informal Controls in Driving Eco-Innovations. European Accounting Review, in print. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638180.2024.2400118 (VHB PMR: A, 0,5 Handelsblatt-Punkte, ABDC: A*). (111.896 Zeichen, 51 Normseiten)
- Coenenberg, A. G./Fischer, T. M./Günther, T./Brühl, R., with the assistance of Knels, V. and others (2024): Kostenrechnung und Kostenanalyse, 10th revised and supplemented edition, Stuttgart.
Presentations
- "Survey-based management control constructs in environmental sustainability research". Presentation at the Emprical Research in Management Accounting and Control (ERMAC) Conference in Vienna (Austria), June 23- June 25, 2024.
- "Integration Matters: Environmental Management Control Systems on the Relationship with Environmental and Financial Performance". Presentation during a research visit at Nanyang Business School in Singapore, March 22, 2024.
- "Integration Matters: Environmental Management Control Systems on the Relationship with Environmental and Financial Performance". Presentation during a research visit at Kobe University in Kobe (Japan), February 9, 2024.
- "Gond et al. (2012) revisited: Shedding Light on the Use of Mangement Controls for Eco-Performance". Presentation at the Emprical Research in Management Accounting and Control (ERMAC) Conference in Vienna (Austria), June 18 - June 20, 2023.
- "Fostering Eco-Innovation: The Crucial Role of Management Controls". Presentation at the virtual 12th Conference on new directions in Management Accounting, December 16 - December 18, 2020.
- "Fostering Eco-Innovation: The Crucial Role of Management Controls". Presentation at the virtual Dresden Nexus Conference (eDNC), June 3 - June 5, 2020.
- "Fostering Eco-Innovation: The Crucial Role of Management Controls". Presentation at the Annual Conference for Management Accounting Research (ACMAR) in Vallendar (Germany), March 4 - March 5, 2020.