Reflections on the value of management accounting in organizations: Overcoming contemporary challenges

Call for Papers
Reflections on the value of management accounting in organizations: Overcoming contemporary challenges

Journal: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Submission deadline: 30 September 2026

This special issue invites critical reflections on the role and value of management accounting (MA) in today’s evolving and complex organizations. It focuses on how MA supports managerial decision‑making and broader management work amid challenges such as digitalization and AI; ethical and sustainable concerns; and shifting global and local contexts. The SI especially welcomes qualitative, practice‑based work that re‑examines MA foundations and explores emerging roles of management accounting and control in diverse organizational settings.

Types of contributions invited

Guest editors (full information)

Dr Teemu Laine, Tampere University, Finland
Dr Tuomas Korhonen, Tampere University, Finland
Prof Carsten Rohde, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Dr Vesa Tiitola, Tampere University, Finland

List of suggested topic areas

• Revisiting the foundations of management accounting and management control

• Digitalization, artificial intelligence, and the “post‑analytics” era in MA

• Human judgment and accountability in the age of AI

• Sustainability, ethics, and the evolving role of management accounting

• Transformation and innovation in MA&MControl systems and practices

• Management accounting that expands over organizational boundaries

• Emerging business models and performance paradigms

• Inter‑, multi‑, and transdisciplinary MA studies that increase practical relevance of research

Submissions information

Submissions are made via ScholarOne Manuscripts:
Submit via ScholarOne: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/qram

Author guidelines:
https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/qram

At the step “Please select the issue you are submitting to”, select the special issue title from the drop‑down menu. Articles must not have been published previously or be under consideration elsewhere while under review.

Important dates

• Opening date for manuscript submissions: 8 June 2026

• Closing date for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026

Guest Editors (names only, for reference at the end):
Teemu Laine, Tuomas Korhonen, Carsten Rohde, Vesa Tiitola

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