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Si­mone Hasse Stavnsbo

Research Assistant

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Departments
Department of Accounting
Room: SOL/D4.43
Subjects
Auditing Career Culture Identity Gender Diversity

Primary research areas

Wo­men’s Ca­reers in Audit­ing
I study the ca­reer pro­gres­sion and re­ten­tion of wo­men in Dan­ish audit­ing firms. I am in­ter­ested in un­der­stand­ing what causes the lower re­ten­tion of wo­men and why so few wo­men pro­gress to lead­er­ship po­s­i­tions. Fur­ther­more, I am in­ter­ested in how audit­ing firms en­gage with di­versity ini­ti­at­ives and how this relates to or­gan­iz­a­tion­al change.
The Audit­ing Pro­fes­sion
Em­pir­ic­ally, I am in­ter­ested in the audit­ing pro­fes­sion. I study the pro­fes­sion­al iden­tity of aud­it­ors and the chal­lenges the pro­fes­sion faces at large. This in­cludes both prac­tices in­tern­ally in firms, as well as the pro­fes­sion’s in­ter­ac­tion with reg­u­lat­ors, gov­ern­ment, the busi­ness com­munity and so­ci­ety.

Us­ing re­search to­wards agency and change

My research focuses on the auditing profession, particularly the careers and professional identities of women auditors. Using ethnographic methods, I examine the lived experience of auditors at work as well as the social and cultural aspects of Danish auditing firms. 

Through my research, I am interested in engaging with analytical work that challenges taken for granted notions of auditing and auditing work, thus allowing for new and more constructive approaches to understanding the challenges that the profession faces. 

Outside activities

Cur­rently, I have no out­side em­ploy­ments or activ­it­ies. , -