Understanding Competitive Advantage

Fredrik Nilsson has been Professor of Business Studies, especially Accounting at Uppsala University since 2010. Before that he was Professor of Economic Information Systems at Linköping University and Institute of Technology. His research focuses on how information systems (e.g. management control systems, financial accounting systems and production control systems) are designed and used to formulate and implement strategies. Fredrik has published many books, book chapters and scientific articles in this field of research. He is currently studying the relationship between strategies, financial accounting and management control in banks. Anna-Karin Stockenstrand is Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Studies at Uppsala University. Her research concerns transparency and accountability in organizations and the long- and short-term effects on internal processes from adaptation to external demands. She is currently conducting research on the effects of financial reporting standards on different parts of the management control function in banks. Anna-Karin has written a number of scientific articles as well as book chapters, and is also author of two textbooks in financial accounting.