Kari Lukka

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Kari Lukka is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Accounting and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Kari Lukka has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Management Information Systems, 22 papers in Accounting and 10 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Kari Lukka's work include Accounting and Organizational Management (37 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (21 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (10 papers). Kari Lukka is often cited by papers focused on Accounting and Organizational Management (37 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (21 papers) and Management and Organizational Studies (10 papers). Kari Lukka collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Austria and United Kingdom. Kari Lukka's co-authors include Markus Granlund, Eero Kasanen, Sven Modell, Arto Siitonen, Eija Vinnari, Jaakko Kuorikoski, Jan Mouritsen, Petri Suomala, Albrecht Becker and Lukas Goretzki and has published in prestigious journals such as Carbohydrate Polymers, The Accounting Review and Accounting Organizations and Society.

In The Last Decade

Kari Lukka

46 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

The constructive approach in management accounting research 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The constructive approach in management accounting research
    1993 474 citations Eero Kasanen, Kari Lukka et al. Journal of Management Accounting Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kari Lukka Finland 25 2.2k 1.4k 835 785 342 47 3.4k
Wim A. Van der Stede United States 26 2.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 773 1.0× 239 0.7× 65 4.0k
Hanne Nørreklit Denmark 21 1.9k 0.9× 724 0.5× 884 1.1× 623 0.8× 242 0.7× 76 2.8k
Sally K. Widener United States 29 2.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.7× 1.4k 1.7× 1.0k 1.3× 175 0.5× 64 3.7k
Kenneth A. Merchant United States 33 2.8k 1.3× 2.6k 1.9× 1.7k 2.0× 1.0k 1.3× 310 0.9× 78 5.2k
Robert Simons Netherlands 20 3.3k 1.5× 1.4k 1.0× 2.1k 2.5× 1.2k 1.5× 309 0.9× 37 5.4k
Kim Langfield‐Smith Australia 24 3.1k 1.4× 1.6k 1.2× 2.2k 2.6× 1.1k 1.4× 229 0.7× 43 5.3k
Henri C. Dekker Netherlands 25 1.4k 0.6× 764 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 558 0.7× 104 0.3× 77 2.6k
Chris Carter United Kingdom 34 942 0.4× 627 0.5× 703 0.8× 1.3k 1.7× 374 1.1× 85 3.3k
Mari Sako United Kingdom 25 1.5k 0.7× 347 0.3× 2.3k 2.8× 850 1.1× 296 0.9× 101 4.3k
Cyril Tomkins United Kingdom 21 1.1k 0.5× 798 0.6× 713 0.9× 315 0.4× 265 0.8× 56 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kari Lukka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kari Lukka

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kari Lukka. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kari Lukka based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kari Lukka. Kari Lukka is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lukka, Kari, Sven Modell, & Eija Vinnari. (2022). Exploring the “theory is king” thesis in accounting research: the case of actor-network theory. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal. 35(9). 136–167. 9 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari & Marc Wouters. (2022). Towards interventionist research with theoretical ambition. Management Accounting Research. 55. 100783–100783. 16 indexed citations
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Modell, Sven, Eija Vinnari, & Kari Lukka. (2017). On the virtues and vices of combining theories: The case of institutional and actor-network theories in accounting research. Accounting Organizations and Society. 60. 62–78. 72 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari & Eija Vinnari. (2017). Combining actor-network theory with interventionist research: present state and future potential. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal. 30(3). 720–753. 29 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari & Sven Modell. (2017). Interpretive research in accounting: past, present and future. 36–54. 17 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari & Eija Vinnari. (2016). Domain theory and method theory revisited: a reply to Lowe, De Loo and Nama. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal. 29(2). 317–322. 3 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari, et al.. (2013). The Role of Managerial Interventions and Organizational Ideologies in Advancing Radical Change. Journal of Change Management. 14(1). 66–98. 4 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari, et al.. (2010). Three Dimensions of Formal and Informal Feedback in Management Accounting. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Lukka, Kari. (2006). Management Accounting Change and Stability: Loosely Coupled Rules and Routines in Action. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Jönsson, Sten & Kari Lukka. (2005). Doing interventionist research in management accounting. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari & Jan Mouritsen. (2002). Homogeneity or heterogeneity of research in management accounting?. European Accounting Review. 11(4). 805–811. 77 indexed citations
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Groot, T.L.C.M. & Kari Lukka. (2000). Cases in management accounting : current practices in European companies. 11 indexed citations
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Dekker, Henri C., Kari Lukka, & Michael D. Shields. (2000). Control of Inter-Organizational Relationships: Theory Development and an Empirical Investigation. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2 indexed citations
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Granlund, Markus & Kari Lukka. (1998). It is a Small World of Management Accounting Practices. Carbohydrate Polymers. 285. 119238–119238. 61 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari & Markus Granlund. (1998). It's a Small World of Management Accounting Practices. Journal of Management Accounting Research. 153–179. 234 indexed citations
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Granlund, Markus, Kari Lukka, & Jan Mouritsen. (1998). INSTITUTIONALISED JUSTIFICATION OF CORPORATE ACTION: INTERNATIONALISATION AND THE EU IN CORPORATE REPORTS. Scandinavian Journal of Management. 14(4). 433–458. 19 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari & Markus Granlund. (1996). Cost accounting in Finland: current practice and trends of development. European Accounting Review. 5(1). 1–28. 82 indexed citations
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Lukka, Kari & Eero Kasanen. (1996). Is accounting a global or a local discipline? evidence from major research journals. Accounting Organizations and Society. 21(7-8). 755–773. 158 indexed citations
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Kasanen, Eero, Kari Lukka, & Arto Siitonen. (1993). The constructive approach in management accounting research. Journal of Management Accounting Research. 5(5). 243–264. 474 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lukka, Kari. (1988). Budgetary biasing in organizations: Theoretical framework and empirical evidence. Accounting Organizations and Society. 13(3). 281–301. 150 indexed citations

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