Employee photo: Olga Nicole Ermann

Olga Nicole Ermann

Associate Professor
Nord University Business School
Email
olga.n.ermann@nord.no
Phone
+47 75 51 79 57
Study location
Bodø
Office
NVU113
Areas of expertise
Economic Analysis and Accounting Division, Business Administration, Financial management, Project management, Internal audit

I work as an Associate Professor at the High North Center at Nord University Business School. I work with international education and research projects, funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Research Council of Norway, DIKU, and Erasmus +.

Education: PhD in Business Administration (Nord University, 2018) Master of Science in Business (Nord University, 2011) Master in Management of Organization (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 2010).

I teach financial accounting analysis and valuation, budgeting and operating accounting at the bachelor's level, and project management and management control at the master's level.
Research interests: Management accounting and control in dynamic environments, project management, retraining of veterans, PhD education.
2026
Masters’ supervision and academic growth of accounting and auditing students in Norway – from understanding to creativity Accounting and Auditing Small and Medium-Sized Practices: Transformative Capabilities in a Rapidly Changing Society 2026 - Evgenii Aleksandrov, Olga Iermolenko, Elena Dybtsyna, Nadezda Nazarova
2025
Unfolding crowd-based accountability of a charity fund during the war 2025 Financial Accountability and Management - Valeriia Melnyk, Olga Iermolenko, Carolyn Cordery
2024
The emotive power of accounts during war time 2024 Public Money & Management - Valeriia Melnyk, Olga Iermolenko, Carolyn Cordery
Addressing accountability challenges with theory of change: the case of a social partnership in Ukraine Handbook of Accounting and Public Governance: Exploring Hybridizations 2024 - Veronika Vakulenko, Olga Iermolenko, Anatoli Bourmistrov
Do we hear the voices of local citizens when we arrange cultural megaprojects for them? A case of the European capitals of culture 2024 Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning - Alena Nelaeva, Olga Iermolenko
2023
REPORT from Surveys of project participants of “Norway-Ukraine. Professional Adaptation. Integration into the State System” (NUPASS) project. Project execution and results 2022 2023 Nord universitet / FoU-rapport - Olga Iermolenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo
Accounting for a mining company’s transformation in Ukraine 2023 Meditari Accountancy Research - Olga Iermolenko, Anders Hersinger
2022
Report from surveys among project participants “Norway-Ukraine. Professional Adaptation. Integration into the State System”(NUPASS): Project execution and results 2021. 2022 Nord universitet / FoU-rapport - Olga Iermolenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo
2021
Big Construction Projects: A Space for Control and Care 2021 The Nordic Journal of Business - Olga Iermolenko
The “Bermuda triangle” of academic writing 2021 The International Journal of Management Education - Olga Iermolenko, Evgenii Aleksandrov, Nadezda Nazarova, Anatoli Bourmistrov
2020
Internal Control and the COSO framework: Application to the university sector. Lessons learned Report from the international project CPEA-ST/10022 2020 Nord universitet / FoU-rapport - Olga Iermolenko, Anatoli Bourmistrov, Mariya Knir, Oleksandr Saienko, Diana Mykhaylyna, Liudmyla Sybyrka, Oksana Adamyk, Bogdan Adamyk
Training Ukrainian military in job creation and job taking 2020 European Journal of Training and Development - Lars Kolvereid, Olga Iermolenko
2018
The human side of accounting : The bonds between human agency and management accounting practices’ changes in the transitional economy 2018 - Olga Iermolenko
2013
Transformation of the company in the transitional economy: implications for management control Organization and methods of PhD research. Proceedings of the international colloquium for PhD researchers. 2013 - Olga Iermolenko
What is this thing called transitional economy? Vitenskapelige Essays i tilknytning til forskningsprosjekter 2013 Working Paper - Olga Iermolenko
2025
ArcGov seminar: “China in the Arctic: External Influence on Governance Mechanisms” (ArcGov)– Present and future opportunities. 2025 “China in the Arctic: External Influence on Governance Mechanisms” (ArcGov)– Present and future opportunities. - Frode Mellemvik, Iselin Stensdal, Gørild Heggelund, Ahad Hadian, Evgenii Aleksandrov, elise chen, Thomas Baker, Zdenek Dvorak, Timo Koivurova, Andrey Mineev, Anders Christoffer Edstrøm, Matti Nojonen, Svein Vigeland Rottem, Olga Nicole Ermann
Under the Mask of Peacebuilding: Miscalculations and the Fight over Resources in Ukraine | Epicenter 2025 - Olga Iermolenko, Valeriia Melnyk, Carolyn Cordery
Kateryna's University Has Been Hit by Bombs Three Times: Still Teaching 2025 - Markus Johnsen Thonhaugen, Anatoli Bourmistrov, Kateryna Maksom, Olga Iermolenko, Valeriia Melnyk, Vitaliy Nosok, Veronika Vakulenko
The Universities’ Reaction to Big Obstructions: Building resilient higher education to respond and manage societal crises (TURBO). Funded by the European Union (ERASMUS-EDU-2023-CBHE) under grant agreement No 101129315. 2025 Center on Forced Displacement Annual Conference 2025 - Olga Iermolenko
Under the mask of peacebuilding – How is accounting implicated in the (neo)colonial fight over resources? 2025 SCANCOR seminars at Harvard University - Olga Iermolenko, Valeriia Melnyk, Carolyn Cordery
2024
Baseline Report : Monitor 2024: Effects of Bodø as European Capital of Culture 2024 2024 - Oliver Henk, Olga Iermolenko, Evgueni Vinogradov, Alena Nelaeva, Veronika Vakulenko, Anastasiya Henk
Unfolding crowd-based accountability of a charity fund during the war 2024 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - Valeriia Melnyk, Olga Iermolenko, Carolyn Cordery
Unfolding crowd-based accountability of a charity fund during the war 2024 16th International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) - Valeriia Melnyk, Olga Iermolenko, Carolyn Cordery
Security and smart city governance during the war – A case of Kyiv ​ 2024 UKRAINETT+ Conference 2024 - Olga Iermolenko, Valeriia Melnyk
Paths to Peace: US Policy, Ukraine's Strategy, and Global Reach. 2024 Weatherhead Scholars Program Roundtable on Ukraine - Olga Iermolenko
The Role of Accounting and Accountability in the Evolving Geopolitical and Geoeconomic Landscape 2024 SCANCOR seminars at Harvard University - Olga Iermolenko
Hvor mye koster et menneskeliv? 2024 - Olga Iermolenko
Norge må øke støtten til akademisk samarbeid med Ukraina 2024 - Kristian Åtland, Geir Flikke, Anne Gry Gudmundsdotter, Olga Iermolenko, Gaiane Nuridzhanian, Martin Paulsen, Anne Pintsch, Tom Røseth, Nataliya Yeremeyeva, Aadne Aasland
Categorising arranged overarching cultural and art multi-events: a context-driven conceptualization 2024 Research Workshop “Impacts and Legacies of European Capitals of Culture (ECoCs): Reflecting and Developing Evaluation and Monitoring Practices” - Veronika Vakulenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo, Olga Iermolenko
Categorising arranged overarching cultural and art multi-events: a context-driven conceptualization 2024 27th NFF Conference - Veronika Vakulenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo, Olga Iermolenko
Baseline Report Monitor 2024: Effects of Bodø as European Capital of Culture 2024 2024 Nord universitet / FoU-rapport - Oliver Henk, Olga Iermolenko, Evgueni Vinogradov, Alena Nelaeva, Veronika Vakulenko, Anastasiya Henk
2023
Report from surveys of project participants of “Norway- Ukraine. Professional Adaptation. Integration into the State System” (NUPASS) : Project execution and results 2022 2023 - Olga Iermolenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo
Inception Report Conceptual foundation for the evaluation and monitoring of Bodø 2024: Project Monitor 2024 2023 - Anatoli Bourmistrov, Oliver Henk, Olga Iermolenko, Lars Kolvereid, Veronika Vakulenko, Evgueni Vinogradov, Bjørn Willy Åmo
Constructing emotions by disclosures on social media: ​ A study of charity donations in Ukraine during the war 2023 High North Center Research Seminars - Olga Iermolenko, Valeriia Melnyk
Ethical Hacking as as Risk Managemetn tool in Organizatons 2023 - Navdeep Singh, Lars Lien, Olga Iermolenko
Supervision and academic growth of master students: Experiences from a Nordic business school 2023 Book project seminar "Strengthening capacities of accounting and management profession” - Olga Iermolenko, Evgenii Aleksandrov, Nadezda Nazarova, Anatoli Bourmistrov, Veronika Vakulenko
2022
Report from surveys among project participants “Norway-Ukraine. Professional Adaptation. Integration into the State System”(NUPASS): Project execution and results 2021. 2022 Nord universitet / FoU-rapport - Olga Iermolenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo
Social Audit: conceptualization and practical implication for the professional and social adaptation of veterans and their family member in Ukraine 2022 - Veronika Vakulenko, Anatoli Bourmistrov, Volodymyr Rubtsov, Olga Iermolenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo, Olga Filina
2021
Social audit and quality assessment of the project “Norway-Ukraine. Professional Adaptation. Integration into the State System” (NUPASS) 2021 International conference “International cooperation in solving the problem of social and professional adaptation of military personnel, veterans and their family members in Ukraine” - Olga Iermolenko, Veronika Vakulenko
Project model, routines and ways of integration into the Ukrainian state system “Norway-Ukraine. Professional Adaptation. Integration into the State System”(NUPASS) project 2021 - Veronika Vakulenko, Olga Iermolenko, Anatoli Bourmistrov, Volodymyr Rubtsov, Olga Filina, Tetiana Lvova
Report from surveys among project participants: «Norway-Ukraine Professional Adaptation. Integration into the State System» (NUPASS). Project execution and results 2020 2021 - Olga Iermolenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo
2020
Using international COSO framework for good governance in Ukraine: Experiences and challenges 2020 NUCC meetup “Importance of Good Corporate Governance for Ukrainian business: how to become a successful international partner” - Anatoli Bourmistrov, Olga Iermolenko
2019
Report from a survey among participants of the project “Retraining and Social Adaptation of Military Officers and their Family Members in Ukraine” 2019 - Olga Iermolenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo
Transformations of public sector and its financial system in Ukraine Volume 1 Current issues of public sector accounting, budgeting and finances in Ukraine 2019 - Anatoli Bourmistrov, Olga Iermolenko, Veronika Vakulenko
Ukrainian and Norwegian experiences from the Retraining and Social Adaptation Project for Ukrainian military service members and their families. Collection of articles 2019 - Anatoli Bourmistrov, Olga Iermolenko
2018
Mapping the MAPs: studies of management accounting practices in the post-socialist countries 2018 European Accounting Association Congress - Olga Iermolenko
Control aspects of dealing with uncertainties in big construction projects in Ukraine and Norway 2018 Norwegian-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce meeting - Olga Iermolenko
Retraining and Social Adaptation of Military Officers and Their Family Members in Ukraine – Project’s results and impact 2018 Knowledge for Building Society and Business: Norwegian-Ukrainian cooperation - Olga Iermolenko, Bjørn Willy Åmo
Doing Business Ukraine-Norway – what differences and similarities to expect? 2018 Business Practice in Ukraine 2018 - Olga Iermolenko
2017
The role of accounting in constructing the “new empire”: Enabling use of the rigorous financial controls in a big energy company in transition 2017 PhD International Workshop “Performance Measurement for the smart public governance” - Olga Iermolenko
Accounting for Enabling Coercion: Constructing a “New Empire” in the Transitional Economy 2017 The 24th Nordic Academy of Management Conference - Olga Iermolenko, Hersinger Anders
2016
Transformation of the company after privatization: Implications for management control An institutional theory analysis 2016 8th Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference - Olga Iermolenko
Education and Research Cooperation between Norway and Ukraine for stimulating business and societal development 2016 Oslo Innovation Week / Norwegian-Ukrainian Business Forum - Olga Iermolenko
In search and cope with inefficiencies: Institutional entrepreneurship and organizational transformation 2016 The National Research School in Business Economics and Administration (NFB) Conference - Olga Iermolenko
Managing the unexpected: A case of a public and a private construction project in Europe 2016 The 2016 Comparative International Governmental Accounting Research (CIGAR) Network workshop - Olga Iermolenko
Guide to Doing Business in Ukraine 2016 - Olga Iermolenko, Veronika Vakulenko
Guide to Doing Business in Norway 2016 - Olga Iermolenko, Petter Gullmark, Evgueni Vinogradov
2015
Utvidet samarbeid med Ukraina 2015 - Olga Iermolenko
Meninger. Utvidet samarbeid med Ukraina 2015 - Olga Iermolenko
2014
Doing Business Norway-Ukraine: opportunities and challenges. Findings from the Guides to Doing Business in Norway and Ukraine 2014 2014 Norwegian-Ukrainian Business Forum - Olga Iermolenko
Olga fra Bodø ga Erna Ukraina-råd 2014 - Jan Eskil Severinsen, Olga Iermolenko
2013
Transformation of the company in the transitional economy: Implications for management accounting and control 2013 Conference on Management Control and Performance management - Olga Iermolenko
Beyond the “Iron Triangle” of Time, Scope and Costs. Conference proceedings 2013 22nd Nordic Academy of Management conference - Olga Iermolenko, Anatoli Bourmistrov
Mining company in transition: Implications for Management Accounting and Control. Extended Abstract, Conference proceedings 2013 Annual Conference for Management Accounting Research (ACMAR) - Olga Iermolenko
2011
Beyond the "Iron triangle" of scope, time & costs : managing uncertainties in big construction projects in different contexts : a comparative study of big construction projects in Ukraine and Norway 2011 - Olga Iermolenko