Nelson Duenas

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Nelson is an Assistant Professor in the Telfer School of Management at University of Ottawa. He is in the Accounting department, where he teaches at the undergraduate and graduate level, in the areas of strategic management accounting, cost accounting, and financial accounting/financial management.

Nelson Duenas is a professional accountant and holds a Ph.D. in Accounting and MBA from Concordia University. He was the Valedictorian of the 2023 Fall Convocation at Concordia’s John Molson School of Business and his Ph.D thesis won the Joe Kelly Graduate Award for a thesis of exceptional merit. Nelson has industry experience in external audit, financial accounting, and financial analysis. He worked at the United Nations’ Joint Inspection Unit in Switzerland and was a consultant to UNCTAD for the implementation of the Accounting Development Tool in Colombia.

Nelson’s research interests are in the areas of management control, performance measurement, and accountability, particularly in the international development sector. He explores the implications of accounting, management control and accountability mechanisms in cooperation relationships between donors and implementing organizations of international development projects. He has undertaken research visits at HEC Paris and Universidad Externado de Colombia. His research has been published in Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Qualitative Research on Accounting and Management, and his work has been supported by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Fonds de Recherche du Québec (FRQSC), University of Ottawa and the CPA Research Centre in Accountability.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Assistant Professor in Accounting, University of Ottawa- Telfer School of Management

Education

  • 2022 
    Concordia University, Ph.D in Accounting
  • 2016 
    Concordia University, MBA
  • 2009 
    Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Accountant

Publications

  • 2025
    Hierarchies and exclusion in humanitarianism, International NGOs as brokers of hierarchies in the localisation agenda: a case study from the Philippines
  • 2024
    Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management , Navigating the PhD journey: a collective consideration of junior academics in qualitative accounting and management research
  • 2023
    Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Trust in international cooperation: Emotional and cognitive trust complement each other over time
  • 2023
    Apuntes Contables, Investigación contable en Organizaciones No Gubernamentales: una reflexión sobre metodologías participativas

Grants and Contracts

  • 2024
    The Localization Agenda: Implications for accounting and management of international development resources
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
  • 2024
    Community-Based Participatory Research in International Development: Empowering Marginalized Communities through Localization and Enhanced Accountability
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    University of Ottawa
  • 2019
    Trust and Control in the International Cooperation Sector
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Fonds de Recherche du Québec

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