Dr. Lisa Perkhofer, MA

Senior Lecturer +43 512 2070 - 3143 lisa.perkhofer@mci.edu

Professional work experience

04/2021 - 07/2023
Assistant Professor for Digital Accounting - University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
09/2017 - 10/2019
Externe Lehrbeauftragte - University of Applied Sciences Salzburg
Introduction into Social Research Methods
02/2016 - 03/2021
Research Projekt Manager - University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
10/2011 - 01/2016
Research Assistant - University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management

Education

04/2014 - 05/2021
Doktorat - Vienna University of Economics and Business
Doktoratsstudium der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
09/2011 - 07/2013
Master of Arts in Business - University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
Masterstudium in Controlling Rechnungswesen und Finanzmanagement
09/2008 - 07/2011
Bachelor of Arts in Business - University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
Bachelorstudium in Controlling Rechnungswesen und Finanzmanagement

Teaching (faculty internships etc.)

09/2022 - 03/2023
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
Financial Engineering - International Financial Markets
03/2017 - 07/2023
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
Management Reporting and Visual Analytics
03/2016 - 07/2023
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
Business Analytics 1
09/2015 - 10/2019
Controller Institut
State of the Art Reporting

Practice related research and developmental project

01/2022 - 06/2023
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
FinCoM: Financial Condition Monitoring
05/2021 - 08/2022
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
DDI - Data-driven insights through dashboarding
05/2016 - 12/2019
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
USIVIS - User Centered Interactive Visualization for Big Data
01/2014 - 12/2015
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
Smart Visualization

Competitive Research Award

12/2022 - present
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria Faculty for Business and Management
Joung researcher Award
06/2018 - present
NeuoIS
Dr. Hermann Zemlicka Award for most innovative paper
09/2016 - present
CARF
Best Paper Award auf der CARF (Controlling Accounting Risk and Finance Conference in Luzern)
08/2016 - present
Emeral
Most Commended Research Award in 2015 im Journal of Applied Accounting Research
04/2014 - present
KPMG Austria
KPMG Stiftungspreis für die beste Masterarbeit im Finanzbereich 2013

Peer reviewed journal article

Leitner-Hanetseder, Susanne; Perkhofer, Lisa; Frenkenberger, Sonia; Eisl, Christoph (2025): “ChatGPT as Digital Accounting Assistant: Evaluating Output Performance in Financial Accounting Tasks”, International Journal of Accounting and Informaiton Management, pp. 1-32, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJAIM-01-2025-0017
Cadamuro, J., Winzer, J., Perkhofer, L., von Meyer, A., Bauça, J., Plekhanova, O., Linko-Parvinen, A., Watine, J., Kniewallner, K., Keppel, M., Šálek, T., Mrazek, C., Felder, T., Oberkofler, H., Haschke-Becher, E., Vermeersch, P., Kristoffersen, A. & Eisl, C. 2022. Efficiency, efficacy and subjective user satisfaction of alternative laboratory report formats. An investigation on behalf of the Working Group for Postanalytical Phase (WG-POST), of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM). In Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), Vol. 60 No.9, pp. 1356-1364.
Perkhofer, L., Walchshofer, C., & Hofer, P. (2020). Does design matter when visualizing Big Data? An empirical study to investigate the effect of visualization type and interaction use. In Journal of Management Control, 31(1-2), 55-95.
Perkhofer, L, Hofer, P, Walchshofer, C, Plank, T & Jetter, H-C (2019): Interactive Visualization of Big Data in the Field of Accounting: A Survey of Current Practice and Potential Barriers for Adoption, In Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 20(4), pp. 497-525.

Textbooks

Eisl, C., Perkhofer, L., Losbichler, H. (2024): Grundlagen der finanziellen Unternehmensführung, Band IV: Controlling, 5. überarbeitete Auflage, Linde Verlag GmbH, Wien.

Chapters in books

Perkhofer, L., Laun. U. (2025): Nachhaltigkeit in Perfpormance Measurement Systemen. In: Eisl, C., Losbichler, H., Engelbrechtsmüller, C., Lehner, O. (2025): Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling und -reporting. Linde Verlag GmbH, 1. Auflage, Wien.
Eisl, C., Hammerl, L., Teufl, J., Perkhofer, L. (2025): Optimale Gestaltung von interaktiven ESG-Dashboards. In: Eisl, C., Losbichler, H., Engelbrechstmüller, C., Lehner, O.: Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitscontrolling und -reporting, Rechtliche Grundlagen - Kennzahlen - Tools - Fallbeispiele. Linde Verlags GmbH, Wien, 2025.
Altendorfer, F., Leitner-Hanetseder, S., Perkhofer, L. (2025): Revolutionizing accounting with RPA and alternative data sources: A real estate market case study. In: Magnaghi, E., Veglianti, E. (2025): Organizations and Technology for Sustainability, 1st Edition, CRC Press, 2025.
Hofer, P., Perkhofer, L., Mayr, A. 2023. Interactive Big Data Visualizations: Potential for Management Reporting, Keimer, I., Egle, U. (eds) The Digitalization of Management Accounting. Springer, Wiesbaden. pp. 143-169
Perkhofer, L, Hofer, P & Losbichler, H 2022, Novel visualisation techniques to understand AIS data. in E Strauss & M Quinn (Hrsg.), The Routledge Handbook of Accounting Infor-mation Systems. 2 Aufl., Routledge - Taylor and Francis Group, London.

Peer reviewed academic/professional meeting proceedings

Perkhofer, L., Eis., C., Teufl, J., Hofer, P. (2024): Komplexitätsreduktion im Nachhaltigkeitsreporting durch richtiges Dashboard Design, In: Beringer S., Konferenzband CARF (Controlling.Accounting.Risiko.Finanzen), 12.09.2024-13.09.2024, Luzern, Verlag IFZ.
Darmann, L., Leitner-Hanetseder, S., Perkhofer, L., Hofmarcher, P. (2023): Default Risk Assessment for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, In: Beringer S., Konferenzband CARF (Controlling.Accounting.Risiko.Finanzen), 07.09.2023-08.09.2023, Luzern, Verlag IFZ.
Leitner-Hanetseder, S, Perkhofer, L & Altendorfer, F 2022, Cobots in Accounting: How to structure a collaboration with a virtual assistant?, CARF Luzern 2022, Luzern, Schweiz
Perkhofer, L, Furtlehner, J, Glück, S & Eisl, X 2022, Digitalisierung des Berichtswesens: Ein Konzept zur Vermittlung von Methoden- und Umsetzungskompetenz, Beitrag in CARF Luzern 2022, Luzern, Schweiz
Friedl, J., Zimmer, B., Perkhofer, L., Zenisek, J., Hofer, P., Jetter, H. 2021, An empirical study of task-specific limitations of the overview+ detail technique for interactive time series analysis, In Procedua Computer Science, Volume 180, pp. 628-638
Perkhofer, L. (2019). A Cognitive Load-theoretic Framework for Information Visualization. in Proceedings of the 17th Finance, Risk and Accounting Perspectives Conference (FRAP), 9-25
Perkhofer, L., Walchshofer, C., Hofer, P. 2019, Designing visualizations to identify and assess correlations and trends: An experimental study based on price developments, In Proceedings of the 17th Finance, Risk and Accounting Perspectives Conference (FRAP) in Helsinki, 23.-25.09.2019, pp. 294-340
Perkhofer, L., Hofer, P., Walchshofer, C. 2019, BIG data visualisierungen 2.0. Optimale Gestaltung und Einsatz neuartiger Visualisierungsmöglichkeiten, Beitrag in CARF Luzern 2019, Luzern, Schweiz
Fuchs-Leitner, I., Falschlunger, L., & Losbichler, H. (2019, April). Perceptual and Cognitive Load in Graph Reading. In PERCEPTION, Vol. 48, pp. 22-22.
Perkhofer, L., & Lehner, O. M. (2019). Using gaze behavior to measure cognitive load. In Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, 73-83. Springer Heidelberg.

Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar

Altendorfer, F., Leitner-Hanetseder, S., Perkhofer, L. 2023. Revolutionizing accounting with RPA and alternative data sources: A real estate market case study, 1st Interdisciplinary Conference on Management, Information Technology and Computer Sciences, Lille, France, May 25th – 26th 2023
Darmann, L., Leiter-Hanetseder, S., Perkhofer, L., Hofmarcher, P. 2023. Predicting the credit default risk of non-listed companies: A systematic literature review to identify relevant models and variables. 1st Interdisciplinary Conference on Management, Information Technology and Computer Sciences, Lille, France, May 25th – 26th 2023
Eisl, X., Perkhofer, L., Fink, S. 2023. Variables used in residential real estate valuation models. 1st Interdisciplinary Conference on Management, Information Technology and Comput-er Sciences, Lille, France, May 25th – 26th 2023

Other intellectual contributions

Losbichler, H., Perkhofer, L., Hofer, P. 2019, Reporting 2.0 – Interaktive Dashboards als Erfolgsfaktor im Controlling, In Zeitschrift für Internationale Rechnungslegung (IRZ), Heft 11, November 2019, pp. 487-496
• Eisl, C., Perkhofer, L., Hofer, P., Losbichler, H. (2018): Exzellenz im Reporting Design; ICV-Leitfaden für messbar bessere Berichte, Haufe Lexware

Supervised bachelor theses

Keser-Simic Sanja (2026): Empirische Erhebung zum Status quo der Nutzung von Predictive Analytics im Forecasting
Larcher Michael (2026): Evaluating the Effectiveness of Altman's Z-Score Model Compared to Machine Learning Models in Predicting Bankruptcies of European Publicly Listed Companies
Weithaler Fabian (2026): The Impact of Business Intelligence Tools on Controlling Processes: A Case Study
Dulap Alexandra (2026): From Manual to Automated: How SMEs in the DACH Region Leverage RPA for Invoice Processing Optimization
Blaas Simon (2025): Contrasting the Risk Perception of Company-Overvaluations of the AI-Trend and the Dot-Com Bubble
Unterhuber Sabrina (2025): Quantitative Umfrage zum Potenzial für Heimdialyseplätze in Österreich
Vikoler Matthias (2025): Generative Künstliche Intelligenz im Reportingprozess: Anwendungsmöglichkeiten, Chancen und Herausforderungen
Mujagic Erna (2025): Handlungsempfehlungen zur erfolgreichen Implementierung der ESG-Kriterien in der Geschäftsstrategie eines Unternehmens im Bereich des Finanzsektors
Sacui-Roman Dorel-Daniel (2025): Code, Capital, Concentration - Crypto Adoption and Global Wealth Inequality
Breuss Sarah (2024): The Influence of ChatBots on Taxation in Austria
Klingler Pirmin (2024): Organisatorische Veränderungen, Herausforderungen und Akzeptanz bei der Einführung eines digitalen CRM-Systems in einem europäischen Produktionsunternehmen mit B2B Vertriebsfokussierung
Faschang Markus (2024): Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung im Wandel - Eine Case Study zur Analyse der regulatorisch-bedingten Veränderung in einem Produktionsbetrieb
Kuprian Lukas (2024): Eine Bewertung der dominanten Faktoren, die die Überlebensfähigkeit und Widerstandsfähigkeit von Unternehmen in der frühen Marktphase beeinflussen, verglichen mit Auswertungen der Kreditauskunft KSV
Ragginger Luis (2024): Kundensegmentierung in der Luftfrachtlogistik als Wettbewerbsvorteil - Analyse relevanter Faktoren
Slanina Filip (2024): Assessing TAM Determinants Among Aspiring Managers: A Survey-Based Study on Intention to Use LLMs

Supervised master theses

Moore Anne (2026): Identifying Economic Drivers of Credit Default: An Analysis of Austrian SMEs in the Construction Sector
Caldonazzi Vanessa (2025): From Materiality Assessment to Sustainability Reporting: The Case of Airbus Helicopters Italy
Di Giuseppe Beatrice (2025): Impact of Automated Forecasting Systems on Employee Competencies
Krug Katharina (2024): Effects of GenAI-Generated LinkedIn Posts on Post Perception Compared to Employee-Generated Posts