Articles

A regional WIL model: sharing a new approach (with Michael D. Clements and Bonnie Dean), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)

As work-integrated learning (WIL) becomes embedded in the higher education sector, it presents an unprecedented...

 
Implementing a sustainability balanced scorecard 'dashboard' approach to assess organisational legitimacy (with Matthew P. Pepper and Tairan Huang), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and determine the contributing factors which...

 
Red queen takes white knight: the commercialisation of accounting education in Australia (with Edmund W. Watts and C J. McNair), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)

PurposeThis paper investigates the consequences of the commercialisation of Australian universities. It also provides a...

 

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Accounting Students' Reflections on a Regional Internship Program (with Bonnie Cord and Mike Clements), Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal (2010)

The opportunity to gain professional industry experience for accounting students while undertaking their undergraduate degree...

 
Corporate social responsibility in public sector supply chains: an insight (with Michael D. Clements), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)

Purpose- To provide an insight into the level of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting in...

 

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Local government investing: a form of gambling? (with Gregory Jones), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)

Currently in the state of New South Wales (NSW) local government councils have the authority...

 

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Measurement and the decline of moral therapy (with Ciorstan J. Smark), Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (2010)

The key theme of this historical paper is to highlight the misallocation of resources that...

 

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The influence of Jeremy Bentham on recent Public Sector Financial Reforms (with Ciorstan J. Smark), Journal of New Business Ideas & Trends (2010)

Jeremy Bentham’s (1748 – 1832) work while vast is generally considered to be based primarily...

 

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Corporate social responsibility reporting of two note-issuing banks in Hong Kong (with F. Hui), Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal (2009)

The environmental performance and management disclosure of organisations came under increased scrutiny over the past...

 

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Have Recent Financial Reforms Improved Financial Accountability in the Australian Commonwealth Public Sector?, Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal (2009)

Since the early 1990s the Australian Commonwealth public sector has undergone significant financial reforms, due...

 

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CSR reporting: a process for supply chain legitimation (with Michael D. Clements and Bonnie Dean), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)

ABSTRACTPurpose ¿ This conceptual paper aims to explore the legitimating process ofCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR)...

 

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The New Researcher, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

Purpose This poem is a reflection of the processes and associated emotions early career academic...

 

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Keeping up appearances: The Quest for Governance Legitimacy, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

An effective corporate governance structure is as crucial to a public sector organisation as it...

 

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Keeping up appearances: the quest for governance legitimacy, Accounting, Accountability and Performance (2008)

An effective corporate governance structure is as crucial to a public sector organisation as it...

 

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Submission to the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (with C. Smark), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

Please find following a submission to the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity...

 

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A discussion on Australia's adoption of International Accounting Standards, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)

In July 2002 the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced that it fully supported the adoption...

 
Rationalised myths of the recent financial reforms in the Australian Federal Public Sector, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)
 
On foxes becoming gamekeepers: the capture of professional regulation by the Australian accounting profession (with Edmund W. Watts, Ciorstan J. Smark, and Brian Murphy), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)
 
Public sector financial accountability, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)
 
Recent financial reforms in the Australian federal public sector, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)
 

Contributions to Books

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On Foxes Becoming Gamekeepers: The capture of professional regulation by the Australian accounting profession (with B. Murphy, C. Smark, and T. Watts), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)

There are such persons as liars, damned liars and experts, and there are accountants, bad...

 

Presentations

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Analysing texts used to contribute to the discharge of public sector financial accountability (with Ciorstan J. Smark), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)

Purpose – This paper reviews and analyses the discourse recorded in the Hansard of the...

 

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An examination of CSR assurance reports of equator principles signatories (with Chi Fun Freda Hui), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)

Purpose: To undertake a review of the assurance reports, prepared by audit firms and non-audit...

 

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Environmental refugees: an accountability perspective (with Stephanie Perkiss and Nicholas J. Gill), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the increasing concern of the impact...

 

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Learning outside the textbook: accounting students reflections in an internship programme (with Bonnie Cord and Michael D. Clements), 2010 AFAANZ Conference (2010)

The opportunity to gain professional industry experience for accounting students whilst undertakingtheir undergraduate degree provides...

 

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Learning outside the textbook: accounting students' reflections in an internship programme (with Bonnie Cord and Michael D. Clements), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)

The opportunity to gain professional industry experience for accounting students whilst undertaking their undergraduate degree...

 

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NSW Local Council investment exposures (with Gregory Jones), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)

The decline in the sub-prime market in the United State of America in 2007 -2008...

 

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Towards accounting students workplace preparedness: A unique internship approach (with Bonnie Cord and Michael D. Clements), Proceedings of the Australian Collaborative Education Network National Conference (2010)

Undergraduate accounting students would benefit from the combined learning approach of simultaneous classroom and workplace...

 
New Public Management: Is it really new? (with Ciorstan J. Smark), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)

The public sectors in a number of countries, including the UK, Canada, New Zealand and...

 

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Public sector gambling: local council investment exposures (with Greg Jones), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2009)

Local councils in New South Wales (NSW) have the authority to invest ratepayers' money that...

 

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A profile of the non-executive directors of Australia's largest public companies (with C. L. Cortese), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

This paper presents a profile of the non-executive directors of Australia’s largest public companies. Using...

 

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Corporate social responsibility reporting in Hong Kong: Case study of three note-issuing banks (2003-2006) (with F. Hui), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

The increasing public concern on the state of the world’s environment and the impact of...

 

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The sustainability of Public Sector Ecological Sustainable Development Reporting, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)

Over the past two decades there has been significantly increased public awareness of and focus...

 

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Profiling non-executive directors in Australia (with C. L. Cortese), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)

This paper presents a profile of non-executive directors of Australia’s largest public companies. Using descriptive...

 

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The Non-Executive Director of Australian Statutory Authorities (with C. L. Cortese), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)

This paper is based on a review of the board composition of material Commonwealth Statutory...

 

Other

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Australian Commonwealth public sector environmental reporting in a new public managerialism environment, Faculty of Commerce - Accounting & Finance Working Papers (2008)

The environmental impact of organisations operations on the environment has come under significantly increased public...

 

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Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting of Two Note-issuing Banks in Hong Kong (with F. Hui), Faculty of Commerce - Accounting & Finance Working Papers (2008)

The environmental performance and management disclosure of organisations has over the past decade come under...