Articles

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Extractive industries accounting and economic consequences: past, present and future (with C. L. Cortese and M. A. Kaidonis), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)
Accounting for the extractive industries has been a contested issue for decades as a result...
 

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Standard Setting for the Extractive Industries: A Critical Examination (with C. Cortese and M. Kaidonis), Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal (2008)
This study examines the players involved in the setting of an international accounting standard for...
 

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Mission or money? Competitive challenges facing public sector nonprofit organisations in an institutionalised environment. (with S. Dolnicar and K. Lazarevski), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)
This paper exposes the impact of competitive grant funding on public sector nonprofit volunteer organisations,...
 

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The relationship between grant funding and administrative capabilities in public sector nonprofit organizations: The case of Bushcare NSW (with K. Lazarevski and S. Dolnicar), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)
Research into nonprofit organizations abounds, but not much is known about public sector nonprofit organizations....
 

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Standard setting for the extractive industries: a critical examination (with C. L. Cortese and M. Kaidonis), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)
This study examines the players involved in the setting of an international accounting standard for...
 

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Corporate creep: an institutional view of consultancies in a non-profit organisation, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)
Professional consultants play a role in mobilising the “creep” of corporate practices from the for-profit...
 

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Getting in, getting on and getting out: reflections on a qualitative research project (with M. Gaffikin), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)
Purpose. This paper seeks to provide a behind-the-scenes view of how a qualitative research project...
 

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The power of the lens: a comparative analysis of two views of the Fiji Development Bank (with H. Deo), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)
Purpose of this paper: The way theory is used and developed in qualitative research has...
 

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Balancing money and mission in a local church budget, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)
Purpose. This study of budgeting practices and attitudes to budgeting in a local church uses...
 

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Trust me! A personal account of confidentiality issues in an organisational research project, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2003)
Organisations, particularly those that depend on donations from the public, care a great deal about...
 

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What the big picture misses: how new accounting practices were institutionalised in an Australian religious/charitable organisation, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2001)
Neo-institutional sociology proposes that organisations in a particular field behave in essentially the same way....
 

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The corporate connection: financial reporting in a large religious/charitable organization in Australia, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2000)
Nonprofit organizations operate in an increasingly corporatised, competitive environment. More and more, as institutions with...
 

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Powerful friends: the institutionalisation of corporate accounting practices in an Australian religious/charitable organisation, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2000)
The profile of accounting in the nonprofit sector has been raised substantially in recent years,...
 

Contributions to Books

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The legitimizing power of financial statements in The Salvation Army in England, 1865 - 1892, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)
Since its inception The Salvation Army has relied heavily on external funds to survive. There...
 

Presentations

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Mentoring in Academe: An Australian Response to the Drought of Senior Accounting Academics (with L. Moerman and K. Rudkin), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)
The purpose of this paper is to expose the shortage of senior academics in Australian...
 

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The Effect of Funding Changes on Public Sector Non-Profit Organisations: The Case of Bushcare NSW (with K. Lazarevski and S. Dolnicar), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)
Research into non-profit organisations abounds, but public sector non-profit organisations have been neglected. Recent funding...
 

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Beware the reformers: A Machiavellian view of the accounting profession and public sector reform in Australia (with C. Chau and K. A. Cooper), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)
During the last two decades of New Public Management (NPM), reformist governments have transformed the...
 

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The hollow promise of an accounting standard setter (with C. L. Cortese and M. Kaidonis), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)
Purpose – This paper applies a power framework to critically analyse the international accounting standard...
 

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The legitimising power of regulation for Australian banks: an institutional approach (with H. Deo and A. Abraham), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2007)
The history of the Australian banking system has been one of a striving for legitimacy,...
 

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The globalization of accounting standards: the case of the United Arab Emirates (with N. Lucas), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are a manifestation of globalization, with financial reports prepared under...
 

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The rationale and impact of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards: the case of the United Arab Emirates (with N. Lucas), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)
The focus of this paper is the rationale and impact of the adoption of a...
 

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Digging deeper: uncovering constituent discourse in the international accounting standard setting process for the extractive industries (with C. L. Cortese and M. Kaidonis), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is illuminate the way in which key constituents...

 

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Concept mapping to enhance student learning in a financial accounting subject (with K. Cooper and G. Jones), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)
The purpose of this paper is to raise awareness of the potential of concept mapping...
 

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Mimetic Marketing in Environmental Volunteering Organisations (with S. Dolnicar, K. Lazarevski, and M. Randle), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)
The last decade has seen increased competition amongst voluntary organisations. This has resulted in a...
 

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Offering more than advice: consultancies in a religious/charitable organization, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2005)
This paper explains the proliferation of consulting activities in nonprofit organizations, and illustrates it by...
 

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Sweet and sour: Accounting for South Sea Islanders labour at a North Queensland sugar mill in the late 1800s, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2004)
The sugar industry in the colony of Queensland (Australia) began in the late 1800s, initially...
 

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Taking a closer look: the why and how of new accounting practices in an Australian religious/charitable organisation, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2003)
Neo-institutional sociology proposes that organisations in a particular field behave in essentially the same way....
 

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From integration to transformation (with J. Skillen, B. James, A. Percy, and H. Tootell), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2003)
The integration of instruction about academic skills into subject curricula has become widely recognised as...
 

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How financial statements enhance(d) the long-term survival of an international religious/charitable organisation, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2001)
The Salvation Army is a large international religious/charitable organisation with a high profile in Australia....
 

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Pass the plate around again: a study of budgeting in a local church, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (1998)
How does a religious organization, with a spiritual agenda, reconcile the inevitable tension between its...
 

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Pass the Plate Around Again: A Study of Budgeting in a Local Church, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (1996)
Is there a contradiction between the spiritual aims of a religious organization and its need...