Ron joined the department as a lecturer in February 1992. He completed his
undergraduate degree in Business at the University of Western Sydney and was awarded the
Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountant's Medal for Excellence in
Studies. He was admitted as an Associate Member of the Australian Society of Accountants
in 1991 and is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. Before
joining the Department, Ron was a financial controller and Deputy Chief Executive Officer
for a division of an international insurance broking firm. He has also held management
positions in public administration and small business. Ron is interested in accounting
theory and philosophy, accounting and corporate financial reporting. He has presented
papers at several leading international accounting conferences. His recent research has
been in the areas of insurance and public sector financial management although he is also
interested in a wide range of areas.

Articles

Attitudes on financial reporting issues: an Australian study (with Gregory K. Laing), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)

The aim of this research was to test the attitudes of professional accountants with regards...

 
The iron cage of the profession: a critique on closure in the Australian accounting profession (with Gregory K. Laing), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)

This paper seeks to contribute to the literature on the process of closure that occurs...

 

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Reflexivity in Learning Critical Accounting : Implications for Teaching and its Research Nexus (with Mary M. Day and Mary A. Kaidonis), Critical Perspectives on Accounting (2003)

We explore our responses to our students’ use of self-reflective journals in an accounting theory...

 
Poem: Owed to Accounting (with Mary A. Kaidonis), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (1997)
 

Presentations

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The last discrimination: Gay men and lesbians in the classroom (with H. W. Collier and C. B. McGowan), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2006)

A democracy can only be strong when the rights of all the people are protected....

 

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Plagiarism: let the policy fix the crime (with H. W. Collier and C. B. McGowan), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2004)

Plagiarism is considered to be an unacceptable act, a crime, in today’s University. This is...