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prof. dr. B.G.D. (Brendan) O'Dwyer


  • Faculty of Economics and Business
    Section Accounting
  • Visiting address
    REC M
    Plantage Muidergracht 12  Amsterdam
    Room number: M1.25
  • Postal address:
    Postbus  15953
    1001 NL  Amsterdam
  • B.G.D.Odwyer@uva.nl
    T: 0205254260

Positions

Professor of Accounting
Director of Amsterdam Business School Research Institute (ABS-RI)

Research programme

Accounting

Research interests

corporate and non-governmental organization (NGO) accounting, auditing and accountability; corporate social and ethical accounting and reporting, sustainability and non-financial assurance practice, professional regulation, professional accounting ethics and disciplinary procedures; corporate governance processes; qualitative research methodology and methods.

Prizes and honours

Winner of the Emerald Publishers 2011 Impact of Research Award for seminal work; Winner of 2009 Best European Research Paper in Sustainable Finance award from the French Social Investment Forum; Winner of Emerald Publisher's 2007 Outstanding Special Issue Award for 2006 special issue of Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal on NGO accountability; High Commendation in Mary Parker Follett Outstanding Paper award, Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal in 2003, 2006 and 2009; Commendation in 2010 Best Paper awards in Public Management Review; Winner Best Manuscript award, The British Accounting Review, 2005; Outstanding Educator award Smurfit School of Business, University College Dublin, 2003 

Teaching activities

Previous years

Financial reporting; Financial Statement Analysis; Advanced Audit Theory and Practice; Research methodology and methods; Social and organisational perspectives on accounting, auditing and accountability; Accounting theory

Thesis supervision 

Contributions (lectures) to conferences, workshops, seminars, summer schools

Plenary speaker on Sustainability Assurance at EAA annual conference, Rotterdam, April 2008.

Co-organiser (with Professor Ans Kolk) of the academic conference at the Global Reporting Initiative conference, May 2008 and May 2010, Amsterdam

Member of the Scientific Committee of the European Accounting Association annual conference (2005-2007).

Member of the International Editorial Board of the Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Perspectives (APIRA) on Accounting conference, Auckland, New Zealand 2007, Sydney, Australia, 2010.

Invited member of the advising senior faculty at the Emerging Scholars' Col-loquium of the Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting (APIRA) conference, Auckland, New Zealand, July 2007.

Convenor (with Professor Jeffrey Unerman) of a symposium on NGO Accountability at The International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR), University of Nottingham Business School, October 2004.

Plenary speaker on qualitative research methods and theory at the International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting, 2003 and 2005.

Plenary speaker at annual symposium on Stakeholder Democracy at The In-ternational Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ICCSR), University of Nottingham Business School, November 2003.

Participation in academic networks

International Associate - The Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR), University of St. Andrews

Member of the following professional and academic bodies:

o The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)
o The Irish Accounting and Finance Association
o The British Accounting Association
o The European Accounting Association
o The Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research
University of St. Andrews.

Membership editorial staff or referee activities

Associate Editor, Accounting, Accountability and Auditing Journal

Member of the Editorial boards of: Accounting, Organizations and Society; Auditing: A Journal of Practice an Theory;
Contemporary Accounting Research;
European Accounting Review
The British Accounting Review
International Journal of Qualitative Research in Management
Australian Accounting Review
International Journal of Auditing
Social and Environmental Accountability Journal

Ad hoc referee for the following academic journals:
Accounting, Organizations and Society; Accounting and Business Re-search; Management Accounting Research; The Journal of Management Studies; Accounting Forum; Critical Perspectives on Accounting; The Irish Accounting Review; Business Ethics: A European Review; Australian Accounting Review; Business Strategy and the Environment; Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change

Membership of academic committees (including Ph. D committees)

PhD examiner at the following universities: Copenhagen Business School, University of Amsterdam, University of St. Andrews, University of Adelaide, University of Glasgow, Macquarie University, University of Strathclyde, Dublin City University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Royal Holloway, University of London

Various activities

Visiting professor, Macquarie University, Sydney, January 2009

Visiting Professor, University of Sydney, February 2010

External examiner on the Bachelor of Commerce and MBA degree pro-grammes at University College Galway (2006-2009).

External examiner on Business and Accounting degree programmes at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (2003-2009). 

2017

  • G. Agyemang, B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (in press). Seeking ‘conversations for accountability’ in non-governmental organization upward accountability processes. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal.

2016

  • M. Canning & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2016). Institutional work and regulatory change in the accounting profession. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 54, 1-21.
  • C.G. Humphrey, B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (in press). RE-THEORIZING THE CONFIGURATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL FIELDS: THE IIRC AND THE PURSUIT OF 'ENLIGHTENED' CORPORATE REPORTING. Accounting and Business Research.

2015

2014

  • J. Bebbington, J. Unerman & B. O'Dwyer (2014). Drawing to a close and future horizons. In J. Bebbington, J. Unerman & B. O'Dwyer (Eds.), Sustainability accounting and accountability (2nd ed.) (pp. 286-289). Abingdon: Routledge.
  • J. Bebbington, J. Unerman & B. O'Dwyer (2014). Introduction to sustainability accounting and accountability. In J. Bebbington, J. Unerman & B. O'Dwyer (Eds.), Sustainability accounting and accountability (2nd ed.) (pp. 3-14). Abingdon: Routledge.
  • R. Boomsma & B. O'Dwyer (2014). The nature of NGO accountability: conceptions, motives, forms and mechanisms. In J. Bebbington, J. Unerman & B. O'Dwyer (Eds.), Sustainability accounting and accountability (2nd ed.) (pp. 157-175). Abingdon: Routledge.
  • J. Bebbington, J. Unerman & B. O'Dwyer (Eds.). (2014). Sustainability accounting and accountability (2nd ed.). Abingdon: Routledge.
  • B. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (2014). Realizing the potential of interdisciplinarity in accounting research. Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal, 27 (8), 1227-1232. doi: 10.1108/AAAJ-07-2014-1756

2013

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

  • B. O'Dwyer (2000). Evidence and the Public Interest versus Expediency: Critical Commentary on ‘Could Environmental Reporting Shadow Financial Reporting?’ by Aris Solomon. Accounting Forum, 24 (2), 223-231.

2012

  • R. Vieira, T.T. Lan Ha & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2012). Interplay of management control systems and social capital in social enterprises: A case study of a social enterprise in Vietnam. In Proceedings of the 8th European Network for Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting. Cardiff: IPA.
  • J. Unerman & B. O'Dwyer (2012). Accounting and accountability for NGO's. In T. Hopper, M. Tsamenyi, S. Uddin & D. Wickramasinghe (Eds.), Handbook of accounting and development (pp. 143-161). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

2009

  • B. O'Dwyer (2009). [Review of the book Making sustainability work: best practices in managing and measuring corporate social, environmental and economic impacts]. The Accounting Review, 84(3), 1001-1003.
  • G. Agyemang, M. Awumbila, J. Unerman & B. O'Dwyer (2009). NGO accountability and aid delivery. (unknown, ACCA research report, no 110). London: Certified Accountants Educational Trust.

2007

  • J. Unerman, J. Bebbington & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2007). Postscript and conclusions. In J. Unerman, J. Bebbington & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (Eds.), Sustainability Accounting and Accountablity (pp. 345-D18). Routledge.
  • J. Unerman, J. Bebbington & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2007). Introduction to sustainability accounting and accountability. In J. Unerman, J. Bebbington & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (Eds.), Sustainability Accounting and Accountability (pp. 1-16). Routledge.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2007). The Nature of NGO Accountability: Motives, Mechanisms and Practice. In J. Unerman, J. Bebbington & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (Eds.), Sustainability Accounting and Accountability (pp. 285-306-D15). Routledge.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2007). The paradoxical potential of a quest for greater NGO accountability: the case of Amnesty Ireland. In Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting conference. Wellington.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2007). Stakeholder perspectives on a financial sector legitimation process: NGOs and the Equator Principles. In Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting conference. Wellington.

2006

  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2006). Theoretical and Practical Contributions of Social Accounting to Corporate Social Responsibility. In J. Allouche (Ed.), Corporate Social Responsibility, Volume I: Concepts, Accountability and Reporting. London: Palmgrave Macmillan.

2011

2005

  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2005). [Review of the book Unshackling accountants]. The International Journal of Accounting: Education and Research, 40(4), 428-432.

2002

  • B. O'Dwyer & F. O'Flaherty (2002). Seeking Comfort: The Key Criteria Influencing Auditor Selection in Ireland. Accountancy Ireland, 33 (6), 7-9.

2001

  • B. O'Dwyer (2001). Corporate Environmental Reporting: The Quest for Mainstream Acceptance in the Midst of Inconsistency and Incomparability. Accountancy Ireland, 33 (2), 18-19.
  • B. O'Dwyer (2001). Merging the Economy, Ecology and Society: Business, Accountancy and Sustainable Development. Accountancy Ireland, 33 (6), 12-15.

2000

  • B. O'Dwyer (2000). Social and Ethical Accounting, Auditing and Reporting: A Review of Recent Developments. Accountancy Ireland, 32 (6), 13-14.
  • B. O'Dwyer (2000). Irish Economic Growth and Its Impact on the Environment: The Implications for Irish Environmental Reporting Practice. Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, 6 (2), 3-9.

2013

  • N.A. O'Sullivan & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2013). Institutional entrepreneurship in an issue-based field: The effects of social movements on the structuration of the Equator Principles field. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam - Amsterdam Business School.

2012

  • R.S. Boomsma, B.G.D. O'Dwyer & G. Georgakopoulos (2012). The shaping of NGO accountability: Aligning imposed and felt accountabilities in Oxfam Novib. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  • R.S. Boomsma & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2012). The construction of NGO accountability. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.

2011

  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & M. Canning (2011). Boundary negotiation within a changing regulatory space for professional accountants. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & N.A. O'Sullivan (2011). Social accountability and the finance sector: The equator principles institutionalisation process. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & R. Vieira (2011). Strategy and performance management systems in a wind farm company. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  • N.A. O'Sullivan & B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2011). The Equator Principles: A micro-institutionalisation process. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer, G. Agyemang & J. Unerman (2011). Knowledge sharing in NGO accounting and accountability mechanisms. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  • R.S. Boomsma, B.G.D. O'Dwyer & G. Georgakopoulos (2011). The shaping of NGO accountability: Aligning imposed and felt accountabilities in Oxfam Novib. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer, R.S. Boomsma & G. Georgakopoulos (2011). The shaping of NGO accountability: Aligning imposed and felt accountabilities. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer, G. Agyemang & J. Unerman (2011). Downward accountability mechanisms in a developing country context: Processes and experiences of empowerment. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (2011). Analysing the relevance and utility of leading accounting research. (Preprints). Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam.

2010

2009

  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & R.. Maughan (2009). Organisational legitimation and identification: The case of sustainability practices and reporting at Musgrave group. (intern rapport). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2009). The programmatic and operational aspects of sustainability assurance: loose coupling or decoupling? (intern rapport). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (2009). Enhancing the role of accountability in promoting the rights of beneficiaries of development NGOs. (intern rapport). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & M. Canning (2009). Realigning regulatory space: The case of the I.A.A.S.A. (intern rapport). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • R.S. Boomsma, B.G.D. O'Dwyer & G. Georgakopoulos (2009). Balancing accountability in Oxfam Novib: the nature of imposed and felt accountability. (intern rapport). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer, D. Owen & J. Unerman (2009). Seeking legitimacy for new assurance forms. (intern rapport). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer, J. Unerman, G. Agyemang & M. Awumbila (2009). NGO Accountability: empowering the maginalised through downward accountability mechanisms? (intern rapport). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.

2008

  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & K. Bouter (2008). Realising the dialogical potential of stakeholder engagement: The case of TNT. (intern rapport, Working Paper, University of Amsterdam). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2008). The interaction between the programmatic the operational in sustainability assurance: A case study. (intern rapport, Working Paper, University of Amsterdam). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer (2008). On trying to hear the voices of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) beneficiaries: the use of focus groups as a research method. (intern rapport, Working Paper, University of Amsterdam). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer, D. Owen & J. Unerman (2008). Securing legitimacy for new assurance forms: The case of assurance on social and environmental reporting. (intern rapport, working paper). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.

2007

  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (2007). The Paradoxical Potential of a Quest for greater NGO Accountability: the Case of Amnesty Ireland. (intern rapport, Working Paper Universiteit van Amsterdam). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (2007). Transforming Accountability within Non-Governmental Development Organisations: Holistic Accountability from the Inside. (intern rapport, Working Paper Universiteit van Amsterdam). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & N.A. O'Sullivan (2007). Stakeholde perspectives on a financial sector legitimation process: NGOs and the Equator Principles. (intern rapport, Working Paper Universiteit van Amsterdam). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & K. Bouter (2007). Stakeholder Engagement and Accountability: A Case Study in a Dutch Multinational. (intern rapport, Working Paper Universiteit van Amsterdam). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer, D. Owen & J. Unerman (2007). The evolution of assurance on sustainability reporting: a case study in securing legitimacy. (intern rapport, Working Paper University of Amsterdam). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.

2006

  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & N.A. O'Sullivan (2006). Blueprint for a Social Contract?: The Equator Principles and the Case for Symbolic Legitimation. (intern rapport, Working Paper University of Amsterdam Business School). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (2006). Transforming Accountability within Non-Governmental Development Organisations: Holistic Accountqbility from the Inside,. (intern rapport, Working Paper University of Amsterdam Business School). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (2006). Basking in Enron's Reflexive Goriness: Mixed Messages from the UK Profession's Reaction. (intern rapport, Working Paper University of Amsterdam Business School). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & M. Canning (2006). The Case of the Complainant and the ICAI Disciplinary Procedures: The Evolution of Professional Insulation, Authority and Mystique. (intern rapport, Working Paper University of Amsterdam Business School). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & K. Bouter (2006). Stakeholder Engagement and Accountability: A Case Study in a Dutch Multinational. (intern rapport, Working Paper University of Amsterdam Business School). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.
  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (2006). The Paradoxical Potential of a Quest for Greater NGO Accountability: The Case of Amnesty Ireland. (intern rapport, Working Paper University of Amsterdam Business School). Amsterdam: Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde.

2005

  • B.G.D. O'Dwyer & J. Unerman (2005). Conceptions of NGO Accountability: The Case of Amnesty Ireland, The Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference. (intern rapport). onbekend: Afdeling Business Studies.
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