Jane Andrew
Jane Andrew is an Australian accounting academic. She is Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Sydney Business School and is co-editor-in-chief of Critical Perspectives on Accounting. Her research focuses on environmental accounting and on accountability in public policy. She has been a prominent critic of prison privatization in Australia.
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| Alma mater | University of Wollongong |
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| Fields | Accounting |
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Life and career
Andrew obtained her PhD in accounting from the University of Wollongong in 2000. Her dissertation examined the development of environmental accounting and accountability in public policy. After completing her doctoral studies, she joined the faculty of the University of Wollongong.[1] In 2010, she moved to the University of Sydney. In 2018, she was appointed co-editor-in-chief of Critical Perspectives on Accounting.[2][3]
Research
Andrew's research uses social theory to examine international mechanisms for environmental accountability, particularly the Kyoto Protocol and emerging practices, regulation and policy related to carbon accounting.[2][1]
She also studies government accountability in relation to privatization. In 2009, she co-authored In Government We Trust: Market Failure and the Delusions of Privatisation, which led to an invitation to participate in the 2009 New South Wales Parliamentary Inquiry into Prison Privatisation.[1] In 2016, she co-authored a report entitled "Prison Privatisation in Australia: The State of the Nation," examining the costs, performance and accountability of Australian private prisons.[2]
Editorial work
In addition to serving as co-editor-in-chief of Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Andrew is associate editor of Abacus[4] and sits on the editorial boards of :
- Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal[5]
- Advances in Public Interest Accounting[3]
- Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal[6]
Selected publications
The following articles have each been cited over 100 times, according to Google Scholar:
- Hossain, M., Islam, K., and Andrew, J. (2006). Corporate Social and Environmental Disclosure in Developing Countries: Evidence from Bangladesh. University of Wollongong, Research Online.
- Andrew, J., and Cortese, C. (2011). Accounting for climate change and the self-regulation of carbon disclosures. Accounting Forum, 35(3), 130-138.
References
- "Jane Andrew". The Conversation. Academic Journalism Society. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- "Jane Andrew". The University of Sydney Business School. University of Sydney. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- "Jane Andrew". Critical Perspectives on Accounting. Elsevier. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- "Editorial Board". Abacus. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "Editorial Team". Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. Emerald Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "Editorial Board". Australasian Accounting Business & Finance Journal. University of Wollongong. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
External links
- Faculty profile of Jane Andrew, University of Sydney Business School
- Critical Perspectives on Accounting
- Funnell, W., Jupe, R., and Andrew, J. (2009) In Government We Trust: Market Failure and the Delusions of Privatisation. Chicago:University of Chicago Press
- Andrew, J., Baker, M. and Roberts, P. (2016) "Prison Privatisation in Australia: The State of the Nation,", University of Sydney Business School.