Professor Margaret Abernethy
Sir Douglas Copland Chair of Commerce
Accounting
+61 3 834 47655m.abernethy@unimelb.edu.au
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Professor Margaret Abernethy holds the Sir Douglas Copland Chair of Commerce, Chair of Managerial Accounting; and is Director of the Melbourne Centre for Corporate Governance and Regulation (MCCGR). A leading researcher in cost accounting, budgeting, performance management and corporate governance, Professor Abernethy has received in excess of $3 million in competitive research grants, provided expert advice to both the public and private sector, as well as serving on a number of boards. Prior to returning to the Department of Accounting in mid-2012, Professor Abernethy served as Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics for over eight years, during which she was instrumental in the implementation of the Melbourne Model, designed and commissioned a new $128m building; and built the reputation and standing of the Faculty as the leading business and economics school in the region. She was awarded the Telstra Business Woman of the Year (Government and Community) in 2008 for her outstanding contribution to higher education, and was inducted to the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame in 2018. Professor Abernethy is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science
Publications
- 'Organization Identity and Earnings Manipulation' in Accounting, Organizations and Society 58 | 2017 (with Jan Bouwens and Peter Kroos)
- 'Uncertainty as a Determinant of Performance Measurement and Compensation Systems: A Review of the Literature' in Management Control & Uncertainty (eds D.T Otley and K. Soin, London: Palgrave Macmillan) | 2014 (with Julia Mundy)
- 'The Influence of CEO Power on Compensation Contract Design' in The Accounting Review 90(4) | 2015 (with Yu Flora Kuang and Bo Qin)
- For more publications from Professor Margaret Abernethy, visit SSRN.
In the news
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The Faculty of Business and Economics congratulates Professor Margaret Abernethy who has received the Lifetime Contribution Award from the American Accounting Association (AAA), Management Accounting Section.
The Faculty of Business and Economics congratulates Professor Margaret Abernethy who has been awarded the Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Award by the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA).
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Five in five with Professor Margaret Abernethy
Professor of Accounting Margaret Abernethy is the second woman to ever be inducted into the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame. We chatted with the management accounting scholar about this incredible achievement and why teaching and research are her greatest passions.
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Accounting champions inducted into the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame
Three accounting pioneers have been inducted into the Australian Accounting Hall of Fame for their significant achievements and contributions to the field.
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Corporate Pay and the Power to Manipulate
Powerful CEOs can manipulate performance targets to undermine corporate reforms designed to rein in excessive CEO compensation.