Dianne has been a Course Director since 2011 covering a portfolio of courses at post graduate and undergraduate level in Accounting, Finance and Dispute Resolution. Dianne’s research interest include Social Accounting and Accounting Education and Dianne is actively engaged with A-CSEAR, AFAANZ Education SIG and Associate Editor of Accounting Education. Dianne’s current community engagement activities include Director and Treasurer of the Flying Fruit Fly Circus and Treasurer of the local CFA Brigade. Previous community engagement activities have included Branch Chair of CPA Australia Albury-Wodonga and Director of a local credit union. Dianne has also held leadership positions in the Faculty including Associate Dean (Courses) and Sub Dean Learning & Teaching. Before joining CSU Dianne owned and operated retail businesses and held positions including Head of School (La Trobe University) and was an auditor with the Australian Taxation Office. Dianne's research has focused on two areas - corporate social responsibility; and accounting education, particularly the development of the hidden curriculum of generic skills in undergraduate accounting programs. The branch of accounting research Dianne has chosen, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), embeds itself in an ideal of ethical behaviour and reflects current concerns with climate change, environmental damage and corporate ethics arising from recent corporate collapses and the global financial crisis. Her particular interest is in the sphere of governance and sustainability in regionally based credit unions. A reporting model she developed was published in Social Accounting and Public Management, a book which discusses the development of the knowledge and theory of the nature of 'accountability' in contemporary global society and the challenges it poses for public policy and management.
Heads of School
Associate Professor Dianne McGrath
Acting Head of School, School of Business
Albury / Wodonga
Building 764 Room 216
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