Prof Carol Tilt

Professor Carol Tilt, Dean
Position/s:Dean
Flinders Business School
Phone: +61 8 82013892
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Location: Law Commerce (3.04)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Biography

Professor Carol Tilt has worked at Flinders University since 1993. Prior to that she worked as a teacher and in retail business. Her research interests are in social and environmental accounting and she is on the Governing Council of the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) in Scotland. She is also on the editorial board of a number of leading journals.  Professor Tilt has been the Dean of Flinders Business School since 2009.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Education (1985), South Australian CAE

Graduate Diploma in Accounting (1992), Flinders University

Doctor of Philosophy (1999), Flinders University

FCPA, CMA

Key responsibilities

Dean, Flinders Business School

Teaching

Teaching interests

Introductory Accounting
Accounting Theory
Research Methods

Research and consultancy

Research interests

Corporate Social and Environmental Accounting
Accounting Theory

Postgraduate research supervision

Social and Environmental Reporting

Publications

Book chapters

Tilt, C.A., 2009. Corporate social responsibility accounting and accountants. In Professionalsâ¿¿ Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility. New York, USA: Springer, pp. 11-32.

Tilt, C.A., 2007. External Stakeholders' Perspectives on Sustainability Reporting. In Sustainability Accounting and Accountability. Oxon UK: Routledge, pp. 104-126.

Refereed journal articles

Tilling, M.V. & Tilt, C.A., 2010. The edge of legitimacy: voluntary social and environmental reporting in Rothmans' 1956 - 1999 annual reports. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 20(1), 55-81.

Reinig, C. & Tilt, C.A., 2009. Corporate social responsibility issues in media releases: a stakeholder analysis of Australian banks. Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting, 2(2), 176-197.

Tilt, C.A., 2008. Environmental disclosure outside the annual report. International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 9(3), 288-309.

Tilt, C.A. & Lubansky, G.S., 2008. Corporations' political obligation: A philosophical argument for mandated social and environmental reporting. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 7, 1-14.

Tilt, C.A., Davidson, R.A., & Tilling, M.V., 2008. NGO communication and activism via electronic media: Australian evidence. Third Sector Review, 14(2), 75-96.

Tilt, C.A., 2007. Community Attitudes and Activism on Social, Political and Environmental Issues. Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, 13(1), 8-13.

Tilt, C.A., 2006. Linking environmental activity and environmental disclosure in an organisational change framework. Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change, 2(1), 4-24.

Xydias-Lobo, M., Forsaith, D.M., & Tilt, C.A., 2004. The future of management accounting: a South Australian perspective. Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research, 2(1), 55-69.

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Book chapters

Tilt, C.A., 2009. Corporate social responsibility accounting and accountants. In Professionalsâ¿¿ Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility. New York, USA: Springer, pp. 11-32.

Tilt, C.A., 2007. External Stakeholders' Perspectives on Sustainability Reporting. In Sustainability Accounting and Accountability. Oxon UK: Routledge, pp. 104-126.

Tilt, C.A. & Jones, J.T., 2001. Social, Ethical and Environmental Issues in International Business. In International Business Management. Darwin, NT: Northern Territory University Press, pp. 45-93.

Refereed journal articles

Tilling, M.V. & Tilt, C.A., 2010. The edge of legitimacy: voluntary social and environmental reporting in Rothmans' 1956 - 1999 annual reports. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 20(1), 55-81.

Reinig, C. & Tilt, C.A., 2009. Corporate social responsibility issues in media releases: a stakeholder analysis of Australian banks. Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting, 2(2), 176-197.

Tilt, C.A., Davidson, R.A., & Tilling, M.V., 2008. NGO communication and activism via electronic media: Australian evidence. Third Sector Review, 14(2), 75-96.

Tilt, C.A. & Lubansky, G.S., 2008. Corporations' political obligation: A philosophical argument for mandated social and environmental reporting. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 7, 1-14.

Tilt, C.A., 2008. Environmental disclosure outside the annual report. International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 9(3), 288-309.

Tilt, C.A., 2007. Community Attitudes and Activism on Social, Political and Environmental Issues. Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, 13(1), 8-13.

Tilt, C.A., 2006. Linking environmental activity and environmental disclosure in an organisational change framework. Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change, 2(1), 4-24.

Xydias-Lobo, M., Forsaith, D.M., & Tilt, C.A., 2004. The future of management accounting: a South Australian perspective. Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research, 2(1), 55-69.

Tilling, M.V. & Tilt, C.A., 2004. Alas poor critical accounting, we knew him, Karl. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 15(4-5), 557-563.

Tilt, C.A., 2002. Frameworks for assessing business response to the environment: a critical review. Journal of Accounting and Finance, 1, 29-41.

Milne, M.J., Tilt, C.A., & Owen, D., 2001. Corporate Environmental Reporting: Are New Zealand Companies Being Left Behind. University of Auckland Business Review, 3(2), 24-36.

Tilt, C.A., 2001. The Content and Disclosure of Australian Corporate Environmental Policies. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 14(2), 190-212.

Refereed conference papers

Do, H.M., Tilt, C.A., & Tilling, M.V., 2007. Corporate Social Disclosure by Westpac Banking Corporation: A Study of Social Impact Reports (2002-2004). Fifth Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference Proceedings.

Tilt, C.A., 2006. Considering NGO accountability: a note of caution. Proceedings of the ANZTSR 8th Biennial Conference.

Tilt, C.A., 2004. A note on linking environmental activity and environmental disclosure. Proceedings of the Fourth Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference.

Tilt, C.A., 2001. Environment Disclosure by Australian Companies: What is Happening Outside the Annual Report. Proceedings Asian Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference.

Milne, M.J., Owen, D., & Tilt, C.A., 2001. Environmental reporting in Australia and New Zealand: Corporate and Stakeholder reactions to best practice. Proceedings of the 2001 Accountability Symposium.

Milne, M.J., Owen, D., & Tilt, C.A., 2001. Stand Alone Corporate Environmental Reports: Perceptions of Australian and New Zealand Issuers and Users. Governance and Social Responsibility Conference Proceedings of the 2001 Conference.

Journal articles

King, D.S. & Tilt, C.A., 2006. About the Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AuSSA). Flinders Social Monitor, (1), 1-2.

Tilt, C.A., Tilling, M.V., & Davidson, R.A., 2006. NGO Activism Via the Web: missed potential?. The Corporate Citizen, 6(2-3), 15-17.

Tilt, C.A., 2006. Do we trust big business?. Flinders Social Monitor, 4.

Tilt, C.A., 2006. Community activism on social, political and environmental issues. Flinders Social Monitor, (2), 1-3.

Tilt, C.A., 2005. NGOs: issues of accountability. The School of Commerce Research Paper Series, 05(7), 1-18.

Tilt, C.A. & Jones, G.R., 2005. Corporate philanthropic reporting in Australia: some preliminary evidence. Social and Environmental Accounting Journal, 25(1), 7-10.

Tilt, C.A., 2004. Corporate social disclosure: the influence of lobby groups. Journal of Asia Pacific Centre For Environmental Accountability, 10(2), 3-5.

Tilt, C.A., 2003. AAAJ Special Issue on Legitimacy Theory (Review Article). Social and Environmental Accounting Journal, 23(2), 18-20.

Milne, M.J., Owen, D.L., & Tilt, C.A., 2002. Corporate environmental reporting: a look at Australia and New Zealand. Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, 8(3), 3-7.

Conference publications

Tilt, C.A., Tilling, M.V., & Davidson, R.A., 2006. NGO activism via websites. The 5th Australasian CSEAR Conference.

Other public research outputs

Tilt, C.A., 2008. Gray R. and Guthrie J. (eds), 'Social accounting, mega accounting and beyond: a Festschrift in honour of M.R. Mathews' (book review). Pacific Accounting Review, 20(1), 75-77.

Tilt, C.A., 2004. Influences on corporate social disclosure: a look at lobby groups ten years on. Commerce Research Paper Series, 04(1).

Tilt, C.A., 2003. 13th CSEAR Research Summer School 2003 (review). Journal of the.Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, 9(3), 18-20.

Forsaith, D.M., Tilt, C.A., & Xydias-Lobo, M., 2003. The future of management accounting: a South Australian perspective. School of Commerce Research Paper Series, 03(2).

Tilling, M.V. & Tilt, C.A., 2002. Alas poor critical accounting, we knew him, Karl. School of Commerce Research Paper Series, 02(3).

Forsaith, D.M., Tilt, C.A., & Xydias-Lobo, M., 2002. What Accountants Want. CPA News.

Tilt, C.A., 2002. Environmental disclosure by Australian companies: what is happening outside the annual report?. School of Commerce Research Paper Series.

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Professional and community engagement

Member of the Governing Council of the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR), Scotland.
Member of the folloing Editorial Boards:
Audting, Accounting and Accountability Journal
Accounting Forum
Sustainabilty Accounting, Management and Policy Journal
Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research
APCEA Journal

Expertise for media contact

  • Environmental Accounting and Reporting Australia
  • Corporate Social Disclosure influences and patterns of disclosure by companies on social issues

Subject/s

  • Accounting


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