University of Tasmania, Australia

Associate Professor Trevor Wilmshurst

Co-Head of School

B.Com (Melb), Dip.Ed (Melb), B.Ed (Mon), Grad Dip Curr (Melb), M.Ec (UNE), PhD (RMIT), CPA

Contact Details

Research Interests

My main research interests are in the area of corporate governance, particularly social and environmental accounting including sustainability, triple bottom line and reporting practices. My interest extends to stakeholder and associated theoretical development. I also have an interest in accounting information systems particularly in the areas of knowledge management, web based commerce, security and assurance. Education in the areas of teaching and learning, outcomes and curriculum development are of interest. Previously I have been involved in small business research activities including the role of the accountant and quality management.

Teaching

Financial Accounting, Accounting Theory, Accounting Information Systems, Social and Environmental Accounting, and Organisational Risk Management

Units

• BFA301 - Advanced Financial Accounting
• BFA302 - Accounting Theory

Publications:

• Total Quality Management - Small Business Saviour? Wilmshurst T., & Whitefield D. 1996 * The Journal of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand September.
• Australian Directors and the Environment: Their Reponse and Attitudes Frost G., & Wilmshurst T. 1996 * Accountability and Performance Journal August.
• Environmental Management: Evidence of an Australian Corporate Response Wilmshurst T., & Frost G. 1997 * Eco-Management and Auditing Vol. 4, 127-134
• Evidence of Environmental Accounting in Australian Companies Wilmshurst T., & Frost G. 1998 * Asian Review of Accounting Vol. 2, No. 6
• Environmental Accounting: Setting an Accounting Agenda Wilmshurst T., & Frost G. 1998 * Australian Accountant
• The Adoption of Environment Related Management Accounting. An Analysis of Corporate Environment Sensitivity Frost G., & Wilmshurst T. 2000 * Accounting Forum Vol. 24, No. 4, 344-365
• Corporate Environmental Performance. A Test of Legitimacy Theory. Wilmshurst T., & Frost G. 2000 * Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal Vol. 13, No. 1, 10-26
• The Role of Accounting and the Accountant in the Environmental Management System Wilmshurst T., & Frost G. 2001 * Business Strategy and the Environment Vol. 10, No. 3, May-June 135-147

Research Project/s

• ABC implementation in the university sector (Doctorate)
• Optimal Decision Making by Thai Management: Focus on the Enterprise Information System
• The role of accountant and management accounting in Thai SMEs (Doctorate)
• The role of technology in addressing the issues of organisational risk and the development of the internal control system in Thailand firms
• The utilisation of data mining techniques within the AIS in the government sector in Malaysia-modelling practice. (Doctorate)
• Triple Bottom Line Reporting - Towards Organisational Support for Community Wellbeing (Staff)