Prof Brendan O'Dwyer
Professor in Accounting

Publications
- 2020
- Published
Organizing dissonance through institutional work: the embedding of social and environmental accountability in an investment field
Clune, C. & O'Dwyer, B., 10 Jul 2020, In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. 85, 0, 101130.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
Shifting the focus of sustainability accounting from impacts to risks and dependencies: Researching the transformative potential of TCFD reporting
O'Dwyer, B. & Unerman, J., 6 May 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
Framing engagement that resonates: Organising advocacy for corporate social and environmental accountability
Clune, C. & O'Dwyer, B., 21 Feb 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: European Accounting Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2019
- Published
Processes of auditability in sustainability assurance – the case of materiality construction
Canning, M., O'Dwyer, B. & Gerogakopoulos, G., 2 Jan 2019, In: Accounting and Business Research. 49, 1, p. 1-27 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2018
- Published
Constituting the governable NGO: The correlation between conduct and counter-conduct in the evolution of funder-NGO accountability relations
Boomsma, R. & O'Dwyer, B., 23 Jun 2018, In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. 72, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Auditing in a changing environment and the constitution of cross-paradigmatic communication channels
Canning, M., Gendron, Y. & O'Dwyer, B., May 2018, In: Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. 37, 2, p. 165-147 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.2308/ajpt-10577 - Published
Audit quality and inspection in the Netherlands: The importance of an intellectual approach to experiential learning and practice advancement
Humphrey, C., Canning, M. & O'Dwyer, B., 2018, In: Maandblad voor Accountancy en Bedrijfseconomie . 92, 1-2, p. 7-19 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.5117/mab.92.24418 - Published
Corporate reporting and accounting for externalities
Unerman, J., O'Dwyer, B. & Bebbington, J., 2018, In: Accounting and Business Research.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2017
- Published
Seeking ‘conversations for accountability’: Mediating the impact of non-governmental organization (NGO) upward accountability processes
Agyemang, G., O'Dwyer, B., Unerman, J. & Awumbila, M., 5 May 2017, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 30, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Aligning Strategy and Performance Management Systems: The Case of the Wind-Farm Industry
Vieira, R., O'Dwyer, B. & Schneider, R., Mar 2017, In: Organization & Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Re-theorizing the configuration of organizational fields: the IIRC and the pursuit of 'enlightened' corporate reporting
Humphrey, C., O'Dwyer, B. & Unerman, J., Jan 2017, In: Accounting and Business Research. 47, 1, p. 30-63 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Accounting, non-governmental organizations and civil society: The importance of nonprofit organizations to understanding accounting, organizations and society
Hall, M. & O'Dwyer, B., 2017, In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. In PressResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2016
- Published
Institutional work and regulatory change in the accounting profession
Canning, M. & O'Dwyer, B., 15 Oct 2016, In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. 54, p. 1-21 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Fostering rigour in accounting for social sustainability
O'Dwyer, B. & Unerman, J., 1 Feb 2016, In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. 49, p. 32-40 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2015
- Published
The structuration of issue-based fields: social accountability, social movements and the Equator Principles issue-based field
O'Sullivan, N. & O'Dwyer, B., 28 Apr 2015, In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. 43, p. 33-55 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Annexing new audit spaces: challenges and adaptations
Andon, P., Free, C. & O'Dwyer, B., 2015, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 28, 8, p. 1400-1430 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
The co-construction of NGO accountability: Aligning imposed and felt accountability in NGO-funder accountability relationships
O'Dwyer, B. & Boomsma, R., 2015, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 28, 1, p. 36-68 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2014
- Published
Foreword
O'Dwyer, B. & Unerman, J., 10 Oct 2014, Performance Management in Nonprofit Organizations: Global Perspectives. Taylor & Francis, p. xix-xxResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript › peer-review
- Published
Realizing the potential of interdisciplinarity in accounting research
O'Dwyer, B. & Unerman, J., 2014, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 27, 8, p. 1227-1232Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2013
- Published
The dynamics of a regulatory space realignment: strategic responses in a local context
Canning, M. & O'Dwyer, B., 2013, In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. 38, 3, p. 169-194 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2012
- Published
Accounting and accountability for NGOs
Unerman, J. & O'Dwyer, B., 2012, Handbook of Accounting and Development. Hopper, T., Tsamenyi, M., Uddin, S. & Wickramasinghe, D. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, p. 143-161 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- 2011
- Published
The Case of Sustainability Assurance: Constructing a New Assurance Service
O'dwyer, B., Dec 2011, In: Contemporary Accounting Research. 28, 4, p. 1230-1266 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Seeking legitimacy for new assurance forms: The case of assurance on sustainability reporting
O'Dwyer, B., Owen, D. & Unerman, J., Jan 2011, In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. 36, 1, p. 31-52 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2010
- Published
Introduction to sustainability accounting and accountability
Unerman, J., Bebbington, J. & O'Dwyer, B., 14 Dec 2010, Sustainability Accounting and Accountability. Routledge, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript › peer-review
- Published
Postscript and conclusions
Bebbington, J., O'Dwyer, B. & Unerman, J., 14 Dec 2010, Sustainability Accounting and Accountability. New York: Routledge, p. 345-349 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
Sustainability accounting and accountability
Unerman, J., Bebbington, J. & O'Dwyer, B., 14 Dec 2010, Routledge. 362 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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The nature of NGO accountability: Motives, mechanisms and practice
O'Dwyer, B., 14 Dec 2010, Sustainability Accounting and Accountability. Bebbington, J., Unerman, J. & O'Dwyer, B. (eds.). Routledge, p. 285-306 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
NGO accountability and sustainability issues in the changing global environment
Unerman, J. & O'Dwyer, B., Jul 2010, In: Public Management Review. 12, 4, p. 475-486 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Evolution of risk, opportunity and the business case in embedding connected reporting at BT
Unerman, J., O'Dwyer, B. & Hopwood, A., 23 Jun 2010, Accounting for Sustainability: Practical Insights|Account. for Sustain.: Pract. Insights: Practical Insights. London: Earthscan , p. 149-171 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- Published
Enhancing the role of accountability in promoting the rights of beneficiaries of development NGOs
O'Dwyer, B. & Unerman, J., 2010, In: Accounting and Business Research. 40, 5, p. 451-471 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The genesis of an ‘interesting’ and important social and environmental accounting conversation
O'Dwyer, B., 2010, In: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 31, 1, p. 85-95 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
The Relevance and Utility of Leading Accounting Research
Unerman, J. & O'Dwyer, B., 2010, London: Certified Accountants Educational Trust. (ACCA research report)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- 2009
- Published
Stakeholder perspectives on a financial sector legitimation process: The case of NGOs and the equator principles
O'Sullivan, N. & O'Dwyer, B., 8 May 2009, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal . 22, 4, p. 553-587 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
NGO Accountability and Aid Delivery
Agyemang, G., Awumbila, M., Unerman, J. & O'Dwyer, B., 2009, London: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. (ACCA Research Report no. 110)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
- 2008
- Published
On professional accounting body complaints procedures: Confronting professional authority and professional insulation within the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)
O'Dwyer, B. & Canning, M., 20 Jun 2008, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 21, 5, p. 645-670 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Corporate Social Responsibility: The Reporting and Assurance Dimension
Owen, D. L. & O'Dwyer, B., 2008, The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility. Crane, A., Matten, D., McWilliams, A., Moon, J. & Siegel, D. S. (eds.). Oxford University Press , (Oxford handbooks).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- 2007
- Published
The business case for regulation of corporate social responsibility and accountability
Unerman, J. & O'Dwyer, B., Dec 2007, In: Accounting Forum. 31, 4, p. 332-353 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2006
- Published
Ethical codes of conduct in Irish companies: A survey of code content and enforcement procedures
O'Dwyer, B. & Madden, G., Feb 2006, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 63, 3, p. 217-236 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
- Published
The influence of the "organisation" on the logics of action-pervading disciplinary decision making: The case of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)
Canning, M. & O'Dwyer, B., 2006, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal . 19, 1, p. 17-46 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2005
- Published
Assurance statement practice in environmental, social and sustainability reporting: A critical evaluation
O'Dwyer, B. & Owen, D. L., Jun 2005, In: British Accounting Review. 37, 2, p. 205-229 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
The construction of a social account: A case study in an overseas aid agency
O'Dwyer, B., Apr 2005, In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. 30, 3, p. 279-296 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
- 2004
- Published
Motivating socially responsive decision making: The operation of management controls in a socially responsive organisation
Norris, G. & O'Dwyer, B., Jun 2004, In: British Accounting Review. 36, 2, p. 173-196 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
- 2003
- Published
The ponderous evolution of corporate environmental reporting in Ireland. Recent evidence from publicly listed companies
O'Dwyer, B., Jun 2003, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 10, 2, p. 91-100 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1002/csr.33 - 2002
- Published
Managerial perceptions of corporate social disclosure: An Irish story
O'Dwyer, B., 1 Aug 2002, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 15, 3, p. 406-436 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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