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David Owen Emeritus Professor - Publications

The following lists my publications from 1996 to the present day.

Journal Articles

O'Dwyer, B.; Owen Emeritus Professor, D.; Unerman, J.(2011)., "Seeking Legitimacy for new assurance forms: The case of assurance on sustainability reporting", Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol.36 (1), pp. 31-52.

Gray, R.; Owen, D.; Adams, C.(2010)., "Some Theories for Social Accounting? A review essay and tentative pedagogic categorisation of theorisations around social accounting", Advances in Environmental Management and Accounting, Vol.4, pp. 1-54.

Owen, D.(2008)., "Chronicles of Wasted time? A personal reflection on the current state of, and future prospects for, social and environmental accounting research", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol.21(2), pp.240-267.

Belal, A.; Owen, D.(2007)., "The View of Corporate Managers on the Current State of, and Future Prospects for Social Reporting in Bangladesh", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol.20 (3), pp. 472-494.

O'Dwyer, B.; Owen, D.(2007)., "Seeking Stakeholder Centric Assurance: An Examination of Recent Sustainability Assurance Practice", Journal of Corporate Citizenship, Vol.Spring, pp. 77-94.

Owen, D.; Cooper, S.(2007)., "Corporate Social Reporting and Stakeholder Accountability: The Missing Link", Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol.32 (7-8), pp. 649-667.

O'Dwyer, B.; Owen, D.(2005)., "Assurance Statement Quality in Environmental, Social and Sustainability Reporting: A Critical Evaluation of Leading Edge Practice", British Accounting Review, Vol.37 (2), pp.205-229, Awarded BAA/ACIA Best Manuscript Prize for 2005.

Owen, D.(2005)., "CSR after Enron: A Role for the Academic Accounting Profession?", European Accounting Review, Vol.14 (2), pp.395-404.

Owen, D.(2003)., "Recent Developments in European Social and Environmental Reporting Practice: A Critical Evaluation and Tentative Prognosis", World Wide Business Review, Vol.4 (2), pp.87-107.

Owen, D.; Bowerman, M.; Humphrey, C.(2003)., "Struggling for supremacy: The case of UK public audit institutions", Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Vol.14 (11), pp.1-22.

Owen, D.(2001)., "Commentary on: Some thoughts on social and environmental accounting education", Accounting Education, Vol.10 (4), pp.375-378.

Owen, D.; Milne, M.; Tilt, C.(2001)., "Corporate environmental reporting: Are New Zealand companies being left behind?", University of Auckland Business Review, Vol.3 (2), pp.24-36, Awarded UABR Best Manuscript Prize for 2001.

Owen, D.; Swift, T.(2001)., "Social accounting, reporting and auditing: Beyond the rhetoric?", Business Ethics: A European Review, Vol.10 (1), pp.4-8.

Owen, D.; Swift, T.; Hunt, K.(2001)., "Questioning the role of stakeholder engagement in social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting", Accounting Forum, Vol.25 (3), pp.264-282.

Ball, A.; Owen, D.; Gray, R.(2000)., "External Transparency or Internal Capture? The Role of Third Party Statements in Adding Value to Corporate Environmental Reports", Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol.9 (1), pp.1-23.

Owen, D.; Collison, D.; Gray, R.; Sinclair, D.; Stevenson, L.(2000)., "Social and environmental accounting and student choice: An exploratory research note", Accounting Forum, Vol.24 (2), pp.170-186.

Owen, D.; Humphrey, C.(2000)., "Debating the 'power' of audit", International Journal of Auditing, Vol.9 (1), pp.29-50.

Owen, D.; Swift, T.; Humphrey, C.; Bowerman, M.(2000)., "The new social audits: Accountability, managerial capture or the agenda of social champions?", European Accounting Review, Vol.9 (1), pp.81-98.

Owen, D.; Bebbington, J.; Gray, R.(1999)., "Seeing the wood for the trees: Taking the pulse of social and environmental accounting", Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Vol.12 (1), pp.47-51.

Owen, D.; Gray, R.; Bebbington, J.(1997)., "Green accounting: Cosmetic irrelevance or radical agenda for change?", Asia Pacific Journal of Accounting, Vol.4 (2), pp.175-198.

Owen, D.; Gray, R.; Dey, C.; Evans, R.; Zadek, S.(1997)., "Struggling with the praxis of social accounting: Stakeholders, accountability, audits and procedures", Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Vol.10 (3), pp.325-364, Highly commended in the Mary Parker Follett Award for 1997.

Owen, D.; Humphrey, C.; Lewis, L.(1996)., "Still too distant voices? Conversations and reflections on the social relevance of accounting education", Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Vol.7 (1/2), pp.77-99.



Books

Owen, D.; Gray, R.; Adams, C.(2003), Accounting and Accountability: Changes and Challenges in Corporate Social and Environ-mental Reporting, Prentice Hall International, Japanese translation, Hakuto-Shobo.

Owen, D.; Gray, R.; Adams, C.(1996), Accounting and Accountability: Changes and Challenges in Corporate Social and Environ-mental Reporting, Prentice Hall International.



Chapters in Books

Grubnic, S.; Owen, D.; Fries, J.(2010)., "A Golden Thread for Embedding Sustainability in a Local Government Context: The Case of West Sussex County Council", in Hopwood, A.G.; Unerman, J. (ed) Accounting for Sustainability: Practical Insights, pp. 95-127, London, Earthscan.

Owen, D.; O'Dwyer, B.(2008)., "Corporate Social Responsibility: The Reporting and Assurance Dimension", in Crane, A.; McWilliams, A.; Matten, D.; Moon, J.; Seigel, D. (ed) The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Social Responsibility, pp.384-409, Oxford University Press.

Owen, D.(2007)., "Assurance Practice in Sustainability Reporting", in Unerman, J.; O'Dwyer, B.; Bebbington, J. (ed) Sustainability Accounting and Accountability, pp.168-183, Routledge.

Owen, D.(2007)., "Social and Environmental Accounting: Celebrating a Silver Jubilee of Engagement and Community", in Grey, R.; Guthrie, J. (ed) Social Accounting, Mega Accounting and Beyond: A Festschrift in Honour of M.R. Matthews, pp. 67-75, Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research.

Owen, D.(2004)., "Adventures in Social and Environmental Accounting and Auditing Research: A Personal Reflection", in Humphrey, C.; Lee, W. (ed) The Real Life Guide to Accounting Research, pp.23-36, Elsevier.

Owen, D.; Gray, R.; Dey, C.; Evans, R.; Zadek, S.(2001)., "Struggling with the praxis of social accounting: Stakeholders, accountability, audits and procedures", in Starkey, R.; Welford, R. (ed) The Earthscan Reader in Business and Sustainable Development, pp.158-184, Earthscan.



Reports

Owen, D.; Chapple, W.; Urzola, A., 2010, "Key Issues in Sustainability Assurance", in Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Research Report, pp. 33.

Owen, D.; Cooper, S.; Shaw, K.; Chapple, W.; Urzola, A., 2005, "The Operating and Financial Review: A Catalyst for Improved Corporate Social and Environmental Disclosure", in Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Research Report No. 89, pp. 54.

Owen, D.; Humphrey, C.; Bowerman, M.; Stride, C., 2002, "The Contemporary Nature and Significance of the External Audit Function: An Empirical Survey of the Views of ICAEW Members", in Report for Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, pp.32 + xiii.

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