Biography
Professor Michael Davern (PhD, University of Minnesota) holds the Chair of Accounting and Business Information Systems in the Department of Accounting. He joined the University of Melbourne in 2003, from the faculty of the Stern School of Business, New York University. An internationally known speaker, Michael has delivered invited research presentations in six countries and regularly presents to executive audiences both locally and internationally. His scholarly endeavours have been funded by the Australian Research Council and the corporate sector, with grants and support totalling over $1.5 million in cash and kind. He has served as a research grant assessor for the peak government funding body in three countries, as an expert panel member for the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority, as a faculty mentor at the International Conference on Information Systems Doctoral consortium. His teaching experience spans both Information Systems and Accounting across all levels (Undergraduate, MBA/Masters, PhD and Executive).
Prior to entering academia, Michael held roles with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Comalco (Rio Tinto), and Myer in both business/accounting and IT. He has board level experience as a director/trustee with several privately held investment companies and a superannuation fund. He has been recognised for his engagement with industry with a Vice-Chancellor�s Knowledge Transfer Excellence Award for his work with National Australia Bank on �Developing the Risk Professional�.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Behavioural/Business Processes Perspectives in Information Systems |
Australia |
| Business Value of IT |
Australia |
| Business Value of IT |
Australia |
| Enterprise and Operational Risk Management |
Australia |
| Managerial Decision Making/Decision Support |
Australia |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) |
University of Tasmania |
31-Dec-1992 |
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| Bachelor of Commerce |
University of Tasmania |
31-Mar-1990 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Minnesota |
31-Dec-1998 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Association for Information Systems |
Charter Member |
01-Jan-1995 |
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| Member |
Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand |
Member |
01-Jan-2009 |
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Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
The University of Melbourne |
Knowledge Transfer Excellence Award: Developing the Risk Professional A Collaboration with National Australia Bank |
21-Sep-2009 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Decision support systems for accounting |
Chief Investigator |
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND |
AFAANZ/CPA Australia/ICAA PhD Scholarships |
01/01/2004 |
| Modelling the adoption and use of virtual services technologies for rural and regional healthcare: Economic and quality of care perspectives |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects |
01/01/2007 |
| Securing the Future of Financial Services: Building a Behavioural Model of Effective Operational Risk Management |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects |
16/08/2010 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
ARC Linkage Grant 2010-2011, Chief Investigator. Securing the Future of Financial Services: Building a Behavioural Model of the Enablers and Impediments to Effective Operational Risk Management. Industry Partner: National Australia Bank.
ARC Linkage Grant 2007-2009, Chief Investigator. Modelling the adoption and use of virtual services technologies for rural and regional healthcare: Economic and quality of care perspectives.Industry partner: South West Alliance of Rural Health
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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