Contact Details
| Organization: | Accounting and Business Information Systems |
| Position: | SENIOR LECTURER |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.abis.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/who/staff/jennifer_grafton.html |
| Work: | 61383447662 |
| Fax: | 61393492397 |
| Building: | The Spot, 198 Berkeley St |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
Jennifer Grafton joined the Department of Accounting and BIS in 2002, prior to which she was employed as a business consultant at Arthur Andersen and completed her PhD at the University of Melbourne. Her current research and teaching interests lie broadly in the field of management accounting with particular emphasis on research and teaching in organisational performance management and control.
Jennifer's current research projects focus on performance management and control in network organisations, performance measurement system design, processes of managerial decision making, and the role of corporate governance in creating firm value. These studies are conducted across a variety of industries including the manufacturing and service sectors, independent book publishing and not-for-profit hospitals.
Jennifer teaches across a range of undergraduate subjects in the Department and in executive training programs for hospital management and the oil and gas industry.
Jennifer's current research projects focus on performance management and control in network organisations, performance measurement system design, processes of managerial decision making, and the role of corporate governance in creating firm value. These studies are conducted across a variety of industries including the manufacturing and service sectors, independent book publishing and not-for-profit hospitals.
Jennifer teaches across a range of undergraduate subjects in the Department and in executive training programs for hospital management and the oil and gas industry.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Performance management and control system design and use | Inter-firm control; performance measurement systems; field-based research methods | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Rice University | Research |
| United Kingdom | University of Greenwich | Research |
Languages
Languages
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | Speak, Read & Write |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) | University of Melbourne | 10-Sep-1997 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 23-Oct-2002 | |
| Bachelor of Commerce | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1995 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand | Member | 01-Jan-1998 | 31-Dec-2009 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Information Systems Management (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (280102)
- Health Care Administration (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321215)
- Management Accounting (ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY) (350102)
- Auditing and Accountability (ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY) (350103)
- Business Information Systems (incl. Data Processing) (BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT) (350202)
- Corporations and Associations Law (LAW) (390105)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Property and business services (FINANCE, PROPERTY AND BUSINESS SERVICES) (710403)
- Management (MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES) (720403)
- Management and productivity not elsewhere classified (MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES) (720499)
- Technological and organisational innovation (OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES) (729901)
- Health policy economic outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730308)
- Health and support services not elsewhere classified (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730399)
- Public services management (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750605)
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.
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| KPMG FRAUD SURVEY | Chief Investigator | KPMG | 28/08/2008 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
"The Role of Corporate Governance and Performance Management in Enhancing Corporate Value Creation Through Innovation" (with A K-D Schulz), AFAANZ Research Grant, 2004-2005.
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.