Professor Carol Tilt is a Professor of Accounting in the School of Commerce. She is the Co-Director of the UniSA Yunus Social Business Centre. Carol has degrees in Education and Accounting, and her PhD was on environmental policy and reporting by Australian Companies. She is a fellow of CPA Australia, is a CA and FCMA, and is a member of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ). She is also on the governing council of the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) in Scotland.
Carol has held previous positions as the Director of Research at the Australian Institute of Business and the Dean and Professor of Accounting at Flinders Business School. She has over 20... Read more
About me
Professor Carol Tilt is a Professor of Accounting in the School of Commerce. She is the Co-Director of the UniSA Yunus Social Business Centre. Carol has degrees in Education and Accounting, and her PhD was on environmental policy and reporting by Australian Companies. She is a fellow of CPA Australia, is a CA and FCMA, and is a member of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ). She is also on the governing council of the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR) in Scotland.
Carol has held previous positions as the Director of Research at the Australian Institute of Business and the Dean and Professor of Accounting at Flinders Business School. She has over 20 years of experience teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the areas of accounting, theory and research methods.
Carol has over 50 refereed articles and conference papers in the area of corporate social and environmental reporting, including a seminal paper on influences on social reporting that has over 500 Google Scholar citations. She is on the editorial board of a number of journals, including the highly ranked Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal and Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. She has supervised many higher degree students, examined theses and served on numerous academic committees. She is also on the Board of Directors for Zoos South Australia, was formerly a member of the Professional Services Industry Cluster on Aboriginal Employment, and sat on the Board of the Don Dunstan Foundation.
About me
FCPA (Fellow, CPA Australia)
CA (CAANZ)
FCMA (Fellow, Institute of Certified Management Accountants)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Flinders University
Bachelor of Education South Australian College of Advanced Education
Diploma in Accounting Flinders University
Professor of Accounting, School of Commerce, UniSA Business School 2015-present
Research Director, Australian Institute of Business 2014
Dean, Flinders Business School, Flinders University 2010-2013
Social and Environmental Reporting, Sustainability Reporting
Best Paper Award 2018: Situ, H & Tilt, C 2018, 'Mandatory? Voluntary? A discussion of corporate environmental disclosure requirements in China', Social and environmental accountability journal, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 131-144.
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
1
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| 2016 |
Open access
14
15
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| 2016 |
Open access
1
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| 2015 |
61
57
2
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| 2010 |
100
71
3
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2010 |
Tilt, CA 2010, 'Corporate responsibility, accounting and accountants', Professionals Perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility. |
| 2009 |
Tilt, CA 2009, 'Corporate social responsibility accounting and accountants', in Idowu, Samuel O., Leal Filho, Walter, Professionals' perspectives of corporate social responsibility. |
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
1
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
1
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| 2018 |
Open access
3
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| 2018 |
Open access
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| 2017 |
Open access
2
1
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| 2016 |
Open access
14
15
|
| 2016 |
35
22
|
| 2016 |
Open access
1
|
| 2015 |
61
57
2
|
| 2012 |
70
5
2
|
| 2012 |
Open access
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| 2010 |
100
71
3
|
| 2009 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2008 |
16
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
Open access
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| 2016 |
Open access
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| 2015 |
Open access
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| 2015 |
Open access
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| 2013 |
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| 2013 |
Open access
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| 2013 |
Open access
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Research
Social and Environmental Reporting, Sustainability Reporting
Best Paper Award 2018: Situ, H & Tilt, C 2018, 'Mandatory? Voluntary? A discussion of corporate environmental disclosure requirements in China', Social and environmental accountability journal, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 131-144.
Professor Tilt is a member of the Governing Council, and Chair of the Australasian Conference sub-Committee, of the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Edith Cowan University | AUSTRALIA |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Murdoch University | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Torrens University Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Co-editorAccounting Forum |
2019 |
Co-editorAccounting Forum |
2018 |
Editorial Advisory BoardSustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberManagement Accounting Frontiers (MAF) |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberMeditari Accountancy Research (MAR) |
2018 |
Board memberZoos SA |
2017 |
Council MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberMeditari Accountancy Research (MAR) |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberSustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberManagement Accounting Frontiers (MAF) |
2017 |
Board memberZoos SA |
2016 |
Branch PresidentInstitute of Certified Management Accountants |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Applied Management Accounting Research |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberMeditari Accountancy Research (MAR) |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberSustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) |
2016 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2016 |
MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2016 |
Volunteer Guide and Children Zoo VolunteerZoos SA |
2016 |
Board memberZoos SA |
2015 |
Branch PresidentInstitute of Certified Management Accountants |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Applied Management Accounting Research |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberMeditari Accountancy Research (MAR) |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberSustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) |
2015 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2015 |
MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2015 |
Volunteer Guide and Children Zoo VolunteerZoos SA |
2015 |
Board memberZoos SA |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Applied Management Accounting Research |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberMeditari Accountancy Research (MAR) |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberSustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) |
2014 |
Inducted into the Hall of Fame for Social and Environmental ResearchersAustralasian Conference on Social and Environmental Accounting Research |
2014 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2014 |
MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2014 |
Outstanding Reviewer, Emerald Literati Network Award for ExcellenceEmerald Group Publishing |
2014 |
Volunteer Guide and Children Zoo VolunteerZoos SA |
2014 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Applied Management Accounting Research |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberMeditari Accountancy Research (MAR) |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberSustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) |
2013 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2013 |
MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2013 |
Volunteer Guide and Children Zoo VolunteerZoos SA |
2013 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Applied Management Accounting Research |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberMeditari Accountancy Research (MAR) |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberSustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) |
2012 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2012 |
MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2012 |
Volunteer Guide and Children Zoo VolunteerZoos SA |
2012 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2011 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal (AAAJ) |
2011 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Applied Management Accounting Research |
2011 |
Editorial Board MemberSustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ) |
2011 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2011 |
MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2011 |
Volunteer Guide and Children Zoo VolunteerZoos SA |
2011 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2010 |
MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2010 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2009 |
MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2009 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2008 |
MemberCentre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research, St Andrews, Scotland |
2008 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| An investigation of whether the financialization of the health sector has affected the risk and return of the healthcare system | Current |
| Assessing the effectiveness of Australian health policies using financial data series | Current |
| Board of director composition and corporate social responsibility: a case of Jordan pre and during the Arab Spring | Current |
| Corporate social responsibility motivation and performance from a traditional developing country setting perspective from Islamic banking | Current |
| Determinants and stability of capital structure of firms in developed and emerging markets | Current |
| The Impact of Australian NFP Regulatory Reforms on the reporting practices of registered charities. | Current |
| The role of local government in influencing coporate environmental information disclosure in China | Current |
| Environmental management accounting as a medium for improved water management in the Australian wine industry: an empirical analysis | Completed |
| Sustainability reporting in Sri Lanka: determinants, motivations and impediments | Completed |
