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Dr Gerard Stone is a member of the accounting academic team at the University of South Australia (UniSA). He is a Fellow of CPA Australia. Gerard joined UniSA in 2002. He served as Program Director Accounting from 2005-2020. Prior to joining UniSA, Gerard worked in the accounting profession and media.
Gerard holds a PhD and a Bachelor of Commerce from UniSA. He was the 2001 UniSA medalist for most outstanding Business School graduate. Gerard’s current research focuses on integrated reporting and social media’s role in accounting communications and accounting education. He is a member of the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion. His research has been published in a range of accounting focused journals, including Accounting, ... Read more
About me
Dr Gerard Stone is a member of the accounting academic team at the University of South Australia (UniSA). He is a Fellow of CPA Australia. Gerard joined UniSA in 2002. He served as Program Director Accounting from 2005-2020. Prior to joining UniSA, Gerard worked in the accounting profession and media.
Gerard holds a PhD and a Bachelor of Commerce from UniSA. He was the 2001 UniSA medalist for most outstanding Business School graduate. Gerard’s current research focuses on integrated reporting and social media’s role in accounting communications and accounting education. He is a member of the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion. His research has been published in a range of accounting focused journals, including Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, and presented at conferences both in Australia and overseas, including the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network conference. He is an active research degree supervisor and the recipient of a Supported Researcher Award.
Gerard has received many Teaching Awards and Commendations. His recent Awards and Commendations include a 2023 and 2022 Teaching Commendation and Teaching Collaboration and Peer Support Team award, 2020 Teaching Commendation, 2019 UniSA Business award in Enterprise Skills development, 2017 and 2016 UniSA Business awards in Student Experience and Top Teaching Teams, and a 2015 UniSA Business Teaching and Learning Commendation. Gerard has coordinated and designed a number of courses within UniSA Business, and he is involved in the development of learning resources which focus on developing accounting students’ teamwork and communication skills. He has published journal articles, book chapters and presented his research on communication skills development at national conferences. His contribution in this field was recognised when his research on developing accounting students’ listening skills was awarded best paper in the education stream at the 2012 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference.
Gerard is engaged with business and the accounting profession through research collaborations with CPA Australia, and ensuring that the UniSA Business accounting programs continue to satisfy professional accounting body accreditation and Australian Qualifications Framework standards and learning outcomes. He has also secured accreditation and recognition of the UniSA Business accounting programs by the prestigious global accounting bodies The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, The Association of International Accountants, and The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. In addition, he is involved in the UniSA Business ongoing Assurance of Learning project and Enterprise Skills project https://i.unisa.edu.au/students/business/careers/enterprise-skills/. A graduate of UniSA at undergraduate and postgraduate level, Gerard brings 20 years of experience in accounting and accounting education to UniSA Business.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Commerce) University of South Australia
Bachelor of Commerce University of South Australia
Program Director: Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), UniSA Business 2014-2020
Program Director: Bachelor of Accounting, Open Universities Australia 2014-2020
Program Director: Master Professional Accounting, UniSA Business 2020
Program Director: Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) Online 2020
Program Director: Bachelor of Commerce, UniSA Business 2005-2020
Program Director: Bachelor of Commerce, Taylor’s College, Malaysia 2013-2015
My areas of research are
I have provided reports to Accountants and Small Business owner-managers on communications between the parties.
Research grants awarded: AFAANZ Grant - Readability of integrated... Read more
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Open access
38
37
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
62
50
|
| 2016 |
Open access
|
| 2013 |
17
14
|
| 2011 |
Open access
21
17
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
7
7
|
| 2022 |
Open access
16
12
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
46
41
|
| 2019 |
Open access
38
37
3
|
| 2017 |
Open access
62
50
|
| 2016 |
5
3
|
| 2015 |
10
4
|
| 2014 |
4
11
|
| 2014 |
4
3
|
| 2013 |
17
14
|
| 2013 |
24
|
| 2012 |
22
13
|
| 2012 |
9
3
|
| 2011 |
Open access
21
17
|
| 2011 |
13
9
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Open access
|
Lodhia, S. and Stone, G. (2018). Keeping you awake at night: Sustainability Accounting and Reporting Education at an Australian University. Paper informed the second edition of the International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice Report, which will define priorities in sustainable development education for the coming decade.
Chapters in research books published and forthcoming
Stone, G., Lightbody, M. and Whait, R. (2014). Developing Accounting Students’ Listening Skills: Barriers, Opportunities and an Integrated Stakeholder Approach. Reproduced in ‘Communication in Accounting Education’, Editors: R.M.S. Wilson, F.E. Gray and L. Hamilton, Routledge, Abingdon, UK & New York, US.
Stone, G. and Lightbody, M. (2014). The nature and significance of listening skills in accounting practice. Reproduced in ‘Accounting Education Research: Australian Contributions’, Editor: R.M.S. Wilson, Routledge, Abingdon, UK & New York, US.
Refereed conference proceedings
Kaur, A., Lodhia, S.K. and Stone, G. (2019). The use of social media in sustainability reporting: A study of the Top 50 ASX listed companies. Presented at the 2019 Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting (APIRA) Conference. Auckland. July 2019.
Panchal, M., Lodhia, S.K. and Stone, G. (2018). Organisations’ perceptions of integrated reporting: A global study of integrated report preparers. Presented at the 17th Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR) Conference and Emerging Scholars’ Colloquium. Melbourne. December 2018.
Kaur, A., Lodhia, S.K. and Stone, G. (2018). The use of social media in sustainability reporting: A study of the Top 50 ASX listed companies. Presented at the 17th Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR) Conference and Emerging Scholars’ Colloquium. Melbourne. December 2018.
Lodhia, S. and Stone, G. (2017). Keeping you awake at night: Sustainability Accounting and Reporting at an Australian University. Presented at the RMIT Accounting Educators’ Conference. Singapore. October 2017.
Lodhia, S. and Stone, G. (2016). Keeping you awake at night: Sustainability Accounting and Reporting at an Australian University. Presented at the 20th Conference of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN). Lüneburg, Germany. September 2016.
Stone, G., Lightbody, M. and Whait, R. (2012). Developing Accounting Students’ Listening Skills: Barriers, Opportunities and a Balanced Approach. Presented at the 2012 AFAANZ Conference. Melbourne, Australia. July 2012.
Awarded best paper in the Education stream at the 2012 AFAANZ Conference for Developing Accounting Students’ Listening Skills: Barriers, Opportunities and a Balanced Approach.
Stone, G. and Fiedler B. (2010). Adapting Accountants’ Communications to Small Business Managers’ Objectives and Preferences. Presented at the Sixth Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Conference. Sydney, Australia. July 2010.
Research
My areas of research are
I have provided reports to Accountants and Small Business owner-managers on communications between the parties.
Research grants awarded: AFAANZ Grant - Readability of integrated reports: an exploratory global study ($3,000). CPA Australia Grant - Strategising for Social Media: A Public Accounting Perspective ($35,100).
A link to my Google Scholar profile
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
| The Career Academy | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberCPA Australia |
2017 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2017 |
MemberCPA Australia |
2016 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2016 |
MemberCPA Australia |
2015 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2015 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2014 |
MemberCPA Australia |
2014 |
MemberCPA Australia |
2013 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2013 |
Best Paper, Education StreamAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference |
2012 |
MemberAccounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) |
2012 |
MemberCPA Australia |
2012 |
I teach in Taxation Law, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting and Financial Accounting in the face-to-face and online learning modes. I practice interactive teaching and learning, and I am involved in the adoption of Active learning in the UniSA Business Accounting programs. I also have a keen interest in the development of Accounting students' problem solving, teamwork, communication and self-management skills.
I have previously taught in and coordinated Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Small Business accounting courses.
I was Director of the UniSA Australian Business Week program. The UniSA team was crowned the 2002 National Champions.
Teaching awards and commendations
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Australian Companies' Use of Social Media for Sustainability Reporting | Current |
| Accountants and their intra-organisational communication in the not-for-profit sector | Completed |
| The role of accountants in integrated reporting | Completed |
