Sheila Killian

Emeritus Prof., Emeritus Professor

1995 …2023

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Research Interests

Sheila Killian's research is loacted within the ARC Accountability Research Cluster at the KBSandlt; and centres on issues of the public interest, fairness and the common good as they intersect with business and financial public policy. This takes in work on accountability and sustainability, corporate responsibility, and the impact of 'expert' power. Current research projects underway include: - the role of tax professional experts in the wider tax ecosystem - responsibility and sustainability in management education - new media and social reporting - the role of regulation and soft law in influencing environmental outcomes - the role of financial expertise in society, and its relationship with the state - professionalisation and the emergence of professions - ethics and spirituality in financial contexts - taxation and social enterprise - accounting and the sustainable development goals - accountability and accounting technologies in non-financial settingsShe has published one book, five commissioned reports, nine book chapters and peer-reviewed articles is the following journals: (Accounting, Organizations and; Society; Critical Perspectives on Accounting; Journal of Social Entrepreneurship; Trocaire Development Review; e-Journal of Taxation Research; The Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences; Accountancy Business and the Public Interest; Irish Business Journal; Journal of Legal Tax Research; Social Responsibility Journal, Journal Of Accounting, Ethics And Public Policy.)

Teaching Interests

Corporate Ethics, Responsibility and SustainabilityCorporate FinanceSocial Media for Social Good

Biography

Professor Sheila Killianandnbsp;is section co-editor of theandnbsp;Journal of Business Ethics, and associate editor of Accounting Forum. She serves on the editorial boards ofandnbsp;Accounting, Auditing and; Accountability Journal; Accounting, Finance and; Governance Review;andnbsp;andandnbsp;Critical Perspectives on Accounting.andnbsp;Her research is mainly qualitative, andandnbsp;addresses issues of social sustainability, accountability and the common good, with a focus on professional expertise, social justice, tax policy and business school education. See http://www.ul.ie/business/arcandnbsp; Sheila teaches corporate finance and corporate social responsibility, mainly at postgraduate level. She has also taught these subjectsandnbsp;at Aalto University in Finland, and at University of the Witwatersrand and Rhodes University in South Africa. She is currently Director, Principles for Responsible Management Educationandnbsp;at the Kemmy Business School. Her past roles includeandnbsp;Assistant Dean, Research; Head of Department; Course Director; and Head of AACSB Accreditation. Prior to joining the University of Limerick, She workedandnbsp;as a tax advisor with Arthur Andersen, KPMG andandnbsp;Ernst and; Young, andandnbsp;in airfinance and educational software development. Her andnbsp;primary degree is in Maths, from NUI Galway. She holds a masters in Business Studies from UCC, and a PhD in Taxation from UCD. She also has qualifications in international teaching from IMD, and in CSR from the ILO and Boston College.andnbsp;Professionally, she qualified as a Chartered Accountant and as an associate of the Institute of Taxation of Ireland.andnbsp;andnbsp;She has published numerous peer-reviewed research papers and book chapters, and is the author of Corporate Social Responsibility: a Guide with Irish Experiences. See:andnbsp;https://www.youtube.com/watch v=vOaq3Ylio9E andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp; andnbsp;

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

External positions

Head of Department of Accounting & Finance, University of Limerick

1 Sep 2009 → …

Visiting professor, Helsinki School of Economics

1 Apr 2005 → …

Visiting academic, Rhodes University, South Africa

1 Feb 2004 → …

Visiting Academic, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

1 Jun 2003 → …

Senior Tax Consultant, Ernst & Young, Limerick

1 Dec 1991 → …

Tax Senior, KPMG, Limerick.

1 May 1989 → …

Tax Senior, Arthur Andersen & Co., Dublin

1 Jun 1987 → …

Leasing analyst, IACO, Shannon

1 Jan 1986 → …

Software packages wriiter, School Software Ltd., Limerick

1 Jun 1985 → …

CPO Design Programmer, De Beers Industrial Diamond Div (IRL), Shannon

1 Jan 1984 → …

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