Barbara’s research concern is Equity within the politics of businesses.

Barbara discusses the inter-related aspects of accounting, politics, regulation and discourses.

Current work is divided into three projects:

• Diversity – including understanding initiatives and politics concerning diversity in the corporate space, including issues of sexuality, gender, identity and intersectionality. All projects endeavour to uncover the role of accounting through multi-spheres and multi-voices.
• Corporate social responsibility and sustainability – involving a deeper understanding of the meanings of sustainability and the politics of sustainability for business and its appropriation of knowledge.
• Financial accounting and regulation – including discussing the influence of neoliberal and post-colonial policies on financial accounting standards, regulation of auditing and the impacts on businesses and societies.

Barbara is interested in supervising projects relating to:

• Critical accounting perspectives on the role of accounting and auditing concerning technologies, regulation and practices
• Deeper understandings of the meanings of sustainability and the politics of sustainability for business and its appropriation of knowledge
• Understandings of the neoliberal and (post)colonial policies on financial accounting and auditing standards
• Examination of the diversity and inclusion initiatives in a range of businesses
• Critical exploration of intersectionality, sexuality and gender within accounting, accountants and/or corporate praxis
• Exploration of Accounting Education - reflecting, recognising and incorporating diverse values and cultures