Monash Accounting PhD Colloquium 2026
The Department of Accounting at Monash Business School is delighted to host this colloquium, bringing together advanced PhD students, experienced academics, and industry professionals to support emerging scholars as they prepare for the job market.
We’re delighted to provide an opportunity for PhD students to present their research, receive constructive feedback, and engage in meaningful discussions with fellow students, faculty members, and industry professionals. The colloquium is also a valuable forum for participants to refine their work, gain new perspectives, and build connections within the accounting research community.
Outstanding contributions will be recognised with the Best Paper Award and Best Discussant Award.
Call for Papers
We invite submissions of full papers from advanced PhD students in accounting, across a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: financial accounting, management accounting, social and environmental accounting, public sector and non-profit accounting, auditing, governance, ethics, and regulation.
We encourage submissions employing diverse methodological approaches including archival, qualitative, and experimental research, and drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives.
Registration
Registrations are now open.
Panel Session
From PhD to Faculty: Navigating the Academic Job Market
This panel brings together experienced academics from different institutions, research areas, and methodological backgrounds to share insights into navigating the academic job market. The discussion will explore what PhD students can expect during the job search process, what hiring committees look for in candidates, how expectations may vary across research areas and methods, and how students can best prepare. Panellists will draw on both their experiences as job candidates and their perspectives as academics involved in recruiting and evaluating candidates, offering practical insights and advice.
Professor Claire Dambrin, ESCP Business School, Paris
Prof Dambrin is a Professor of Management Control. Her qualitative and critical research, grounded in the social studies of accounting, examines the design, uses, and effects of performance measurement tools, including accounting information systems, individual evaluation, and incentive schemes.
She also explores how these tools are gendered, highlighting their subjugating and emancipating potential through feminist perspectives. Her work is published in leading international journals.
Prof Dambrin earned her PhD from Paris Dauphine University and was previously a professor at HEC Paris. Claire serves on the editorial boards of AOS, MAR and CPA, and is co-editor-in-chief of CCA/AAC.
Professor David Bedford, UTS Business School
Prof Bedford is an accounting professor, and internationally recognised as a leading researcher in the field of management accounting and control.
His recent research focused on performance measurement system design for innovation and sustainability. Prof Bedford has published in leading academic journals, is Associate Editor for the British Accounting Review and the Journal of Management Control, and an editorial board member of several journals including Accounting, Organizations and Society.
Prof Bedford is actively engaged with practice and executive education, with experience across a range of government, industry, professional, and social enterprises.
Dr Lan Nguyen, Monash Business School
Dr Nguyen’s research focuses on time and emotions in management control systems, particularly how they shape people’s actions and experiences at work. She is also interested in meaningful work and how management control systems can enable or constrain the pursuit of organisational and social purpose. She teaches management accounting and currently serves as Chief Examiner for Introduction to Management Accounting.
Dr Nguyen completed her PhD in Accounting at the University of Bristol, where she also obtained an MSc in Accounting and Finance.
Moderator
Professor Chen Chen, Monash, Business School
Professor Chen is a professor of accounting and Deputy Head of the Department of Accounting at Monash University. His research interests include financial reporting, auditing and corporate finance. His research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, Management Science, and Review of Accounting Studies.
His research has received broad recognition beyond academic publications and has been featured in outlets including Forbes, Harvard Business Review, London School of Economics Business Review, and Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets. He previously worked at the University of Auckland Business School and holds a PhD from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Key Dates
| Full paper submissions | Open now |
| Paper submissions close | Sunday 18 October |
| Notification of decisions | Sunday 25 October |
| Registrations close | Wednesday 18 November |
Contact
For all enquiries please contact the Colloquium organiser.
Event Details
- Date:
- 25 November 2026 at 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
- Categories:
- Accounting; Alumni; General
Description
The Department of Accounting at Monash Business School is delighted to host this colloquium, bringing together advanced PhD students, experienced academics, and industry professionals to support emerging scholars as they prepare for the job market.
We’re delighted to provide an opportunity for PhD students to present their research, receive constructive feedback, and engage in meaningful discussions with fellow students, faculty members, and industry professionals. The colloquium is also a valuable forum for participants to refine their work, gain new perspectives, and build connections within the accounting research community.
Outstanding contributions will be recognised with the Best Paper Award and Best Discussant Award.
Call for Papers
We invite submissions of full papers from advanced PhD students in accounting, across a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: financial accounting, management accounting, social and environmental accounting, public sector and non-profit accounting, auditing, governance, ethics, and regulation.
We encourage submissions employing diverse methodological approaches including archival, qualitative, and experimental research, and drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives.
Registration
Registrations are now open.
Panel Session
From PhD to Faculty: Navigating the Academic Job Market
This panel brings together experienced academics from different institutions, research areas, and methodological backgrounds to share insights into navigating the academic job market. The discussion will explore what PhD students can expect during the job search process, what hiring committees look for in candidates, how expectations may vary across research areas and methods, and how students can best prepare. Panellists will draw on both their experiences as job candidates and their perspectives as academics involved in recruiting and evaluating candidates, offering practical insights and advice.
Professor Claire Dambrin, ESCP Business School, Paris
Prof Dambrin is a Professor of Management Control. Her qualitative and critical research, grounded in the social studies of accounting, examines the design, uses, and effects of performance measurement tools, including accounting information systems, individual evaluation, and incentive schemes.
She also explores how these tools are gendered, highlighting their subjugating and emancipating potential through feminist perspectives. Her work is published in leading international journals.
Prof Dambrin earned her PhD from Paris Dauphine University and was previously a professor at HEC Paris. Claire serves on the editorial boards of AOS, MAR and CPA, and is co-editor-in-chief of CCA/AAC.
Professor David Bedford, UTS Business School
Prof Bedford is an accounting professor, and internationally recognised as a leading researcher in the field of management accounting and control.
His recent research focused on performance measurement system design for innovation and sustainability. Prof Bedford has published in leading academic journals, is Associate Editor for the British Accounting Review and the Journal of Management Control, and an editorial board member of several journals including Accounting, Organizations and Society.
Prof Bedford is actively engaged with practice and executive education, with experience across a range of government, industry, professional, and social enterprises.
Dr Lan Nguyen, Monash Business School
Dr Nguyen’s research focuses on time and emotions in management control systems, particularly how they shape people’s actions and experiences at work. She is also interested in meaningful work and how management control systems can enable or constrain the pursuit of organisational and social purpose. She teaches management accounting and currently serves as Chief Examiner for Introduction to Management Accounting.
Dr Nguyen completed her PhD in Accounting at the University of Bristol, where she also obtained an MSc in Accounting and Finance.
Moderator
Professor Chen Chen, Monash, Business School
Professor Chen is a professor of accounting and Deputy Head of the Department of Accounting at Monash University. His research interests include financial reporting, auditing and corporate finance. His research has been published in leading academic journals, including the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, Management Science, and Review of Accounting Studies.
His research has received broad recognition beyond academic publications and has been featured in outlets including Forbes, Harvard Business Review, London School of Economics Business Review, and Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets. He previously worked at the University of Auckland Business School and holds a PhD from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Key Dates
| Full paper submissions | Open now |
| Paper submissions close | Sunday 18 October |
| Notification of decisions | Sunday 25 October |
| Registrations close | Wednesday 18 November |
Contact
For all enquiries please contact the Colloquium organiser.