Dr Margaret Lightbody

Biography/ Background

Margaret is a senior lecturer in accounting. She previously worked in industry and public practice and has taught at Flinders University and the University of South Australia. Margaret has published across a range of accounting and management fields. Her research interests are currently focused on accounting and management in not-for-profit organisations and the interaction of work/family/self in accounting employment.

Margaret is a member of the Editorial Board of Accounting History and acts as a referee for many leading journals, including Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal, Accounting History, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Accounting Forum, The Australian Economic History Review, and Accounting Education.

Qualifications

BA (Acc)(SAIT), PhD (Adelaide), FCPA

Teaching Interests

Management Accounting

Auditing

Qualitative Methods

Publications

Selected publications

Lightbody, M (2009), Turnover decisions of women accountants: using oral histories to understand the relative influence of domestic obligations, ACCOUNTING HISTORY, forthcoming

McGowan S and Lightbody M (2008), Enhancing Students Understanding of Plagiarism within a Discipline Context, ACCOUNTING EDUCATION, 17(3), September, forthcoming

Lightbody, M (2008), No time to stand and stare: imagery of flexible work arrangements in Australian professional accounting journals, PACIFIC ACCOUNTING REVIEW, Vol 20 No 2, pp 138-157

McGowan, S and Lightbody, M (2008), Another chance to practice: repeating plagiarism education for ESL students within a discipline context, JOURNAL FOR EDUCATIONAL INTEGRITY, Vol 4 No 1, pp 16-30

Lightbody M (2008), Turnover decisions of women accountants: using oral histories to understand the relative influence of domestic obligations, AFAANZ, Sydney, July 6-8

Lightbody, M (2008) â€^~Extreme balanceâ€^TM: images of flexible work arrangements in professional accounting journals, Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference, New York, April 24-26

Lightbody M (2007), Women in accounting: equal participants or a â€^~reserve force of labourâ€^TM, CSEAR conference, Sydney, December 2-4

Lightbody M (2007), Turnover decisions of women accountants: using oral histories to understand the relative influence of domestic obligations, The fifth Accounting History International Conference, Banff, Canada, August 9-11

Lightbody M (2007), Turnover decisions of women accountants: using oral histories to understand the relative influence of domestic obligations, Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference, Auckland, July 8-10

Chiang C and Lightbody M (2004), Financial auditors and environmental auditing in New Zealand, MANAGERIAL AUDITING JOURNAL , Vol 19 No 2, pp 224-234

Lightbody M (2003) On being a financial manager in a church organisation: understanding their experience, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND MANAGEMENT, Vol 19 No 2, pp 117-138

Lightbody M (2003), Researcher bias in qualitative research, invited plenary paper at the 2003 Australia and New Zealand Qualitative Research in Commerce Intensive Workshop, Adelaide, February 14-15

Lightbody M (2002), Publishing archival research, invited plenary paper at the 9th World Congress of Accounting Historians, Melbourne, 30 July-2 August

Lightbody M (2002), On being a financial manager in a church organisation: understanding the experience, Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference, New York, April 25-27

Lightbody M (2001), Madley Child Care Centre: financial challenges in a community organisation, THE MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY JOURNAL, Vol 1 Issue 1, July, pp 1-20 Available at http://www.mcsj.unisa.edu.au

Lightbody M (2001), Accounting and accountants in church organisations: a critical reflection, Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference, Adelaide, July 15-17

Lightbody M (2000), Storing and shielding: financial management in a church organisation, ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNAL, Vol 13 No 2, pp 156-174

Lightbody M (2000), Environmental auditing: the audit theory gap, ACCOUNTING FORUM, June, pp 151-169

Lightbody M and Ritson P (2000), Reviving an endangered species: interpretive accounting research and the individual, Sixth Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Manchester, 10-12 July

Lightbody M (2000), Educating environmental auditors: an opportunity for accountants, AUSTRALIAN CPA, November, pp 68-69

Lightbody M (2000), Management reports: an integrated approach, RATTLER (journal for the Community Child Care Sector), Autumn, pp 19-21

Lightbody M (1999), Working in NFPs: community sector service or can of worms?, AUSTRALIAN CPA, April, Vol 69 No 3, pp 54-55

Lightbody M (1999), What do I want to do with my life? Vocational guidance for gifted students, GIFTED, February, 107, pp 24, 26

Lightbody M (1997), Playing factory: active based learning in cost and management accounting, ACCOUNTING EDUCATION, Vol 6 No 3, pp 255-62

Lightbody M (1997), A tale of paper rabbits: entertaining (and educating) cost accounting students, in the Instructors Manual to accompany Horngren, Foster, Datar, Black and Gray (1997) Cost Accounting in Australia: A Managerial Emphasis, Prentice Hall

Lightbody M and Lightbody P (1996), Environmental audit risk model: designing a quality audit, Proceedings of The Third National Hazardous and Solid Waste Convention, Darling Harbour, Sydney, May 26-30

Lightbody M (1995), A tale of paper rabbits: entertaining (and educating) cost accounting students, ACCOUNTING FORUM, June, pp 47-53

Professional Associations

FCPA (CPA Australia)

Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)

Professional Interests

Currently

CPA Australia, National Board Accreditation Sub Committee

CPA Australia, Member SA Congress Task Force, 2007 and 2008

CPA Australia representative at The University of Adelaide

Community Engagement

Margaret has been involved with many professional, not for profit and community organisations in Australia.

Recent appointments include

Treasurer and member of the Management Committee and Finance Committee of Margaret Ives Childrens Centre (2003-2008)

President and Vice-President of Saints Gymnastics Club Inc (2005-present)

Uniting Church in Australia, National Assembly Finance Committee (1998-2002)

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 26 May 2009