Professor Thomas Clarke
Research Grants 1992-1996
- Drake Beam Morin Chair in Corporate Governance. Funded Research Professorship (US$500,000) 1992-97
- Royal Society of Arts, Tomorrow’s Company Inquiry, Research Grant. Rethinking the Company (£1,000) 1992/93
- Performing Rights Society. The Governance of Intellectual Property Companies (£26,000) 1993/94
- European Foundation for Management Development/China European International Business School Research Grant. The Governance of Chinese Enterprises (US$100,000) 1996-98
- British Council, China. Management Education in China (£42,000) 1998/99
Prince’s Trust Business Division. Critical Success Factors in Enterprise Formation (£62,000) 1998-2001
- SAP, A Survey of Knowledge Management Practice In Leading Corporations, 1999-2001 ($15,000)
- Faculty of Business, Personalisation and Codification of Knowledge, 2001/2002 ($10,000)
- 2002 AC Nielsen, Survey of International Corporate Governance Codes, $10,000
- 2003 ARC/Dibbs Abbott Stillman, The Changing Roles of Company Boards and Directors, (ARC $180,000; Dibbs Abbott Stillman $90,000)
- 2004 NSW Health, Survey of International Corporate Governance in the Health Service, $16,000
Publications 1992-2002
Books
- Clarke, T. International Corporate Governance: A Comparative Perspective , London: Routledge, 2007, 425pp
- Clarke, T. Knowledge Based Business, Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007, 350pp
- Clarke, T. Corporate Governance: Contemporary Dilemmas, London: Sage, 2007, 325pp, (contracted, in preparation
- Changing Paradigms: The Transformation of Management Knowledge for the 21st Century, London: Harper Collins (with Stewart Clegg) 1998, paperback 2000, pp502.
- Rollo, C. and Clarke, T. International Best Practice – Case Studies in Knowledge Management, Sydney: Standards Australia, 2001, pp204
- International Corporate Governance, London: Routledge . (contracted, in preparation)
Edited Books
- Clarke, T. and M. dela Rama, Corporate Governance and Globalisation, Volume 1: Ownership and Control, London: Sage, 2006, 400pp
- Clarke, T. and M. dela Rama, Corporate Governance and Globalisation, Volume 2: Development and Regulations, London: Sage, 2006, 400pp
- Clarke, T. and M. dela Rama, Corporate Governance and Globalisation, Volume 3: Convergence and Diversity, London: Sage, 2006, 400pp
- Clarke, T. Theories of Governance: The Philosophical Foundations of Corporate Governance, London: Routledge, 2004, 350pp
- Clarke, T. Critical Perspectives in Business and Management: Corporate Governance – Volume 1: The Genesis of Corporate Governance, London: Routledge, 2005, 400pp
- Clarke, T. Critical Perspectives in Business and Management: Corporate Governance – Volume 2: Anglo-American Corporate Governance, London: Routledge, 2005, 400pp
- Clarke, T. Critical Perspectives in Business and Management: Corporate Governance – Volume 3: European Corporate Governance, London: Routledge, 2005, 400pp
- Clarke, T. Critical Perspectives in Business and Management: Corporate Governance – Volume 4: Asian Corporate Governance, London: Routledge, 2005, 400pp
- Clarke, T. Critical Perspectives in Business and Management: Corporate Governance – Volume 5: Contemporary Developments in Corporate Governance, London: Routledge, 2005, 400pp
- Clarke, T. and M. dela Rama, Corporate Governance and Globalization, Volume 1: Ownership and Control, London: Sage, 2006, 400pp
- Clarke, T. and M. dela Rama, Corporate Governance and Globalization, Volume 2: Development and Regulations, London: Sage, 2006, 400pp
- Clarke, T. and M. dela Rama, Corporate Governance and Globalization, Volume 3: Convergence and Diversity, London: Sage, 2006, 400pp
- Rethinking the Company, Financial Times-Pitman, (editor with Elaine Monkhouse) 1994, pp327
- Replantearse La Empresa, Ediciones Folio, Barcelona, Spain, 1994.
- Repensando a Empresa, Livrararia Pioneira Editora, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1995.
- Ripensare l’azienda – Una Riposta alle Sfide del Prossimo Secolo , Jackson Libri, Milan Italy, 1996.
- Chinese Edition of Rethinking the Company, Jiatong University Publishers, Shanghai, China, 2001, pp327.
- The Political Economy of Privatisation, Routledge, London, (editor, with Christos Pitelis, University of Cambridge), hardback edition 1993: paperback edition Routledge 1995, pp483.
- International Privatisation: Strategies and Practices, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1994, pp435.
- The Historical Foundations of Corporate Governance, London: Routledge, (contracted, in preparation)
Chapters in Books
- “The Knowledge Economy, Knowledge-Based Business and Knowledge Management: The Business Models of the New Economy“, Standards Australia, KM Challenge 2002, Sydney: Standards Australia, 2002, pp 219-236
- “Management Paradigms For The New Millennium“, Central Currents in Organization Studies II - Contemporary Trends, pp. 371 - 394, 0-7619-7497-0, Sage Publications Ltd, London England, 2002 (with Stewart Clegg)
- “Future Paradigms for Public Service“, in, J.S. Jun (ed), Rethinking Administrative Theory, Praeger, Wesport Connecticut, 2002 pp171-186 (with Stewart Clegg)
- “Crisis and Reform in Corporate Governance in Asia“, in Usha Haley and Frank-Jurgen Richter, Asian Post Crisis Management, London: Macmillan, 2002, pp226-251
- “A Paradox of Governance: Convergent Policy and Divergent Practice in Corporate Governance in Asia”, in, Stewart Clegg, Management and Organisation Paradoxes, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing, 2002, pp 247-274
- “The Impact of Socially Responsible Investment Upon Corporate Social Responsibility“, in, David Crowther and Lez Rayman-Bacchus (eds), Perspectives on Social Responsibility, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishers, 2003 (with Marie dela Rama), pp 161-85
- “Privatising the World?“ in, Thomas Clarke and Marie dela Rama (eds), Corporate Governance and Globalization: Volume 3 Development and Regulation, London: SAGE, 2006, pp355-370
- “Socialised Industry: Social Ownership or Shareholding Democracy?” in S.Clegg, Organisation Theory and Class Analysis, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1989, pp485-512
- “Democracy Integration and Commercia l Survival”, in, R. Russell and V. Rus, eds, Handbook of Participation in Organisations, Vol. II, Oxford University Press, 1991, pp123-134.
- “Imaginative Flexibility in Production Engineering: The Volvo Uddevalla Plant”, in, J. Morris et al, A Flexible Futu re? Prospects for Employment in the 1990s, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1991, pp103-127.
- “Priveatizierung und Umstrukturierung von Unternehmen in Grossbritannien:Lehren fur Osteuropa?”, in, L.Fritze, V. Kreissig and E. Schreiber, Privatisierung und Partizipation –ein Ost-West Vergleich, SAMF, 1993, Germany, pp41-62.
- “Die Umgestaltung des Offentlichen Sektors: Leistungsmessung, Qualitatssicherung und Soziale Verantwortlichkeit”, in, A.Bieszcz-Kaiser, R.Lungwitz und E.Preusche, Transformation- Privatisierung-Akteure, Rainer Hampp Verlage Munchen, 1994, pp 195-234.
- “The Next Steps Agency: The First Steps Towards Privatisation?”, in P. Morgan, Privatisation and the Welfare State, Dartmouth Publishing, 1994.
- “Who Rules the Corporation? International Corporate Governance”, in, G. Palmer and S. Clegg, Constituting Management: Markets, Meaning and Identities, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 1996, pp155-174.
- “The Review of Corporate Governance of the Performing Right Society”, in, Performing Rights: A report on the Supply in the UK of the Services of Administering Performing Rights and Film Synchronisation Rights, Monopolies and Mergers Commission, HMSO, 1996, pp275-303.
- “Management Knowledge for the Future: Innovations, Embryos and New Paradigms”, in, S. R. Clegg and G. Palmer, The Politics of Management, London:Sage, 1996, pp190-236, (with S. R. Clegg, M. Barrett, L. Dwyer, J. Gray, S. Kemp and J. Marceau.)
- “Governance in Germany: The Foundations of Corporate Structure?”, M. Reed and K. Kesey (eds), Corporate Governance in Europe, Oxford University Press, 1997.
- “Intelligent Organisation? ”, S. Clegg and E. Ibarra (eds), Global Management, Sage, 1998.
- “Crisis and Reform in Corporate Governance in Asia”, Usha Haley and Frank-Jurgen Richter, Asian Post Crisis Management, London: Macmillan (2002)
Referred Journal Articles
- “The Business Descent of Robert Maxwell”, Media Culture and Society, London:Sage, Vol 14, May 1992, pp463-473.
- “Robert Maxwell: A Master of Corporate Misfeasance”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Oxford:Blackewell, Vol1, No. 3, pp141-151, June,1993.
“Corporate Governance: The State of the Art”, Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3, 1993, pp3-7.
- “Mapping Out The Field”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Oxford:Blackwell, Vol, No. 4, September 1994, pp237-244.
- “Corporate Governance”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Oxford: Blackwell, Vol 4, No. 1, January 1996, pp38-43.
- “The Stakeholder Approach to the Firm”, Career Development International, Vol1, No2, April 1996, pp 39-41 (with L. Hamilton)
- “The Stakeholder Corporation: A Business Philosophy for the Information Age”, Long Range Planning – International Journal of Strategic Management, Pergamon, Vol 31, No2, April 1998, pp182-194.
- “Corporate Governance in China: Explosive Growth and New Patterns of Ownership”, Long Range Planning – International journal of Strategic Management, Pergamon, Vol 31, No. 2, April 1998, pp239-251.
- “Measuring and Managing Stakeholder Relations”, Journal of Communication Management, London: Henry Stewart Publications, Vol. 2, No. 3, February 1998, pp211-221.
- “In Defence of Mutuality”, Business Ethics: A European Review, Blackwell, Vol. 7, No. 2, April 1998, pp97-102.
- “Corporate Governance Research”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Blackwell, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 1998, pp57-66.
- “Pacific Paradigms”, Journal of Creativity and Innovation Management, Blackwell, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 1999, pp1-7.
- “Economic Growth, Institutional Development and Personal Freedom: the Educational Needs of China”, Education and Training, MCB University Press, Vol. 41, No. 6/7, 1999, pp 336-343.
- “Haemorrhaging Tigers: The Power of International Financial Markets and the Weaknesses of Asian Modes of Corporate Governance”, Corporate Governance an International Review, Blackwell, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1999.
- “Management Paradigms for the New Millennium”, International Journal of Management Reviews, Vol 2, No 1, 2000 pp 45-64 (with S. Clegg)
- “Changing Paradigms in Public Service Management”, Administrative Theory and Praxis, Vol 21, No 4, Dec 1999, pp 485-490 (With S. Clegg)
- “Millennium Management, Changing Paradigms and Organisation Studies”, Human Relation, Vol 54, No 1, pp31-36
- “The Production and Use of Knowledge,” Education and Training, MCB University Press, Vol 43, No 4/5, 2001, pp 185-188
- “The Knowledge Economy”, Education and Training, MCB University Press, Vol 43, No 4/5, 2001, pp 189-196
- “Corporate Initiatives in Knowledge Management,” Education and Training, MCB University Press, Vol 43, No 4/5, 2001, pp 206-214 (with Christine Rollo)
- “Corporate Developments and Strategic Alliances in E-Learning,” Education and Training, MCB University Press, Vol 43, No 4/5, 2001, pp 256-267 (with Antoine Hermens)
- “Capitalising Knowledge: Corporate Knowledge Management Investments,” Creativity and Innovation Management, Vol 10, No 3, 2001, pp 177-188
- “Balancing the Triple Bottom Line: Financial, Social and Environmental Performance”, Journal of General Management, Vol 26, No 4, 2001,16-27, 2001
Reports
- Tomorrow’s Company – Literature Survey, Tomorrow’s Company Inquiry, London, Royal Society of Arts, 1993, pp76.
- Playing in Tune: The Corporate Governance of the Performing Right Society, London, Performing Right Society, July 1994, pp38.
Articles in Professional Journals
- “Cadbury: Precedence of Substance over Form?” Accountancy, February 1993.
- “Corporate Governance – The Direction of British Industry” Executive Development, Special Edition, MCB University Press, July 1993, pp32.
- “Last Dance for Directors”, The Banker, April 1993, pp8-9.
- “Who’s Afraid of Cadbury II?”, Financial Director, VNU Publications, April 1995, pp24-28.
- “Management Consultants: What Are They Good For?”, Financial Director, VNU Publications, January 1996, pp22-26.
- Balancing the Triple Bottom Line, BHERT News, Business Higher Education Round Table, Melbourne, 2000
- Knowledge Management, BHERT News, Business Higher Education Round Table, Melbourne, 2001
- The Knowledge Management Framework, The Australian Standard, Standards Australia, June 2001
EDITOR
Commences late 2004, four volumes commissioned each year
JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES EDITED
- Executive Development , Special Edition, “Corporate Governance – The Direction of British Industry”, MCB University Press, July 1993, pp32.
- Long Range Planning, Pergamon, Special Edition on, The Stakeholder Corporation, 31, 2, April 1998.
- Journal of Communication Management, Henry Stewart Publications Special Edition on Stakeholder Communications, 3,2, March 1998.
- Creativity and Innovation Management, Blackwell, Special Edition onPacific Paradigms, Vol 8, No 1, March 1999.
- Education and Training,, MCB University Press, Special Double Edition onManagement Education in China,No. 4 and 5, May – June 1999.
- Education and Training, MCB University Press, Special Double Issue on Knowledge Management and E-Learning, MCB University Press, Bradford , Volume 43, Number 4-5, 2001 July
- Creativity and Innovation Management , Special Issue on Knowledge Management Strategies Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, Volume 10, Number 3, 2001 September
- Education and Training, MCB University Press, Special Double Issue on Advances in E-Learning, MCB University Press, Bradford 46, 6/7, 2004
- International Journal of Training and Development, Blackwell, Vol 7, No 4, 2003 (With Graeme Martin)
MEMBER OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD
- Corporate Governance – An International Review, Blackwell. 1992 -
- Journal of Business Ethics, Kluwer. 1992 – 97
- Education and Training , MCB University Press 1998 -
PUBLISHING REFEREE
- Routledge, Economics.
- Walter de Gruyter, Studies in Organisation.
- Sage, Organisation Studies.
REFEREED INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCE PAPERS
AND KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
2004
- Reconceptualising Corporate Governance Theory After the Enron Experience, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 8-11 August 2004
- Sustainable and Responsible Investment: Creating Knowledgeable Action, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 8-11 August 2004
- Reconceptualising Corporate Governance Theory After Enron: The Conscience of Corporations and the Morality of Markets, European Group on Organisation Studies 20 th Colloquium, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1-3 July 2004
- Cycles of Governance: Crisis and Regulation in Corporate Governance, European Academy of Management Annual Meeting, St Andrews University, Scotland, 5-8 May 2004
2003
- Asia ’s High-Tech Future: The Transition to Knowledge Economies? LVMH Conference Asia Pacific and Management Education in Europe, INSEAD Euro-Asia Centre, Fontainebleau, France, 6-8 February 2003
- Strategic Knowledge Management, Keynote Address, eLearninternational 2003, Scottish Enterprise, Edinburgh, Scotland, 10-12 February 2003
- Cycles of Regulation? The Enduring Agency and Stewardship Problems in Corporate Governance, Centre for International Business and Management (CIBAM) Colloquium, Judge Management Institute, University of Cambridge, 28-29 February 2003
- International Corporate Governance in Crisis: New Regimes and Old Dilemmas, European Group on Organisation Studies 19 th Colloquium, Organization Analysis Informing Social and Global Development . Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, 3-5 July 2003
- Cycles of Confidence: Crisis and Reform in Corporate Governance 1900-2002, Academy of Management, Democracy in a Knowledge Economy, Seattle, 1-6 August 2003
- Cycles of Crisis and Regulation: The Enduring Agency and Stewardship Problems of Corporate Governance, Strategic Management Society, Baltimore, 10-12 November 2003
2002
- New Business Models for Knowledge-Based Enterprise in Asia, LVMH Conference Asia Pacific and Management Education in Europe, New Models on Management and New Managers in Asia, INSEAD Euro-Asia Centre, Fontainebleau, France, 8 & 9 February 2002
- The Knowledge Economy, Knowledge-based Business and Knowledge Management: Examining the Business Models of the New Economy , Knowledge Management Challenge 2002, Standards Australia, Sydney, 8-9 May 2002
- Leaping Techno-Economic Paradigms? Prospects for the Development of Knowledge Economies in Asia, International Sociological Association World Congress, Brisbane, 8-12 July 2002
- Balancing the Triple Bottom Line: Financial, Social and Environmental P erformance Consulting, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Denver, 12-14 August 2002
2001
- International Comparative Corporate Governance: United States, Europe and Japan, JETRO/INSEAD Singapore International Conference on Corporate Governance, Singapore, 11-12 May 2001
- The Ideology of Corporate Governance: Convergence of Codes and Divergence of Cultures, European Group on Organisation Studies 17 th Colloquium, The Odyssey of Organizing, Lyon, France, 5-7 th July 2001
- The Development of Knowledge Management Tools and Systems: the State of the Art in Management Consultancies and Leading Corporations, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Washington DC, August 2001
- How Governance Matters: Crisis and Reform in Corporate Governance in Asia Academy of Management Annual Meeting, International Management Division, Washington DC, August 2001
- Strategic Initiatives in Knowledge Management: Capitalising Knowledge Webs, The New Economy Track: The Core of Change, Track C Building and Leveraging Intangible Capital, Strategic Management Society Conference, San Francisco, October 2001.
2000
- Future Trends in Corporate Governance in Asia , The XXI Century in Asia: Scenarios for the Next Millennium, LVMH Conference Asia Pacific and Management Education in Europe, Paris: INSEAD, February 2000
- Leveraging Knowledge: Corporate Knowledge Management in the Knowledge Driven Economy, Australian Financial Managers Association, Mapping the Matrix, Technofutures 2000, Sydney May 2000
- The Triple Bottom Line: Financial Performance, Social Responsibility, and Environmental Sustainability, 3rd International Corporate Governance and Direction Conference, Henley Management College, 16-18 October 2000
- Global Corporate Governance: Convergence of Codes and Divergence of Cultural Practice, Asia Pacific Research on Organisation Studies International Conference, UTS Sydney, December 2000
1999
- Management Reform in China In the Context of the Asian Financial Crisis , The Development of Management Education in China, British Council, Hangzhou University, China, 26-28 January 1999
- Haemorrhaging Tigers: The Power of International Financial Markets and the Weaknesses of Asian Modes of Corporate Governance , International Corporate Governance Conference, Nottingham Business School, UK, 2 June 1999
- Changing Paradigms in Theory and Practice , Open Lecture, UAM Mexico City, Mexico, 28 July 1999
- Crisis, Convergence and Cultural Diversity in International Corporate Governance , 2nd International Conference on Corporate Governance and Direction, Boards at Work: How Boards of Directors Create Competitive Advantage, Henley Management College, UK, 13-15 October 1999
1998
- International Corporate Governance: Convergence and Diversity, Centenary of Incorporation Conference , Malaysian Registrar of Companies, Kuala Lumpur, 12-14 July 1998
- Asian Corporate Governance: Crisis and Reform, Asia Pacific Research on Organisation Studies International Conference, China Europe International Business School, Shanghai, 21-23 July 1998
- The Limits of Globalisation? Super-Competitiveness and the Strengths of Local Specialisation, International Sociological Association World Congress, Montreal, Canada, 8-11 August 1998
1997
- International Corporate Governance: A Global Concern, 1 st Peter Trigg Business Lecture, Queen’s College, University of Cambridge, 11 February 1997
1996
- Governance in Germany: The Foundations of Corporate Structure and Performance, British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Aston University, 6-9 September 1996
1995
- The Stakeholder Theory of the Firm, British Academy of Management, Aston University, 8-10 September 1996
- The Structures of Strategy: International Corporate Governance, British Academy of Management, Aston University, 8-10 September 1996
- The Changing Governance of Chinese Enterprises, Asia Pacific Research on Organisation Studies International Conference, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 8-12 December 1995
1994
- The Governance of Companies: Accountability and Strategic Direction, Human Resources Summit, Montreaux, Switzerland, 21-23 March 1994
- Tomorrow’s Company, Drake Beam Morin Business Briefing, Ritz Hotel, London, 6 May 1994
1993
- International Corporate Governance, European Group on Organisation Studies Annual Colloquium, Paris, 18-21 July 1993
- Repensando A Empresa, Staff Seminar, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo, Brasil, August 1993
1992
- Pressures for Change in Corporate Governance, Agenda for the Board, Insight Management Conference, Hilton Hotel, London 23 September 1992
- Corporate Governance, Drake Beam Morin Business Briefing, Ritz Hotel, London, 10 November 1992
1991
- Privatisation and the Reinvigoration of the Public Sector in the UK, Privatisation versus Democratisation in the Transition from Command to Market Economy, Estonian Management Institute, Estonia, USSR, 6 June 1991
- Toyotaism or Volvoism? Contrasting Approaches to Flexible Automation in the Japanese and Swedish Car Industry, Fourth APROS International Colloquium, UMDS, Kobe, Japan, 24 June 1991
- Post-Fordism in Industry and Post-Fordism in the State, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Sao Paulo, Brasil, 18 August 1991
1990
- Microelectronic Technology, Diversified Quality Production and the Professionalisation of Labour, RC 10 New Management Strategies, Technological Change and Democratisation, ISA World Congress, Madrid, Spain, 9-13 July 1990
1989
- Distributed Processing Power? Information Technology in Oraganisation: Efficiency, Democracy, Communication and Control, International Conference on New Technology and Participatory Democracy, Lulea University, Sweden, 18 June 1989
- The Social Economy: Shareholding Democracy or Social Ownership? Symposium on the Social Economy, School of Management, Open University, 16 July 1989
- Automation and Craftwork? Imaginative Flexibility in Production Engineering: The Volvo Uddevalla Plant, A Flexible Future? Prospects for Employment and Organisation in the 1990s, Cardiff Business School, Wales, 16-17 September 1989
1988
- The Political Economy of Privatisation in the UK, Fifth International Conference, IAFESM, University of Vienna, Austria, 16-19 July 1988
1987
- Public Ownership and Privatisation, 8 th EGOS International Colloquium, Technology as a Two-Edged Sword in Organisational Change, University of Antwerp, Belgium,8-10 July 1987
- The Impact of Privatisation upon Ownership and Control of Industry in the UK, International Conference on Economic Democracy as a Political Idea, Boston College, USA, 3-6 August 1987
1986
- The Proliferation of Media Co-operatives: Organisation, Funding and Development, International Sociological Association XIth World Congress, New Delhi, India, 6-11 August 1986
1985
- Media Co-operatives: New Technologies and New Organisational Forms, Fourth International Conference, IAFESM, International Centre for Research on Public and Co-operative Economy, University of Liege, Belgium, 13-17 July 1985
1983
- The Range of Potential Orientations, Structures and Activities in Producer Co-operative Development, International Conference on Labour Ownership and Producer Co-operatives, University of Orebro, Sweden, 18-21 June 1983
1982
- Alternative Theories of Workers Co-operatives, International Sociological Association 10 th World Congress, Mexico City, Mexico, 2-6 August 1982
- Alternative Modes of Co-operative Production, Third International Conference, IAFESM, Centre Estudios Economicos y Sociales del Tercer Mundo, Mexico City, Mexico, 9-10 August 1982
1981
- The Politics of Workers Co-operatives 1800-1980, International Conference on Producer Co-operatives, Copenhagen School of Economics and Social Science, Denmark, 12-14 June 1981
CHAIRING CONFERENCES AND INVITED DELEGATE
- Delegate, OECD Review of State-Owned Enterprises, Privatisation and Corporate Governance, OECD Paris, 3-4 March 1997
- Delegate, OECD Review of Draft International Corporate Governance Standards , OECD Paris, 20-21 January 1999
- Chair, Corporate Reporting in Practice, IIR Conferences, Berkeley Hotel, London, UK, 19-20 April 1999
- Chair, Measuring and Evaluating Investor Relations, SMI Conferences, Cafe Royale, London, UK, 30 June - 1 July 1999.
- Chair, Corporate Governance Combined Code and Corporate Risk, ICM Conferences, Millennium Britannia Hotel, London, UK, 12-13 October 1999
- Chair, Knowledge Management, ICM Conferences, Sydney, 20-21 March 2001
- Chair, Knowledge Management: Return on Investment, Merchant Court Hotel, Sydney, 5 December 2002
- Chair, Special Interest Group on Building Stronger Relationships With Employees, Customers and the Community, International Conference on Corporate Governance and Board Leadership, Henley Management College, 1998-2003
OTHER ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS
- Asia ’s High-Tech Future: The Transition to Knowledge Economies? Staff Seminar, Judge Management Institute, University of Cambridge, 27 February 2003
- International Corporate Governance: Cycles of Crisis and Regulation, Keynote Address, Company Secretaries Australia Conference, 4 March 2003
- Cycles of Governance? Crisis and Reform in Corporate Governance, Public Launch, Centre for Corporate Governance, Commonwealth Bank, Martin Place, 18 March 2003
- Cycles of Governance? Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, Sydney, 18 March 2003
- Cycles of Corporate Governance:Risk, Regulation and Reform, The New Corporate Governance Environment, New South Wales Internal Auditors Association, 1 April 2003
- Cycles of Regulation: Crisis and Reform in International Corporate Governance, NSW Law Society, Legal Counsel Forum, State Chamber of Commerce, 21 May 2003
- Cycles of Corporate Governance, Lexis-Nexis Butterworths Corporate Governance Conference, Sydney, 2-3 September 2003
- Cycles of Corporate Governance: Risk and Reform, Information Technology Governance Conference: Crooks, Lies and IT Governance, Information Systems Audit and Control Association, 24 September 2003
- Knowledge-Based Business: Examining the Business Models of The Knowledge Economy, Standards Australia, Knowledge Challenge 2002, Sydney, 8-9 May 2002
- Strategies for Sustainability, CPA Annual Conference, Sydney, 22 October 2002
- The Learning Organisation, CPA Annual Conference, Sydney, 22 October 2002
- International Corporate Governance: Convergence and Diversity, Keynote Address,INSTO Capital Markets Conference, Sydney 12 November 2002
- Building Trust in Knowledge Management , ORCA Annual Symposium, UTS, May 2001
- International Best Practice - Case Studies in Knowledge Management, Standards Australia Launch of Knowledge Management Standard, Sydney, 31 June 2001
- Learning for the Knowledge Economy , UTS Faculty of Business, Work Based Learning Open Executive Seminar, October 2001
- Corporate Initiatives in Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management, IIR Conferences, 2 November 2000
- New Organisational Models Survey , Vice-Chancellors Executive Committee Presentation, UTS Sydney, November 2000
- Changing Paradigms of Contemporary Management , UK Association of MBAs Conference, Bath University , UK , 15 May 1999
- Changing Paradigms and Changing Cultures , Staff Seminar, University Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France, 21 May 1999
- The Transformation of China's Economy and Society , Staff Seminar, University of Trento, Italy, 25 May 1999
- Divergence and Convergence in International Corporate Governance , Staff Seminar, British Council, London, UK, 22 June 1999
- China ’s Entry Into the World Economy, Faculty Seminar, Leeds Business School, 20 November 1997
- The RSA’s Tomorrow’s Company Inquiry, Staff Seminar, Australian Graduate School of Management, University of New South Wales, 6 March 1995
- The RSA’s Tomorrow’s Company Inquiry, Staff Seminar,Department of Management, University of Wollongong , 14 March 1995
- The RSA’s Tomorrow’s Company Inquiry, Staff Seminar, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Western Sydney, 22 March 1995
- Rethinking the Company, Faculty Seminar, China Europe International Business School, 14 August 1995
- The International Transformation of Corporate Governance, Tomorrow’s Company, Manchester Business School , 12 April 1993