Dr Steven Dellaportas
Present position:
Associate Professor in Accounting
Phone: +61 3 9244 6577
Email: steven.dellaportas@deakin.edu.au
Campus: Melbourne Campus at Burwood
Academic Qualifications: BBus(Acc) VU, GradDip Tax(Distinction) RMIT, DipEd La Trobe, MAcc RMIT, PhD RMIT.
Commenced at Deakin: 2007
Books/publications/monographs
Reported in the Deakin University Annual Research Reports since 1995
Research interests:
- Professional ethics in accounting
Publication Highlights
- Dellaportas, S. Cooper, B. and Braica, P. (2007) Leadership, Culture and Employee Deceit: The Case of the National Australia Bank, Corporate Governance - An International Review, 15(6), pp. 1442-1452.
- Dellaportas, S. (2006) Making a Difference with Deliberate Ethics Interventions, Journal of Business Ethics, 65(4), pp. 391-404.
- Dellaportas, S. Leung, P. and Cooper B. (2006) Measuring Moral Development and the Implications of Cooperative Education, Accounting and Finance, 46(1), pp. 53-70.
- Dellaportas, S. Leung, P. Cooper, B. and Jackling, B. (2006) IES 4 - Ethics Education Revisited, Australian Accounting Review, 16(1), pp. 4-12.
Forthcoming
- Dellaportas, S., Yapa, P. and Sivanantham, S., and. (forthcoming) Internationalising Australian Auditing Standards: A Study of the Submissions to the AUASB Strategic Directions Paper, Managerial Auditing Journal.
- Cooper, B. Leung, P. Dellaportas, S. and Jackling, B. (forthcoming) Ethics Education for Accountancy Students: A Toolkit Approach, Accounting Education: An International Journal.
- Dellaportas, S. and Davenport, L. (forthcoming) Reflections on the Public Interest in Accounting, Critical Perspectives on Accounting.
- Jackling, B. Cooper, B. Leung, P. and Dellaportas, S. (2007) Professional Accounting Bodies' Perceptions of Ethical Issues, Causes of Ethical Failure and Ethics Education, Managerial Auditing Journal. 22(9), pp. 928-944.
Current research projects
- Dellaportas, S., West, B. Langton, J. (2007) Financial Reporting and Accountability in Charitable Organisations, CPA Australia, Melbourne.
External Grants
- Dellaportas, S. CPA Australia Not for Profit Research Grant 2006, Financial Reporting and Accountability in Charitable Organisations, 2006, CPA Australia, Melbourne, $10 000.
- Leung, P. Cooper, B. Dellaportas, S. and Jackling, B. Ethics Education: Approaches to the Development and Maintenance of Professional Values and Ethics in Accounting Education Programs, 2004, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), New York, $86 000 US ($115 000 AUD). Additional financial support provided by ACCA $20 000 and CPA Australia $15 000.
- Leung, P. and Dellaportas, S. Ethics Education in Australian Universities, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, (ICAA), 2000, $1 500.
- Dellaportas, S. The Impact of the Growth In Superannuation On Accountants' Employment Activities, 1997, CPA Australia, Melbourne, $5 000.
Affiliations - Professional/ Academic
- FCPA, CPA Australia
- Accounting and Finance Associations of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)
- British Accounting Association (BAA)
- American Accounting Association (AAA)
Teaching Interests/units taught at Deakin
- MAA350 Ethics and Financial Services Ethics