RSA
Research School of Accounting
Accounting for social impact; Performance measurement of cooperatives, mutuals and social enterprises; Accounting, ethics and accountability; Social investment and social finance.
Sarah Adams is a Lecturer of Accounting. Sarah’s research interests include accounting and performance measurement in organisations with non-profit orientations, such as charities, not-for-profits, cooperatives and mutuals. She is also interested in corporate responsibility, accountability, ethics in accounting, and how social purpose organisations account for their 'social impact'. Sarah’s research on how Australian cooperatives and mutuals understand and measure their 'mutual value’ was funded by the Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals. Her work has appeared in journals including Australian Journal of Management.