Rate My Professor Glennda Scully

Professor Glennda Scully is an Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Business and Law at Curtin University, where she previously served as Head of the School of Accounting within Curtin Business School during her 13 years of professional service. She holds a PhD from the University of Western Australia and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia obtained in 1981. A Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (FCA) and GAICD, she brings over 30 years of experience across industry, not-for-profit, public practice, and education sectors. Scully has held significant leadership roles, including membership on the Curtin University Council, non-executive director positions with Curtin University, Mercycare, and the Financial Toolbox, and service on the Audit Advisory Committee of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. Currently, she is Director of Finance, Infrastructure and Digital Technology at Catholic Education Western Australia, a member of the Perth Archdiocese Financial Council, and a director of the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation.

Her research specializations encompass ethics, governance, internal audit, financial reporting, auditing behavioural decision making, financial literacy, teaching and learning relating to accounting education, CSR reporting, and the not-for-profit sector. With over 729 citations on Google Scholar, key publications include 'Relational contracting theory and internal audit: Chief audit executives' perspectives on creating and strengthening trust by building credibility and clarity' (2023), 'The relationships of personal, social and demographic factors on Chinese auditors’ intentions to accept unethical engagements' (2021), 'Professional accounting body affiliation in a developing country: the case of membership attraction in Vietnam' (2021), 'Fun while it lasted: Executive MBA student perceptions of the value of academic research' (2020), and 'Can Anticipating Time Pressure Reduce the Likelihood of Unethical Behaviour Occurring?' (2018). Scully has received the 2009 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for long-standing contributions to the quality of student learning and the 2008 Curtin University Award for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching.