DCUBS

Biographical Details:

I completed a B.Comm in UCC and M.Acc in UCD and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. I then spent some time travelling and working overseas and on return to Ireland, worked in both small indigenous and large multi-national companies. I joined DCU Business School as Lecturer in Accounting in September 2002. I am currently undertaking PhD studies in Sheffield Hallam University with supervisor Professor Trevor Hassall. The research topic considers continuing education and development within the accounting profession.

Research Interests:

Profession Professional Competence Professional accounting education

Selected Non-peer Reviewed Journals

• Brid Murphy and Barry Smith. 2005. Group Accounting under IFRS. Accountancy,
• Brid Murphy. 2004. FRS 18: Accounting Policies. Accountancy,

• Murphy, B., Perceptions of Continuing Professional Development: A Phenomenographic Study of Accountants in Ireland, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference 2009 - Doctoral Consortium, 06-MAY-09 - 08-MAY-09, University College Dublin
• Murphy, B., Hassall, T. and Joyce, J, Perceptions of professionalism and competence: initial empirical findings, British Accounting Association Education Special Interest Group Annual Conference, 20-MAY-08 - 21-MAY-08, Seville
• Murphy, B., Hassall, T. and Joyce, J, If CPD is the answer, what is the question?, British Accounting Association Education Special Interest Group Annual Conference, 23-MAY-07 - 25-MAY-07, Greyynog, Wales
• Murphy, B., Hassall, T., and Joyce, J, CPD in Accounting: The Irish Story, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, 10-MAY-07 - 11-MAY-07, Tralee Institute of Technology
• Murphy, B., Reseach Methodology Approach to PhD research: Understanding the continuing education needs and experiences of the Irish Accountant, Research Methodology Seminar June 2006, 16-JUN-06 - 17-JUN-06, Sheffield Hallam University