Contemporary Issues in Accounting

Elaine Conway is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at the Derby Business School, University of Derby, UK. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. She is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy and the Chartered Management Institute. She has an MBA from Duke University, USA. Prior to entering academia, Elaine spent 17 years in various managerial roles in the automotive industry. Her research interests are corporate social responsibility, sustainable business and financial reporting.

Darren Byrne is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance and the Programme Leader for Business Accounting at the University of Derby, UK. He teaches on numerous modules covering managerial theory, project management and other disciplines that support the Business Accountant. His teaching philosophy is to draw upon his own professional experience and to help apply ideas contextually for the benefit of students' own learning. His research interests are currently project management skills, business ethics and with the perception of professionalism within the international context. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.