AUT - Karin Olesen

Dr Karin Olesen

Senior Lecturer in Accounting

Phone: +64 9 921 9999 - ext: 5327

Email: karin.olesen@aut.ac.nz

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems
  
• Master of Commerce (Honours) in Information Systems
• Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Teaching
• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance)
• Chartered Accountant (CA)

Biography:

Karin Olesen is a Senior Lecturer in the Accounting group.  Karin previously worked at the University of Auckland in the Information Systems and Operations Management Department.  Prior to that over a decades teaching experience at the Auckland University of Technology.  A diverse area of teaching has been covered from Accounting Information Systems to Knowledge Management Systems and Digital Media Production.

The first part of Karin’s career was spent in company and chartered accounting as a financial accountant involved in the business planning, budgeting, financial reports and taxation preparation for multiple organisations.

Karin’s Phd focuses on looking at the technological frames of users of technology within a business to see how they constructed meaning from technology.  Technological frames are cognitive structures on how users interpret technology.  Based on how the users constructed meaning from technological their practices of use relating to various types of information systems within the organised was used.

Karin received a nomination to the 2004 ICIS Doctoral Consortium and the 1989 Senior Prize in Commercial Law University of Auckland.

Teaching Areas:

Expertise in Degree and Postgraduate Teaching

• Qualitative research methodology, Accounting Information Systems, Impact of technology use on organisations

Interests in Research Supervision

• Social and organisation aspects of information technology, Grounded theory, ethnography and case research
• Accounting systems including ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) systems implementation in organisations

Research areas:

• Accounting Information Systems, The use of  qualitative research methods, Social and cultural aspects of technology
• Taxation and information systems, Taxation and accounting standards

Current Research Projects:

• Social and cultural aspects of technology development, adoption and use, Technology systems emergence over time
• Automation of work, Information systems and organisational learning, Strategic Information Systems

Publications:

Peer reviewed journal articles

Mat Husin, N., Olesen, K. & Hooper, K. (2012) "Analysis of IC Disclosure - An Illustrative Example", Journal of Intellectual Capital, 13(2), 196-220.

Ohms, C., Olesen, K. (2012) "Legal Positivism and the Characterisation of Interest", Australian Tax Review, 41(1), 5-28. 

Ramachandra, S., Olesen, K. (2011) "Conformance and Performance", New Zealand Journal of Applied Business Research, 10(1), iv-x.

Ohms, C., Olesen, K., (2011) "Corporate Governance and Tax Compliance", New Zealand Journal of Applied Business Reseach, 10(1), 17-24.

Ohms, C., Olesen, K. (2011) "Deductibility of Interest: A Comparative Perspective: Conceptual Issues", Australian Business Law Review, 39(6), 406-433. 

Hyde, K.F., Olesen, K. (2011) “Packing for touristic performances”, Annals of Tourism Research, 38(3), 900-919.

Olesen, K., Cheng, F. (2011) “Convergence of Accounting Standards Does Not Always Lead to Convergence of Accounting Practices: The Case of China”, Asian Journal of Business and Accounting, 4(1), 101-136. 

Olesen, K., Myers, M.D. (1999) "Trying To Improve Communication And Collaboration With Information Technology: An Action Research Project Which Failed", Information Technology & People, 12(4), 317-332.

Book and book chapters

Considine, B., Parkes, A., Olesen, K., Blount, Y., Speer, D. (2012) Accounting Information Systems: Understanding Business Processes, 4e, Australia, Wiley Publishing

Olesen, K., Hyde, K.F. (2012) Assessment of Grounded Theory Model of Packing for Air Travel:  The Tourist in a New Environment. In Hyde, K.F., Ryan, C. & Woodside, A., Field Guide for Case Study Research in Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure, Advances in Culture Tourism and Hospitality Research, Volume 6, 89-107, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Considine, B., Parkes, A., Olesen, K., Speer, D., Lee, M.  (2010) Accounting Information Systems: Understanding Business Processes, 3e, Australia; Wiley Publishing

Olesen, K. (2008) Incorporating Technological Change within Traditional Accounting Information Systems, Chapter 15. In K. Hooper, H. Davey, G. Liyanarachchi & S.M. Prescott (Eds) Conceptual Issues in Accounting: A New Zealand Perspective, 247-260, Melbourne: Cengage Learning