QUT - Academic profiles - Associate Professor Craig Furneaux

Dr Craig Furneaux is an Associate Professor with the School of Accountancy, Faculty of Business and Law at Queensland University of Technology. Craig leads the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and is also Subject Area Coordinator for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies. Craig has over 30 years’ experience leading innovation in, and researching with, nonprofit organisations. Craig research focus is on accountability, capability and change in nonprofits organisations and social enterprises. He is also interested in faith-based charities in civil society. His research is available for free here: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Furneaux,_Craig.html

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Positions

Associate Professor
Faculty of Business & Law,
School of Accountancy

Keywords

Nonprofits, Capital, Capability, Capacity, Charity, Faith based charities, Accountability

Research field

Accounting, auditing and accountability, Strategy, management and organisational behaviour, Applied ethics

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
Master of Arts (Sociology) (Griffith University)
Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Queensland University of Technology)
B.Ed. (Griffith University)
B.Ad.Voc.Teach. (Griffith University)

Professional memberships and associations

Craig has been a member of the following professional associations:

Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Inc.
International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand

Reviewer for the following journals:

Public Management Review
California Management Review
Construction Management and Economics
Third Sector Review
Voluntas
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Public Management Review
Academy of Management Conference

Teaching

30 years experience teaching and training in the Third Sector, involving both vocational and higher education levels. Current teaching roles include:

Subject Area Coordinator (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies)
Unit Coordinator - BSN550 Responsible Enterprise

Craig has previously taught:

Qualitative Research Methods
Management of Philanthropic and Nonprofit Organisations
Business Ethics and Law
Ethical Issues for Philanthropic and Nonprofit Organisations
Introduction to social enterprise
Accounting and Finance for Philanthropic and Nonprofit Organisations

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4 new publications in 2013

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3 new publications in 2014

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2 new publications in 2015

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4 new publications in 2016

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1 new publication in 2017

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4 new publications in 2018

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4 new publications in 2019

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2 new publications in 2020

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3 new publications in 2021

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4 new publications in 2022

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Furneaux, C. & Barraket, J. (2012). Social innovation and social enterprise: Evidence from Australia. In HW. Franz, J. Howaldt & J. Hochgerner (Eds.), Challenge social innovation: Potentials for business, social entrepreneurship, welfare and civil society (pp. 215–237). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/56564
Furneaux, C. & Barraket, J. (2014). Purchasing social good(s): a definition and typology of social procurement. Public Money and Management, 34(4), 265–272. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72836
Furneaux, C. & Ryan, N. (2014). Modelling NPO-government relations: Australian case studies. Public Management Review, 16(8), 1113–1140. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/69889
Williamson, A., Luke, B. & Furneaux, C. (2019). Accountability of philanthropic foundations: Interviewing private and powerful givers about their responsibilities. SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2, 1–10. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124133
Furneaux, C. & Brown, K. (2008). Australian indigenous entrepreneurships: a capital-based view. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 9(2), 133–144. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/14234
Furneaux, C. & Wymer, W. (2015). Public trust in Australian charities: Accounting for cause and effect. Third Sector Review, 21(2), 99–127. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/91136
Furneaux, C. & Ryan, N. (2015). Nonprofit service delivery for government: accountability relationships and mechanisms. In Z. Hoque & L. Parker (Eds.), Performance management in nonprofit organizations: global perspectives (pp. 185–210). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/79512
Barraket, J., Keast, R. & Furneaux, C. (2016). Social procurement and new public governance [Routledge Critical Studies in Public Management]. Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/91947
Williamson, A., Luke, B., Leat, D. & Furneaux, C. (2017). Founders, families, and futures: Perspectives on the accountability of Australian Private Ancillary Funds. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 46(4), 747–771. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/105363
Guraieb Izaguirre, G., Luke, B. & Furneaux, C. (2018). Social enterprise accountability: directions, dominance and developments. Social Enterprise Journal, 14(2), 156–179. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/223305

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Kingston, K., Furneaux, C., De Zwaan, L. & Alderman, L. (2023). Avoiding the accountability 'sham-ritual': An agonistic approach to beneficiaries' participation in evaluation within nonprofit organisations. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Article 102261, 92. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/206153
Yigitbasioglu, O., Furneaux, C. & Rossi, S. (2023). Case management systems and new routines in community organisations. Financial Accountability & Management, 39(1), 216–236. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/210508
Kingston, K., Luke, B., Furneaux, C. & Alderman, L. (2023). Examining the re-territorialisation of beneficiary accountability: Digitising nonprofit services in response to COVID-19. The British Accounting Review, Article 101199, 55(5). https://eprints.qut.edu.au/238511

2022

Kingston, K., Luke, B., Furneaux, C. & Alderman, L. (2022). A Reflection on Critical Methodology: Accountability and beneficiary participative evaluation in Third Sector research. Voluntas, 33(6), 1148–1155. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/212429
Sumarwan, A., Luke, B. & Furneaux, C. (2022). Managing the Regulatory Space: Examining Credit Union Accountability to Government in a Lightly Regulated Context. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 42(3), 140–159. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/225980
Knight, R., Chell, K., Luke, B., Meuter, R., Baldwin, L., Furneaux, C., Peters, K., Johnson, N. & Parker, C. (2022). The Impact of Breast Clinical Trials Research Conducted by Breast Cancer Trials. The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/229221
Irvin, R. A. & Furneaux, C. W. (2022). Surviving the Black Swan Event: How Much Reserves Should Nonprofit Organizations Hold? Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 51(5), 943–966. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/231114

2021

Williamson, A., Luke, B. & Furneaux, C. (2021). Ties that bind: Public foundations in dyadic partnerships. Voluntas, 32(2), 234–246. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203475
Sumarwan, A., Luke, B. & Furneaux, C. (2021). Putting members in the centre: examining credit union accountability as member-based social enterprises. Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, 18(2), 228–254. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/207689
Williamson, A., Luke, B. & Furneaux, C. (2021). Perceptions and conceptions of 'place' in Australian public foundations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 50(6), 1125–1149. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/208913

2020

Kingston, K., Furneaux, C., de Zwaan, L. & Alderman, L. (2020). From monologic to dialogic: Accountability of nonprofit organisations on beneficiaries' terms. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 33(2), 447–471. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/128804
Bradford, A., Luke, B. & Furneaux, C. (2020). Exploring accountability in social enterprise: Priorities, practicalities, and legitimacy. Voluntas, 31(3), 614–626. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/200898

2019

Williamson, A., Luke, B. & Furneaux, C. (2019). Accountability of philanthropic foundations: Interviewing private and powerful givers about their responsibilities. In SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2, (pp. 1–10). SAGE Publications Ltd. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124133
Subramaniam, N., Furneaux, C., Gilchrist, D. & McMurray, A. (2019). The sum of the parts: Collaborations and strategic restructuring in the Australian charities sector: Industry Research Report. College of Business, RMIT University. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130848
Williamson, A., Luke, B. & Furneaux, C. (2019). From opinion to data: Undertaking empirical research in a controversial public policy context. In SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2,. SAGE Publications Ltd. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124136

A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/c.furneaux

Awards

Type: Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
Reference year: 2019
Details: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly is one of the top journals in the Nonprofit and Philanthropy research area. I have been invited to be an Associate Editor in June 2019.

Type: Visiting Professorships/Fellowships
Reference year: 2017
Details: I was invited to participate in a Hack.AgTech which was a collaboration between Rothampsted and UCL. I was invited as an expert in social entrepreneurship training, and worked with multiple teams to develop and pitch social enterprise ideas around agricultural technology.

Type: Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year: 2020
Details: Nominated for the 2020 Vice-Chancellor¿s Excellence Awards.

Type: Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
Reference year: 2020
Details: Invited to be part of a panel deciding best PhD for the International Society for Third Sector Research 2020 conference

Type: Reviewer for an Academic Journal
Reference year: 2020
Details: Reviewer for Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Type: Reviewer for an Academic Journal
Reference year: 2020
Details: Invited to review for Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (A*)

Type: Advisor/Consultant for Community
Reference year: 2016
Details: Invitation to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Indigenous Business Sector Strategy Roundtable

Type: Advisor/Consultant for Community
Reference year: 2016
Details: I was invited to participate in round table consultations by the Prime Minister's Community Business Partnerships on social procurement

Type: Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year: 2015
Details: Appointed to the Australian Standards Mirror Committee MB-024, for ISO 20400 - Sustainable Procurement.

Type: Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year: 2010
Details: 1st Place,Poster Competition,CRC for Integrated Engineering Asset Management Conference

Supervision

Current supervisions

How adaptable are Australian charitable trusts?
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Associate Professor Wendy Scaife
Social Networks for Social Change Exploring How Social Entrepreneurs Develop & Benefit from Social Capital (Asia Pacific Context)
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Ruth Knight, Professor Rowena Barrett
Examining the accountability practices of transnational social enterprises
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Ruth Knight
How Faith Matters: An Exploratory Study of Religious Belief and Giving
MPhil, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Associate Professor Wendy Scaife

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