Research Interests

• Management accounting practices
• Management control systems
• Performance measurement systems
• Human resource management issues

Publications

• Su, S., Baird, K., & Blair, B., Employee organizational commitment: The influence of cultural and organizational factors in the Australian manufacturing industry, International Journal of Human Resource Management (forthcoming).
• Baird, K., Harrison, G., & Reeve, R. (2007). Success of activity management practices: The influence of organizational and cultural factors. Accounting and Finance, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp.47-67.
• Baird, K. (2007). The adoption of activity management practices in public sector organizations. Accounting and Finance, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp.551-570.
• Baird, K., Harrison, G., & Reeve, R. (2007). The culture of Australian organizations and its relation with strategy. International Journal of Business Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 15-41.
• Baird, K. & Narayanan, V., (2005). An analysis of students' perceptions of a workshop (cooperative learning) based approach to tutorials. Australian Journal of Accounting Education, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 73-87.
• Baird, K., Harrison, G., & Reeve, R. (2004). Adoption of activity management practices: A note on the extent of adoption and the influence of organizational and cultural factors. Management Accounting Research, Vol. 15, pp. 383-399.
• Baird, K. (2001). What is a Community Service Obligation (CSO)? An Analysis of the Issues Involved in Identifying and Accounting for CSOs within Public Sector Organisations. Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 50-66.
• Baird, K. (1998). ‘Accounting for community service obligations: An analysis of the current accounting practises adopted and the development of a formal definition’. CPA On-line, www.cpaaustralia.com.au

Papers Under Review

• Baird, K., & Wang, S., Employee empowerment: Extent of adoption and influential factors.
• Zhan, C.G., Baird, K., & Schoch, H., The prevalence and success of outsourcing in Australian public sector organizations
• Baird, K. & Narayanan, V., (2005). The effect of a change in teaching structure on student performance.