Overview
Background
Micheal holds the position of Senior Lecturer (Business Information Systems) in the UQ Business School, University of Queensland (UQ), and acts in the role of Deputy Director Teaching & Learning (Commerce Suite of Programs) for the UQ Business School.
Micheal is an experienced IS professional and accountant (FCPA of CPA Australia) with fifteen years’ experience in the area of IS consulting. This experience and career includes the evaluation of IS projects, IS audit and IT management and governance. Micheal’s published research is in the areas of the use of intelligent decision aids, Information Systems (IS) audit, and Information Technology (IT) governance. Prior to receiving his PhD, Micheal chaired the IT & Management Centre of Excellence for CPA Australia. Professionally, Micheal is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a member of the Australian Computer Society, ISACA, the Association for Information Systems, and the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.
Micheal has more than 15 years industry experience as a Director in an IS consulting practice with public, private, and community sector organizations as clients. He has significant experience in facilitating development programs, and currently teaches into the UQ Master of Business Administration program, the Master of Business, the Master of Business Analytics, and the Master of Commerce program at UQ. Micheal’s professional experience as an accountant, as a Director in the area of IS Consulting, and IS research expertise provides a strong foundation for delivering engaging educational programs and business-relevant research at the UQ Business School.
Availability
- Dr Micheal Axelsen is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Commerce, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Fellow, CPA Australia, CPA Australia
- Member, ISACA, ISACA
Research interests
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Information Systems Audit and IT Governance
This area of research considering role of information systems audit, its practice, and its relationship with auditing and accounting standards. This research interest also considers the governance and security (including cybersecurity) of information and data held by the business.
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Intelligent Decision Aids and the Theory of Technology Dominance
This area of research examines the impact of the continued use of 'intelligent' computer systems on professional judgment and knowledge. The concern here is to know whether having data stored using external memory aids affects the user's understanding and judgment of that domain.
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Information Systems Pedagogy
This area of research seeks to better understand business information systems pedagogy - that is, the teaching of information systems to business students.
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Indigenizing Curriculum through Technology: A socio-technical perspective
Jordan, Ree, Axelsen, Micheal, Matook, Sabine, Bremhorst, Mark, Burton-Jones, Andrew, Callan, Victor, Crowe, Louise, Karanasios, Stan, Mylonas, Aliisa, O'Quinn, Richard and Ranpara, Ashil (2024). Indigenizing Curriculum through Technology: A socio-technical perspective. European Conference on Information Systems 2024, Paphos, Cyprus, 13-19 June 2024. Atlanta, GA, United States: Association for Information Systems.
2023
Conference Publication
The paradoxical role of the data custodian in the health sector: keeping patients healthy and data safe
Williams, Katie and Axelsen, Micheal (2023). The paradoxical role of the data custodian in the health sector: keeping patients healthy and data safe. Australasian Conference of Information Systems 2023, Wellington, New Zealand, 5-8 December 2023. Atlanta, GA, United States: Association for Information Systems.
2023
Journal Article
Pitching business school researcher profiles
Faff, Robert, Mathuva, David, Brosnan, Mark, Hoffmann, Sebastian, Albu, Catalin, Ali, Searat, Axelsen, Micheal, Cornwell, Nikki, Gepp, Adrian, Gill, Chelsea, Honey, Karina, Malik, Ihtisham, Mehrotra, Vishal, Moses, Olayinka, Ratiu, Raluca Valeria, Tan, David and Tuszkiewicz, Maciej Andrzej (2023). Pitching business school researcher profiles. Journal of Accounting Literature. doi: 10.1108/jal-10-2022-0105
2023
Journal Article
A pathway model to five lines of accountability in cybersecurity governance
Slapničar, Sergeja, Axelsen, Micheal, Bongiovanni, Ivano and Stockdale, David (2023). A pathway model to five lines of accountability in cybersecurity governance. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 51 100642, 100642. doi: 10.1016/j.accinf.2023.100642
2023
Conference Publication
Measuring cyber risk: integrating methodological, behavioral, and organizational perspectives
Slapnicar, Sergeja, Axelsen, Micheal and Eulerich, Marc (2023). Measuring cyber risk: integrating methodological, behavioral, and organizational perspectives. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 2-4 July 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Measuring and managing cyber risk
Slapnicar, Sergeja, Axelsen, Micheal and Eulerich, Marc (2023). Measuring and managing cyber risk. European Accounting Association Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 24-26 May 2023.
2023
Other Outputs
We don’t teach students to use a slide rule in a world of calculators
Bonner, Suzanne and Axelsen, Micheal (2023, 02 09). We don’t teach students to use a slide rule in a world of calculators THE Campus
2020
Journal Article
Pitching research for engagement and impact: a simple tool and illustrative examples
Faff, Robert, Kastelle, Tim, Axelsen, Micheal, Brosnan, Mark, Michalak, Rebecca and Walsh, Kathy (2020). Pitching research for engagement and impact: a simple tool and illustrative examples. Accounting and Finance, 61 (2) acfi.12704, 3329-3383. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12704
2020
Other Outputs
Submission to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Cyber and Critical Technology Engagement Strategy
Nabbs-Keller, Greta, Ko, Ryan, Axelsen, Michael, Bongiovanni, Ivano, Dowsett, Dallas, Liivoja, Rain, Maher, Ray, Massingham, Eve, McEwan, Chris, McKenzie, Simon, O’Quinn, Richard, Radke, Amelia and Williams, John (2020). Submission to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Cyber and Critical Technology Engagement Strategy. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2018
Journal Article
Why even small practices are cybercrime targets
Axelsen, Micheal (2018). Why even small practices are cybercrime targets. InTheBlack
2018
Book Chapter
Preface
Wiltshire, Kenneth, Malhotra, Aastha and Axelsen, Micheal (2018). Preface. Transformational Leadership and Not for Profits and Social Enterprises. (pp. XVI-XVIII) edited by Wiltshire, K., Malhotra, A. and Axelsen, M.. Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis.
2018
Book
Transformational leadership and not for profits and social enterprises
Ken Wiltshire, Aastha Malhotra and Micheal Axelsen eds. (2018). Transformational leadership and not for profits and social enterprises. Routledge Studies in the Management of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations, Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315468570
2018
Book Chapter
Leadership in practice: GIVIT-connecting those who have with those who need
Axelsen, Micheal and Wiltshire, Kenneth (2018). Leadership in practice: GIVIT-connecting those who have with those who need. Transformational leadership and not for profits and social enterprises. (pp. 264-268) edited by Kenneth Wiltshire, Asatha Malhotra and Micheal Axelsen. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315468570-21
2018
Book Chapter
Successful nonprofit leadership in an IT world
Axelsen, Micheal (2018). Successful nonprofit leadership in an IT world. Transformational leadership and not for profits and social enterprises. (pp. 269-294) edited by Ken Wiltshire, Aastha Malhotra and Micheal Axelsen. Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315468570-22
2017
Journal Article
5 challenges to cloud computing success
Axelsen, Micheal (2017). 5 challenges to cloud computing success. In the Black
2017
Other Outputs
IT checklist for small business
Axelsen, Michael (2017). IT checklist for small business. Melbourne, VIC Australia: CPA Australia.
2017
Other Outputs
When it comes to ransomeware, it's sometimes best to pay up
Axelsen, Micheal (2017, 05 30). When it comes to ransomeware, it's sometimes best to pay up The Conversation
2017
Journal Article
Explaining the information systems auditor role in the public sector financial audit
Axelsen, Micheal, Green, Peter and Ridley, Gail (2017). Explaining the information systems auditor role in the public sector financial audit. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 24, 15-31. doi: 10.1016/j.accinf.2016.12.003
2014
Book Chapter
Financial information systems audit practice: implications of international auditing and accounting standards
Axelsen, Michael, Green, Peter and Ridley, Gail (2014). Financial information systems audit practice: implications of international auditing and accounting standards. Computing handbook: information systems and information technology. (pp. 64.1-64.16) edited by Heikki Topi and Allen Tucker. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b16768
2014
Other Outputs
Technology Impeded Knowledge Acquisition and Retention: The effects of long-term use of intelligent decision aids on auditor professional knowledge
Axelsen, Micheal (2014). Technology Impeded Knowledge Acquisition and Retention: The effects of long-term use of intelligent decision aids on auditor professional knowledge. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Micheal Axelsen is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Income Shifting in the Digital Age: An Empirical Investigation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Clarkson
Media
Enquiries
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- Artificial Intelligence and Development of Knowledge
- Corporate Governance of Cyber Security
- Nature of Digitally Intense Businesses
- Role of Information Systems in Controlling Businesses
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