2024

• Helle, G., Roberts, J. (2024). Accountability for responsibility: a case study of a more intelligent enactment of accountability. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 37(3), 790-815. [More Information]
• Roberts, J., Baker, M., Andrew, J. (2024). Artificial intelligence and qualitative research: The promise and perils of large language model (LLM) 'assistance'. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 99, 102722. [More Information]

2023

• Young-Ferris, A., Roberts, J. (2023). 'Looking for Something that Isn't There': A Case Study of an Early Attempt at ESG Integration in Investment Decision Making. European Accounting Review, 32(3), 717-744. [More Information]
• Young-Ferris, A., Roberts, J., Gond, J. (2023). Propositional dualism and diffracted performativity: Tracing the journey of a proposition about environmental, social and governance issues integration at an investment firm. 39th EGOS Colloquium, Cagliari, Italy: European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS).

2022

• Baker, M., Andrew, J., Roberts, J. (2022). Methodological Insights Accounting talk: developing conversation analysis in accounting research. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 35(6), 1462-1484. [More Information]

2021

• Roberts, J. (2021). Disturbing Business Ethics: Emmanuel Levinas and the Politics of Organization, by Carl Rhodes. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2020. 148 pp. Business Ethics Quarterly, 31(3), 481-484. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2021). The boundary of the 'economic': Financial accounting, corporate 'imaginaries' and human sentience. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 76, 102203. [More Information]

2020

• Roberts, J., Sanderson, P., Seidl, D., Krivokapic, A. (2020). The UK Corporate Governance Code Principle of 'Comply or Explain': Understanding Code Compliance as 'Subjection'. Abacus, 56(4), 602-626. [More Information]

2019

• Roberts, J., Wang, T. (2019). Faithful representation as an 'objective mirage': A Saussurean analysis of accounting and its participation in the financial crisis. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 65, 1-18. [More Information]
• Young-Ferris, A., Roberts, J. (2019). The performativity of a folk theory about ESG integration. Environmental Social and Governance for Sustainability Colloquium 2019, Melbourne, Australia: Environmental Social and Governance for Sustainability.

2018

• Roberts, J. (2018). Accountability. In Robin Roslender (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Critical Accounting, (pp. 225-239). Oxon: Routledge. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2018). Managing only with transparency: The strategic functions of ignorance. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 55, 53-60. [More Information]

2016

• Beaumont, S., Ratiu, R., Reeb, D., Boyle, G., Brown, P., Szimayer, A., Da Silva Rosa, R., Hillier, D., McColgan, P., Roberts, J., et al (2016). Comments on Shan and Walter: 'Towards a Set of Design Principles for Executive Compensation Contracts'. Abacus, 52(4), 685-771. [More Information]
• Young-Ferris, A., Roberts, J. (2016). Integration in the making: a case study of a United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment signatory. 8th Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Conference, Melbourne, Australia: Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA).

2015

• Roberts, J., Young-Ferris, A. (2015). Immature or impossible? Making environmental, social and governance issues calculable for investors. Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in Person Conference in partnership with UNEP Finance Initiative and UN Global Compact 2015, London, United Kingdom, 8-10 September: Principles for Responsible Investment Association.
• Roberts, J., Young-Ferris, A. (2015). Immature or impossible? Making environmental, social and governance issues calculable for investors. 30th Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Stockholm, Sweden: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting.
• Roberts, J., Young-Ferris, A. (2015). Immature or impossible? Making environmental, social and governance issues calculable for investors. Jill McKinnon Research Seminar, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 27 August.
• Young-Ferris, A., Roberts, J. (2015). Materiality for whom: the multiple versions of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) integration in institutional investment. 30th Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Stockholm, Sweden: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting.
• Young-Ferris, A., Roberts, J. (2015). Materiality for whom: the multiple versions of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) integration in institutional investment. Discipline of Accounting Seminar Series, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 24 June.
• Roberts, J. (2015). The 'subject' of corruption. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 28, 82-88. [More Information]

2014

• Roberts, J. (2014). Testing the limits of structuration theory in accounting research. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 25(2), 135-141. [More Information]

2013

• Birnberg, J., Bromwich, M., Roberts, J. (2013). Anthony G. Hopwood: Academic Iconoclast and Entrepreneur 1944-2010. Accounting Horizons, 27(4), 895-907. [More Information]
• Seidl, D., Sanderson, P., Roberts, J. (2013). Applying the "Comply or Explain" principle: Discursive legitimacy tactics with regard to codes of corporate governance. Journal of Management and Governance, 17(3), 791-826. [More Information]
• Fleming, P., Roberts, J., Garsten, C. (2013). In search of corporate social responsibility: Introduction to special issue. Organization, 20(3), 337-348. [More Information]
• Roberts, J., Young-Ferris, A. (2013). Making Environmental, Social and Governance Issues Calculable and Accountable? Accounting, Organizations and Society workshop - "Performing Business and social innovation through accounting inscriptions", Gallway, Ireland, 22-24 September.
• Young-Ferris, A., Roberts, J. (2013). Materiality for whom? Responsible investment and the societal function of listed equities. 36th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, Paris, France, 6-8 May 2013: European Accounting Association.

2012

• Roberts, J., Ng, W. (2012). Against economic (mis)conceptions of the individual: Constructing financial agency in the credit crisis. Culture and Organization, 18(2), 91-105. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2012). Agency without Agents: Exploring the Relationship between Identity and Ethics. In Peter Case, Heather Hopfl and Hugo Letiche (Eds.), Belief and Organization, (pp. 144-162). Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2012). Between the Letter and the Spirit: Defensive and Extensive Modes of Compliance with the UK Code of Corporate Governance. In Thomas Clarke and Douglas Branson (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Corporate Governance, (pp. 196-216). London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. [More Information]
• Barker, R., Hendry, J., Roberts, J., Sanderson, P. (2012). Can company-fund manager meetings convey informational benefits? Exploring the rationalisation of equity investment decision making by UK fund managers. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 37(4), 207-222. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2012). Motivation and the Self. In D. Knights and H. Willmott (Eds.), Introducing Organization Behaviour and Management. Cengage Australia (Formerly Thomson).
• Roberts, J. (2012). Trust and control in Anglo-American systems of corporate governance: the individualising and socialising effects of processes of accountability. In A. Crane and D. Matten (Eds.), New Direction in Business Ethics. Sage Publications.

2011

• Baker, M., Roberts, J. (2011). All in the mind? Ethical Identity and the Allure of Corporate Responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics, 101(Supplement 1), 5-15. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2011). Experimenting with subjection: 20 years of UK corporate governance. 27th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium EGOS 2011, Gothenburg, Sweden: University of Gothenburg.
• Young-Ferris, A., Roberts, J., Boedker, C. (2011). The art of valuation: Translating environment, social and governance information. Oikos Third Annual Young Scholars Finance Academy 2011:The Future of Responsible Investment.

2010

• Roberts, J. (2010). Corporate Governance and the Ethics of Narcissus. In J Moon, M Orlitsky & G Whelan (Eds.), Corporate Governance and Business Ethics. London, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]
• Sanderson, P., Seidl, D., Roberts, J., Krieger, B. (2010). Flexible or not? The Comply or Explain Principle in the UK and German Corporate Governance.
• Roberts, J. (2010). The Power of the ‘Imaginary’ in disciplinary processes. In Mike ODonnell (Eds.), Structure and Agency. London: Sage Publications. [More Information]

2009

• Roberts, J., Jones, M. (2009). Accounting for self interest in the credit crisis. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 34(6-7), 856-867. [More Information]
• Seidl, D., Sanderson, P., Roberts, J. (2009). Applying "Comply or Explain"; conformance with Codes of Corporate Governance.
• Roberts, J. (2009). Book Review: Global accountabilities: participation, pluralism and public ethics. European Accounting Review, 18(2), 408-412.
• Roberts, J. (2009). Book Review: Global Accountabilities: Participation, Pluralism and Public Ethics. European Accounting Review, 18(2), 408-412. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2009). Faith in the numbers. Ephemera: theory and politics in organization, 9(4), 335-343.
• Roberts, J. (2009). No one is perfect: some reflections of the limits of transparency and the ethics of accountability. Critical Management Studies Conference 2009, Warwick.
• Roberts, J. (2009). No one is perfect: The limits of transparency and an ethic for 'intelligent' accountability. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 34(8), 957-970. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2009). No one is perfect: The limits of transparency and an ethic for intelligent accountability. 25th European Group for Organizational Studies Colloquium EGOS 2009: Passion for creativity and innovation: energizing the study of organizations and organizing, Germany: European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS).
• Roberts, J. (2009). Strategic value accountability? The mediating role of the board. Workshop on Strategizing and Accounting, London.

2008

• Roberts, J. (2008). No one is perfect: some reflections of the limits of transparency and the ethics of accountability. The Shadow Line of Accountability, Venice, Italy.
• Roberts, J. (2008). No one is perfect: some reflections of the limits of transparency and the ethics of accountability. Accounting, Organisations and Institutions, Sydney, Australia.

2007

• Ng, W., Roberts, J. (2007). 'Helping the family': The mediating role of outside directors in ethnic Chinese family firms. Human Relations, 60(2), 285-314. [More Information]
• Hendry, J., Sanderson, P., Barker, R., Roberts, J. (2007). Responsible Ownership, Shareholder Value and the New Shareholder Activism. Competition and Change, 11(3), 223-240.

2006

• Ng, W., Roberts, J. (2006). 'Helping the Family': The mediating role of outside directors in ethnic Chinese family firms. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, London: Sage Publications.
• Roberts, J. (2006). Board evaluation; some lessons from early experience.
• Roberts, J., Sanderson, P., Barker, R., Hendry, J. (2006). In the Mirror of the Market: the disciplinary effects of company / fund manager meetings. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 31(3), 277-294. [More Information]
• Learmount, S., Roberts, J. (2006). Meanings of Ownership of the Firm. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 17(1-2), 139-162. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2006). Motivation and the Self. In Knights D. and Willmott, H (Eds.), Management and Organisations; an introductory text. Thompson LBC.
• Hendry, J., Sanderson, P., Barker, R., Roberts, J. (2006). Owners or traders? Conceptualizations of institutional investors and their relationship with corporate managers. Human Relations, 59(8), 1101-1132. [More Information]

2005

• Roberts, J. (2005). Accounting and Ethics. 28th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, Australia: 28th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association.
• Roberts, J., Scapens, R. (2005). Accounting Systems and Systems of Accountability- Understanding Accounting Practises in their Organizational Contexts. In Norman B. Macintosh, Trevor Hopper (Eds.), Accounting, The Social and the Political: Classics, Contemporary and Beyond, (pp. 67-72). London: Elsevier.
• Roberts, J. (2005). Agency theory, ethics and corporate governance. Advances in Public Interest Accounting, 11, 249-269.
• Roberts, J. (2005). Agency theory, Ethics and Corporate Governance. Advances in Public Interest Accounting, 11, 249-269. [More Information]
• Roberts, J., McNulty, T., Stiles, P. (2005). Beyond Agency Conceptions of the Work of the Non-Executive Director: creating accountability in the boardroom. British Journal of Management, 16(1), S5-S6. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2005). Beyond Rhetoric: Making a Reality of Corporate Social Responsibility. In Jose Allouche (Eds.), Corporate Social Responsibility, (pp. 3-19). Basingstoke [England] ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Roberts, J. (2005). Helping the extended family; the role of outside directors in ethnic Chinese, family-controlled firms. Critical Management Studies Conference, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Sanderson, P., Hendry, J., Roberts, J., Barker, R. (2005). Regulating the Corporation: The Role of the Institutional Investor. Corporate Ownership and Control, 3(1), 127-134.
• Sanderson, P., Hendry, J., Roberts, J., Barker, R. (2005). Regulating the Corporation: The Role of the Institutional Investor. Corporate Ownership and Control, 3(1), 127-134. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2005). The Power of the 'Imaginary' in Disciplinary Processes. Organization, 12(5), 619-642. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2005). The power of the ‘Imaginary’ in disciplinary processes. Organization, 12(5), 619-642.
• Roberts, J. (2005). The Role of the Board in Creating a High Performance Business.
• McNulty, T., Roberts, J., Stiles, P. (2005). Undertaking Governance Reform and Research: Further reflections on the Higgs review. British Journal of Management, 16(1), 99-107. [More Information]

2004

• Roberts, J. (2004). Creating effective boards through behaviour and relationships; complementary developments in governance research. Researching Board Practices and Relationships; creating actionable research, New Orleans: Rowan University College of Business.
• Roberts, J. (2004). NGO Governance: the lessons of corporate governance reform.

2003

• Roberts, J. (2003). Agency without Agents. Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism (SCOS), Cambridge: University of Cambridge.
• Roberts, J., Stiles, P., McNulty, T. (2003). Creating Accountability within the Board; the work of the effective non-executive director.
• Roberts, J., Barker, R., Hendry, J., Sanderson, P. (2003). In the mirror of the market; the disciplinary effects of company/ fund-manager meetings. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, London: Sage Publications.
• Goodall, K., Roberts, J. (2003). Only Connect: teamwork in the multinational. Journal of World Business, 38(2), 150-164. [More Information]
• Goodall, K., Roberts, J. (2003). Repairing Managerial Knowledge-ability over Distance. Organization Studies, 24(7), 1153-1175. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2003). Skilful Management Practice? On the importance of knowing that we do not know'. EGOS conference, Copenhagen: European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS).
• Roberts, J. (2003). The Manufacture of Corporate Social Responsibility: constructing corporate sensibility. Organization, 10(2), 249-265. [More Information]
• Roberts, J. (2003). The Power of the Imaginary in Disciplinary Processes. Re-contextualizing Control: the 'new control model' revisited, Cardiff: Cardiff Business School.

2002

• Roberts, J. (2002). Building the Complementary Board. The work of the plc chairman. Long Range Planning, 35(5), 493-520.
• Roberts, J. (2002). Leading collaboration. In Goodwin and O'Neil (Eds.), CADISE Collaborative Management: Lessons Learnt, (pp. not known-not known). Surrey: CADISE (Consortium of Arts & Design Institutions in Southern England).
• Roberts, J. (2002). Working with a normal paranoia: A response to Case and Selvester's 'Watch Your Back: Reflections on Trust and Mistrust in Management Education'. Management Learning, 33(2), 249-253.

2001

• Roberts, J. (2001). Corporate Governance and the Ethics of Narcissus. Business Ethics Quarterly, 11(1), 109-128.
• Roberts, J., Goodall, K. (2001). Distance; a neglected concept in multinational research. 17th EGOS Colloquium, The Odyssey of Bureaucracy Stream, Lyon, France: 17th EGOS Colloquium.
• Collier, J., Roberts, J. (2001). Introduction: An ethic for Corporate Governance. Business Ethics Quarterly, 11(1), 67-71.
• Roberts, J. (2001). The impact of codes of best practice on boardroom behaviour: Separating the roles of chairman and chief executive (translated into Japanese). In Corporate Governance Forum of Japan (Eds.), Corporate Governance: Reform of UK Companies, (pp. 139-155). Tokyo: Commercial Law Centre.
• Roberts, J. (2001). The Manufacture of Corporate Social Responsibility’. ESRC Critical Management Studies Seminar on Ethics, Keale: Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
• Roberts, J., Learmount, S. (2001). The Meanings of ownership of the Firm. Law Faculty Conference, Cambridge: University of Cambridge.
• Roberts, J. (2001). Trust and control in Anglo-American systems of corporate governance; the individualizing and socializing effects of processes of accountability. Human Relations, 54(12), 1547-1572.