Books

• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2013). Accounting and long-tail liabilities: the case of asbestos. London, United Kingdom: Certified Accountants Educational Trust.
• Van Der Laan, S. (2009). An Inefficient Deregulatory Initiative: The Australian Class Order Deed of Cross Guarantee. Sydney, NSW, Australia: The University of Sydney.
• Jones, S., Frost, G., Loftus, J., Van Der Laan, S. (2005). Sustainability reporting: Practices, Performance and Potential. Melbourne: CPA Australia.
• Frost, G., Loftus, J., Jones, S., Van Der Laan, S. (2005). Sustainability/Triple bottom line reporting research - Task 5 final report. Melbourne: CPA Australia.

Book Chapters

• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2025). The Market for Human Body Parts: Institutions, Intermediaries and Regulation. In K. Woodthorpe, H. Frisby, B. Michael-Fox (Eds.), Death and Institutions Processes, Places and the Past. Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2015). Toxic Products and Hazardous Waste: The Global Asbestos Issue. In David Crowther, Muhammad Azizul Islam (Eds.), Sustainability after Rio, (pp. 103-120). Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. [More Information]
• Van Der Laan, S. (2013). Are Auditors Effective Gatekeepers to Combat Corporate Crime? In David Chaikin (Eds.), Financial Crime Risks, Globalisation and the Professions, (pp. 65-72). North Melbourne, Australia: Australian Scholarly Publishing.
• Mladenovic, R., Van Der Laan, S. (2007). State of the Environment reporting by local government: Australian evidence on compliance and content. In Gavin Birch (Eds.), Water Wind Art and Debate - How environmental concerns impact on disciplinary research, (pp. 70-94). Sydney: Sydney University Press.
• Cornelius, B., Van Der Laan, S. (2005). Supporting SMEs through venture capital policy. In Harvie, C. and Lee, B.-C. (Eds.), Sustaining growth and performance after the Asian financial crisis: The role of small and medium enterprises, (pp. 341-358). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. [More Information]

Journals

• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2024). Chaos and comedy: The narrative of Samuel Turner III. Accounting History, 29(2), 295-313. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Murphy, D., Van Der Laan, S., McGrath, D. (2023). Accounting and Accountability in Competing Worlds: An Overview. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 43(2), 95-104. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2022). Accounting for and accounts of death: Past, present and future possibilities. Accounting History, 27(1), 6-23. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2021). Paupers, burial clubs and funeral insurance: calculating moral panics. The British Accounting Review, 53(2), 1-14. [More Information]
• Van Der Laan, S., Moerman, L., Campbell, D. (2019). Taking Britain from darkness into light: The social construction of the "professional businessman" during World War I. Journal of Management History, 25(2), 165-179. [More Information]
• Marini, L., Andrew, J., Van Der Laan, S. (2018). Accountability Practices in Microfinance: Cultural Translation and the Role of Intermediaries. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 31(7), 1904-1931. [More Information]
• Marini, L., Andrew, J., Van Der Laan, S. (2017). Tools of Accountability: Protecting Microfinance Clients in South Africa? Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 30(6), 1344-1369. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2015). Exploring Shadow Accountability: The Case of James Hardie and Asbestos. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, 35(1), 32-48. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2015). Silencing the noise: Asbestos liabilities, accounting and strategic bankruptcy. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 27, 118-128. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S., Campbell, D. (2014). A tale of two asbestos giants: Corporate reports as (auto)biography. Business History, 56(6), 975-995. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2013). Accountability and asbestos: why the James Hardie compo model won't work for Telstra. The Conversation, , 1-3.
• Kaur, H., Van Der Laan, S. (2013). Auditing Litigation and Claims: Conflicts and the Compromise of Privilege. Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, 7(4), 3-16. [More Information]
• Van Der Laan, S., Christodoulou, D. (2012). Audit Fees and Deeds of Cross Guarantee: An Empirical Evaluation. Abacus, 48(3), 293-315. [More Information]
• Van Der Laan, S. (2012). Editorial- Corporate Groups: Unresolved Issues. Australian Accounting Review, 22(2), 115-116. [More Information]
• Huynh, T., Christodoulou, D., Van Der Laan, S. (2012). Legally-Recognised Group Structures: An Exploratory Analysis. Australian Accounting Review, 22(2), 155-176. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2012). Risky Business: Socializing Asbestos Risk and the Hybridization of Accounting. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 23(2), 107-116. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2011). Accountability, Asbestos and Indigenous Rights: The Case of Baryulgil. Accounting History, 16(4), 439-457. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2011). Accounting for Long-Tail Asbestos Liabilities: Metaphor and Meaning. Accounting Forum, 35(1), 11-18. [More Information]
• Gunz, S., Van Der Laan, S. (2011). Actuaries, Conflicts of Interest and Professional Independence: The Case of James Hardie Industries Limited. Journal of Business Ethics, 98(4), 583-596. [More Information]
• Van Der Laan, S. (2011). Vale to Paul Preda. Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, 5(4), 3-4.
• Van Der Laan, S., Dean, G. (2010). Corporate Groups in Australia: State of Play. Australian Accounting Review, 20(2), 121-133. [More Information]
• Van Der Laan, S. (2009). The Role Of Theory in Explaining Motivation for Corporate Social Disclosures: Voluntary Disclosures vs 'Solicited' Disclosures. Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, 3(4), 15-29.
• Jones, S., Van Der Laan, S., Frost, G., Loftus, J. (2008). The Investment Performance of Socially Responsible Investment Funds in Australia. Journal of Business Ethics, 80(2), 181-203. [More Information]
• Jones, S., Frost, G., Loftus, J., Van Der Laan, S. (2007). An Empirical Examination of the Market Returns and Financial Performance of Entities Engaged in Sustainability Reporting. Australian Accounting Review, 17(1), 78-87.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2007). Pursuing shareholder value: The rhetoric of James Hardie. Accounting Forum, 31(4), 354-369. [More Information]
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2006). Accounting for Intellectual Property: Inconsistencies and Challenges. Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, 11(4), 243-248.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2006). TRIPS and the pharmaceutical industry: Prescription for profit? Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 17(8), 1089-1106. [More Information]
• Frost, G., Jones, S., Loftus, J., Van Der Laan, S. (2005). A Survey of Sustainability Reporting Practices of Australian Reporting Entities. Australian Accounting Review, 15(1), 89-96.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2005). Social reporting in the tobacco industry: all smoke and mirrors? Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 18(3), 374-389. [More Information]
• Frost, G., Michelson, G., Van Der Laan, S., Wailes, N. (2004). Bringing Ethical Investment To Account. Australian Accounting Review, 14(3), 2-9.
• Michelson, G., Wailes, N., Van Der Laan, S., Frost, G. (2004). Ethical Investment Processes And Outcomes. Journal of Business Ethics, 52(1), 1-10. [More Information]
• Van Der Laan, S., Lansbury, N. (2004). Socially Responsible Investing And Climate Change: Contradictions And Challenges. Australian Accounting Review, 14(3), 21-30.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2003). Who is looking after the tobacco industry? Asia Pacific Journal of Centre for Environmental Accountability, 11, 16-19.
• Van Der Laan, S. (2002). Ethical Investment - Australian Parliament Legislates for Greater Accountability in the Finance Industry. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal, , 1-2.

Edited Journals

• Beck, C., Van Der Laan, S. (2008). Editorial: Social and Environmental Accounting Research (SEA) - A Special Issue? Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, 2(1), 1-3.

Conferences

• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2018). Early Funeral Insurance: The Unintended Consequences of Calculating Death. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference AFAANZ 2018, Auckland, NZ: The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S., Huynh, T., Wong, C. (2018). It's Your Funeral: An Investigation of Pricing in the Funeral Industry in Australia. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference AFAANZ 2018, Auckland, NZ: The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2018). The Rise of Funeral Insurance: Burial Clubs and Friendly Societies in 18th and 19th Century England. British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference BAFA 2018, London, UK: British Accounting and Finance Association.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2018). The Unintended Consequences of Funeral Insurance: Burial Clubs and Friendly Societies in 18th and 19th Century England. 17th Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR) Conference, Melbourne Australia 5-7 December.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2017). Accountability, Diffraction and Using Accounting as a Strategic Resource. 2017 Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Quebec City, Canada: Elsevier.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2017). Accounting as a Strategic Agent. 40th European Accounting Association Annual Congress 2017, Spain: European Accounting Association.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2017). Profit from Loss: the logics of the death care industry. British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference 2017, Edinburgh, United Kingdom: British Accounting and Finance Association.
• Van Der Laan, S. (2017). The emergence of funeral insurance. Association of Academic Historians in Australian and New Zealand Business Schools (AAHANZBS) 9th Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia: The University of Sydney Business School.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2016). Competing Logics: Accountability in the Death Care Industry. 8th Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) Conference, Melbourne, Australia: Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA).
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2016). Competing Logics: Caring and Corporatisation in the Death Care Industry. 39th European Accounting Association (EAA) Annual Congress 2016, Maastricht, The Netherlands: European Accounting Association.
• Esslemont, C., Van Der Laan, S. (2016). Student Feedback: The 'poor relation' in assurance of learning. RMIT Accounting Educators Conference 2016, Melbourne, Australia: RMIT.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2015). Accounting as a Strategic Resource. 30th Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Stockholm, Sweden: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2015). Chronicles, chaos and comedies: A history by Samuel Turner III. 8th Accounting History International Conference (AHIC) 2015, Ballarat, Australia: Federation University Australia.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2015). Taking over Undertaking: Corporatisation of the Death-care Industry in Australia. Financial Reporting and Business Communication Research Unit Conference 2015, Bristol, United Kingdom: Financial Reporting and Business Communication Research Unit.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2014). Chronicles, chaos and comedies: A history by Samuel Turner III. 6th Annual Academic Association of Historians in Australian and New Zealand Business Schools AAHANZBS Conference 2014, Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
• Esslemont, C., Van Der Laan, S. (2014). Dialogic Concept Mapping: feedback for learning and feedback for teaching. Sydney Teaching Colloquium, Sydney: The University of Sydney.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2014). Industrialists Views of Accounting in the Early 20th Century: A Case Study. 7th Accounting History Symposium 2014, Auckland, New Zealand: Accounting History Special Interest Group.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2013). Alternative Accounts: Disclosing Asbestos. Alternative Accounts Conference 2013, Toronto, Canada: Queen's University.
• Van Der Laan, S., Moerman, L. (2013). Corporate Social Responsibility Through Transparency: Accounting Discourse as a Strategic Resource. 12th Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research Conference A-CSEAR 2013, Hamilton, New Zealand: Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR).
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S., Campbell, D. (2013). Dust Covers: Samuel Turner's Industrial Landscape. 5th Annual Academic Association of Historians in Australian and New Zealand Business Schools AAHANZBS Conference 2013, Sydney, Australia: Sydney University.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2013). Employing Accounting Discourse as a Strategic Resource. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference 2013, Australia: AFAANZ.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2013). Long-tail Liabilities: Weaving Accounting Constructs into an 'intertextual' Web. 49th British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference BAFA 2013, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: British Accounting and Finance Association.
• Huynh, T., Christodoulou, D., Van Der Laan, S. (2013). Market Reaction to Financial Reporting Relief: Deeds of cross guarantee. 6th EIASM International Workshop on Accounting & Regulation 2013, Siena, Italy: The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management.
• Esslemont, C., Van Der Laan, S. (2012). Dialogical concept mapping of threshold concepts to validate assurance of learning. Higher Education Research and the Student Learning Experience in Business International Conference HERSLEB 2012, Melbourne, Australia: University of Melbourne.
• Esslemont, C., Van Der Laan, S. (2012). Exposing a gap - Using concept mapping in direct assessment for assurance of learning in an accounting knowledge space. AACSB International 2012 Assessment Conference, Houston, Texas: AACSB International.
• Huynh, T., Christodoulou, D., Van Der Laan, S. (2012). Regulatory Influences on Group Composition: An Australian Perspective. 35th European Accounting Association EAA Annual Congress 2012, Ljubljana, Slovenia: European Accounting Association.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S., Campbell, D. (2012). The Metonymy of Asbestos: A Commentary on the changing meaning. 13th World Congress of Accounting Historians, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne: Academy of Accounting Historians.
• Van Der Laan, S., Moerman, L., Campbell, D. (2012). The Rise and Fall of Asbestos: A tale of two companies. 11th Australasian Centre on Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR) Conference, Wollongong: University of Wollongong.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S., Campbell, D. (2011). A Comparative Longitudinal Study of Narrative Disclosures of asbestos: James Hardie (Australia) & Turner & Newall (UK). Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand AFAANZ Conference 2011, Darwin, Australia: The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2011). Social Accounting: Asbestos in Australia. 10th Australasian Conference on Social and Environmental Accounting Research CSEAR 2011, Launceston: University of Tasmania.
• Van Der Laan, S. (2010). A Microhistory of a Regulatory Intervention: Creating Closed Groups. 6th Accounting History International Conference 2010, Wellington, New Zealand: Accounting History Special Interest Group.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2010). Accountability, Asbestos and Indigenous Rights: The Case of Baryulgil. 6th Accounting History International Conference 2010, Wellington, New Zealand: Accounting History Special Interest Group.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2010). Funding Asbestos Liabilities: An investigation of corporate and regulatory responses. 33rd European Accounting Association Annual Congress EAA 2010, Belgium: European Accounting Association.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2010). James Hardie & The Final Funding Agreement. 6th Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research In Accounting Conference APIRA 2010, Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2010). Recognising Contingent Liabilities; Long Tails and Accounting Frameworks. 9th Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research Conference A-CSEAR 2010, Albury, Australia: Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (A-CSEAR).
• Kaur, H., Van Der Laan, S. (2010). The Auditor's Paradox: Auditing Litigation Liabilities. 33rd European Accounting Association Annual Congress EAA 2010, Belgium: European Accounting Association.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2010). The Baryulgi Mine: Asbestos and Aboriginality. 6th Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research In Accounting Conference APIRA 2010, Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
• Van Der Laan, S. (2010). The History of a Regulatory Intervention: Creating closed groups. 6th Accounting History International Conference 2010, Wellington, New Zealand: Accounting History Special Interest Group.
• Christodoulou, D., Dean, G., Van Der Laan, S. (2009). Contesting the Benefits of Executing a Deed of Cross Guarantee. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference AFAANZ 2009, Adelaide, Australia: The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.
• Van Der Laan, S., Esslemont, C., Dean, G. (2007). Concept Mapping as a Means of Navigating Personal Learning. International Conference: Innovation in Accounting and Corporate Governance Education 2007, Australia: School of Accounting & Corporate Governance, University of Tasmania.
• Esslemont, C., Van Der Laan, S., Dean, G. (2007). Embedded Concept Maps in Support of Meaningful Learning: A Learner-Centric Model. E-Learning Symposium 2007, Australia: Common Ground Publishing.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2007). Exposing Organisational Rhetoric: The Case of James Hardie. Fifth Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference (APIRA 2007), New Zealand: Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA).
• Jones, S., Frost, G., Loftus, J., Van Der Laan, S. (2006). An Empirical Examination of the Market Returns, Financial Performance and Distress Risk Profiles of Entities Engaged in Sustainability Disclosure. 29th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association EAA 2006, Ireland: European Accounting Association.
• Van Der Laan, S., Dean, G., Esslemont, C. (2006). Assessment to encourage meaningful learning in groups: Concept mapping. AFAANZ Accounting Education SIG Symposium, 2006. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
• Van Der Laan, S. (2006). e-Learning - Organising the aftermath. European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL). The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
• Esslemont, C., Dean, G., Van Der Laan, S. (2006). Navigating the icebergs of online learning. The Power of Online Learning: Realizing the Vision - 12th Sloan-C International Conference on Asynchronous Learning Networks, USA: The Sloan-C Consortium.
• Dean, G., Esslemont, C., Van Der Laan, S. (2006). Teaching and learning in large classes: Methods and tools to assess and promote meaningful learning. American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Effective Learning Strategies Forum, USA: American Accounting Association.
• Jones, S., Van Der Laan, S., Frost, G., Loftus, J. (2006). The Investment Performance of Ethical Funds in Australia. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (AFAANZ) 2006, online: John Wiley & Sons.
• Jones, S., Van Der Laan, S., Frost, G., Loftus, J. (2006). The Investment Performance of Ethical Funds in Australia. 29th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association EAA 2006, Ireland: European Accounting Association.
• Loftus, J., Frost, G., Jones, S., Van Der Laan, S. (2005). A Survey of Sustainability Reporting Practices of Australian Companies. International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability 2005, Australia: Common Ground Publishing.
• Dean, G., Van Der Laan, S., Esslemont, C. (2005). Evaluation of a Student Assessment Technology Implementation. First International Conference on Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment 2005, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
• Van Der Laan, S., Dean, G., Esslemont, C. (2005). New teaching for new students in a new context: Pushing the boundaries in assessment. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference - HERDSA 2005, Sydney: Institute for Teaching and Learning.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2005). Prescription for Profit: Is the Pharmaceutical Industry Making a Killing? Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference 2005, New Youk, NY, USA: Baruch College, City University of New York.
• Van Der Laan, S. (2004). The Role Of Theory In Explaining Motivation For Corporate Social Disclosures: Voluntary Vs 'Solicited' Disclosures. Fourth Asian Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference (APIRA 2004), Online.
• Van Der Laan, S., Frost, G. (2003). Ethical Investment: Australian Regulation for Greater Accountability for Products Offered by the Finance Industry. British Accounting Association Conference - BAA 2002, UK: British Accounting Association.
• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2003). Social reporting by the Tobacco Industry: all smoke and no mirrors? 7th Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, N/S: N/S.

Magazine / Newspaper Articles

• Moerman, L., Van Der Laan, S. (2009). Hardie given far too much wriggle room. Australian Financial Review.

Report

• Van Der Laan, S., Dean, G., Esslemont, C. (2007). Towards constructive alignment: Mapping the territory.
• Jones, S., Frost, G., Loftus, J., Van Der Laan, S. (2005). Sustainability Reporting: Perspectives on Regulatory and Professional Initiatives across the Asia Pacific.
• Jones, S., Frost, G., Loftus, J., Van Der Laan, S. (2005). Sustainability Reporting: Practices, Performance and Potential.

Research Reports

• Van Der Laan, S., Moerman, L. (2017). It's your funeral: An investigation of death care and the funeral industry in Australia, 2017, (pp. 3 - 40). Sydney, Australia: Business School, University of Sydney. [More Information]