Sabine Schuhrer

Dr Sabine Schuhrer

School of Management

College of Business and Law

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Accounting Standard Setting, in particular

  • Political aspects of the accounting standard setting process
  • Public policy perspectives on accounting standard setting
  • Agenda setting
  • Agents of the accounting standard setting process

Public Sector Accounting and Auditing, in particular,

  • Consolidated financial reporting
  • Harmonisation of GAAP (IFRS, IPSAS, EPSAS) and statistical (GFS, ESA) reporting
  • Valuation of public sector assets
  • Public sector audit

Date Position Institution name
2017 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide, Adelaide
2015 - 2017 Associate Lecturer University of Adelaide, Adelaide
2007 - 2007 Secondment Government of South Australia, Adelaide
2005 - 2009 Graduate and Assistant Manager Australian Government

Language Competency
English -
German -

Date Institution name Country Title
University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia PhD
University of Mannheim, Mannheim Germany Diplom-Kauffrau

Date Title Institution name Country
2009 Full Member CPA Australia -

Year Citation
2021 Howieson, B., Loftus, J., & Schuhrer, S. (2021). Are Accounting Standards Understandable?. None, 64(1), 1083-1109.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2018 Schuhrer, S. (2018). Identifying Policy Entrepreneurs of Public Sector Accounting Agenda Setting in Australia. Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, 31(4), 1067-1097.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2013 Heiling, J., Schuhrer, S., & Chan, J. (2013). New development: Towards a grand convergence? International proposals for aligning government budgets, accounts and finance statistics. Public Money & Management, 33(4), 297-303.
DOI Scopus19 WoS15

Year Citation
2025 Sandiford, P. J., & Schührer, S. (2025). A negotiated/personal perspective and overview of research philosophy. In Exploring Research Methodology and Research Design (pp. 10-19). Edward Elgar Publishing.
DOI
2025 Schührer, S., & Sandiford, P. J. (2025). Business research in practice. In Exploring Research Methodology and Research Design (pp. 20-30). Edward Elgar Publishing.
DOI Scopus1
2025 Sandiford, P. J., & Schührer, S. (2025). Conclusion: a final note from the editors. In Exploring Research Methodology and Research Design (pp. 181-186). Edward Elgar Publishing.
DOI
2025 Sandiford, P. J., & Schührer, S. (2025). Introduction to Exploring Research Methodology and Research Design. In Exploring Research Methodology and Research Design (pp. 2-9). Edward Elgar Publishing.
DOI
2023 Yamamoto, K., & Schührer, S. (2023). Finance and accounting: Recent developments and challenges building efficiency and public accountability. In Handbook of Public Administration Reform (pp. 90-110). Edward Elgar Publishing.
DOI Scopus1

Local Government Research & Development Scheme Category 2 Grant (2015)

Grant of Excellence, Government of Upper Austria (2015)

Accounting Concepts and Methods

Intermediate Financial Reporting

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 Co-Supervisor Attributes Skills of the Competency Needed for Entry Level Internal Auditors in Indonesia Public Sector Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Sylvia Sarumaha
2023 Co-Supervisor Attributes Skills of the Competency Needed for Entry Level Internal Auditors in Indonesia Public Sector - Doctorate Full Time Mrs Sylvia Sarumaha

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