Dr Micheal Axelsen

Senior Lecturer in BIS

School of Business

Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

m.axelsen@business.uq.edu.au
+61 7 344 31651

Overview

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.

Research Interests

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.
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.
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.

Qualifications

Member, ISACA, ISACA
Fellow, CPA Australia, CPA Australia
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
Bachelor (Honours) of Commerce, The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Commerce, The University of Queensland

Publications

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
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
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.

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Supervision

Income Shifting in the Digital Age: An Empirical Investigation

(2022) Doctor Philosophy

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Publications

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

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
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.
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
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

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
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
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
Why even small practices are cybercrime targets

Axelsen, Micheal (2018). Why even small practices are cybercrime targets. InTheBlack
5 challenges to cloud computing success

Axelsen, Micheal (2017). 5 challenges to cloud computing success. In the Black
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

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.
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.
Continued use of intelligent decision aids and auditor knowledge: Qualitative evidence

Axelsen, Michael (2012). Continued use of intelligent decision aids and auditor knowledge: Qualitative evidence. 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2012), Seattle, WA, United States, 9 - 11 August 2012. Toronto, Canada: AIS Electronic Library.
Examining the role of IS audit in the public sector

Axelsen, Michael, Coram, Paul, Green, Peter and Ridley, Gail (2011). Examining the role of IS audit in the public sector. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 July 2011. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology.
The effects of continued use of intelligent decision aids upon auditor knowledge: A research proposal

Axelsen, Michael (2011). The effects of continued use of intelligent decision aids upon auditor knowledge: A research proposal. 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2011), Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 July 2011. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL): Queensland University of Technology.
A model for and the effects of information request ambiguity on end-user query performance

Axelsen, M., Borthick, A. F. and Bowen, P.L. (2001). A model for and the effects of information request ambiguity on end-user query performance. ICIS 2001, New Orleans, Louisiana, 16-19 December 2001. Georgia: Association for Information Systems.

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
IT checklist for small business

Axelsen, Michael (2017). IT checklist for small business. Melbourne, VIC Australia: CPA Australia.
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
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.
Information request ambiguity and end user query performance : theory and empirical evidence

Axelsen, Micheal (2000). Information request ambiguity and end user query performance : theory and empirical evidence. Master's Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/218760

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Completed Supervision

Income Shifting in the Digital Age: An Empirical Investigation

(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
- Professor Peter Clarkson

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Corporate Governance of Cyber Security, Nature of Digitally Intense Businesses, Artificial Intelligence and Development of Knowledge, Role of Information Systems in Controlling Businesses

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