Ciaran Connolly

Research output

Research output per year 2000 2006 2009 2013 2023

• 39 Article
• 24 Book
• 11 Chapter
• 8 Scholarly edition
• 10 More
  • 3 Other report
  • 2 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
  • 2 Featured article
  • 1 Commissioned report
  • 1 Other chapter contribution
  • 1 Web publication/site

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  International financial accounting and reporting

  Connolly, C., 18 Jul 2023, 6th Edition (Revised) ed. Dublin: Chartered Accountants Ireland. 1112 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• 2022

  New development: Ten years of consolidated accounts in the United Kingdom public sector—taking stock

  Stewart, E. & Connolly, C., 03 Feb 2022, (Early online date) In: Public Money and Management. 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Government 100%
  • UK 75%
  • Economic and Social Development 50%
  • International Accounting 25%
  • Public Sector 25%
  49 Downloads (Pure)

• PFI at 30: it’s hard to say anything positive about this deeply flawed financing model

  Connolly, C., Ahmad, S. & Demirag, I., 29 Nov 2022, The Conversation.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article

  Open Access

• UK public sector fiscal reporting: clear and contradictory

  Stewart, E. & Connolly, C., 09 Nov 2022, (Early online date) In: Accounting Forum. 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Logic 100%
  • Reporting 100%
  • UK 75%
  • Professional Personnel 50%
  • Public Sector 50%
  19 Downloads (Pure)
• 2021

  Legitimating accounting change in charities: when values count more than regulation

  Connolly, C., Hyndman, N. & Liguori, M., 04 Mar 2021, In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change. 17, 1, p. 23-49 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Charity 100%
  • Accounting 43%
  • Identity 18%
  • Legitimation 18%
  • Practice 12%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  152 Downloads (Pure)

• Recent UK Central Government Accounting Reforms: Claimed Benefits and Experienced Outcomes

  Stewart, E. & Connolly, C., Sep 2021, In: Abacus: A Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business Studies. 57, 3, p. 557-592

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • UK 100%
  • Central Government 100%
  • Accounting 66%
  • Evidence 33%
  • Implementation 33%
  194 Downloads (Pure)

• Testing times: governing a pandemic with numbers

  Ahmad, S., Connolly, C. & Demirag, I., 23 Jul 2021, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 34, 6, p. 1362-1375. 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Testing 100%
  • Government 71%
  • UK 57%
  • Roles 57%
  • Policy 42%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  120 Downloads (Pure)

• The Reform of Ireland’s Public Sector Accounting

  Connolly, C. & Stewart, E., 27 May 2021, Dublin, Ireland: Chartered Accountants Ireland. 88 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

  • Public Sector Accounting 100%
  • Irish Gaelic 60%
  • Government 40%
  • Ireland 40%
  • Accounting 40%

• Time to reform Ireland's public sector accounting

  Connolly, C. & Stewart, E., 03 Aug 2021, Accountancy Ireland, 53, 4, p. 30-33 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article

  Open Access

  File
  140 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  Annual reporting by social enterprise organizations: ‘legitimacy surplus' or reporting deficit?

  Connolly, C. & Kelly, M., 24 Aug 2020, (Early online date) In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 33, 8, p. 1997-2025

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Organizations 100%
  • Enterprises 100%
  • Company 80%
  • Responsibility 60%
  • Annual Report 30%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  507 Downloads (Pure)

• A study of the operationalization of management controls in United Kingdom Private Finance Initiative contracts

  Connolly, C., Ahmad, S. & Demirag, I., Mar 2020, In: Public Administration. 98, 1, p. 92-108 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Finance 100%
  • Performance 75%
  • Control 75%
  • Practice 75%
  • UK 75%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  137 Downloads (Pure)

• Case 6.3: The Motorway PPP

  Ahmad, S., Connolly, C. & Demirag, I., 04 Nov 2020, Management Control Systems. 2nd ed. London: McGraw-Hill, p. 211-215 5 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Other chapter contribution

• Toward an understanding of strategic control at a distance in public service delivery

  Connolly, C., Ahmad, S. & Demirag, I., 23 Nov 2020, (Early online date) In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Government 100%
  • Case Studies 71%
  • Finance 71%
  • Control 71%
  • Contract Law 42%
  137 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  International financial accounting and reporting

  Connolly, C., 01 Sep 2018, 6 ed. Dublin: Chartered Accountants Ireland. 1084 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• 2017

  Charity accounting and reporting: big challenges, big changes

  Connolly, C., Hyndman, N. & Liguori, M., 01 Aug 2017, In: Accountancy ireland. 49, 4, p. 42-45 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File

  • Charity 100%
  • Accounting 66%
  • Reporting 66%
  • Biggest Challenge 33%
  390 Downloads (Pure)

• Charity Accounting and Reporting at a Time of Change,

  Connolly, C., Hyndman, N. & Liguori, M., Aug 2017, Dublin, Ireland : Chartered Accountants Ireland. 221 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Enhancing NDPB accountability: improving relationships with upward and downward stakeholders

  Connolly, C., Martin, G. & Wall, A., 09 Aug 2017, (Early online date) In: Public Management Review.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Responsibility 100%
  • Relationships 60%
  • Consumers 40%
  • Service Industries 40%
  • Stakeholders 40%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  410 Downloads (Pure)

• International Financial Accounting and Reporting - Addendum

  Connolly, C., 2017, Dublin: Chartered Accountants Ireland. 150 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Accounting 100%
  • IFRS 40%
  • Standards 40%
  • Financial Reporting 40%
  • Computer-Assisted Instruction 20%

• Performance accountability: a study of the UK and Irish charity practices at a time of change

  Connolly, C., Hyndman, N. & Liguori, M., 31 Dec 2017, In: Accounting, Finance and Governance Review. 24, 1, p. 45-70

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Charity 100%
  • Performance 33%
  • UK 16%
  • Legitimacy 16%
  • Accounting 16%
  1550 Downloads (Pure)

• The donor-beneficiary charity accountability paradox: a tale of two stakeholders

  Connolly, C. & Hyndman, N., 2017, In: Public Money and Management. 37, 3, p. 157-164 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Responsibility 100%
  • Charity 66%
  • Stakeholders 66%
  • Groups 33%
  • Theory 33%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

  997 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Implementing IFRSs in the UK Devolved Administrations

  Wall, A. & Connolly, C., Feb 2016, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 29, 2, p. 198-225 28 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • UK 100%
  • Information 80%
  • Public Sector 80%
  • Management 60%
  • IFRS 60%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  335 Downloads (Pure)

• Strengthening the Education System and Building Peace through Results Based Financing in DR Congo: A Research Project for Cordaid

  Connolly, C., Connolly, D., Ihebuzor, N. & Macaluso, A., 2016, The Hague Institute for Global Justice.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• The Use of Visual Images by Irish Overseas Aid Organisations on the Front Covers of their Annual Reports

  Connolly, C., Jan 2016, Dublin: Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Value capture: a valid means of funding PPPs?

  Connolly, C. & Wall, A., May 2016, In: Financial Accountability & Management. 32, 2, p. 157-178

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • UK 100%
  • Public Private Partnerships 75%
  • Public-Private Partnership 75%
  • Private Partnership 75%
  • Instruments 50%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  642 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  International Financial Accounting and Reporting

  Connolly, C., Aug 2015, 5th ed. Chartered Accountants Ireland. 1088 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• 2014

  Non-governmental Organizational Accountability: Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk?

  Dhanani, A. & Connolly, C., 19 Jul 2014, In: Journal of Business Ethics . 129, 3, p. 613-637 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Responsibility 100%
  • Discharge 50%
  • Organizations 37%
  • Nongovernmental Organizations 37%
  • Social Systems 25%
  37 Citations (Scopus)

  1573 Downloads (Pure)

• UK Charity Accounting: Developments, Issues and Recent Research

  Connolly, C., Hyndman, N. & McConville, D., 23 Oct 2014, Performance Management in Nonprofit Organizations: Global Perspectives. Hoque, Z. & Parker, L. (eds.). Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 155-184 30 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
  5 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  CA Proficiency 2 Financial Reporting Toolkit

  Connolly, C., 2013, 3rd ed. Dublin: Chartered Accountants Ireland.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Charity accountability in the UK: through the eyes of the donor

  Connolly, C. & Hyndman, N., 01 Oct 2013, In: Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management. 10, 3/4, p. 259 - 278

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Charity 100%
  • Donor 85%
  • Information 42%
  • Research 35%
  • Responsibility 28%
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Conversion Ratios, Efficiency and Obfuscation: A Study of the Impact of Changed UK Charity Accounting Requirements on External Stakeholders

  Connolly, C., Hyndman, N. & McConville, D., Sep 2013, In: Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 24, 3, p. 785-804 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Charity 100%
  • UK 25%
  • Stakeholders 25%
  • United Kingdom 25%
  • Conversion Ratio 18%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring the Discharge of E-countability by Charities

  Connolly, C. & Dhanani, A., 2013, In: Journal Of Applied Accounting Research. 14, 2, p. pp. 108-126

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• International Financial Accounting and Reporting

  Connolly, C., 2013, 4 ed. Dublin: Chartered Accountants Ireland. 1023 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• The Accountability Mechanisms and Needs of External Charity Stakeholders

  Connolly, C., Dhanani, A. & Hyndman, N., 2013, London: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. 84 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• The Implementation of IFRS in the UK Devolved Administrations

  Connolly, C. & Wall, T., 2013, Edinburgh: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. 71 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Towards Charity Accountability: Narrowing the gap between provision and needs?

  Connolly, C. & Hyndman, N., Oct 2013, In: Public Management Review. 15, 7, p. 945-968 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Charity 100%
  • Research 33%
  • Information 16%
  • Knowledge 16%
  • Survey 16%
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• UK charity accounting: an exercise in widening stakeholder engagement

  Connolly, C., Hyndman, N. & McConville, D., Mar 2013, In: The British Accounting Review. 45, 1, p. 58-69 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Charity 100%
  • Practice 50%
  • Statement 50%
  • Stakeholder Engagement 50%
  • Stakeholder 50%
  36 Citations (Scopus)

  2 Downloads (Pure)

• ‘(Un)intended consequences of the big society for social enterprise organisations

  Connolly, C. & Kelly, M., 2013, In: Accounting, Finance and Governance Review. 20, 2, p. 19-36

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Social Enterprise 100%
  • Capacity Constraint 20%
  • Enterprise Model 20%
  • Legitimacy Theory 20%
• 2012

  Discharging not-for-profit accountability: UK charities and public discourse

  Dhanani, A. & Connolly, C., 2012, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 25, 7, p. 1140-1169 30 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Responsibility 100%
  • Charity 50%
  • Profits 30%
  • UK 20%
  • Practice 20%
  69 Citations (Scopus)

• Implementing IFRSs in the public sector: Caveats from a case in the UK

  Connolly, C. & Wall, A., 01 Jan 2012, In: Public Money and Management. 32, 1, p. 53-60 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Public Sector 100%
  • Standard 50%
  • IFRS 50%
  • Standards 50%
  • Financial Reporting 50%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Implementing IFRSs in the Public Sector: Caveats from a Case within the UK

  Connolly, C. & Wall, A. P., Jan 2012, In: Public Money and Management. 32 (1), p. 53-60 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Public-Private Partnerships: A UK Perspective

  Wall, A. & Connolly, C., 2012, Rethinking Public-Private Partnerships: Strategies for Turbulent Times. Greve, C. & Hodge, G. (eds.). Taylor and Francis, p. 33-56

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
• 2011

  Accruals accounting in the public sector: A road not always taken

  Hyndman, N. & Connolly, C., Mar 2011, In: Management Accounting Research. 22 , 1, p. 36-45 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Public Sector 100%
  • Accruals and Deferrals 83%
  • UK 33%
  • Ireland 33%
  • Roads 33%
  84 Citations (Scopus)

• International Financial Accounting and Reporting

  Connolly, C., Sep 2011, Chartered Accountants Ireland. 1032 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• Research in charity accounting and reporting: a fertile field for exploration

  Hyndman, N., Connolly, C., McMahon, D. & McConville, D., Dec 2011, In: Irish Accounting Review. 18(2), p. 1-30 30 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The Global Financial Crisis and UK PPPs

  Connolly, C. & Wall, A. P., Aug 2011, In: International Journal of Public Sector Management. 24, 6, p. 533-542 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Financial Crisis 100%
  • Public-Private Partnership 83%
  • European Union 16%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Understanding Accountability in Social Enterprise Organisations: A Framework

  Connolly, C. & Kelly, M., Oct 2011, In: Social Enterprise Journal. 7, 3, p. 224-237 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Responsibility 100%
  • Company 100%
  • Enterprises 100%
  • Social Enterprise 100%
  • Enterprise 100%
• 2010

  Changes in Accounting for Business Combinations

  Connolly, C., 2010, Unknown Publisher.

  Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition

• IFRS 8 Operating Segments

  Connolly, C., 2010, Unknown Publisher.

  Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition

• The Way Forward?

  Connolly, C. & Wall, A., 2010, In: Government Construction Quarterly. 2, p. 35-41

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• 2009

  CA Proficiency 1 Double Entry Book-Keeping Toolkit

  Connolly, C., Sep 2009, Chartered Accountants Ireland. 305 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book