Biography
John's research interests are in the area of accountability and corporate governance. In particular, his work explores the social and organisational impact of different models of corporate governance and issues related to corporate accountability for human rights. In respect of the latter, John has worked with the Scottish Government to develop a National Baseline Assessment (NBA) of Scotland's implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). Based on the work undertaken for the NBA, John continues to provide input into the development of a Scottish National Action Plan. See more at: www.snaprights.info/action-areas/better-world/business-and-human-rights
John is currently Co-Director of the Centre for Social and Environmental Accountability (CSEAR).He has previously served as the Editor of CSEAR's journal, Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (SEAJ) and currently serves on the editorial boards of Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal and Accounting and Business Research.
John is a visiting professor at the University of Bergamo.
PhD supervision
- Anne Stoerk
Selected publications
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Forward-looking responsibility and political corporate social responsibility
Ferguson, J., 8 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Management. Early View, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Traduttore, traditore?” Translating human rights into the corporate context
McVey, M., Ferguson, J. & Puyou, F-R., 19 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Business Ethics. Online First, 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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National Action Plans on business and human rights: an experimentalist governance analysis
O'Brien, C. M., Ferguson, J. & McVey, M., 8 Sept 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Human Rights Review. First Online, 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding power-related strategies and initiatives: the case of the European Commission green paper on CSR
Contrafatto, M., Ferguson, J., Power, D., Stevenson, L. A. & Collison, D., 17 Dec 2019, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 33, 3, p. 559-587 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rethinking corporate agency in business, philosophy and law
Mansell, S. F., Ferguson, R. J., Gindis, D. & Pasternak, A., Feb 2019, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 154, 4, p. 893-899Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Control over accounting standards within the European Union: the political controversy surrounding the adoption of IFRS 8
Crawford, L., Ferguson, J., Power, D. & Helliar, C., Jul 2014, In: Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 25, 4-5, p. 304–318Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Should the International Accounting Standards Board have responsibility for human rights?
McPhail, K., Macdonald, K. & Ferguson, J., 16 May 2016, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 29, 4, p. 594-616 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The past, the present and the future of accounting for human rights
McPhail, K. & Ferguson, J., 2016, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 29, 4, p. 526-541 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Shareholder protection, income inequality and social health: a proposed research agenda
Ferguson, J., Power, D., Stevenson, L. & Collinson, D., Sept 2017, In: Accounting Forum. 41, 3, p. 253-265Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corporate response to climate change: language, power and symbolic construction
Ferguson, J., Sales de Aguiar, T. R. & Fearfull, A., 15 Feb 2016, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 29, 2, p. 278-304Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review