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Benedict Sheehy is a senior academic and internationally recognised leader in the fields of Corporate Social Responsibility, corporate law and regulatory theory. Benedict is a highly cited law academic, Professor and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law.
His research work has been supported by over $500,000 in research funding including current grant supported research projects of $94,000 from the EU Jean Monet Program on Corporate Social Responsibility and $53,000 from the Korea Foundation on Comparative Social Media Regulation. In addition, he has provided professionally focused research consultancies for the legislative assembly of the ACT and the Attorney General of the State of Victoria, among others. He has published with leading presses and journals of such distinguished universities as Oxford, Cambridge, Melbourne, California and Virginia.
Benedict’s research examines different aspects of how law works, how law fails and how society can more effectively achieve long term environmental and social sustainability using various types of law in a wide variety of contexts. Benedict is an interdisciplinary researcher having published in the disciplines of law, business, economics, psychology and philosophy. His interdisciplinary approach comes from his interdisciplinary education which includes the following degrees: BTh, MA, JD, MA, LLM and PhD. He especially interested in Law and Society research and Business and Society research. His interdisciplinary work with researchers from around the globe has led to significant research outcomes.
Benedict welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with scholars in all disciplines. He and is available to supervise research students seeking master's and doctorates including the PhD.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Devlopment Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Australian National University
Bachelor, Eastern PBC
Master, McMaster University
Master, University of Queensland
PhD, University of Windsor
Master, Wilfrid Laurier University
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CycleLifeHQ Best Practice Toollkit
Dale, N., Sheehy, B., Johns, R. & Arnold, B. B.
23/06/17 → 30/12/17
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Abundant publications but minuscule impact: The irrelevance of academic accounting research on practice and the profession
Fraser, K. & Sheehy, B., 31 Oct 2020, In: Publications. 8, 4, p. 1-36 36 p., 46.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can I visit my boyfriend? My parents? Go fishing or bushwalking? Coronavirus rules in the ACT and South Australia explained
Lund, M., Mountain, W., Sheehy, B. & Giancaspro, M., 3 Apr 2020, The Conversation, p. 1-6 5 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Bulletin › Featured article
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Corporate law and corporate psychopaths
Sheehy, B., Boddy, C. & Murphy, B., 10 Sep 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. p. 1-29 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring global retailers' corporate social responsibility performance
Rahdari, A., Sheehy, B., Khan, H. Z., Braendle, U., Rexhepi, G. & Sepasi, S., 13 Aug 2020, In: Heliyon. 6, 8, p. 1-13 13 p., e04644.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Sharing Economy and the Platform-User-Provider ‘PUP Model’: Analytical Legal Frameworks
Diaz-Granados Prieto, J. & Sheehy, B., 16 Oct 2020, In: Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review