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Biography

I am a lecturer in finance and  have lectured in the School of Business since 2002. My research is primarily in the area of public private partnerships examining risk transfer through the use of stakeholder theory.

I have taught a range of different modules across a variety of different courses. These modules include:

  • Introduction to Statistics
  • Business Mathematics
  • Information Technology
  • Business Finance
  • Applied Finance
  • Financial Management
  • Corporate Finance
  • Advanced Financial Management
  • Personal Financial Management

List of Publications and Conferences

Publications

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2014) ‘Risk transfer in public private partnership roads: Addressing some of the Accountability Issues’ (ed) in Cunningham, G., Reclaiming  Accounting’s Lost Identity, Atremi A.B, Mjölby, Sweden (Publication Date 2014).

Demirag, I. and Burke, R. (2013) ‘Partnership Arrangements in Public Private Partnerships: Insights from Irish road Public Private Partnerships’ (ed) in  De Vries, P. and Yehoue, E.B.,  The Routledge Companion to Public Private Partnerships’, Routledge, Taylor&Francis Group, London.

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2013) ‘Changing Perceptions on PPP Games: Demand risk in Irish roads’ Critical Perspectives on Accounting Journal (forthcoming).

Brennan, J., Burke, R., Cahill, D., and Mulhall, C. (2004) ‘Accenture: Renamed, Redefined, Reborn’ (ed) in De Búrca, S., Fletcher, R., and Brown, L. International Marketing An SME Perspective, Prentice Hall: London.

Conferences

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2013) ‘Changing Perceptions on PPP Games: Demand risk in Irish roads’, paper presented at the European Accounting Association Annual Conference 2013, Paris, May, 2013.

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2012) ‘The role of Partnership in effective risk transfer for public private partnerships: Case studies from the Irish Roads Sector, An Analysis of how risk is managed through stakeholder Arrangements’, paper presented at the Irish Accounting Association Annual Conference 2012, NUI Galway, May, 2012.

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2012) ‘Exploring PPPs through a Network Governance framework: Case studies from the Irish roads sector’, paper presented at the British Accounting Association Annual Conference 2012, Brighton, April, 2012.

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2011) ‘The Actual Evaluation of Demand Risk Management in operational Public Private Partnership Roads’, paper presented at the European Accounting Association Annual Conference 2011, Rome, April, 2011.

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2011) ‘Public Private Partnerships in the Irish Transport Sector, An Analysis of Partnership Arrangements’, paper presented at the Irish Accounting Association Annual Conference 2011, University College Cork, April, 2011.

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2011) ‘Risk transfer in operational Public Private Partnership Roads’, paper presented at School of Management Research Seminar, Queens University May 2011.

Burke, R., and Demirag, I. (2011) ‘The Actual Evaluation of Demand Risk Management in operational Public Private Partnership Roads’, paper presented at the American Accounting Association Annual Conference 2011, Denver, August 2011.

Burke, R., and  Demirag, I. (2010) ‘Managing Demand Risk in Ireland’s Public Private Partnership Roads: paper presented at the Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference 2010, University of Ulster, Belfast, May 2010.

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2010) ‘Demand risk transfer in Ireland’s Public Private Partnership Roads’, paper presented at School of Management Research Seminar, Queens University, Belfast, March 2010.

Burke, R., and Demirag, I. (2010) ‘Managing Demand Risk in Ireland’s Public Private Partnership Roads A Network Governance Perspective’, paper presented at the European Accounting Association Annual Conference 2010, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, May 2010.

Burke, R., Maher, J., and Harrington, D. (2009) ‘Consumer Financial Risk: Appetite, Acceptance and Avoidance?’, paper presented at the Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference 2009, University College Dublin, May 2009.

Burke, R. and Demirag, I. (2009) ‘Assessing Demand Risk in Ireland’s Public Private Partnership Roads’, Presented at the 3rd Annual European Risk Conference, in Association with the University of Nottingham at London, September 2009.

Demirag, I. and Burke, R. (2008) ‘An analysis of risk transfer in Public Private Partnerships in the Republic Of Ireland: Case studies from the Transport sector’, Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference 2008 Athlone Institute of Technology, May 2008.

Burke, R. (2006) ‘Risk transfer in Irish PPPs’. International Workshop on PFI, Queens University Belfast, June 2006.

Burke, R, and Gately, C. (2003) ‘OFDI from the food sector in Ireland, an analysis’ Irish Academy of Management, Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin.

Other Research Work

Kearney, L. (2013) ‘Coping with the Budget when you can’t do your sums’ Interview with Richard Burke, Irish Independent 14th October 2013.

Maher, J, Burke, R and Harrington, D. (2008) ‘A review of the consumer interface with investment risk in the financial services sector’, study commissioned by the consumer consultative panel of the financial Regulator. July 2008.

Guest Lectures

Guest Lectured for the Department of Construction and Civil Engineering presenting a paper to MSC in Construction Project Management students titled ‘ An analysis of risk transfer in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Republic of Ireland’  .

Guest Lectured as part of Maths week presenting on the issue of ‘Minding your Money’,

Funding

Awarded a funded place to present his work at the 3rd European Risk Conference: ‘Risk and Accounting’, 3-4 September, 2009.

External Work and Seminars

Meeting with consumer consultative panel of the financial regulator to discuss consumer interface with risk in the financial services sector. June 2008

Attended Roundtable Discussion and Seminar at Queens University Belfast titled ‘The Impact of the current global financial crisis on PFI’ QUB, May 2009.

Attendance at the 4th Annual Irish Public Private Partnerships Policy Forum, The Gresham Hotel, 19th June 2008.

Attendance at the Institute of Public Administration Conference, Croke Park, December 2008.

European Conference on research methodology. April 2004.University of Reading 
Management control association- conference on corporate governance. November 2004. Regents Park, London