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Journal Articles

Owusu, A, O'Sullivan, N, Kwabi, F, Holmes, MD (2024) Why do female lead auditors charge a fee premium? Evidence from the UK audit market, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, ISSN: 1061-9518.

Xue, B and O'Sullivan, N (2023) The determinants of audit fees in the alternative investment market (Aim) in the UK: Evidence on the impact of risk, corporate governance and auditor size, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 50, 100523, ISSN: 1061-9518. DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2023.100523.

Ghafran, C, O'Sullivan, N, Yasmin, S (2022) When does audit committee busyness influence earnings management in the UK? Evidence on the role of the financial crisis and company size, Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 47, 100467, ISSN: 1061-9518. DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2022.100467.

Goergen, M, O'Sullivan, N, Wood, G, Baric, M (2018) Sovereign wealth funds, productivity and people: The impact of Norwegian government pension fund - global investments in the UK, Human Resource Management Journal, 28(2), pp.288-303, ISSN: 1748-8583. DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12179.

Mira, S, Goergen, M, O'Sullivan, N (2018) The market for non-executive directors: Does acquisition performance influence future board seats?, British Journal of Management, 30(2), pp.415-436, ISSN: 1045-3172. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12290.

Ghafran, C and O'Sullivan, N (2017) The impact of audit committee expertise on audit quality: Evidence from UK audit fees, The British Accounting Review, ISSN: 0890-8389. DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2017.09.008.

Abdallah, W, Goergen, M, O'Sullivan, N (2015) Endogeneity: how failure to correct for it can cause wrong inferences and some remedies, British Journal of Management, 26(4), pp.791-804, ISSN: 1045-3172. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12113.

O'Sullivan, CN, Goergen, M, Wood, G (2014) The employment consequences of private equity acquisitions: The case of institutional buy outs, European Economic Review, 71, pp.67-79, ISSN: 0014-2921. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2014.06.015.

Goergen, M, O'Sullivan, N, Wood, G (2014) The consequences of private equity acquisitions for employees: New evidence on the impact on wages, employment and productivity, Human Resource Management Journal, ISSN: 0954-5395. DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12032.

Ghafran, C and O'Sullivan, N (2013) The governance role of audit committees: Reviewing a decade of evidence, International Journal of Management Reviews, 15(4), pp.381-407, ISSN: 1460-8545. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2012.00347.x.

O'Sullivan, CN and Ghafran, C (2013) The Governance Role of Audit Committees: Reviewing a Decade of Evidence, International Journal of Management Reviews, 15, pp.381-407, DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2012.00347.x.

O'Sullivan, CN and Xue, B (2013) Further evidence on the determinants of audit pricing in universities, Accounting Forum, 37, pp.196-212, DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2012.12.002.

O'Sullivan, CN, Goergen, M, Wood, G (2011) Private equity takeovers and employment in the UK: Some empirical evidence, Corporate Governance (Oxford): an international review, 19(3), pp.259-275, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2011.00853.x.

O'Sullivan, N (2009) The impact of directors' and officers' insurance on audit pricing: Evidence from UK companies, Accounting Forum, 33(2), pp.146-161, ISSN: 0155-9982. DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2008.07.011.

O'Sullivan, CN (2009) Why do CEOs hold non-executive directorships? An analysis of the role of governance and ownership, Management Decision, 47, pp.760-777.

O'Sullivan, CN and Taylor, M (2009) How should national governing bodies of sport be governed in the UK? An exploratory study of board structure, Corporate Governance (Oxford): an international review, 17, pp.681-693.

Tuch, C and O'Sullivan, N (2007) The impact of acquisitions on firm performance: A review of the evidence, International Journal of Management Reviews, 9(2), pp.141-170, ISSN: 1460-8545. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2007.00206.x.

O'Sullivan, CN (2005) Why do executives serve as non-executives? Pre-Cadbury evidence from UK non-financial companies, Accounting and Business Research, 35, pp.161-176.

O'Sullivan, CN and Diacon, SR (2003) Board Composition and Performance in Life Insurance Companies, British Journal of Management, 14, pp.115-129, ISSN: 1045-3172.

O'Sullivan, N (2002) The demand for directors' and officers' insurance by large UK companies, European Management Journal, 20(5), pp.574-583, ISSN: 0263-2373. DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(02)00096-8.

O'Sullivan, CN and Diacon, SR (2002) The Impact of Ownership, Governance and Non-Audit Services on Audit Fees: Evidence from the Insurance Industry, International Journal of Auditing, 6(1), pp.93-107, ISSN: 1090-6738.

O'Sullivan, CN (2002) The Demand for Directors' and Officers' Insurance by Large UK Companies, European Management Journal, 20(5), pp.574-583, ISSN: 0263-2373.

Wong, P and O'Sullivan, N (2001) The determinants and consequences of abandoned takeovers, Journal of Economic Surveys, 15(2), pp.145-186, ISSN: 0950-0804. DOI: 10.1111/1467-6419.00135.

Wong, P and O'Sullivan, CN (2001) The Determinants and Consequences of Abandoned Takeovers, Journal of Economic Surveys, 15(2), pp.145-186, ISSN: 0950-0804.

O'Sullivan, N (2000) The determinants of non-executive representation on the boards of large UK companies, Journal of Management and Governance, 4(4), pp.283-297, ISSN: 1385-3457. DOI: 10.1023/A:1009941919650.

O'Sullivan, N (2000) The impact of board composition and ownership on audit quality: Evidence from large UK companies, British Accounting Review, 32(4), pp.397-414, ISSN: 0890-8389. DOI: 10.1006/bare.2000.0139.

O'Sullivan, N (2000) Managers as Monitors: An Analysis of the Non-executive Role of Senior Executives in UK Companies, British Journal of Management, 11(1), pp.17-29, ISSN: 1045-3172. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.00148.

O'Sullivan, CN (2000) The Impact of Board Composition and Ownership Structure on Audit Quality, British Accounting Review, 32(4), pp.397-414, ISSN: 0890-8389.

O'Sullivan, CN (2000) The Determinants of Non-Executive Representation on the Boards of Large UK Companies, Journal of Management and Governance, 4(4), pp.283-297, ISSN: 1385-3457.

O'Sullivan, CN (2000) Managers as Monitors: An Analysis of the Non-Executive Role of Senior Executives in UK Companies, British Journal of Management, 11(1), pp.17-29, ISSN: 1045-3172.

O'Sullivan, CN (1999) Board Characteristics and Audit Pricing Post-Cadbury: A Research Note, The European Accounting Review, 8(2), pp.253-263, ISSN: 0963-8180.

O'Sullivan, N and Diacon, SR (1999) Internal and External Governance Mechanisms: Evidence from the UK insurance industry, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 7(4), pp.363-373, ISSN: 0964-8410. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00166.

O'Sullivan, N and Wong, P (1999) Board composition, ownership structure and hostile takeovers: Some UK evidence, Accounting and Business Research, 29(2), pp.139-155, ISSN: 0001-4788. DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1999.9729575.

O'Sullivan, CN and Diacon, SR (1999) Internal and External Governance Mechanisms: Evidence from the UK Insurance Industry, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 7(4), pp.363-373, ISSN: 0964-8410.

O'Sullivan, CN and Wong, P (1999) Board Composition, Ownership Structure and Hostile Takeovers: Some UK Evidence, Accounting and Business Research, 29(2), pp.139-155, ISSN: 0001-4788.

O'Sullivan, CN and Wong, P (1998) Internal Versus External Control: An Analysis of Board Composition and Ownership in UK Takeovers, Journal of Management and Governance, 2(1), pp.17-35, ISSN: 1385-3457.

O'Sullivan, N and Wong, P (1998) The impact of board composition and ownership on the nature and outcome of UK takeovers, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 6(2), pp.92-100, ISSN: 0964-8410. DOI: 10.1111/1467-8683.00088.

O'Sullivan, N (1998) Ownership and governance in the insurance industry: a review of the theory and evidence, Service Industries Journal, 18(4), pp.145-161, ISSN: 0264-2069. DOI: 10.1080/02642069800000046.

O'Sullivan, CN and Wong, P (1998) The Impact of Board Composition and Ownership on the Nature and Outcome of UK Takeovers, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 6(2), pp.92-100, ISSN: 0964-8410.

O'Sullivan, CN (1998) Ownership and Governance in the Insurance Industry, The Service Industries Journal, 18(4), pp.145-161, ISSN: 0264-2069.

O'Sullivan, CN (1997) Insuring the Agents: The Role of Directors' and Officers' Insurance in Corporate Governance, Journal of Risk and Insurance, 64(3), pp.545-556, ISSN: 0022-4367.

Diacon, SR and O'Sullivan, CN (1995) Does Corporate Governance Influence Performance? Some Evidence from UK Insurance Companies, International Review of Law and Economics, 15(4), pp.405-424, ISSN: 0144-8188.

O'Sullivan, CN (1994) The Cadbury Report on Corporate Governance: a Professional Liability Critique, Journal of the Society of Fellows, 8(2), pp.2-12, ISSN: 0269-5804.

O'Sullivan, CN and Diacon, SR (1994) Audit Fee Determination and Governance Structure: Empirical Evidence from UK Insurance Companies, Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, 19(70), pp.70-84, ISSN: 1018-5895.

O'Sullivan, CN (1993) Auditors' Liability: Its Role in the Corporate Governance Debate, Accounting and Business Research, 23(91A), pp.412-420, ISSN: 0001-4788.



Conferences

O'Sullivan, CN (1998) Board Characteristics and Audit Pricing in Large UK Companies. In Proceedings of International Conference on Accounting and Governance, University of Naples, p.49.

O'Sullivan, CN (1998) Managers as Monitors: An Analysis of the Non-Executive Role of Senior Executives in UK Companies. In Proceedings of the British Academy of Management Conference, Nottingham University, p.120.

O'Sullivan, CN (1998) The Market for Non-Executives: Some Evidence from Large UK Companies. In Proceedings of the British Accounting Association Conference, Manchester, pp.1-21.

Diacon, SR, Fenn, P, O'Sullivan, CN (1997) Highballing and Lowballing in Audit Pricing: The Impact of Audit Error. In Proceedings of the European Association of Law and Economics, Barcelona, pp.1-24.

O'Sullivan, CN and Wong, P (1997) Does Failure Really Mean Success? An Analysis of Governance Changes in Abandoned Takeovers. In Proceedings of the British Accounting Association Conference, Birmingham, p.91.

O'Sullivan, CN and Diacon, SR (1996) The Impact of Organisational Form, Internal Governance, and Non-Audit Services on Audit Pricing. In Proceedings of the British Accounting Association Conference, Cardiff, p.103.

O'Sullivan, CN and Wong, P (1994) Internal versus External Control: an Analysis of Governance Structure in UK Takeovers. In Proceedings of the British Academy of Management Conference, Lancaster University, pp.452-453.



Chapters

Goergen, M, O'Sullivan, N, Wood, G (2023) Private Equity and Employment. In Cumming, D and Hammer, B (ed) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity, Palgrave, pp.1-3, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38738-9_40-1.

Wood, G, O'Sullivan, CN, Goergen, M, Baric, M (2017) The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global And The Implications Of Its Activities for Stakeholders. In Cumming, D, Wood, G, Filatotchev, I, Reinecke, J (ed) The Oxford Handbook of Sovereign Wealth Funds, Oxford University Press, pp.459-473, ISBN: 9780198754800.

O'Sullivan, CN and Wong, P (2005) The governance role of takeovers. In Keasey, K, Thompson, S, Wright, M (ed) Corporate Governance, Wiley, pp.155-181, ISBN: 9780470870310.

Diacon, SR and O'Sullivan, CN (1996) Does Corporate Governance Influence Performance? Some Evidence from UK Insurance Companies. In Heremans, D and Cousy, HE (ed) Essays in Law and Economics III, Maklu, pp.193-222, ISBN: 90 6215 477 8.



School/Dept Working Papers

O'Sullivan, CN and Diacon, SR (1996) Internal Governance and Organisational Structure: Some Evidence from the UK Insurance Industry.

O'Sullivan, CN and Wong, P (1996) Internal Versus External Control: An Analysis of Board Composition and Ownership Structure in UK Takeovers.

O'Sullivan, CN and Diacon, SR (1996) The Impact of Organisational Form, Internal Governance, and Non-Audit Services on Audit Pricing: Evidence from the UK Insurance Industry.



Other

O'Sullivan, CN (1997) Horton, J. and Macve, R, ``Accounting Principles for Life Insurance: A True and Fair View?''.



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