Dr Micheal Axelsen

Deputy Director Teach and Learning and Program Convenor (Commerce Program Suite) & Senior Lecturer in BIS

School of Business

+61 7 344 31651

m.axelsen@business.uq.edu.au

Room 513, Joyce Ackroyd Building, St. Lucia Campus

Researcher biography

Micheal holds the position of Senior Lecturer (Business Information Systems) in the UQ Business School, University of Queensland (UQ), and acts in the role of Deputy Director Teaching & Learning (Commerce Suite of Programs) for the UQ Business School.

Micheal is an experienced IS professional and accountant (FCPA of CPA Australia) with fifteen years' experience in the area of IS consulting. This experience and career includes the evaluation of IS projects, IS audit and IT management and governance. Micheal's published research is in the areas of the use of intelligent decision aids, Information Systems (IS) audit, and Information Technology (IT) governance. Prior to receiving his PhD, Micheal chaired the IT & Management Centre of Excellence for CPA Australia. Professionally, Micheal is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a member of the Australian Computer Society, ISACA, the Association for Information Systems, and the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.

Micheal has more than 15 years industry experience as a Director in an IS consulting practice with public, private, and community sector organizations as clients. He has significant experience in facilitating development programs, and currently teaches into the UQ Master of Business Administration program, the Master of Business, the Master of Business Analytics, and the Master of Commerce program at UQ. Micheal's professional experience as an accountant, as a Director in the area of IS Consulting, and IS research expertise provides a strong foundation for delivering engaging educational programs and business-relevant research at the UQ Business School.

Publications

Book Chapters (4)

Journal Articles (9)

Conference Papers (8)

Seminar Paper (1)

Newspaper Articles (2)

Research Reports (2)

Theses (2)

Book Chapters

Axelsen, Micheal (2018). Successful nonprofit leadership in an IT world. Transformational leadership and not for profits and social enterprises. (pp. 269-294) edited by Ken Wiltshire, Aastha Malhotra and Micheal Axelsen. Abingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315468570-22

Axelsen, Micheal and Wiltshire, Kenneth (2018). Leadership in practice: GIVIT-connecting those who have with those who need. Transformational leadership and not for profits and social enterprises. (pp. 264-268) edited by Kenneth Wiltshire, Asatha Malhotra and Micheal Axelsen. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781315468570-21

Wiltshire, Kenneth, Malhotra, Aastha and Axelsen, Micheal (2018). Preface. Transformational Leadership and Not for Profits and Social Enterprises. (pp. XVI-XVIII) edited by Wiltshire, K., Malhotra, A. and Axelsen, M.. Abingdon, Oxon United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis.

Axelsen, Michael, Green, Peter and Ridley, Gail (2014). Financial information systems audit practice: implications of international auditing and accounting standards. Computing handbook: information systems and information technology. (pp. 64.1-64.16) edited by Heikki Topi and Allen Tucker. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b16768

Journal Articles

Matook, Sabine, Wang, Yazhu Maggie and Axelsen, Micheal (2025). Experiential learning for citizen developers: Training IT talent in low-code development and metacognitive reflection. Business and Information Systems Engineering, 67 (1), 7-30. doi: 10.1007/s12599-024-00921-3

Williams, Katie, Axelsen, Micheal and Brea, Edgar (2024). Navigating data governance challenges in healthcare. Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases. doi: 10.1177/20438869241240493

Bongiovanni, Ivano, Slapničar, Sergeja, Axelsen, Micheal and Stockdale, David (2024). The three lines model in cybersecurity governance and risk management. ISACA Journal, 1 (2024).

Faff, Robert, Mathuva, David, Brosnan, Mark, Hoffmann, Sebastian, Albu, Catalin, Ali, Searat, Axelsen, Micheal, Cornwell, Nikki, Gepp, Adrian, Gill, Chelsea, Honey, Karina, Malik, Ihtisham, Mehrotra, Vishal, Moses, Olayinka, Ratiu, Raluca Valeria, Tan, David and Tuszkiewicz, Maciej Andrzej (2023). Pitching business school researcher profiles. Journal of Accounting Literature, 46 (4), 539-564. doi: 10.1108/jal-10-2022-0105

Slapničar, Sergeja, Axelsen, Micheal, Bongiovanni, Ivano and Stockdale, David (2023). A pathway model to five lines of accountability in cybersecurity governance. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 51 100642, 100642. doi: 10.1016/j.accinf.2023.100642

Faff, Robert, Kastelle, Tim, Axelsen, Micheal, Brosnan, Mark, Michalak, Rebecca and Walsh, Kathy (2020). Pitching research for engagement and impact: a simple tool and illustrative examples. Accounting and Finance, 61 (2) acfi.12704, 3329-3383. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12704

Axelsen, Micheal (2018). Why even small practices are cybercrime targets. InTheBlack

Axelsen, Micheal (2017). 5 challenges to cloud computing success. In the Black

Axelsen, Micheal, Green, Peter and Ridley, Gail (2017). Explaining the information systems auditor role in the public sector financial audit. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 24, 15-31. doi: 10.1016/j.accinf.2016.12.003

Conference Papers

Jordan, Ree, Axelsen, Micheal, Matook, Sabine, Bremhorst, Mark, Burton-Jones, Andrew, Callan, Victor, Crowe, Louise, Karanasios, Stan, Mylonas, Aliisa, O'Quinn, Richard and Ranpara, Ashil (2024). Indigenizing Curriculum through Technology: A socio-technical perspective. European Conference on Information Systems 2024, Paphos, Cyprus, 13-19 June 2024. Atlanta, GA, United States: Association for Information Systems.

Williams, Katie and Axelsen, Micheal (2023). The paradoxical role of the data custodian in the health sector: keeping patients healthy and data safe. Australasian Conference of Information Systems 2023, Wellington, New Zealand, 5-8 December 2023. Atlanta, GA, United States: Association for Information Systems.

Slapnicar, Sergeja, Axelsen, Micheal and Eulerich, Marc (2023). Measuring cyber risk: integrating methodological, behavioral, and organizational perspectives. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 2-4 July 2023.

Slapnicar, Sergeja, Axelsen, Micheal and Eulerich, Marc (2023). Measuring and managing cyber risk. European Accounting Association Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 24-26 May 2023.

Axelsen, Michael (2012). Continued use of intelligent decision aids and auditor knowledge: Qualitative evidence. 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2012), Seattle, WA, United States, 9 - 11 August 2012. Toronto, Canada: AIS Electronic Library.

Axelsen, Michael, Coram, Paul, Green, Peter and Ridley, Gail (2011). Examining the role of IS audit in the public sector. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 July 2011. Brisbane, Australia: Queensland University of Technology.

Axelsen, Michael (2011). The effects of continued use of intelligent decision aids upon auditor knowledge: A research proposal. 15th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2011), Brisbane, Australia, 7-11 July 2011. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL): Queensland University of Technology.

Axelsen, M., Borthick, A. F. and Bowen, P.L. (2001). A model for and the effects of information request ambiguity on end-user query performance. ICIS 2001, New Orleans, Louisiana, 16-19 December 2001. Georgia: Association for Information Systems.

Seminar Paper

Comino, Vicky, Martin, Tracy and Axelsen, Micheal (2020). Changing board behaviour: by regulation or by reflection?. Proceedings - 17th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications and 12th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Science and Engineering, Trustcom/BigDataSE 2018. UQ Business School, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.

Newspaper Articles

Bonner, Suzanne and Axelsen, Micheal (2023, 02 09). We don’t teach students to use a slide rule in a world of calculators THE Campus

Axelsen, Micheal (2017, 05 30). When it comes to ransomeware, it's sometimes best to pay up The Conversation

Research Reports

Nabbs-Keller, Greta, Ko, Ryan, Axelsen, Michael, Bongiovanni, Ivano, Dowsett, Dallas, Liivoja, Rain, Maher, Ray, Massingham, Eve, McEwan, Chris, McKenzie, Simon, O’Quinn, Richard, Radke, Amelia and Williams, John (2020). Submission to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Cyber and Critical Technology Engagement Strategy. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Axelsen, Michael (2017). IT checklist for small business. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: CPA Australia.

Theses

Axelsen, Micheal (2014). Technology Impeded Knowledge Acquisition and Retention: The effects of long-term use of intelligent decision aids on auditor professional knowledge. PhD Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland.

Axelsen, Micheal (2000). Information request ambiguity and end user query performance : theory and empirical evidence. Master's Thesis, School of Business, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/218760