Rob Melville

Before joining the business school in 1990, Rob Melville worked as a computer auditor and systems auditor in government, industry and financial services. Since then his research has addressed the control and audit of information systems, control self assessment, the role of internal audit in strategic management (in particular through the use of the Balanced Scorecard), corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility. A Member (MIIA) and Fellow (CFIIA) of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors since 1984, he has been actively involved in educational, environmental and publication issues. He is a qualified member of the British Computer Society (MBCS CITP), where he edited the journal of their information systems audit specialist group for five years and has been actively involved in international research projects and conferences.

In 2005-6 Rob was the group leader for Europe and Africa in a worldwide survey of internal auditing (the IIA Common Body of Knowledge, 2006), and a followup project in 2010-11. Other recent research projects include two Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), the first of which resulted in successful submission of academic papers based on the work carried out.

Qualifications

MA (London), BA (CNAA) and PhD (City University).

Postgraduate Training

Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (CMIIA), Kingston University, Kingston, Kingston, United Kingdom, Sep 1984 – Sep 1987

Memberships of Professional Organisations

• Chartered Member, British Computer Society, Jul 1992 – present
• Fellow and Member, Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, Sep 1987 – present

Expertise

Primary Topics

• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Internal Auditing

Research

My most important project was working with the Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation on the followup and detailed analysis of data from the periodic international Common Body of Knowledge survey of more than 120,000 practitioners. This has led to publications and conference papers.

Other research included a study of the role and nature of senior management in the not for profit sector.

In the last three years my focus has moved to collaborative projects with international partners. These include a study of ethical education in Malaysia, auditor change in Italy and corporate governance in Middle East North Africa.

Research Topics

• Internal auditing Global survey of profession (continuing)
• Corporate Governance Auditor change in Italy
• Corporate Governance Teaching ethics in Malaysia
• Corporate Social Responsibility How organisations implement and develop CSR practices
• Corporate Governance Codes Postive and negative impacts of codes and guidance especially in the MENA region
• Corporate Governance Corporate governance and firm performance: empirical evidence from Italian companies

Books (2)

• Allegrini, M., D'Onza, G., Paape, L., Melville, R. and Sarens, G. (2008). ECIIA Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK) 2006. Brussels, Belgium: ECIIA.
• Melville, R. (1994). The academic viewpoint of the IIA-UK's strategy for the future.

Journal Articles (15)

• D'Onza, G., Selim, G.M., Melville, R. and Allegrini, M. (2015). A Study on Internal Auditor Perceptions of the Function Ability to Add Value. International Journal of Auditing, 19(3), pp. 182–194. doi:10.1111/ijau.12048.
• Lavine, M.K., Moyes, G.D. and Melville, W.R. (2011). Implementation Issues For SAP R/3 Accounting Software. Review of Business Information Systems (RBIS), 1(4), pp. 81–81. doi:10.19030/rbis.v1i4.5512.
• Sarens, G., Allegrini, M., D'Onza, G. and Melville, R. (2011). Are internal auditing practices related to the age of the internal audit function?: Exploratory evidence and directions for future research. Managerial Auditing Journal, 26(1), pp. 51–64. doi:10.1108/02686901111090835.
• Allegrini, M., Melville, R., Paape, L. and Selim, G. (2009). Special issue on "internal audit and corporate governance": Introduction. Journal of Management and Governance, 13(1-2), pp. 1–3. doi:10.1007/s10997-008-9068-3.
• Allegrini, M., D'Onza, G., Paape, L., Melville, R. and Sarens, G. (2006). The European literature review on internal auditing. Managerial Auditing Journal, 21(8), pp. 845–853. doi:10.1108/02686900610703787.
• Sodhi, M., Holtham, C.W. and Melville, R. (2006). Designing student teams. OR/MS Today, 33(1), pp. 46–51.
• Holtham, C.W., Melville, R.R. and Sodhi, M.S. (2006). Designing student groupwork in management education: Widening the palette of options. Journal of Management Education, 30(6), pp. 809–817. doi:10.1177/1052562906287967.
• Melville, R. (2003). The Contribution Internal Auditors Make to Strategic Management. International Journal of Auditing, 7(3), pp. 209–222. doi:10.1046/j.1099-1123.2003.00071.x.
• Melville, R. (1999). Control Self Assessment in the 1990s: The UK Perspective. International Journal of Auditing, 3(3), pp. 191–206. doi:10.1111/1099-1123.00059.
• Melville, R. (1995). Network and Communications Security. Journal of Financial Crime, 3(2), pp. 163–168. doi:10.1108/eb025699.
• Melville, R. and Spence, C. (1994). Document Image Processing. Internal Auditing, 16(6), pp. 11–14.
• Melville, R. (1994). When Satisfaction Means Quality. Internal Auditing, 16(7/8), pp. 12–13.
• Melville, R. (1994). Integrity in Information Systems. Computers and Security, 13(4) .
• Melville, R. (1992). From Literacy to Fluency. Internal Auditing, 14(7/8), pp. 10–12.
• Melville, R. (1992). The Future and Computer Audit. British Computer Society Bulletin (Now called IT-NOW), March .

Course Directorship

• 2002 - 2005, MSc Management, Director
• 2007 - 2010, MSc Management, Director

Subject/Academic Leadership

Internal Auditing; subject leader of Corporate Governance group.

Editorial Activities (4)

• Accounting and Business Review, Referee, 2013 – present.
• Social Responsibility Journal, Member of Editorial Board, 2012 – present.
• Journal of Management and Governance, Referee, 2008 – present.
• The Internal Auditor, Member of Editorial Board, 1996 – 2011.