Dr Louise Obara

Darlithydd Cyfrifeg a Chyllid

Accounting and Finance

l.j.obara@abertawe.ac.uk

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Trosolwg

Ymunodd Louise â Phrifysgol Abertawe yn 2022 fel darlithydd mewn Cyfrifeg a Chyllid. Cyn hyn, bu Louise yn gweithio am dros bum mlynedd ym Mhrifysgol De Montfort lle bu’n datblygu a rhedeg nifer o fodiwlau yn ogystal â rheoli'r rhaglen BA (Anrh) mewn Busnes a Rheolaeth. Mae Louise hefyd wedi gweithio yn y sector cyhoeddus fel gweithiwr cymdeithasol (lle bu'n cefnogi ffoaduriaid a cheiswyr lloches yn Swindon), ac fel swyddog ymchwil yn Llywodraeth Cymru (lle bu'n cyd-reoli rhaglen ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid y Llywodraeth).

Cymwysterau

PGCLTHE (2019) Tystysgrif Ôl-raddedig mewn Dysgu ac Addysgu mewn Addysg Uwch (Prifysgol De Montfort)
PhD (2015) From Awareness to Action: Exploring the Development of Human Rights within UK Companies from a Sensemaking and Organising Perspective (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
MSc (2009) Dulliau Ymchwil y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
MA (2002) Hawliau Dynol (Prifysgol Essex)
BSc (2001) Astudiaethau Cymdeithasol Cymhwysol (Prifysgol Caerfaddon)

Meysydd Arbenigedd

Moeseg busnes, cyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol, cynaliadwyedd a hawliau dynol
Llywodraethu corfforaethol
Dulliau ymchwil ansoddol

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Ymchwil

Cafodd Louise ei hyfforddi’n wyddonydd cymdeithasol, ac mae ei hymchwil yn canolbwyntio ar hawliau dynol, cyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol (CSR) a chynaliadwyedd o fewn cwmnïau rhyngwladol (MNCs). Yn benodol, mae'n archwilio sut mae moeseg, cyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol a hawliau dynol yn cael eu rheoli, eu gweithredu, eu mesur a'u datgelu gan MNCs yn ogystal â'r gyrwyr y tu ôl i'r graddau a'r math o gyfrifoldeb corfforaethol. Er bod ymchwil Louise yn canolbwyntio ar y bobl, systemau llywodraethu a phrosesau rheoli ffurfiol/anffurfiol o fewn busnesau, mae'n mabwysiadu dull cyfannol sy'n ymgorffori ac yn archwilio’r rhyngweithio rhwng ffactorau sefydliadol a mewnol (fel gwerthoedd gweithwyr, arweinyddiaeth, a diwylliant corfforaethol), ac agweddau allanol (fel rheoleiddio, pwysau rhanddeiliaid, a normau a thraddodiadau gwledydd cartref/cynnal). Mae Louise hefyd yn cymryd diddordeb brwd mewn cyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol, cynaliadwyedd a hawliau dynol ar y lefel ryngwladol, yn enwedig gwaith y Cenhedloedd Unedig a mentrau mewn perthynas â chyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol (e.e. Global Compact), busnes a hawliau dynol (e.e. Egwyddorion Arweiniol y Cenhedloedd Unedig), perfformiad cymdeithasol corfforaethol (e.e. Menter Adrodd Byd-eang), buddsoddiad moesegol (e.e. Egwyddorion ar gyfer Buddsoddiad Cyfrifol), a moeseg busnes / addysgeg cyfrifoldeb cymdeithasol corfforaethol.

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Obara, L., , T., , G., & , R. (2021). From Personal to Professional: A Reflective Account of Academics Engaging with Sustainability. In Mark Starik, Patricia Kanashiro (Ed.), Personal Sustainability Practices: Faculty Approaches to Walking the Sustainability Talk and Living the UN SDGs New Horizons in Sustainability and Business series (pp. 206-217). Edward Elgar
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61762
https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781800375123/9781800375123.00031.xml
Obara, L. & Peattie, K. (2018). Bridging the great divide? Making sense of the human rights-CSR relationship in UK multinational companies. Journal of World Business, 53(6), 781-793.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2017.10.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61761
Obara, L. (2017). ‘What Does This Mean?’: How UK Companies Make Sense of Human Rights. Business and Human Rights Journal, 2(2), 249-273.
https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2017.7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61760
Obara, L. & Robinson, P. (2013). Negotiating the Terrain: Doing Research Abroad. In Alex Franklin, Paul Blyton (Ed.), Researching Sustainability: A Guide to Social Science Methods, Practice and Engagement Taylor and Francis Group
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61759
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9781315870441-23/negotiating-terrain-research-abroad-alex-franklin-paul-blyton?context=ubx&refId=320f75b9-2677-4e36-91a4-5ddddde87858

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Obara, L. & Peattie, K. (2018). Bridging the great divide? Making sense of the human rights-CSR relationship in UK multinational companies. Journal of World Business, 53(6), 781-793.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2017.10.002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61761
Obara, L. (2017). ‘What Does This Mean?’: How UK Companies Make Sense of Human Rights. Business and Human Rights Journal, 2(2), 249-273.
https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2017.7, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61760

Penodau Llyfrau

Obara, L., , T., , G., & , R. (2021). From Personal to Professional: A Reflective Account of Academics Engaging with Sustainability. In Mark Starik, Patricia Kanashiro (Ed.), Personal Sustainability Practices: Faculty Approaches to Walking the Sustainability Talk and Living the UN SDGs New Horizons in Sustainability and Business series (pp. 206-217). Edward Elgar
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61762
https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781800375123/9781800375123.00031.xml
Obara, L. & Robinson, P. (2013). Negotiating the Terrain: Doing Research Abroad. In Alex Franklin, Paul Blyton (Ed.), Researching Sustainability: A Guide to Social Science Methods, Practice and Engagement Taylor and Francis Group
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61759
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9781315870441-23/negotiating-terrain-research-abroad-alex-franklin-paul-blyton?context=ubx&refId=320f75b9-2677-4e36-91a4-5ddddde87858

Modiwlau a Addysgir

MN-2003 Corporate Governance and Ethics

The collapse of well-known companies in the 1980s (e.g., Carrian Group, Texaco, Qintex) brought into sharp focus the mismanagement and unethical practices of those that own and/or run companies. Despite the proliferation of corporate governance codes, regulation and guidance over the past 30 years (not to mention academic literature and research), the number of bankruptcies (e.g. Enron, Arcadia Group), business scandals (e.g. Volkswagen, BP), and accusations of corporate malpractice (e.g. Facebook) has persisted. Against this backdrop, the module explores the theories, mechanisms and debates about how companies should be managed, controlled and directed. Through the use of lectures and seminars, students are encouraged to engage critically with government policy and academic literature on corporate governance and ethics, and apply this knowledge to explore its relevance and application in different companies and sectors. The module is designed to be as interactive and participatory as possible based on the fact that corporate governance and ethics is a contested, dynamic and rapidly-changing field of theory and practice, thus requiring much debate, discussion and analysis.
MN-3551 Law of International Corporate Governance

Since the turn of the century, corporate governance regulations and codes have proliferated around the world. Often developed in response to business scandals (e.g. Toshiba, Volkswagen), or the collapse of well-known companies (e.g. Enron, Arcadia), they aim to set out how a company should be run and managed effectively. Whilst corporate governance systems share many similarities in terms of the mechanisms and actors that are perceived to be critical to a well-functioning business, there are important differences between them, leading to much debate and empirical research on their effectiveness. Adopting a comparative lens to corporate governance, this module examines the similarities and differences between the most notable corporate governance regimes in the world (e.g. the UK, USA, Germany, South Africa, and Japan), and compares their strengths, weaknesses, and impact on business practice and performance.
MN-M507 International Corporate Governance and Ethics

The collapse of well-known companies in the 1980s (e.g., Carrian Group, Texaco, Qintex) brought into sharp focus the mismanagement and unethical practices of those that own and/or run companies. Despite the proliferation of corporate governance codes, regulation and guidance over the past 30 years (not to mention academic literature and research), the number of bankruptcies (e.g. Enron, Arcadia Group), business scandals (e.g. Volkswagen, BP), and accusations of corporate malpractice (e.g. Facebook) has persisted. Against this backdrop, the module explores the theories, mechanisms and debates about how companies should be managed, controlled and directed. Through the use of interactive workshops, students are encouraged to engage critically with government policy and academic literature on corporate governance and ethics, and apply this knowledge to explore its relevance and application in different companies and sectors. The module is designed to be as interactive and participatory as possible based on the fact that corporate governance and ethics is a contested, dynamic and rapidly-changing field of theory and practice, thus requiring much debate, discussion and analysis. This unit prepares the students for CFA Level 1.