AFAANZ Research Grants
The AFAANZ Research Fund (ARF) Annual Grants Program is designed to encourage and support members by providing funding for research projects. The 2024 round will focus on quality projects that address or respond to contemporary and future challenges to, and/or have implications for, accounting and finance practice, policy and/or the professions. Grants are competitive, and are primarily intended to support small-scale projects of up to one year’s duration or to assist in seed funding for larger scale projects. The pool of funds comes directly from fees paid by institutional members. As such, access to the ARF is limited to AFAANZ members based at a member institution.
To view categories, eligibility and application process please see HERE. To download the Dean or Head supporting letter template to upload with your application, click HERE.
If you are not an AFAANZ Individual Member, you can pay the $150 submission fee HERE
Application Closing Date: 30 April 2024
Access the grant application system at https://pitchmyresearch.com/grants.
Note that you will receive an email of confirmation from pitchmyresearch@gmail.com on successful submission.
The process by which the AFAANZ Research Grants are determined is designed to be fair and open to a variety of research methods, topics, and backgrounds. A committee of at least 5 members are formed for each round; of which it is designed to be diverse in regards to (i) gender; (ii) research methodology; (iii) institutional affiliation; and (iv) cultural background. Both qualitative and quantitative specialists are on the committee. It is the intention to not have more than one member per institution, and non-Go8 universities have input.
In regards to the process, each member of the committee independently assesses each proposal. The exceptions to this are when there are either co-authors or institutional colleagues on a grant application, in which case the committee member will abstain from assessment. Once all individual assessments are completed, the individual assessments are averaged to provide a ranking of grant applications.
It is an AFAANZ policy that in the first round of research grants each calendar year that each institutional member that submits a proposal receives at least one research grant. Where demand is high, this may mean that grants are only awarded to the institutional member allocation. Note, some institutions have elected to have more than one institutional membership, often spread across different accounting and finance schools.
In any subsequent rounds, or where there are available funds, the allocation of grants is determined by the average rankings across the committee members. Finally, it should also be noted that proposals that are not funded are not necessarily deemed to be ‘not worthy’. Indeed, over time the quality of grant applications have improved to the extent that many projects that are highly rated by the committee are not able to be funded. AFAANZ has continually increased the amount of funding provided to research grants, with $400,000 having been allocated in 2020 – over 77% higher than the previous highest amount in 2019. In round 2, AFAANZ have allocated over $164,000 towards the successful recipients in the table below.
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Congratulations to the 2024-2025 AFAANZ Research Grant Recipients:
Grant Recipient | University | Project |
Ajantha Velayutham & Dr Asheq Rahman | Auckland University of Technology | The Supply Chain Structural Effects of Supply Chain Disclosure |
Dr Adam Gholami Arian & Associate Professor Syed Shams | Australian Catholic University (ACU) | Do social ties between CEOs and Big-4 Auditors Affect Corporate Tax Avoidance? Australian Evidence |
Dr Madhukar Singh | Australian National University (ANU) | The purchases of non-audit services from Australian auditors and audit quality |
Dr Yue Cai & Professor Mark Wilson | Australian National University (ANU) | CEO employment opportunities and the path to innovation |
Dr Robert Wrathall | Bond University | Evidence of the jockey hot hand in Thoroughbred Wagering |
Assistant Professor Clare Burns & Assistant Professor Kim Kercher | Bond University | Australian voluntary tax disclosure: decision-useful information or tax-washing |
Dr Milind Tiwari & Dr Jamie Ferrill | Charles Sturt University | Metaverse: Navigating cryptocurrency-related financial crimes via a new digital realm |
Dr Tasadduq Imam, Associate Professor Asit Bhattacharyya, Dr Prikshat Verma & Dr Angelique MacInnes | CQUniversity | Generative AI adoption by Australian accountants and financial advisers: Opportunities and barriers |
Dr Chen Zheng | Curtin University | Leveraging Blended Learning to Promote Student Equity in Accounting and Finance Education |
Dr Cecilia Hu | Deakin University | Strategic Step Acquisitions: An Accounting Perspective |
Dr Paul Sakchuenyos & Professor Roger Simnett | Deakin University | ESG Performance Management through Real Activities Manipulation |
Dr Thach Pham & Associate Professor Simone Scagnelli | Edith Cowan University (ECU) | Obfuscation of climate risk disclosures: Does organisational capital matter? |
Dr Harun Harun | James Cook University | A study on developing an integrated reporting model of forest sustainability in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region |
Dr Seema Miglani, Dr Farzaneh Jalali, Dr Victoria Obeng & Assistant Professor Muhammad Bilal Farooq | La Trobe University | Examining Preparers' Perspectives on Digital Technology Adoption in Sustainability Reporting |
Dr Yuqian Zhang | Lincoln University | The effectiveness of materiality judgements and the relevance of materiality disclosure in NZX-listed companies |
Dr Meiting Lu, Dr Ling Qin & Ms Yanglan Zu | Macquarie University | Sand or Grease? The Role of Political Corruption in Shaping AI Innovation |
Dr Jessica Zhang & Dr Soon-Yeow Phang | Macquarie University | Voicing concerns in group audits: the impact of lead auditor involvement and psychological safety of component auditors |
Dr Nirmala Nath & Dr Yuanyuan Hu | Massey University | Integration and Diffusion of Lean with Sustainability Practices by Local Governments: New Zealand Case. |
Dr Jin Zhang, Associate Professor Laura Luo & Dr Alex Zhang | Monash University | Corporate Culture and Climate Change Disclosure Informativeness |
Associate Professor Gladys Lee & Dr Xinning Xiao | Monash University | Machine Learning Forecasts and Investment Decisions |
Dr Terri Trireksani, Dr Augustine Donkor & Dr Sidharth Murthy | Murdoch University | Climate change engagement in the higher education sector |
Dr Sohanur Rahman & Professor Ellie Chapple | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Does Knowledge Spillover Matter for Green Innovation? Evidence from Sustainability Committee Connectedness and Green Patents |
Dr Duc Phan, Dr Michael Kend, Dr Mahesh Joshi & Dr Nhung Nguyen | RMIT University | Cyber security risks, accounting, and auditing practices relevant to high-risk industries: Perspectives from accountants and auditors |
Dr Shannon Sidaway, Dr Sonia Magdziarz & Dr Peta Stevenson-Clarke | RMIT University | Navigating tensions between authentic assessment and academic integrity in the era of generative AI: Experiences of accounting academics |
Dr Dina Lahanis | Swinburne University of Technology | Towards Net Zero: Australia's Local Governments Actions and Disclosures |
Dr Aeson Luiz Dela Cruz & Associate Professor Maria Dyball | University of Adelaide | Auditing from a distance: Implications on professional scepticism |
Dr Jin Ma | University of Adelaide | The Effect of AI on Audit Practice |
Dr Gertjan Verdickt | University of Auckland | Disentangling Climate Change Uncertainty: Evidence from the Wine Market |
Dr Abu Mollik, Dr Md Khokan Bepari, Dr Angela Tan-Kantor & Dr Yaser Paracha | University of Canberra | Modern slavery statement: another simulacra of the society of spectacles? |
Dr Ellie Norris, Dr Peni Fukofuka & Dr Julia Wu | University of Canterbury | The business of death: social, cultural, and financial cultural accountability at an outback funeral service |
Associate Professor Hae Won (Henny) Jung & Dr Eduard Inozemtsev | University of Melbourne | Institutional Ownership of Corporate Debt: Assessing Fragility in the Lending Market and Its Impact on Corporate Borrowing |
Dr Yee Shih Phua & Associate Professor Linda Chang | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | The Effect of Artificial Intelligence Adoption and Different Types of Relative Performance Information on Employees’ Performance |
Associate Professor Lili Dai & Dr Zihang Peng | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Environmental Monitoring Effects through Lending Networks |
Dr Minzhi Wu & Assistant Professor Mardy Chiah | University of Newcastle | Voluntary non-GAAP disclosure and learning from external market participants |
Dr Van Le, Dr Anh Pham & Dr My Nguyen | University of Newcastle | Effect of Environmental Violations on the Property Market |
Dr Tom Stannard & Associate Professor Martien Lubberink | University of Otago | How does extreme weather impact financial performance in New Zealand? |
Dr Muhammad Ahmad Cheema & Ms Jing Zhang | University of Otago New Zealand | Exploring the Role of GPT in Accounting Student Success: An Investigation into Procrastination |
Associate Professor Kelvin Tan | University of Queensland (UQ) |
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Dr Amanpreet Kaur & Associate Professor Umesh Sharma | University of South Australia (UNISA) | Accounting for Public Values: Use of wellbeing budgeting and reporting approach in Australia and New Zealand |
Lyn Daff & Cathy Tame | University of Southern Queensland | Graduate accountants’ insights into reflective practice in the workplace |
Ms Darya Boukata & Dr Betina Szkudlarek | University Of Sydney | Balancing Act: exploring paradoxes facing institutional investors in response to biodiversity loss and their implications for nature-positive decision-making. |
Dr Haekwon Lee & Dr DuckKi Cho | University of Sydney | Limited Access to Labor Markets and Incentives to Form R&D Alliances |
Associate Professor Helen Spiropoulos & Dr Rebecca Bachmann | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | Modern Slavery: Consequences of non-compliance? |
Dr Rina Dhillon & Dr Mona Rajabi | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | Internal carbon pricing: A stepping stone to net-zero or merely a diversion? |
Mr Selvin Prasad & Professor Divesh Sharma | University of the South Pacific | Bane or boon? Consulting services and auditors' proclivity to identify significant risks during the audit |
Dr Zhuoan Feng & Dr Meiting Lu | University of Waikato | Beyond Legislative Reforms: The Role of Digital Justice Systems on Corporate Borrowing |
Dr Yihui Lan & Dr Rui Zhong | University of Western Australia (UWA) | Corporate Culture and Firm-Level Biodiversity Risk Exposure |
Tairan (Kevin) Huang, Dr Jin Zhang & Dr Xuan Sun | University of Wollongong | Accounting for Digital Assets and Firm Valuation |
Dr Amir Hossain & Dr Sudipta Bose | Western Sydney University | Causes and Consequences of Supply Chain Disclosure Transparency: Evidence from Global Fashion Industry |
2023-2024 AFAANZ Research Grant recipients:
Grant Recipient | University | Project |
Dr Sureshchandra Ramachandra & Dr John Kommunuri | Auckland University of Technology | From New Public Management (NPM) to New Public Governance (NPG) – an analysis of accounting disclosure challenges in the New Zealand health sector |
Associate Professor Wendy James & Associate Professor Grainne Oates | Australian Catholic University | Enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes using gamified mobile technology |
Associate Professor Wendy James | Australian Catholic University | Accounting education and the ethical implications of ChatGPT: A dual perspective |
Dr Kathy Wang | Australian National University (ANU) | Media Consolidation, Local News and Corporate Tax Avoidance |
Assistant Professor Mark Brosnan, Dr Daniel Chai & Dr Searat Ali | Bond University | Reproducibility in Finance Research: Views of the Finance Research Community |
Associate Professor Simone Kelly & Ms Robyn McCormack | Bond University | Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Characteristics of Australian Superannuation Fund Categories |
Dr Shawgat Kutubi & Associate Professor Syed Shams | Charles Darwin University | CFO financial expertise, financial statement comparability, and COVID-19 pandemic: International evidence |
Associate Professor Dianne McGrath, Dr Daniel Murphy, Mr Yianni Athanasopoulos, | Charles Sturt University | Changing accountability and reporting of Workplace Health and Safety in a pandemic |
Dr Yixuan Rui | Curtin University | Dividend Policy and Distress Anomaly |
Associate Professor Xiaoyang Li | Deakin University | Venture Capital, Government Initiatives, and Entrepreneurship |
Associate Professor Edward Podolski & Associate Professor Sagarika Mishra | Deakin University | The Power of Member Value: A Deep Dive into Australian Member Organizations' Governance Strategies |
Dr Deepa Bannigidadmath, Dr Rashid Zaman, Associate Professor Simone Scagnelli & Dr Soheil Kazemian | Edith Cowan University (ECU) | Operational risk incidents and stock price crash risk: An international evidence |
Dr Luiz Distadio & Associate Professor Luminita Enache | Griffith University | Social factors, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and capital markets: an international study |
Dr Skye Zhu | James Cook University (JCU) | How does the ‘stand-back’ requirement improve audit risk assessment? The use of root cause analysis |
Dr Esin Ozdil, Mr Steven Burch & Dr Amrinder Khosa | La Trobe University | Assessing the efficacy of work-integrated learning in accounting programs |
Associate Professor Clara Qing Zhou | Macquarie University | Green Reckoning in the ESG Landscape: |
Mr Nafiz Ul Fahad | Massey University | Firm’s social media monitoring and strategic earnings management |
Dr Sandip Dhole & Associate Professor Daniel Neely | Monash University | The Negative Externalities of Economic Policy Uncertainty: An analysis of the Impact on Non-Profit Organisations |
Dr Md Moazzem Hossain & Dr Aklema Lema | Murdoch University | Water Governance Disclosures in the Australian Mining Industry- A legitimacy Theory Perspective |
Dr Bronwyn McCredie, Dr Lorena Mitrione & Dr Lyndie Bayne | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | What are the teamwork and collaborative skills required in PCA 02? A practitioner perspective |
Dr Radhika Lahiri | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | The Impact of Financial Literacy Training on Clients of Microfinance |
Dr Jackie Bettington | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | How does director financial capability, motivation and boardroom dynamics influence financial monitoring? A field study from Australia |
Dr Xiaolu Hu | RMIT University | Regulatory Punishment in Oligopolistic Market: Evidence from Credit Rating Agencies |
Dr Ivan Indriawan, Dr Adrian Fernandez-Perez & Associate Professor Alexandre Garel | University of Adelaide | Does the Stock Market Price Water Scarcity Risk |
Chelsea Liu | University of Adelaide | Corporate Disclosure of Non-Financial Misconduct |
Dr Jerry Chen | University of Auckland | The Economic Consequences of Mandated Metric-Based ESG Reporting: Evidence from Hong Kong |
Dr Marina Gertsberg | University of Melbourne | The Unintended Consequences of #MeToo on Research Collaborations in Finance and the Role of Sexual Harassment Prevention Tools |
Dr Rodney John Brown & Associate Professor Youngdeok Lim | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | What can we learn about uncertain tax positions from IFRIC 23? |
Dr Jialong Li | University of Newcastle | Inside Debt and Broad Framing of Risky Decisions: Evidence from Geographic Diversification in Serial Acquisition |
Dr Yimei Man | University of Otago | Unpacking the Puzzle: How Personality Traits Shape Academic Success |
Dr Peter Truc Do | University of Queensland (UQ) | Health of rank-and-file employees and corporate information production |
Dr Xin Yu | University of Queensland (UQ) | Sustainable Investment in Public versus Private Firms |
Dr Dewan Rahman | University of Queensland (UQ) | Cross-listing, the legal bonding hypothesis and insider trading |
Associate Professor Nirosha Wellalage & Associate Professor Tony Cavoli | University of South Australia (UNISA) | Non-Binary individuals and household financial wellbeing in Australia |
Ms Suzanne Maloney & Dr Romana Garma | University of Southern Queensland | Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation in Business Education Worthy of a Teaching Award |
Shan Zhou, Dr Nurul Alam & Dr Ruizhe Wang | University of Sydney | Predicting Corporate Financial Distress from the UK’s Viability Statement |
Dr Angelo Aspris | University of Sydney | Decentralized Lending, Collateral Constraints, and Prices |
Associate Professor Demetris Christodoulou | University of Sydney | Longitudinal Study of Insured Lives |
Dr Mai Nguyen | University of Tasmania | Perceptions of institutional investors of the quality of climate-related disclosures: Evidence from the comment letters submitted to ISSB Exposure Draft 2 |
Dr Kristoffer Glover & Associate Professor Vitali Alexeev | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | The Power of Public Opinion: Quantifying the Market’s Reaction to Corporate Social (Ir)responsibility |
Dr Samir Ghannam & Dr Jin Sug Yang | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | CEO Succession Planning and Career Concerns |
Dr Wen Hua Sharpe | University of the Sunshine Coast | Corporate workplace culture and business sustainability: Evidence from Australian mining firms and their supply chain contracting |
Associate Professor Leon Li | University of Waikato | Volatility instruments' correlations to underlying assets and hedging effectiveness: Volatility risk and volatility-of-volatility risk |
Dr Nikki Schonfeldt, Professor Phil Hancock & Professor Jacqueline Birt | University of Western Australia (UWA) | Consolidating student understanding using a gamified mobile application (GMA) |
Dr Jonathan Karlsen | University of Western Australia (UWA) | To be, or not to be: Breaking up cryptocurrency exchange monopolies |
Associate Professor Xiaofei Pan | University of Wollongong | Climate change, executive mobility and firm performance |
Dr Olayinka Moses, Dr Ainul Islam & Dr Emmanuel Michael | Victoria University of Wellington | Assessing the Readiness of Professional Accountants in Developing Countries for IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and Sustainability Reporting |
Associate Professor Anil Mishra & Dr Siddharth Jain | Western Sydney University | Managerial Efficacy in Assessing Climate Risk in Loan Portfolios: An Analysis of OECD Countries |
2022-2023 AFAANZ Research Grant Recipients:
Grant Recipient | University | Project |
Dr Cherrie Yang | Auckland University of Technology | Assuring service performance information of small charities: An exploratory investigation |
Dr Sorin Daniliuc | Australian National University (ANU) | A new approach to study the determinants of overpayment in M&A deals |
Mr Nicolo Agliata | Bond University | Big Data Analytics in SMEs and Firm Performance |
Juncheng Hu | Bond University | Gender difference and green innovation |
Dr Kishore Singh | Central Queensland University | Integrating blockchain in Australian accounting firms in the era of SDG 9: Are they ready? |
Ms Ellie Norris | Charles Darwin University | Does annual reporting by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entities in Australia meet stakeholder expectations of accountability? |
Dr Ying Han Fan | Curtin University | The Whistleblowing Intentions of Accountants and Internal Auditors, and Organisational Rationalisations for Tax Evasion |
Dr Emma Li | Deakin University | Equity Crowdfunding in Capital Formation: An Empirical Investigation |
Dr Wei Shi | Deakin University | CSR Contracting and Earnings Informativeness |
Dr Wei Hu | Deakin University | Contractibility of accounting numbers: New evidence from earnings-based performance measures in earnout contracts |
Dr Tricia Ong | Edith Cowan University (ECU) | Work-integrated learning for accounting students in Australian SMEs: Opportunities and Barriers |
Dr Fang Hu | Griffith University | Reporting on culture in a transition to hybrid working environment |
Dr Rui Ma | La Trobe University | Ties that bind: The effect of customer concentration on stock return volatility |
Associate Professor Muhammad Jahangir Ali | Latrobe University | Customer Satisfaction and the Loan Contracting: Cross-Country Evidence |
Dr Linh Tu Ho | Lincoln University | Artificial Intelligence, Risk, and Return: An Analysis of AI-adopted Listed Firms |
Dr Meiting Lu | Macquarie University | Peer Effects on Corporate Environmental Protection |
Dr Dale Tweedie | Macquarie University | Accountability through Budgeting: The Case of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) |
Dr Yuanyuan Hu | Massey University | To Repay a Peach for a Plum – Gratitude and Corporate Social Responsibility in China |
Dr Jongwon Park | Monash University | M&A contracting in executive compensation contracts |
Dr Dharmendra Naidu | Monash University | Do managers provide adequate goodwill impairment disclosures based on their impairment choice? Evidence from Australia during COVID-19 pandemic |
Dr Xin (Tracy) Qu | Queensland University of Technology | Does greater complexity lead to better outcomes? Evidence from Australian CEO compensation contracts |
Dr Sean Yanhui Wu | Queensland University of Technology | Health and trading profitability: The case of mutual fund managers |
Dr My Nguyen | RMIT University | The Enactment of Cybercrime Law and Banking System Stability Around The World |
Dr Larry Li | RMIT University | Climate Change, Stranded Assets and Business Operational Strategies of Energy Firms in the United States |
Dr Roshanthi Dias | Swinburne University of Technology | Incorporating ESG, risk, and return preferences in portfolio construction – A non-radial directional distance function approach |
Dr Yunyan Zhang | University of Adelaide | Jobkeeper repayment, corporate governance, and firm value |
Associate Professor Antonio Gargano | University of Melbourne | Reaching for Housing Income |
Dr Hien Hoang | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Investors Reactions to the Climate Change Disclosures under TCFD: The Joint Effects of Risks Disclosure Focus, Managerial Optimism and Controllability |
Sander De Groote | University of New South Wales | What about the directors? Does being different influence a director opportunities in the board? |
Dr Vien Chu | University of Newcastle | Understanding Australian income tax non-compliance in micro and small enterprises owned by people with disadvantages |
Dr Sudipta Bose | University of Newcastle | Determinants and Consequences of Employer Satisfaction with Graduates Employability Skills: Evidence from QILT Survey |
Dr Hoa Luong | University of Otago | Evaluation of Blockchain, RPA, AI, ML and XBRL (“BRAMX”) for the Accounting Profession from a Corporate Reporting and Sustainability Standpoint |
Dr Matthew Peters | University of Queensland | Ambidexterity in Management Accounting Function Roles for Achieving Stretch Profit Goals |
Dr Kathy Rao | University of South Australia | Gender-related disclosure in modern slavery statements in Australia |
Dr Anna Young-Ferris | University of Sydney | Making the claim for Scope 4 emissions: How companies report on avoided emissions and how investors use this information |
Dr Juan Yao | University of Sydney | Illusion or Skill? - A study of individual-controlled mutual funds in China |
Dr Amrinder Khosa | University of Tasmania | Accounting curricula, climate crisis and carbon net-zero transition |
Dr Amanda White | University of Technology, Sydney | Reimagining online assessment in accounting: Learning from other professionally accredited disciplines |
Dr Zhuoan Feng | University of Waikato | Non-GAAP disclosure and firm innovation |
Dr Yihui Lan | University of Western Australia | Signalling sustainability in reward-based crowdfunding |
Dr Erin Twyford | University of Wollongong | Challenges to accountability in aged care |
Associate Professor Thu Phuong Truong | Victoria University of Wellington | Can top-line beat bottom-line in informing investment strategies? |
AFAANZ 2021/22 Round 2 Research Grant Recipients
Grant Recipient | University | Project |
Dr Toby Abdul Razeed | University of Sydney | An investigation into factors influencing grade inflation at a higher education institution |
Dr Chen Zheng | Curtin University | |
Dr Qinghao Mao | Deakin University | Risk-taking by Australian target-date funds |
Associate Professor Hadrian G. Djajadikerta | Edith Cowan University (ECU) | Auditors’ perceptions of auditing role in detecting and deterring corporate corruption |
Dr Bin Li | Griffith University | The Predictive Roles of Systematic and Idiosyncratic Skewness in International Stock Markets |
Dr Md Safiullah | La Trobe University | Women on boards, carbon assurance and assuror choice |
Dr Le Le Luo | Macquarie University | Climate risk and audit fees: international evidence |
Dr Mabel D Costa | Massey University | Impact of toxic chemical release on seasoned equity offerings (SEO) |
Dr Mehdi Khedmati | Monash University | The impact of educated population: Evidence from loan contracts around the world |
Jin Zhang | Monash University | Analyst Recommendation Management |
Dr Vuong Thao Tran | RMIT University | Polluters and access to informal finance – Is it important to go green? |
Assistant Professor Xiaolu Hu | RMIT University | Like duck into the water: Do Credit Rating Analysts Outperform in Bond Fund Management? |
Dr Lina Xu | RMIT University | Exploring the impact of remote auditing on audit quality: An exploratory analysis of China |
Dr Reza Tajaddini | Swinburne University of Technology | Green Stock Efficiency and Mispricing |
Dr John Charles Webster | Swinburne University of Technology | How do non-US audit firms react to being audited by a foreign regulator? |
Dr Jerry Chen | University of Auckland | |
Dr Qingbo Yuan | University of Melbourne | Labor Unemployment Concern and CEO Risk-Taking Incentives |
Dr Victoria Clout | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Funding innovation - The role of R&D grants in Australian start-up firm success |
Associate Professor Jo-Ann Suchard | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Machine Learning, CEO personality traits and compensation structure |
Dr Sarowar Hossain | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Effects of audit delays due to COVID-19 on audit fees and audit quality |
Dr Sammy Ying | University of Newcastle | |
Dr Peter Truc Do | University of Queensland (UQ) | Do firms overpromise on their CSR commitments in IPO? |
Dr Dewan Rahman | University of Queensland (UQ) | Climate regulatory risk and eco-friendly innovation |
Mr Amir Gholami | University of Southern Queensland | Corporate sustainability and risk resilience during COVID-19 pandemic: International evidence |
Dr Prabashi Dharmasiri | University of Tasmania | Auditors’ reliance on data analytics tools: The effects of client-level factors and audit firm instruction message |
Umesh Prasad Sharma | University of Waikato | Social capital and budgeting in a local church |
Dr Stijn Masschelein | University of Western Australia (UWA) | Behavioral control and incentive contract on employee’s learning |
Dr Chloe Choy Yeing Ho | University of Western Australia (UWA) | Subtier supply network structure on climate risk |
Dr Mona Nikidehaghani | University of Wollongong | Improving financial transparency of international NGOs: A case study in Cambodia |
AFAANZ 2021/22 Round 1 Research Grant Recipients
Grant Recipient | University | Project |
Dr Muhammad Bilal Farooq | Auckland University of Technology | Examining the role of the IIRC training programmes in shaping the institutionalisation of corporate integrated reporting |
Dr Eunice Khoo | Australian National University (ANU) | The Effect of CEOs' Past Professional Experience on Risk Factor Disclosures in 10-K Filings |
A/P Adrian Gepp | Bond University | Canary in the Cryptocurrency: Identifying abnormalities associated with a higher risk of fraud |
Mr Mark Brosnan | Bond University | Measuring Financial Reporting Literacy |
Dr Erick Outa | Charles Darwin University | The Impact of IFRS Adoptions and Business Cycles on Loan Loss Provisions: Evidence from Australia |
Dr Abhijeet Singh | Curtin University | The Enhanced Auditor’s Report and Financial Reporting Quality |
Dr Tze Chuan Ang | Deakin University | Short selling risk around the world |
A/P Simone Domenico Scagnelli | Edith Cowan University | Board reforms and corporate innovation: An international evidence |
Dr Luiz Fernando Distadio | Griffith University | The value of assurance in the debt market: the case of green bonds |
Dr LACHLAN MCDONALD-KERR | La Trobe University | The impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic on accounting students in Australia |
A/P Sean Foley | Macquarie University | Trading Tokenized Assets: Modern Exchange Market Infrastructure |
Dr Mia Hang Pham | Massey University | Disaster Resilience: An Analysis of Work-from-home Preparedness around the World |
Dr Yi-Hung Lin | Monash University | How do social ties between auditors and audit committees affect the disclosure quality of critical audit matters? Archival and experimental evidence |
Dr Lubna Rahman | Monash University | Litigation Risk and Managerial Contracting: Evidence from Universal Demand Laws |
Dr Terri Trireksani | Murdoch University | Leadership and workplace spiritualities, and attitudes towards sustainability practice and reporting at Australian state-owned enterprises |
Ms Ama Samarasinghe | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Bank Risk-Taking, Diversification and Monetary Policy Transmission |
Dr Gaoping Zheng | RMIT University | Online Communication and Stock Market Liquidity: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment |
Dr Elizabeth Morton | RMIT University | Enhancing blockchain literacy across the public accounting and taxation advisory services industry. |
Dr Richard Busulwa | Swinburne University of Technology | Lost in translation? The gap between required and actual technology competencies of accountants |
Chelsea Liu | University of Adelaide | Impacts of Environmental Irresponsibility: Corporate Responses and Industry Spillovers |
Dr Lina Li | University of Auckland | Critical Audit Matters and Debt Contract Design |
A/P Dulani Jayasuriya | University of Auckland | Auditor specialization impact on U.S. bank capital |
A/P Zhuo Zhong | University of Melbourne | Short selling ETFs in fragmented markets |
Dr Gladys Lee | University of Melbourne | Investigators' incentives and their investigation of whistleblowing reports |
Dr Yitang (Jenny) Yang | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | The demand and consequences of assurance of mandatory extended external reporting |
Dr Zhongtian Li | University of Newcastle | Mandatory Sustainability Disclosure and Labour Investment Efficiency: International Evidence |
Dr Olena Onishchenko | University of Otago | Equity lending and stock resiliency surrounding market crashes |
Dr Yongxian Tan | University of Otago | How does individualism affect mutual fund managers' behaviours? |
A/P Kathleen Herbohn | University of Queensland (UQ) | The Role of Leading Indicators in the Transition to Net-Zero Emissions in Climate Sensitive Sectors |
Dr Basil Tucker | University of South Australia (UNISA) | Disability NOT Inability: The management control implications of workers living with intellectual disability |
Dr Syed Shams | University of Southern Queensland | CFO financial expertise, financial constraints and COVID-19 pandemic: An international evidence |
Dr Shan Zhou | University of Sydney | Corporate ESG disclosure quality and the Informativeness of ESG ratings |
Dr Danika Wright | University of Sydney | Valuing human capital: Evidence from all-cash companies |
Dr Terese Fiedler | University of Tasmania | Developing an Accountability Framework for Stakeholders in the Seasonal Work Area |
Dr Mansi Mansi | University of Tasmania | Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in corporate reporting: Thoughts from accountants |
Dr Vitali Alexeev | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | Beyond E, S, and G: Asset pricing implications of a novel ESG sentiment dataset |
Dr Nirosha Wellalage | University of Waikato | Building wellbeing via financial empowerment: The case of Māori youth in Aotearoa/New Zealand |
Prerana Agrawal | University of Western Australia (UWA) | Professional Scepticism Toolkit |
A/P Corinne Cortese | University of Wollongong | The Whiteboard: Examining Diversity in Corporate Australia |
Dr Searat Ali | University of Wollongong | Comparability in Reporting on Extractive Activities and Climate Risks |
AFAANZ 2020/21 Round 2 Research Grant Recipients
Grant Recipient | University | Project |
Dr Lili Dai | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Risk Factor Disclosure and Debt Contracting |
Dr Kerui Zhai | Deakin University | Do Ties Still Bind? Analysts’ Earnings Forecasts and Stock Recommendations After Financial Restatements |
Dr Minh Viet Do | Monash University | Does Hedging Affect Loan Contract Design? Evidence from Weather Derivatives |
Dr Ankit Jain | University of Queensland (UQ) | The Effect of Strategic Tone Management on Money Flows and Performance: Evidence from U.S. Mutual Fund Industry |
Dr Helen Spiropoulos | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | CSR restatements; evidence of CEOs propping up compensation? |
Dr Anna Stamatelatos | Monash University | The Influence of Cloud Computing Adoption on IT Cost Structure and IT Cost Management. |
Dr Byungki Kim | University of Queensland (UQ) | Spillover Effect of Green Bond Issuance on Environmental Performance of Peer Firms: Evidence from Australia |
Dr Minsoo Kim | University of Melbourne | Liquidity Management with Derivative Holdings |
Dr Le Ma | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | Permanent versus temporary cash flow shocks: implications for corporate financial policies |
Dr Xin Qu | Queensland University of Technology | Evidence-based recommendations for effective remuneration systems in Australia’s nonprofit sector |
Dr Jenny Guan | Monash University | Shareholder Taxation and Managerial Myopia |
Dr Marinela Finta | University of Otago | Retail investors’ activity and climate disasters |
Associate Professor Indrit Troshani | University of Adelaide | Digital transformation of corporate information infrastructure for sustainability reporting |
Dr Chuan Yu | University of Sydney | A Cross-country Examination on the Rise of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) contracting: Determinants and Outcomes |
Dr My Nguyen | RMIT University | Political Uncertainty and Banking System Stability: A Global Analysis |
Dr Di Mo | RMIT University | News or noise: Evidence from Australian markets |
Dr Tejshree Kala | Australian National University (ANU) | Can Machine Learning Algorithms Improve Our Understanding of Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Earnings Guidance? |
Dr Ganghua Wang | University of Sydney | The Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018: An Exploratory Study on its Operationalisation |
Dr Bobae Choi | University of Newcastle | Tax compliance behaviour of small business in the context of JobKeeper |
Dr Lijuan Zhang | Australian National University (ANU) | Are analysts' cash flow forecasts really that bad? |
Dr Cynthia Cai | Macquarie University | A Game of Thorns: What Motivate Bitcoin Miners? |
Mr Greg Cunningham | Western Sydney University | The effects of COVID-19 on the uptake of digital financial advice |
Associate Professor Muhammad Jahangir Ali | Latrobe University | The association between conflict mineral disclosure and bank loan contract |
Dr Kylie-Anne Richards | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | What are the motivations and the effects of divesting and optimization in portfolio decarbonisation? |
AFAANZ 2020 Round 1 Research Grant Recipients
| Grant Recipient | University | Project |
| Dr Ekaterina Volkova & Dr Miriam Schwartz-Ziv | University of Melbourne | Is Blockholder Diversity Detrimental? (AFAANZ Grant Application) |
| Associate Professor Emawtee Bissooondoyal-Bheenick & Dr Angel Zhong | RMIT University | Australian Investor Sentiment Index and Institutional Demand Shocks |
| Associate Professor Leon Li | University of Waikato | Behavioral heterogeneity revisited: What factors drive investors as fundamentalists or chartists? |
| Xiaoyang Li | Deakin University | Do market-wide circuit breakers calm markets or panic them? Evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic |
| Dr June Cao, Professor Paul Coram & Assistant Professor Jingchang Huang | Curtin University | Multidisciplinary Audit Partners and Audit Outcomes: Archival Empirical Evidence |
| Dr Zhe An | Monash University | Learning from Investing: Evidence from Foreign Institutional Investors from Emerging Countries |
| Dr Chitra Sriyani De Silva & Loku Waduge | Victoria University | ESG reporting: Are companies greenwashing or walking the talk? |
| Dr Meiting Lu | Macquarie University | The Information Role of Key Audit Matters |
| Associate Professor Ralph Kober, Dr Maleen Gong & Dr Aldonio Ferreira | Monash University | The role of management control systems in balancing competing goals |
| Lyn Daff | University of Southern Queensland | Beyond board diversity |
| Dr Scott Niblock, Dr Jennifer Harrison & Associate Professor Michael Kortt | Southern Cross University | Financial Advice Seeking in Times of Crisis: A Narrative Analysis |
| Dr Kun (Tracy) Wang Dr Sonali Walpola | Australian National University (ANU) | Corporate Tax Incentive Reforms and Innovation: International Evidence |
| Dr Anna Loyeung, Assistant Professor Yaowen Shan & Dr Meiting Lu | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | Employment protection and non-GAAP disclosure |
| Associate Professor Bryan Howieson, Associate Professor Janice Loftus & Dr Sabine Schuhrer | University of Adelaide | Are Accounting Standards Understandable? |
| Dr Junru Zhang, Ms Hanlu Fan, Ms Lu Zhang, Associate Professor Georeg (Yuan) Shan & Professor Qingliang Tang | Murdoch University | Risk Disclosure Tone and Stock Price Crash Risk: Evidence from Carbon Disclosure Project |
| Dr Mardy Chiah & Associate Professor Philip Gharghori | Swinburne University of Technology | Decomposing anomaly returns internationally: Cash flow news or discount rate news? |
| Dr Vladimir Volkov | University of Tasmania | Assessing vulnerability in global banking networks |
| Dr Tairan (Kevin) Huang & Dr Xiaofei Pan | University of Wollongong | Policy uncertainty, migration and firm value in Australia |
| Dr Di Yang, Dr Greg Richins & Professor Ken Trotman | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | The Effect of Prevalence Induced Concept Change on The Judgment of Audit Inspectors |
| Dr Erwei (David) Xiang, Associate Professor Yuan (Gloria) Tian & Dr Wenjuan (Wendy) Ruan | Edith Cowan University (ECU) | Does corporate social responsibility pay off in times of crisis? Evidence from fundraising in Australia |
| Dr Esin Ozdil. Dr Meredith Tharapos, Dr Amrinder Khosa & Mr Steven Burch | La Trobe University | Stock-take of Australia's Accounting Higher Education: An investigation of curriculum (re)development and the use of technology. |
| Dr Carol Cheong & Dr Sazali Abidin | Lincoln University | Modeling the dynamic nexus among Board Characteristics, Capital Structure, and Firm Performance |
| Dr Walid Bakry, Assistant Professor Partha Gangopadhyay & Mr Siddharth Jain | Western Sydney University | Do Bank Executives Bank on Accounting Information for Acquiring Information Technology (IT) Assets? A Behavioural Accounting Approach |
| Dr Troy Yao, Dr Fang Hu, Dr Tyge Kummer & Dr Yuyu Zhang | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | An explorative study on the effects of COVID-19 on the provision of auditing services |
| Dr Tim Hasso & Dr Janice Hollindale | Bond University | The Role of Accounting in Facilitating Innovation in SMEs |
| Dr Yang Xu & Professor Elizabeth Carson | University of Queensland (UQ) | Mandatory Audit Partner Retirement Policies and Implications for Audit Quality |
| Dr Katie Tseng, Dr Cathy Wu & Associate Professor Mark Wilson | Auckland University of Technology | The Impact of The JOBS Act on Management Opportunism |
| Dr Hoa Luong, Dr Mukesh Garg & Dr Christofer Adrian | University of Otago | Financial and service performance challenges arising from climate change-induced natural disasters: Evidence from Australian and New Zealand charities |
| Dr Sudipta Bose | University of Newcastle | Climate Change Disclosures and Loan Contracting: Cross-Country Evidence |
| Dr Wei Qian & Dr Amanpreet Kaur | University of South Australia | Accounting for Aboriginal Engagement and Reconciliation: An Institutional Framework |
| Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman | Australian Catholic University | Regret aversion and status quo biases in superannuation choices during the COVID-19 |
| Amitav Saha & Dr Sudipta Bose | University of Notre Dame Australia | Market Valuation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Expenditures: International Evidence |
| Dr Mariela Carvajal & Dr Chao Kevin Li | University of Otago | Do bushfires alter valuation of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia? |
| Dr Lanita Winata & Dr Shyama Ratnasiri | Griffith University | Turning obstacles into opportunities: Effects of entrepreneurial orientation, business alliance and technology adoption on innovation and firm's performance |
| Dr Tasadduq Imam, Dr Robert Grose, Dr Sisira Colombage & Dr Angelique McInnes | CQUniversity (Melbourne Campus) | FinTechs: Friends or Foes? Perspectives of Australian accountants and financial advisers |
| Dr Elvis Jarnecic, Associate Professor Antonio Gargano & Dr Marco Giacoletti | University of Sydney | Competing for Attention in the Housing Market |
| Dr Yihui Lan, Associate Professor Yuan Shan & Dr Junru Zhang | University of Western Australia (UWA) | Discretionary tone in crowdfunding disclosure: can project owners talk their way to success? |
| Dr Thu Phuong Truong | Victoria University of Wellington | Soft regulatory enforcement, management earnings forecast behaviour and information content of analysts' earnings forecasts in a continuous disclosure environment |
2019-2020 AFAANZ Research Grant Recipients
| Grant Recipient | University | Project |
| Dr Sabrina Chong | Auckland University of Technology | Visual persuasiveness of photographs in sustainability disclosure: Preparers' and Users' perspectives |
| Dr Ka Wai (Stanley) Choi | Australian National University | The Wisdom of Crowds: Using People’s Tweeting on Social Media to Predict Large Stock Price Reversals |
| Dr Eunice Khoo | Australian National University | Shareholder Support for Directors with CSR Expertise and CSR Performance Records |
| Dr Adrian Fernandez-Perez, Assistant Professor Ivan Indriawan, Dr Alexandre Garel | Auckland University of Technology | Do crowdsourced forecasts add value beyond analyst forecasts? Evidence from the natural gas market |
| Mr Adrian Gepp, Mr Milind Tiwari | Bond University | Identifying Shell Companies Being Used for Illicit Activities |
| Dr Natasja Steenkamp, Dr Roslyn Roberts | Central Queensland University | What do users focus on while reading an integrated report? Insights from an eye-tracking study |
| Dr Baban Eulaiwi, Dr Lien Duong, Dr Ahmed Al-Hadi | Curtin University | The Deterrent Effect of Money Laundering Risk on Cost of Bank Debt: Evidence from Australia |
| Dr Imran Haider, Dr Chen Zheng, Dr Junru Zhang | Curtin University | The effect of corporate social responsibility on bank liquidity creation |
| Dr Oliver Black | Deakin University | An examination of the impact of the broadened business advisory role of accountants on the accountant's well-being |
| Dr Tze Chuan Ang | Deakin University | Corporate Vote Trading in Australia |
| Dr Tricia Ong, Associate Professor Hadrian Djajadikerta | Edith Cowan University | Impacts of new leases accounting standard: A comparative study between the airline and retail industries |
| Dr Van Vu | La Trobe University | Enterprise system and financial market quality |
| Dr Zhaohua Li, Dr Xiaofei Pan | Lincoln University | How do firms respond to corruption in China? Evidence from firms’ spending on building political connections |
| Associate Professor Clara Qing Zhou | Macquarie University | Leverage-constrained investors, asset prices and corporate financing decisions |
| Mr Dan Daugaard | Macquarie University | A Quasi Experimental Solution for Fund Flow Endogeneity Problems |
| Dr Hedy Jiaying Huang, Dr Jenny Jing Wang | Massey University | Culture, control and behaviour: resistance and performance among Chinese hospitality workers |
| Dr Harvey Nguyen | Massey University | Investor Inattention and Stock Price Responses to Earnings: International Evidence |
| Dr Alessandro Ghio, Dr Carly Moulang | Monash University | Practices that help women flourish: exploring the relationships between effective supporting practices, psychological and workplace outcomes for women accountants. |
| Assistant Professor Lu Yang, Assistant Professor Leye Li | Monash University | CSR contracting and management earnings guidance |
| Dr Ying Xia | Monash University | Income inequality and corporate decisions |
| Dr Sandra Ho, Associate Professor Steven Wei | Murdoch University | Arbitrage and Going Concern Audit Opinions: Corporate Insiders in Australia |
| Dr Natalie Elms | Queensland University of Technology | Nomination Committees in Australia |
| Dr Xiaolu Hu | RMIT University | Foreign Ownership in Chinese Credit Ratings Industry: Information Revelation or Certification? |
| Dr Meredith Tharapos | RMIT University | Women Professors in Accounting and Finance: Their Paths and Influences |
| Associate Professor Subhash Abhayawansa, Associate Professor Chris Mason | Swinburne University of Technology | The role of campaign disclosure and communication strategies in the crowdfunding success of social enterprises |
| Dr Nandana Pushpakumara Wasanthapathiranage | Swinburne University of Technology | Climate risk financial disclosures: Do investors or analysts use them in their decision-making and, if so, how efficient are analysts in using them? |
| Dr Chelsea Liu | University of Adelaide | On the Basis of Sex and Race: Corporate Governance and Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits |
| Associate Professor Antonio Gargano, Assistant Professor Elvis Jarnecic, Assistant Professor Marco Giacoletti | University of Melbourne | Housing Search and Macroeconomic News |
| Dr Conor Clune | University of New South Wales | Disrupting planned CSR-focused governance reform: the lobby against the social licence to operate |
| Dr Hien Hoang | University of New South Wales | The Role Of Auditors In Mitigating Impression Management And Inconsistencies In Other Information |
| Dr Adrian Melia, Dr Paul Docherty | University of Newcastle | Firm-specific versus aggregate market investor sentiment: What matters most for corporate announcement returns |
| Dr Xinfeng Ruan, Dr Haileslasie Tadele | University of Otago | Corporate Governance and the Firm-Level Jump and Volatility Risks |
| Dr Xing Han, Dr Zheyao Pan | University of Otago | A Global Mispricing Factor Model |
| Associate Professor Wen He, Dr Lin Mi | University of Queensland | Institutional Ownership and Equity-financed Payout |
| Dr Dewan Rahman | University of Queensland | Do employee-friendly workplaces reduce rent seeking activities? |
| Dr Basil Phillip Tucker | University of South Australia | The part of the iceberg that sinks the ship: Dysfunctional behaviour in Accounting Schools and the implications for management control |
| Dr Syed Shams | University of Southern Queensland | Can news sentiment prior to acquisition announcement affect acquisition success and efficiency? |
| Dr Shan Zhou, Dr Anna Young-Ferris | University of Sydney | How does the disclosure of financial impact of climate-related risk affect analyst valuation? |
| Dr Claire Horner | University of Tasmania | Accounting for Biodiverse Wildlife Corridor Plantations: Measurement Matters |
| Dr Debbie Wills, Dr Mai Nguyen | University of Tasmania | Sporting Personalities and Charities in Australia – a Question of Accountability? |
| Dr Samir Ghannam, Dr Anna Loyeung, Dr Nelson Ma | University of Technology, Sydney | The consequences of financial expert disclosure on outside directors: Evidence from the director labour market |
| Dr Nirosha Hewa Wellalage, Dr Anura De Zoysa | University of Waikato | The Indigenous model of business sustainability: Learning from Indigenous Knowledge |
| Dr Zhuoan Feng | University of Waikato | Product market competition and non-GAAP reporting |
| Assistant Professor Stijn Masschelein, Mr Frank Yuelong Ma | University of Western Australia | Management Control Systems and Individual Learning |
| Mr Nishant Agarwal, Mr Abdul Khizer | University of Western Australia | Managerial Time and Quality of Operating Decisions: Evidence from Exogenous Information Shock |
| Dr Rina Datt, Dr Laura Luo, Dr Seedwell Sithole, Dr Ashna Prasad & Dr Abhijeet Singh | Western Sydney University | Auditors’ Perceptions on Key Audit Matters (KAM) |
| Dr Shiguang Ma, Dr Liangbo Ma | University of Wollongong | Earnings management and accounting fraud: Evidence from Chinese family firms |
2018-2019 AFAANZ Research Grant Recipients:
| Grant Recipient | University | Project |
| Associate Professor Tom Scott, Dr Matthew Grosse & Dr Nelson Ma | Auckland University of Technology | Is Blockholder Diversity Detrimental? (AFAANZ Grant Application) |
| Dr Agnes Masoe | Auckland University of Technology | Assessing the accountability of Community-based Organisations in Samoa |
| Dr Lijuan Zhang | Australian National University (ANU) | Does earnings guidance affect stock market reactions to management cash flow forecasts? |
| Dr Hai Wu Dr Zhichao Wang Dr Zhe Wang | Australian National University (ANU) | The impact of community social capital on management control system |
| Mr Mark Brosnan | Bond University | Non-GAAP Earnings Disclosures: Users’ Perspective |
| Dr Tim Hasso | Bond University | Performance Measurement and Organizational Outcomes: Panel Data Evidence |
| Dr Natasja Steenkamp Dr Roslyn Roberts | Central Queensland University | Company transformation when implementing Integrated Reporting |
| Dr Tasadduq Imam Dr Robert Grosse | CQ University | Innovations in the FinTech space: Are Australian financial service professionals aware and open to changes? |
| Dr Harjinder Singh Dr Nigar Sultana | Curtin University | Do firms respond to key audit matters from the auditor by reporting greater levels of earnings conservatism? |
| Dr Sagarika Mishra Dr Abdul Hayat Muhammad | Deakin University | Effect of non-linear correlation on diversification benefits for banks and insurance companies in Australia |
| Dr Erwei (David) Xiang Dr Wenjuan (Wendy) Ruan | Edith Cowan University (ECU) | R&D investment, employee treatment and corporate innovation |
| Dr Yen Bui | Flinders University | Towards a better understanding of the retirement adequacy |
| Ms Xin Qu | Griffith University | Equity-based compensation of outside directors and investment efficiency |
| Dr Dale Wadeson | James Cook University (JCU) | Accountants’ Preferences for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Regional Areas |
| Dr H.G. (Lily) Nguyen | University of Queensland (UQ) | Short Selling Pressure and Stock Price Crash Risk: International Evidence |
| Associate Professor Sazali Abidin | Lincoln University | Improving financial well-being of small and medium business-owners in New Zealand through capital restructuring and effective working capital management |
| Dr Zheyao Pan Dr Jianlei Han | Macquarie University | Economic Value of Innovations: A New Estimation Approach |
| Dr Jing Jia Mr Zhongtian Li | Uni of Tasmania (previous working at Massey University) | The Readability of Risk Management Disclosures: Evidence from Australia |
| Dr Richard Pucci Dr Paul Thambar | Monash University | Standardizing the reporting of service performance information in Australia: An in-depth study of the not-for-profit user and preparer communities |
| Dr John Webster | Monash University | The Impact of IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements on the Comparability and Decision-Usefulness of Accounting for Joint Ventures |
| Dr Feida Zhang Professor Adrian Cheung Dr Jamie Tong Dr Erwei Xiang | Murdoch University (transferred to UQ) | Distracted shareholders and corporate innovation |
| Dr Ogan Yigitbasioglu Dr Jodie Moll Dr Annette Quayle | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Cloud Accounting Adoption by SMEs: Benefits, Risks and Implications for Management Accounting |
| Dr Sarah Osborne | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | FinTech and Private Equity: A revolution or demise of investments? |
| Dr Angel Zhong | RMIT University | Measuring Mispricing in the Australian Equity Market |
| Dr Michael Kend Dr Giulia Leoni | RMIT University | Exploring the Implementation and Informational Value of Reporting Key Audit Matters (KAMs) in Australian Audit Reports. |
| Dr Scott Niblock Dr Jennifer Harrison Associate Professor Michael Kortt | Southern Cross University | Barriers to Seeking Financial Advice and Wellbeing: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications |
| Dr Mardy Chiah | Swinburne University of Technology | The economic policy uncertainty premium: International evidence |
| Associate Professor Pamela Kent | University of Adelaide | The Value Relevance of Prior Period Error Corrections under IAS 8 |
| Dr Angela Liew | University of Auckland | The Future of Accounting Work |
| Dr Jonathan Jona Dr Gladys Lee | University of Melbourne | Measurement and Market Valuation of Cyber Risk |
| Ms Chuan Yu | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | The Volatility of Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Audit Fees in the U.S. Banking Industry |
| Dr Stuart Taylor | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | Partner Level Reputation Shocks from Gains and Losses of Major Clients |
| Dr Van Vu | University of Newcastle | Bank Credit Supply and the Cost of Corporate Borrowing: Evidence from the 2003 U.S. Shale Oil Boom |
| Van Le | University of Newcastle | Liquidity Contagion between Stock and Option Markets |
| Dr Pallab Kumar Biswas Dr Mansi Mansi Dr Rakesh Pandey | University of Otago | Sustainability committee demographics and corporate social performance: The Australian evidence |
| Dr Helen Roberts Dr Daniel Richards Associate Professor Rosalind Whiting | University of Otago | Female Financial Adviser Career Paths: Australia versus New Zealand |
| Kelvin Tan | University of Queensland (UQ) | Are Large Shareholders Effective Monitors or Free Riders in Corporate Debt Policy? Evidence from Two Natural Experiments |
| Dr Trinh Anh Khoa Hoang Mr Hasibul Chowdhury | University of Queensland (UQ) | Revealing crash risk perception from analyst coverage |
| Associate Professor Sumit Lodhia | University of South Australia (UNISA) | The transformation of management and reporting systems in response to the Sustainable Development Goals : An exploratory study of Australian Practices |
| Dr Syed Shams Dr Kartick Gupta | University of Southern Queensland | News sentiment prior to acquisition announcement and acquisition decision |
| Dr Andrew Ainsworth | University of Sydney | Dividend imputation and the cost of capital: What can Australia learn from the international experience? |
| Dr Jiri Svec Dr Andrew Ainsworth | University of Sydney | The Information Content of Structured Product Prospectuses |
| Dr Masoud Azizkhani Dr Sarowar Hossain | University of Tasmania | Effect of audit committee chair’s characteristics on auditor choice, audit fees, and audit quality |
| James Wakefield | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | Disrupting social media disruption through incentive systems |
| Associate Professor Leon Li Professor Robert Faff | University of Waikato | Accounting-based or market-based information for bankruptcy prediction? A hybrid approach using regime-switching technique |
| Dr Lyndie Bayne Ms Nikki Schonveldt | University of Western Australia (UWA) | The effectiveness of teamwork assessment tasks |
| Dr Jamie Tong Assistant Professor Shuqing Luo | University of Western Australia (UWA) | Back to Schools: How CEO Pre-career Exposure to Religiosity Affects Firm Innovation? |
| Dr Xiaofei Pan | University of Wollongong | Product market competition and firm innovation in China |
| Dr Corinne Cortese Associate Professor Hazef Abdo | University of Wollongong | Accounting for oil and gas: has IFRS made a difference? |
| Dr Liangbo Ma | University of Wollongong | Corporate environmental commitment and firm value: Evidence from market reaction to environmental incidents |
| Dr Shiguang Ma Dr Liangbo Ma | University of Wollongong | Earnings management and accounting fraud: Evidence from Chinese family firms |
| Dr Riccardo Natoli Dr Lalith Seelanatha Dr Guneratne Wickremasinghe | Victoria University | Liquidity Risk in Australian Commercial Banks: Impact on Liquidity Management Practices |
| Dr Connie Vitale Ms Sharne Simmons Dr Dorothea Bowyer Dr Rina Datt | Western Sydney University | Developing a framework for problem based learning units in Higher Education accounting degrees: Co-created with students using a grounded theory based approach. |
| Dr Anil Mishra | Western Sydney University | Home Bias in Banks worldwide |
| Dr Ushi Ghoorah | Western Sydney University | Technical capacity and visual presentation of annual report disclosures: A study of Australian not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) |
2017-2018 AFAANZ Research Grant Recipients:
| Grant Recipient | University | Project |
| Dr Sabrina Chong & Dr Anil Narayan | Auckland University of Technology | Utilisation of photographs for CSR disclosure by Australasian companies: A visual razzle-dazzle? |
| Dr Xiu-Ye Zhang & Professor Greg Shailer | Australian National University (ANU) | Corporate Ethics and Tax Aggressiveness: Evidence from Foreign Bribery. Title changed to: Unethical culture and Tax Aggressiveness: Evidence from Foreign Bribery |
| Julia Henker & Mr Johannes Burger | Bond University | A study of confidence effects on risky asset prices and investor behaviour |
| Assistant Professor Adrian Gepp & Associate Professor Bruce Vanstone | Bond University | Improving investment performance using automated fraud detection models |
| Dr Jahanzeb Khan & Dr Rachel Hogg | Charles Sturt University | Exploring the Generalisability and Usefulness of Professional Scepticism |
| Associate Professor Grantley Taylor & Dr Mostafa Hasan | Curtin University | Debt maturity structure and stock price crash risk: Evidence from Australia. |
| Dr Tricia Ong & Associate Professor Hadrian Djajadikerta | Edith Cowan University (ECU) | Measuring and forecasting impact of new leases accounting standard on the airline industry |
| Associate Professor Majella Percy & Dr Troy Yao | Griffith University | Presentation prominence: Does it matter to non-professional and professional investors? The case of 'Other Comprehensive Income'. |
| Ms Esin Ozdil & Professor Zahirul Hoque | La Trobe University | The Role of Performance Audits in Ensuring Stewardship and Accountability in Australian Public Sector Entities |
| Dr Meiting Lu & Dr Shan Zhou | Macquarie University | Integrated Reporting, Audit Fees and Audit Quality |
| Dr Radiah Othman & Dr Rashid Ameer | Massey University | A Two-Stage Analysis of financial statements’ misstatements using Benford and Beneish’s Models |
| Dr Soon-Yeow Phang & Dr Gladys Lee | Monash University | Key audit matter (KAM) disclosure quality: Factors affecting audit committee members' responsiveness and independence when negotiating with auditors |
| Dr Terri Trireksani & Associate Professor Hadrian G. Djajadikerta | Murdoch University | Impacts of accounting students’ perceived career goals and expectations on their approaches to learning |
| Dr Yin Liao & Professor Adam Clements | Queensland University of Technology (QUT) | Improving mean-variance portfolio using a new estimator for optimal hedging relations |
| Dr My Nguyen & Assistant Professor Barry Williams | RMIT University | National governance, accounting regulations and systemic stability: International evidence |
| Dr Dina Wahyuni & Dr Subhash Abhayawansa | Swinburne University of Technology | Engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence from Australian Public Sector Entities |
| Dr Sujin Kim & Associate Professor George Shan | University of Adelaide | Corporate governance, accruals and real-activities based earnings management : Southeast Asian evidence |
| Dr Gladys Lee & Professor Susanna Ho | University of Melbourne | The Effect of Financial and Non-Financial Information on Investors’ Information Processing and Decision-Making: An Eye Tracking Study |
| Assistant Professor Antonio Gargano & Assistant Professor Steven Riddiough | University of Melbourne | The Value of FX Volume |
| Dr Lili Dai | University of New South Wales (UNSW) | When Does Reputation Matter? Evidence from Analysts’ Reliance on Management Guidance |
| Dr Asit Bhattacharyya & Professor Sue Wright | University of Newcastle | The impacts of mandated CSR expenditure and financial inclusion on banking performance |
| Dr Eric Tan & Professor David Lont | University of Otago | Whom You Know Matters: Manager Networks, Fund Performance, and Money Flows |
| Dr Mansi Mansi & Dr Rakesh Pandey | University of Otago | Board diversity and its impact on Greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption : A study of top 200 ASX listed firms |
| Ms Natalie Xiaowen Peng & Dr Karen Alpert | University of Queensland (UQ) | Information Costs and Superannuation Choices in Australia |
| Dr Clara Zhou & Dr Kelvin Tan | University of Queensland (UQ) | Can Business Shocks Explain the Failure of Empirical Tests of Capital Structure Theories? |
| Dr Reza Bradrania & Dr Sean Anthonisz | University of South Australia (UNISA) | Asymmetric risk and expected corporate bond returns |
| Dr Lyn Daff & Dr Claire Beatie | University of Southern Queensland | The views of regional accounting and finance employers regarding preparing graduates for the continual changes in IT: a comparison between public practice, industry and government employers |
| Dr Ava Wu & Dr Shan Zhou | University of Sydney | Integrated Reporting and Earnings Quality. Title changed to : The unintended consequence of practising integrated reporting: Evidence on opportunistic earnings management |
| Dr Byoung-Kyu Min | University of Sydney | Post-earnings-announcement drift and expected growth risk |
| Dr Vladimir Volkov & Professor Mardi Dungey | University of Tasmania | Measuring interconnectedness of the global equity market from historical decompositions |
| Dr Vitali Alexeev | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) | Warping Time: Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness of Tick-by-tick Data in Portfolio Optimisation |
| Dr Geeta Duppati & Professor Robert Faff | University of Waikato | The Joint Effects of Ownership Concentration, Board Independence and Innovation on Idiosyncratic Risk. Title change: Efects of institutional ownership on innovation and firm performance: Evidence from OECD and emerging economies |
| Dr Keith Godfrey & Professor Robert Faff | University of Western Australia (UWA) | Precious Metals Trading |
| Dr Chloe Choy Yeing Ho & Dr Jing Yu | University of Western Australia (UWA) | Do institutional investors recognise unburnable carbon? Evidence from private placements. |
| Dr Bin Liu & Dr Monica Tan | University of Wollongong | Short selling and asymmetrical behaviour of idiosyncratic volatility |
| Dr Binh Bui & Dr Thu Phuong Truong | Victoria University of Wellington | Performance impacts of carbon management control systems |
| Mr Daniel Yeung & Associate Professor George Shan | Western Sydney University | Carbon Disclosure and Managerial Ownership Entrenchment |
| Dr Seedwell Sithole & Dr Rina Datt | Western Sydney University | Learning with concepts maps in an Auditing and Assurance class |
2016-2017 AFAANZ Research Grant Recipients:
| Grant Recipient | University | Project |
| Di Bu | Bond University | Modeling of Tail Risk Spillover Effect among Financial Institutions |
| Ka Wai (Stanley) Choi | Australian National University | Deterrent effects of disclosure regulation enforcements under the responsive enforcement regime |
| Jeff Coulton | UNSW, Australia | Is there a role for the accounting profession in the adoption of SROI in not-for-profit organisations? |
| Yong Li | The University of Queensland | A new non-parametric model for measuring portfolio downside risk |
| Youngdeok Lim | UNSW | Customer satisfaction and management earnings forecasts |
| Isabel Z Wang | The University of Western Australia | The effect of delegation and motivated forgetting on misreporting: The moderating role of mindfulness |
| Fawad Ahmad | Massey University | Auditors Response to Political Stability and Military/Political Connections |
| Shumi Akhtar | The University of Sydney | The causes and consequences of cross border Multinational Corporations’ M&A activities. |
| Zhe An | Monash University | Auditors’ Response to Clients’ Short Sale Exposure: International Evidence |
| Kym Cherie Butcher | Macquarie University | The effect of emotional intelligence and work values on job stress, wellbeing and academic performance of Australian accounting and finance academics |
| Mariela Carvajal | University of Otago | Accrual and Real-Based Earnings Management around IFRS in non-European firms |
| Sean Foley | The University of Sydney | Substantial Shareholders Trading Impact in Australia |
| Haozhi Huang | RMIT University | Does Stable Business Relationship matter? Evidence from Analyst Recommendation |
| Jesmin Islam | University of Canberra | Factors impeding the participation of Indigenous students in accounting and finance education at the tertiary level in Australia: A socio-political, cultural and historical perspective |
| Jonathan Jona | The University of Melbourne | Do remedies for the liabilities of foreignness in capital markets work? Empirical evidence from foreign IPOs in the US |
| Michael Kend | RMIT University | The Value Relevance of Segment Accounting Data to Private Equity Investors when Selecting Target Acquisitions: A Cross Country Analysis. |
| Pamela Kent | University of Adelaide | Management Incentives to manipulate accounting information through Prior Period Error Corrections under IAS 8 |
| Roman Lanis | University of Technology, Sydney | Executive remuneration and tax avoidance of multinational firms operating in Australia. |
| Bronwyn McCredie | Queensland University of Technology | Do Internal Trading Policies Mitigate Rent Extraction by Insiders? An Examination of the ASX Listing Rule 12.9-12 |
| Wei Qian | University of South Australia | Discharging environmental accountability via social media – China’s PX case |
| Dinithi Ranasinghe | University of Otago | Managerial Ability in Meeting and Beating Earnings Benchmarks |
| Syed Shams | University of Southern Queensland | Financial Readability of Target-firm and Mergers and Acquisitions |
| Stephen Smith | Monash University | Risk presentation format and retirement portfolio preferences: Emotions and risk-taking rationality at different levels of financial competence |
| Stephen Thiele | Queensland University of Technology | Analysing liquidity via a new estimator for stock trading costs. |
| Subhash Abhayawansa | Swinburne University of Technology | Does integrated reporting improve firm performance? |
| Bobae Choi | University of Newcastle | The Impact of Institutional Ownership on Executive Compensation: Australian Evidence |
| Christine Contessotto | Deakin University | Key Audit Matters, Materiality Thresholds and Financial Reporting Quality |
| Pandula Gamage | Victoria University | Exploring the use of performance information by Councillors in the Australian local government |
| Wend James | Charles Darwin University | A Critical Analysis of the Financial Health of Australian Local Councils |
| Nagaratnam Jeyasreedharan | University of Tasmania | The behaviour of diffusion and jump risks in conflict and post-conflict markets (Evidence from Sri Lanka) |
| Reza Monem | Griffith University | Gender diversity in boards and pay-performance link |
| Lily Nguyen | La Trobe University | Ownership structure and firm innovation: Australian evidence |
| Kelvin Tan | The University of Queensland | CEO Overconfidence and Corporate Debt Issuance: Evidence from Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
| Feida Zhang | Murdoch University | Language and corporate cash holdings |
| Yushu Zhu | The University of Queensland | The real effects of debt covenant violations: evidence from a financial crisis |
| Michelle Goyen | University of New England | The effect of motivational and constraining factors on Egyptian accounting students’ destination choice for higher education in Australian universities. |
| Denise Jackson | Edith Cowan University | Gauging and developing innovative capabilities in Accounting and Finance graduates |
| Abhijeet Singh | Curtin University of Technology | Auditor Industry Specialization and Audit Quality in Australia |
| Yuanji Wen | The University of Western Australia | Effects of Dark Pool Trading on Liquidity and Price Discovery: An Experimental Approach |
| Yen Bui | Flinders University | Expectations and satisfactions with Australian superannuation funds: Comparing self-managed super funds and retail funds |
| Huiying Wu | University of Western Sydney | Does it pay to be green? Evidence from China |