2008/2009 AFAANZ RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS

AFAANZ would like to congratulate the recipients of the 2008-2009 Research Grants.

The grants are designed to encourage and support AFAANZ members by providing funding for small-scale one-year research projects. Thirty two grants were awarded for the 2008-2009 year totalling $156,121.80.

The recipients of the research grants were announced at the annual conference held in Sydney, Australia, on 7 and 8 July 2008.

Grant Recipients:

BOND UNIVERSITY - School of Business
Ms Janice Hollindale with Professor Pamela Kent
Project Title: Voluntary Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Annual Reports before the Introduction of the National Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reporting Act (2007)

Professor Pamela Kent
Project Title: A Transactions Cost Analysis of the Decision to Outsource Internal Audit Services to Consultants

Dr  James Routledge with Dr David Morrison
Project Title: Corporate governance and the resolution of financial distress in voluntary administration

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance
Mr Chris Ratcliffe with Associate Professor Monica Keneley
Project Title: Consolidation within the Australian Real Estate Investment Trust Sector: An Evaluation of the Impact on Unitholder Returns

Ms Tracey McDowall with Dr Beverley Jackling
Project Title: How attractive is accounting as a career choice for secondary school students?

Dr Chee Jin Yap with Professor Gerard Gannon
Project Title: The Emergence of Chinese Yuen Bloc in the Asia Pacific Region

GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY - Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Dr Benjamin Liu with Professor Chew Ng
Project Title: Investigation of Mortgage Fees and Fee Structures of Australian Leaders

Dr Lisa McManus with Professor Chris Guilding
Project Title: An Examination of Customer Accounting in the Australian Hotel Industry

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY - Department of Accounting
Dr Jahangir Ali with Professor Kamran Ahmed
Project Title: An Empirical Study of the Determinants of Cash Flows Forecasts of Australian Listed Firms

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY - Department of Accounting and Finance
Dr  Vicki  Baard with Dr Ted Watts
Project Title: Increasing Productive Limits in the Airline Industry: Integrating a Logistics Capacity Model a Customer-value Capacity Model to Make Visible the Structural Limits of Capacity

Dr Sue Wright and  Dr Kym Boon
Project Title: The impact of complusory audit tendering on financial reporting quality in NSW local councils

MASSEY UNIVERSITY - Department of Accountancy
Mr Warwick Stent with Professor Michael Bradbury and Associate Professor Jill Hooks
Project Title: The impact of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): A study of Early Adopters in New Zealand

MONASH UNIVERSITY - Department of Accounting and Finance
Ms Christine Contessotto with Dr Robyn Moroney
Project Title: Measures of Audit Committee Effectiveness Utilized by External Auditors

Dr Binh Do with Professor Robert Faff
Project Title: Is Equity Pairs Trading Profitable?

Dr Philip Gharghori with Associate Professor Madhu Veeraraghavan
Project Title: An investigation into asset pricing anomalies in the Australian equities market

QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - School of Accountancy
Dr Jodie Nelson with Professor Gerry Gallery
Project Title: Expectations Management around the Awarding and Exercise of Executive Stock Options in the Australian Mining Sector

QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - School of Economics and Finance
Mr John Nowland and En-Te Chen with Professor Stephen Gray
Project Title: "Owner Identity, Agency Costs and Firm Performance"

RMIT UNIVERSITY - School of Accounting and Law
Dr Premasiri Yapa
Project Title: Strategy and Structure: the Professionalism Process of National Institute of Accountants (NIA) Australia in the last two decades

RMIT UNIVERSITY - School of Business Information Technology
Dr Nattavud Pimpa with Dr Carlene Boucher
Project Title: A Study of Online Education Engagement of Culturally and Learning Diverse Students Undertaking Accounting, Finance and Management Undergraduate Degrees

SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY - Faculty of Business and Enterprise
Mr Subhash Abhayawansa with Associate Professor Irene Tempone and Dr Soma Pillay
Project Title: Evidence based research to support curriculum development for Higher Education and TAFE in Accounting and Finance

Dr Evangeline Elijido-Ten with Professor Louise Kloot
Project Title: Exploring the Role of SMEs as a Training Ground For Accountants

THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND - Department of Accounting and Finance
Dr Chris Akroyd with Associate Professor  Ralph Kober
Project Title: The Implementation of Management Control Systems in High Growth Firms: A Case Study

Ms  Deborah Alexander with Dr Charl de Villiers
Project Title: Do powerful stakeholders drive voluntary disclosure?  The disclosure priorities of Australian and South African mining companies investigated.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES - School of Accounting
Dr Jeff Coulton with Associate Professor Andrew Ferguson
Project Title: Is there a dividend 'run-up effect' for Australian Equities?

Mr Peter Lam with Associate Professor Andrew Ferguson
Project Title: U308: Assessing the Wealth Impact of the Three Mines Policy

Ms Diane Mayorga and Ms Mandy Cheng with Dr Wendy Green
Project Title: Evaluating the Impact of Audit Partner Rotation on Auditor-Client Negotiation

THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND - Business School
Dr Darren Lee and Jacquelyn Humphrey with Dr Karen Benson
Project Title: Socially Responsible Investment Funds: The Impact of Screening on Performance

Mr Michael O'Brien with Professor Philip Gray and  Dr Irene Tutticci
Project Title: The Australian Accruals Anomaly: Existence and Risk-Based Explanations

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY - School of Business
Ms Demi Chung with Professor David Hensher and Dr John Rose
Project Title: Identifying Risk Perception of Various Stakeholder Groups to a Public Private Partnership Tollroad Contract

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Accounting and Finance
Mr Szekee Koh with Dr Robert Durand
Project Title: Saints versus Sinners. Does Morality Matter?

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA - Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability
Dr Wei Qian with Professor Roger Burritt
Project Title: Does Lease-based Product Life Extension Strategy Create Environmental and Customer Values?

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY - School of Accounting
 Dr Qingliang Tang
Project Title: Investor Protection, International Financial Reporting Standards, and Financial Reporting Quality: A Global Investigation