AUT - Humayun Kabir

Dr Humayun Kabir

Senior Lecturer in Financial Accounting

Phone: + 64 9 921 9999

Email: humayun.kabir@aut.ac.nz

Qualifications:

• Doctor of Business Administration from Kobe University
• Master of Business Administration from Kobe University
• Master of Commerce from the University of Dhaka
• Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Dhaka

Memberships and Affiliations:

•     CPA Australia (http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/cps/rde/xchg)
•     American Accounting Association (http://aaahq.org/)
•     Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand 
      (http://www.afaanz.org/)

Teaching Areas:

•     Current Issues in Financial Accounting
  
•     Financial Accounting for Companies
•     Accounting Systems

Research areas:

•     IFRS
•     Earnings quality
•     Earnings management
•     Value relevance of accounting information
•     Corporate governance

Current Research Projects:

•     An international comparison of accrual quality under IFRS

Publications:

Academic Journals

Kabir, M.H. and Fawzi Laswad. 2011. Properties of net income and total comprehensive income – New Zealand evidence. Accounting Research Journal, Vol. 24 (No. 3): 268-289.

Kabir, M.H., Divesh Sharma, Md Ainul Islam, and Amirus Salat. 2011.  Big 4 auditor affiliation and accruals quality in Bangladesh. Managerial Auditing Journal, Vol. 26 (No. 2): 161-181.   

Kabir, M.H., Fawzi Laswad, and Md Ainul Islam. 2010. Impact of IFRS in New Zealand on Accounts and Earnings Quality. Australian Accounting Review, Vol. 20 ((Issue 4): 343-357. 

Kabir, M.H. 2010. Positive accounting theory and science. Journal of CENTRUM Cathedra, Vol. III (No. II): 136.149.

Kabir, M. H. 2007. Earnings management research- A review. Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 33 (No. 3 & 4): 113-147.

Professional journals

Kabir, M.H. 2009. The evolving framework of financial accounting. The Bangladesh Accountant, 62 (35): 38-40.

Kabir, M.H. 2008. Accounting for intangibles. The Chartered  Accountants Journal of New Zealand, 87 (August): 63-66.

Kabir, M.H. and Md Ainul Islam. 2007. Approaches to developing accounting standards in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Accountant, 57 (30): 5-11.

Papers presented at conferences and seminars

Kabir, M.H. and Laswad, F. (2011). An International Comparison of Accruals Quality Under IFRS. Paper accepted for presentation at AFAANZ annual conference, July, 2011, Darwin, Australia.

Kabir, M.H. and Laswad, F. (2010). An International Comparison of Accruals Quality Under IFRS. Paper presented at a seminar at Bureau of Business Research, University of Dhaka, December 2, 2010.

Kabir, M.H., Laswad, F., and Islam, M.A. (2009). Impact of IFRS adoption on earnings quality - Preliminary evidence from New Zealand.  AFAANZ annual conference, July 6, 2009, Adelaide, Australia.

Kabir, M.H., M.A. Islam, D. Sharma, and A. Salat. 2008. Association between auditor quality and earnings quality-Do local big four auditors provide quality-differentiated audits in Bangladesh? AFAANZ/IAAER Conference, July 7, 2008, Sydney, Australia.

Book review

Kabir, M.H. 2011. "Accounting for Equity and Other Comprehensive Income", Pacific Accounting Review, Vol. 23 (1): 91 – 94.

Awards:

• 2012: The article entitled “Big 4 auditor affiliation and accruals quality in Bangladesh” published in Managerial Auditing Journal in 2011 has been chosen as a Highly Commended Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2012.  

• 2012:    I was chosen as an Outstanding Reviewer at Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2012. The editors of Pacific Accounting Review selected me for the award for the very impressive and significant contribution I made as a reviewer to the journal throughout 2011.

• 2009: Excellence in teaching award at AUT Business School