AUT - Andy Godfrey

Dr Andy Godfrey

Associate Dean – Postgraduate Students, Business School

Phone: +64 9 921 9846

Email: andy.godfrey@aut.ac.nz

Physical Address:
Business School
Room WF831
Level 8, WF Block
42 Wakefield Street
Auckland Central 1010

Postal Address:
Faculty of Business and Law
AUT University
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1142

Qualifications:

• Doctorate DBA, Southern Cross University
• Masters MMS (Distinction), University of Waikato
• Bachelors BA (Hons) (Soc.Sci.), University of Kent
• Professional FCIS, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Secretaries and Administrators
• Professional CDipFA, Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
• Professional CA, New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants

Biography:

Dr Andy Godfrey joined AUT in June 2004 as Associate Dean - Postgraduate Students, a new role created to ensure that postgraduate students in the Faculty of Business are supported effectively in their masters and doctoral programmes. Dr Godfrey started his career in the UK in corporate banking, following which he worked in tertiary institutes in England, Fiji and New Zealand.

He has had significant involvement in managing postgraduate business education, including the Waikato University Executive MBA programme at Manukau Business School and, from 1998 to 2004, as Director of the International MBA at Manukau Business School. This programme was extremely successful, growing from an initial enrolment of 12 students to a total of 150 students, making it one of the largest MBA programmes in New Zealand. The role also involved close liaison with the Graduate College of Management (GCM) at Southern Cross University, Australia, and Dr Godfrey was appointed as an Adjunct Professor by the GCM in 2001. Dr Godfrey was also closely involved with the research activities of the students and of the GCM. He regularly attended and contributed to the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Research Workshops conducted by the GCM for their doctoral students and was an examiner for the DBA thesis element and a DBA co-supervisor. This was the largest such programme in Australia, with 200 students enrolled.

Dr Godfrey has contributed over 50 papers to international publications and conferences, with a particular emphasis upon research policy links with practioners. Work on international accounting issues for airlines was undertaken in conjunction with IAATA and airline financial analysts, brand valuation consultancy was undertaken with marketing and finance managers in New Zealand and investor relations consultancy has been undertaken with the New Zealand financial community, including analysts, journalists, IR managers and PR practioners.

Dr Godfrey has also maintained close links with the professions and the academic community. He was a member of the Academic Board of Advanced Business Education Limited, which has responsibility for the Postgraduate Professional Accounting Schools and Professional Competency Examination Two on behalf of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has also been a member of the Education Committee of the NZ Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, of which he has been Chair since 2002. Dr Godfrey has also been a member of accreditation panels on behalf of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee.

Teaching Areas:

• Research methodology
• International accounting
• Corporate finance

Research areas:

• Financial reporting and communication
• International accounting
• Accounting history

Current Research Projects:

• Financial reporting and communication – the effects of continuous disclosure on investor relations; the distinction between investor relations and public relations; Investor relations web sites and disclosure.
• Accounting education – the contribution of liberal studies to the professional education of chartered accountants in New Zealand.

Publications:

1. “Investor Relations in New Zealand: A Communication Gap?”, New Zealand Journal of Applied Business Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, December 2003.
2. (with J. Horsley) “Corporate governance in New Zealand”, Journal of Chartered Secretaries Australia, Vol. 55, No. 7, August 2003.
3. "Corporate Governance, Accountability and Corporate Financial Communication - a Model for Investor Relations?", 1st International Conference on Corporate Governance, The Birmingham Business School, The University of Birmingham, England, July 2002.
4. (with L. Austin and R. Gilmour) "Airline accounting recommendations?", Accounting and Business, Vol. 2, No. 5, 1999.
5. (with L. Austin and R. Gilmour) "Accounting on a wing and a prayer?", Accounting and Business, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1999.
6. (with L. Austin and R. Gilmour) "How comparable are airlines' reports?", Financial Times World Accounting Report, Issue 2:3, 1999.
7. (with K. Hooper) "Accountability and Decision-Making in Feudal England: Domesday Book Revisited", Accounting History, NS Vol. 1, No.1, May 1996.
8. (with C. Guilding) "An Empirical Investigation of the Extent and Nature of Brand Valuation Activity in New Zealand", Accounting and Finance, Vol. 35, No. 2, November 1995.
9. "Brand Valuations - Relevant or Reliable?", NZSA Accountants' Journal, Vol. 72, No. 10, November 1993.
10. "New Zealand Company Financial Reporting", in J. B. Ryan, (ed.), Chapter - SSAP 23 Segmental Reporting, Premier Print Services, Auckland, New Zealand, 1990.