Biography
Dr Edwin Lim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting in Deakin Business School. Edwin completed his PhD in financial accounting from Monash University in 2015 and has lectured at Monash University before joining Deakin University in 2017. Edwin is a CPA with significant academic and practical experience providing integrated teaching and research across a diverse range of subjects, including financial accounting, corporate reporting, auditing, corporate governance, business strategy, and capital markets.
He has published papers in journals including Auditing: Journal of Practice and Theory, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Accounting Horizons, and Journal of Business Ethics.
His dedication to academia was acknowledged through the receipt of several Faculty/Department teaching-research awards and the prestigious Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT).
Research interests
- Financial Accounting
- Audit
- Business Strategy
- Corporate Reporting
- Capital Markets
Teaching interests
- Financial Accounting
- Audit
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Reporting
Units taught
- MAA261 Financial Accounting
- MAA310 Accounting and Society
- MPA701 Accounting
- MAA753 Professional Research and Analysis
Awards
- 2022 Deakin University Faculty of Business & Law Awards - Research & Innovation
- 2022 Deakin University Faculty of Business & Law Awards - Teaching & Learning
- Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) - the 2021 Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
- 2018 and 2019 Research Excellence Award, Department of Accounting, Deakin University
Publications
S Bose, E Lim, K Minnick, S Shams
(2023), pp. 1-26, Corporate Governance: an international review, London, Eng., C1
Boardroom backscratching and stock price crash risk
D Hanlon, M Khedmati, E Lim, C Truong
(2023), pp. 1-41, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, London, Eng., C1
Employment quality and 10-K report readability
Eka Tan, Christina Wong-Lim, Edwin Lim
(2022), pp. 1-29, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Luo, E Lim, W Qu, X Zhang
(2021), Vol. 17, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, C1
Do Generalist CEOs Magnify Boardroom Backscratching?
E Evdokimov, D Hanlon, E Lim
(2021), Journal of Business Ethics, C1
Boardroom backscratching and audit fees
Dean Hanlon, Mehdi Khedmati, E Lim
(2019), Vol. 38, pp. 179-206, Auditing: a journal of practice & theory, Lakewood Ranch, Fla., C1
Mehdi Khedmati, E Lim, Vic Naiker, Farshid Navissi
(2019), Vol. 31, pp. 111-141, Journal of Management Accounting Research, Lakewood Ranch, Fla., C1
Managerial ability, financial distress, and audit fees
F Gul, M Khedmati, E Lim, F Navissi
(2018), Vol. 32, pp. 29-51, Accounting Horizons, C1
The influence of business strategy on annual report readability
E Lim, K Chalmers, D Hanlon
(2018), Vol. 37, pp. 65-81, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, C1
Business strategy, over- (Under-) investment, and managerial compensation
F Navissi, V Sridharan, M Khedmati, E Lim, E Evdokimov
(2017), Vol. 29, pp. 63-86, Journal of Management Accounting Research, C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report