Biography
Dr Ali Yaftian is a Lecturer in the Department of Accounting in Deakin Business School. Ali has over 18 years of experience in academia, and 12 years in public accounting. He was a recipient of the Dean Awards for Teaching Excellence within the Faculty of Business and Informatics at Central Queensland University (CQU) in 2007.
Prior to Deakin, he taught accounting units for several years at Victoria University in Australia, Central Queensland University and the University of New England. Ali holds a Bachelor of Economics (ATU), a Master of Accounting (UOW), PhD in Accounting (UOW), a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education (VU) and a Graduate Certificate in Management (CQU). His research interests are in financial reporting, CSR, accounting history, accounting education, and business ethics where he has published several journal articles. He has also several years work experience in public practice.
Read more on Ali's profileResearch interests
- Corporate Reporting (CSR, <IR>)
- Accounting Profession History
- Accounting Education
- Business Ethics
Affiliations
- Fellow, Institute of Public Accountants (FIPA).
- Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (CA).
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Economics and Finance (IJEF).
Teaching interests
- Financial Accounting
- Management Accounting
Units taught
- MPA701 - Accounting
- MAA261 - Financial Accounting
- MAA363 - Corporate Accounting
- CAF001 - Accounting Systems and Processes
Conferences
- European Accounting Association (EAA) Congress, Italy, May 2018.
Publications
Director turnover, board monitoring and audit fees: Some Australian evidence
S Kanapathippillai, A Yaftian, S Mirshekary, H Sami, F Gul
(2024), Vol. 83, pp. 1-21, Pacific Basin Finance Journal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Badrul Muttakin, B Chatterjee, A Khan, D Getie Mihret, R Roy, A Yaftian
(2022), Vol. 152, pp. 290-299, Journal of Business Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Accounting professionalization, the state, and transnational capitalism: The case of Iran
D Mihret, S Mirshekary, A Yaftian
(2020), Vol. 82, Accounting, Organizations and Society, C1
A Al-Hadi, B Chatterjee, A Yaftian, G Taylor, M Monzur Hasan
(2019), Vol. 59, pp. 961-989, Accounting and Finance, C1
Development of accounting regulatory institutions in Libya (1951-2006)
M Alferjani, S Mirshekary, S Dellaportas, D Mihret, A Yaftian
(2018), Vol. 31, pp. 267-283, Accounting research journal, Bingley, Eng., C1
Learning commercial computerised accounting programmes: perceptions and motivations
A Yaftian, S Mirshekary, D Mihret
(2017), Vol. 30, pp. 312-332, Accounting research journal, Bingley, Eng., C1
Historical antecedents shaping corporate reporting in Iran
V Wise, S Mirshekary, A Yaftian
(2014), Vol. 11, pp. 154-165, Corporate ownership and control, Sumy, Ukraine, C1
Corporate social reporting preferences in a developing country : evidence from Iran
A Yaftian, V Wise, K Cooper, S Mirshekary
(2013), Vol. 11, pp. 50-58, Problems and perspectives in management, Sumy, Ukraine, C1
Post-crisis corporate governance and the Thailand banking sector
C Jongsureyapart, V Wise, A Yaftian
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 40-49, Banks and bank systems, Sumy, Ukraine, C1
Social reporting in the annual reports of Iranian listed companies
A Yaftian, V Wise, K Cooper, S Mirshekary
(2012), Vol. 10, pp. 26-33, Corporate ownership and control, Sumy, Ukraine, C1
Carbon dioxide emission mitigation and disclosures : the size effect
A Adeyemi, V Wise, A Yaftian
(2011), Vol. 3-4, pp. 1-8, IST journal on business and technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, C1-1
Students' perceptions of academic and business dishonesty : Australian evidence
S Mirshekary, A Yaftian, M Mir
(2010), Vol. 8, pp. 67-84, Journal academic ethics, Dordrecht, Netherlands, C1
Financial statements in less developed countries : what do preparers demand?
A Yaftian, S Mirshekary
(2009), Vol. 5, pp. 12-20, Journal of modern accounting and auditing, Libertyville, Ill., C1
Business ethics and accounting students : Australia, South Asia and East Asia
S Mirskehary, A Yaftian, G Wickremasinghe
(2009), Vol. 1, pp. 146-162, Asian journal of finance & accounting, Las Vegas, Nev., C1-1
Ethical, economic and efficient sector : is it a gamble? The case of New Zealand Health
S Mirshekary, A Yaftian, B Chatterjee
(2008), pp. 1-32, AAAA 2008 : Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference Asian Academic Accounting Association Proceedings 2008, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, E1
Australian corporate collapse: The case of HIH Insurance
Soheila Mirshekary, Ali Yaftian, Damien Cross
(2005), Vol. 9, pp. 249-258, JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL SERVICES MARKETING, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
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Supervisions
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