Biography
Dr. Abdifatah Haji is a lecturer in the Department of Accounting in Deakin Business School. Abdifatah joined the Department of Accounting in 2020 after receiving his PhD from the University of Adelaide.
His research focuses on judgment and decision making using experiments in financial and nonfinancial reporting settings. Specifically, he examines how qualitative features of corporate reporting affect managers, and how individual investors acquire and integrate information disclosed by managers into their investment decisions.
Abdifatah's teaching interests include auditing, AIS and data analytics.
Read more on Abdifatah's profileResearch interests
Financial reporting
ESG reporting
Real effects of disclosure regulations
Teaching interests
Auditing
AIS and Analytics
Units taught
MAA763: Governance and Fraud
MAA795: Strategic Business Leader
MAA705: Corporate Auditing
MAA303: Auditing and Assurance
MAA204: AIS and Data Analytics
IPA001: Ethics, Governance and Fraud
CAF002: Accounting Information Systems
CAFF10: Information and Communication Technology
Knowledge areas
Auditing
AIS and Data Analytics
Corporate Governance
Professional activities
Google Scholar Page:
https://bit.ly/2mi6peJ
Awards
AFAANZ Best PhD Award, 2021
Publications
Consequences of CSR reporting regulations worldwide: a review and research agenda
A Haji, P Coram, I Troshani
(2022), pp. 1-32, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Bingley, Eng., C1
Effects of integrating CSR information in financial reports on investors' firm value estimates
A Haji, P Coram, I Troshani
(2021), Vol. 61, pp. 3605-3647, Accounting and Finance, C1
The role of intangible assets and liabilities in firm performance: Empirical evidence
A Haji, N Ghazali
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 42-59, Journal of Applied Accounting Research, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
A Ahmed Haji, M Anifowose
(2017), Vol. 18, pp. 373-399, Journal of Intellectual Capital, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
The trend of integrated reporting practice in South Africa: ceremonial or substantive?
Abdifatah Haji, Mutalib Anifowose
(2016), Vol. 7, pp. 190-224, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
Exploring the implications of integrated reporting on organisational reporting practice
Abdifatah Haji, Dewan Hossain
(2016), Vol. 13, pp. 415-444, Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
Audit committee and integrated reporting practice: does internal assurance matter?
A Ahmed Haji, M Anifowose
(2016), Vol. 31, pp. 915-948, Managerial Auditing Journal, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
Trend of hidden values and use of intellectual capital information: Evidence from Malaysia
A Haji
(2016), Vol. 29, pp. 81-105, Accounting Research Journal, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
The role of audit committee attributes in intellectual capital disclosures: Evidence from Malaysia
A Ahmed Haji
(2015), Vol. 30, pp. 756-784, Managerial Auditing Journal, C1-1
A Haji, S Mubaraq
(2015), Vol. 5, pp. 350-380, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, C1-1
Intellectual capital disclosure and market valuation
A Haji, N Anum, N Ghazali
(2014), Intellectual Capital in Organizations: Non-Financial Reports and Accounts, London, Eng., B1-1
A Ahmed Haji
(2014), Vol. 24, pp. 134-151, International Journal of Commerce and Management, C1-1
Abdifatah Haji
(2014), pp. 1-9, ECIC 2014 : Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Intellectual Capital 2014, Bratislava, Slovakia, E1-1
Abdifatah Haji, Nazli Mohd Ghazali
(2013), Vol. 21, pp. 27-52, Asian Review of Accounting, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
Corporate social responsibility disclosures over time: evidence from Malaysia
Abdifatah Haji
(2013), Vol. 28, pp. 647-676, Managerial Auditing Journal, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
Factors influencing corporate voluntary disclosures in Malaysia
Abdifatah Haji, Nazli Ghazali
(2013), Vol. 5, pp. 327-349, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGERIAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, C1-1
A Haji, N Ghazali
(2013), Vol. 29, pp. 24-42, Humanomics, C1-1
Intellectual capital disclosure trends: some Malaysian evidence
Abdifatah Haji, Nazli Mohd Ghazali
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 377-397, Journal of Intellectual Capital, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
The influence of the financial crisis on corporate voluntary disclosure: Some Malaysian evidence
A Haji, N Mohd Ghazali
(2012), Vol. 9, pp. 101-125, International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
CSR Contracting and Earnings Informativeness
Dr Wei Shi, Dr Abdifatah Haji
Accounting & Finance Assoc of Australian & New Zealand Grant - Research
- 2022: $5,200
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report