Dr Davood Askarany
Senior Lecturer
Department:
Address: Owen G Glenn Building
12 Grafton Road
Auckland
Faculty: Business & Economics
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 Ext. 85785
Email: d.askarany@auckland.ac.nz
Web Page: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=710105

Dr Askarany is a leading researcher in the area of diffusion of management accounting innovations in New Zealand. He has successfully received funding for and conducted major research projects in this area within Australia, New Zealand, UK and the Middle East. His research and professional interests primarily rest in diffusion of innovation, management accounting, organizational change, performance measurement, and diffusion theory.

He has published extensively in these areas, for both academic and professional outlets. Davood has authored over 30 academic papers, including publications in International Journal of Production and Economics, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance, Thunderbird International Business Review, Managerial Auditing Journal, and the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology. Most of his publications have been ranked among the top ten downloads by SSRN. According to SSRN, some of his papers have been downloaded more than 7000 times over the past three years.

He has served as an editorial board member and a primary reviewer of more than 20 international journals such as 'International Journal of Production and Economics', ‘Group and Organization Management’ and ‘Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change’.
Qualifications:
2003 Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting (PhD) University of South Australia
---- BA (Accounting) UISF
---- CPA Certified Public Accountant (CPA Australia)
---- MA in Accounting UTHR
Special Interests:
Centre of excellence Australasia
Member of American Accounting Association (AAA)
Positions Held:
FromToInstitutionPosition Held
2009 Now Contemporary Management Research (CMR) journal Editorial Board
2009 Now International Journal of Production Economics Reviewer
2009 Now Journal of Global Business and Technology Reviewer
2008 Now Group & Organization Management journal Reviewer
2006 Now International Journal of Business and Systems Research Editorial Board
2004 Now Thunderbird International Business Review Reviewer
Awards:
2010 Teaching Excellence Awards for Collaboration in Teaching (University of Auckland)
2004 The best paper of the year award of "US Informing Science and Information Technology Conference" see Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, (2004) 1, 179-188)
2002 Nominated as the best postgraduate student (research) of the year in University of South Australia
Service:
CPA Australia
Teaching:
2013 ACCTG 221 Cost and Management Accounting
2013 Business 390 Special Project
2012 ACCTG 221 Cost and Management Accounting
2012 Business 390 Special Project
2010 ACCTG 221 Cost and Management Accounting
2010 Business 390 Special Project
2009 ACCTG 221 Cost and Management Accounting
2009 ACCTG 291 Cost Accounting Systems
2009 ACCTG 323 Performance Measurement and Management Control
2008 ACCTG 291 Cost Accounting Systems
2008 ACCTG 321 Strategic Management Accounting
2008 ACCTG 323 Performance Measurement and Management Control
2007 ACCTG 221 Cost and Management Accounting
2007 ACCTG 291 Cost Accounting Systems
2007 ACCTG 321 Strategic Management Accounting
2007 ACCTG 323 Performance Measurement and Management Control
2006 ACCTG 291 Cost Accounting Systems
2006 ACCTG 391 Financial Decision Support
2005 ACCTG 221 Cost and Management Accounting
2005 ACCTG 291 Cost Accounting Systems
2005 ACCTG 391 Financial Decision Support
Research Interests:
Management accounting, cost accounting systems, performance measurement and the diffusion of innovation
Selected Publications:
Refereed Journal Articles
2012 YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARANY, D.,  ‘A Comparative Study of the Adoption and Implementation of Target Costing in the UK, Australia and New Zealand‘,  International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 135, Issue 1, Pages 382-392
2012 YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARANY, D.,  NASSERI, A.,  MORADI, M.,  ‘A Processual Approach towards Studying Management Accounting Change‘, Journal of Accounting – Business & Management, 19(2), 44-58.
2012 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘An Exploratory Study into the Implementation of Management Accounting Changes in Australia‘, Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, 8(5), 628-640.
2012 ASKARANY, D.,  YAZDIFAR, H.,  ‘An Investigation into the Mixed Reported Adoption Rates for ABC: Evidence from Australia, New Zealand and the UK‘, International Journal of Production Economics Volume 135, Issue 1, Pages 430-439
2012 ASKARANY, D.,  BRIERLEY, J.,  YAZDIFAR, H.,  ‘The effect of innovation characteristics on activity-based costing adoption‘, International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, (4)3, 291-313.
2010 YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARANY, D.,  ‘A Comparative Investigation into the Diffusion of Management Accounting Innovations in The UK, Australia and New Zealand ‘, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) 5, 9, 1-11.
2010 ASKARANY, D.,  YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARY, S.,  ‘Supply chain management, activity-based costing and organisational factors ‘, International Journal of Production Economics: 127 (2010) 238–248
2008 ASKARY, S.,  YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Culture and accounting practices in Turkey‘, International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, Vol. 5, 1, 66-88.
2008 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘Diffusion of innovation and business size: a longitudinal study of PACIA‘, Managerial Auditing Journal 23, 900-916.
2008 YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARANY, D.,  ASKARAY, S.,  ‘Management Accountants’ Role in Dependent and Independent Companies: Does Ownership Matter?‘, Journal of Accounting Business & Management, 15, 1-21.
2008 YAZDIFAR, H.,  ZAMAN, M.,  TSAMENY, M.,  ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Management accounting change in a subsidiary organisation‘, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Vol. 19, Iss. 3
2007 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  YAZDIFAR, H.,  ‘Attributes of innovation and the implementation of managerial tools: an activity-based management technique‘, International Journal of Business and Systems Research 2007 - Vol. 1, No.1 pp. 98 - 114
2007 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  YAZDIFAR, H.,  ‘Technological innovations, activity based costing and satisfaction‘, Journal of Accounting Business & Management (JABM), Vol. 14: 53-63
2007 ASKARANY, D.,  YAZDIFAR, H.,  ‘Why ABC is not widely implemented?‘,  International Journal of Business Research (IJBR) 7, 93-98.
2006 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Characteristics of Adopters and Organisational Changes‘, Thunderbird International Business Review, Vol. 48 (5): 705-725
2005 YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Power and Politics and Their Interrelationship with Management Accounting Change‘, International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management, Volume 5, Issue 5, 148-157.
2005 YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARANY, D.,  ASKARAY, S.,  GOLESTANI, R.,  ‘The Potential for improving intra-organizational communication in the Process of Mergers and Acquisitions via Accounting Systems‘, ShOP Issue 9, December
2004 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘Contextual factors and administrative changes.‘, Journal of Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, 1, 179-188.
Sections in Books
2012 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Capacity Costs and Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing. In C. T. Horngren, S.M.Datar & M.V Rajan "Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis" (14th) ‘, Pearson -GEX Publishing Service, 182.
2012 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Management accounting techniques in the 21th century‘, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing
2010 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Research Methods for Contemporary Management Accounting Studies. In Shil, N. C. and Pramanik, A. K. (Eds.), Contemporary Research in Cost and Management Accounting Practices: The Twenty First Century Perspective, pp. 38-44, North American Business Press.‘
2009 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘An Investigation into the Adoption of Accounting Changes. In R. Maelah, Sustaining Competitiveness in a Liberalized Economy: The Role of Accounting‘, Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 36-53.
2009 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Innovation Generation and Innovation Adoption‘ In: M. Khosrow-Pour (ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Hershey, PA, USA: IDEA, 2048-2054.
Conference Paper
2011 YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Accounting Innovations and Ownership ‘, THE AAA 2011 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING SECTION (MAS) CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA (USA) 5-8 JANUARY 20
2010 ASKARANY, D.,  YAZDIFAR, H.,  ‘An explanation into the mixed adoption rates for ABC: evidence from Australia, New Zealand and the UK ‘, The 2010 Annual Conference & Meeting of the American Accounting Association, San Francisco
2006 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘The relationship between characteristics of organisations and implementation of balanced scorecard‘, 2nd Australasian Business and Behavioural Sciences Association (ABBAS), Conference proceeding, Adelaide, Australia Sep-Oct.
2005 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Achieving excellence by using advanced accounting techniques‘, 2nd International Conference on Enterprise Systems and Accounting, Thessaloniki, Greece, July
2005 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘The evolution of management accounting innovations and the level of satisfaction with traditional accounting techniques‘, 2005 AFAANZ Conference, Melbourne, Australia, July
2004 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘Attributes of innovation and the diffusion of management accounting change.‘, British Accounting Association annual conference, University of Sheffield, York, UK, April.
2003 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘Characteristics of Innovations and the Adoption of Activity Based Costing.‘, Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA), Budapest, Hungary, July.
2003 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘Relationship between the implementation of six management accounting innovations and business size.‘, Global Business and Technology Association (GBATA), Budapest, Hungary, July.
2003 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘Technological Innovation, Activity Based Costing and Business Size: A Longitudinal Study of the Australian Plastics Industry.‘, Academy of International Business 30th Annual Conference, Leicester, UK, April.
2003 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘The Relationship between Technological Innovation, Activity Based Costing and Business Size.‘, Information Science + Information Technology Education Joint Conference, Pori, Finland, June.
2001 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘Business size and diffusion of innovation.‘, Business & Economics Society International, Paris/ France, July.
2001 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘Diffusion of Cost and Management Accounting Innovations: Generation or Adoption?‘, Information Resources Management Association (IRMA)Toronto, Canada, May
2001 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘Facilitating accounting changes in the global environment.‘, Economies and Business in Transition, Istanbul, July.
2000 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘A Critical Evaluation of the Diffusion of Cost and Management Accounting Innovations.‘, International Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology ((ICMIT), Orchard Hotel, Singapo
2000 ASKARANY, D.,  ‘Impact of influencing factors on diffusion of cost and management accounting innovations.‘, Sixth Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference (IPA) Colloquium, Manchester, UK., July
2000 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘The Impact of Contextual Factors on the Diffusion of Accounting Innovation: Australian Evidence.‘, Sixth Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference (IPA), Manchester, UK, July.
2000 ASKARANY, D.,  SMITH, M.,  ‘The Reality of Cost and Management Accounting Lag.‘, Second Conference on New Directions in Management Accounting: Innovation in Practice and Research, Brussels, Belgium, December.



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