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The University of Auckland
Business School
Owen G Glenn Building
12 Grafton Road
Auckland
New Zealand

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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
Qualifications:
2003 Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting University of South Australia
1992 MA in Accounting UTHR
1987 BA (Accounting) UISF
Positions Held:
FromToInstitutionPosition Held
2009 Now Contemporary Management Research (CMR) journal Editorial Board
2009 Now International Journal of Production Economics Reviewer
2008 Now Group & Organization Management journal Reviewer
2006 Now International Journal of Business and Systems Research Editorial Board
Awards:
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)
2003 Nominated as the best postgraduate student (research) of the year in University of South Australia
Service:
CPA Australia
Teaching:
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
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.
2009 ASKARANY, D.,  YAZDIFAR, H.,  ASKARY, S.,  ‘Supply chain management, activity-based costing and organisational factors ‘, International Journal of Production Economics
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
Conference Paper
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, Singapore, November.
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.