Doctor Mahmoud Al-Akra

Qualifications

• PhD in Accounting
• Master Degree in Accounting
• Bachelor Degree of Accounting

Membership of Professional Associations

CPA, FIPA, CMA

Brief Profile

Doctor Mahmoud Al-Akra is currently an academic at the School of Business, University of Western Sydney. Doctor Al-Akra holds a PhD in accounting from the University of New England, Australia. His publications appeared in international referred academic reputable journals including Accounting and Business Research, the International Journal of Accounting, the British Accounting Review, Accounting and Public Policy, Research in Accounting Regulation and Managerial Auditing Journal.  Also, he presented at international conferences. His areas of research interests are international accounting, financial reporting and corporate governance. Doctor Al-Akra served for a long time at financial institutions in various senior positions in accounting, finance, research, and investment. He has experience in financial portfolio management and stock exchanges. He became a full member of CPA in 2009, a fellow of IPA and a member of CMA.

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Al-Akra, M., Ali, M. J. & Marashdeh, O. (2009). Development of Accounting Regulation in Jordan. The International Journal of Accounting, Vol. 44 (2), 163-186.
• Al-Akra, M., Eddie, I. A. & Ali, M. J (2010). The association between privatisation and voluntary disclosure: Evidence from Jordan. Journal of Accounting and Business Research, 40(1), 55-74.
• Al-Akra, M., Eddie, I. A. & Ali, M. J (2010). The influence of the introduction of accounting disclosure regulation on mandatory disclosure compliance: Evidence from Jordan. British Accounting Review, 42(3), 170-186.
• Al-Akra, M. and Ali, M. J. (2012). The value relevance of corporate accounting disclosure in the Middle East- The case of Jordan. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 31(5), 533-549.
• Al-Akra, M and Hutchinson, P (2013). Family firm disclosure and accounting reform. Research in Accounting Regulation, 25(1), 101-107.
• Wang, Z, Ali, M. and Al-Akra, M. (2013). Value relevance of voluntary disclosure and Global Financial Crisis – Evidence from China. Managerial Auditing Journal, 28(5).

Conference Papers

• Al-Akra, M., Eddie, I. A. & Ali, M. J. 2008. The influence of the introduction of accounting disclosure regulation on mandatory disclosure compliance: evidence from Jordan. Global Accounting Organisational Change Conference, 9-11 July, Melbourne, Australia.
• Al-Akra, M. and Ali, M. J. The value relevance of corporate accounting disclosure in the Middle East- The case of Jordan. Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand AFAANZ Conference 2010, Christchurch, New Zealand, 6th July 2010

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