PRESENT POSITION:
Senior Lecturer

CAMPUS:
Burwood

ROOM:
lb3.110

TELEPHONE:
+61 3 9244 5537

FAX:
+61 3 9244 5533

EMAIL:
soheila.mirshekary@deakin.edu.au

• Senior Lecturer, Central Queensland University
• Lecturer, University of New England
• Associate Lecturer, Monash University
• Auditor  6 years

• ASA CPA Australia
• CMA The Institute of Certified Management Accountants
• Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
• Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management

Refereed Journal Articles:

Chatterjee, B. & Mirshekary, S. (2007) “Lost in a plethora of concerns? Match, mismatch and hypnotism: The case of the New Zealand public sector” The Australasian Accounting Business & Finance Journal, Vol, 1, No. 4, 62-70.

Mirshekary, S. (2005) “Expectation Gap: Do companies disclose what users need in Iran?” Journal of Accounting-Business & Management, 12,139-146.

Mirshekary, S., Tennent, B. and Yaftian, A. (2005). “Business Ethics: A Cross-cultural Comparison of Accounting Students” Review of Business Research, V, 4, 87-98.

Mirshekary, S. & Saudagaran, S. (2005). “Perceptions and characteristics of financial statement users in developing countries: Evidence from Iran” Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 14, 33-54.

Mirshekary, S., Yaftian, A. & Cross, D. (2005). “Australian Corporate Collapse: The case of HIH” Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 9, 3, 249-258.

Mirshekary, S. & Gaffikin, M. (2004). “Current Corporate Financial Disclosure Practices in the Middle East”, International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 2, 2, 105-118.

Mirshekary, S. (2004). “An Empirical Analysis of the Determinants of Financial Disclosure in Iran”, Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, Vol XXX, No. 1, 50-58.

Refereed Conference Papers:

Chatterjee, B., Mirshekary, S. & Safari, M. (2007). “Meeting users’ needs or engaging in information overload: The case of narrative reporting by Iranian companies” 7th International Business research Conference, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, December 3-6.

Mirshekary, S., Yaftian, A. & Nasirzadeh, F. (2007). “Academic and Business Dishonesty: A Comparison of Iranian and Australian Accounting Students” 7th International Business research Conference, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, December 3-6.

Mirshekary, S. & Yaftian, A. (2006). “Ethics and values in students’ lives: Evidence from a regional university” 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Business, Leura, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, September 21-22.

Mirshekary, S., Yaftian, A. Mir, M. & Tennent, B (2006). “The ethical views of students studying accounting at regional and metropolitan universities” 7th Asian Academic Accounting Association (AAAA) Conference Proceedings, Sydney, September 17-19.

Mirshekary, S. (2005). “A Comparison Empirical Study of Current Disclosures and Users’ Perceptions in Iran” 6th Asian Academic Accounting Association (AAAA) Conference Proceedings, Kuala Lumpur, November15-17.

Mirshekary, S., Yaftian, A. and Tennent, B.(2005). “Business Ethics and Accounting Students: Australia, South Asia and East Asia” 6th Asian Academic Accounting Association (AAAA) Conference Proceedings, Kuala Lumpur, November15-17.

Mirshekary, S. & Saudagaran, S. (2004). “Perceptions and Characteristics of Financial Statement Users in Developing Countries: The Case of Iran”, 5th Asian Academic Accounting Association (AAAA) Conference Proceedings, Bangkok, October 11-13.

Yaftian, A. & Mirshekary, S. (2004). “Preparations and Characteristics of Financial Statements Providers in Developing Countries: The Case of Iran” International Society of Business, Economics, and Ethics (ISBEE World Congress), Melbourne, July 14-17.

Mirshekary, S., Yaftian, A. & Cross, D. (2004). “Corporate Collapses in Australia, The Case of HIH”, Emerging Financial Markets & Services Asia-Pacific Conference Proceedings, Sydney, May 27-28.

Mirshekary, S. & Gaffikin, M. 1997, “A Review of Capital Market Efficiency in Iran”, Proceedings of Accounting, Commerce & Finance: The Islamic Perspective, International Conference 1, Sydney, February 18.

Book reviews

Mirshekary, S. Review of a chapter for a new book ‘Small Economies and Global Economics’, 2007, as external referee.

Mirshekary, S. Technical edit of ‘Auditing & Assurance Services in Australia’, 7th edn. solutions, by Arens, A., Best, P., Shailer, G., Fiedler, B., Elder, R. & Beasley, M. for Pearson Education Australia (publishers), October 2006.

Mirshekary, S. Review of ‘Auditing & Assurance Services in Australia’ 3rd edn., by Gay, G. & Simnett, R. for McGraw-Hill Education (publishers), February 2005.

Mirshekary, S. Revising the online assessment content to accompany ‘Modern Auditing & Assurance Services’ 2nd edn., by Leung, P., Coram, P., Cooper, B., Cosserat, G. and Gill, G. for John Wiley (publishers), July 2004.

Reviews

Mirshekary, S. Review of 2 papers for ‘Women in Research’ Conference, 2007, as external referee.

Mirshekary, S. Review of ‘CPA Auditing and Assurance Handbook’, 2007 for Pearson Education Australia, August 2007.

Conference Publication (Abstract)

Mirshekary, S. (2001). “Corporate Characteristics and Disclosure Practices in Developing Countries: The Case of Iran” abstract published in proceedings of Thirteenth Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, Rio de Janeiro, October 28.

Mirshekary, S. (1999). “A Survey of the Needs and Requirements of the Users of Financial Reports in Developing Countries: The Case of Iran”, the Financial Reporting and Business Communication Research Unit, at the Third Annual Conference, Cardiff, July.

CPA Australia Research Grants 2007 to investigate the Ethical Climates and the Ethical Decision making of Accounting Firms in Australia
AFAANZ Research Grants 2006-07 Ethics in the New Zealand Health sector in an era of cutting costs
Business Ethics and Culture