UNE Business School welcomes Dr Kathy Terdpaopong to our 2018 Seminar Series

The Stage of Management Accounting Evolution in Asia Pacific

When: 11.00am – 12.30pm, Friday 20th July 2018 (Add to calendar)

Where: Lecture Theatre 2, EBL Building (W40)

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)’s Statement 1 introduces the evolution and changes in management accounting, process, and conceptual framework (IFAC, 1998). IFAC has earned many interests from scholars and practitioners of how the progress of management accounting practices in Asian countries are, how management accounting practices evolutions have been, and how useful of such management accounting for management and professional associations in a working condition. The stage of management accounting evolution in Asian countries may not be similar to what stated by IFAC. Moreover, it is of our interest to investigate the level of success of management accounting practices in Asia Pacific whether within the last decade, any change in management accounting practices has occurred. What are the influences of such practices? How to enhance the management accounting practice of each country to support the sustainability of business and economics of the countries? These are critical questions to be answered. A questionnaire and in-depth interviews will be used as instruments to identify the evolution stages and factors influencing the management accounting practices in Asian countries.

Kanitsorn (Kathy) Terdpaopong is Assistant Professor of Accounting and Director of the International Accounting Program in the Faculty of Accountancy at Rangsit University in Pathum Thani, Thailand. She is currently serving as an Endeavour Executive Fellowship at the University of New England. Kathy is globally networked with research partners in several countries across Asia, Europe and Australia where she has served visiting scholar positions. She has several publications on issues in Accounting and Small Business. In addition, Kathy has successfully completed research projects for various organisations including Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and the Office of the Higher Education Commission.