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List of Research Projects in Progress

ICAS is involved in many projects worldwide. If you have any questions about current projects, please feel free to contact us .

Large Projects

Title

Researcher(s)
Employing business improvement techniques to improve performance and reduce risk in services outsourcing Ronan McIvor
Surviving the economic downturn: Exploring older people’s experiences of the impact of the current financial crisis and finding ways in which they can be supported during these times of crisis Sarah Hean; Stella Fearnley; Steve Ersser; Lee Ann Fenge
An analysis of the impact of IFRS8 compliance on the published financial statements of UK companies: an analysis of disclosures and an investigation of user, preparer and auditor perceptions Louise Crawford; Christine Helliar; and David Power
The value of small company abbreviated accounts John Kitching; Robert Blackburn; Eva Kasperova; Jill Collis
Accounting for and accountability of joint venture partnerships in local authorities Anne Stafford; Jean Shaoul; Pamela Stapleton
Accounting for post employment benefits Margaret Woods; Chris O'Brien; Mark Billings
The future of the accounting academic discipline in the UK: Where is the next generation of academics coming from? Sarah Thomson; Vivien Beattie
Annual report risk disclosure decision usefulness: Views of users and preparers Santhosh Abraham; Phil Darby; Claire Marston
The teaching research nexus in accounting Angus Duff; Neil Marriott
Credit Unions in Scotland and Northern Ireland: Regulatory change, performance and future prospects Donal McKillop; John Wilson; Ann Marie Ward
Accounting based risk measurement Steven Toms
Intellectual capital disclosure decisions by UK companies Vivien Beattie; Sarah Thomson
Intellectual capital disclosure policy and effects on the cost of equity capital Musa Mangena; Richard Pike
The future of audit assurance: A focus on the management commentary discussion paper of the IASB Ian Fraser; Bill Collins; William Henry
PPP/PFI financiers' perceptions of risks Istemi Demirag; Pamela Stapleton; Iqbal Khadaroo
Towards a culture audit: Tone at the top Joel Amernic; Russell Craig; Dennis Tourish
Intellectual capital disclosure on websites of fastest growing firms and corporate growth aspect of reputation Indra Abeysekera
Implementing fair value accounting in the agricultural sector Charles Elad; Kathleen Herbohn

Small Projects

Title

Researcher(s)
The early development of professional ethics among Scottish accountants Roy Chandler
The Effectiveness of the Processes for Redress by Institutional Shareholders when Board Explanations of Non-compliance with the Code of Practice for Corporate Governance are Deemed Unacceptable Stuart Ogden
Disqualified Directors Nevertheless Given Leave to Act Alice Belcher

Informative capacity of Financial Key Performance Indicators in European Annual Reports: gap between civil and common law countries

Laura Bini; Francesco Dainelli; Magdalena Kuntner
The Role of Auditors in Swiss Banking Supervision Ian Dewing; Peter Russell
The Effects of Gender and Family Structure on Partnership Prospects in Accountancy Public Practice Elizabeth Gammie; Kathleen Herbohn; Rosalind Whiting
Internal Control and Financial Auditing in a Historical Perspective: The Case of Building Societies Bernardo Batiz-Lazo; Masayoshi Noguchi

Seedcorn Projects

Title

Researcher(s)
The ethical corporate governance system of fully employee-owned firms: written constitution, employee board representation and multi-tiered boards Marco Guidi
Developing a reliable psychometric instrument to measure individual's dispositions towards rules and principles Ying Feng; John McKernan; Paddy O'Donnell
Global Accounting Standardisation, Capital Markets and the European Union Julian Müller and Nicholas Gill
Corporate Credit Ratings and Corporate Risk: A Comparable Study Omaima Hassan
Prices Leading Earnings: The Influence of Quantity of Mandatory Disclosures Ioannis Tsalavoutas and Dionysia Dionysiou
Exploring Voluntary Intellectual Capital Disclosure in the UK Higher Education Sector Sofia Yasmin and Roszaini Haniffa
Exploring the Process of Identifying Significant Partnerships within UK Local Authorities Lynne Barrow and Roszaini Haniffa
The Role of Tax in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Decision Process: Evidence from UK Companies Jinning Hong and Jane Frecknall-Hughes
Ethics, Virtue and Decision Making: A critique of ethical awareness of accountants in business Jane Burt; Catriona Paisey; William Henry
Do accounting rules influence the convertible bond issuance decision? Chris Veld; Marie Dutordoir; Ming Dong
A Holistic Approach to the Control Systems in the Bank Sector - Italy Pier Luigi Marchini

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