James Frederickson

James Frederickson joined Melbourne Business School in 2006 as a Professor of Accounting and was appointed Deputy Dean in 2013 - 2018.

After completing his PhD at the University of Washington, James held academic positions at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Indiana University and University of Utah. Before academia, James was an auditor in the Chicago office of Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co, now known as KPMG.

James’ research in the areas of financial reporting, investor judgements and decisions, and budgeting has been published in the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting and Economics and elsewhere.

James teaches Accounting on the MBA, Executive MBA and Senior Executive MBA programs.

Specialisation:

Accounting

Topics:

Financial Reporting, Accounting, Decision Making, Budget Negotiations, Management Disavowals, Voluntary Recognition, Disclosure

Companies

• Professor Of Accounting Melbourne Business School (2006)
• Deputy Dean Melbourne Business School (2013 — 2018)
• Associate Professor of Accounting HKUST (2000 — 2005)
• Visiting Scholar HKUST (1997 — 2000)
• Assistant Professor Indiana University Bloomington (1990 — 1996)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of Washington (1985 — 1990)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) University of Notre Dame (1979 — 1983)