Dr Mahmud Al Masum

Dr Mahmud Al Masum
 Position Lecturer
 Org Unit Accounting
 Email mahmud.masum@adelaide.edu.au
 Telephone +61 8 8313 3384
 Location Floor/Room 13 ,  Nexus 10 ,   North Terrace
  • Biography/ Background

    Dr Mahmud Al Masum joined The 成人大片 in 2006. He is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting in the Adelaide Business School. He is an Education Specialist and a Member of the Executive Committee of the Adelaide Education Academy. Before starting his career as an academic in 2004, Masum worked in the banking and financial sector during 1998-2003. He received the following awards and grants in areas of teaching and research:

    • Commendation for the Enhancement and Innovation of Student Learning, 成人大片, 2022.
    • Executive Dean Award for excellence in learning and teaching, University of Adelaide, 2020.
    • Award for Excellence from the Notre Dame College
    • AdvanceHE Global Impact Grant (2023)
    • Learning & Teaching Advancement Grant (2022 & 2023)
    • Business School Data Collection Funding Scheme (2021)
    • Faculty of Profession’s Learning Development Grants (2020, 2021)

  • Qualifications

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

    The RMIT University, Australia

    Supervisors: Professor Lee Parker & Associate Professor Prem Yapa

    Thesis title: Investigating the implementation of a performance management system in a Central Bank reform process

     

    Masters of Business (By Research)

    The University of South Australia

    Principal Supervisor: Professor Lee Parker

    Thesis title: Financial reporting governance and enforcement practices in a developing country: a case study of Bangladesh

     

    Masters of Business (Accountancy) 2005

    University of South Australia

     

    Masters of Commerce (Finance) 1997

    University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Thesis title: Performance of foreign banks vis-à-vis other commercial banks operating in Bangladesh

     

    Bachelor of Commerce with Honors (Finance & Banking) 1996

    University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Awards & Achievements

    Adelaide Business School Award for blended and online learning including learner engagement, University of Adelaide, 2023.

     

    University Commendation Award for the Enhancement and Innovation of Student Learning, 成人大片, 2022.

     

    Executive Dean Award for excellence in teaching and learning, 成人大片, 2020.

  • Teaching Interests

    Financial Accounting

    Management Accounting

  • Research Interests

    Accounting education using online and digital technologies 

    Managemnt control system of public sector organisations.

    Financial reporting, corporate governance and corporate social practices in developing counmtries.

  • Publications

     

    Masum, MA and Parker, LD 2024, ‘The Interface between traditional organisational practices and a World Bank-led performance management reform’, Meditari Accountancy Research (ABDC rank A). DOI: 10.1108/MEDAR-06-2023-2041

     

    Masum, MA, Loftus, J and Moss, P 2023, ‘Case study: A collaborative strategic approach to blended learning-design’, AdvanceHE,

     

    Masum, MA, Loftus, J and Moss, P 2023, ‘Development of dynamic visualisation to promote student engagement and active learning’, Times Higher Education Campus, https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus

     

    Masum, MA, Loftus, J and Moss, P 2023, ‘Using animation to stimulate learner engagement’, 成人大片 Learning and Teaching News, /learning/news/list

     

    Masum, MA, Parker, LD and Yapa, PWS 2022, ‘Political colonisation of a regulatory organisation in a developing country: implications for management control and organisational reform’, Financial Accountability and Management, (ABDC rank A), vol. 39, no.2, pp. 327-354, DOI: 10.1111/faam.12355

     

    Masum, MA and Parker, LD 2020, ‘Local implementation of global accounting reform: evidence from a developing country’, Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, (ABDC rank A), vol. 17, no.3, pp. 373-404., DOI: 10.1108/QRAM-10-2018-0073.

     

    Cheong, CS and Masum, MA 2010. ‘Financial Analysts’ Forecast Accuracy: Before and After the Introduction of AIFRS’, Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, (ABDC rank B), vol. 4, no. 3.

     

    Chowdhury, AA, Anwar, AN and Masum, MA, 1998, ‘Performance of foreign banks vis-à-vis other commercial banks operating in Bangladesh’, Journal of Business Studies, (unranked), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, vol. XIX, no. 2.

     

    Presentations at conferences

     

    AdvanceHE webinar series 2023. Paper presented: Masum, MA, Loftus, J and Moss, P, ‘A collaborative strategic approach to blended learning-design’.

     

    UoA Accounting Discipline Research Day, National Wine Centre 2022, Adelaide, Australia. Paper presented: Masum, MA, ‘Challenges and Opportunities of Qualitative Research in Politically Sensitive Environments’.

     

    RMIT Accounting Educators' Conference 2021, Melbourne, Australia. Paper presented: Masum, MA and Loftus, Janice, ‘Students’ Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Technologies on Engagement in Learning’.

     

    Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference, New Zealand 2019. Paper presented: Masum, MA & Parker, LD, ‘The Interface between Traditional Culture and a World Bank-led Management Reform’.

     

    Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference (APIRA), Melbourne, Australia, 2016.  Paper presented: Masum, MA & Parker, LD, ‘Local application of global accounting standards: evidence from an emerging economy’.

     

    Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference (APIRA), Kobe, Japan, 2013.  Paper presented: Masum, MA & Parker, LD, ‘Diagnostic view of the interface between corporate governance and financial reporting practice: Evidence from an emerging economy’.

     

    British Accounting Association Annual Conference, University of Dundee, Scotland, 2009. Paper presented: Masum, MA and Azim, I, ‘Determinants of corporate social disclosure: Evidence from a developing country’.

     

  • Professional Interests

    Masum worked in the Finance and Banking industry during 1998-2002. He worked in the following two organisations:

    • Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation, Bangladesh (1999-2003). This is an international joint venture financial institution with equity participation from the World Bank.
    • Industrial Development Leasing Corporation of Bangladesh (1998-99). This organisation was established in 1985 through the collaboration of the World Bank, German Investment and Development Company, Korean Development Leasing Corporation of South Korea and the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.

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