Dr. George Shan

Biography

George Shan is an Associate Professor in the Accounting and Finance Discipline at the University of Western Australia Business School. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Applied Finance from the University of South Australia, and a Master of Commerce in Accounting and a PhD in Accounting with a focus on Corporate Governance from the same institution. Shan is a Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Member of the Institute of Public Accountants (MIPA), and Certified Management Accountant (CMA). He has taught at the University of South Australia, University of Ballarat, University of Adelaide, and University of Rome Tor Vergata in topics such as Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Corporate Accounting, and Investment Banking. Shan has served as a principal supervisor for PhD students, with research interests that include corporate governance, audit quality, earnings management, corporate social responsibility, and carbon accounting. He is actively involved in research aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in the areas of corporate performance and risk management.

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