Senior LecturerPhD (UWA). MBA (Dhaka)
Tel +64 3 479 8108
Office OBS 4.18
Email pallab.biswas@otago.ac.nz
Dr Pallab Biswas joined the University of Otago in February 2016. Prior to this, he worked at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the University of Western Australia. He obtained his PhD in Accounting & Finance from the University of Western Australia and an MBA in Accounting from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has experience in teaching both Financial and Management Accounting at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Research interests
- Corporate governance in emerging countries;
- Corporate social responsibility reporting
- Capital market disclosure.
Publications
Biswas, P. K., Bala, S. K., & Mandal, P. (2023). Audit committee diligence: Do independent directors matter? Accounting Research Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1108/ARJ-09-2021-0278
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Sattar, M., Biswas, P. K., & Roberts, H. (2023). Private firm performance: Do women directors matter? Meditari Accountancy Research, 31(3), 602-634. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-03-2021-1233
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Biswas, P. K., Chapple, L., Roberts, H., & Stainback, K. (2023). Board gender diversity and women in senior management. Journal of Business Ethics, 182, 177-198. doi: 10.1007/s10551-021-04979-x
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Kennett, H., Diaz-Rainey, I., Biswas, P. K., & Kuruppuarachchi, D. (2023). Climate transition risk in New Zealand equities. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 13(2), 868-892. doi: 10.1080/20430795.2021.1904774
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Biswas, P. K., Ranasinghe, D., & Tan, E. K. M. (2022). Impact of product market competition on real activity manipulation: Moderating role of managerial ability. Accounting & Finance. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/acfi.13040
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Biswas, P. K., Bala, S. K., & Mandal, P. (2023). Audit committee diligence: Do independent directors matter? Accounting Research Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1108/ARJ-09-2021-0278
Journal - Research Article
Biswas, P. K., Chapple, L., Roberts, H., & Stainback, K. (2023). Board gender diversity and women in senior management. Journal of Business Ethics, 182, 177-198. doi: 10.1007/s10551-021-04979-x
Journal - Research Article
Kennett, H., Diaz-Rainey, I., Biswas, P. K., & Kuruppuarachchi, D. (2023). Climate transition risk in New Zealand equities. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 13(2), 868-892. doi: 10.1080/20430795.2021.1904774
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Sattar, M., Biswas, P. K., & Roberts, H. (2023). Private firm performance: Do women directors matter? Meditari Accountancy Research, 31(3), 602-634. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-03-2021-1233
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Benjamin, S. J., & Biswas, P. K. (2022). Does winning a CSR Award increase firm value? International Journal of Disclosure & Governance, 19, 313-329. doi: 10.1057/s41310-022-00142-8
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Benjamin, S. J., Biswas, P. K., Marathamuthu, M. S. M., & Arunachalam, M. (2022). Social media sentiments and firm value. Applied Economics, 54(26), 2983-2997. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2021.2001421
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Benjamin, S. J., Biswas, P. K., Wellalage, N. H., & Man, Y. (2022). Environmental disclosure and its relation to waste performance. Meditari Accountancy Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-04-2021-1261
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Biswas, P. K., Habib, A., & Ranasinghe, D. (2022). Firm life cycle and financial statement comparability. Advances in Accounting, 58, 100608. doi: 10.1016/j.adiac.2022.100608
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Biswas, P. K., Ranasinghe, D., & Tan, E. K. M. (2022). Impact of product market competition on real activity manipulation: Moderating role of managerial ability. Accounting & Finance. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/acfi.13040
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Biswas, P. K., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2022). Female directors and CSR disclosure in Bangladesh: The role of family affiliation. Meditari Accountancy Research, 30(1), 163-192. doi: 10.1108/MEDAR-10-2019-0587
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Habib, A., Ranasinghe, D., Wu, J. Y., Biswas, P. K., & Ahmad, F. (2022). Real earnings management: A review of the international literature. Accounting & Finance. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12968
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Sattar, M., Biswas, P. K., & Roberts, H. (2022). Board gender diversity and firm risk in UK private firms. Global Finance Journal, 54, 100766. doi: 10.1016/j.gfj.2022.100766
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Biswas, P. K., Roberts, H., & Stainback, K. (2021). Does women's board representation affect non‐managerial gender inequality? Human Resource Management, 60, 659-680. doi: 10.1002/hrm.22066
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Biswas, P. K. (2020). Corporate governance and stock liquidity: Evidence from a speculative market. Accounting Research Journal, 33(2), 323-341. doi: 10.1108/ARJ-01-2019-0005
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Pandey, R., Biswas, P. K., Ali, M. J., & Mansi, M. (2020). Female directors on the board and cost of debt: Evidence from Australia. Accounting & Finance, 60, 4031-4060. doi: 10.1111/acfi.12521
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Benjamin, S. J., & Biswas, P. (2019). Board gender composition, dividend policy and COD: The implications of CEO duality. Accounting Research Journal, 32(3), 454-476. doi: 10.1108/ARJ-02-2018-0035
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Biswas, P. K., Roberts, H., & Whiting, R. H. (2019). The impact of family vs non-family governance contingencies on CSR reporting in Bangladesh. Management Decision, 57(10), 2758-2781. doi: 10.1108/MD-11-2017-1072
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Biswas, P. K., Mansi, M., & Pandey, R. (2018). Board composition, sustainability committee and corporate social and environmental performance in Australia. Pacific Accounting Review, 30(4), 517-540. doi: 10.1108/PAR-12-2017-0107
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Biswas, P. K., & Bala, S. K. (2016). Usefulness of corporate annual reports to individual investors in Bangladesh. International Journal of Disclosure & Governance, 13(2), 97-116. doi: 10.1057/jdg.2015.11
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Biswas, P. K. (2015). Corporate governance reforms in emerging countries: A case study of Bangladesh. International Journal of Disclosure & Governance, 12(1), 1-28. doi: 10.1057/jdg.2013.31
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Biswas, P. K., & Bala, S. K. (2015). General investors' views of information sources in Bangladesh. International Journal of Disclosure & Governance, 12(4), 284-299. doi: 10.1057/jdg.2014.7
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Biswas, P. K., & Akter, H. (2014). Public enforcement of securities laws violations in Bangladesh: A case study of listed non-financial companies. Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies, XXXV(3), 257-274.
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Biswas, P. K. (2012). Corporate governance guidelines in Bangladesh: Some observations. Cost & Management, XL(4), 5-9.
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