Dr. Kishan A/L Krishnen

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Position: Senior Lecturer

Academic Qualifications:
PhD in Accounting, Universiti Malaya
Certified Company Secretary, Malaysian Association of Company Secretaries
Certified Financial Planner, Financial Planning Association of Malaysia
M.Sc. in Management Accounting & Planning, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
B.Sc. in Accounting & Finance, University of Wales Newport

Contacts:
Room: E47-3-05
Phone:
Fax:
Email: kishan@usm.my

Biodata:
Dr. Kishan A/L Krishnen is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and has 16 years of experience teaching accounting and finance. He obtained his Ph.D. in Accounting from Universiti Malaya. In addition, he is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), a Certified Company Secretary (MCCS) and a certified HRDF trainer. His publications include articles in academic and professional journals as well as a book chapter.

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Research Area: 
Financial Reporting, Financial Literacy, Behavioural Accounting

Research Project:
On-going Research:
Accrual Accounting (MAREF project) (2020). Co-researcher with Azhar, Z., Alfan, E, & N. H. Assanah.

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Selected Publications in Journals:

Kishan, K. & Alfan, E. (2019). Malaysian individual investors – What are the factors that influence their financial statement usage?  Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives, 12(1), 22-48.

Kishan, K., & Alfan, E. (2018).  Financial statement literacy of individual investors in China.   International Journal of China Studies, 9(1), 3-28.

Selected Publications in Professional Journals:

Kishan, K. (2019).  Financial prowess among Malaysian individual investors.  4E Journal, 19(2), 16-18.

Kishan, K. (2019).  Readability of annual reports. The Malaysian Corporate Secretary Journal, 82(Jan – Mar 2019), 9-12.

Kishan, K. (2018).  XBRL-based reporting in Malaysia. The Malaysian Corporate Secretary Journal, 78(Jan – Mar 2018), 7-9.

Kishan, K. (2017).  Financial literacy of Malaysians:  Why it matters.  4E Journal, 18(2), 24-25.

Kishan, K. (2015).  Tax benefits of corporate social responsibility.  The Malaysian Corporate Secretary Journal, 66(Jan – Mar 2015), 17-22.

Kishan, K. (2014).  Corporate social responsibility in Malaysia: An introduction.  The Malaysian Corporate Secretary Journal, 65(Oct – Dec 2014), 10-13.

Kishan, K. (2014).  Accounting for intangibles – issues, challenges and suggestions.  The Malaysian Corporate Secretary Journal, 64(July – Sept 2014), 16-20.

Kishan, K. (2012).  Harnessing social media as a tool for company secretaries.  The Malaysian Corporate Secretary Journal, 57(Oct – Dec 2012), 7-15.

Selected Publications in Book Chapters:

Kishan K. (2019) Wanted: A new, Chinese paradigm in finance. In: Foo C. T. (ed) Finance and Strategy Inside China, 37-48. The Chinese Management Book-of-Readings Series. Springer, Singapore.  doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2841-1_4

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Memberships:
1. Malaysian Association of Company Secretaries (MACS)
2. Financial Planning Association of Malaysia (FPAM)

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