Dr. Kieran James, University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom
Dr. Kieran James is a Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland, with adjunct and full-time professor roles at the University of Fiji. His research spans business ethics, accounting for goodwill, race and class in soccer history, and social issues in various countries. Dr. James has delivered plenary speeches at international conferences and has published 125+ refereed journal articles. He holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from Curtin University, with a focus on business combinations. His scholarly contributions include books on financial reporting standards and soccer history. 🌏📚⚽
Publication Profile
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Academic Qualifications 🎓📚
Dr. Kieran James holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from Curtin University of Technology (2005), with a thesis titled “Accounting for Goodwill in Business Combinations: Is There Value to Choose?” He earned his Master of Accounting from The University of Western Australia in 1992, where his thesis focused on “The Initial Pricing Processes of Australian Unit Trust IPOs.” Dr. James also completed his Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) at The University of Western Australia in 1989, laying the foundation for his distinguished career in academia and research in accounting. 🎓📊🔍
Academic Appointments 🎓🌍
Dr. Kieran James has held numerous academic positions across the globe. Currently, he serves as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Business and Enterprise, University of the West of Scotland (2016-present). He has also been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Fiji since 2017, and previously a Full-time Professor there from 2013-2015. Earlier in his career, Dr. James worked at the University of Southern Queensland, Charles Sturt University, Curtin University of Technology, and the Singapore Institute of Commerce. Additionally, he was a Research Fellow at the University of Rhode Island’s PACAP/Sandra Ann Morsilli Research Centre. 📚💼🌐
Research Interests 📚🌏
Dr. Kieran James’ research spans diverse topics, including accounting and business ethics education, with a focus on goodwill and intangible assets. He explores business ethics and culture, internal auditing, and employment opportunities for minority groups in accounting. His work extends to socio-political issues, including race and class in Fiji’s soccer history, as well as the intersections of heavy metal music, religion, and society in Indonesia. Additionally, Dr. James investigates Singapore politics, migrant-worker issues, and the voices of dissent in Australian soccer. His research also covers Croatian soccer clubs in Australia and trade-union strategies. ⚽💼🎸
Publication Top Notes
- Selling Loyalist and Republican memories: the prospects for Dark (Troubles) Tourism in Northern Ireland (2024) – Cited by 2 🔄
- When stakeholder opinions diverge: a case study of Aberdeen Football Club’s proposed relocation to Westhill (2024) ❓
- Doing Ethnographic Research in the Fiji Islands: Research Method and Research Ethics Issues (2023) ❓
- Student-Led Cricket Matches as a Product of Coaching/Mentoring: An Autoethnographic Account (2023) ❓
- Croatian-Australian Identity as Revealed through Soccer Club Support: A Case Study of Melbourne Croatia Soccer Club (Melbourne Knights) (2023) ❓
- Policing Death: Indonesian Death Metal Music and Alleged or Apparent Criminality (2023) ❓
- Postcolonial control of Fiji soccer and the return of subjugated knowledges (2022) – Cited by 1 🔄
- “They Couldn’t Win and Didn’t Want to Lose”: The 1982 Inter-District Championship Final (Fiji Soccer) (2022) – Cited by 2 🔄
- The role of regressive sugar tax in the soft drink industry levy (SDIL): A Marxist analysis (2022) – Cited by 1 🔄
- The struggle for Singapore’s Chinese heartland: The People’s Action Party versus the Workers’ Party versus the Singapore Democratic Party (2022) – Cited by 2 🔄