Dr George Shan

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (Accounting & Corporate Governance), University of South Australia
• Master of Commerce (Accounting), The University of Adelaide
• Bachelor of Commerce, University of South Australia
• Bachelor of Applied Finance, University of South Australia

Awards & Achievements

• Feb 2009: Best Paper Award, Symposium SA, Adelaide, Australia
• Dec 2007: Best Paper Award, 7th International Business Research Conference, Sydney, Australia
• 2006-2009: UniSA Australian Postgraduate Award
• 2003: Golden Key International Honour Society
• 2003: Dean's Merit List, University of South Australia

Teaching Interests

• Corporate Governance
• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Accounting Theory
• Portfolio Theory and Investment Management
• Financial Risk Analysis, Measurement and Management
• International Finance

Research Interests

• Corporate Governance: Framework and Model
• Related-Party Relationships and Transactions: Regulation and Disclosure
• State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Reform: Performance, Restructure, Merger and Acquisition
• Corporate Social and Environmental Reporting (CSER)

Publications

Refereed Journal Papers:

• Shan, Y.G. and McIver, R.P. (2009) 'Bad Debts, Ownership Concentration, and Board Composition: Evidence on the Quality of Corporate Governance Outcomes in China's Listed Non Financial Companies', Corporate Ownership and Control, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp.104-116.
• Shan, Y.G. and McIver, R.P. (2008) 'Effectiveness of Corporate Governance Structure: An Alternative Metric on the Performance of Listed Chinese Companies', Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp.34-43.
• Shan, Y.G. and Taylor, D.W. (2008) 'Related-Party Disclosures in the Two-Tier Board System in China: Influences of Ownership Structure and Board Composition', Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.37-49.
• Taylor, D.W. and Shan, Y.G. (2007) 'What Drives the Fledgling Practice of Social and Environmental Reporting by Chinese Companies Listed in Hong Kong?', Accounting, Accountability and Performance, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp.57-89.

Refereed Conference Papers:

• Shan, Y.G. and McIver, R.P. (2009) 'Corporate Governance Outcomes in China's Listed Non Financial Companies: Impact of Board Composition and Ownership Concentration, Using Bad Debt Ratios as a Metric', 7th International Conference on Accounting and Finance in Transition, London, 23-25 July 2009.
• Shan, Y.G. and McIver, R.P. (2009) 'Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Financial Performance in China: Panel Data Evidence on Listed Non Financial Companies', 1st Annual Conference of the World Accounting Frontiers Series, Macau, 15-18 July 2009.
• Shan, Y.G. and McIver, R.P. (2009) 'Bad Debts, Ownership Concentration, and Board Composition: Evidence on the Quality of Corporate Governance Outcomes in China's Listed Non Financial Companies', European Accounting Association 32nd Annual Congress, Tampere, Finland, 12-15 May 2009.
• Shan, Y.G. (2009) 'Related-Party Disclosure in China: Influences of Factors Indentified from Agency, Legitimacy, and Signalling Theories', Symposium SA, Adelaide, Australia, 19 February 2009. (Best Paper Award)
• McIver, R.P. and Shan, Y.G. (2008) 'Ownership Governance and Managerial Behaviour in China: An Examination Using Bad Debt Ratios', 9th International Business Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 24-26 November 2008.
• Shan, Y.G. and Taylor, D.W.(2007) 'Related-Party Disclosures in China: Ownership Structure and Board Composition Influences', 7th International Business Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 3-6 December 2007. (Best Paper Award)
• Taylor, D.W. and Shan, Y.G. (2007) 'What Drives the Fledgling Practice of Social and Environmental Reporting by Chinese Companies Listed in Hong Kong?', 7th International Business Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 3-6 December 2007.

Books:

• Jiang, Y.Z.; Zhou, Y.B.; Bai, D.M.;Shan Y.; Wang, S.L.; Feng, Q and Sun, Z.H. (1990) Introduction of Chinese and Foreign Products: China Industrial Products, Xinhua Press, Beijing, China.

Professional Associations

• 2008: Member of Institute of Certified Management Accountants (CMA)
• 2003: Member of Golden Key International Honour Society
• 1993: Member of Australasian Association of Computing
• 1993: Member of Australian Information Technology Society

Entry last updated: Friday, 31 Jul 2009