Dr Grant Richardson

Biography/ Background

Grant Richardson is Discipline Leader and Chaired Professor of Accounting in the Discipline of Accounting and Information Systems within the Business School at the University of Adelaide. He serves on several committees both inside the University and in the private sector. Grant has worked and held a number of visiting positions at leading academic institutions around the world, including China (Mainland), Hong Kong (SAR), Japan, Singapore and the United States. He is also a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University, and serves on the Editorial Boards of several internationally renowned accounting, finance and taxation journals. Grant consultants regularly for industry and government in the areas of accounting and taxation.

Qualifications

MCom, PhD, FCPA, CA.

Teaching Interests

Professor Richardson's primary teaching responsibilities lie in supervising Masters (by research) and PhD Students. He also teaches management accounting courses.

Research Interests

Grant has significant research interests in the following areas (in alphabetical order):

• Capital markets.
• Corporate finance.
• Corporate governance.
• Corporate social responsibility.
• Cross-country/cross-cultural research in accounting and taxation.
• International accounting.
• Earnings management.
• Family business.
• Public economics.
• Taxation (corporate, individual and international).

Publications

Professor Richardson has published over 50 articles in leading Australian and internationally refereed accounting, law and economics journals. He is also the author of several research books and textbooks.

Refereed Journal Publications Since Joining The University Of Adelaide on 1 July 2010:

1) Lanis, R., and G. Richardson. 2012. Corporate social responsibility and tax aggressiveness: A test of legitimacy theory. Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, forthcoming.

2) G. Richardson, G. Taylor and R. Lanis. 2012. The impact of risk management and audit characteristics on corporate tax aggressiveness: An empirical analysis. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy Conference at the London School of Economics, forthcoming. 

3) Taylor, G., G. Richardson, G. Tower, and P. Hancock. 2012. International corporate tax avoidance practices: Evidence from Australian firms. International Journal of Accounting, forthcoming.

4) Taylor, G., G. Richardson, G. Tower, and P. Hancock. 2012. The determinants of reserves disclosure in the extractive industries: Evidence from Australian firms. Accounting and Finance, forthcoming.

5) Lanis, R., and G. Richardson. 2012. Corporate social responsibility and tax aggressiveness: an empirical analysis. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 31 (1): 86-108

6) Richardson, G., and S. Leung. 2011. Deferred tax expense, family control and earnings management: Evidence from Hong Kong firms. Journal of Corporate Ownership and Control 8 (4): 96-111.

7) Callen, J., M. Morel, and G. Richardson. 2011. Do religion and culture mitigate earnings management? A cross-country analysis. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance 8: 103-121.

8) Lanis, R., and G. Richardson. 2011. The affect of board of director composition on corporate tax aggressiveness. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 30 (1): 50-70.

Professional Associations

Grant is affiliated with the following professional associations:

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia (Member).
• Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (Fellow Member).
• Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (Member).
• American Accounting Association (Member).
• European Accounting Association (Member).
• Australasian Tax Teachers' Association (Member).

Professional Interests

Professor Richardson has major professional interests in the areas of accounting, corporate finance and corporate taxation.

Entry last updated: Friday, 27 Apr 2012