Associate Professor Foo Yee Boon
 | Deputy Head of School (Research), Associate Professor Department of Accounting & Finance
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603 5514 6378
Room 6-5-83Biodata
B.Mgmt (Hons) (USM); M.Sc Accounting & Finance (DMU, UK); PhD (MMU);GCHE (Monash); FCCA
Dr. Foo Yee Boon is an Associate Professor with the School of Business. Prior to her academic career, she has worked in multinational companies and public listed companies as an accountant. She is a fellow member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Her research interest is in corporate disclosure, corporate governance and capital market.
Dr Foo has published in Tier A journals and presented papers at international conferences. In recognition of her contribution to teaching and research, she received four PVC's Award for Excellence in Teaching and one PVC's Award for Excellence in Research.
Academic Qualifications
| Graduate Certificate in Higher Education | |
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| Institution | Monash University |
| Year awarded | 2015 |
| Doctor of Philosophy | |
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| Institution | Multimedia University |
| Year awarded | 2012 |
| Master of Science | |
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| Institution | De Montfort University, UK |
| Year awarded | 2001 |
| Bachelor of Management (Hons) | |
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| Institution | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| Year awarded | 1996 |
Membership in Associations and International Bodies
| Name of Association/International Body | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) |
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| Role | Fellow Member |
| Duration of membership | 2008 - present |
| Name of Association/International Body | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) |
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| Role | Member |
| Duration of membership | 2003 - 2007 |
Areas of Expertise
| 1 | Auditing |
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| 2 | Capital Market |
| 3 | Corporate Disclosure |
| 4 | Corporate Governance |
Teaching
| Subject Code | Subject |
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| ACW1000 | Principles of Accounting and Finance |
| ACC1030/ACW1002 | Introduction to Financial Accounting |
| ACC2120/ACW2491 | Financial Accounting |
| ACC3120 | Advanced Financial Accountinge |
| ACW2851 | Accounting Information System and Financial Modelling |
| AFW3040 | Accounting Theory |
Conference Proceedings
| * | Low Y.P., Gul, F.A. and Foo Y.B. (2017) Corporate Lobbying, Religiosity And Firm Risk Taking. AFAANZ, 2-4 July, Adelaide, Australia. |
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| * | Foo, Y.B., Gul, F.A., Majid, A. and Tee, C.M. (2017) Foreign Versus Local Institutional Investors and CEO Pay-Performance In Malaysian Firms. 40th Annual Congress of the EAA, 10-12 May, Valencia, Spain. |
| * | Foo, Y.B., Gul, F.A. and Low, Y.P. (2014) The Joint Effects of Advertising and Product Market Competition on Stock Liquidity. JCAE Symposium, 3-4 January, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| * | Foo, Y.B., Gul, F.A., and Fung, S.Y.K. (2013) Stock Liquidity in Malaysian Firms: Some Evidence on the Role of Politically Connected Firms and Asset Liquidity. JCAE Symposium, 4-5 January, Hong Kong. |
| * | Foo, Y.B., Gul, F.A. and Tan, S.H. (2012) Capital Adequacy Ratio, Bank Supervisory Control, Financial Crisis and Stock Returns: Evidence from Asian Banks. International Congress on Innovation & Regional Economic Development, 2-4 December, Hefei, China. (Received Best Paper Award) |
| * | Foo, Y.B., Gul, F.A. and Low, Y.P. (2012) Advertising and Stock Turnover: Some Evidence on the Role of Corporate Governance and Information Asymmetry. 13th Annual Conference of the Asian Academic Accounting Association, 9-12 November, Kyoto, Japan. |
| * | Foo, Y.B. and Mat Zain, M. (2012) Auditors’ Response to Internal Audit Staff Computer Expertise: Some Evidence from Audit Fees and Audit Report Lag. JCAE Symposium, 6-7 January, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| * | Foo, Y.B. (2011) An Exploratory Study Of Analyst Coverage And Liquidity In Malaysia, 34th Annual Congress of the EAA, Rome, Italy, 20-22 April 2011. |
| * | Foo, Y.B. and Mat Zain, M. (2010) Board Characteristics and Information Asymmetry: Evidence from Malaysia. Plenary Session of the JCAE/SNU Joint Symposium 2010, 4-6 January, Seoul, Korea. |
Others
| * | Foo, Y.B. (2008) “Internet Financial Reporting: A Comparative Study with Statutory Reporting in Malaysia and US”. Research Colloquium, Faculty of Management, Multimedia University, 7 - 8 January. |
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| * | Foo, Y.B., Ismail, M., Seetharaman, A., Hazri, Z. (2006) “The Pitfalls of Internet Financial Reporting and Their Prevention”, The Journal of 21st Century Accounting |
Local Grants
| Title | The Relationship between Different Institutional Investors Monitoring and Financial and non-Financial performance of Malaysian Firms |
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| Investigators | Dr. Foo Yee Boon (Principal Investigator), Prof. Ferdinand A Gul, Dr Mazlina Mat Zain |
| Funding Period | Nov 2013 - Nov 2016 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | FRGS |
| Title | Executive Compensation-Performance and Earnings Quality: Malaysian Evidence |
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| Investigators | Dr. Foo Yee Boon (Principal Investigator) |
| Funding Period | 2013 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | Malaysian Accountancy Research and Education Foundation |
| Title | Capital Adequacy Ratio, Financial Crisis and Bank Stock Return |
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| Investigators | Dr. Foo Yee Boon (Co-Investigator) |
| Funding Period | Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Title | Stock Liquidity and Analyst Forecast accuracy: evidence from Malaysia |
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| Investigators | Dr. Foo Yee Boon |
| Funding Period | Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 |
| Funding Body/Organisation | Monash University Sunway campus |
Current Supervision
| Student | Aniza Zainol |
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| Program of study |
Key Factors Influencing R&D Intensity and Accounting Choice: Empirical Evidence from Malaysia? (PhD) |
Completed Supervision
| Student | Aaron Alexander Tan |
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| Program of study | Does Corporate Governance Mitigate the Association between Oil Price Changes and Firm Performance? (MIB, 2018) |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Nampuna Dolok Gultom |
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| Program of study | Do Product Market Power and Business Strategy Affect Audit Risk? Some Evidence from Audit Fees (PhD, 2018) |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Yik Pui, Low |
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| Program of study | Corporate Political Activities, Religiosity and Firm Value (PhD, 2016) |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Wen Ting, Lim (recipient of best thesis award) |
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| Program of study | Company Reputation, Audit Firm Reputation and Audit Quality (Hons, 2016) |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Andriyawan Sasmita (recipient of best student and best thesis award) |
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| Program of study | Busy Auditors, Audit Quality and Earnings Management in Malaysia (Hons, 2014) |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Chwee Ming, Tee |
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| Program of study | Institutional Investor Heterogeneity and CEO Compensation: Some Malaysian Evidences (PgDip, 2012) |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
| Student | Yik Pui, Low |
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| Program of study | Advertising, Corporate Governance and Stock Liquidity (Hons, 2011) |
| Awarding University | Monash University |
Local Award
| Award Name | Outstanding Educator Award (Open Category) |
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| Awarding Body | Monash University Sunway campusSchool of Business, Monash University Malaysiad> |
| Year of award | 2018 |
| Project Title | Using Timeline to Solve Complicated and Comprehensive Consolidation Accounting Problem |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award of Excellence (Teaching) |
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| Awarding Body | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | Sem 1, 2012 |
| Project Title | Using Timeline to Solve Complicated and Comprehensive Consolidation Accounting Problem |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award of Excellence (Teaching) |
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| Awarding Body | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | Sem 2, 2011 |
| Project Title | Challenging Students to Greater Learning Heights |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award of Excellence (Research) |
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| Awarding Body | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | 2010 |
| Project Title | Striving Towards Academic Excellence |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award of Excellence (Teaching) |
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| Awarding Body | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | Sem 2, 2009 |
| Project Title | Accounting Standard Mapping |
| Award Name | Pro Vice Chancellor Award of Excellence (Teaching) |
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| Awarding Body | Monash University Sunway campus |
| Year of award | Sem 2, 2008 |
| Project Title | Innovative teaching and approaches on basic accounting |
Local Presentation
| 1 | "The Role and Consequences of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Equity Compensation" presented at JCAE Symposium CIMA Workshop, 7 January 2012. |
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| 2 | "Political Connections, Asset Liquidity and Stock Liquidity in Malaysian Firms" presented at Accounting and Finance Research Issues in Capital Market Behaviour, June 2012, MUSC. |
| 3 | "The Development of Corporate Governance in Malaysia", presented to delegates from USTC, 29 August 2011, MUSC. |
| 4 | "Analyst Research Scheme and Stock Liquidity: Evidence from Malaysia" presented at Research Issues in Malaysian Capital Markets: Publishing Your Research, 8 June, 2011, MUSC. |
International Presentation
| 1 | Visiting academic, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia, conduct guest lectures for ACCA F3 and F7 paper, 2013 – present. |
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| 2 | “Accountant 4.0: What Digitalization Means for the Future of Accounting?”, presented at Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia, 26th September 2018. |
| 3 | “Financial Reengineering and Financial Reporting Standards”, presented at Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia, 29th September 2017. |
| 4 | “Current Issues in Accounting”, presented at Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia, 30th September 2016. |
| 5 | “The Role of Accountant in Turbulent Environments”, presented at Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia, 25th September 2015. |