Dr Chaudhry Mohammed Ghafran
Lecturer in Accounting
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Ghafran holds a PhD from the University of Sheffield. He completed his MSc in Accounting, Finance and Management and BSc (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the Bradford University School of Management. He is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Before joining the Management School at Sheffield University, in February 2012, he held an Associate Lectureship post in Accounting and Finance at Bradford University’s School of Management.
Teaching and Supervision
Ghafran’s teaching and supervision responsibilities include;
- Theses supervision of MSc students.
- Module leader for the Corporate Governance (MGT6067) module on MSc Finance and Accounting Program.
- Module leader for the Corporate Governance (MGT227) module on UG program.
- Delivery of seminars on Introduction to Financial Accounting (MGT132) module.
Research Interests
Ghafran’s main research interest lies in the area of corporate governance and financial reporting quality, specifically focusing on the influence of audit committee characteristics in constraining earnings management practices. Ghafran’s research interests also include the role of corporate boards in audit pricing issues and the holding of additional directorships by CEOs and non-executive directors.
Publications
Ghafran, C.M. and O’Sullivan, N. (2012). The Governance Role of Audit Committees: Reviewing a Decade of Evidence. International Journal of Management Reviews, DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2012.00347.
Conference Presentations
Ghafran, C.M. and O’Sullivan, N., ‘The Impact of Audit Committee Characteristics on Earnings Quality: An Empirical Analysis of Large UK Companies’. Paper presented at the Corporate Governance and Regulation: Outlining New Horizons for Theory and Practice Conference in Pisa, Italy, Sep 2012.
Ghafran, C.M. and O’Sullivan, N., ‘The Impact of Audit Committee Characteristics on Earnings Management Practices: An Empirical Analysis of Large UK Companies’. Paper presented at the Financial Reporting and Business Communication Conference in Bristol, July 2012.
Ghafran, C.M. and O’Sullivan, N., ‘The Impact of Audit Committee Characteristics on Audit Fees: An Empirical Analysis of Large UK Companies’. Paper presented at the Financial Reporting and Business Communication Conference in Bristol, July 2011.
Ghafran, C.M. and O’Sullivan, N., (2010). A Review of the Governance Role of Audit Committees. BAA SIG Corporate Governance Conference, Loughborough University, UK.