Dr John Watson - Researcher Profile

Biography

John works in the Department of Accounting and Finance at Monash University as a Senior Lecturer. John joined the Department in 2002 having previously worked as a senior teaching fellow at Otago University (2000-2002). Having completed his PhD “Issues in Managed Funds: Australian Evidence” in late 2010, John has now commenced researching in the area of superannuation, pension plans and has a special interest in operations research. Prior to commencing an academic research career John worked in the area of Business Advisory with Polsen Higgs and Price Waterhouse. John's interests include cricket and now the All Blacks are World Champions, Rugby Union once more.

Related Links:

• 2005 Dean's award for excellence in teaching

Keywords

Finance, managed funds, superannuation, efficiency, data envelopment analysis, operations research

Qualifications

PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2011

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE HIGHER EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2005

MCOM

Institution: Otago University

Year awarded: 2003

DIP GRAD

Institution: University of Otago

Year awarded: 1996

DIP COM

Institution: University of Otago

Year awarded: 1995

BCOM

Institution: University of Otago

Year awarded: 1994

Publications

Journal Articles

Premachandra, I.M., Zhu, J., Watson, J., Galagedera, D.U.A., 2012, Best-performing US mutual fund families from 1993 to 2008: Evidence from a novel two-stage DEA model for efficiency decomposition, Journal of Banking and Finance [P], vol 36, issue 12, Elsevier BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 3302-3317.

Watson, J., Wickramanayake, J., 2012, The relationship between aggregate managed fund flows and share market returns in Australia, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money [P], vol 22, issue 3, Elsevier BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 451-472.

Premachandra, I., Chen, Y., Watson, J., 2011, DEA as a tool for predicting corporate failure and success: A case of bankruptcy assessment, Omega [P], vol 39, issue 6, Pergamon, Oxford UK, pp. 620-626.

Watson, J., Wickramanayake, J., Premachandra, I., 2011, The value of Morningstar ratings: Evidence using stochastic data envelopment analysis, Managerial Finance [P], vol 37, issue 2, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 94-116.

Watson, J., Allen, N., Phoon, K., Wickramanayake, J., 2010, Investing into the abyss: The continued misclassification of multi-sector managed funds, Corporate Ownership and Control [P], vol 8, issue 1, Virtus Interpress, Ukraine, pp. 600-623.

Yangbo, B., Wickramanayake, J., Watson, J., Tsigos, S., 2010, The relationship between mutual fund flows and stock market returns: A comparative empirical analysis, Corporate Ownership and Control [P], vol 8, issue 1, Virtus Interpress, Ukraine, pp. 785-799.

Fenech, J.P., Watson, J., 2009, The use of fixed income in emerging markets: Empirical Evidence, Banks and Bank Systems [P], vol 4, issue 1, Business Perspectives, Ukraine, pp. 11-18.

Phoon, K.F., Watson, J., Wickramanayake, J., 2008, Further evidence on the approximation of confidence intervals for Sharpe style weights: The case of Australian listed managed funds, Investment Management and Financial Innovations, vol 5, issue 2, Dilovi Perspektyvy, Ukraine, pp. 57-72.

Lambert, R.B., Tant, K.G., Watson, J., 2008, Simulated financial dealing room: Learning discovery and student accountability, Accounting and Finance, vol 48, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 461-474.

van Mourik, G., Watson, J., Onsman, A., 2008, The effectiveness of casual group learning in introductory finance tutorials, Journal of Economics and Finance Education [E], vol 7, issue 2, The Academy of Economics and Finance, United States, pp. 20-30.

Tant, K., Watson, J., Lambert, R.B., 2007, Teaching students how to fish: Technology and innovation feeds participants for a lifetime, Advances in Financial Education, vol 5, issue Fall 2007, Financial Education Association, USA, pp. 25-45.

Balachandran, B., Skully, M.T., Tant, K.G., Watson, J., 2006, Australian evidence on student expectations and perceptions of introductory business finance, Accounting and Finance, vol 46, issue 5, Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 697-713.