Mr John Webster - Researcher Profile

Biography

John works in the Faculty of Business & Economics at Monash University a Lecturer. John joined the department in 2007, and prior to joining Monash he worked as a graduate accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in its Transaction Services division.

John's research interests include: Financial Accounting and Auditing: Audit quality, Audit regulation, PCAOB research, Accounting policy choice, value-relevance, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, IFRS.

Research & Supervision Interests

Audit quality, Audit regulation, PCAOB oversight, Accounting policy choice, Value-relevance, Goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, IFRS.

Keywords

Audit quality, Audit regulation, PCAOB oversight, Accounting policy choice, Value-relevance, Goodwil, IFRS

Qualifications

HONOURS DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2009

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (BANKING & FINANCE)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2005

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (ACCOUNTING)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2005

Publications

Journal Articles

Chalmers, K., Godfrey, J., Webster, J., 2011, Does a goodwill impairment regime better reflect the underlying economic attributes of goodwill?, Accounting and Finance [P], vol 51, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond Vic Australia, pp. 634-660.

Grants

Title:

Auditor Quality and Goodwill Accounting Choices under Alternative Regulatory Regimes.

Investigators:

Webster, J

Funding:

(2009 - 2013). Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand.