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Dr John Webster

Lecturer, Accounting

Biography

Dr John Webster is a Lecturer in the Accounting Economics & Finance Department at Swinburne University of Technology. Prior to joining Swinburne, John worked at Monash University for 14 years as a lecturer. John is a passionate educator, having received multiple awards for teaching and academic excellence. John holds a BCom (Hons), BBus(Acc), BBus(B&F), and PhD from Monash University, where he graduated top student in all four tertiary endeavours. He is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), American Accounting Association (AAA), and the European Accounting Association (EAA).

John also previously worked as a graduate accountant at PwC in its Transaction Services division.

John is also passionate about leadership and professional development, which is evidenced by his selection in the 2018-19 Committee for Melbourne’s Future Focus Group, as well as establishing both Swinburne and Monash’s student leadership programs - Beta Alpha Psi.

Research interests

Financial Accounting and Assurance

PhD candidate and honours supervision

Honours

Available to supervise honours students.

Fields of Research

  • Accounting, Auditing And Accountability - 350100

Teaching areas

Financial Accounting;Accounting Information Systems

Publications

Also published as: Webster, John; Webster, J.; Webster, J. C.; Webster, John C.
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Recent research grants awarded

  • 2024: Evaluation of the Disability Employment Catalyst *; ACHIEVE FOUNDATION LIMITED FUND SCHEME
  • 2024: Mental health and wellbeing in creative industries 2024 *; Support Act Limited Fund Scheme
  • 2021: How do non-US audit firms react to being audited by a foreign regulator? A Textual Analysis of Response Letters contained in PCAOB Inspection Reports *; AFAANZ Research Grants

* Chief Investigator


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