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Alison Fox

Alison Fox BA, ACCA, MAcc, FLTM
Lecturer

Contact Details

a.m.fox@dundee.ac.uk
tel: 0044(0)1382 384873
fax: 0044(0)1382 388421

Biography

Alison trained with Ernst and Young and became ACCA qualified in 1993. After a short time in industry she began her academic career in 1995 and now teaches financial accounting, taxation and business law to under-graduate students. She is also currently studying for a PhD entitled 'An Investigation of the Corporate Governance and Accountability of Pension Schemes'. Other research interests include financial accounting (specifically Deferred Taxation and the implementation of IFRS) and accounting education.

Teaching

Publications

A Cross-country Analysis of IFRS Reconciliation Statements (2011) Journal of Applied Accounting Research, Vol. 12(i). (Forthcoming)

Peer-mentoring undergraduate accounting students: The influence on approaches to learning and academic performance (2010 ) Active Learning in Higher Education, Vol. 11 (2), pp. 145-156.

Disclosure patterns in derivatives reporting by UK firms: implications for corporate governance (2007) International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, Vol. 4 (3), pp. 231-247.

Exploring The Effectiveness of Peer Mentoring of Accounting and Finance Students in Higher Education (2006) Accounting Education: An International Journal, Vol. 15 (2), pp. 189-202.

An Analysis of Lobbying Behaviour - The Case of UK Deferred Taxation (2006) The Journal of Applied Accounting Research, Vol. 8 (1), pp. 72-107.

Incompatible Theoretical Bases Underlying Accounting Standards (2003) Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Vol. 12, pp. 169-184.

Research Interests

Research Grants

T.M.Dunne, S.G.M.Fifield, A.M.Fox, G.M.Hannah, C.V.Helliar and D.M.Power (with M.Veneziani, University of Brescia, Italy): "The Introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards: An Analysis of their Impact on the Usage and content of company Financial Statements", ICAS, 16,750, (11/05), 2 years

A.Fox and L.A.Stevenson (A.Duff, P.Connelly and A.Dunlop): "Peer Mentoring Students 'At Risk of Failure': The Influence of Personality and Approaches to Learning on Academic Performance and Progression", BEST, 3,500, (10/03), 15 months.

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