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Adura Ahmad is a lecturer in Tunku Intan Syafinaz School of Accountancy (TISSA), Universiti Utara Malaysia. She teaches Forensic Accounting, Risk Management & Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting and Reporting, Research Methodology, Academic Writing and others. She holds a PhD focused on social and environmental accounting from University of Essex. She is a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), associate member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE) and lifetime member of Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia (QRAM). She also has professional qualification in the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Adura’s research focus is mainly on the issues related to the edge of business, society and the natural environment; how business has its impact on society and the environment. Her underlying research interest is in social and environmental issues and critical aspects of organisations and work, focuses on the constructions of sustainable development and issue in sustainability within the corporate context and its effects, and on the role of accounting and accountability practices in achieving well-being society and sustainable nation; emphasizing in making the social and ecological impacts of organizational activities more transparent among all stakeholders. Adura uses a range of innovative methodologies including narrative, storytelling, visual and theory-related lenses.
Supervisory interest areas:
Qualitative research,
Critical Theories,
Sustainability Reporting,
Environmental Reporting,
Social Reporting,
Corporate Discourse,
Stakeholder Engagement,
Environmental Philosophies,
Dialogic Accounting,
Climate Change,
Food Security,
Biodiversity,
Accounting and Social Justice,
Modern Slavery,
Forensic Accounting,
Corporate Governance,
Internal Audit,
Narrative,
Storytelling,
Visual Methods.
Beyond her research endeavors, Adura significantly contributes to academia by reviewing for respected journals like the British Accounting Review, Accounting Education, and Social Responsibility Journal.
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