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Dr Eric Boahen

Associate Professor

Department of Business Entrepreneurship & Finance , Royal Docks School Of Business And Law

Dr Eric Boahen is the Cluster Lead for Accounting, Finance and Economics subject area at the Royal Docks School of Business and Law. Eric is an experienced, self-motivated and passionate leader with excellent leadership skills and strong research potential.

Eric teaches several modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Areas Of Interest

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  • Financial Reporting and Mis-reporting
  • Corporate Governance, Audit and Earnings Management
  • Earnings Management and Religiosity
  • Earnings Management and Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Governance and Earnings Quality/Financial mis-reporting
  • Religion, Culture, Legal Environment and firm performance/financial reporting
  • Modern slavery, environment and firm financial reporting and performance
  • COVID-19 and firms' financial reporting and mis-reporting
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OVERVIEW

Eric is a Chartered Accountant and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA, UK). He completed his PhD from the University of Sussex, UK. Prior to his doctoral studies, Eric obtained MBA and MSc degrees from the University of Hull, UK and Henley Business School, UK, respectively. Eric also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from the University of Greenwich, UK. He obtained his BSc in Accounting from the University of Ghana Business School. He is a Senior Fellow Member of the Higher Education Authority (SFHEA) in the UK. Eric is also a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE).

For 10 years, Eric was the Course Director of the BSc Accounting and Finance course at UEL. A dynamic course with accreditation from six professional bodies, the course attracts both international and home students. Prior to joining the University of East London, Eric held the position of Curriculum Director in a Further Education institution, worked as a Risk Manager in a reputable financial institution and was an Audit Senior with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He serves on a number of committees. Eric is actively seeking to supervise suitable PhD students in accounting and finance. Eric speaks at conferences on issues related to modern slavery, earnings management, financial reporting, corporate governance, religion and culture.

External roles

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  • University of Chichester, UK - 2019 -present
  • Coventry University, UK - 2020 - present
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CURRENT RESEARCH

Eric’s research seeks to explore how corporate governance mechanism, modern slavery, cultural factors, legal environment, gender and the social norms of the firms' environment influence earnings quality, financial reporting and earnings management practices.  

Journals

  • Boahen, E.O and Mamatzakis, E.C (2021). The Moderating Effect of Legal Environment and National Culture on Classification Shifting: A Case of India - Special Issue - International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation (Forthcoming)
  • Boahen, E.O and Mamatzakis, E.C. (2021). Litigation Environment, Religious Social Norms and Classification Shifting - Global Evidence. International Journal of Accounting (Forthcoming)
  • Boahen, E.O and Mamatzakis, E.C. (2021). Gender diversity, Litigation environment and Earnings Management - Are female board members ethical or risk-averse? - Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (Forthcoming).

PUBLICATIONS

The impact of religion on classification shifting in the presence of corporate governance and BIG 4 audit

Boahen, E.O. and Mamatzakis, E.C. 2019. Accounting Forum. Pages 103-131.

FUNDING

  • UEL Early Career research grant (£2,200) to conduct pilot studies.

TEACHING

BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance

This accounting and finance course is accredited by six bodies, exempt from ACCA, ICAEW, CIMA, AIA, CPA Australia and IFA and ensures you become a qualified accountant.

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MODULES

Undergraduate Level:

  • Intermediate Financial Reporting
  • Advanced Financial Reporting 
  • Performance Management
  • Strategic Management Accounting

Postgraduate Level: 

  • Strategic Business Reporting
  • Advanced Performance Management

Publications

The last four years of publications can be viewed below. 

Full publications list

Visit the research repository to view a full list of publications

Research repository

  • Boahen, E., Roy-Mukherjee, S., Ambe, E. and Tuffour, J. (2023)

    Developing Employability Skills through Practice-Based Learning in: Lawton, A., Morgan, A., Massey, D. and Castelyn, D. (ed.) International Handbook on Clinical Tax Education. London, UK: University of London Press for the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, pp.220-239

    Book chapter