Senior Lecturer
MBus(Monash) PhD(Curtin) CPA(Australia) AFHEA(UK)
Tel +64 3 479 8145
Office OBS 414
Email hoa.luong@otago.ac.nz
Dr Hoa Luong joined the Department of Accountancy and Finance in February 2020. She obtained her PhD from Curtin University, Australia in 2019 with Chancellor's Commendation Award. She completed a Master of Business from Monash University, Australia.
Dr Luong has taught undergraduate, postgraduate and professional accreditation courses. While completing her PhD, she gained teaching and research experience from Curtin University, the University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University. Prior to her PhD, she was a lecturer in accounting and finance at the Academy of Finance, Vietnam.
Dr Luong has published refereed articles in leading international journals and conference proceedings. She has been awarded both internal and external research grants as the Principal Investigator. She is a reviewer of high-ranked international journals.
Dr Luong has held multiple leadership roles throughout her career. She is currently the New Zealand Chair of the AFAANZ Data Analytics Special Interest group and the Chair of the Accountancy and Finance Teaching and Learning. She has served as the New Zealand Chair of the AFAANZ Accounting Education Special Interest group and the Academic Co-Leader of the Otago Business School Internship programme.
Teaching
- BSNS 115 Accounting and Information System
- ACCT 222 Cost and Management Accounting
- ACCT 360 Advanced Accounting Analytics
- BSNS 301 Internship Practicum
- ACCT 422 Management Accounting
- ACCT 501 Applied Project
Course development
- Advanced Accounting Analytics
Research interests
- Data analytics, financial technologies, blockchain, artificial intelligence
- Corporate reporting, corporate governance, performance measurement and management
Honours and awards
- Outstanding Reviewer - Emerald Literati Awards, 2024: Pacific Accounting Review
- Best Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching Innovation Award, Otago Business School, 2021
- Top 3 Reviewers, 2021: Awarded by Accounting Research Journal
- Doctoral Degree Chancellor's Commendation Award, Curtin University, Australia, 2019
- Best Paper Award, SEDM2019 Conference, Vietnam, 2019
- Doctoral Research Scholarships Award, Australian Government and Curtin University, 2015-2018
Research grants
- University Teaching Development Grant, 2023: Students' perspectives on attending lectures and motivational context for learning, Committee for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching, University of Otago (Associate Investigator, $10,000)
- Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Research Grant, 2022: Blockchain, RPA , AI , ML and XBRL for sustainability reporting (Principal Investigator, $6,000)
- Grant Priming Fund (GPF), Otago Business School, 2021: Big data and accounting information, (Principal Investigator, $5,000)
- University of Otago Research Grant (UORG), 2021: Financial technologies and charities (Principal Investigator, $15,500)
- Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) External Research Grant, 2020-2021: Climate change and charities (Principal Investigator, $6,500)
- Commerce Research Grant (CRG), Otago Business School, 2020: Financial technologies for corporate governance (Principal Investigator, $5,000)
- University Teaching Development Grant, 2021 (Education): Motivation to learn, and to attend, during a pandemic and later, Committee for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching, University of Otago. (Associate Investigator, $10,000)
Leadership
- New Zealand Chair, Data Analytics Special Interest Group, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ): 2024-present
- New Zealand Chair, Accounting Education Special Interest Group, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ): 2023-2024
- Chair, Department of Accountancy and Finance Teaching and Learning Committee
- Academic Co-leader Otago Business School Internship Program, University of Otago: 2021–2023
Engagement – internal
- Member, Organising Committee, New Zealand Management Accounting Conference, 2021
- Member, Teaching and Learning Committee, Department of Accountancy and Finance: 2020 – present
- Member, Research Committee, Department of Accountancy and Finance: 2020 – present
- Member, Business Engagement Committee, Department of Accountancy and Finance: 2020 – 2023
Engagement – external
- Research collaborator, Blockchain R&D Lab, Curtin University, Australia
- Visiting lecturer, Academy of Finance, Vietnam
Professional affiliations and memberships
- CPA Australia full membership: 2021 – present
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK : 2019 – present
- Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand: 2017 – present
- Blockchain New Zealand: 2020 – present
- International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law: 2019 – present
Publications
Gull, A. A., Luong, H., & Nadeem, M. (2024). Board co-option and corporate environmental orientation: New insights from the waste management perspective. Corporate Governance: An International Review. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/corg.12567 Journal - Research Article
Luong, H., Khedmati, M., Nguyen, L. A., Nigmonov, A., Ovi, N. Z., & Shams, S. (2023). CEO-director ties and board gender diversity: US evidence. Journal of Behavioral & Experimental Finance, 40, 100861. doi: 10.1016/j.jbef.2023.100861 Journal - Research Article
Nguyen, L. A., Kend, M., & Luong, H. (2023). Audit quality and independence concerns after major audit reforms within a developing country: Stakeholder perceptions from Vietnam. Managerial Auditing Journal, 38(3), 314-335. doi: 10.1108/MAJ-03-2022-3475 Journal - Research Article
Luong, H., Man, Y., Botafogo, F., & Beatson, N. (2022). Sense of belonging during a global pandemic: A case of accounting students. Accounting Education, 31(6), 652-666. doi: 10.1080/09639284.2022.2134732 Journal - Research Article
Luong, H., Gunasekarage, A., & Shams, S. (2022). CEO pay slice and acquisitions in Australia: The role of tournament incentives. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 18(5), 833-868. doi: 10.1108/IJMF-06-2021-0292 Journal - Research Article