Associate Professor Michael Seamer
Deputy Head of School, Teaching and Learning
Newcastle Business School (Accounting and Finance)
- Email:michael.seamer@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4921 5992
Career Summary
Biography
Michael is a senior lecturer who has been with the University of Newcastle since 1995. Prior to that Michael spent 13 years as a manager in large Chartered Accounting firms in both Perth and Newcastle. Michael is an award winning lecturer whose teaching interests include financial accounting and corporate governance with a specialisation in taxation studies. He has a 1st Class Honours degree in Commerce and completed his PHD on the role of corporate governance in limiting agency conflict. Michael has presented his corporate governance research internationally and has regularly contributed to academic journals as well as local and national media. Michael also consults to the private sector and has advised Federal parliamentarians.
Research Expertise
Corporate Governance with particular focus on its potential impact on such management misconduct as corporate fraud, inadequate disclosure etc.
Teaching Expertise
Australian taxation, financial accounting and corporate governance
Administrative Expertise
School administration, international and domestic student marketing
Collaborations
Corporate Governance Corporate Fraud Corporate Disclosure
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Commerce, Murdoch University
- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Corporate Disclosure
- Corporate Fraud
- Corporate Governance
- Financial Accounting
- Taxation
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
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| 159999 | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services not elsewhere classified | 100 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Senior Lecturer | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
| Casual Academic | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
| Casual Academic | University of Newcastle Newcastle Business School Australia |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/1/1990 - 1/7/1995 | Manager - Chartered Accounting | Cutcher & Neale Chartered Accountants Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (2 outputs)
Journal article (13 outputs)
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| 2018 |
Inya P, Psaros J, Seamer M, 'The Relevance of Western Corporate Governance in Mitigating Management Misconduct in Thailand', Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 54 1425-1441 (2018) [C1] Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This article provides empirical evidence on the relevance of structures central to Western models of corporate governance in mitigat... [more] Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This article provides empirical evidence on the relevance of structures central to Western models of corporate governance in mitigating management misconduct in Thailand. We find no evidence supporting the effectiveness of Western-based corporate governance structures such as board independence, audit committee effectiveness, and separating the roles of CEO and Board Chair in limiting management misconduct. However, we do find evidence supportive of independent directors with more experience and longer tenure, the presence of institutional ownership, and concentrated controlling ownership in limiting management misconduct. This provides some support for the validity of resource dependency theory in an emerging economy setting.
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| 2018 |
Hodgson A, Seamer M, Uylangco K, 'Does stronger corporate governance constrain insider trading? Asymmetric evidence from Australia', Accounting and Finance, (2018) © 2018 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand We investigate the role of internal corporate governance in limiting opportunities for ASX company ¿insiders... [more] © 2018 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand We investigate the role of internal corporate governance in limiting opportunities for ASX company ¿insiders¿ to extract abnormal returns from trading ¿own shares¿. We show that stronger governance translates into more restrictive insider trading policies and, while not resulting in lower insider purchase volumes, values or profits, it does reduce insider selling profitability. Firm size and increasing trading policy restrictiveness is associated with reduced insider purchase profitability while insider sale profitability is reduced by aggregate governance, trading restrictions and increasing trading policy restrictiveness. We conclude that internal firm governance constrains insider sales but not purchases, providing contrarian trading signals.
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Seamer MJ, Docherty P, Psaros J, Brookes P, 'Internal Governance Does Matter to Equity Returns but Much More So During Flights to Quality', Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 30 39-52 (2018) [C1]
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| 2018 |
Choi B, Lee D, Seamer M, 'Australian Enterprise Risk Management Practices and Corporate Governance', Company and Securities Law Journal, 36 404-433 (2018) [C1]
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| 2017 |
Seamer MJ, Al Mamun M, Yasser, 'Do Corporate Boards Affect Firm Performance? New Evidence from an Emerging Economy', International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 66 724-741 (2017) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Hutchinson M, Seamer M, Chapple LE, 'Institutional Investors, Risk/Performance and Corporate Governance', The International Journal of Accounting, 50 31-52 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Psaros J, Seamer MJ, 'Ranking corporate governance of Australia's top companies: A decade on', Australian Accounting Review, 25 405-412 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Seamer M, Melia A, 'Remunerating non-executive directors with stock options: who is ignoring the regulator?', Accounting Research Journal, 28 251-267 (2015) [C1]
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| 2014 |
Seamer M, 'Does Effective Corporate Governance Facilitate Continuous Market Disclosure?', Australian Accounting Review, 24 111-126 (2014) [C1]
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| 2004 |
Psaros J, Seamer MJ, 'Australian Audit Committees - Do They Meet Best Practice Guidelines', Australian Accounting Review, 14 77-85 (2004) [C1]
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| 2003 |
Psaros J, Seamer MJ, 'The AXS's new corporate governance guidelines have generated fierce and heated debate. But is corporate Australia missing the point?', CACharter, 74 46-47 (2003) [C3]
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| 2002 | Frost GR, Seamer MJ, 'Adoption of environmental reporting and management practices: An analysis of New South Wales public sector entities', Financial Accountability & Management In Governments, Public Services and Charities, 18 103-127 (2002) [C1] | ||||||||||
| 2001 |
Psaros J, Seamer MJ, 'The Unravelling of the House of Scarfe', Charter, 4 44-47 (2001) [C3]
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Review (1 outputs)
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| 2003 |
Psaros J, Seamer MJ, 'Horwath 2003 Corporate Governance Report', Horwath 2003 Corporate Governance Report (2003) [D1]
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Conference (6 outputs)
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| 2015 |
Seamer MJ, Choi B, Lee D, 'The Relationship Between Corporate Governance and Firm Enterprise Risk Management Practice', Glasgow, Scotland (2015) [E3]
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| 2015 | Mamun A, Heyden, Seamer, 'Conceptualizing CSR as innovation adoption by emerging Asian economies: How the rate of diffusion and corporate governance influence performance potential', New York (2015) [O1] | ||||
| 2015 | Mamun A, Seamer D, Heyden D, 'Institutional drivers of CSR adoption in emerging economies: Examining interactions between macro and mezzo effects', University of Massachusetts Boston (2015) [O1] | ||||
| 2009 |
Seamer MJ, Psaros J, 'Corporate governance as a facilitator of continuous market disclosure', Symposium on the Multiple Facets of Governance. Symposium Program, Newcastle, NSW (2009) [E2]
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| 2003 |
Psaros J, Seamer MJ, 'Australian Audit Committees - Do They Meet Best Practice Guidelines', AFAANZ 2003 Annual Conference, Brisbane (2003) [E1]
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Report (1 outputs)
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Psaros J, Seamer MJ, 'Horwath 2004 Corporate Governance Report', Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd, 70 (2004) [R1]
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Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 3 |
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| Total funding | $5,794 |
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20151 grants / $3,000
IFRS, Internal Governance and Director's Trading$3,000
Funding body: Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Ltd
| Funding body | Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Ltd |
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| Project Team | Associate Professor Michael Seamer, Dr Katherine Uylangco |
| Scheme | Small Research Consultancy |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2015 |
| GNo | G1501111 |
| Type Of Funding | C3111 - Aust For profit |
| Category | 3111 |
| UON | Y |
20041 grants / $1,790
2004 Annual International Business & Economic Research Conference, 4-8 October 2004, USA$1,790
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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| Project Team | Associate Professor Michael Seamer |
| Scheme | Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2004 |
| Funding Finish | 2004 |
| GNo | G0184833 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20001 grants / $1,004
European Accounting Association 23rd Annual Congress.$1,004
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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| Project Team | Associate Professor Michael Seamer |
| Scheme | Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2000 |
| Funding Finish | 2000 |
| GNo | G0180334 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2020 | PhD | The Role of Non-Executive Directors and SME Performance in Uganda | PhD (Accounting & Finance), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2014 | PhD | The Effect of Corporate Governance on the Extent and Quality of Corporate Internet Disclosures: Evidence in Australia | PhD (Accounting & Finance), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2013 | PhD | Corporate Governance and Voluntary Corporate Disclosure: An Empirical Investigation of CSR Disclosure in the Singaporean Banking Sector | PhD (Accounting & Finance), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2019 | PhD | The Influences of CSR Practices on Employees' Perceptions of the Organisation | PhD (Management), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2018 | PhD | Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Implication for Developing Economy Firms | PhD (Accounting & Finance), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2013 | PhD | Corporate Governance and Management Misconduct in Thailand | PhD (Accounting & Finance), Faculty of Business and Law, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
News
Scholarship award for Kenya’s Young Entrepreneur Challenge winner
May 22, 2018
Year 11 Business Plan Challenge
December 11, 2013
Associate Professor Michael Seamer
Positions
Deputy Head of School, Teaching and Learning
Newcastle Business School
Faculty of Business and Law
Casual Academic
Newcastle Business School
Faculty of Business and Law
Casual Academic
Newcastle Business School
Faculty of Business and Law
Focus area
Accounting and Finance
Contact Details
| michael.seamer@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | (02) 4921 5992 |
| Fax | (02) 4921 6905 |
Office
| Room | X-635 |
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| Building | NeW Space |
| Location | City Campus , |
NEWS • May 22.2018
Scholarship award for Kenya’s Young Entrepreneur Challenge winner
A mobile app to enable farmers in rural Kenya to advertise and sell any daily surplus crops has won the 2018 Nairobi Young Entrepreneur Challenge, hosted by the Newcastle Business School.