As a lecturer in Curtin University's School of Accounting, Ashley has over a decade of teaching experience in higher education. Before joining Curtin Singapore in early 2020, she spent seven years teaching in Malaysia. Currently, Ashley is responsible for teaching various accounting and finance units, such as Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Complex Corporate Issues, Accounting for Corporations, Accounting, Behaviour and Control, Company Accounting, Financial Management, Financial Decision Making, and Introduction to Finance Principles.
In her current role, Ashley is responsible for facilitating teaching and learning in university programs at the Bachelor and Postgraduate levels. Her responsibilities include preparing and delivering coursework materials, liaising with unit coordinators, supporting student development, and providing administrative and academic support duties. She is also an academic leader in the field of expertise, with a high satisfactory rate in student evaluation.
Ashley is also actively engaged in the research fields that are relevant to her expertise. Her thesis explored the personality traits of top management, particularly narcissism, and its impact on the financial performance of listed companies. She has published in the Journal of Management and Governance and serves as the international advisory board member for a journal. Additionally, Ashley is a member of the board of directors of an entrepreneurial association in Malaysia. Her research interests include behavioral corporate finance, economics behavior and psychology, artificial intelligence, sustainability, and corporate governance.
Curtin University (Singapore)
Position: Lecturer
Period: 02/2020 - Present
Current Salary: $7,000
Expected Salary: $9,000 - $10,000 (Senior Lecturer - Assistant Professor)
Kolej Laila Taib (Malaysia)
Position: Head of Accounting (Lecturer)
Period: 01/2013 - 01/2020
Salary: RM8,000
AACSB FACULTY QUALIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE
1. Journal article: Narcissistic CEOs and their earnings management, Journal of Management and Governance, March 2021.
2. BINUS University (Indonesia) Guest Lecture on International Lecture Series: The Role of Technology in Finance, Nov 2021.
3. Committee member of Curtin Singapore Academic Board【2022-2023】
4. International Advisory Board Member for The Borneo Engineering and Advanced Multidisciplinary International Journal【2022-2024】
5. Reviewer academic journal: Borneo Engineering & Advanced Multidisciplinary International Journal - The Relationships between Infrastructure Access towards Adoption of Online Learning in TVET Institutions, June 2022.
6. Keynote Speaker (International) – Techstars Startup Weekend (Sarikei, Malaysia), June 2022.
7. Member of the board of directors for Startup Entrepreneur Association Sarawak (Malaysia),【2022-2023】
8. Conference paper reviewer (EURAM 2023): Does Digitalization Influence a Company's CSR? Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies, Feb 2023.
9. Peer-reviewed conference paper published in proceedings (EURAM 2023): Does CEO's Narcissism Influence the Firm Performance of Listed Companies in Malaysia? - June 2023.
10. EURAM Conference panel member, June 2023 - Dublin, Ireland.
11. Reviewer academic journal: International Journal of Social Economics - Investigating the Effect of CEO Narcissism on Shareholder Swarm Intelligence
12. Book Chapter: Leveraging Digital Transformation for Hospitality - Enhancing Hospitality Service Quality with Artificial Intelligence, Oct 2023.
13. Peer-reviewed conference paper published in proceedings: The Mystique of Luxury Brand Conference – Faithful and Luxurious: Mediating Halal with Luxury through Self-Congruity, Nov 2023.
14. Research paper: Financial inclusion, Sustainability, and The Influence of Technology, ongoing.
15. Research paper: ChatGPT, Mianzi and Subjective Well-Being in Higher Education: An Empirical Study, ongoing.
16. Book Chapter: The Business of Low-Carbon Tourism: The Case of the Tropics - Environmentally Sustainable Tourist Behaviour in ASEAN: A Systematic Literature Review. (Abstract approved for potential publication, ongoing)
Name: Dr. Zahirah Zainol
Organization: Curtin University (Singapore)
Job Title: Senior Lecturer
Contact Number: +65 9027 8585
Email Address: Zahirah.Zainol@curtin.edu.sg
Name: Dr. Nurhafihz Noor
Organization: James Cook University (Singapore)
Job Title: Lecturer
Contact Number: +65 8921 2300
Email Address: nurhafihz.noor@jcu.edu.au
Ashley Tong Hui Hui