Prof Christopher Napier
Professor of Accounting

Research Interests

• the conceptual foundations of accounting;
• accounting in different cultures, particularly Islamic accounting;
• the recognition and measurement of complex dynamic liabilities;
• theories and methods in historical accounting research;
• the changing stereotype of the professional accountant;
• policing the legitimacy of professional accounting.

Other Activities

Invited keynote speaker, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Information for Better Markets Conference, December 2008.

Invited keynote speaker, Fifth Accounting History International Conference, Banff, Canada, August 2007.

Co-editor, Accounting Historians Journal.

Editorial Board member for Accounting, Organizations and Society, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Accounting, Business and Financial History, Accounting History, Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research.

Member of Scientific Committee for Ninth Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting Conference, Innsbruck, July 2009.