Bikram Chatterjee 
B Com(Hons)(Univ of Calcutta) PGD(Massey) MMgt(Massey)
Position: Lecturer in Accounting
Campus: Bathurst
Office: S15 1.21
Mailing Address:
Charles Sturt University
School of Accounting
Panorama Ave
BATHURST NSW 2795
Phone: +61 2 6338 4427
Fax: +61 2 6338 4649
Email: Bikram Chatterjee 
Brief Biography
Bikram joined Chares Sturt University as a lecturer in 2007. Previously he was at the School of Accountancy , Massey University , New Zealand . His principle research interests lie in the area of public sector accounting and reporting, accounting and reporting in developing countries, accounting standards setting process, international financial reporting standards (IFRSs), web-based business reporting and the influence of culture on accounting. He has presented at various international academic conferences and published in refereed academic journals. He was one of the discussants at The Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference in 2005 and 2006. He was one of the reviewers at the Fifth Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference 2007 and served as a reviewer of the Review of Applied Economics’ on an ad-hoc basis. He is presently studying towards Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting.
Research Focus
Bikram’s principle research interests lie in the area of public sector accounting and reporting, accounting and reporting in developing countries, accounting standards setting process, international financial reporting standards (IFRSs), web-based business reporting and the influence of culture on accounting.
Teaching Responsibilities
ACC 210: Management Accounting 1
ACC 310: Management Accounting 2
Selected Publications
Refereed Journal Articles:
Chatterjee, B. & Mirshekary, S. (forthcoming). Lost in a plethora of concerns? Match, mismatch and hypnotism: The case of New Zealand public sector. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance.
Chatterjee, B. (2007). Highlights in annual reports: Its perceived usefulness. International Journal of Commerce and Management, 17(1/2), 166-177.
Chatterjee, B. & Mir, M. Z. (2006) The Role of Mandatory cost audit in enhancing trust-The case of India. Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, 3(1), 27-45.
Chatterjee, B. (2005). Global convergence of financial reporting standards: implications for India. June, Indian Accounting Review, 9(1), 29-54.
Refereed Conference Proceedings:
Chatterjee, B., Mirshekary, S. & Safari, M. (2007). ‘Meeting users’ needs or engaging in information overload: The case of narrative reporting by Iranian companies', 7th International Business Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 3-6 December.
Chatterjee, B. & Mir, M.Z. (2007). ‘An empirical investigation of Chairman’s report-A comparison between secretive and transparent value oriented countries’, presented at the Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 8-10 July.
Chatterjee, B. & Mir, M.Z. (2007). ‘Cultural Influence on disclosure in financial reporting-The current scenario in India’, presented at the Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting (APIRA) conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 8-10 July.
Chatterjee, B. & Mir, M.Z. (2006). ‘The Rhetoric of Environmental Reporting: The Case of India’ presented at the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand(AFAANZ)conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2-4 July.
Chatterjee, B. (2005). ‘Highlights in annual reports- It’s perceived usefulness’, presented at the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) conference, Melbourne, 3-5 July.
Chatterjee, B. & Mir, M.Z. (2005). ‘The role of mandatory cost audit in enhancing trust- A case of India’ presented at the Critical perspectives on accounting conference, New York, 28-30 April.
Chatterjee, B. (2005) ‘Global convergence of financial reporting standards: implications for India’, 7th International Accounting Conference, Kolkata, India , 8-9 January.
Research Project Supervision
Public sector accounting and reporting, accounting and reporting in developing countries, accounting standards setting process, international financial reporting standards (IFRSs), web-based business reporting and the influence of culture on accounting among others are areas of interest.
Grants and Awards
Recipient of AFAANZ research fund in 2006 of Aus$6,000 for the project “Ethics in the New Zealand health sector, in an era of cutting costs" (with Dr Soheila Mirshekary and Mr Ali Yaftian, Central Queensland University ).