Dr. Lina Xu
Details
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Department: Accounting, Info Sys & Supply Chain
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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lina.xu@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID:
0000-0001-6898-0509
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Dr. Lina Xu has been a lecturer at RMIT University since 2015, following the completion of her PhD at the University of Wollongong. Her research examines the influence of broader institutional and political contexts on accounting and accountability systems, employing critical and sociological perspectives to offer alternative insights into these phenomena.
An accomplished researcher, Lina has published in leading accounting journals, including Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Business History, Accounting & Finance, and Accounting History. She has twice received the Accounting History Best Manuscript Award (2015, 2018) and has secured competitive research grants from the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ).
Beyond research, Lina is a dedicated educator with over a decade of experience teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is particularly skilled in fostering interactive and engaging learning environments, integrating games and real-world scenarios to simplify complex concepts and encourage student participation
Degrees
- Doctorate Research, Accountancy
- University of Wollongong
- Australia
- 2015
- Masters Degree by Coursework, Accountancy
- University of Wollongong
- Australia
- 2010
Supervisor projects
- Corporate Responsibility and Accountability for Protecting Labour Rights: The case of Foxconn China
- 19 Jul 2023
- Strategies of transnational corporations: The Case of the Big Four accounting firms in Nigeria
- 23 Mar 2022
Teaching interests
Postgraduate Subjects: Contemporary Financial and Integrated Reporting
Accounting for Management Decisions
Undergraduate Subjects: Accounting, Organisation and Society
Accounting, Accountability, and Analysis
Accounting, Accountability, and Reporting
Research interests
Qualitative research on accounting of China, Critical theory, Political ideology, Public sector accounting and auditing, accounting history, Research on accounting journals.
