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Dr Solomon Opare PhD, FHEA

Senior Lecturer

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Accountancy

Solomon is a Senior Lecturer at Massey Business School, School of Accountancy. He was previously with Victoria University of Wellington. Solomon's teaching interests include Financial Accounting and Reporting and Financial Statement Analysis. His research interests include financial accounting and reporting, earnings quality, corporate finance, and capital market. He is a member of CPA Australia and AFAANZ.

Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: +64 (09) 213 6287 ext 43287
    Location: MBS 1.07B, Massey Business School
    Campus: Albany

Qualifications

  • Master of Science - University of Stirling (2015)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Victoria University (2020)

Fellowships and Memberships

  • Member, Higher Education Academy (Fellow) (2022)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Co-Supervisor, Massey University
  • Licence, Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Financial Accounting and Reporting

Earnings Quality

Capital Market

Corporate Finance

Thematics

Design – for Commerce, Community and Culture

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Accounting Theory and Standards (150101): Accounting, Auditing and Accountability (150100): Banking, Finance and Investment (150200): Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000): Finance (150201): Financial Accounting (150103): International Accounting (150104)

Keywords

Financial Accounting

International Accounting

Accounting Standards

Corporate Finance

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position Current Completed
Project Leader 0 4

Research Outputs

Journal

Uddin Bhuiyan, MB., Opare, S., & Ahmed, Z. (2024). Does Audit Committee Busyness Affect Financial Restatement? Evidence from Audit Committee Share Ownership. Australian Accounting Review.
[Journal article]Authored by: Bhuiyan, M., Opare, S.
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Opare, S., & Bhuiyan, MBU. (2023). Debt maturity structure, credit ratings and audit fees: new evidence. Accounting Research Journal. 36(6), 558-580
[Journal article]Authored by: Bhuiyan, M., Opare, S.
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Opare, S., Houqe, M., & van Zijl, T. (2023). Earnings management and underperformance after seasoned equity offerings: a cross-country study. International Journal of Managerial Finance. 19(5), 1053-1075
[Journal article]Authored by: Houqe, M., Opare, S.
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Wu, JY., Opare, S., Bhuiyan, MBU., & Habib, A. (2022). Determinants and consequences of debt maturity structure: A systematic review of the international literature. International Review of Financial Analysis. 84
[Journal article]Authored by: Bhuiyan, M., Habib, A., Opare, S.
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Costa, MD., & Opare, S. (2022). Cost asymmetry around seasoned equity offerings. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance. 34
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Houqe, MN., Opare, S., Zahir-Ul-hassan, MK., & Ahmed, K. (2022). The Effects of Carbon Emissions and Agency Costs on Firm Performance. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. 15(4)
[Journal article]Authored by: Houqe, M., Opare, S.
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Opare, S., Houqe, MN., & van Zijl, T. (2021). Meta-analysis of the Impact of Adoption of IFRS on Financial Reporting Comparability, Market Liquidity, and Cost of Capital. Abacus. 57(3), 502-556
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Opare, S., Houqe, MN., & van Zijl, T. (2020). IFRS adoption and seasoned equity offering underperformance. Pacific Basin Finance Journal. 61
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Consultancy and Languages

Languages

  • English
    Last used: Everyday
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • Twi
    Last used: Everyday
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent
  • Fante
    Last used: Everyday
    Spoken ability: Excellent
    Written ability: Excellent

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

Financial Accounting and Reporting 

Financial Statement Analysis

Contact Supervisor

Graduate Supervision Statement

Financial Accounting and Reporting 

Carbon and CSR Reporting

Capital Market


Dr Solomon Opare is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 1 1

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • Jingjing Zhang - Doctor of Philosophy
    The Determinants and Consequences of Key Audit Matters in China

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2022 - Sunil Lakhani - Doctor of Philosophy
    Essays on Non-financial Key Performance Indicators: Disclosures and Consequences

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