Dr Mahani Haji Hamdan

Mahani Hamdan is Senior Assistant Professor in Accounting and Finance at UBD School of Business and Economics, and also serves as Director for the Institute of Policy Studies and Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Advancement, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). She obtained her first degree in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Sheffield; a Master degree with distinction from the University of Leeds; and PhD from Queensland University of Technology in the field of organisational management and psychology. She learned about public policies, governance and politics during her post-doctoral period at Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, through the Independent Leader Scholar Programme. Her current research interests are in the areas of accounting for non-public interest entities, operational excellence, leadership, public finance and governance. She is the co-author of Brunei Darussalam: Making Strides with a Renewed Focus on the Future for Southeast Asian Affairs 2019, and co-editor of Stability, Growth and Sustainability: Catalysts for Socio-economic Development in Brunei Darussalam in 2023 published by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. Besides teaching, research, and administrative services in UBD, she is also a member of Brunei Darussalam Accounting Standards Council and Income Tax Board of Review.

EDUCATION

Independent Leaders Scholar Program (2015), University of California, Berkeley
PhD in Management (2011), Queensland University in Technology
MA in Accounting & Finance (Distinction), (2004), Leeds University
BA (Hons) in Accounting & Financial Management (2002), University of Sheffield

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Financial Accounting
Management Accounting
Accounting Education
Management & Organisational Behaviour
Corporate Social Responsibility
Public Policy

FUTURE PROJECTS