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Biography
I received a BA in Business Administration and an MBA from Rissho University Tokyo in 1998 and 2000. I received an MAcc in 2005 and a PhD in Accounting in 2009 from the University of Dundee. I have been a member of staff at Heriot-Watt University from 2011.
Research interests
My research interests are Corporate Governance and disclosure practices, sustainability disclosure and communication issues in corporate reporting.
Roles & Responsibilities
I am currently the Programme Director for the MSc in Accountancy and the MSc in International Accounting and Finance. Between 2019 and 2022, I was the Programme Director for the MA in Accountancy and the MA in Accountancy and Finance. From 2016 to 2019, I was the Director of Undergraduate Taught Programmes for the Department of Accountancy, Economics, and Finance.
My current teachings are the Social and Environmental Accounting (Undergraduate Year 2) and the International Accounting Standards (Postgraduate) courses.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Accountability, maps and inter-generational equity: evaluating the Nigerian oil spill monitor
Denedo, M., Thomson, I. & Yonekura, A., 29 Jul 2018, In: Public Money and Management. 38, 5, p. 355-364 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Contemporary Issues in Social Accounting
Paterson, A. (Editor), Yonekura, A. (Editor), Jackson, W. J. (Editor) & Jubb, D. (Editor), Jan 2018, 1 ed. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers. 262 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Contemporary Issues in Social Accounting
Paterson, A., Yonekura, A., Jackson, W. J. & Jubb, D., Jan 2018, Contemporary Issues in Social Accounting. Paterson, A., Yonekura, A., Jackson, W. & Jubb, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers, p. 1-10 10 p. 1Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Ecological damage, human rights and oil: Local advocacy NGOs dialogic action and alternative accounting practices
Denedo, M., Thomson, I. & Yonekura, A., 18 Sept 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Accounting Forum. 43, 1, p. 85-112Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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International Advocacy NGOs, Counter Accounting, Accountability and Engagement
Denedo, M., Thomson, I. & Yonekura, A., 21 Aug 2017, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 30, 6, p. 1309-1343 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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