Sarowar Hossain

About Sarowar

Dr Sarowar Hossain, PhD (ANU), CPA, CMA, is a Lecturer in Accounting at the University of New South Wales Australia. Prior to taking up his appointment at UNSW, he worked at the Australian National University and the University of Dhaka (Bangladesh).

Research Grants

• AFAANZ grant 2018 ($5,000): Effect of audit committee chair’s characteristics on auditor choice, audit fees, and audit quality (with Masoud Azizkhani, UTAS). 
• UNSW Business School/SRG grant 2016 ($4,720): Effect of voluntary audit partner rotation on audit quality in a mandatory rotation regime. 
• ASB/SRG grant 2010 ($5000): Does client’s economic importance to an audit partner affect audit quality?
• College Internal Grant Scheme (CIGS), College of Business and Economics, the Australian National University 2009 ($5000): Audit quality after mandating audit partner rotation: Australian evidence (with Prof. Christine A Jubb)
• College Internal Grant Scheme (CIGS), College of Business and Economics, the Australian National University 2008 ($5000): CFOs short and long-term incentives and behaviour of earnings management (with Prof. Gary Monroe, UNSW).
  

Engagement Activities

• Multiple audit committee member-auditor interlocking and audit and non-audit fees
• Director-auditor interlocking and audit quality
• Director-auditor interlocking and audit and non-audit fees