Dr NICHOLAS A MROCZKOWSKI
PhD(Finance) (Mon), MAcc(Finance) (RMIT), BBus(Acc) (Swin), DipBus(Fin Acc) (Ballarat), DipEd (Hawthorn Inst Ed), FCPA, Chartered Accountant
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nmroczkowski@swin.edu.au
Nick is a senior academic in the Department of Accounting, Law and Economics at Swinburne University of Technology. He has over 28 years of professional experience in Australia and abroad encompassing a variety of technical disciplines, including auditing, financial accounting, finance and education. Prior to joining Swinburne University of Technology, Nick was a lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Monash University , and a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the Deakin Business School . Nick has also held senior positions in professional practice, including the position of Technical Director (Audit and Accounting) for a major Chartered Accounting firm for period of 15 years. His client base included banks, non-financial institutions, governments, educational bodies and a range of medium to large companies in the private sector.
Nick's other prior appointments have included auditing and professional consultancies in government and private practice. Previous academic postings have included positions of Lecturer and Head of Business Studies, in a major regional college and several part-time appointments lecturing in MBA and Masters Programs (RMIT and Monash University ). Nick is extensively involved with the accounting professional bodies and is a member of various technical committees for CPA Australia and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia . He is also a contributor to the National Accountant, a professional technical journal published by the National Institute of Accountants. He has been a regular speaker for these bodies and in addition has presented at numerous academic conferences providing both an academic and practitioner perspective. He has published several books in Accounting and Corporate Law and his current teaching portfolio includes, Accounting Theory, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Reporting, Corporate Governance, and Business Valuations.
Nick also regularly presents courses in Accounting (For Managers), Financial Analysis, and Practical Business Valuations to non-accounting professionals including lawyers, doctors and engineers. His research interests are in financial accounting, business valuations, initial public offerings and family business.
Professional Association Memberships
- FCPA (Fellow, CPA Australia)
- CA (Member, ICAA Australia)
- Past Member, CPA Australia - External Reporting Cell
- Member, Technical Committee - CPA Reporting & Professional Practice Module
- Past Member, ICAA Marketing Committee
- Member, Emerging Accounting and Auditing Issues Discussion Group (Technical Directors Group)
- Accredited "Train the Trainer" provider (Pannell Kerr Forster)
Research Profile
Research Interests
- Corporate Governance
- Executive Compensation Schemes
- IPO's and a range of capital market research topics in the context of family firms
Publications
Refereed
Mroczkowski, N. A and Tanewski, G. A, " Delineating Publicly Listed Family and Non-Family Controlled Firms: An Approach for Capital Market Research in Australia ". (2007) JSBM, April, 2007
Other Publications, Titles and Contributions to Titles
Mroczkowski., N.A, " Decision Time for Family Business", National Accountant, National Institute of Accountants (NIA)., Oct/Nov 2007.
Mroczkowski, N. A and Tanewski, G. A, " Going Public", research article cited in "Managing the Family Business", Heidelberg Press, 2005
Mroczkowski, N.A., "Initial Public Offerings in Australia : An Empirical Examination of Initial Price and Aftermarket Operating Performance of Family and Non-Family Controlled Companies", PhD Dissertation, Monash University, 2003
Mroczkowski, N. A [1993], "An Examination of User Perceptions on the Usefulness of Cashflow Information in Financial Reports", Masters Dissertation, RMIT
Mroczkowski, N. A and Fleay, D [1987], "Accounting: An Introduction", Thomas Nelson Australia,
Mroczkowski, N.A [1998] "Understanding the Corporate Law Review Act 1998" ASCPA
Mroczkowski, N. A, Yates, L and Fleay, D [2006], "Accounting: To Trail Balance, with accompanying Solutions, 9th Edition Nelson
Mroczkowski, N. A, Yates, L and Fleay, D [2006], "Accounting: Basic Reports", with accompanying Solutions, 8th Edition Nelson
Yates, L [1980], "Partnership and Company Accounting", Yates Publishing Pty Ltd, Ratnatunga, J, Romano, C and Waldmann, E [1994], "Principles of Financial Decision Making", Jacaranda Wiley, (contributed 8 Chapters)
Pannell Kerr Forster Worldwide, [1992], "CCH Australian Pro Forma Corporate Financial Statements, 3rd Edition, CCH Australia.
RMIT, [1984], "Accounting 3 - Accounting Systems", Self Study Notes, RMIT Distance Education Program,
RMIT, [1983], "Accounting 1 - Basic Accounting", Self Study Notes, RMIT Distance Education Program,
Mroczkowski, N. A [1995], "Mergers and Acquisitions", MBA Study Notes, RMIT.
Monash University, [1998]' "Financial Accounting II", Study Notes
Monash University, [1999]' "Financial Statement Analysis", Study Notes
Monash University, [1999]' "Advanced Financial Accounting", Study Notes
Monash University, [1999]' "Financial Reporting Issues", Study Notes
Monash University, [2002]' "Financial Reporting & Analysis", Study Notes
Refereed Conference Papers (last five years)
Kelly, E., and Mroczkowski, N.A., "Executive Stock Options and Corporate Report Disclosures: Managerial Power and Outrage Costs Perspectives" Asian Pacific Conference on International Accounting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2007
Mroczkowski, N. A, and Tanewski, G., Conference Proceedings "Using Accounting Standards to Delineate Listed Firms Listed in Australian Capital Markets 2002" AAAA Conference, Nagoya Japan, October 2002
Arsiraphongphisit, O., and Mroczkowski, N. A, Conference Proceedings, "Capital Structure Research: Disparity Between Practitioner And Academic Perspectives", Critical Perspectives in Accounting Conference, Baruch College, New York, April 2005
Mroczkowski, N . A and Tanewski, G., Conference Proceedings, "Initial Returns Performance: Family and Non-Family Firms - Australian Evidence", European Financial Management Association, EFMA Conference, Milan, Italy, July 2005
Kelly, E., Mroczkowski, N.A., and Jubb, C., "Option Pricing and Corporate Report Disclosures: Managerial Incentives to Undervalue." European Financial Management Association, EFMA Conference, Madrid, Spain, July 2006