PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Pappu Kumar Dey is an Associate Professor (on study leave) in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Jahangirnagar University. He is presently a Ph.D. candidate in Accounting and Finance at the University of Newcastle, Australia, where he has been awarded the RTP Scholarship. He earned his second master's degree in Economic Policy from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan, with a Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship, and completed his BBA and MBA in Accounting and Information Systems from the University of Dhaka. In recognition of his academic excellence, he received the Dean’s Merit and Dean's Honor awards. Before joining Jahangirnagar University, Pappu held academic positions at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University and Daffodil International University.
Pappu is passionate about archival research, focusing on the interplay of accounting and financial economics. His research interests include corporate governance, corporate sustainability, corporate environmental and social responsibility, and related disclosures and performance. His scholarly work has been published in reputed journals such as Journal of Enterprise Information Management; Journal of Applied Accounting Research; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal; International Journal of Disclosure and Governance; and Asian Journal of Accounting Research.
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RESEARCH INTEREST
Corporate Sustainability, Environmental and Social Accounting
JOURNAL PAPER
Cybersecurity disclosure in the UK: The role of board characteristics and female director critical mass,with Dilruba Afroze and Ratan Ghosh. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Forthcoming [ABDC: A, Q1]
Women on boards, ownership structure, and CEO compensation: Evidence from an emerging economy,with Sumon Kumar Das, Taohida Akhter, Md. Jahid Hasan, and Fariha Tasnim. 2025 Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 26 (6) [ABDC: B, Scopus: Q1]
From boardroom to executive suite: Exploring the trickle-down effect of gender diversity in an emerging economy,with Sumon Kumar Das, Shafiqul Alam, and Rupa Akter. 2025 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 44 (9) [ABDC: B, Scopus: Q1]
Does board expertise impact firm performance? Evidence from an emerging economy,with Shafiqul Alam, Sumon Kumar Das, Abu Syed Jabed, and Syed Zabid Hossain. 2025 International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 22(4) [ABDC: B, Q1]
Does board gender diversity affect bank performance? New evidence from Bangladesh,with Mohammad Nakib and Nilanjan K. Saha. 2023 The Jahangirnagar Journal of Business Studies, 12(1)
Pappu Kumar Dey, Value relevance of integrated reporting: a study of the Bangladesh banking sector,(sole author) 2020 International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, 17(4) [ABDC: B, Q1]
What determines forward-looking information disclosure in Bangladesh?,with Manas Roy and Mohsina Akter, 2020, Asian Journal of Accounting Research, 5(2) [ABDC: C, Scopus: Q2]
Determinants of Intellectual Capital Disclosure: An Investigation on DS30 Firms in Bangladesh,with Mohammad Omar Faruq. 2019, Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives, 12(2) [University of Malaya]
The Journey towards Integrated Reporting in Bangladesh,with Mohammad Nakib. 2018, Asian Economic and Financial Review 8(7) [Q3]
Climate Change Disclosures in the Annual Reports: Evidence from Bangladesh,with Mohammad Nakib and Probal Dutta. 2017, Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting, 9(2)
Sustainability Reporting Practices: Evidence from Bangladesh,with Sumaiya Akhter. 2017, International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 7(2)
Human Capital Disclosures in the Corporate Annual Reports: A Study on Financial Institutions of Bangladesh,with Apu Sarkar. 2015 The Jahangirnagar Journal of Business Studies, 5(1)
CONFERENCE PAPER
Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards: A Catalyst for Integrated Reporting Practices (with Mohammad Nakib, Mohsina Akter, and Shakoor Ahmed). 2024 14th Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference. Monash University Malaysia
Pappu K. Dey, Value Relevance of Integrated Reporting: Evidence from Banking Industry of Bangladesh, The 8th GRIPS Student Conference, Tokyo, 2019.AWARD
The University of Newcastle RTP Scholarship, 2022.Japanese Government MEXT Scholarship, 2018.
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5204 | Corporate Reporting and Financial Analysis | 2nd Semester, MBA |
| 5105 | Applied Research Methods | 1st Semester, MBA |
| 4201 | Accounting Theory | 2nd Semester, 4th Year |
| 4101 | Management Accounting | 1st Semester, 4th Year |
| 2205 | Principles of Finance | 2nd Semester, 2nd Year |
| 2203 | Applied Business Statistics | 2nd Semester, 2nd Year |
| 1201 | Intermediate Accounting | 2nd Semester, 1st Year |
| 1101 | Basic Accounting | 1st Semester, 1st Year |
| EACT518 | Corporate Reporting | EMBA Program |
Academic Info
Period: 2022 to date
PhD in Accounting and Finance (ongoing)
Period: 2018 - 2019
Degree: Master of Public Policy (Economics & Econometrics)
Period: 2014
Degree: CIMA Adv. Dip. (Management Accounting)
Period: 2011 - 2013
Degree: Master of Business Administration (Accounting)
Period: 2007 - 2011
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)
Experience
Position: Associate Professor
Period: 2021 – Present
Department: Accounting and Information Systems
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 2017 - 2021
Department: Accounting and Information Systems
Position: Lecturer
Period: 2014 - 2017
Department: Accounting and Information Systems
Position: Lecturer
Period: 2014
Department: Accounting and Information Systems
Position: Lecturer
Period: 2014
Department: Business Admisintration
Activity
Position: Member
Period: 2024 – Present
Position: Ad hoc Reviewer
Period: 2024
Position: Student Advisor, Department of Accounting and Information Systems
Period: 2021-2022
Position: Director, EMBA Program
Period: 2020-2022
Position: Ad hoc Reviewer
Period: 2018-2021
Position: Residential (House) Tutor
Period: 2017-2018
Position: Member, Coordination Committee, EMBA Program
Period: 2015-2017
Contact
Pappu Kumar Dey
Associate Professor
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: pappudey@juniv.edu
