Rate My Professor Leah Meng

Dr. Leah Meng is a lecturer in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance within the Faculty of Business and Law at Curtin University. She holds key leadership roles as the Undergraduate Major Lead for Accounting and Course Lead for the Honours Accounting program. Her academic journey includes earning a PhD from Curtin University in November 2017 in the School of Accounting, a Master of Accounting (MAcc), a Bachelor of Commerce with First Class Honours (BCom Hons I), a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance (PGradDipFin), and qualification as a Chartered Accountant (CA). These credentials underpin her expertise in accounting education and research.

Dr. Meng's research focuses on corporate governance and financial reporting, particularly managerial compensation and perks in Chinese state-owned enterprises and banks. Notable publications include 'Do policy burdens induce excessive managerial perks? Evidence from China's state-owned enterprises' (2020, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, co-authored with Jianhui Jian, Huaqian Li, and Chunxiang Zhao) and 'CEOs' power and perks: Evidence from Chinese banks' (2018). She contributes to Curtin University's 'A Fair Society' research theme as an investigator in a project empowering Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) women through financial literacy initiatives. In teaching, she coordinates Accounting for Corporations (ACCT2011) and supports Financial Reporting units. Her publications extend to book chapters on Accounting Framework, Business Combinations, and Impairment of Assets, contributions to CPA Study Guide Financial Reporting 6th Edition, and co-authorship of the Financial Reporting textbook (4th and 5th editions, Wiley). Dr. Meng has served as a discussant at the AFAANZ 2019 conference, contributing to the academic discourse in accounting.