Dr. Ali R. Almutairi

Assistant Professor

Department of Accounting

College of Business Administration

Kuwait University

P.O. Box 5486 Safat, 13055

Kuwait

Tel:  (+ 965) 24988513

Fax: (+ 965) 24837596

Email: aalmutairi@cba.edu.kw

Education:

 1999 – 2006    Ph.D. in Accounting, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Dissertation title: “The Economic Consequences of Auditor Industry Specialization”

1996 – 1998      Master of Science in Accounting, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver,

                         Colorado

1989 – 1994      Bachelor of Accounting and Auditing, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Academic Work Experience:

2006–Present Assistant Professor of Accounting, Kuwait University, Kuwait

2001 – 2006    Adjunct Professor, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Spring 2005     Teaching Assistant, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

2002                 Teaching Assistant, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida

Publications:

Books 

The Economic Value Added by Specialist Auditors- Hypothesis, Sample and Data,  Results,

VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2007

Papers

Ali R. Almutairi. 2008. Does Auditor Industry Specialization Matter? Evidence from the Bond Market. ICFAI Journal of Audit Practice, Vol. V, No. 3 (July): 44-72

Ali R. Almutairi. 2009. Audit Committee Characteristics and Pricing of Seasoned Equity Offerings.

             The Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 3 (September): 517-544

Ali R. Almutairi, Kimberly Dunn and Terrence Skantz. 2009. Auditor Tenure, Auditor Specialization, and Information Asymmetry. Managerial Auditing Journal Vol. 24, No. 7 (6 & 7): 600-623

Husain Y. Al-Yousef and Ali R. Almutairi. 2010. Stock Market Reaction to Accounting Restatement Announcements: Evidence from Kuwait. International Review of Business Research Papers, Vol. 6, No. 1 (February): 513-535

 Research Interests:

Corporate Governance, Fraud Examination, Information Asymmetry, and Audit Quality

Teaching Interests:

Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Forensic Accounting, Auditing, and Information Systems

Professional Affiliations:

Member of the American Accounting Association (AAA)

Kuwait Association of Accountants and Auditors

Kuwaiti Economic Association

Community Service:

Financial Consultant to The Central Statistical Office