Szekee Koh

Associate Professor SzeKee Koh currently serves as the Director of Programmes for the Business, Communication and Design (BCD) Cluster at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), overseeing the strategic positioning of all the programmes within the BCD Cluster.

Previously, he had served in various academic appointments within SIT including Deputy Programme Director for the Accountancy Programme (2014-2015), Programme Director for the Accountancy Programme (2016-2020) and Deputy Cluster Director for the former Design and Specialised Businesses Cluster (2017-2020).

Prior to joining SIT, SzeKee worked in Australia for more than a decade. He held a tenured position with the Business School at The University of Western Australia (UWA) where he served as the Business Practicum Coordinator as well as the Senior Resident Advisor of Trinity (a Residential College of UWA). He was also a registered University Career Mentor, mentoring students to achieve their career aspirations. SzeKee had also visited various universities for research collaborations including Monash University, University of New South Wales, Queensland University, Curtin University and Nanyang Technological University.

Before his academia career, SzeKee started his profession as a Corporate Tax Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he provided corporate tax compliance services and corporate tax advisory and planning consultation services to a portfolio of local, multinational and listed companies. Subsequently, he joined the SIA group as an Administrative Officer where he was posted to various executive positions (including Duty Manager for Operations, Marketing Division, Special Projects Task Force, and Finance Division). His last appointment was a Finance Manager at Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) Limited, holding various portfolios (such as acquisition of businesses and setting up joint ventures in the Asia-Pacific region; developing business strategies; role of a financial controller).

SzeKee's prime research interests include the areas of capital structure, corporate bankruptcy, corporate social responsibility, social responsible investments, capital asset pricing and corporate life cycle. He has published scholarly articles in Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Australia Journal of Management, International Review of Finance, Issues in Accounting Education, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Accounting Research Journal and Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal. He had also completed applied research with industry partners including RSM Singapore and Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants with the findings published in the ISCA's journal as well as in the newspapers including the Business Times and the Straits Times. SzeKee has also being invited to deliver keynote presentations and panel discussions at various local and international conferences.

SzeKee teaches Accounting and Finance modules and had been nominated and won multiple Excellence in Teaching Awards in his academic career. He is a Fellow member with CPA Australia and a Fellow member with the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA). He also holds the title of Specialist Adult Educator (Curriculum Development) with The Institute of Adult Learning, Singapore. SzeKee is also the Co-Vice President of the ASEAN Accounting Education Workgroup (AAEW) where he works with academics from Universities across the ASEAN region with the vision to innovate ASEAN higher education accounting programs and train the next generation of ASEAN graduates who can compete in the global accounting market.

SzeKee holds a Ph.D and a Bachelor of Commerce (with Honours) from the University of Western Australia.

Research Interests

Corporate Finance, Capital Structure, Corporate Financial Distress, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Responsibility Investment, Accounting Education, International Finance, Accountancy Industry Digital Transformatiions

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) The University of Western Australia (2004 — 2008)
• Nanyang Junior College (1991 — 1992)
• Manjusri Secondary School (1987 — 1990)

Books

“FINA3304 Banking: Theory and Practice – A McGraw-Hill Custom Publication”,2nd Edition, Prepared by SzeKee Koh, 2011, McGraw-Hill (ISBN: 978-1-12-122889-4)

“FINA3304 Banking: Theory and Practice – A McGraw-Hill Custom Publication”, Prepared by SzeKee Koh, 2009, McGraw-Hill (ISBN: 978-0-07-028520-0)

“FINA3304 Banking: Theory and Practice – Wiley Custom Publication”, Prepared by SzeKee Koh, 2008, John Wiley & Sons (ISBN: 0-4708-1980-4)

Journal Papers

Perdana, Arif , Lee, Hwee Hoon, Arisandi, Desi, & Koh, SzeKee (2022), "Accelerating Data Analytics Adoption in Small and Mid-size Enterprises: A Singapore Context" Technology in Society, Vol 69, 101966

Perdana, Arif , Lee, Hwee Hoon, Koh, SzeKee & Arisandi, Desi (2022). Data Analytics in Small and Mid-size Enterprises: Enablers and Inhibitors for Business Value and Firm Performance. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Vol 44, 100547

Koh, SzeKee, Perdana, Arif, Arisandi, Desi, & Lee, Hwee Hoon (2020), “Data Analytics Adoption Among Singapore SMEs", IS Chartered Accountant Journal, November 2020, pp. 18-22. ISCA Journal

Massoudi, Dianne, Koh, SzeKee, Hancock, Phil & Fung, Lucia (2017), “The Effectiveness of Usage of Online Multiple Choice Questions on Student Performance in Introductory Accounting”, Issues in Accounting Education. November 2017, Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 1-17.

Hossain, Md Mosharraf, Heaney, Richard & Koh, SzeKee (2016), “Director Trading, or Lack Thereof, and Acquiring Firm Performance: Evidence from Australian Mergers and Acquisitions.”, Accounting Research Journal, Vol.29, No. 3, pp 332-347.

Heaney, Richard, Koh, SzeKee & Lan, YiHui (2016), “Australian Firm Characteristics and the Cross-Section Variation in Equity Returns”, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 37, pp. 104-115.

Limkriangkrai, Manapon, Koh, SzeKee & Durand, B. Robert (2016), “Environmental, Social, and Goverance (ESG) Profiles, Stock Returns, and Financial Policy: Australian Evidence.”, International Review of Finance, Vol.17, No. 3, pp 461-471.

Koh, SzeKee, Durand, Robert B., & Limkriangkrai, Manapon (2015), “The Value of Saints and The Price of Sin”, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 35, Part A, pp. 56-72.

Koh, SzeKee, Durand, Robert B., Dai, Lele & Chang, Millicent (2015), “Financial Distress: Lifecycle and Corporate Restructuring”, Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 33, pp. 19-33.

Chow, Gariet, Durand, Robert B. & Koh, SzeKee (2014), “Are Ethical Investments Good?”, Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 39, pp. 645-665.

Durand, Robert B., Koh, SzeKee, & Paul Tan (2013), “The Price of SIN in The Pacific Basin”, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 21, No.1, pp 899-913.

Durand, Robert B., Koh, SzeKee, & Limkriangkrai, Manapon (2013), “Saints versus Sinners. Does Morality Matter?”, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money , Vol. 24, pp. 166-183.

Yahanpath, Noel & Koh, SzeKee (2012), “Strength of Bond Covenants and Bond Assessment Framework”, The Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, Vol. 6, Issue 2 (June 2012), pp 71-90.

Koh, SzeKee, Durand, Robert B. & Watson, Iain (2011), “Seize The Moment: Opportunism in Australian Capital Market”, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 19, No.4, pp 374-389.

Durand, Robert B, Koh, Sze Kee & Watson, Iain (2001), “Who Moved Asian-Pacific Stock Markets? A Further Consideration of The Impact of The US and Japan”, Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 26, No.2, Dec 2001, pp 125-146.