Dr. Arron Fraser
Assistant Professor
Accounting & Finance

Office: McCain Centre 406L
Phone: 902 457 6136
Fax: 902 445 2582
Email: arron.fraser7@msvu.ca
Office Hours:  Available by appointment.

Qualifications:
Academic: Ph.D. In Management from Case Western Reserve University, MBA (Finance) University of Manchester,
Professional designations: Chartered Accountant – Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountant of the United Kingdom (FCCA) and Member of CPA Ontario (CPA, CGA), PROSCI Certified Change Manager.

Joined the Mount: 1st July, 2021

Relevant Prior Work Experience:
CEO of Power Producers & Distributors
Country Manager, Wartsila Operations Guyana Inc.
Accounting Manager, Wartsila Operations Guyana Inc.
Adjunct faculty at the University of Guyana in its School of Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

Courses Taught:
Cost Accounting, Financial Management, Portfolio Management, Managing Financial Institutions, Business Policy & Strategy and Entrepreneurship Opportunity Recognition. Arron will be teaching BUSI 2321 (Introductory Accounting), BUSI 3360 (Finance I) and BUSI 3361 (Finance II) at the Mount.

Research Interests:
Prosocial behaviors in business management, business models in emerging economies and the effect of technology on accounting and finance.

Academic Activities and Publications:

Conference Presentations:

• Scardillo, A., Ames, J. B., Fraser, A. M., and McGovern, K (2020). Change is a Four-Letter Word. Engaged Management Scholarship Conference, Cleveland Ohio.
• Fraser, A. M., (2019). The Mediating Effects of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy on Independent Subsidiary Initiatives. European Group of Organizational Studies (EGOS), Edinburgh Scotland.
• Fraser, A. M., (2017). Entrepreneurial Subsidiary Top Managers: Factors Influencing Independent Subsidiary Initiatives. Society of Strategic Management Special Conference. Banff Alberta.
• Fraser, A. M., (2015) Factors Influencing Compliance. Engaged Management Scholarship Conference. Baltimore Maryland.
• Presenter at ASAC 20022 (Halifax) on 5th June. Paper presented: Alignment as a Manifestation of Untainted Partnership between Headquarters and Subsidiary. 

Professional Projects and Activities:

• President of the Rotary Club of Garden City (Georgetown) 2020 to 2022
• Council Member of The Chartered Accountants of Guyana since 2018.