Department: Finance and Business Law (FBL), Westminster Business School

Position: Senior Lecturer

Contact:
+44 (0)20 7911 5000
t.moussa1@westminster.ac.uk

Education

MSc Accounting, Cairo University
BSc (Hons) Accounting, Cairo University

Professional memberships

Member of the European Accounting Association (EAA)
Member of the British Accounting Association (BAA)
Member of the Egyptian Institute for Accountants and Auditors (EIAA)
Member of the Egyptian Investor Relations Association (EIRA)

Biography

Tantawy joined Westminster Business School in September 2011 and is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Accounting. Tantawy holds a first class honours degree in Accounting, a Master of Accounting from Cairo University and is about to finish his PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Essex. He has wide experience in both academia and the public sector which spans over 16 years.

Prior to joining Westminster Business School, Tantawy worked for a public accounting firm in audit and assurance services. He also worked as tutor and assistant lecturer in accounting at Cairo University and the University of Essex. He has developed and taught many modules in accounting and finance, including financial accounting, management accounting and international accounting.

Teaching

Tantawy teaches on a number of subjects at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, including management accounting, financial accounting, financial reporting analysis, international accounting and auditing.

Research

Tantawy's research interests focus on corporate governance and accountability, market-based accounting research, financial reporting and investor relations.

Publications

Working papers

• Moussa, T., Manson, S. and Liew, P. (2011).An Investigation of Corporate Governance Practices in Emerging Capital Markets and Its Implications for the Standard Setters and Regulators: Evidence from Egypt, Working Paper.
• Moussa, T., Manson, S. and Liew, P. (2011). Are Audit Committees “Paper Tigers” The Case of Egypt, Working Paper.
• Moussa, T., Manson, S. and Liew, P. (2011). Analysis of Corporate Governance Practices in Emerging Capital Markets: Stakeholders Perspectives, Working Paper.

Conferences

• Moussa, T., Liew, P. and Manson, S. (2011). Are Audit Committees “Paper Tigers” The Case of Egypt, 9th International Conference on Corporate Governance, University of Birmingham, UK.
• Moussa, T. (2011). An Analysis of Audit Committee Practices: Adoption, Characteristics and Effectiveness in Egyptian listed companies, British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, Aston University, UK.
• Moussa, T., Liew, P. and Manson, S. (2010). An Investigation of Corporate Governance Practices in Emerging Capital Markets and Its Implications for the Standard Setters and Regulators: Evidence from Egypt, 33rd European Annual Association Annual Congress, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Moussa, T. and Hawas, A. (2010). Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility in Egyptian Banking Sector, British Accounting Association Annual Conference, Cardiff University, UK.
• Moussa, T. (2009). The Extent of Corporate Governance and its Determinants: The Case of Egypt, British Accounting Association Annual Conference, The University of Dundee, Scotland.