Michalis Bekiaris has been teaching in the Department of Business Administration (DBA) at the University of the Aegean since the 2003–2004 academic year. His research interests focus on accounting in the private and public sectors, internal auditing, and corporate governance.
He has served the DBA and the University of the Aegean in various positions of responsibility, including as a member of the University Senate, Department Chair, Director of a Postgraduate Program, member of the seven-member special body of ELKE (Research Committee), and Vice President of the Financial Committee.
In addition, he has taught in numerous postgraduate programs at the University of the Aegean and several other universities.
He also has seven years of professional experience in a private bank, specializing in financing and auditing, and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Copyright Organization.
Recent Publications
Bekiaris, M., Paraponti, Th. & F. Spanou. (2024). Combining Theories to Investigate the Acceptance of Accrual Accounting, International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 37 No. 4, pp. 531-554.
Bekiaris, M. & Markogiannopoulou, A. (2023), Enterprise resource planning system reforms of European Union member states in association with central government accrual accounting and IPSAS adoption, Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, vol. 35(1):115-140.
Bekiaris, M. & Paraponti, Th. (2022). Examining the status of IPSAS adoption at the country level: an analysis of the OECD member states, Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, vol. 19(2):296-325.
Bekiaris, M., & Papachristou, G. (2021). Employees’ Fraudulent Behavior: A Social Cognitive Analysis, International Journal of Critical Accounting, vol. 12(4):294-314.
Vadasi, C., Bekiaris, M., & Koutoupis, A. (2021). The impact of audit committee characteristics on internal audit professionalization: empirical evidence from Greece, Accounting Research Journal, vol. 34(5):447-470.
Vadasi, C., Bekiaris, M., & Andrikopoulos, A. (2021). Internal audit function quality and corporate governance: The case of Greece, Multinational Finance Journal, vol. 25(1/2):1-61.
Andrikopoulos, A, Bekiaris, M., & Kostaris, K. (2020). Stars in a small world: Social Networks in Auditing Research, Scientometrics, vol. 122(1):625-643.
Vadasi, C., Bekiaris, M., & Andrikopoulos, A. (2020). Corporate governance and internal audit: an institutional theory perspective, Corporate Governance, vol. 20(1):175-190.