Dr Anupam Mehta

Dr Anupam Mehta

The Department of Accounting
Associate Professor in Accounting

Contact details

Address
Room No-226, University House,
Birmingham Business School,
Edgbaston Park Road,
Edgbaston, Birmingham
B15 2TY
UK

Anupam Mehta is a Associate Professor in Accounting area at Birmingham Business School She has joined the University of Birmingham in 2020 from the Royal Holloway University of London.

Qualifications

  • Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Fellow Certified Management Accountant (FCMA)
  • Doctorate (PhD) Accounting
  • Master in Commerce (M.Com)
  • Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
  • Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTTLS)

Biography

Anupam Mehta has extensive experience of teaching and research for 18 years. She has joined the University of Birmingham in 2020 as a senior lecturer in the Accounting area. Before joining, Anupam was working at the Royal Holloway University of London where she was the module leader of International Accounting and Finance, Financial Accounting & Reporting and Financial Management. 

Anupam has conducted several Management development Programs and conducted Case teaching and writing workshops. She has written teaching cases in the area of Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting fraud, Cash flow forecasting and valuations. Her case studies are published in various journals, IVEY case collection (also available through Harvard Business school cases website) and the Case Centre (previously European Case Clearing House (ECCH)).

Her research is primarily in Innovative pedagogy for teaching and learning, financial reporting, and financial statement analysis. She has published several papers on accounting education, fraud detection tools, working capital management and Accounting performance measures.

She has presented her cases and research articles at several international conferences, including those organised by the North American Case Research Association (NACRA).  

Teaching

Critical Thinking & Academic Skills

Numeracy, Statistical Analysis and Financial Literacy

Managing Financial Resources

Research

Innovative pedagogy  for teaching and learning

Game learning in Accounting Education

Writing teaching cases

Accounting fraud

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Xiao, L, Gill-Simmen, L & Mehta, A 2025, 'The quantum shift: achieving education for sustainability development through a transformative teaching and learning approach', World Development Sustainability, vol. 7, 100236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wds.2025.100236

Mehta, A 2022, 'Luckin Coffee Inc. brewing fraud', The CASE Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/TCJ-03-2021-0051

Gill-Simmen, L, Mehta, A & Xiao, L 2022, 'Made for drink: positioning the brand', Case Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 4.

Mehta, A, Mazumder, S & Saha, J 2019, 'Bon-Ton: Caught in the Rain of US Retail Bankruptcies', Ivey Publishing. <https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/bonton-caught-in-the-rain-of-us-retail-bankruptcies/01t5c00000Cworl>

Mehta, A, Goyal, U & Taneja, S 2019, ''Sears Struggle for Survival', Ivey Case Studies. <https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/sears-a-struggle-for-survival/01t5c00000CwqnTAAR>

Mehta, A & Bhavani, G 2018, 'Financial statements analysis on Tesla', Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, vol. 22, no. 6, a17.

Agrawal, A, Mehta, A & Abraham, N 2018, 'Offering fleet automation - SmartFleet in the need of smart decisions', Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 110-117. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41266-017-0030-6

Mehta, A & Jham, V 2017, 'Yalla Momos: Expansion Dilemmas of a Small Business', Ivey Publishing. <https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/yalla-momos-expansion-dilemmas-of-a-small-business/01t5c00000Cwn0MAAR>

Mehta, A 2016, 'American Apparel: Drowning in Debt?', Ivey Publishing. <https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/american-apparel-drowning-in-debt/01t5c00000CwqxqAAB>

Mehta, A & Lulla, K 2016, 'Kuwait Food Company (Americana): Financial Analysis', South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 168-180. https://doi.org/10.1177/2277977916665979

Jham, V, Mehta, A & Genderen, E 2014, 'Al Ghurair Group : A Crossroads in Corporate Strategy', Middle East Journal Of Business, vol. 10(2), pp. 38-45. https://doi.org/10.5742/mejb.2015.92637

Commissioned report

Mehta, A & Frandsen, A-C 2025, Transforming sustainability pedagogy using cartoon-based real-life case studies: A framework. <https://www.unprme.org.uk/innovative-rme-teaching-resources>

Conference contribution

Gill-Simmen, L, Xiao, L & Mehta, A 2022, Made for drink: business dilemmas. A match made in heaven (or not)? in JD Varlaro (ed.), 2021 Proceedings of the North American Case Research Association. vol. 35, North American Case Research Association, pp. 77-77, NACRA 2021 Conference, 14/10/21. <https://nacra.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NACRA-2021-Conference-Proceedings-v1-06092022.pdf>

Other contribution

Mehta, A 2022, Mothercare: down or flourishing?. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529797954

Mehta, A 2016, Toshiba: Accounting Fraud. Ivey Publishing, Onine. <https://www.iveypublishing.ca/s/product/toshiba-accounting-fraud/01t5c00000CwlnQ>

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