Name
Dr. Peter Kekung Bessong
DepartmentAccounting
DesignationAssociate Professor
EmailAbout Dr. Peter Kekung Bessong
Dr. Peter Kekung Bessong is an Associate Professor of Accounting and a lecturer in the Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar- Nigeria. He is an astute scholar, with keen interest in areas of Accounting such as Cost and Management Accounting, Management Accounting, Public Sector Accounting, Forensic Accounting and International Accounting. Dr. Bessong has passion for team work where new ideas and innovation are carried out, hence contributing positively towards the attainment of goals. In 2007, University of Calabar awarded him with Doctor of Science (Ph.D) degree in Accounting. He had been teaching above mentioned courses to undergraduate and post graduate students of the department for many years. He has been twice member of Senate of the University of Calabar, as Faculty Senate Representative and an Acting Head of Department respectively. Dr. Bessong worked with the Defunct Cross River State. Palm Board up to 1996, before joining the service of University of Calabar in 1998. He is a member of the Academy of Management Nigeria, European Centre for Research Training and Development, UK and Association of Fraud Examiner USA. He has over twenty empirical articles in foreign and local journals and has attended some conferences.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First School Leaving Certificate | St Martin's Primary School, Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1969 | 1975 delete_forever | |
| WASC | Velos Commercial Secondary School, Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1975 | 1980 delete_forever | |
| B. Sc. Accounting | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1992 | 1997 delete_forever | |
| M.Sc. Accounting | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 1998 | 2002 delete_forever | |
| PhD Accounting | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 2002 | 2007 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Idorenyin, F. E., Bessong, P. K., & Emmanuel, E. E. (2019). An examination of Spinoza’s moral philosophy. GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 2(1). http://doi.org. | |
| Bassey, E. B., Bessong, K. P., Oben, V. O., & Effiong, G. T., (2019). Accounting for natural resources: The Nigerian experience. GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 2(1), http://doi.org | |
| Bessong, P. K., Bassey, B. E., Nkiri, J. E., & Ebahi, A. O. (2019). Effect of oil spillage costs on profitability of oil companies in Nigeria. Journal of Accounting and Financial Management, 5(4), 1-11. | |
| Bassey, B. E., Bessong, P. K., Ejabu, F. E., & Dan, N. O. (2019). The effect of public accounts committee composition on audited financial statements in the Nigerian Public sector, 10(1), | |
| Bessong, P. K., Bassey, B. E., Nwafor, B. C., (2018). Impact of social cost accounting on corporate performance of petroleum marketing firms in Nigeria. GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 1(2). http://doi.org. | |
| Bessong, P. K., Idorenyin, F. E., Kechi, K., & Esemi, S., (2018). Fiscal policy impact on performance of electronic commerce companies in Nigeria. GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 1(2). http://doi.org. | |
| Effiok, S. O., & Bessong, P. K. (2016). Cost information and business strategy: A synergetic approach of ensuring valid business decision and growth. European Journal of Business and Innovation Research, 4(2), 1-10. | |
| Bessong, P. K. (2016). Effect of revenue fluctuation on economic growth in Nigeria. The Leajon: An academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. 8(1), 59-77. | |
| Taping, A. T., Bessong, P. K., & Ujah, P. I. (2015). Management in influence and auditors’ independence in Nigeria banks. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 3(4), 1-26. | |
| Otalor, J. I., Bessong, P. K., & Kankpang, A. K. (2015). Cause and cure of corruption in Business Administration and Management. 10(2), 25-38. | |
| Bessong, P. K. (2015). Impact of E-commerce on tax revenue in Nigeria. West African Journal of Commerce. 8(1), 36-46. | |
| Bessong, P. K. (2015). Electronic data processing accounting system on the efficiency of internal control of an organization. The Leajon; An Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. 8(1), 59-77 ISSN 2141-3429 | |
| Bessong, P. K., & Ekanem, D. J. (2015). Implications of the international financial standards (IFRS) on financial statement of Nigeria companies. International Journal of Investment and Finance, 8(1&2), 103-120. | |
| Ingwe, R., Bessong, P. K., & Angiating, I. (2013). Management education principles: Information and communication technology and sustainable development in Nigeria. www.eja.feaa.ugal.ro. ISSN 1584-0409. | |
| Ingwe, R., Bessong, P. K., & Uwanade, C. (2013). Risks and disasters in Nigeria’s petrocapitalistic oil and gas industry: A pluralistic theoretical conceptual framework. Riscurisk Catatrofe, NR XII 13(2). | |
| Bessong, P. K., Effiok, S. O., & Usang, O. U. E. (2012). Human resource valuation and performance of selected banks in Nigeria. Global Journal of Social Sciences, 11(2), 133-140. | |
| Bessong, P. K., (2016). Fraud prevention strategy on the performance of commercial banks in Nigeria. The Leajon. An Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 7(2), 84-102. | |
| Tapang, A. T., Bassey, B. E., & Bessong, P. K. (2012). Environmental activities and its implications on the profitability of oil companies in Nigeria. International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences, 2(3), 285-302. | |
| Tapang, A. T., Bessong, P. K., & Effiong, C. (2012). The accounting implication of cultural dimension on financial reporting: A study of selected manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Global Journal of Social Sciences, 11(2), 89-98. | |
| Bessong, P. K., & Effiong, C. (2012). Comparative analysis of fair value and historical cost accounting on reported profit. (A study of selected manufacturing companies in Nigeria. Research Journal of Finance and Accounting. 3(8), 132-149. | |
| Besong, P. K., & Tapang, A. T. (2012). Social responsibility cost and its influence on the profitability of Nigerian banks. International Journal of Financial Research, 3(4), 33-45. | |
| Bassey, B. E., Bessong, P. K., & Effiong, C. (2012). The effect of the monetary policy on demand for money in Nigeria. International Journal of Contemporary Research in Business. 4(7), 430-439. | |
| Bessong, P. K. (2010). Reliability of published financial statements and investment in companies shares; The Enterprise: International Research Journal for Development, 3(1), 1-7. | |
| Bessong, P. K. (2010). Joint cost allocation: Its impact on non-profit organizations. The International Researcher: A multi-disciplinary Journal of Graduate School, University of Calabar, 1(4), 183-190. |
warning No Result For Grants Received.
| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Sustainable management of mineral resources project (sponsored) by Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Abuja (in Collaboration with World Bank, February, 14-25, 2011 | 2011-02-11 | 2011-02-25 | ||
| Quality teaching for quality learning in higher education sponsored by University of Calabar) February, 12-14, 2013 | 2013-02-12 | 2013-02-14 | ||
| National implementation workshop on the adoption of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) and International Public Sector Accounting (IPSAS) in Nigeria Universities sponsored by NUC and WKC, Abuja, May, 12-14, 2014 | 2014-05-12 | 2014-05-14 | ||
| 13th Annual National Conference on the Academy of Management of Nigeria on Transparency Accountability and Nation-building – September 24-27, 2019. | Budgeting process: An Antidote to corruption for Nation Building. | 2019-09-24 | 2019-09-27 |