Associate Professor Umesh Sharma
Associate Professor of Accounting
Convenor for ACCTN499/599
Qualifications: BA and MA (Accounting), University of the South Pacific (Fiji); GradCert in Management, University of Southern Queensland (Australia); PhD, University of Waikato
Personal Website: http://www.management.ac.nz/about/subject-areas/accounting
About Umesh
Associate Professor Umesh Sharma holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Accounting from the University of the South Pacific (Fiji), Graduate Certificate in Management from the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Waikato. Umesh's professional qualifications include membership of the Fiji Institute of Accountants and CPA (Australia).
Associate Professor Umesh Sharma's research interests include management accounting, institutional theory, accounting education, sustainability accounting and accounting history. Umesh's work has appeared in various journals including: Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Management Accounting Research, Accounting History, Meditari Accountancy Research, Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy, Accounting Forum, Public Money & Management, International Journal of Public Sector Management, Pacific Accounting Review, Australian Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, International Journal of Critical Accounting, International Journal of Economics and Accounting and African Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance.
He has presented his research at conferences nationally and internationally and serves as an Associate Editor of Accounting Forum. He is on the editorial board of Accounting History, Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, Meditari Accountancy Research, Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change, Pacific Accounting Review, International Journal of Critical Accounting, African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Kelaniya Journal of Management (Sri Lanka) and Emerald Emerging Market Case studies. Umesh has also been a mentor at PhD colloquia associated with Australasian Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting (A-CSEAR) conference and has been/ is on the steering committee for the Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand and A-CSEAR conferences. Prior to joining the University of Waikato, Umesh has been an academic staff member at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji .
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Recent Publications
Zaini, S., Sharma, U., Samkin, G., & Davey, H. (2020). The level of voluntary disclosure practices in an emerging economy: Perception of users. In AFAANZ Online.
Botes, V., Sharma, U., Botes, R., & Singh, M. (2020). A structured approach to the governance of ethics using the five lines of assurance model. International Journal of Economics and Accounting, 9(4), 336. doi:10.1504/ijea.2020.110166
de Villiers, C., & Sharma, U. (2020). A critical reflection on the future of financial, intellectual capital, sustainability and integrated reporting. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 70, 13 pages. doi:10.1016/j.cpa.2017.05.003
Sharma, U., & Samkin, G. (2020). Development of accounting in Fiji, 1801-2016. Accounting History, 25(2), 281-310. doi:10.1177/1032373218798645
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Keywords
Accounting; Corporate Social Responsibility; Financial Accounting; Management Accounting
Contact Details
Email: [email protected]Room: MSB.3.28
Phone: +64 7 838 4247