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, Public Money & Management, International Journal of Public Sector Management, Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, Pacific Accounting Review, Australian Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change, Accounting History, Cost Management, International Journal of Critical Accounting, International Journal of Economics and Accounting, Meditari Accountancy Research, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies 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 Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change, Accounting History, Meditari Accountancy Research, International Journal of Critical Accounting, African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance 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 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 .
Papers Taught
Recent Publications
Sharma, U., & An, Y. (2018). Accounting and accountability in Fiji: A review and synthesis. Australian Accounting Review, 28(3), 421-427. doi:10.1111/auar.12197
Zaini, S. M., Samkin, G., Sharma, U., & Davey, H. (2018). Voluntary disclosure in emerging countries: A literature review. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, 8(1), 29-65. doi:10.1108/JAEE-08-2016-0069
Zaini, S. M., Sharma, U., Samkin, G., & Davey, H. (2018). Impact of ownership structure on the level of voluntary disclosure: A study of listed family-controlled companies in Malaysia. Accounting Forum, online, 22 pages. doi:10.1016/j.accfor.2018.11.001
Sharma, U. (2018). Accounting for forestry in climate change policies: A case study of Fiji. In Sustainability Accounting Research Symposium. Conference held Queenstown, New Zealand.
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Keywords
Accounting; Corporate Social Responsibility; Financial Accounting; Management Accounting
Contact Details
Email: ups@waikato.ac.nzRoom: MSB.3.28
Phone: +64 7 838 4247