Dr Niro (Nirosha) joined UniSA Business in February 2023 as an Associate Professor. Previously, she has held appointments at the University of Waikato (Hamilton, New Zealand).
Dr Niro’s main research centres on issues related to corporate finance practices. Her main research goal as a researcher is to explore the ways marginalised firms, such as micro, small and medium firms (SMEs), firms owned by females and ethnic minorities, and refugees financing their firms and find ways to sustainable in long run while contributing the economic development.Niro is in the top 9 percent of female economists (based on the last 10 years' publications) in the world, according to RePEc, the largest bibliographic database dedicated to... Read more
About me
Dr Niro (Nirosha) joined UniSA Business in February 2023 as an Associate Professor. Previously, she has held appointments at the University of Waikato (Hamilton, New Zealand).
Dr Niro’s main research centres on issues related to corporate finance practices. Her main research goal as a researcher is to explore the ways marginalised firms, such as micro, small and medium firms (SMEs), firms owned by females and ethnic minorities, and refugees financing their firms and find ways to sustainable in long run while contributing the economic development.Niro is in the top 9 percent of female economists (based on the last 10 years' publications) in the world, according to RePEc, the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics. Additionally 6th, place author in Asia Pacific Region in the topic related to "Firm; Bribes: Anti-corruption Measures" according to the Elsevier SciVal. According to Google Scholar, her research has been cited more than 1000 times. She has published in leading international journals including the Journal of Business Ethics, the Small Business Economics, the International Review of Financial Analysis, the International Review of Economics and Finance, the Journal of Evolutionary Economics, the Finance Research Letters and the Business Strategy and the Environment.
The publications, research awards and research grants demonstrate her ability to develop and implement a viable and relevant research agenda. She has presented her research at major international finance conferences and has received several best paper awards. Dr Nirosha was awarded the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) outstanding scholar award, Young Researcher Award-Baku World Science Forum, and Early Career Research Excellence Award from Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MSSANZ). Currently, she is a principal researcher for three research grants from the Accounting and Finance Association in Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ). Also, Dr Nirosha recently received a Lottery Community Sector Research grant with researchers from the University of Canterbury and Refugee Orientation Centre, New Zealand. Nirosha also served as an examiner for several Masters and PhD theses. She regularly reviews papers for top-ranked journals and serves the Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal as Associate Editor. She has held honorary visiting fellowships at the University of Wollongong, Australia and Kelaniya University, Sri Lanka.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Waikato
Master of Business Adminstration University of Keele
lor of Science (Management Information Systems) with Honours National University of Ireland
RECENT GRANTS
2021-Ongoing: Lottery Community Sector Research; Project Title: Economic integration of refugees
Co-researchers-Dr R. Helen Samujh, Refugee Orientation Centre Trust, New Zealand, Dr. Herb De Varies, University of Canterbury and Dr.Nadeera Ranbahu, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2021-2022: Accounting and Finance Association in Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ); Project Title: “Building wellbeing via financial empowerment: The case of Māori youth in Aotearoa/New Zealand”
Co-researchers-Dr Vijay Kumar, University of Waikato, New Zealand
2019-2020: Accounting and Finance Association in Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ); Project Title: The Indigenous model of business ... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Non-binary Individuals and Financial Wellbeing in Australia, Accounting And Finance Association of Australia And New Zealand Limited, 01/07/2023 - 30/06/2024
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
8
6
|
| 2022 |
42
|
| 2022 |
4
|
| 2022 |
Open access
11
|
| 2022 |
16
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
1
1
|
| 2023 |
9
9
|
| 2023 |
Open access
2
2
|
| 2023 |
6
6
|
| 2023 |
Open access
3
|
| 2022 |
8
6
|
| 2022 |
27
|
| 2022 |
42
|
| 2022 |
4
|
| 2022 |
Open access
11
|
| 2022 |
16
|
| 2021 |
14
|
| 2021 |
Open access
15
|
| 2021 |
43
|
| 2021 |
28
|
| 2021 |
Open access
45
|
| 2020 |
20
|
| 2020 |
Open access
44
37
3
|
| 2020 |
Open access
12
3
|
| 2020 |
Open access
4
7
|
| 2020 |
11
|
| 2020 |
Open access
30
3
|
| 2019 |
Open access
110
|
| 2019 |
Open access
60
53
8
|
| 2018 |
20
|
| 2016 |
42
3
|
Research
RECENT GRANTS
2021-Ongoing: Lottery Community Sector Research; Project Title: Economic integration of refugees
Co-researchers-Dr R. Helen Samujh, Refugee Orientation Centre Trust, New Zealand, Dr. Herb De Varies, University of Canterbury and Dr.Nadeera Ranbahu, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2021-2022: Accounting and Finance Association in Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ); Project Title: “Building wellbeing via financial empowerment: The case of Māori youth in Aotearoa/New Zealand”
Co-researchers-Dr Vijay Kumar, University of Waikato, New Zealand
2019-2020: Accounting and Finance Association in Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ); Project Title: The Indigenous model of business sustainability: Learning from Indigenous Knowledge
Co-researcher - Dr. Anura De Zoysa, The University of Wollongong, Australia
2018-2019: Waikato Management School Research Trust Contestable Fund Project Title: Does ICT reduce the gender gap in financial inclusion?
Co-researcher - Dr. Gazi Hassan , The University of Waikato, New Zealand
2018-2019: Waikato University Summer Research Project; Project Title: Impact of ICT on financial inclusion for women refugees
2018-2019: Waikato University Summer Research Project; Project Title: Financial services and products suitable for refugees
AWARDS
2019: Early Career Research Excellence Award
Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand
2018: Publication Award- Waikato Management School
2014: Young Researcher Award- Baku World Science Forum
Baku World Sciences Forum 2014 for Young Researchers (Economics and Social science stream)
2012: Alastair Ross Goobey Memorial (ARG) Scholarship
The Alastair Ross Goobey Memorial Scholarship aims to provide the financial assistance necessary to encourage and develop the emergent corporate governance leaders of the future.
2012: International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Outstanding Scholar Award
Ø Keynote speaker- 9th Brazilian Behavioral Finance & Economics Meeting, Nov 17-18, 2022
Ø Distinguished Speaker for the virtual conference on “Environmental Protection and Social Responsibility” on August 10, 2022, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Adolfo Ibanez University | CHILE |
| Australian Institute of Business | AUSTRALIA |
| Capric Enterprises | NEW ZEALAND |
| Ghazi University | PAKISTAN |
| Khon Kaen University | THAILAND |
| Métis Lab | FRANCE |
| NEOMA Business School | FRANCE |
| New Zealand School of Education | NEW ZEALAND |
| Pmas Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi | PAKISTAN |
| Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| Rotorua Education | NEW ZEALAND |
| Swansea University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| The Refugee Orientation Centre Trust | NEW ZEALAND |
| Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology | NEW ZEALAND |
| Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez | CHILE |
| University of Canterbury | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Portsmouth | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Stavanger | NORWAY |
| University of Waikato | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
| Waikato Institute of Technology | NEW ZEALAND |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
The 2nd World Conference on Business Management and Economics 2024, BALI INDONESIAThe International Institute of Knowledge Management |
2024 |
Visiting ScholarKhon Kaen University, Thailand |
2024 |
International Undergraduate Finance Research ConferenceWayaba University Sri Lanka |
2023 |
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Award - Silver Shield in Finanace CategoryThe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
2023 |
9th Brazilian Behavioral Finance & Economics MeetingFGV,Rio de Janeiro |
2022 |
Ø 2021- till today Associate Editor- Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
Ø 2019- till today Associate Editor- Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Lived experiences of older Australians with a mortgage debt | Current |
