Dr Sanjaya Kuruppu is an Associate Professor in Accounting and an Associate Stream Director of the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion. He was a former Director of the UniSA-Yunus Social Business Centre and a former Lead Research Degree Coordinator (standing in the role for Professorial Lead: Research Education) for UniSA Business.
He has taught subjects ranging from Management Accounting, Strategic Financial Analysis, Corporate Social Responsibility and International Business.
Sanjaya has completed a Bachelor of Commerce (1st Class Hons.) and a Master of Commerce by Research (1st Class Hons.) from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He completed his PhD at the University of South Australia.
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About me
Dr Sanjaya Kuruppu is an Associate Professor in Accounting and an Associate Stream Director of the Centre for Markets, Values and Inclusion. He was a former Director of the UniSA-Yunus Social Business Centre and a former Lead Research Degree Coordinator (standing in the role for Professorial Lead: Research Education) for UniSA Business.
He has taught subjects ranging from Management Accounting, Strategic Financial Analysis, Corporate Social Responsibility and International Business.
Sanjaya has completed a Bachelor of Commerce (1st Class Hons.) and a Master of Commerce by Research (1st Class Hons.) from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. He completed his PhD at the University of South Australia.
Sanjaya's research examines the accountability and governance of organisations with a focus on sustainability reporting and NGO/public accountability issues. His latest research also investigates how emerging technology, such as blockchain, triple-entry accounting and the Internet-of-Things can impact organisations and the accounting profession. Sanjaya’s research has been published in top-tier accounting and business journals including Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, The British Accounting Review, Journal of Business Research, Business, Strategy and the Environment, and Meditari Accountancy Research.
Sanjaya has worked in both private sector and not-for-profit settings, and as a result, his research has a practical emphasis. He has written numerous consulting reports which have influenced the organisations that he has studied. His research has also received external and internal university grant funding including from the Accounting Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), CPA Australia and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Engaging with the community and the accounting profession has also been a paramount concern for Sanjaya. He is the partnership manager for CIMA at UniSA and contributes to the Editorial Boards of the highly-regarded accounting discipline journals Meditari Accountancy Research and Accounting Forum. Sanjaya has also provided longstanding mentorship of young achievers in AIESEC, an international student leadership organisation, and served on Kathleen Lumley Residential College's Finance Committee.
About me
Doctor of Philosophy (Accounting) University of South Australia
Master of Commerce The University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Commerce with Honours The University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Commerce The University of Canterbury
UniSA Business School Research Excellence Award: Top Early Career Researcher (2019)
UniSA Business Staff Excellence Award: Research Commendation Award (2024)
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
The impacts of blockchain on finance and education, I - Ultimate Access - Educational Institute, 08/07/2024 - 30/06/2025
Ethical considerations and controls and over technology, ACCA Australia & New Zealand Ltd, 14/03/2022 - 30/06/2025
Sustainability reporting in four Indo-pacific countries: Assessment of quality and contextual influences, Global Reporting Initiative, 29/11/2021 - 30/06/2022
Sustainability Reporting in South Asia: Extent, Perceptions and Impact, Global Reporting Initiative, 23/04/2018 - 16/11/2018
Sustainability reporting in Sub-Saharan Africa : extent, perceptions and impact, Global Reporting Initiative, 12/03/2018 - 16/11/2018
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
6
3
|
| 2022 |
Open access
32
26
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
158
109
6
|
| 2019 |
Open access
24
19
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
62
60
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
1
|
| 2016 |
Open access
4
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2025 |
Open access
|
| 2024 |
Open access
6
3
|
| 2024 |
2
2
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
1
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
42
32
1
|
| 2023 |
1
2
|
| 2022 |
Open access
32
26
2
|
| 2022 |
Open access
1
3
1
|
| 2022 |
1
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
28
23
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
71
52
2
|
| 2021 |
Open access
158
109
6
|
| 2020 |
Open access
32
28
2
|
| 2020 |
37
32
2
|
| 2019 |
Open access
24
19
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
62
60
|
| 2019 |
1
1
|
| 2018 |
|
| 2017 |
27
24
|
| 2016 |
Open access
59
51
21
|
| 2010 |
49
36
|
Research
UniSA Business School Research Excellence Award: Top Early Career Researcher (2019)
UniSA Business Staff Excellence Award: Research Commendation Award (2024)
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Wisdom Business Academy Partnership Manager
Catalyst 2030 member
South Australian Social Enterprise Council Member
Kathleen Lumley College Finance Committee
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Beijing Normal University | CHINA |
| Ca Foscari University of Venice | ITALY |
| De Montfort University | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Macquarie University | AUSTRALIA |
| Polytechnic Institute of Guarda | PORTUGAL |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
| University Of Beira Interior | PORTUGAL |
| University of Canterbury | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Essex | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Greenwich | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of Naples Federico II | ITALY |
| University of New England | AUSTRALIA |
| University of New England Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Accounting Forum Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2024 |
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal Editorial BoardAccounting, Auditing and Accountability |
2024 |
Meditari Accountancy Research Editorial BoardMeditari Accountancy Research |
2024 |
SA Social Enterprise Strategy Expert Advisory Group memberSA Social Enterprise Strategy Expert Advisory Group |
2024 |
Accounting Forum Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2023 |
Accounting Services Information ForumShared Services SA |
2023 |
CPA Australia Shared Services BreakfastCPA Australia |
2023 |
Meditari Accountancy Research Editorial BoardMeditari Accountancy Research |
2023 |
SA Social Enterprise Strategy Expert Advisory Group memberSA Social Enterprise Strategy Expert Advisory Group |
2023 |
Young Accountants¿ Research ConferenceUniversity of Sri Jayawardenapura in Sri Lanka |
2023 |
Accounting Forum Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2022 |
Meditari Accountancy Research Editorial BoardMeditari Accountancy Research |
2022 |
SA Social Enterprise Strategy Expert Advisory Group memberSA Social Enterprise Strategy Expert Advisory Group |
2022 |
Accounting Forum Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2021 |
Meditari Accountancy Research Editorial BoardMeditari Accountancy Research |
2021 |
Accounting Forum Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2020 |
Accounting Forum Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2019 |
Board Member, Finance CommitteeKathleen Lumley College |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2019 |
WBCSD Reporting Exchange Moderator NetworkWorld Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) |
2019 |
Accounting Forum Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2018 |
Board Member, Finance CommitteeKathleen Lumley College |
2018 |
CIMA South Australia Continuing Professional Development SpeakerCIMA Australia |
2018 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2018 |
WBCSD Reporting Exchange Moderator NetworkWorld Business Council For Sustainable Development (WBCSD) |
2018 |
Board Member, Finance CommitteeKathleen Lumley College |
2017 |
Board Member, Finance CommitteeKathleen Lumley College |
2016 |
Board Member, Finance CommitteeKathleen Lumley College |
2015 |
Board Member, Finance CommitteeKathleen Lumley College |
2014 |
UniSA Business School Teaching and Learning Excellence Awards: Top Early Career Teacher (2017), Assurance of Learning Leadership Award (2017), Teaching Commendation (2018), International Citizenship Award (2018), Teaching Commendation (2020), International Teacher Award (2020), Top Mid-career Teacher (2023)
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Blockchain adoption in developing countries. Exploring accountability, trust, and transparency in supply chains | Current |
| Blockchain data integration from off-chain systems: exploring interoperability and governance | Current |
| Impact measurement and reporting for social enterprises in Australia in circular economy space | Current |
| Sustainability reporting in social business: an emerging economy perspective | Current |
| Understanding the relationship between management accounting practice and circular economy principles: evidence from the tea plantation industry in Sri Lanka | Current |
| Local government and affordable housing in non-metropolitan Australia: an analytics of government | Completed |
| Sustainability accounting and reporting (SAR) practices in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) a case study of regional-owned enterprises (ROEs) in Indonesia | Completed |
| Understanding the academic-practice relationship in sustainability accounting and reporting: an Australian study | Completed |
