Dr. Sanjaya Kuruppu is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting, the Director of the UniSA-Yunus Social Business Centre, and the Lead Research Degree Coordinator for UniSA Business.
He has taught subjects ranging from Management Accounting, Strategic Financial Analysis, Corporate Social Responsibility and International Business. He has extensive teaching experience working at the University of Canterbury and the University of Adelaide prior to joining the University of South Australia in 2015.
Sanjaya has worked in both private sector and not-for-profit settings. This context has been the focus of his research interest into sustainability, corporate social responsibility and the accountability of organisations to a wide range of stakeholder... Read more
About me
Dr. Sanjaya Kuruppu is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting, the Director of the UniSA-Yunus Social Business Centre, and the Lead Research Degree Coordinator for UniSA Business.
He has taught subjects ranging from Management Accounting, Strategic Financial Analysis, Corporate Social Responsibility and International Business. He has extensive teaching experience working at the University of Canterbury and the University of Adelaide prior to joining the University of South Australia in 2015.
Sanjaya has worked in both private sector and not-for-profit settings. This context has been the focus of his research interest into sustainability, corporate social responsibility and the accountability of organisations to a wide range of stakeholder groups. He also researches new technology, such as blockchain (and triple-entry accounting) and Internet-of-Things devices, and how these affect accountability, governance sustainability. Sanjaya's research has a practical emphasis with a number of consulting reports arising from his research shaping the organisations he has studied. His research has received external and internal university grant funding including from the Accounting Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
External contribution has also been a paramount concern. Sanjaya is the Partnership Manager for Wisdom Business Academy and CIMA. He also sits on the Editorial Boards of the highly-regarded accounting discipline journals Meditari Accountancy Research and Accounting Forum. Sanjaya has provided longstanding mentorship of young achievers in AIESEC, an international student leadership organisation, and serves 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)
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Sustainability reporting in Sub-Saharan Africa : extent, perceptions and impact, Global Reporting Initiative, 12/03/2018 - 16/11/2018
Sustainability Reporting in South Asia: Extent, Perceptions and Impact, Global Reporting Initiative, 23/04/2018 - 16/11/2018
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Open access
3
3
1
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| 2020 |
6
4
2
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| 2019 |
Open access
5
6
4
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| 2019 |
Open access
12
11
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| 2017 |
12
10
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Open access
4
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
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| 2020 |
Open access
3
3
1
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| 2020 |
6
4
2
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| 2020 |
4
4
2
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| 2020 |
Open access
4
4
2
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| 2020 |
4
4
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| 2019 |
Open access
5
6
4
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| 2019 |
Open access
12
11
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| 2019 |
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| 2017 |
12
10
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| 2016 |
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| 2016 |
Open access
30
26
14
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| 2010 |
39
19
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Research
UniSA Business School Research Excellence Award: Top Early Career Researcher (2019)
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 |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Auckland | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Canterbury | NEW ZEALAND |
| University of Essex | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of New England | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Board Member, Finance CommitteeKathleen Lumley College |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberAccounting Forum |
2019 |
WBCSD Reporting Exchange Moderator NetworkWorld Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) |
2019 |
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)
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| Sustainability accounting and reporting (SAR) practices in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs): A case study on regional-owned enterprises (ROEs) in Indonesia | Current |
| Sustainability reporting in social business: evidence from Bangladesh | Current |
| Local government and affordable housing in non-metropolitan Australia: an analytics of government | Completed |
