Mr.A.Ajanthan
B.Com (Hons), AAT(SL), MBA(RUSL)
Senior Lecturer Gr.II
+94774249084
aajanthan@univ.jfn.ac.lk
Research Interests:
Integrated & sustainability reporting, auditing and corporate governance
Academic Profile
Teaching
Admin Roles
Research & Publications
Awards & Grants
Activities
Academic Profile
Degrees
- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) Accounting Specialization (First Class), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Institutional Development
- Contributor in developing new curriculum for Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Degree at the Department level (in 2021)
- Contributor in developing new curriculum for Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Degree specialization in Accounting at the Department level (in 2021)
Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
- Audit and Assurance
- Advanced Financial Accounting
- Research Methodology in Accounting
- Accounting for Small Business
- Management Accounting
- Accounting Theory and Application
Inter-faculty Teaching
- Marketing and Financial Management (for Faculty of Engineering)
- Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (for Faculty of Technology)
Admin Roles
- Editorial member of the Journal of Business Studies (JBS), Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2020 to present)
- Member of Business Incubation Cell (BIC) of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2019 to present)
Research & Publications
- Ajanthan, A & Ramesh, S (2021). Do board size and non-executive directors affect intellectual capital disclosure? Sri Lankan banking industry. International Journal of Accounting & Business Finance (ABDC listed Journal)- Forthcoming.
- Pratheepkanth, P., Kengatharan, L., & Ajanthan, A. (2019). Sri Lankan Intellectual Capital Disclosure: An Empirical Analysis. Indonesian Management and Accounting Research (ABDC listed Journal).
- Kugavarathasarma, S & Ajanthan, A (2018). Firm attributes and human resource disclosure by listed Sri Lankan Commercial Banks. International Journal of Accounting & Business Finance (ABDC listed Journal).
- Ajanthan, A & Udhaya Kumara, KGA (2017). Corporate Governance and Cash Conversion Cycle: Evidence from Listed Companies in Sri Lanka. Asian Economic and Financial Review (ABDC listed Journal).
- Ajanthan, A & Udhaya Kumara, KGA (2017). Corporate Governance and Cash Holdings: Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Country, Sri Lanka. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting (ABDC listed Journal.
Awards & Grants
- Veluppillai Memorial Prize for having obtained first class in Degree of Bachelor of commerce, Specialization in Accounting 2010, University of Jaffna.
- University Prize for the best performance at the First examination in commerce, 2010, University of Jaffna.
- Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (GUIPRS) – Tuition Fee Waiver to undertake Ph.D at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
- University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) Grant of approx. $13,200 per year including a living stipend of $9,900 and Overseas Student Health Cover to undertake Ph.D. at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Activities
Attended Conferences and workshops
- I have participated in a 5 days residential workshop on “Gender Equity and Equality” which was jointly organized by University of Jaffna and UGC, Sri Lanka.
Reviewer
- I have contributed as a reviewer for the 6th International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM-2021).