Miss.K.Tharsika
MBA (CMB), BBA (Hons)
Lecturer [Probationary]
+94778932017
tharsik@univ.jfn.ac.lk
Research Interests:
Accounting Standard Settings, Financial Reporting, Corporate Internet Reporting
Ethics and Corporate Governance
Degrees
MBA in Accounting and Information Management at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Accounting Specialization, University of Jaffna Sri Lanka.
Undergraduate Teaching
COM 41013 – Business Ethics & Corporate Governance
COM ACF 32033 – Advanced Business Taxation
BBAA 3172 – Accounting for Small Business
BBAA 3152 – Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
BBAA 3252 – Investment Accounting
BBAA 4162 – Public Sector Accounting
Inter-Faculty Teaching
CST220NT3-Economics and Cost
Analysis (Faculty of Technology University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka)
CST405NT3-Economics and Cost
Analysis for Project Management (Faculty of Technology University of Jaffna,
Sri Lanka)
Publications in Journals
Tharsika, K. and Pratheepkanth, P. (2019). Macro-Economic Variables on Stock Market Performance: A Case of Sri Lanka, Journal of Business Economics, 1(2), 64-76.
Tharsika, K. (2020). Exploring the nexus between exchange rate and stock price: A case of Sri Lanka. World Academics Journal of Management, 8(2), 1-5.
Peer-Reviewed National/International Conferences
Tharsika.K.(2022). Foreign direct investment and gross domestic products growth in Sri Lanka: An autoregressive distributive lag bounds test approach. 22nd International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC) 2022. Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Tharsika , K., Sayanthan, B. (2021). Board composition and dividend policy: A case of listed consumer services firms in Sri Lanka. 7th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers (ICMR 2022). Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
Tharsika, K., Litharsini, A., Pratheepkanth, P. (2022). The short-run and long-run dynamics between foreign direct investment and economic growth: A case of Sri Lanka. 4th Research Conference on Business Studies (RCBS) (pp. 10). Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Tharsika, K., Sayanthan, B., Pratheepkanth, P. (2022). Firm performance during the COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka: Empirical evidence. 4th Research Conference on Business Studies (RCBS) (pp. 11). Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Tharsika, K., Sayanthan, B., Pratheepkanth, P. (2022). Board attributes and firm performance during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Sri Lanka. 4th Research Conference on Business Studies (RCBS) (pp. 12). Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Tharsika,K and Pratheepkanth.P. (2020). COVID-19 and stock market performance: Evidences from Sri Lanka, 6th International Conference on Contemporary Management, Issues and Challenges of Sustainable Development: Fostering Resolutions towards Economic Resilience, April 29-30, 2021, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Tharsika, K and Pratheepkanth.P. (2020). The level of Internet financial reporting disclosure in listed companies in Sri Lanka. The 3rd Research Conference on Business Studies (RCBS-2020),Business Transformation: Merging the West and the East, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka: Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, October 26, 2020, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Tharsika, K and Pratheepkanth.P. (2020). A review of methodological choice: Research paradigm underpins. The 3rd Research Conference on Business Studies (RCBS-2020), Business Transformation: Merging the West and the East, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka: Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, October 26, 2020, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
- Won the awarded Somaskanda Emeritus Principal SangarapillaiVeerasingam Memorial Scholarship For being the best student who ranks First Class in Degree of Degree Bachelor of Business Administration Examination with specialization in Accounting for the academic year 2015,University of Jaffna.
- Won the Gold Medal- The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA Sri Lanka)For being the most outstanding student specialized in Accounting at the Degree Bachelor of Business Administration for the academic year 2015, University of Jaffna.
- University prize for the best performance at the third examination in business administration – specialized in accounting.