Dr. A. Ajanthan

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Dr. A. Ajanthan

Mr. Alagathurai Ajanthan is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Honours from the University of Jaffna and an MBA from Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. He is completing his PhD in Accounting at Griffith University, Australia, with his research focusing on integrated reporting. His teaching and research interests include financial accounting, sustainability reporting and assurance, accounting standards, and contemporary issues in accounting. Ajanthan’s research focuses on sustainability and integrated reporting, and the assurance of both financial and non-financial information. He has published in peer-reviewed journals such as Accounting Perspectives and the International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance, and has presented his work at leading international conferences, including AFAANZ and A-CSEAR. He actively contributes to the academic community as a reviewer for leading journals and conferences. His research achievements have been recognised with awards and grants, including the Griffith Business School Best PhD Paper Award in 2024.
Email Address

aajanthan@univ.jfn.ac.lk

Phone Number

+ 64 475904346

Location

jaffna

  • Accounting for Non-Accounting Students (undergraduate)
  • Accounting Theory
  • Advanced Auditing
  • Advanced FinancialAccountin
  • Advanced Management Accounting
  • Audit and Assurance
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Research Methodology in Accounting
  • Strategic Management Accounting
  • The Association of Accounting Technicians (Sri Lanka)
  • Jaffna Science Association (University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka)
  • Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and Sri Lanka (AFAANZ)
  • American Accounting Association (AAA)

Peer-Reviewed Publications  

  • Ajanthan, A., Monem, R., & Johl, S. (2025). A bibliometric review of a decade of integrated reporting research. Accounting Perspectives (forthcoming).
  • Ajanthan, A., & Ramesh, S. (2021). Do board size and non-executive directors affect intellectual capital disclosure? Sri Lankan banking industry. International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance, 7(2).
  • Pratheepkanth, P., Ajanthan, A., & Lingesiya, K. (2019). Sri Lankan intellectual capital disclosure: An empirical analysis. Indonesian Management and Accounting Research, 18(1), 1–14.
  • Kugavarathasarma, S., & Ajanthan, A. (2018). Firm attributes and human resource disclosure by listed Sri Lankan commercial banks. International Journal of Accounting & Business Finance, 1(2), 35–50.
  • Ajanthan, A., & Kumara, K. U. (2017). Corporate governance and cash holding: Empirical evidence from an emerging country—Sri Lanka. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 7(2), 112–128.
  • Ajanthan, A., & Kumara, K. U. (2017). Corporate governance and cash conversion cycle: Evidence from listed companies in Sri Lanka. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 7(12), 1303–1316.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations

  • Readability of integrated reporting: Do country-level institutions matter? AFAANZ-2024 Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Three essays on integrated reporting. AFAANZ-2023 PhD Symposium, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Ten-year journey of integrated reporting. AFAANZ-2023 Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Antecedents and consequences of integrated reporting readability. A-CSEAR-2023 PhD Symposium, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia.
  • Impact of the institutional macro context on the readability of integrated reports. A-CSEAR-2023 Conference, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia.
  • Journal Editorial Board Member: Journal of Business Studies (Editorial Board) 2020 − 2021
  • Journal Reviewer: Sustainability Accounting, Management, and Policy Journal & International Journal of Accounting & Business Finance
  • Conference Reviewer: AFFANZ Conference, A-CSEAR Conference & International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM)
  • Conference Discussant: AFFANZ Conference & A-CSEAR Conference