Research Interests
- Accounting education
- Intellectual Capital Measurement Management and Reporting
- Corporate governance regulation
Recent Publications
Book Chapters: Abhayawansa, S. & Johnson, R. 2007a, 'Corporate governance in developing countries: Accountability versus performance?' in Readings in Auditing, vol. II, ed. R. Johnson, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Queensland, pp. 84-98.
Johnson, R. & Abhayawansa, S. 2007, 'Corporate governance reforms in Sri Lanka and India: Part 1', in Readings in Auditing, vol. II, ed. R. Johnson, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Queensland, pp. 99-109.
Abhayawansa, S. & Johnson, R. 2007b, 'Corporate governance reforms in Sri Lanka and India: Part 2', in Readings in Auditing, vol. II, ed. R. Johnson, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Queensland, pp. 110-124.
Refereed Journal articles
Abhayawansa, S. A. & Abeysekera, I. 2009 (forthcoming), 'Intellectual capital disclosure from sell-side analyst perspective', Journal of Intellectual Capital , vol. 10, no. 3
Abhayawansa, S. A. & Abeysekera, I. 2008, 'An explanation of human capital disclosure from the resource-based perspective ', Journal of Human Resource Costing and Accounting, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 51-64
Conference Papers:
Abhayawansa, S. A. & Abeysekera, I. 2008, 'An explanation of human capital disclosure from resource based perspective', Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference , 24th - 26th April, New York , U.S.A
Abhayawansa, S. A. 2007, 'Intellectual capital disclosure: Literature review of the supply-side and demand-side', Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Annual Conference , 1st July - 3rd July, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Abhayawansa, S. A. & Abeysekera, I. 2007, 'A review of intellectual capital disclosure from the sell-side analyst perspective', Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Annual Conference , 1st July - 3rd July, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Professional Journals:
Abhayawansa, S. A. 2008, 'An overview of corporate governance regulations in Sri Lanka ', Law and Society Trust Review, vol. 18, no. 242, pp. 26-46.
Abhayawansa , S.A. & Abeysekera I. 2006, 'IAS 39', Financial Management, Spring, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ( CIMA ), London , U.K.
Research Grants:
2008 - AFAANZ Research Grant: $3595 (Project title: Evidence based research to support curriculum development for Higher Education and TAFE in Accounting and Finance)

|