Dr. Dr Deshani C Hettiarachchi

Dr. D C Hettiarachchi

Senior Lecturer

PhD (RMIT, Australia); MMS (Waikato, New Zealand); MSc. (Accounting) (SJP); B.Sc. Management (Public) (Special) (Hons, SJP); MAAT (SL); CTHE (SJP)

Contact Details

Tel: +94 112801297 (Department of Accounting)

DEGREES

Doctor of Philosophy (Accounting), School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply chain, RMIT University, Australia (January 2023).

Master of Management Studies (Specialising Accounting) (Second Class Honours First division), University of Waikato, New Zealand, (July2017).

Management (Specializing Accountancy) Degree, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, (Oct 2011)

Sc. Management (Public) Special, (First Class Honors) Degree, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (Dec 2004)- obtained performance was ranked among the top 5% of the graduating students in the Department of Public Administration during the past five years from the graduated year of 2004.

Teaching Interests

Research Interests

Research Publications/Presentations

Hettiarachchi, D.C. and Gunawardena, K.D. (2012). “The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting on Financial Performance- Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka”, Journal of Business and Management Review, London, 2, Issue 1, pp.66-77.
Hettiarachchi, D.C. and Fernando, A.A.J. (2015). “Shareholders’ Perception on Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (CSRR) and Financial Performance of Listed Companies in Sri Lanka”. Advances in Global Business Research, 12, Issue 1, pp.133-141 (ISSN: 1549-9332).

Research Publications-Conference Proceedings

Hettiarachchi, D.C. and Fernando, A.A.J. (2017). “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting in emerging economies: A survey of listed companies in Sri Lanka”. A research paper published in proceedings of Academy for Global Business Advancement’s 14^th World Congress Conference.
Hettiarachchi, D.C. and Kelly, M (2017). “Understanding CSR Reporting Practices in Sri Lankan Context” a research paper published in Auckland Accounting Region (ARA) Conference Proceedings.
Hettiarachchi, D.C. and Fernando, A.A.J. (2018). “Environmental and Socially Related CSR practices in Sri Lanka: Insights from Annual Report Disclosures”. A research paper published in RMIT Governance and Sustainability (GAS) Conference Proceedings.

Research Paper Presentations at International Conferences

A research paper titled “The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (CSRR) on Financial Performance- Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka” presented at the International Conference on the Restructuring of the Global Economy (ROGE)-Pune, India (February 2012).

A research paper titled “Shareholders’ Perception on Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (CSRR) and Financial Performance of Listed Companies in Sri Lanka” presented at the AGBA Conference organized by the University of Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia, from November 16-19, 2015.
A research paper titled “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting in emerging economies: A survey of listed companies in Sri Lanka”. presented at Academy for Global Business Advancement’s 14^th World Congress held at MOI University, Kenya, from November 23-25,2017.

A research paper titled “Understanding CSR Reporting Practices in Sri Lankan Context” a research paper presented at Auckland Accounting Region (ARA) Conference organized by the University of Massey, Auckland, New Zealand on 28^th November 2017.

A research paper titled “Environmental and Socially Related CSR practices in Sri Lanka: Insights from Annual Report Disclosures” presented at Governance and Sustainability (GAS) Conference held at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, on 02^nd November 2018.

PhD thesis titled “Financial Vulnerability in the Not-for-Profit Sector in Australia” presented at GAS Conference, Doctorial Symposium 2018, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

PhD thesis titled “Factors Affecting to Financial Vulnerability” presented at Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference, Doctorial Symposium 2020, Melbourne, Australia.

A research paper titled “The Extent of Financial Vulnerability in the Australian Aged Care Sector” presented at Environmental Social and Governance for Sustainability Conference, held at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia on 29^th October 2021.

A research paper titled “Assessing the Financial Vulnerability of Not-for-Profit Organisations in the Australian Aged Care Sector” presented at Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 3–5 July 2022.

A research paper titled “Outsourced Service Delivery, Blurred Layering of Accountability Relationships in the Australian Aged Care Sector: Financial Vulnerability, Quality and Safety of Service Provision” accepted for presentation at 15^th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research (ANZTSR) Conference, scheduled to be held 17–19 November 2022.

A research paper titled “Effects of Board Governance, Performance Measurement and Risk Management on the Extent of Not-for-Profit Financial Vulnerability – Evidence from Australian Aged Care Sector” accepted for presentation at New Zealand Management Accounting (NZMA) Conference, Auckland University, New Zealand, scheduled to be held 30 November – 1 December 2022.

Books and Chapters

Wrote a chapter on Accounting for Consignment for the subject of ACC 1320: Financial Accounting
Involved in preparation of course manual for the subject of ACC 2320: Cost and Management Accounting
Involved with the adaptation of study text material of Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting into Web format – Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (2009)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Member of Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (Membership Number LM 5194).
Member of Australian and New Zealand Third Sector Research Inc (ANZTSR)
Member of Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)