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Dr. Sunitha Vijayakaumaran

B.Com(jfn), MA(pdn), Ph.D (UK)
Senior Lecturer Gr II
 sunithav@univ.jfn.ac.lk

Research Interests:
Corporate Governance
Financial Constraints
Capital Structure Decisions
Working Capital Management
Financial Constraints
Corporate finance

Academic Profile
Teaching
Admin Roles
Research & Publications
Awards & Grands
Activities
Academic Profile
Degrees
  • B. Com- Bachelor of Commerce (First Class Honours), with Specialization in Accountancy, October 2001, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
  • MA –Master of Arts (Economics), March 2015, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  • PhD in Accounting and Finance, January 2017, Durham University Business School,
    Durham University, Durham, UK.
Professional Qualifications
  • CTHE Programme ( induction Programme)conducted by Staff Development Centre, The
    Open University of Sri Lanka, (2016)
  • MAAT-Member of Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (2015)
  • DULTA – Durham University Learning and Teaching Award, (2014)
  • Programme for the induction of postgraduates engaged in teaching and supporting
    learning- 2011-12, Durham University, UK.
  • AAT- Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (2006)
  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
  • Business Research Methodology
  • Business Taxation
  • Business Mathematics and Statistics
  • Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
  • Investment and Portfolio Management
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Management Accounting
Post graduate supervision
  • Supervised MBA students of OUSL
Visiting Lecturer
  • Served as a visiting lecturer for the ESBM Certificate course conducted by the Dept. of
    Management Studies of the Open University of Sri Lanka at Jaffna Regional Study Centre
    -2009 – 2019.
Admin Roles
  • Member of Curriculum Committee, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, the
    University of Jaffna from 13.12.2017-13.12.2020
  • External Examiner for Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India for the evaluation of
    the PhD thesis.
  • Member of the Faculty research committee, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies,
    University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2018-2020).
  • Member of the IQAC of Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri
    Lanka (2018-2020).
  • Member of the Curriculum Review Committee, Department of Commerce, University of Jaffna.
  • Student Counselor, University of Jaffna – 2018
  • Member of Research Committee of Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce- 2018
  • Member of Editorial Committee International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance,
    University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
  • Academic Coordinator, The Open University of Sri Lanka. Nawala, Nugegoda 19.10.2009- 21.12.2017
Research & Publications
  • Vijayakumaran, S., & Vijayakumaran, R. (2019). Leverage, debt maturity, corporate performance:
    Evidence from Chinese listed companies. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 9(4), 491-506.
    https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.aefr.2019.94.491.506.
  • Vijayakumaran, R., & Vijayakumaran, S. (2019). Corporate Governance and Capital Structure
    Decisions: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and
    Business 6(3), 67-79. https://doi:10.13106/jafeb.2019.vol6.no3.67
  • Vijayakumaran, R., & Vijayakumaran, S. (2019). Debt Maturity and the Effects of Growth
    Opportunities and Liquidity Risk on Leverage: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies. Journal
    of Asian Finance, Economics and Business 6(3), 27-40.
    https://doi:10.13106/jafeb.2019.vol6.no3.27
  • Vijayakumaran, S., & Vijayakumaran, R. (2018). The determinants of capital structure decisions:
    Evidence from Chinese listed companies. Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting, 10(2), 63-81.
    https://doi.org/10.5296/ajfa.v10i2.13065
  • Vijayakumaran. R. (2017). Capital structure decisions and corporate performance: Evidence from
    Chinese listed industrial firms. International Journal of Accounting & Financial Reporting, 7(2),
    562-576. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v7i2.12455
  • Vijayakumaran. R. & Vijayakumaran. S. (2017). Institutional Reforms and Development of
    Corporate Governance and Banking System in China. Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting,
    9(2)
  • Vijayakumaran. R. and Vijayakumaran. S. (2017). Working capital management and corporate
    performance: Evidence from Sri Lankan listed manufacturing firms. International Journal of
    Accounting and Financial Reporting,7(2),577-591. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v7i2.12453
  • Vijayakumaran. S. (2014). Capital Structure and Corporate Performance: Evidence from Chinese
    Listed Companies: Presented a paper at the 5th International Conference on Business and
    Information held on 22 November 2014 at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Vijayakumaran. R. and Vijayakumaran. S. (2014). Incidence of income taxation in Sri Lanka.
    Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014, 5(21), pp.185-191.
  • Guariglia, A., & Vijayakumaran. S. (2013). Corporate governance and capital structure decisions:
    Evidence from Chinese listed companies. A paper was presented at the Asia-Pacific Business
    Research Conference held on 30 Sept -1 Oct 2013 in Singapore. Abstracts published in the
    Proceedings of Conference.
  • Vijayakumaran. R. & Vijayakumaran. S. (2011). Determinants of capital structure in Sri Lanka: A
    Research Paper published in the proceeding of the international conference of Sri Ram Institute
    of Management Studies, India. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2666610
Awards & Grands
Awards/Prizes
  • Funds for Women Graduates, UK (2014)
  • NCAS Grant for doctoral studies at Durham University Business School
  • University Prize for the Best Performance in the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce Part-II Examination 1998/1999
  • National Level: Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship 1996/97 Awarded by Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund.
Research Grants
  • University research grant (2018)
Activities
Memberships
  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Educational Academy, UK (Ref. no. PRO72695) (26 August2014).
  • MAAT-Member of Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (M-4826) ( 07 July 2008)
  • Member, Durham University Business School Alumni, UK.
Presentations
  • Vijayakumaran, S., Mithushana, R., & Vijayakumaran. R. (2020). Impact of working capital
    management on financial performance: evidence from listed companies in Hotel and Travels
    industries. The proceeding of the 11th International Conference on Business Management and
    Economics, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Reviewer/Evaluator/Examiner
  • Served as a reviewer for JUICE 2018, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
  • Served as a reviewer for ICCM-2017, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce,
    University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
  • Served as a reviewer for Research Conference on Business Studies-2017 organized
    by Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna.
  • Served as a reviewer for Served as a reviewer for Journal of Business Studies-JBS, Faculty of
    Commerce and Management, Eastern University of Sri Lanka–-2021
  • Served as a reviewer for International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance,
    University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka -2018- to date.
External Examiner/Evaluator
  • External Examiner for Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India for the evaluation of
    Ph.D thesis.

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