Shyam joined the School of Accounting and Finance in February 1998. Shyam has two Ph.Ds. He completed his first Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from Panjab University, India in 1975 and his second Ph.D. in International Banking and Finance from University of Wollongong in 2010. From 1976 to 1992, Shyam worked with Indian Bank as a Manager where he gained experience in various aspects of bank management and small business finance. Shyam trained the bank’s staff and managers in various aspects of banking. In 1992, Shyam immigrated to Australia. He completed his M. Admin. from Griffith University in 1997 specialising in Accounting and Finance. Shyam also completed Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting from University of Southern Queensland in 2000. His research interests are in the areas of interest rate parity, purchasing power parity, foreign exchange risk management, role of trust in banking, international banking and finance, small business finance, banking and technology and banking regulations Shyam’s research on these topics has a focus on Asia Pacific, South Asian and emerging financial markets.
Articles
The effectiveness of oral presentation assessment in a Finance subject: An empirical examination, Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice (2012)
The purpose of this paper is to study the effectiveness of oral presentation as an...
Factors affecting trust in relationships within bank branches in India (with Anura De Zoysa), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of seven trust factors- similarity,...
Relationships within banks in India: A theoretical perspective (with Anura De Zoysa), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)
Using two theoretical approaches ÿ agency theory and trust theory, this paper analyzes the banking...
What information stakeholders of companies in developing countries want? Sri Lankan evidence (with Anura De Zoysa), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)
The major objective of this study is to examine the level of importance various stakeholders...
Determinants of social and environmental disclosures by Spanish Companies (with Jon Otegui Echave), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)
The purpose of this paper is to examine the corporate social disclosures practices of Spanish...
Presentations
Analysis of Information Cost Incurred in Foreign Exchange Risk Management by SMEs, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2002)
In this study, the theory of Information Cost developed by Casson (1995) is used to...
India: the role of small-scale industries in an emerging economy, Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2002)
The role of small-scale industries in the economic development of India in recent years is...