Dr Ratnam Alagiah

Hello there. Welcome to my Home Page. I teach accounting and have over 20 years of teaching experience in Australia.

• I specialise in teaching Financial Accounting, Company Accounting, Accounting Theory and International Accounting.

I have a Ph.D in Accounting from the University of Wollongong, with a Masters in Accountancy from the University of Auckland.

• My research interests are in the impact of a Single Global Currency on Accounting, International Accounting and in Critical Perspectives on Accounting.

Alagiah, R., Writing the future: A theoretical justification for a uniform and universal system of currency in accounting for inflation, Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, Vol. 5, No.7, July 2009, pp. 35 to 43.

Alagiah, R., (2009) A uniform and universal currency system and its effect on corporate value, paper accepted and presented at the 2009 Campus for Finance Research Conference, Vallendar, Germany, 14 and 15 January, 2009. (with Ludwig Reinhard and Paul Shum).

Alagiah, R., (2008) Why qualitative methodology and method in accounting research, Abstract accepted and presented at the Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability, Qualitative Research in Business: A Research Colloquium, 17-18 July 2008, University of South Australia, City West Campus, North Terrace, Australia.

Alagiah, R., (2008) The effect of Learner’s Perceptions of Ethnicity, Gender and Qualifications on Academic Performance Evaluation: Some Quantitative Evidences, 9th Annual Conference, Asian Academic Accounting Association, University of Wollongong, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (with Elvia Shauki, Brenton Fiedler and Krystyna Sawon).

Alagiah, R, (2008) Writing the future: A theoretical justification for a Single Global Currency in accounting for inflation, paper accepted and presented at the 2008 Critical Perspectives on Accounting Conference, New York, New York, April 24-28, 2008.

Alagiah, R., (2008) Writing the future: A theoretical justification for a Single Global Currency in International Accounting, paper accepted and presented at the 2008 International Accounting Section and IAAER Joint 2008 Midyear Conference, San Diego, California, February 7-9, 2008.

Alagiah, R., (2006) The Object and the Subject of Accounting Budgets: Evidence of Early Use by British Colonial Houses, Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2006, pp. 63-76.

Alagiah, R., (2004) Management Accounting, Racism, Division and Exploitation: The Case of the Malaysian Plantations Industry, Journal of Applied Management Accounting Research, Vol. 2, Number 2, 2004.

Alagiah, R., Pacini, C., Hillison, W. and Gunz, S., (2002) Commonwealth Convergence toward a Narrower Scope of Auditor Liability to Third Parties for Negligent Misstatements, Abacus, Vol. 38, No. 3, 2002.

Alagiah, R., Delaney, D., and McManus, L., (2001) Determining the Relationship between attendance and performance in accounting education, Asian Review of Accounting, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2001.

Alagiah, R., Pacini, C., Hillison, W., Pieter-Rivest, D. and Sinason, D., (2000) Systems Reliability Assurance and the Electronic Frontier: The International Legal Environment of the CPA/CA SysTrust. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Vol 9, No.2, 2000.

Alagiah R., and Fatseas A.V., (1995) Accounting Education: Lectures Versus independent Study, Accounting Forum, Vol. 18, No. 4., March 1995.