Associate Professor Asit Bhattacharyya
PhD, CA
Associate Professor - Accounting
School of Business and Law
- a.bhatta@cqu.edu.au
- ORCID: 0000-0002-0816-0063
- 0293245714
- 55714 Alternative Phone
About Me
Asit has been an academic for more than 25 years and is currently an Associate Professor of Accounting at Central Queensland University, Sydney. He has previously taught at the University of Newcastle, Monash University (Singapore), and the University of New England for over 20 years. His main research interest areas are (i) Corporate social and environmental accounting, reporting and accountability, (ii) Accounting education, learning and AI in accounting. He has received 21 competitive research grants totalling AUD 198,507. Asit is the chief investigator of 21 research grants. Asit has published 63 peer-reviewed publications, including 37 journal articles. Most of them are published in ABDC A/A* journals, including Energy Economics, ABACUS, The Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Accounts and Finance, and Journal of Cleaner Production. Asit has initiated and led the Sustainable Enterprise Research Group, which has successfully extended the research skills of over 21 academic staff and supported over 30 research projects. The members of SEG have published 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and received a total of $450,000 in external competitive research grants so far. He has successfully supervised twelve higher-degree research candidates and is currently guiding six RHD candidates.
General
Background
Competitive Research Grant Received
I have received 21 research grants totaling AUD 218,813 since 2008. Details of the completed funded research projects from 2008 are presented below.
2024: Generative AI adoption by Australian accountants and financial advisers: Opportunities and barriers. With Imam, T., Verma, P. & MacInnes, A. AFAANZ, $4,800.
2024: Is AI a threat to IA or is it an opportunity? A study of Australian accounting firms and corporations. With Dr. Janitha Abeygunasekera and Dr. Kishore Singh. AUD12 606, CQUniversity Research Grant, AUD 12,606.
2019: The real effects of mandated CSR activities on social externalities: Evidence from India. Newcastle Business School, $5003.
2018: Early Career Researcher (ECR) Grant: A competitive grant of $2,000 . Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle.
2017: Does mandated CSR expenditure and financial inclusion improve banking performance?” AFAANZ, $5000.
2017: Early Career Researcher (ECR) HDR Grant: $100,000. University of Newcastle.
2016: Legitimacy Theory and Social and Environmental Disclosure: New Empirical Evidence from India. University of Newcastle – Faculty of Business & Law, $4,642.
Universities Studied At
PhD (Accounting and finance), Faculty of Business and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University
Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education), Faculty of Education and Social Work, University New England
Master of commerce (Accounting major) The University of Calcutta, India.
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours in Accounting) The University of Calcutta, India.
Leadership in research supervision
My 9 HDRs were completed successfully.
1. Amit Kumar [Principal Supervisor]. Thesis titled “A Co-opetition Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility”, completed PhD, 2021, The University of Newcastle.
2. Supervising Dedi Dewanata (Master of Research) as an associated supervisor with Dr Tasadduq Imam. He completed the degree in Jan 2026.
3. Sumi Jung [Principal Supervisor]. Thesis titled “Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (CSRD) and its Impact on Management in Both Small-to-Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Public Listed Companies”, completed PhD in 2021. The University of Newcastle.
4. Hao Yang [Principal Supervisor]. Thesis titled “The Tracking of Environmental Costs: Motivations and Impacts under Mandatory Environmental Reporting in Australia”, completed PhD in 2021. The University of Newcastle.
6. Xiaoyang Song, [co-supervisor], completed her PhD in 2016. Thesis titled “Gender Diversity on Australian Corporate Boards. Faculty of Business & Law, Newcastle.
7. Po Kin Chow, [Principal Supervisor, 70%] submitted his Doctor of Business Administration in 2017. Topic titled “A comparison of Chinese and Hong Kong business students’ attitudes towards business ethics. Newcastle University.
8. Hao Yang [Sole Supervision]. The thesis titled “What factors influence corporate disclosure of Ecological and Biological Information?” Completed Honours, 2016. Faculty of Business & Law, Newcastle University.
9. Cheung Ming Sum [Sole Supervision,], completed her research Master's in 2007. Thesis titled “Accounting learning by Chinese students”, Faculty of Business & Law, University of New England.
Universities Worked At
University of Newcastle, Australia: University of New England, Australia and Monash University (Singapore).
Awards
· 2019 nominated for AAUT citation Award
· 2018 Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence
· Faculty Teaching Excellence Award 2018
· AFAANZ Research Grants, 2017
· “Best paper award” in AFAANZ, 2017 conference
· Early Career Researcher (ECR) HDR Grant AUD100,000
Previous teaching
I have taught following subjects in various Universities
Financial Accounting
Advanced Financial Accounting
Company Accounting and Reporting
Accounting and Financial Management
Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
Professional Memberships
Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CA)
Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ),
Research Supervision
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 3501 Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Current Capacity
Current Supervision
Complete Supervision
Research Interests
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability - Sustainability Accounting and Reporting
