Siriyama Kanthi Herath

Siriyama Kanthi Herath (BCOM Hons), MBA, MCOM (Hons, ACCY), PhD, is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Clark Atlanta University's School of Business (CAU) and was a Renwick Faculty Fellow at New York University's Stern School of Business in 2022. She earned a Bachelor of Commerce Honors and an MBA from the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka, as well as a Ph.D. and a Master of Commerce Honors in Accounting from the University of Wollongong in Australia. She worked at the University of Lynchburg, Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology before joining CAU. Prior to relocating to the United States, Dr. Herath worked in Australia at the University of Wollongong and Western Sydney University and in Sri Lanka at the University of Ruhuna and the University of Colombo. She holds positions on the editorial boards of multiple academic journals and has contributed over 70 publications to a diverse range of journals. She has published four book chapters. Her research areas include Accounting Education, Management Control and Outsourcing, Cost Management, Corporate Governance, Data Analytics, and Sustainability Accounting. She is a Distinguished Toastmaster and served as the President and Treasurer of the Georgia Institute of Technology Toastmasters International Club from 2019 to 2020, the Treasurer of the Emory University Toastmasters International Club from 2019 to 2020, and as an Area Director from 2020 to 2021 in Georgia, United States. Additionally, she possesses the TESOL Professional Certificate from Arizona State University and the Professional Certificate in Google Data Analytics. In her leisure time, she enjoys traveling and gardening.

Publications

Understanding the Ethical and Social Consequences of Data Analytics for Organizational Management in the Age of AI: Accounting Ethics Perspective
Understanding the Ethical and Social Consequences of Data Analytics for Organizational Management in the Age of AI: Accounting Ethics Perspective
Siriyama Kanthi Herath, Laksitha Maheshi Herath. © 2024. 33 pages.
This chapter addresses the ethical and social consequences of using AI and data analytics in accounting. It looks into the impact of contemporary innovations on corporate...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development (SD) in the Digital Age
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development (SD) in the Digital Age
Siriyama Kanthi Herath, Laksitha Maheshi Herath. © 2024. 23 pages.
The primary objective of this chapter is to offer readers a thorough grasp of the intricate relationships that exist between organizational policies, digital tools, and the...
Understanding the Concept, Evolution, and Key Technologies Shaping Industry 4.0
Understanding the Concept, Evolution, and Key Technologies Shaping Industry 4.0
Siriyama Kanthi Herath, Laksitha Maheshi Herath. © 2024. 31 pages.
One of the most revolutionary paradigms of modern industrial history, Industry 4.0, will be thoroughly explained in this chapter. The fourth industrial revolution's concept...
New Challenges for the Accounting Profession in the Era of AI and Sustainable Development
New Challenges for the Accounting Profession in the Era of AI and Sustainable Development
Siriyama Kanthi Herath, Laksitha Maheshi Herath. © 2024. 28 pages.
The challenges that the accounting sector is facing in the modern era of globalization, digital technology, and artificial intelligence (AI) are addressed in this chapter. The...
Opportunities and Challenges of Digital Audits and Compliance: Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the Digital Age
Opportunities and Challenges of Digital Audits and Compliance: Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in the Digital Age
Siriyama Kanthi Herath, Laksitha Maheshi Herath, Jae Koo Yoo. © 2024. 35 pages.
The auditing and compliance sectors have changed significantly with the digital revolution. Technology improvements are driving this change, which is altering how financial...
Embedding Ethical Practices: Overcoming the Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation
Embedding Ethical Practices: Overcoming the Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility Implementation
Siriyama Kanthi Herath, Laksitha Maheshi Herath. © 2024. 40 pages.
This chapter aims to explore the challenges involved in considering ethical actions as part of CSR. This chapter will review some of the challenges organizations encounter in...
Investigation Into the Barriers to AI Adoption in ESG Integration and Identification of Strategies to Overcome These Challenges
Investigation Into the Barriers to AI Adoption in ESG Integration and Identification of Strategies to Overcome These Challenges
Siriyama Kanthi Herath, Laksitha Maheshi Herath. © 2024. 26 pages.
This chapter examines AI and its role within the landscape of business and technology, teeming with ESG integration. It sheds light on how AI presents meaningful alternatives to...
Key Success Factors for Implementing Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
Key Success Factors for Implementing Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
Siriyama Kanthi Herath, Laksitha Maheshi Herath. © 2023. 38 pages.
As it explores the critical success factors influencing public-private partnerships in the development of infrastructure, this book chapter mainly focuses on sustainability. PPPs...