Hemantha Herath
Professor
Goodman School of Business
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Hemantha Herath is a professor of Managerial Accounting at the Goodman School of Business. Previously, he was an assistant professor at University of Northern British Columbia and a consultant in the Oil and Gas Division of The World Bank, Washington D.C. He is a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship. He has published articles in a variety of journals including ABACUS, Decision Support Systems, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Management Information Systems, Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting, Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Advances in Management Accounting, The Engineering Economist, Managerial Finance Journal, and Managerial Auditing Journal.
Research Interest
His research interests include real option analysis, economics of information security, and managerial accounting. His research has been funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC ) Canada (2004-2008, 2009-2013) and other grants.
Publications
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Herath, H.. Cybersecurity: An Emerging Area for Collaborative Post-Modern Management Accounting Research, Journal of Cost Management. Volume 25, Number 1, 2011.
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Herath, H. and Herath, T.. Copula Based Actuarial Model for Pricing Cyber-Insurance Policies, Insurance Markets and Companies: Analyses and Actuarial Computations. Volume 2, Number 1, 2011.
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Herath, H., Kumar, P. and Amershi, A. H. Crack Spread Option Pricing with Copulas, Journal of Economics and Finance. Volume 37, Number 1, 2013.
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Herath, H. and Herath, T.. IT Security Auditing: A Performance Evaluation Decision Model, Decision Support Systems. Volume 57, Number 1, 2014.
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Herath, H., Bremser, W. and Birnberg, J.. A Balanced Scorecard Strategic Initiative Planning Model with Resource Constraints, Advances in Management Accounting. Volume 24, Number 1, 2014.
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Herath, H. and Kusy, M.. Activity-Based Costing: Potential Research Issues on the Choice of Cost Management Systems, Journal of Cost Management. Volume 28, Number 5, September, 2014.
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Herath, H. and Kumar, P.. Using Copula Functions in Bayesian Analysis: A Comparison of the Lognormal Conjugate, Forthcoming, Engineering Economist. 2015.
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Herath, H., Richardson, A. W., Roubi, R. and Tippett, M.. Non-Linear Equity Valuation: An Empirical Analysis , ABACUS. Volume 51, Number 1, March, 2015.
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Herath, H. and Sharman, P. A.. Activity Idle Capacity Cost Estimation via Monte Carlo Simulation, Journal of Cost Management. Volume 31, Number 2, April, 2017.
