Senior Lecturer
Telephone: +27 31 260 2155
Email Doorasamym@ukzn.ac.za
Campus: Westville
Building & Room: J Block, 2nd Floor

Biography

Dr. Mishelle Doorasamy, an academic in the School of accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, is a well-known researcher in the field of Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) and Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA). This is a contemporary area of research towards sustainability and waste management from an accounting perspective.

Dr. Doorasamy has published over 18 articles in DHET accredited Journals internationally on the topic. She has done extensive research on the topic in her PhD thesis within the context of the South African Sugar Industry. This industry was chosen due to their resource inefficiencies resulting in huge losses of material across the supply chain affecting the profitability of the industry.

This is an important area of research considering that the agricultural sector is responsible for economic growth and job creation in many developing countries. Farmers are generally unaware of poor production processes that affects their profit margins also leading to material losses. These losses have both economic and environmental consequences that needs to recognized. Hence the need for cleaner production strategies. These practices could have environmental and economic benefits to the organization or industry. EMA and MFCA can have a significant impact on manufacturing industries in ensuring their future sustainability.

Academic Qualifications:

  • Bcomm
  • MCom
  • PhD (Accounting)

Professional Qualification

  • Post Graduate Certificate in Education (UNISA)

Research Interests

  • Environmental Management Accounting
  • Cleaner production
  • MFCA

Recent Publications and Papers

  • M. Doorasamy. 2018. An empirical investigation of the declining sucrose content in South African sugar cane. Journal of Economics and Behavioural Studies 10 (3), 6-14
  • M. Doorasamy. 2017. Product portfolio management best practices for new product development: A review of models. Foundations of Management 9 (1), 139-148
  • M. Doorasamy, B. Rhodes. 2017. South African Sucrose Quality in sugar: Determinants and its empirical implications. Journal of Economics and Behavioural studies 9 (5), 106-121
  • OM Olarewaju, M. Doorasamy, TM Oladejo. 2017. Nexus of Working Capital management and firm performance in Nigerian food and beverages industries: A link with Risk-Return Theory. Journal of Economics and Behavioural studies 9 (1), 90-98
  • M. Doorasamy, B. Rhodes. 2017. Effectiveness of MFCA as a tool to improving sucrose quality in sugarcane production. Environmental Economics 8 (3), 102
  • M. Doorasamy. 2016. The perceptions of management on the benefits of adopting an environmental management accounting system as a waste management tool. Foundations of Management 8 (1), 93-106