Research & Publications

In refereed journals

Velayutham, E., Vijayakumaran. R. (2021). Corporate social responsibility, business group affiliation and shareholder wealth: Evidence from an emerging market. Social Responsibility Journal, Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 723-743. https://doi.org/10.1108/SRJ-08-2020-0337

Vijayakumaran, R. (2020). Managerial ownership, financial constraints, and investment decisions: Evidence from Chinese listed companies. Journal of Research in International Business and Finance, 55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2020.101321

Dixon, R., Guariglia. A., and Vijayakumaran, R. (2015). Managerial ownership, corporate governance and Firms’ exporting decisions: Evidence from Chinese listed companies. European Journal of Finance, 23 (7–9): 815–853. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2015.1025990.

Vijayakumaran, R., & Vijayakumaran, S. (2019). Debt Maturity and the Effects of Growth Opportunities and Liquidity Risk on Leverage: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business 6(3), 27-40. https://doi:10.13106/jafeb.2019.vol6.no3.27

Vijayakumaran, R., & Vijayakumaran, S. (2019). Corporate Governance and Capital Structure Decisions: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies. Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business 6(3), 67-79. https://doi:10.13106/jafeb.2019.vol6.no3.67

Vijayakumaran, S., & Vijayakumaran, R. (2019). Leverage, debt maturity, corporate performance: Evidence from Chinese listed companies. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 9(4), 491-506. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.aefr.2019.94.491.506 http://www.aessweb.com/journals/April2019/5002/4553

Vijayakumaran, R. (2019). Agency Costs, Ownership, and Internal Governance Mechanisms: Evidence from Chinese Listed Companies. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 9(1), 133-154. https://doi.org/10.18488/journal.aefr.2019.91.133.154 http://www.aessweb.com/journals/January2019/5002/4473

Vijayakumaran, R. (2019). Efficiency of Working Capital Management and Firm Value: Evidence From Chinese Listed Firms. International Journal of Financial Research, 10(6), 133-144. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijfr.v10n6p133

Vijayakumaran, R. (2019). Ownership Reform, State Ownership, Corporate Governance, and Agency Costs: The Case of Chinese Listed Companies. Research in World Economy, 10(1), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.5430/rwe.v10n1p91

Vijayakumaran. R., and Vijayakumaran, S. (2017). Institutional Reforms and Development of Corporate Governance and Banking System in China, Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting, 9 (2), 352-368. https://doi.org/10.5296/ajfa.v9i2.12382

Vijayakumaran, R., (2017). Capital structure decisions and corporate performance: evidence from Chinese listed industrial firms. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v7i2.12455

Hingurala Arachchi. A. N., Wasantha Perera & Vijayakumaran. R. (2017) The impact of working capital management on firm value: Evidence from frontier market. Journal of Finance & Accounting, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.5296/ajfa.v9i2.12449

Vijayakumaran. R. and Vijayakumaran. S. (2017). Working capital management and corporate performance: Evidence from Sri Lankan listed manufacturing firms. International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v7i2.12453

Vijayakumaran. R. (2017). Working capital management and corporate performance: Evidence from Chinese listed industrial firms.

Vijayakumaran. R. and Vijayakumaran. R. (2017). The determinants of capital structure decisions: Evidence from Chinese listed industrial firms.

Vijayakumaran, R. and Atchyuthan N. (2017). Cash holdings and corporate performance: Evidence from Sri Lanka. International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance, 3(1), 1-11. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3154918

Vijayakumaran, R. (2015). Capital structure decisions, agency conflicts and corporate performance: Evidence from Sri Lankan listed manufacturing firms. International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance, 1(1), 1-14. http://www.maco.jfn.ac.lk/ijabf/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/vol1_issue1_1.pdf Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2666511

Vijayakumaran, R. (2015). Editorial: Contemporary issues in emerging financial markets, International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance, 1(1), i-iii.

Vijayakumaran. R., and Vijayakumaran, S. (2014). Incidence of Income Taxation in Sri Lanka. Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 5(21), pp.185-191. http://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/RJFA/article/view/17587

As conference proceedings - full papers

Vijayakumaran, R. (2009). Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on Sri Lankan Economy- A research paper presented in the Research Forum Organized by Jaffna Managers Forum and Jaffna District Bankers’ Association on 09.02.2009, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Vijayakumaran. R., and Vijayakumaran, S. (2011). Determinants of Capital Structure in Sri Lanka. The proceeding of the international conference of Sai Ram Institute of Management Studies, India. 2, 295-305. doi10.13140/RG.2.1.4708.9360 Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2666610

Vijayakumaran, R. (2015). Development of Corporate governace in Sri Lanka, Popular Talk, the 22nd Annual Sessions of Jaffna Science Association held on 05 May-7th May 2015.

As abstracts

Atchyuthan N. & Vijayakumaran. R. (2017). The determinants of price-earnings ratio: Evidence from Sri Lankan Listed Manufacturing companies. Conference Paper, Twenty-Fourth Annual Sessions of Jaffna Science Association, May 2017.

Thuraisingam . M & Vijayakumaran. R. (2017). Impact of market interest rate on profitability: Evidence from domestic licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka, Conference Paper, Twenty-Fourth Annual Sessions of Jaffna Science Association, May 2017.

Dixon, R., Guariglia. A., and Vijayakumaran, R. (2013). Managerial incentive, corporate governance and Firms’ exporting decisions: Evidence from Chinese listed companies. Proceeding of 4th Asia-Pacific Business Research Conference of World Institute of Institute, Australia at Bayview Hotel, Singapore, 30 Sept -1 October 2013.

Vijayakumaran, R. (2012). Corporate governance and internationalization decisions. The proceedings of the Doctoral Colloquium of BAFA- British Accounting Finance Association on - Hilton Hotel, Brighton, UK, 16-17 April 2012.

Vijayakumaran, R. (2006). Incidence of Income Taxation in Sri Lanka - The Proceedings of International Symposium of the Subragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka held from 4th July to 8th July 2006.

Thesis

Vijayakumaran, R. (2014). Corporate governance and corporate finance: evidence from Chinese listed companies. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation) Durham University, Durham. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/10965/

Incidence of Income Taxation in Sri Lanka. (Unpublished MBA dissertation) University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

On-going Research Projects

Velathuam. E. (Australia) & Vijayakumaran. R. (2017). Cash holdings, and shareholder wealth: Evidence from emerging markets.

Velathuam. E. & Vijayakumaran. R. (2017). Corporate Governance and earning management: Evidence from emerging markets

Vijayakumaran. R. and Pavithra. R. (2016). Leverage and investment: Evidence from Sri Lankan listed manufacturing companies.

Vijayakumaran. R. and Brintha. P. (2016). Credit risk and performance: Evidence from domestic licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka.

Articles in non-refereed journals

Global Financial Crisis in “Management Focus" (2009) – Published annually by the Department of Management Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Review of Recent Developments in Capital Structure Theories in "Management Focus" (2008) – Published annually by the Department of Management Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Value Chain Analysis in "Management Focus" (2001) -published by the Management Students union, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Influence of Environment on Business Strategy in Viththakam " (2000) - Published by Advanced Technical Institute, Jaffna. Sri Lanka. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320258217_INFLUENCE_OF_THE_ENVIRONMENT_ON_BUSINESS_STRATEGIES