Dr Esinath Ndiweni
Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance and Programme Director of Accountancy
PhD, MSc, PGCE, FHEA, ACCA (Affiliate), CPA (Australia)
Esinath is the Global Director of Postgraduate Accountancy Programmes, and the undergraduate and postgraduate Director of Accountancy at the Dubai Campus, as well as the Head of Accountancy at the Dubai Campus. She has well over 25 years experience in academia, having taught in Further and Higher Education in Zimbabwe, England, Wales & Scotland. Prior to joining academia she had a stint working for Standard Chartered Bank and The Railways in Zimbabwe before migrating to the United Kingdom for further studies. She does consultancy with NGOs and SMEs.
Areas of interest
- Strategic Management Accounting
- Accountability in organisations, particularly, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and ethics.
Qualifications
- CPA (Australia) -2018
- FHEA -2010
- ACCA (Affiliate) -2003
- PhD in Accounting & Finance, 2002- University of Essex -UK
- MSc in Accounting & Finance, 1993- University of Stirling- UK
- Postgraduate Diploma in Accountancy (with Distinction) 1982- The Institute of Finance Management-Tanzania
- Bachelor of Accountancy equivalent- 1st Class in 1981- The Institute of Finance Management-Tanzania
Background
Her research focuses on management of change in organisations and the role played by accounting, thus explaining her interest in strategic management accounting. Underpinning, most of her research is the notion of accountability in society and organisations, manifested in her work on corporate governance, corruption, corporate social responsibility and ethics. These topics are interrogated from the perspective of different types of audits, which include social audits, and the evaluation of audit and management practices in volatile environments. Key insights from her research show that most often-western management practices, and standards, such as IFRS do not apply well in different socio-economic-cultural contexts that characterise emerging economies, and at best are hybridized. Along, the same vein, her research gives visibility to management thought and philosophies that inform practice in emerging economies and their potential to broaden our understanding of issues in a globalized world. Her passion for equitable and sustainable development has influenced her to investigate African business models, through a focus on informal traders and SMEs, and their role in economic development if any.