Dr Subba Reddy Yarram

Associate Professor - UNE Business School

Subba Reddy Yarram

Phone: +61 2 6773 2965

Email: syarram@une.edu.au

Biography

Subba Reddy Yarram is an Associate Professor in Finance. He joined UNE in 2006. Prior to that he worked with Monash University at Sunway Campus in Malaysia, and Institute for Financial Management and Research, India. He received a Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning at the Australian Awards for University Teaching in 2015 and a Teaching Excellence Award from the UNE Business School in 2014. He received best paper awards at international conferences in Malaysia, Mexico, USA and India.

Qualifications

BCom, Nagarjuna University, MA (Economics), University of Madras, PhD University of Madras, ITP, International Schools of Business Management and New York University

Teaching Areas

Teaching areas and award

Undergraduate Level

  • AFM231  Corporate Finance
  • AFM332  Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

Postgraduate Level

  • AFM531  Corporate Finance
  • AFM532  Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

HDR supervision topic areas

  • Corporate payout policies
  • Capital structure
  • Initial public offerings
  • Seasoned capital offerings
  • Market microstructure
  • Earnings management
  • Corporate governance and financial policies

Primary Research Area/s

Corporate finance; Corporate governance; Corporate social responsibility; Entrepreneurship and small businesses

Research Interests

Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Executive Remuneration, Regional Entrepreneurship and Local Government Finances

He received two internal research grants and in the past consulted for Commonwealth of Education on their Life-Long-Learning initiatives.

Research Supervision Experience

Following are the details of students, degree and year of completion:

  • Thea Vinnicombe, MEc,  2008
  • Mohammed Nur Hussain, PhD, 2011
  • Bandula Sisira Kumara Nambukara Gamage, PhD, 2013
  • Helena Koteikor Ahulu, PhD, 2012
  • Leopold Bayerlein, PhD, 2012
  • Ravi Prakash Sharma Poudel, PhD, 2014
  • Sujatha Vaidun Vidyadhar, PhD, 2014
  • Supawadee Sukeecheep Moss, PhD, 2014
  • Elhadi Salem, PhD, 2015
  • Ambarka Allafi Mimoon Atabeeb, PhD, 2016
  • Ali Mohamed A Hamid, PhD, 2015
  • Mustafa Ahmed A Alrutbi, PhD, 2016
  • Assaf Zaki A Filfilan, PhD, 2016
  • Orlando Yu Yu, MPhil, 2017
  • Kesinee Tanomponkang, PhD, 2017
  • Van Hong Thi Hoang, PhD, 2018
  • Abdullah Alharbi, PhD, 2023
  • Ali Alkhathami, PhD, Continuing
  • Bader Alharbi, PhD, Continuing
  • Ateeq Alhazzaa, PhD, Continuing
  • Yazeed Al Naji, PhD, Continuing
  • Jayadevan Mundachalil, PhD, Continuing
  • Zia Knorles, PhD, Continuing
  • Richard Nichols, PhD, Continuing
  • Subodh Wagle, PhD, Continuing

Publications

Book

  • Adapa, S., Sheridan, A., & Yarram, S. R. (2021). Entrepreneurship in Regional Communities. Springer Books.

Recent Book Chapters

  • Adapa, S., & Yarram, S. R. (2024). Migrant entrepreneurship characteristics-a case study from regional Australia. In Cases on Entrepreneurship and Diversity (pp. 82-101). Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • Adapa, S., & Yarram, S. R. (2023). Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in India. In Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, and Business Uncertainty: Just Surviving or Thriving? (pp. 113-127). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Adapa, S., & Yarram, S. R. (2023). MSMEs and SDGs—Narratives from India. In Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, and Business Uncertainty: Just Surviving or Thriving? (pp. 1-15). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Adapa, S., & Yarram, S. R. (2022). Communication of CSR practices and apparel industry in India—Perspectives of companies and consumers. In Fashion Marketing in Emerging Economies Volume I: Brand, Consumer and Sustainability Perspectives (pp. 137-161). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

Recent Journal Articles

  • Jayadevan, C.M., Hoang, N. T., & Yarram, S. R. (2024). The transition from middle-income trap: role of innovation and economic globalisation. Applied Economics, 56(1), 1-21.
  • Yarram, S. R., Dung Tran, C. T. T., & Dollery, B. E. (2023). The Impact of Administrative Intensity on Financial Sustainability in Local Government: An Empirical Analysis of New South Wales. Public Administration Quarterly, 47(4), 456-476.
  • Tran, C. T. T. D., Dollery, B., & Yarram, S. R. (2023). The Influence of Administrative Intensity on Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of Australian Universities. Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, 42(3), 282-305.
  • Yarram, S. R., & Adapa, S. (2023). Gender diversity of directors and financial performance: is there a business case?. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 20(1). 147-167.
  • Yarram, S. R., & Adapa, S. (2022). Women on boards, CSR and risk-taking: An investigation of the interaction effects of gender diversity and CSR on business risk. Journal of Cleaner Production, 378, 134493.
  • Cm, J., Hoang, N. T., & Yarram, S. R. (2022). Human capital and the middle-income trap revisited. Applied Economics, 1-20.
  • Yarram, S. R., Tran, C. T. T. D., & Dollery, B. E. (2022). Administrative intensity in local government: Do administrative scale economies exist in New South Wales local government?. Politics & Policy.
  • Adapa, S., & Yarram, S. R. (2022). Consumption values of sattvic food by blog narrative analysis. International Journal of Web Based Communities, 18(1), 21-40.
  • Yarram, S. R., & Fisher, J. (2021). Corporate Social Performance and Use of Debt: an Examination of Australian Companies. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 15(4), 3-27.
  • Yarram, S. R., Dollery, B., & Tran, C. D. T. T. (2021). The impact of rate capping on local government expenditure. Policy & Politics, 49(3), 391-411.
  • Yarram, S. R., & Adapa, S. (2021). Board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility: Is there a case for critical mass?. Journal of cleaner production, 278, 123319.
  • Yarram, S. R., & Adapa, S. (2020). Does family ownership matter in executive pay design?. Personnel Review.
  • Hoang, V. H., Hoang, N. T., & Yarram, S. R. (2020). Efficiency and shareholder value in Australian banking. Economic Record, 96(312), 40-64.
  • Adapa, S., Yarram, S. R., & Sheridan, A. (2020). Accounting Firms and Gendered Mentoring–Qualitative Evidence from India and Malaysia. In Mentorship-driven Talent Management. Emerald Publishing Limited.

Memberships

Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management

Consultancy Interests

Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Executive Remuneration, Regional Entrepreneurship and Local Government Finances.