Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Accounting, La Trobe University – Australia, 2016
- Master of Accounting (Research Studies), La Trobe University – Australia, 2012
- Master of Professional Accounting, La Trobe University – Australia, 2011
- Bachelor of Economics, PUCE – Ecuador, 2006
Research Interests
- Corporate governance
- Gender differences in financial decision-making
- Financial reporting quality and disclosure
- Co-operatives, not-for-profit, and microfinance institutions
- Financial education
Publications
- Unda, L. (2023). Cooperative values and the development of the credit union movement in Australia. Journal of Management History : JMH, 29, 232–251.
- Unda, L. A., Gong, Z., Benati, K. and Loh, C. M. (2023). Role expectations and shared accountability: A framework for school governance. Financial Accountability & Management, 39, 790–808.
- Ranasinghe, D., Unda, L. A. and Wright, S. (2022). Do women mind the non-GAAP? Board gender diversity and non-GAAP disclosure quality. European Accounting Review, 1–28.
- Unda, L. A. and Foerster, A. (2022). Climate risk disclosure, compliance, and regulatory drivers: a textual tone analysis. Company and Securities Law Journal, 39, 47–72.
- Berns, J. P., Shahriar, A. Z. M. and Unda, L. A. (2021). Delegated monitoring in crowdfunded microfinance: Evidence from Kiva. Journal of Corporate Finance, 66, 1–21.
- Loh, C. M., Unda, L. A., Gong, Z. and Benati, K. (2021). Board effectiveness and school performance: a study of Australian independent schools. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 32, 650–673.
- Mather, P., Ranasinghe, D. and Unda, L. A. (2021). Are gender diverse boards more cautious? The impact of board gender diversity on sentiment in earnings press releases. Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics, 17, 1–21.
- Unda, L. A. and Ranasinghe, D. (2021). To pay or not to pay: Board remuneration and insolvency risk in credit unions. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 66, 101–128.
- Shahriar, A. Z. M., Unda, L. A. and Alam, Q. (2020). Gender differences in the repayment of microcredit: The mediating role of trustworthiness. Journal of Banking & Finance, 110, 105–685.
- Unda, L. A., Khosa, A., Burch, S. and Wilkin, C. (2020). Sustainability of the accounting and finance academic profession: student' and supervisors' views about the PhD supervision process. Accounting and Finance, 60, 3103-3132.
- Unda, L. A., Ahmed, K. and Mather, P. R. (2019). Board characteristics and credit-union performance. Accounting and Finance, 59, 2735-2764.
- Unda, L. (2016). The impact of regulatory governance standards on board characteristics: Evidence from Australian credit unions. JASSA : Journal of the Securities Institute of Australia, 2016, 21–26.
- Unda, L. (2015). Board of directors characteristics and credit union financial performance: A pitch. Accounting and Finance, 55, 353–360.
- Unda, L. A. and Margret, J. (2015). Transformation of the Ecuadorian financial system: regulation and response. Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 23, 84–102.