Staff Profile

Biography

Dr. Janice Sim Chia Hua is currently the Associate Dean (Academic Practice) of the Faculty of Business, Design, and Arts. She has more than 10 years of experience in academia. In her current role, she works with the Head of School to facilitate staff participation in professional development activities. This includes facilitating the development of new faculty members and the enculturation of these staff members into Swinburne Sarawak.

Given support from the Melbourne counterpart, she works with Digital Learning Technologies at the Sarawak campus to promote new educational initiatives. As a member of the Academic Practice Committee, she also works closely with faculty/school representatives to identify and prioritise skill enhancement areas, and to facilitate the continuous development of academic and professional skills of faculty members.

With her research interest in corporate reporting, she has done her doctoral study in this area.

Research Interests

Corporate reporting, governance, and accountability, educational research

Teaching Areas

Financial Information Systems (Computerised Accounting)

Professional Membership

• Member, the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
• Member, the Malaysian Accounting Association
• Member, the Malaysian Social Science Association
• Member, the Teaching and Education Research Association

Research Grant

• Research Micro Fund, Swinburne Sarawak (2025): Guiding Ethical AI Use at SUTS: Gen AI Literacy, Ethical Choices & Strategic Guidelines. Principal Investigator.
• Research Micro Fund, Swinburne Sarawak (2025): Technology-Enhanced Pedagogies with ClassPoint: Improving Engagement, Skills and Practical Learning in Diploma Economics. Co-Investigator.
• Research Micro Fund, Swinburne Sarawak (2024): An Investigation of AI Tutoring Solutions on University Students’ Engagement, Motivation and Academic Performance. Co-Investigator.
• Research Micro Fund, Swinburne Sarawak (2024): A Qualitative Study of the Impact of AI Tutoring Solutions on University’s Students Learning Experiences. Co-Investigator.
• Research Micro Fund, Swinburne Sarawak (2023): Investigating the Impact of Peer Tutoring on Academic Performance. Principal Investigator.
• Learning and Teaching Grant, Swinburne Sarawak (2023): Assessing the Efficacy of Design Thinking Programs for BBus students. Co-Investigator.
• Learning and Teaching Grant, Swinburne Sarawak (2023): Improving Unit Success Rate in Economics & Accounting Units through Immediate Rehearsal and Realtime Feedback plus Recall. Co-Investigator.

Research Outputs

• Journal Article: Sim, C. H., Hisham, M. H. M., & Voon, K. J. S. (2025). Fostering Transparency, Driving Value Creation and Advancing SDGs: A Review of Integrated Reporting. International Journal of Service Management and Sustainability, 10(1), 121–135.
• Journal Article: Sim, C. H., Hisham, M. H. M., & Yong, N. F. (2025). Governance–Stakeholder Dynamics in SDG Reporting: Critical Insights from Recent High-Impact Empirical Studies. International Journal of Advanced Research in Economics and Finance, 7(2), 41–56.
• Journal Article: Sim, C. H., Sritharan, N., & Fung, C. Y. (2025). AI Teaching Assistant and Student Engagement in Business Subjects: A Community of Inquiry Perspective. International Journal of Advanced Research in Education and Society, 7(3), 5–20.
• Book Chapter: Heng, K. S., Sim, C. H., & Law, M. Y. (2025). Mindful Futures: Navigating Mental Well-Being in the Evolving Work Environment. In C. Y. Fung, W. M. Lim, A. S. S. Lim, & H. F. Cheong (Eds.), Future of Work in Asia (pp. 79–97). Springer.
• Journal Article: Sim, C. H., Heng, K. S., Fung, C. Y., & Kho, J. Y. N. (2025). Levelling the Learning Curve: Peer Tutoring as a Transition Pedagogy for First-Year Accounting Success. International Journal of Advanced Research in Education and Society, 7(5), 575–587.
• Journal Article: Wasudawan, K., & Sim, C. H. (2024). Shaping A Digital Future: Examining Technology, Organization and Environment (TOE) Framework. Journal of Technology Management and Business, 11(1), 80–97.
• Journal Article: Sm, C. H., & Fung, C. Y. (2024). Exploring The Determinants and Effects of SDG Reporting on Corporate Performance in an Emerging Market. International Journal of Advanced Research in Economics and Finance, 6(2), 157–171.
• Journal Article: Sim, C. H., Fung, C. Y., & Ling, C. C. (2024). Social Disclosure and Accounting Data: Effects on Share Prices in an Emerging Market. International Journal of Advanced Research in Economics and Finance, 6(2), 114–128.
• Conference Proceedings: Sim, C. H., & Fung, C. Y. (2024). Examining the capital market effect of SDG disclosures: The case of an emerging economy. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Education, Social Sciences and Technology (pp. 57–70).
• Conference Paper: Sim, C. H., Fung, C. Y., & Ling, C. C. (2024). Assessing the Impact of Accounting Information During Accounting Regime Change: Evidence from An Emerging Market. Proceedings of the 6th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Education, Economics and Technology 2024, Malaysia, 18–28.
• Book Chapter: Fung, C. Y., Heng, K. S., & Sim, C. H. (2024). Exploring Sustainability Education in the Business Schools of Australian Branch Campuses in Malaysia: Now and the Way Forward. In Goi, C. L. (Ed.), Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future: Innovative Strategies and Best Practices (pp. 238–259). IGI Global Publishing.
• Journal Article: Sim, C. H., Abu Hassan, M. I., & Daw, T. H. (2023). Exploring How Corporate Governance Reporting Quality Shapes the Market Valuation of Listed Firms: The Case of Malaysia. International Journal of Advanced Research in Economics and Finance, 5(3), 60–70.
• Journal Article: Fung, C. Y., Weissmann, M. A., Phang, C. S. C., Heng, K. S., Chang, J. S. G., Sim, C. H., et al. (2023). A Review and Reflection on Online Learning and Assessments in Higher Education after the Pandemic. International Journal of Advanced Research in Education and Society, 5(3), 394–405.
• Conference Paper: Fung, C. Y., Weissmann, M. A., Phang, C. S. C., Heng, K. S., Chang, J. S. G., Sim, C. H., et al. (2023). Online Learning and Assessments in the Higher Education after the Pandemic: Stay or Scrap? Proceedings of the 4th Kuala Lumpur International Conference on Management, Education, and Technology 2023, Malaysia.
• Conference Paper: Sim, C. H., Abu Hassan, M. I., & Daw, T. H. (2023). Is Governance Information Disclosure Value-enhancing for Firms in Emerging Markets: A Conceptual Examination. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Management, Education, Social Sciences and Innovation 2023, Malaysia.
• Book Chapter: Lim, W. M., Chin, M. W. C., Ee, Y. S., Giang, C. S., Heng, K. S., Kong, M. L., Lim, B. C. Y., Lim, R. T. H., Ling, C. C., Mandrinos, S., Ngui, L. H., Nwobodo, S., Sim, C. H., & Voong, E. A. L. (2023). Neuroscience and Consumer Financial Behavior. In Xiao & Kumar (Eds.), A Research Agenda for Consumer Financial Behavior (pp. 225–242). Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Journal Article: Lim, W. M., Chin, M. W. C., Ee, Y. S., Fung, C. Y., Giang, C. S., Heng, K. S., Kong, M. L. F., Lim, A. S. S., Lim, B. C. Y., Lim, R. T. H., Lim, T. Y., Ling, C. C., Mandrinos, S., Nwobodo, S., Phang, C. S. C., She, L., Sim, C. H., Su, S. I., Wee, G. W. En., & Weissmann, M. A. (2022). What is at stake in a war? A prospective evaluation of the Ukraine and Russia conflict for business and society. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 1–14.
• Journal Article: Liau, S. Y. H., Sim, C. H., & Tan, K. T. L. (2019). Innovative use of digital badges to motivate students at higher education: current insights and avenues for further research. International Journal of Quality and Innovation, 4(3–4), 167–188. Available at: https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJQI.2019.105760
• Journal Article: Sim, C. H., Daw, T. H., & Md Isa, A. H. (2016). Practising FRS and Audit Quality Support Financial Success of Construction Firms in Malaysia. Unimas Review of Accounting and Finance (URAF), Vol 1, No 1.
• Conference Paper: Sim, C. H., Daw, T. H., & Muhd Sadiq, M. K. (2013). Review on the Corporate Governance Attributes and Voluntary Disclosure Studies. Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Accounting and Finance, Malaysia.
• Conference Paper: Heng, K. S., & Sim, C. H. (2012). Application of Problem-based Learning in an Introductory Economics Unit. Proceedings of the 3rd International Problem-based Learning Symposium, Singapore.
• Book Chapter: Sim, C. H., Modapothala, J. R., & Lau, B. T. (2010). Determinants of E-commerce among the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Malaysia. In Thomas, B. & Simmons, G. (Eds.), E-Commerce Adoption and Small Business in the Global Marketplace: Tools for Optimization. IGI Global Publishing.
• Conference Paper: Daw, T. H., Sim, C. H., & Sulaiman, A. (2010). Implication of International Financial Reporting System in Non-financial Corporations in Malaysia. Proceedings of the 11th Malaysia-Indonesia International Conference on Economics, Management & Accounting (MIICEMA), Malaysia.
• Conference Paper: Sim, K. H., & Sim, C. H. (2010). Measuring Price Deviation to define Volatility and the State of Price: A Study on Four Major World Indexes. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Business Intelligence and Financial Engineering (BIFE), Hong Kong, pp. 450–454.
• Conference Paper: Sim, C. H., Modapothala, J. R., & Lau, B. T. (2008). Determinants of E-commerce adoption among the SMEs in a developing economy – Malaysia. Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Globalization and Technology Innovation (ICEPT), Nanjing, China, pp. 100–114.