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Areas of Research interest:
Accounting and business ethics education; accounting for goodwill and identifiable intangible assets; budgeting and culture; employment opportunities in accounting for minority groups; internal auditing; Marxist and critical accounting; Singapore opposition politics and grassroots activism; trade union strategy and immigrant worker issues; neo-liberal restructuring and voices of dissent in Australian soccer; Croatian soccer clubs in Australia; Fiji Soccer History 1980-1989; law and spiritualty in Fiji; cultural geography; dark tourism.
Area of academic expertise - outline
Accounting and business ethics education; accounting for goodwill and identifiable intangible assets; budgeting and culture; employment opportunities in accounting for minority groups; internal auditing; Marxist and critical accounting; Singapore opposition politics and grassroots activism; trade union strategy and immigrant worker issues; neo-liberal restructuring and voices of dissent in Australian soccer; Croatian soccer clubs in Australia; Fiji Soccer History 1980-1989; law and spiritualty in Fiji; cultural geography; dark tourism.
Current research activities
Law and Spirituality in Fiji; Dark Tourism in Fiji; Fiji Soccer History 1980-1989; Scottish Football; Goodwill and Migrant Labour in the Transition to Australian Football's A-League; Oppositional Political Activism in Singapore; Popular Music and Society in Indonesia.
Desired research direction
Budgeting and culture; Business ethics; Business ethics education; Research methods; Qualitative research methods; Research ethics; Interview-based research; Marxist perspectives on accounting and the labour process; Race, class and gender issues; Indonesia; Singapore; Fiji Islands; Indonesian culture; Fijian culture; Indonesian popular music; Indonesian popular culture; Islamic Heavy Metal bands; Indonesian Death Metal Music scenes; Singapore opposition politics.
Target collaborative companies
Melbourne Knights Football Club
Target collaborative organisations
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) (Sydney branch); Nadi Legends Club (Ex-Players' Association) (Fiji Islands); Melbourne Knights Football Club
Other areas of expertise available for knowledge exchange
Budgeting and culture; Business ethics; Business ethics education; Research methods; Qualitative research methods; Research ethics; Interview-based research; Marxist perspectives on accounting and the labour process; Race, class and gender issues; Indonesia; Singapore; Fiji Islands; Indonesian culture; Fijian culture; Indonesian popular music; Indonesian popular culture; Islamic Heavy Metal bands; Indonesian Death Metal Music scenes; Singapore opposition politics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Benevolent paternalism and player transition in Fiji soccer: insights from the Global South
James, K. E., Tuidraki, H. D. & Tanzil, S. A., 27 Jan 2026, In: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 8, 13 p., 1678889.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Grounded cosmopolitanism and the East Javanese extreme metal scenes
James, K. E., 23 Mar 2026, (Accepted/In press) The Nature of Relationships - Family, Work, Society. Vveinhardt, J. (ed.). IntechOpenResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Postethnography and cultural (sport) geography
James, K. E., 2026, In: Journal of Cultural Geography. 43, 1, p. 123-144 22 p., 2612910.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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(Re)writing global gender norms: the role of southern actors - a comment
James, K. E., 30 Jan 2025, In: Japan Journal of Research. 6, 4, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Avoiding the pitfalls of managerialism: lessons from the Fiji Islands and Scotland
James, K. E., 30 May 2025, Modern Cross-Cultural Management: Understanding Diversity in Global Business. Akande, A. (ed.). Springer Cham, p. 483-508 26 p. (Diversity and Inclusion Research).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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