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Mr. IA Ekanayake

Senior Lecturer

Management Studies

Email : achintha@mgt.sab.ac.lk

Fax : 0452280007

    Qualifications

  • BSc. Business Management (Special) Degree (SUSL)

    MBA in Operations Management (Special) (USJP)

    CMA Passed Finalist - Institute of Certified Management Accountants Sri Lanka

    Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

  • Associate Member of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka (ACPM)

    Associate Management Accountant (AMA)

    Life Member of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Association

    Member of Social Science and Business Research Network

    Research Interests

    • Operations Management
    • Quality Management
    • Service Quality Management

     

    Recent Publications

  • Journal Publications

    • Ekanayake, I. A., Kumari, R. M. S., & Nimalsiri, S. C., (2019). Cultural Impact on Commitment to Change of Lower Level Employees. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1), 440-459.
       
    • Ekanayake, I. A., & Gnanapala, A. C (2016). Travel Experiences and Behavioural Intentions of the Tourists: A Study on Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. Tourism, Leisure and Global Change. (3). 50-61. 

     

    Book Chapters

    • Ekanayake, I. A., Thilakarathne, K. R. M. C., (2019). A study of the Impact of Fair Treatment and Working Environments on Organisational Commitment. In Managerial Dilemmas in Developing Countries: Business, Marketing, Finance and Tourism (pp. 94-103). Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA : Cambridge Scholars.

     

    Conference Proceedings

    • Ekanayake, I.A., Muthugala, L. P., Nimalsiri, E.S.C., (2019, November) Total Quality Management (TQM) practices in Sri Lankan manufacturing organizations, Abstract Proceedings of The International Conference on Business and Behavioral Studies 2019, National University of Singapore Singapore.
    • Ekanayake, I. A., Kumari, R. M. S., & Nimalsiri, S. C., (2018, December). Cultural Impact on Commitment to Change of Blue Collar Workers, Abstract Proceedings of 2018-VIIIth International Conference on Business, Economics, Law, Language & Psychology, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
    • Muthugala, L. P., & Ekanayake, I. A., (2018, October). Comparing SERVPERF Versus HEdperf in Measuring Higher Education Service Quality: A Case on Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Full Paper Proceedings of 3rd Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.
    • Ekanayake, I. A., & Kumari, R. M. S. (2017, November). Relationship between Organizational Culture and Commitment to Change of Blue Collar Workers, Abstract Proceedings of Vietnam’s Business and Economics Research Conference, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam.
    • Ekanayake, I. A., Perera, A. N., & Yomadi, S. B. (2017, October). Employer Attractiveness Levels of Management Undergraduates: A Case Study from Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Abstract Proceedings of 2nd Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.

    • Ekanayake, I. A., & Rajapaksha, R. V. C. L. (2016, September). Impact of Organizational Culture and Job Attitude on Employee Performance (A Case of a Sri Lankan Apparel Firm), Abstract Proceedings of 7th International Borneo Business Conference, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.

    • Ekanayake, I. A., & Thilakarathne, K. R. M. C. (2016, August). A Study on the Impact of Fair Treatment and Working Environment on Organizational Commitment, Abstract Proceedings of 1st Intradisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. 

    • Ekanayake, I. A., & Gnanapala, A. C (2015, July). Travel Experiences and Behavioural Intentions of the Tourists: A Study on Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, Full Paper Proceedings of 8th Tourism Outlook Conference, Lombok, Indonesia. 

    • Kalyani, L.D., & Ekanayake, I. A. (2014, November). Effect of Personality and Demographic Factors of Employees on Employer Attractiveness (A case of a Sri Lankan Apparel Firm), Full Paper Proceedings of 5th International Conference of Business and Information, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.