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Mr. IA Ekanayake

Senior Lecturer

Management Studies

Email : achintha@mgt.sab.ac.lk

Fax : 0452280007

    Qualifications

  • PhD in Engineering (Reading at AUT, NZ)

    MBA in Operations Management (Special) (USJP)

    BSc. Business Management (Special) Degree (SUSL)

    CMA Passed Finalist - Institute of Certified Management Accountants Sri Lanka

    Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

  • Associate Management Accountant (AMA)

    Life Member of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Association

    Member of Social Science and Business Research Network

    Research Interests

    • Supply Chain Management
    • Small Business Management
    • Procurement/ Buyer-Seller Relationships
    • 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.