Professor
Management Studies
Email : thilinicg@mgt.sab.ac.lk
Thilini C. Gamage is a Professor in Marketing attached to the Department of Marketing Management, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. In 2009, she obtained her BSc. (Hons) in Management and Information Technology from the University of Kelaniya with first-class honors. Also, the same year, she obtained the Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom. In 2016, she received her Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Colombo. She joined the Department of Marketing Management in 2010 and currently teaches undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculty of Management Studies and the Faculty of Graduate Studies. She also works as a visiting faculty in local and foreign affiliated Universities.
Her research interests are Digital Marketing, Technology Management, Tourism and Hospitality Marketing, Strategic Management, and Entrepreneurship. She has published articles in top-tier management and marketing journals, including Tourism Management (A*), Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (A), Journal of Product & Brand Management (A), Journal of Strategic Marketing (A), and International Journal of Hospitality Management (A*), among other outlets. She has also actively presented papers at international conferences and symposia globally and has been awarded several times for her outstanding research performance. Moreover, Prof. Gamage has won a few local and international research grants, including Special COVID-19 Project Grants with China, Japan, South Korea, and the ASEAN Region by Leading House Asia, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and Postgraduate Research Grant by the University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka (2014 – 2016).
She is currently serving as an Editor of the South Asian Journal of Marketing, published by Emerald Publishing, and the Managing Editor of the Asian Journal of Management Studies, published by the Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. She also serves as a member of the editorial board/ review panel of numerous journals and international conferences, including the Middle East Journal of Management, Iranian Journal of Management Studies, Current Issues in Tourism, and SAGE Open.
Digital Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Technology Management, Tourism and Hospitality Marketing, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship
International Projects
2020-2021: Co Investigator -Entrepreneurial strategy making in response to COVID-19: A comparative study of Swiss and Japanese service firms funded by the Special COVID-19 Project Grants with China, Japan, South Korea, and the ASEAN Region by Leading House Asia, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
ARTICLES IN INDEXED JOURNALS (INDEXED IN WEB OF SCIENCE, SSCI, SCOPUS, ABDC)
Tajeddini, K., Gamage, T.C., Tajdini, J., Hameed, W. U., Tajeddini, O. (2024). Exploring the effects of service innovation ambidexterity on service design in the tourism and hospitality industry, International Journal of Hospitality Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2024.103730 (SCIMago: Q1 & SSCI/ A* graded journal in ABDC Journal Quality List)
Matloud, H., Tajeddini, K., Gamage, T.C., & Papastathopoulos, A. (2023). Effects of resource orchestration, strategic information exchange capabilities, and digital orientation on innovation and performance of hotel supply chains, International Journal of Hospitality Management. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2023.103645 (SCIMago: Q1 & SSCI/ A* graded journal in ABDC Journal Quality List)
Tajeddini, K., Gamage, T.C., Tajdini, J., Qalati, S. A., & Siddiqui, F. (2023). Achieving sustained competitive advantage in retail and consumer service firms: The role of entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial bricolage, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.10349 (SCIMago: Q1 & SSCI/ A graded journal in ABDC Journal Quality List)
Bulumulla, D.S.K., Epa, U.I., & Gamage, T. C. (2023). Effect of Social Media Influencer Involvement on Tourists' Travel Intentions: Mediating Role of Traveler Authenticity and Destination Image.Proceedings of 8th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers organized by Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, December 19th - 20th, 2023.
Epa, U.I. & Gamage, T. C. (2022). Exploring the Determinants of Digital Natives Perceptions towards Artificial Intelligence-enabled Mobile Banking Service Adoption in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Marketing Management: ICMM 2022 organized by Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) Research Bureau, Sri Lanka, December 15th, 2022.
Tharaka, M.N. & Gamage, T. C. (2023). Factors Influencing Purchase Intention of Counterfeit Luxury Clothing Brands among Generation Z Consumers in Colombo District.Proceedings of 5th Management Undergraduates’ Research Session, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, December 21st, 2023.
Costa, M.S. & Gamage, T. C. (2023). Effects of Virtual Tour Characteristics on Purchase Intention: Empirical Evidence from Kitchen and Home Appliances Virtual Stores in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of 5th Management Undergraduates’ Research Session, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, December 21st, 2023.
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