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Professor DN Jayantha

Professor

Management Studies

Email : jayantha@mgt.sab.ac.lk

    Qualifications

  • 1. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Finance: University of Colombo

    2. M.Sc. in Applied Finance: University of Sri Jayewardenepura

    3. Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management: University of Sri Jayewardenepura

    4. BA (Hons) in Business ( 1st Class): Wrexham Glyndwr University, UK

    5. Certified Management Accountant (CMA) 

    6.  Certificate Course in Teaching in Higher Education (Merit Pass), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. 

    Profile

  • Dr. Dewasiri N. Jayantha is a Professor in Finance at the Department of Accountancy and Finance. He is a well-known researcher who has published in high-ranked journals such as Managerial Finance (Emerald), Qualitative Research in Financial Markets (Emerald), Journal of Public Affairs (Wiley), International Journal of Qualitative Methods (Sage), etc. He is the main contributor to introducing the data triangulation research approach to the finance discipline. He is also a practitioner with 17 years of industry experience and more than seven years of academic experience. He has been awarded several times for his outstanding research performance.

    He currently holds the positions of Co-Editors-in-Chief of the South Asian Journal of Marketing (Emerald Publishing), Senior Associate Editor of the FIIB Business Review (SAGE Publishing), Managing Editor of the Asian Journal of Finance, and South Asian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality (Faculty of Management Studies). He serves as the coordinator of the MBA program (2021-2022) and the registrations and examinations at the CODL. Moreover, the Chartered Institute of Management, UK, accredited him as a Fellow Chartered Manager (FCMI CMgr).

    Considering his valuable contribution to research and academia, Emerald Publishing, UK, has appointed him as the brand ambassador for its South Asian region. Further, he was recently appointed Vice President of education & research at the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing. 

    Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

  • 1. Accredited as a Chartered Manager by the Chartered Management Institute (UK): CMgr FIML

    2. Vice President / Council member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (2023-2024)

    3. Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing- UK (MCIM)                                                                                      

    4. Life Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (MSLIM)                                                           

    5. Accredited as a “Certified Practicing Marketer(CPM)                                                                              

    6. Accredited as a  “Certified Management Accountant” (CMA)

    7. Member of American Marketing Association (AMA) 

    8. Member of Institute of Management of Sri Lanka (MIM)

     

    Consultancies

  • Senior Consultant: The Open University of Sri Lanka

    Period: January 2020-December 2020

    Published in abstract/Extended abstract at the National/International Conferences/Symposium

    1. NSP Perera, WAID Wijerathne, PGSA Jayarathne, M. Vithyalani, and NJ Dewasiri (2022). How has Covid-19 Impacted the Business Performance of Sri Lankan Firms: A Qualitative Inquiry, 7th ICMR, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
    2. TD Alwis and NJ Dewasiri (2022). Persistant Fiscal Deficit as a Determinant of Inflation in Sri Lanka: ARDL Approach, 7th ICMR, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
    3. KSSN Karunarathne, NJ Dewasiri , A Saini, and MSH Rathnasiri (2022). The role of Health Related Perceptions on Mobile Payment Adoption: Evidence from the Mobile Banking Industry in Sri Lanka, 7th ICMR, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
    4. NJ Dewasiri and S.D.S.T. Dissanayake, (2022). Health-related Behavior and Adoption of Mobile Payments in Life Insurance During the Pandemic: Evidence from Sri Lanka, 3rd Management Undergraduate Research Session (3rd MURS 2021), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
    5. Dewasiri N.J. and Pigera, A.K.M. (2022). "Financial services employee engagement and attitude towards artificial intelligence: Evidence from Sri Lanka, 3rd Management Undergraduate Research Session (3rd MURS 2021), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
    6. Dewasiri, N.J. and Weerakoon Banda, Y.K. (2018), "The Dividend Puzzle: A review", 15th International Conference on Business Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
    7. Dewasiri, N.J. and Weerakoon Banda, Y.K. (2018), "Relation between Sectoral Distribution of Commercial Bank Credit and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka", 15th International Conference on Business Management, Faculty of management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
    8. Dewasiri, N.J. and Weerakoon Banda, Y.K.. (2017), “Triangulation Approaches in Management Research”, 14th International Conference on Business Management, Faculty of management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
    9. Dewasiri, N.J. and Weerakoon Banda, Y.K.. (2015), "Why do companies pay dividends: A comment", 12th International Conference on Business Management, Faculty of management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
    10. Dewasiri, N.J. and Weerakoon Banda, Y.K.. (2014), "Impact of Dividend Policy on Stock price Volatility: Evidence from Sri Lanka", 11th International Conference on Business Management, Faculty of management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
    11. Dewasiri, N.J. and Geetha Tharangani, (2014) "Determinants of customer retention with special reference to Mobile Telecommunication Industry in Sri Lanka", 3rd International Conference on Management and Economics, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka.
    12. Dewasiri, N.J. and Kumarasinghe, P.J. (2014) "Effect of macroeconomic variables on Stock returns with special reference to Colombo Stock exchange in Sri Lanka", 1st International Conference on Accounting and Finance, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

     

    Recognized National/International awards for learning, research and teaching

  • 1. Best Researcher of the Faculty of Management Studies for 2022, University Day Awards Ceremoney-2023, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. 

    2. Impactful Research Award: FIIB Business Review, Sage Publishing in 2023.

    3. Best Teaching Practice in the Faculty of Management Studies: CTHE Programme (2023), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

    4. Best Academic Porfolio of the CTHE Programme (2023), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

    5. Best Paper Award for the paper titled “ The Role of Health Related Perceptions on Mobile Payment Adoption: Evidence from the Mobile Banking Industry in Sri Lanka”, 7th ICMR, held on 17th November 2022, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

    6. Grand Winner of the IIARI Luminary Award (2021) in Asia for Research Excellence

    7. Grand Winner of the Deans Award for Research Excellence at the Faculty of Management Studies, the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (2021)

    8. Outstanding Reviewer Award-2019: FIIB Business Review, SAGE Publishing.

    9. University of Michigan Mixed Methods Program International Student Scholarship Award: This scholarship is awarded based on the methodological contribution made through the Ph.D. in 2018.

    10. Outstanding Paper Award: The research paper entitled “Triangulation approaches in Management research” has been awarded as the “Outstanding Paper Award” at the 14th International Conference on Business Management: December 2017, conducted by the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

    11. Awarded as the Batch Top for the Cohort 02 of the BA (Hons) in Business Program awarded by the Wrexham Glyndwr University – UK.

    12. Awarded with the Presidential Millennium Scholarship for the G.C.E. Ordinary Level results in 2002.

    13. Awarded with the Bronze Award for the 'Product of the Future' at the Dialog Awards 2013

     

     

     

    Editor-in-Chief of Journals/Editorial Board Member/Program Chair/Reviewer

  • 1. Co-Editors-in-Chief: South Asian Journal of Marketing (SAJM) published by Emerald Publishing and managed by the Faculty of Management Studies. 

    2. Senior Associate Editor: FIIB Business Review, published by SAGE Publishing. 

    3. Managing Editor: Asian Journal of Finance, Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

    4. Managing Editor: South Asian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality, Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

    5. Co-Editor: Management Digest, Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

    6. Editor-in-Chief, Weekly Research Column by the Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka

    7. Editor-in-Chief, Weekly Marketing Column by the Ceylon Today, Sri Lanka

     

    Positions Held/Hold or service Rendering/Rendering (University Level/National Level/International Level)

  • 1. Brand Ambassador-South Asia: Emerald Publishing, UK (April 2021 to date).

    2. Vice President - Education & Research, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (2023-2024)

    3.  Secretary / Chairman-Research and Education: Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (2022-2023)

    4. Treasurer / Chairman-Research and Education: Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (2021-2022)

    5. Treasurer / Chairman-Research and Education: Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (2020-2021)

    Postgraduate Teaching

  • 1. PhD Programme, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (April 2022 to Date)

    2. M.Sc. in Applied Finance Program, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2016- To Date)

    3. MBA/M.Sc. in Management Program, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2018- To Date)

    4. MBA/Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration Programme, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (September 2021 to Date)