Vol. 5 (2008): Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Business Management

Articles

• THE ANGLO-SAXON APPROACH TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ITS APPLICABILITY TO SRI LANKA

  S. Senaratne, P. S. M. Gunaratne

• RISK FACTORS IN THE SRI LANKAN CAPITAL MARKET

  L Alles, L Murray

• POLICY EVALUATION: AN EXAMINATION OF THE OUTCOME OF THE SAMURDHI PROGRAMME IN SRI LANKA (WITH REFERENCE TO PANADURA DIVISIONAL SECRETARIAT)

  R.L.S Fernando

• AN EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF PUBLIC SPENDING ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN SRI LANKA

  D. W. K. Hemachandra

• CIRCUIT BREAKERS: DEVELOPMENT OF TESTABLE HYPOTHESIS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY

  A. Chowdhury, M. Masuduzzaman

• PROFITABILITY OF MOMENTUM AND CONTRARIAN STRATEGIES IN THE COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE (CSE)

  C. Pathirawasam, Y. K. Weerakoon Banda

• THE CONDITIONAL RELATION BETWEEN BETA AND RETURNS: EVIDENCE FROM SRI LANKA

  P.A.N.S Anuradha

• THREE FACTOR ASSET PRICING MODEL: EXPLAINING CROSS SECTION OF STOCK RETURNS IN THE SRI LANKAN STOCK MARKET

  N.S. Nanayakkara

• TIME-VARYING EXCHANGE RATE EXPOSURE COEFFICIENTS (EXPOSURE BETAS): EVIDENCE FROM COUNTRY LEVEL STOCK RETURNS

  P. Jayasinghe, A. K. Tsui

• ISSUES AFFECTING FIRST YEAR STUDENT UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE AND IMPACT ON FUTURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

  Y. M. S. K. Weerakoon

• BANCASSURANCE: HAS IT DELIVERED THE EXPECTED RESULTS IN SRI LANKA?

  A. A. C. S. L. Aluthgama

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN BANGLADESH: AN INPUT-BASED ASSESSMENT

  T. Md. Azim

• CONTRIBUTING FACTORS FOR FACULTY JOB SATISFACTION AND JOB STRESS OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH

  S. S. S. Ahmed, M. K. Newaz, A. Akhtar

• INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STUDENTS (UNDERGRADUATES) IN UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA, SRI LANKA.

  W.A.S. Weerakkody, A.N Ediriweera

• HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND THEIR OUTCOMES IN SRILANKAN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

  T. Mangaleswaran, P.T. Srinivasan

• THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE UNREST TOWARDS ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY

  H.M.R.P Herath, R. Gajanayake

• HOW EFFECTIVE ARE GRIEVANCE HANDLING PRACTICES OF SRI LANKAN BANKS?

  A.S. Adikaram, I.T.D. Rupasiri

• SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH WORKFORCE PLANNING: FORECASTING WORKFORCE DEMAND FOR THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR FROM 2007 TO 2016

  P. Dammage, V. Wickramasinghe, T.M.J.A. Cooray

• SHARING THE PIE: TRADE UNIONISM AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN MULTINATIONALS IN BANGLADESH

  M. H. Mahmood

• THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT ON STRATEGIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS PLANNING IN SRI LANKAN BANKING SECTOR

  J.N. Jayasinghe, K. D. Gunawardena

• AN ANALYSIS OF E-COMMERCE (B2B) AWARENESS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES OF SRI LANKA

  G. Sudarshan, K. D. Gunawardana

• IMPACT OF THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON EMPLOYEE STRESS LEVEL AND JOB SATISFACTION IN THE BANKING AND FINANCIAL SECTOR OF SRI LANKA

  H. Tennakoon, R. Syed

• NATURE OF BAD NEWS REPORTING ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT STATUS UPDATES IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

  A.A.D.A.J. Perera, V. Ginneliya

• ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY AND MISUSE OF WORK COMPUTERS: CASE FROM SRI LANKAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY

  T. R. Liyanagunawardena, K. Samarasinghe

• AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF ERP ON AN APPAREL MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION

  W. V. K. Jayawardene

• A PARADIGMATIC METHODOLOGY TO MIS DEVELOPMENT

  A. S. Mirza, N. M. Rao

• DYNAMICS OF VALUE INCONGRUENCE BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL AND EMPLOYEE MARKET ORIENTATIONS AND EMPLOYEE TURNOVER INTENTION IN THE FIXED TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA

  S. Perera, D. Wijetunga, J. A. S. K. Jayakody

• IMPACT OF BRAND PERSONALITY ON BRAND FEELINGS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

  C.V Rathnayake, H.S.C. Perera, S.A. Buddhika

• FACTORS INFLUENCING THE STUDENT DECISION MAKING IN RELATION TO UNIVERSITY ADMISSION WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR MARKETING COMMUNICATION:A STUDY DONE IN KANDY CITY LIMIT

  S. D. S. Hemachandra, S.S. Kodithuwakku

• IDENTIFYING CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY USING DATA MINING CONCEPTS

  T.L.O. Jayatunge, C. Wijegunasekara

• CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY (SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VAVUNIYA DISTRICT)

  P. Selvarajan

• ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION IN GRADUATE (BUSINESS) EDUCATION INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA

  B.N.F. Warnakulasooriya, P.G.S.A. Jayarathne

• IDENTIFYING KEY RISKS IN SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN SRI LANKA

  S. Jayasena, N. S. Jayathilake

• THE IMPACT OF IMPORTANT CONTEXTUAL FACTORS ON ‘INFORMATION QUALITY’ AS A SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

  C.W.C. Silva, H.S.C. Perera, M.A.C.S.S. Fernando

• IDENTIFYING THE EFFECT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR ACHIEVING QUALITY PERFORMANCE

  S. R. Ginige, S.M. Samarasinghe

• SERVICE QUALITY OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL SECTOR MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTHERN SRI LANKA

  S.A. Buddhika, L.R. Rupasinghe, S. Abeysekera

• CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR BPR IN THE SRI LANKAN PUBLIC SECTOR: A CASE STUDY

  K.Z Hidaya, H.S.C. Perera

• CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING: A STUDY OF SRI LANKAN FINANCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

  F. Marikkar, R. Syed

• VALUE ADDITION AS A STRATEGY OF STRENGTHENING THE FOOD-PROCESSING SECTOR IN SRI LANKA; A CASE STUDY OF MDK FOOD PRODUCTS (PVT) LTD.

  P. Samaraweera, S. Amaratunge

• EXTERNAL CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR THE GROWTH OF STARTUP SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES IN SRI LANKA

  S. Jayasena, C. Nanayakkara

• QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ORGANISATIONAL COMMITMENT: A STUDY OF THE APPAREL INDUSTRY

  J. Gnanayutham, A. S. Dharmasiri

• MANAGERS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY : WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SERVICE INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA

  B.N.F. Warnakulasooriya, P.G.S.A. Jayarathne

• STATUS OF BUSINESS CONTINUITY & CRISIS MANAGEMENTIN LARGE SCALE FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN SRI LANKA

  H. M. P. S Herath, W. M. J. I. Wijayanayake

• THE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESSES: THE BANGLADESH EXPERIENCE

  M. H. Mahmood, M. Mohiuddin, A. Bashar

• IDENTIFICATION OF INTERNAL ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS CAUSING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE

  R. D. Wickramasuriya, P. Gamage

• CONSTRUCTION OF SELF THROUGH CONSUMPTION BY YOUNG SRI LANKANS: EXTENSION OF CULTURAL SELF VS. CONSTRUCTION OF POSTMODERN SELF

  B. Hewawasam, D. Wijetunga, J.A.S.K Jayakody

• LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN FAMILY OWNED SMALL SCALE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN SRI LANKA

  A. Puspanathan, T. Mangaleswaran, Z. Lin

• RESISTANCE TO ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN SRI LANKAN CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATIONS

  S. Senaratne, E. K. S. K. Kuruwita

• RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND INTERNATIONALIZATION OF FIRMS IN SRI LANKA

  I. K. Peiris

• STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT AS A SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR URBAN SOLID WASTE PROBLEM

  P.C.J. Rodrigo, L.H.P Gunaratne

• OFFERING “TRUE CUSTOMER VALUE” OF REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA: A CASE STUDY IN MILLENNIUM CITY (ATHURUGIRIYA) AND NIVASIEPURA (JA-ELA) HOUSING COMPLEXES

  P. C. Kaluthanthri, A. V. S. T. K. Adhikaram

• THE GAIAN APPROACH/ES FOR CONTROLLING CHAOS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AT THE VAVUNIYA

  T. Sumanenthiran, M. Manobavan

• APARTMENT OWNERSHIP FOR CONDOMONIUM PROPERTY: AN ASPECT OF URBAN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT: A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

  S. S. Mathilal de Silva

• POTENTIAL FOR AUGMENATION OF LAND SUPPLY FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT

  N.C. Wickramarachchi, H.M.I.D.P. Jayawardena

• THE CONTRIBUTION OF SPATIAL PLANNING TO REDUCE THE POVERTY DISPARITY IN SRI LANKA

  N.C. Wickramaarachchi

• CONFLICT OF DEVELOPMENT, CULTURE AHEAD OF DEFINITION: FIELD STUDY IN MAHAWELI SYSTEM “C” IN SRI LANKA

  S.P.P Amarathunge, R.M.A.K Rathnayake, P.J.S. Fernando, Y.M.H.P.M. Bandara, W.G.V Gunasekara

• THE ROLE OF THE STATE OF SRI LANKA IN THE CONTEXT OF SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES

  T. N. Herath