Volume 7
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Business Management – 2010

Table of contents

1. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF STAFF PRODUCTIVITY AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN JAFFNA DISTRICT, SRILANKA (SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CO – OPERATIVE RURAL BANKS)

   B Prahalathan

2. EFFICIENCY OF THE LICENSED DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS IN SRI LANKA

   W.M.A. Bandara, L.S.P. De Silva

3. EVIDENCE FOR WEAK FORM EFFICIENCY IN STOCK MARKETS: THE CASE OF COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE

   S. Fernando, P. Jayasinghe

4. PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN SRI LANKA - A DEVELOPING COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE

   L. Seelanatha, W.H.E. Silva

5. THE BEHAVIOUR OF STOCK RETURNS AND VOLATILITY AROUND ELECTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM COLOMBO STOCK EXCHANGE

   P. Jayasinghe

6. AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON ENTRY LEVEL HRM JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND THEIR REQUIREMENTS IN SRI LANKA

   A.A. Arulrajah, H.H.D.N.P. Opatha

7. CAUSES AND MEDIATING EFFECT OF JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT ON ABSENTEEISM AND LABOUR TURNOVER IN THE SRI LANKAN EXPORT APPAREL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

   K.D.T. Wanniarachchi, V. Wickramasinghe

8. IMPACT OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: WITH REFERENCE TO SMEs IN GAMPAHA DISTRICT

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

9. TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGERS IN SELECTED SRI LANKAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS

   H. L. Liyanage

10. IMPACT OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS ON CUSTOMER SWITCHING PROPENSITY: RETAIL BANKING INDUSTRY OF SRI LANKA

    K.D.L.R Kapuge

11. IMPACT OF BRAND EQUITY ON CUSTOMER‟S CHOICE DECISION: A STUDY BASED ON THE UNDERGRADUATES IN UNIVERSITIES IN COLOMBO DISTRICT

    B.N.F. Warnakulasooriya, P.A.S. Perera

12. PRESENT STATUS OF BIOFERTILIZER USAGE AND PROSPECTS OF BIOFERTILIZER MARKETING AMONG SMALL ORGANIC TEA GROWERS (A CASE STUDY IN GAMPOLA)

    T.P. Sooriyarachchi, K.M. Mohotti, M. De Zoysa

13. APPLICATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

    G. Karunasena, B. V. P. Sanjeewa

14. LINKING SUPPLY CHAIN ORIENTATION TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL VALIDATION

    K.C.S. Ekanayake, V.M. Wickramasinghe, D. Kuruppuarachchi

15. AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE MANAGERIAL SKILLS OF THE PRINCIPALS AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE BATTICALOA DISTRICT

    T. Paranthaman, N.N.J. Navaratne

16. IMPACT OF FORMALITY AND INTENSITY OF STRATEGIC PLANNING ON CORPORATE PERFORMANCE

    D.N. Ranasinghe

17. ORGNIZATIONAL SUPPORT AS A MODERATOR IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON SRI LANKAN EMPLOYEES

    A.U.A. Amarakoon, V. Wickramasinghe

18. AN ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUNDS IN SRI LANKA

    L.A.P. Madhuwanthi

19. APPLICATION OF MODULAR COORDINATION CONCEPT IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A CASE OF MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN SRI LANKA

    K.G.A.S. Waidyasekara, N.L. Elegoda

20. A STUDY OF CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS AFFECTING CONSTRUCTION QUALITY IN SRI LANKA

    Y.G. Sandanayake, R.M.M.U.A. Mapa

21. THE VALIDITY OF FISHER HYPOTHESIS: EVIDENCE FROM SRI LANKA

    T. Udayaseelan, P. Jayasinghe