Volume 5
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Business Management

Table of contents

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

   S. Senaratne, P. S. M. Gunaratne

2. RISK FACTORS IN THE SRI LANKAN CAPITAL MARKET

   L Alles, L Murray

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

   R.L.S Fernando

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

   D. W. K. Hemachandra

5. CIRCUIT BREAKERS: DEVELOPMENT OF TESTABLE HYPOTHESIS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY

   A. Chowdhury, M. Masuduzzaman

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

   C. Pathirawasam, Y. K. Weerakoon Banda

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

   P.A.N.S Anuradha

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

   N.S. Nanayakkara

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

   P. Jayasinghe, A. K. Tsui

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

    Y. M. S. K. Weerakoon

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

    A. A. C. S. L. Aluthgama

12. ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN BANGLADESH: AN INPUT-BASED ASSESSMENT

    T. Md. Azim

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

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

14. 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

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

    T. Mangaleswaran, P.T. Srinivasan

16. THE IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE UNREST TOWARDS ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY

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

17. HOW EFFECTIVE ARE GRIEVANCE HANDLING PRACTICES OF SRI LANKAN BANKS?

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

18. 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

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

    M. H. Mahmood

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

    J.N. Jayasinghe, K. D. Gunawardena

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

    G. Sudarshan, K. D. Gunawardana

22. 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

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

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

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

    T. R. Liyanagunawardena, K. Samarasinghe

25. AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF ERP ON AN APPAREL MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION

    W. V. K. Jayawardene

26. A PARADIGMATIC METHODOLOGY TO MIS DEVELOPMENT

    A. S. Mirza, N. M. Rao

27. 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

28. IMPACT OF BRAND PERSONALITY ON BRAND FEELINGS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

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

29. 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

30. IDENTIFYING CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY USING DATA MINING CONCEPTS

    T.L.O. Jayatunge, C. Wijegunasekara

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

    P. Selvarajan

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

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

33. IDENTIFYING KEY RISKS IN SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN SRI LANKA

    S. Jayasena, N. S. Jayathilake

34. 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

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

    S. R. Ginige, S.M. Samarasinghe

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

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

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

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

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

    F. Marikkar, R. Syed

39. 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

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

    S. Jayasena, C. Nanayakkara

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

    J. Gnanayutham, A. S. Dharmasiri

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

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

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

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

44. THE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESSES: THE BANGLADESH EXPERIENCE

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

45. IDENTIFICATION OF INTERNAL ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS CAUSING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE

    R. D. Wickramasuriya, P. Gamage

46. 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

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

    A. Puspanathan, T. Mangaleswaran, Z. Lin

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

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

49. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND INTERNATIONALIZATION OF FIRMS IN SRI LANKA

    I. K. Peiris

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

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

51. 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

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

    T. Sumanenthiran, M. Manobavan

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

    S. S. Mathilal de Silva

54. POTENTIAL FOR AUGMENATION OF LAND SUPPLY FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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

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

    N.C. Wickramaarachchi

56. 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

57. THE ROLE OF THE STATE OF SRI LANKA IN THE CONTEXT OF SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES

    T. N. Herath