Vol. 2 (2005): Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Business Management

Articles

• KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: THE NEW CHALLENGE IN MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES IN ORGANISATIONS

  V. A De Silva

• THINKING BEYOND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT TOWARDS MISSION DRIVEN LEARNING ORGANIZATIONS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SOUTH ASIAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

  C. N. Wickramasinghe

• IMPLEMENTATION FEEDBACK ON RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM OF FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND COMMERCE, UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA

  P. D. H. D Gunatilake, Y. M. S. K Weeerakoon, D. M Wedage

• OUTSOURCING OF SERVICES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: IS IT WORTH EXPLORING?

  A Gupta, K Herath

• HUMAN CAPITAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION IN POST- GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA

  H.S.C. Perera, W.H.E. Silva

• ACHIEVING FIRST TRAINING RESULTS IN THE THIRD WORLD

  G. J. Barton

• DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL COMPETENCIES OF SRI LANKAN MANAGERS

  A. Dharmasiri

• EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRAINING FUNCTION IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS IN SRI LANKA

  M. W. Kalyani, W.P.G. Alwis

• CAUSES OF WORKER GRIEVANCES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE APPAREL INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA

  K.H.H. Kumara

• [WHEN] THE GODDESS PATTINI REACHED T[HE] GLASS CEILING: A REAFFIRMATION OF FEMALE LABOUR ROLE WITHIN AND BEYOND 'HRM'

  D. Jayawardena, P. Seneviratne

• CONTEXTUAL AND TASK PERFORMANCE ORIENTATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS OF SRILANKAN MANUFACTURING SECTOR EMPLOYEES

  A. Chandrakumara

• IMPLEMENTATION BARRIERS OF TQM IN SRI LANKA

  N.W.K. Galahitiyawe

• A CASE STUDY TO ANALYZE THE EFFECT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

  W. P. G. De Alwis, K. A. S. P. Kaluarachchi

• DYNAMICS OF A LEADER'S POWER IN A BUREAUCRATIC ORGANIZATION: CHARISMATICPOWER OVERRIDING THE LEGAL RATIONAL POWER

  H. C. Rathnasiri

• AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF TRADE ON NATIONAL INCOME IN SRI LANKA

  P. N. Samaraweera

• AN EVALUATION OF RECENT TRENDS IN BALANCE OF TRADE ACCOUNT IN SRI LANKA

  D. R. J. Siriwardhana

• THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRICES (INFLATION) AND UNEMPLOYMENT; PHILIPS CURVE - A STUDY BASED ON THE SRI LANKAN ECONOMY

  W. S. Handapangoda

• A STUDY ON THE BEHAVIORAL PATTERN OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION IN SRI LANKA

  M.P.N. Janadari

• AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF INTRINSIC MOTIVATION ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BANK MANAGERS IN THREE PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS IN THE WESTERN PROVINCE OF SRI LANKA

  A. T. Jayaweera

• CHANGING OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL STRUCTURES AND THE ROLE OF BUDGET AS A CALCULATIVE PRACTICE: THE CASE OF CEYLON PETROLEUM CORPORATION (AN INTERPRETATIVE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE)

  N.U. Amaratunga

• FACTORS INFLUENCING PUBLIC SERVICE ACCOUNTABILITY: THE STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT, B.E. 2540 (1997) IN THAILAND

  C. Subsandee

• ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY IN THAILAND: PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

  S. Suwannathep

• NATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY FOR SUPPORTING THE E-SRI LANKA INITIATIVE

  R. Prematilake, C. Perera

• E-GOVERNANCE AS A DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY: THE VIABILITY AND ISSUES IN SRI LANKAN PERSPECTIVE

  D.J. Punchihewa

• EXAMINING THE DISTINCT ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREER IN SRI LANKA

  G.D.V.R. Senadheera

• FACTORS AFFECTING THE FAILURE OF SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES IN SRI LANKA JEWELLERY INDUSTRY

  T.R. Perera

• TECHNOLOGY ISSUES IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES (SMES) IN SRI LANKA: A CASE STUDY BASED ON RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING SECTOR

  S.W.S.B. Dasanayaka, P.V.V.U. Perera

• A STUDY OF LEATHER INDUSTRY OF SRI LANKA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE TECHNOLOGY

  D.J. Nakandala, R.A. Attalage, S.W.S.B. Dasanayaka

• TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER: THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN TRANSFERRING TECHNOLOGY

  T.D.S.A. Jayasena, V. Wickramasinghe, S.W.S.B. Dasanayaka

• ROLE OF PERSONALITY TESTS IN ENSURING HIGHER CUSTOMER ORIENTATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF CUSTOMER CONTACT EMPLOYEES

  H.C. Rathnasiri, C.R. Perera

• BODY VS SELF: APPLICATION OF CONSUMER SELF IMAGE FOR PRODUCT POSITIONING IN BODY DEODORANT MARKET IN SOUTH ASIAN REGION

  H.C. Rathnasiri, C.R. Perera

• A STUDY ON TIME OVERRUN IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN TERMS OF SUITABLE METHODS OF ASSESSMENT FOR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

  J.N. Hettiarachchi

• TITLE REGISTRATION AS A SOLUTION TO SECURE THE LAND TENURE IN SRI LANKA

  N.C. Wickramaarachchi

• REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA

  J. Edirisinghe

• THE RE-HOUSING PROGRAMME – VISIBLE AND HIDDEN FACTORS THAT INFLUENCED IT

  D.M. Wedage

• AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE AUDIT EXPECTATION-PERFORMANCE GAP IN SRI LANKA

  N. Abayadeera

• CAPITAL INVESTMENT PRACTICES IN SRI LANKA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

  M.S.J.S.K.D. Fernando

• TOWARDS INCREASING THE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS’ CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHANGING ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS: A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING COST STRUCTURES IN BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING (BPR)

  S.K. Herath, A. Gupta

• TOLL HIGHWAYS TO SRI LANKA FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  K.D.S. Gunathilaka, M. Ranasingha