Volume 9
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Business Management - 2012

Table of contents

1. THE CONTRIBUTION OF HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES TO ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM SRI LANKAN MANUFACTURING CONTEXT

   N Palagolla, V Wickramasinghe

2. STRATEGIC ORIENTATIONS AND SME PERFORMANCE; MODERATING EFFECT OF ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY: A RESEARCH MODEL OF FIRM PERFORMANCE

   H.M.A. Herath, R. Mahmood

3. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURIAL MOTIVATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION: A CASE STUDY OF MANAGEMENT UNDERGRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA, SRI LANKA

   S. Achchuthan, B. Nimalathasan

4. A STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

   A.M. Sheham, P. Karunanayake

5. DEVELOPMENT OF FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEMS FOR TACIT KNOWLEDGE MODELING IN STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING

   D.S.K. Mendis, A.S. Karunananda, U. Samaratunga

6. CONJOINT ANALYSIS FOR EVALUATE THE CONSUMER PREFERENCE ON READY TO DRINK TEA

   D.T.J.K. De Silva, R.A.P.I.S. Dharmadasa, T.J.R. Sinniah

7. EFFECTS OF EMPLOYEES’ UPWARD FEEDBACK IN CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN JOB PERFORMANCE

   G.L.D. Wickramasinghe, V. Wickramasinghe

8. PERCEPTION OF RELATIONSHIP MARKETING ORIENTATION AMONG CUSTOMERS: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES IN JAFFNA DISTRICT

   Y. Dhanushanthini

9. EMPIRICAL DETERMINANTS OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND ADJUSTMENTS TO LONG – RUN TARGET: EVIDENCE FROM SRI LANKAN PLANTATION COMPANIES

   Y.M.H.P. Madduma Bandara

10. MINIMIZING CONFLICTS IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION THROUGH PROPER PROCUREMENT ARRANGEMENTS

    H.M.N.S.B. Heenkenda, H. Chandanie

11. THE DISPOSITION EFFECT AND MOMENTUM IN SRI LANKAN STOCK MARKET

    Y. M. H. P. Madduma Bandara

12. LEAN MANUFACTURING AS A STRATEGIC TOOL IN IMPROVING QUALITY PERFORMANCE OF THE APPAREL FIRMS

    G.L.D. Wickramasinghe, W.M.S.K. Wijebahu

13. DO HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEMS PAY OFF IN ASIA?

    N.W.K.D.K. Dayarathna

14. MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR THE LIVELIHOOD INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES IN THE POST WAR MARKETING CONTEXT

    T. Velnampy, K. Kajendra, S. Shivany

15. A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON APPRAISALS IN REAL ESTATE MARKET IN SRI LANKA: SOME SELECTED MARKET PLAYERS’ PERSPECTIVES

    S.P. Dayaratne, W.H.T. Gunawardhana

16. A CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON SUCCESS FACTORS OF ADJUDICATION AND ARBITRATION PRACTICES IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF SRI LANKA

    M. Abeynayake, C. Wedikkara

17. EFFICIENCY EVALUATION AND ITS IMPROVEMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE RURAL BANKS IN SRI LANKA

    A. Thayaparan

18. FACTORS IMPEDING EFFECTIVE USE OF HRIS IN LOCAL BANKS OF SRI LANKA

    A.S. Siriwardene, A.S. Dharmasiri

19. THE INFORMATION CONTENT OF ACCOUNTING ACCRUALS AND CASH FLOWS: EVIDENCE FROM SRI LANKA

    A. Lakshman, C. Sandaruwan, D. Wijesinghe, S. Senaratne

20. A STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN NORTHERN DISTRICT

    A. Pushpanathan, B. Nimalathasan, S. Ramesh

21. COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF SERVICE EXPORTS OF SRI LANKA

    K. M. V. Sachithra, G. A. Sajeevi, M. P. K. Withanawasam

22. THE LAND FACTOR IN COMMUNITY RESETTLEMENT: TSUNAMI RESETTLEMENT PROJECTS -HAMBANTOTA

    T.G.U.P. Perera, I. Weerasoori, H.M.L.P. Karunarathne

23. THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF BREADTH AND DEPTH OF OUTSOURCING: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY

    N.W.K. Galahitiyawe, G. Musa

24. EMPLOYER ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN SRI LANKA

    B.J.H. Arachchige