INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ARTICLES (KDU IRC): Recent submissions
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Applicability of Conventional Contract Law Rules to Contracts Made Online : A Critical Analysis of Rules on Offer and Acceptance
(2016)This research examines into the possibility of formulating legally valid and feasible contracts online, under the existing conventional rules of law of contract on offer and acceptance. The research is carried out in the ... -
Workplace spirituality: a case of academics at state sector universities
(2013)The concept of workplace spirituality is less explored yet considered as important in the management discipline. Workplace spirituality can be defined as the "recognition that employees have an inner life which nourishes ... -
A Study on Passenger Attitudes towards Future Inland Ferry Service from Negombo to Colombo
(2016)Ferry services are used as a public transport mode in most of the countries for both passenger and cargo transportation and it is considered as more environmental friendly mode than other modes because of the low emission ... -
Sale of Goods Ordinance No 11 of 1896: A Call for Reforms
(2016)Sale of Goods Ordinance No 11 of 1896 of Sri Lanka, which amends and codifies the law relating to the sale of goods in Sri Lanka is based on the English Sale of Goods Act of 1893 drafted by Sir Mackenzie Chalmers. Unlike ... -
A Study on the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Organizations Level of Profitability
(2016)Investigations were done over a long period to see whether or not there is a correlation between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and organization profitability. The major reason for disparity is due to the complexity ... -
Blind Mind: An Analysis on Education Rights Infringement of Child Soldiers
(2016)An advanced mental attitude generates a successful human being. Such a strong mentality originates with education which is subjected to broad interpretation. Moreover, childhood is where the intellectual development of a ... -
Towards a secure nation: how safe are we against cyclone-induced sea surges?
(2016)Several severe tropical cyclones have hit Sri Lanka in the past century, with those in 1964 and 1978 being the worst, resulting in loss of lives of the order of several hundred as well as considerable damage to housing and ... -
The Impact of Value Chains on Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka
(2016)Apparel is one of the oldest and largest export industries in the world. The Apparel Industry of Sri Lanka has faced many ups and downs throughout its carrier due to many trade barriers and other inefficiencies. This study ... -
Pricing Children: Child Labour at a Different Level
(2016)Children, for their adorable and eye-catching nature, has become the principal artists in advertisements today. Henceforward, the research problem is on how ethical and legal the use of children in advertisements is in Sri ... -
Challenges to property rights of women under the Sri Lankan legal perspective
(2013)According to the prevailing patriarchal system in Sri Lanka, traditionally the male is designed as the head of the household regardless of whether he is the primary source of economic support or not. Females in families ... -
Efficiency of Plastic Waste Management in the Apparel Industry
(2016)Managing of waste can be a very challenging task in the apparel sectors since they have to deal with a wide variety and large volumes of different kinds of waste. Hence a well-structured and a comprehensive plan of ... -
Should the Sri Lankan government develop a government-sponsored arbitration centre for the resolution of international commercial disputes? -An effort to make Sri Lanka a viable commercial hub
(2013)One of the major objectives of Sri Lanka is to achieve economic prosperity after the end of decades long conflict that ravaged the country. The desire to achieve this objective is reflected through massive development ... -
The Perceived Effects of Boko Haram Insurgents on Outsourcing in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Of Adamawa and Borno States Nigeria
(2016)The Boko Haram insurgents ravaged the economic activities of the entire north east Nigeria and particularly Adamawa and Borno states in worst situation. Valuable lives and properties were lost and damaged. The Small and ... -
An analysis of the jurisdiction, duties and powers of an industrial arbitrator in Sri Lanka
(2013)The Industrial Disputes Act has been enacted to achieve industrial peace through maintenance of harmonious industrial relations. Industrial peace becomes increasingly important inter alia to attract investors and to provide ... -
Using Scaffolding to Enhance ESL Speaking Motivation at Undergraduate Level
(2016)Many studies have revealed that in the Asian context, undergraduates have lower competencies in writing and speaking when the four components of English as a Second Language (ESL) is concerned (Perera, 2010; Lile, 2002). ... -
Sri Lanka as hub of environment protection in Asia: constructing expressways while mitigating its environmental impact
(2013)Expressways are seen as an important device to stimulate "economic development", an objective which states seek to achieve. However, development in most instances, as in the case of expressways, comes at the cost of ... -
Feasibility of Introducing Sole English Medium Instruction in Social Sciences
(2016)English as a medium of instruction in Social Sciences has long been a subject of debate in the education system of Sri Lanka. It is extremely significant to link the University education to employment. As a direct cause ... -
Shareholders’ Responses at the Announcement of the Changes in Executive Directors and Simi-Strong Form Efficient Market Hypothesis: Evidence from Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)
(2016)This study analyzes the shareholders’ responses at the announcement of the changes in executive directors of the companies listed on the CSE thereby provides a test of the semi-strong form efficient market hypothesis of ...