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Book Review: Humanities and Social Sciences Education in Sri Lankan Universities: Past, Present and Future
(2023-11)This is an essay about the book “Humanities and Social Sciences Education in Sri Lankan Universities: Past, Present, and Future, Volume III: Premakumara de Silva... [et al.]— University Grants Commission, Government ... -
Religion and culture-related explanatory models of cancer and their association with wellbeing: a survey-based study in Sri Lanka
(2023-11)Health beliefs are recognized as being important in predicting disease-related variables. Among health beliefs, explanatory models are observed to be strongly held beliefs. The personal etiological framework of an ... -
Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire to Sinhalese for Implementation among Nursing Students in Sri Lanka
(2023-11)The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) is a valuable tool for assessing empathy in nursing students. This study aimed to translate the 16-item TEQ into Sinhalese and cross-culturally adapt it to Sri Lanka. The process ... -
The Portrayal of Women in Contemporary Sinhala Newspaper Reporting
(2023-11)The portrayal of women in media has long been a subject of scholarly inquiry, with significant attention given to television, film, and advertising. This study on “The Portrayal of Women in Contemporary Sinhala Newspaper ... -
Research in Microinsurance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Review
(2023-11)The term microinsurance was introduced as a new term in the vocabulary of development and social protection through the publication of an article in 1999 by the International Social Security Review. Today, the concept ... -
Human Resource Management Practises Amidst the Crisis: A Study of the Hospitality and Tourism Industry in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka
(2023-11)The hospitality and tourism industry in Sri Lanka has traditionally played a significant role in the country's economy, serving as a major source of foreign exchange earnings. However, due to various crisis situations ... -
Promoting Peer Interaction in Preschool Children Through Play
(2016-09)According to Vygotsky's theory children develop in social matrix that is formed by their relationships and their interactions with other children. Peer interactions are important in preschool years because they lead ... -
Application of Queuing Theory to Enhance the Operational Efficiency of the Bank
(2016-09)This study is to ascertain the contributions and applications of queuing theory in the field of Banking queue management problems. This review proposes a system of classification of queues in the Banking sectors. The ... -
The Study of Investing in SMEs by Women in Sri Lanka
(2016-09)In Sri Lanka, many women are running successful small businesses and some of them are very successful with entrepreneurial skills. Now they have a chance to participate in a cash economy being able to send children ... -
Job Satisfaction of Sewing Machine Operators in Sri Lanka: a Case Study
(2016-09)Apparel industry is one of the largest foreign exchange earners of Sri Lanka. Sewing Machine Operators (SMOs) can be considered as the key personnel in the apparel industry. One of the major challenges faced by the ... -
The Impact of Human Capital on Employee Productivity of Medium Scale Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka
(2016-09)Human capital refers to the stock of knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes including creativity, embodied in the ability to perform labour so as to produce economic value. Further, several studies have ... -
Determinants of Life Satisfaction of Women:reference to Balangoda Divisional Secretariat Division
(2016-09)In this era, since the role of women has expanded throughout the past, every country in the world demonstrates a greater interest to discover the social and economic position of women. Though much progress has been ... -
What Matters Between the Boardroom Communication and Corporate Performance: Examining the Roles of CEO's Power and Board Monitoring
(2016-09)This paper examines the moderating effects of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) leadership and board monitoring on the relationship between board activities and firm performance. Results based on a sample collected from ... -
Informal Care for Disabled and Elderly Population in Contemporary Sri Lankan Society
(2022-11)The role of the family in providing care is a historical and culturally rooted practice in Sri Lanka. Regardless of ethnicity, people are devoted to protecting the family; the most loving and warm nest for many people ... -
Experiential Marketing, Destination Image, Tourists Satisfaction, and Tourists’ Destination Loyalty for Sustainable Tourism (Evidence from Tourists’ Cultural Destinations in Sri Lanka)
(2022-11)World tourism has significantly contributed to destinations generating more social, economic and environmental benefits. Therefore, all tourist destinations have identified sustainability as their main goal of tourism. ... -
Peer-assessment: Sri Lankan English as a Second Language Teachers’ Perception
(2022-11)Peer-assessment offers various benefits. There is empirical evidence that peer-assessment enhances learner performance, develops cognitive and meta-cognitive skills, professional skills, personal and intellectual skills ... -
The Impact of Expectations on Turnover Intention Among Generation Z Employees in the Financial Sector in Sri Lanka
(2022-11)With the Generation Z taking over the workforce of Sri Lanka, as more and more of these individuals entering the job market and moving up the corporate ladder, it seems for the workplace to be prepared to not only ... -
Optimal Selection of Cities of Energy Outlets in Developing Countries: An Application of Fuzzy Set Theory to Sri Lankan Solar Industry
(2022-11)The concept of benefit gains is inherently fuzzy in nature. Hence, this study seeks to propose a logic-based innovative formalism that helps in effective decision-making in dynamic, imprecise, inconclusive, and volatile ...