2019 IRC Articles: Recent submissions
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Influence of Market Power on Leverage of Listed Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka
(2019)— Main purpose of this study is to investigate whether there is an impact of market power on leverage of listed manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka, because manufacturing sector has grown faster and has large number ... -
Whether Corporate Social Responsibility is Used to Cover-up Earning Management Practices: An Empirical Study on Listed Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka
(2019)This study investigates whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) is used as a strategy to oppose the negative perception on companies by engaging in earnings management (EM) practices by using a sample of listed ... -
The Impact of Board Characteristics on Level of Sustainability Disclosure: Evidence from Listed Companies of Sri Lanka
(2019)The main objective of this study was to examine the impact of board characteristics and level of sustainability disclosure of all the companies (except banking, finance, insurance companies and investment trusts) listed ... -
Predicting the All Share Price Index (ASPI) of Colombo Stock Exchange on Macro Economic Variables and Exogenous Factors DPPN
(2019)—This study mainly focuses on developing a statistical model to predict ASPI with a reasonable accuracy and identifying the relationships between ASPI and other important socio-economic variables, such as macroeconomic ... -
Factors Affecting Green Entrepreneurial Intention among Small and Medium Enterprise Owners in Western Province, Sri Lanka
(2019)Disturbance to the ecological balance by enterprises in their entrepreneurial activities have led to the increased interest in green behaviours signifying the role of entrepreneurs within them. Green Entrepreneurship, a ... -
Relationship between Communication Satisfaction and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Related to Communication
(2019)Communication is a basic factor influencing employee satisfaction in organizations. There have been studies focused on effects of communication which have taken communication as a uni-dimensional construct. Among them ... -
Impact of Dimensions of Centralization Procurement System on Financial Performance with Special Reference to Health Care Industry in Sri Lanka
(2019)The private sector contribution in provision of health care in Sri Lanka has been growing tremendously during last two decades. There were several international standard tertiary care private hospitals established in ... -
Factors Affecting Business Failure of 3PL Companies in Sri Lanka
(2019)Sri Lanka, Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contribution to GDP and employment generation is over 70 percent. As per the previous studies done by Lussier, Bandara and Marom (2016), 45 percent of the businesses (Small & ... -
A Study on Adopting Online Review Management as a New Strategy beyond Traditional Media Marketing Tools with Special Reference to TV Advertisements
(2019)Online reviews are virtual messages written by previous users of the product in the space of internet. Development of Web 2.0 can be recognized as the major success factor in line with the increased use of online reviews. ... -
Development of an Effective Framework for Social Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka
(2019)Social entrepreneurship is a subsector of entrepreneurship with a growing trend. This allows people to solve social or environmental issues while having an income. This concept is all about sustainability where the ... -
An In-house Assay for Zika Virus Detection: Utility of an IgM Assay in Screening for Zika Virus (ZIKV) Infection by Using Serum Samples
(2019)Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito transmitted Flavivirus, in the family Flaviviridae, which is related to clinically important arboviral pathogens. Considering that these flaviviral diseases display characteristic symptoms ... -
Study on Cytotoxic and Apoptotic Potential of Barringtonia asiatica Seed Kernel against MCF-7 Cell Line
(2019)Breast cancer is the commonest carcinoma among women worldwide and the crude breast cancer incidence in Sri Lanka is 19 per 100,000 population, which is on the rise in the younger age groups due to increased life expectancy ... -
Selected Liver Markers and its Association with the Severity in Acute Organophosphate and Carbamate Poisoning
(2019)Intentional ingestion of pesticides [organophosphate/carbamate] has become a major health issue globally. In addition to cholinergic outcomes, harmful effects on liver have also been Aminotransferase (AST), Alanine ... -
Preliminary Study on the Diagnostic Performance of T-spot. TB Assay for Tuberculosis
(2019)Tuberculosis (TB) is a prevalent infectious disease in Sri Lanka with an estimated incidence of 65/100, 000 new cases every year. Early and accurate diagnosis is critical for the care of TB patients and to control ... -
Sri Lankan Traditional Rice Varieties: Their Ability on Controlling Postprandial Glycaemic Response
(2019)The current popularity of Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties stem from the many health benefits, specially the suitability for people with non communicable diseases (NCD) such as diabetes etc. Staples which produce ... -
Sociocultural Correlates of Health-Related Quality of Life of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in Sri Lanka
(2019)Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder of women. Chronic complex symptomology and long-term comorbidity risk associated with PCOS may have negative effects on the quality of life of women. Current ...