2020 IRC Articles: Recent submissions
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Quantitative Analysis of the Additional Radiation Burden due to Electronic Collimation in Digital Radiography
(2020)Abstract: In recent years, the conventional film-screen radiography technique is replaced with the novel invention of digital radiography. This digital technology provides prompt image readout with reduced radiation ... -
Multiple Intelligence and Academic Performance among BSc. Nursing Undergraduates in Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka; A Correlational Study
(2020)Multiple Intelligence (MI) is a major determinant of academic performance among undergraduates. A descriptive correlational study was conducted to assess the types of MIs and to determine the correlation between MI and ... -
“Intellect Eclipsed”: An Analysis of the Unconscious Bias and its Impact on the Development of Intellectual Property Law.
(2020)The main objective of the research is to analyze the historical development of intellectual property law and its contemporary challenges in light of the feminist jurisprudential interpretations. The secondary objective is ... -
Impact of Psychological Capital on Academic Performance and Study Stress among Second Year Undergraduates of KDU
(2020)When compared to researches about job performance, a little attention has been given to academic performance. Psychological capital (PsyCap) and study stress are major concepts when it comes to academic performance. During ... -
Perceived Work-life Balance for the Job Satisfaction of Banking Employees in Sri Lanka
(2020)Human capital generates greater value for an organization and presently modern organizations highly focus on their human capital. Work-life balance is common in employee job satisfaction. The main objective of this study ... -
Determinants of Boundaryless Career for Employee Satisfaction
(2020)This research paper will focus on investigating the determinants of boundaryless career for employee satisfaction. The results of the study will help employees to identify how to acquire employee satisfaction through ... -
Strategic Impromptu Speaking to Combat Anxiety and Develop a Public Speaking Personality
(2020)Developing a public speaking personality of impromptu style is a battle that a second language learner is confronted with, where fear and anxiety act as enemies. This research is devoted to investigate how some preparation ... -
Factors Affecting the Growth of SME Lending Portfolio of Banking Industry with Reference to Consumer Perspective of XY Bank PLC
(2020)The Government of Sri Lanka has identified SME as an important strategic sector for balanced regional development in Sri Lanka. As such, with the purview of the Central Bank, Sri Lanka, several banks have launched numerous ... -
Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Disintermediation with Special Reference to Supermarket Chains in Sri Lanka
(2020)There has been a significant improvement in the Sri Lankan retail industry over the last ten years. Supermarkets have become increasingly popular, along with other modern retail outlets offering a wide variety of products ... -
State Legitimacy and the Criteria for Statehood
(2020)Defining a ‘State’ and the criterion for ‘Statehood’ was found to be ambiguous due to legitimacy issues. State as a subject of international law is enabled with certain rights and duties obliged to perform. While the ... -
Ontology-Driven Decision Making for Subfertility of Female
(2020)Abstract - Failure to conceive after 12 months of unprotected and regular sexual intercourse is called as subfertility. In the medical domain, at first, males are checked for subfertility causes. Then, females need to ... -
A Study on Women’s Empowerment in Aviation Industry in Sri Lanka
(2020)If a person can hoist his/her spiritual, political, social or economic forte, that is where you find empowerment. Per UN Women, empowering women is what you contribute fully to economic life across all sectors and it is ... -
Celebrity Endorsement and its Effect on Purchase Intention with Reference to Skincare Products in Sri Lanka
(2020)In the current media landscape, advertisers use different celebrity personnel as brand ambassadors. As per the secondary evidences such advertisements with celebrities, are favourably judged by the viewers. Therefore, the ... -
Consumer Intention Towards Self-Banking Services in Sri Lanka: A Study Based on Peoples’ Bank
(2020)Bankers in Sri Lanka recently introduced new self-banking technologies including automated teller machines, cash/cheque deposit machines and bill payment machines where customers can directly engage with banking services ... -
Developing Strategies to Improve the Performance of the Resilient Supply Chain (RSC) to Rise Back from Post Covid-19
(2020)The outbreak of the Covid-19 has revealed the vulnerability of the current supply chains; therefore, many researchers have indicated that supply chains have higher risks than their supply chain managers realize. The outbreak ... -
An Evaluation on the Rehabilitation Programmes Conducted for Juvenile Delinquents in Remand Homes and Certified Schools in Sri Lanka: A Case Study Based on Southern Province
(2020)Juvenile Delinquency is identified as a significant issue in society. The government and some nongovernmental organizations have taken many steps and procedures to facilitate those children with care and correctional ... -
Impact of Retail Store Atmospheric Factors on Repurchase Intention
(2020)Shopping in supermarkets has steadily gone up over the years, especially across the non-industrialized countries due to the benefits it provides to the customer including high quality hygiene & affordable pricing. Literature ... -
Impact of Website Attractiveness and Trustworthiness on Repeat Purchase Intention
(2020)In the modern era, there are many new business models that have developed because of the large inversion in the field of technology with overhead features. Especially the advancement of the internet has created many social ... -
Impact of Trade Openness on Economic Growth in Sri Lanka
(2020)Whether trade openness has a positive impact on economic growth is still open for debate. A group of researchers found in their study that it has a positive impact on the economy, whereas another group found that it ... -
Impact of Involvement & Consistency of Organizational Culture on Job Satisfaction in Local Government Organisations in Sri Lanka
(2020)Employee involvement and organizational consistency are very important factors for obtaining competitive advantage and sustainable performance for an organization. In Sri Lanka, public sector employees are pressed by rules, ...