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Analysis of the Household Demand for Dairy Products in Sri Lanka: An Almost Ideal Estimation with a Censored Regression
(2014)Being the leading segment in the livestock sector in Sri Lanka, the dairy sector still is incapable of meeting at least half of the domestic requirement. Moreover, the annual per capita consumption of milk remains lower ... -
Animal Figures found from Mosaic designs at Karagampitiya Subodharamaya
(2014)The main objective of this research paper is to explicate about animal figures found in Sri Lankan mosaic designs with special reference to mosaics at Karagampitiya Subodharamaya. The methodology of this research paper ... -
Box-Jenkins Approach for Out-of-Sample Forecasting of Stock Price Index: Evidence from Colombo Stock Exchange
(2014)Univariate time series analysis under the time domain has become a widely used data analysis technique from the past. The methods belong to time series could be used to identify the temporal structure of data and forecasting. ... -
The Contribution of Caregivers in Christian and Buddhist Preschools in Respect of Early Childhood Care in Sri Lanka
(2014)Early childhood is considered as the most important and decisive period in forming the foundation of the holistic development of one's personal life. The type of ones future personality depends on how he or she brought up ... -
A Customer Relationship Management System for the MICE industry in Sri Lanka - "MICESL"
(2014)A significant segment of the Tourism industry is MICE Tourism, which refers to Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions. MICE Tourism entices revenue to the host country. However, the Sri Lankan MICE industry is ... -
Determinants of Air Passenger Demand in Sri Lanka: A Case Study based on Bandaranayake International Airport
(2014)Air transportation plays a significant role in nations' economy providing expeditious links to the international markets. Globalization and advanced technological applications have squeezed the entire world, where by ... -
Determinants of the Factors Affecting the Customer Satisfaction in Super Market Industry in Sri Lanka
(2014)customer satisfaction and service quality are crucial factors when defining organizational success. The winning approach in brining success is to serve the best quality to the customers. The current situation requires ... -
Disciplinary Enculturation in Critical Thinking: Do we adopt a Strategic Approach?
(2014)As critical thinking is a key of higher education, academics in various disciplines in Western universities strive to cultivate disciplinary based critical thinking by introducing subject specific knowledge and allowing ... -
The Effectiveness of the Implementation of the National Plan for a Trilingual Sri Lanka: In Relation to the Role of English in School Level
(2014)The 10 Year National Plan for a Trilingual Sri Lanka (2012-2022) could be identified as a high potential development project introduced recently which upon being successfully implemented and executed could result in many ... -
Empowering People through Education from the Perspective of Millennium Development Goals
(2014)Education plays a significant role in people's empowerment which ultimately leads to sustainable development in any country. Therefore, this crucial position held by the education has become a universal acceptance. Further, ... -
Environmental Disclosure Practices of Manufacturing Industry -Evidence from Listed Companies in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in Sri Lanka
(2014)This study examines the level of Environmental Disclosures by the companies listed in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in Sri Lanka and their association with some specific attributes of the companies. For this purposes, a ... -
Factors Affecting the Patients' Decision in Selecting a Hospital in Medical Emergency
(2014)Selecting a hospital in a medical emergency is a critical decision for any patient or patient's guardian. Though there are many researches done on this subject in developed countries, there have been no studies done in Sri ... -
Factors Affecting to Distract the University Students' Education in Sri Lanka
(2014)The Government of Sri Lanka enrols and provides free University education to approximately 20,000 students annually. Suitably qualified students are admitted to 15 Universities, 03 Campuses and various other higher Government ... -
Fashion Syntax: Concept of Contextual Dependence
(2014)Fashion is a mode of language where man's has the ability to transcend his expression. Like language in this sense, dress functions as a kind if syntax, according to a set of more or less constant rules depending on whether ... -
IB Adoption in Sri Lanka: Analysis of Demographic Variables of Banking Customers
(2014)Contemporary concepts of information and communication technology and implementation strategies to banking services have become a significant matter to all banks in Sri Lanka. The advancement in technology has played an ... -
Impact of Granting Micro Finance Facilities on the Living Standards of the Rural Poor in Sri Lanka
(2014)This paper establishes facts to evaluate the impact of microfinance credit schemes in operation, on the actual living standards of beneficiaries of such schemes. In Sri Lanka, micro finance credit facilities are being ... -
Impact of Music on Education of Primary Students in Colombo District
(2014)Education is the process of transferring skills, knowledge and habits of people from one generation to the next. Education is obtained through the methods of learning and teaching, and by life experiences. As Oxford ... -
Implementation of the 360 Degree Performance Appraisal Feedback System in Private Sector Organizations in Sri Lanka
(2014)Performance appraisal is very important for effective management which helps to develop the employees and leads to improve the performance of organizations. The job performance of employees in an organisation is measured ... -
Importance of Ethical Leadership in Public and Private Enterprises of Sri Lanka in Developing and Global Contexts
(2014)This conference paper will attempt to address key aspects of a resurgent and a contemporary business issue - importance of ethical leadership in private and public enterprises of Sri Lanka in developing and global contexts. ...