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Experiential Marketing, Destination Image, Tourists Satisfaction, and Tourists’ Destination Loyalty for Sustainable Tourism (Evidence from Tourists’ Cultural Destinations in Sri Lanka)

Udurawana, YMWGPK (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. ...

Factors Affecting Employability of Big Data Professionals: an Analysis with Special Reference to Logistics Companies in Sri Lanka

Gunathilake, Lahiru; Weerasinghe, Vihanga; Gishanthi, Malsha; Kumarasinghe, Ovindi; Kumarasinghe, Kelum (2023-07)

Big Data Analytics is swiftly growing and has revolutionised the field of business, through advanced analytics. Similarly, Sri Lanka is progressively embracing big data technology, and the pioneering adopters include ...

Factors Affecting Urban Consumer Intention towards Online Purchasing of Agricultural Commodities in Sri Lanka

GANGEWATTA, I.I.; KURUPPU, I.V.; WIJERATNE, D.U.S. (2023-07)

The development of internet technology has made it possible for customers worldwide to change their daily routines. Both globally and in Sri Lanka, online retail sales have sharply increased in recent years. This study ...

Factors Determining Outsourcing Effectiveness: with Reference to the Sri Lankan Apparel Sector

Wewala, WWM; Dayawansha, SKNH; Mahapatuna, MDSA; Raajapaksha, RPPS; Demel, WDH (2022-11)

Over the last two decades, organisations have given tremendous attention to outsourcing to improve operational efficiencies. Necessity has risen for organisations to continuously focus on core activities to remain ...

Human Resource Management Practises Amidst the Crisis: A Study of the Hospitality and Tourism Industry in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka

SILVA1, K.N.N.; THENNAKOON, T.M.A.C. (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 ...

The Impact of Academic Emotions on Language Learning in the University Context: a Narrative Review

Wathuge, PC (2017-06)

Emotions affect learning in general and language learning (LL) in particular since they contain useful information that guides human cognition, behaviour and motivation. As such, emotions experienced in an academic setting ...

The Impact of Expectations on Turnover Intention Among Generation Z Employees in the Financial Sector in Sri Lanka

Desilva, LN; Dhammika, KAS (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 ...

The Impact of Human Capital on Employee Productivity of Medium Scale Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka

Rajapaksha, UG (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 ...

The Impact of Parental Involvement on Students’ Attitude and Performance in Science in Batticaloa Educational Zone, Sri Lanka

Elankumaran, C; Arulmoly, C (2017-06)

This study was carried out to find the impact of parental involvement on student’s attitude and their performance in science subject. A sample survey design was adopted for this study. The study was directed at the population ...

Informal Care for Disabled and Elderly Population in Contemporary Sri Lankan Society

Gunarathna, I (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 ...

Job Satisfaction of Sewing Machine Operators in Sri Lanka: a Case Study

Dedduwakumara, DS; Abeygunawardana, RAB (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 ...

Optimal Selection of Cities of Energy Outlets in Developing Countries: An Application of Fuzzy Set Theory to Sri Lankan Solar Industry

Perera, DR; Kumara, UA; Yapa, STWS (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 ...

Peer-assessment: Sri Lankan English as a Second Language Teachers’ Perception

Pushpakumara, PBSL (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 Portrayal of Women in Contemporary Sinhala Newspaper Reporting

Jayasuriya, Pumudu (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 ...

Promoting Peer Interaction in Preschool Children Through Play

Rajapakshe, PLNR (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 ...

Religion and culture-related explanatory models of cancer and their association with wellbeing: a survey-based study in Sri Lanka

Solomons, TH; Malaviarachchi, S; Balawardane, J; Manjuka, S (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 ...