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Item Effects of Non-Performing Loans & COVID-19 Pandemic on the Performance of Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2023) Silva, M. T. M.; Perera, W. T. N. M.; Madhushani, H. G. I.The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the global economy, and the non-performing loans (NPLs) have become a pressing issue for commercial banks in Sri Lanka. It is doubtful how the NPLs and COVID-19 Pandemic have affected the performance of commercial banks in Sri Lanka. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate effects of non-performing loans & COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of Sri Lankan commercial banks for the period of 2011 - 2021. The panel data regression analysis was used to investigate the effects of non-performing loans & COVID-19 pandemic on the financial performance of Commercial Banks. The results of the analysis revealed that non-performing loans and the pandemic period have a negative impact on the profitability of commercial banks in Sri Lanka. Thus, this study is useful for bank management officials to protect banks from crises and create ideas to enhance the performance of banks.Item The Impact of Marketing Research Practices on Financial Performance: Study of Small and Medium Enterprises in Sri Lanka(Department of Marketing Management, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019) Pushpasiri , T. K.; Dharmadasa , V. P.Marketing research practices have been identified as one of the important key ingredients for superior performance and global competitiveness in Small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The success or failure of SMEs is said to rests in part on the nature and types of marketing research practices they employ. The study was carried out with four dimensions under the marketing research practices as price-related practices, product-related practices, maintain customer relationship related practices and promotion related practices to understand the relationship with financial performance in SMEs. Data were collected using questionnaires from 200 respondents in the SMEs. Based on the findings of the study, it concluded that there is a moderate positive relationship between marketing research practices and financial performance. As well as all the dimensions of the marketing research practices are significant predictors of the financial performance while price-related practices and product-related practices are major among them. According to the results of simple regression analysis, marketing research practices were found to have a positive impact on financial performance.Item Impact of GSCM Practices on Financial Performance: Special Reference to Manufacturing Companies in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2018) Jayarathna, B. C. P.; Lasantha, S. A. R.Within the context of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM), firms are currently considering green supply chain practices as a concern not only for environment performance but also financial performance. Therefore this study aims to investigate the impact of GSCM practices on financial performance relating to manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka. For this purpose structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 25 manufacturing companies listed on Colombo Stock Exchange, Sri Lanka. Data were analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling method. Green supply chain practices were categorized in to four basic practices as internal environmental management, green purchasing, customer cooperation with environmental considerations and eco design, and investment recovery. Financial performance was measured by using Return on Equity. The results showed that green purchasing and investment recovery significantly influence on financial performance and the other two green supply management practices do not significantly affect financial performance.