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Item Effect of Open Innovation on Firm Performance in Sri Lankan Manufacturing Sector: With Innovative Capability and Environmental Turbulence(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2021) Dilrukshi, M.G.M.; Wickramasinghe, C.N.; Edirisinghe, S.D.Open innovation is about knowledge flows. It helps to achieve sustainable competitive advantages through enhancing firm performance. However, organizations in the Sri Lankan manufacturing sector tend to allocate resources on research and development, firm performance does not improve compared to the investment. Hence this study suggests that firm performance can be increased through open innovation initiatives. But external knowledge cannot be enhanced firm performance automatically. Thus, this study proposes that innovative capability may improve the relationship between open innovation and firm performance. Open innovation approaches are most suitable for dynamic environments. Hence this study suggests that environmental turbulence may strengthen the relationship between open innovation and innovative capability to uplift the firm performance. Accordingly, this study aims to develop an integrated model of open innovation and firm performance with the mediating effect of innovative capability and the moderating effect of environmental turbulence. As a research approach, subjectivism as the ontological position, positivist as the epistemological position, quantitative approach as the methodology and survey as the method will be used. The population will be the senior managers in the research and development department in the manufacturing industries in Sri Lanka. The study will utilize a sample of 200 senior managers based on simple random sampling. The sample frame will be the senior managers in the top performing 50 manufacturing organizations as per the rankings of the Export Development Board in Sri Lanka. For analyzing the impacts predicted in the model, Structural Equation Model will be used.Item Factors Affecting the Enterprise Recourse Planning (ERP) Systems on Organizational Performance(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Roshantha, L.M.D.; Edirisinghe, S.D.Technology has become great connectors of all societies and countless platform for the people. As technology becomes more powerful, more and more capabilities are merged. Therefore people do more new forms of value to create, new ways to connect people, deliver capabilities. ERP systems are sophisticated information technologies that enable companies to gain noticeable advantages over their rivals. However, these systems are neither a remedy to competition, nor a medium guaranteeing success. During the last decade controversial discussion opened and a lot of criticism and constructive agreement came out on decision –making benefits from ERP systems. Even though a lot of attention has been paid to the decision-making benefits of ERP systems in practice, there is limited amount of empirical research that explores the nature of end-user satisfaction and perceived organizational performance with ERP systems especially in Sri Lankan context. Therefore examining the factors that constitute ERP users’ satisfaction and to explore whether ERP users varies among the different users are of timely importance. The purpose of this research paper is to present the synthesized theoretical and empirical literature to help in the development of propositions and suggestions of a research agenda on the acceptance of ERP systems and investigate their link with organizational performance. Further the paper develops the technology acceptance model (TAM) to synthesize relevant literature and to develop propositions for future research agendas. A quantitative approach will be employed in the data analysis and multi-stage stratified sampling method will be used to select the respondents of ERP implemented companies. This study will use the descriptive statistical techniques and the structural equation method as the statistical techniques. Additionally, questionnaire and interview methods will be utilized as data collecting instruments.Item The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Small Businesses’ Performance(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Nimeshi, G.K.S.; Edirisinghe, S.D.For each country entrepreneurial venture segment is considered as a major important factor of productivity, employment and economic growth. A developing country like Sri Lanka requires entrepreneurs to stimulate the economy. However, given the Sri Lankan context, most of Sri Lankan entrepreneurs’ failure is due to lack of entrepreneurship education. While the number of entrepreneurship education programs is growing, their impact is under researched and studies paint an unclear picture of the impact of entrepreneurship education. Therefore this research study aims to contribute to the understanding of the impact of entrepreneurship education on the firm’s performance. According to the literature, firm performance can be measured by using financial and non-financial factors. In this study, three measures were identified under the financial factors according to past literature. Namely profit growth, sales growth, and return on investment. Additionally non-financial performance is measured by using factors such as, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and owner satisfaction. The study also tests how this relationship varies with moderator variable, namely, gender. The study will be conducted in Sri Lankan context in Gampaha district. Proportionate random sampling technique will be used to select the sample of 150 small firms. A self-administered questionnaire will be used in this study as the research instrument. Both descriptive and inferential analytical tools will be used to analyze the data. The study will provide insight into the Sri Lankan context and it will contribute to understanding the importance of entrepreneurship education to owners of small firms.Item Entrepreneurial inclination and entrepreneurial traits: a study of students at university of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Nimeshi, G.K.S.; Edirisinghe, S.D.Item Exploring Perceived Impact of Tourism on Regional Development in Southern Sri Lanka(University of Kelaniya, 2014) Edirisinghe, S.D.Tourism is emerging as promising phenomena for countries in solving critical economic problems. By tourism, Sri Lanka too can keep trust on sustainable development. Especially to the rural coast line natives can improve their lives through tourism. Scholars define that rural tourism as an activity that includes farm tourism and agro-tourism, campsites, lodges, safari drives, craft markets, cultural displays, adventure sports, walking trails, heritage sites, musical events and any other tourist activity taking place in a rural area. But tourism generates positive and negative impact on the natives and culture. Main research problem of this study is “What are the existing situation of socio economic impact on Southern coastline tourism”. More over the study explore the perceived impact of tourism on southern community in Sri Lanka by taking 100 sample units of Southern coastal line covering Weligama,Matara and Devinuwara. For understanding phenomena of interests researcher used descriptive analytical technique and stratified random sampling technique. Data collecting instrument was selfadministered questionnaire and quantitative analytical technique employed. The findings of this study clearly show that the locals of these coastal areas are supportive to tourism and that negative socio-cultural impacts on the local community have been relatively minimal. But it is important to control and reduce the negative impacts and to enhance the well-being of locals through tourism.