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Item Improving community vitality: spiritually informed entrepreneurial actions(Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 2024) Dissanayake, S.; Pavlovich, K.; Kovács, G.Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to depict how entrepreneurs improve community vitality in the economic, social and environmental dimensions. The paper joins the conversation of business spirituality as the study participants were Sri Lankan Buddhist entrepreneurs from the emerging venture context (i.e. from enterprises which are less than 1–10 years old). The aim of the paper is to introduce spiritually informed entrepreneurial actions, thus contributing to a better understanding of entrepreneurial impact on communities. Design/methodology/approach The paper involves a qualitative, interpretivist research design. Data was collected by conducting 28 semi-structured interviews with 18 Sri Lankan Buddhist entrepreneurs. Research participants were selected from diverse business sectors. The research applied inductive thematic analysis for structuring and interpreting data. Findings For Sri Lankan Buddhist entrepreneurs, improving community vitality is an essential altruistic goal of their business agenda. During the operations of their ventures, this altruistic goal is translated into altruistic actions that improve the economic, social and environmental vitalities of communities. Research findings highlight that in the case of Sri Lankan Buddhist entrepreneurs, altruistic actions are informed by compassion, which is a fundamental value in the Buddhist religion. Drawing on the findings, an integrated model of community vitality, which describes the role of compassion and the mechanisms of entrepreneurial actions in a Buddhist setting was developed inductively. Originality/value Studying entrepreneurial actions to focus on the motivations behind improving community vitality is a new research topic. The paper provides valuable knowledge on business spirituality regarding the compassionate motivations of Buddhist entrepreneurs. The integrated model of community vitality, which describes the mechanisms of entrepreneurial actions to improve community vitality in a Buddhist setting could be an essential compass not only to entrepreneurs but also research scholars in the field of business spirituality.Item An investigation of visually impaired learners marginalized in an online classroom environment(IEEE, 2021) De Silva, G. H. B. A.; Sandanayaka, T. C.; Firdhous, M. F. M.Despite their abilities or skills, all students had to attend online classes in universities last two years. Visually Impaired Learners (VIL) had unexplored problems associated with existing learning technologies, pedagogy, students per se, and facilitators in online classrooms. The objective of this study is to identify these problems and causes and to propose a theoretical model as a solution. The study identified 10 main problems causing dissatisfaction with VIL in online classrooms: the accessible devices and connectivity problems, the teaching-learning platform problems, lack of adequate training for teaching staff, pedagogical approach problems, lack of individual attention, inadequate time (extra) for learning and assessment, limitations of individual (reserved) space, limitations of assessment methods and platform, unavailability of the peer support, and unavailability of bilingual communication. The proposed theoretical model suggests consolidating learning technology with pedagogy, students, facilitators, and an extended learning environment to enhance the online class experience for VIL.Item Exploring Unorthodox Predictors of Smartphone Addiction during the COVID-19 Outbreak(IEEE, 2021) De Silva, G. H. B. A.; Sandanayaka, T. C.; Firdhous, M. F. M.Smartphones became an integral part of household & corporate management across all industries which resulted in high screen time, & smartphone addiction during the pandemic. This study attempts to examine the association between sociodemographic factors, & perceived smartphone addiction towards real smartphone addiction. Kwon's (2013) validated Smartphone Addiction Survey was used to collect data from the identified subjects (n = 192), and descriptive analyzes and statistical crosstabs were used to infer the associations. The results portray that Sex and Age are strong predictors of smartphone addiction: females over males tend to get addicted to smartphones, while age below 25 is highly addicted to smartphones, and age over 41 is less smartphone addict. The level of education is a moderately fair predictor of smartphone addiction. The higher the level of education, the higher the tendency to become addicted to smartphones. Marital status is not a good predictor of smartphone addiction in context, and there is no difference between being married or not of smartphone addiction. Perceived smartphone addiction is a good predictor of smartphone addiction, who believe they are addicted are more likely to become addicted to smartphones, and vice versa.Item The impact of occupational stress on organisational citizenship behavior; the mediating role of job satisfaction(International Conference on Contemporary Management, 2021, 2021) De Alwis, C; Punchihewa, U.; De Alwis, A.H.M; Andrlic, Berislav; Ramanadhan, Hareesh N.The study explored the impact of Occupational Stress (OS) on Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) and the mediating role played by Job Satisfaction (JS) when the executive grade employees of the Sri Lankan apparel ...Item Internal environmental factors and the level of adoption of HRIS(DAAAM International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing And Automation, 2019, 2019) De Alwis, C.; Andrlic, Berislav; Sostar, MarkoCurrent study attempts to examine the relationship between internal environmental factors and the level of adoption HRIS. An integrated conceptual framework was integrated ideas and elements from the diffusion of innovation ...Item E-learning in India and Sri Lanka : A Cross-Cultural Study(Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2019, 2019) Kurian, Simmy; Ramanathan, Hareesh N.E-learning is a planned effort towards providing interactive and experiential learning having flexibility in terms of time, place, pace, participation and accessibility. Globalization has set the stage for a social ...Item Impact of Sex Roles on Brand Gender Contamination of Purchase of Decision-Making: Case in Sri Lanka(Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2019, 2019) De Alwis, A.C.; Ramanathan, H.N.Current study attempts to examine the relationship between internal environmental factors and the level of adoption HRIS. An integrated conceptual framework was integrated ideas and elements from the diffusion of innovation ...Item Knowledge Management Orientation: A Synthesized Window for Future Research(South Asian Journal of Business Insights, 2021, 2021) Jayampathi, E.K.; De Alwis, C.; Razi, M.J.M.The knowledge management behavior of an organization is discussed under the concept of knowledge Management Orientation (KMO). As one of the most important strategic resources of an organization, there is a growing ...Item Three Perspectives on Changing Gender Stereotypes(FIIB Business Review (FBR), 2021, 2021) Priyashantha, K.G.; De Alwis, A.C.; Welmilla, I.Changing gender stereotypes is an essential topic among researchers since the 1970s. The debate on this subject continues in the twenty-first century. Some researchers argue that gender stereotypes have not changed, since ...Item Impact of students' perceived quality of distance education on student satisfaction with special reference to undergraduate students of bachelor of management studies degree programme, the open university of Sri Lanka(Journal of Business Studies, 2016, 2016) Abeykoon, M. W. M.; De Alwis, A. C.Distance education becomes more accepted as a legitimate form of education and as colleges and universities attempt to meet the growing demand for courses and programmes for distance learners, one major concern that attracts ...