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Item Employee Training for Sustainable Development: Insights from Siṅgāla sutta(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2024) Nandabodhi, V. B.The Siṅgāla sutta (Discourse to Sigala) elucidates the dynamics of social relationships by delineating duties and obligations across six domains. This discourse emphasizes the importance of understanding and practicing these obligations as its central teaching. It is proposed that the sutta can be subjected to an alternative analysis, to enhance the overall sustainable development of society This study aims to explore the utilization and influence of those doctrinal elements on human and organizational behavior, fostering stronger interpersonal connections and more robust governance structures. In addition to the six quarters, the discourse encompasses key concepts such as the Four Corrupt Deeds, Four Grounds, Six Drains on Wealth, and Six Drawbacks of Drinking. Employing content analysis as a methodological approach, this study delves into the qualitative examination of these doctrinal concepts to preserve the discourse's authenticity and depth. It seeks to unravel the interconnectedness between social, physical, mental, spiritual and educational advancements resulting from the diligent practice of these foundational teachings, which extend beyond the benefits derived from fulfilling duties and obligations across the six quarters. Ultimately, this study endeavors to elucidate how these factors influence individual and organizational capacities, enhancing skills and capabilities for the betterment of society as a whole.Item The Role of Women Entrepreneurs in Establishing a Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013) Ambepitiya, K. R.Woman has become a significant role in the economic development of any country. They contribute and support the economy extensively in different ways of being employed in different sectors. There are many women running successful businesses and some of them are very successful with entrepreneurial skills. It is a known fact that now many successful and world’s enormous enterprises are owned and run by women. Many of them are actual or potential owners of trademarks, service marks, trade name as well as of industrial designs, patents and copyright. In developing countries some women are running small enterprises and many cooperatives that are proving so successful. Women entrepreneurs in both developed and developing countries are, socially powerful in education and making a positive impact to the society. It is important to study how women in business and their skills can be utilized in order to achieve a sustainable economy for Sri Lanka. The objectives of this study have scattered in the study of women entrepreneurs to a sustainable economy, social system, and ecology. A descriptive research methodology is used for this study and administered to a selected sample from a specific population included with women in businesses and executives who are from private and public sector offices. The study consists of six month duration which uses a questionnaire as the survey instrument. Using the survey, it has resulted significantly the women entrepreneurs can be positioned to play an important role in promoting sustainable practices in economics, social system and ecology, to result a sustainable development. The researcher concludes the study by observing the positive effect on the economy and the development, the Women entrepreneurship is a key to the developing world to promote sustainable practices in business.Item The Role of Women Entrepreneurs in Establishing a Sustainable Development in Sri Lanka(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013) Ambepitiya, K.R.Woman has become a significant role in the economic development of any country. They contribute and support the economy extensively in different ways of being employed in different sectors. There are many women running successful businesses and some of them are very successful with entrepreneurial skills. It is a known fact that now many successful and world’s enormous enterprises are owned and run by women. Many of them are actual or potential owners of trademarks, service marks, trade name as well as of industrial designs, patents and copyright. In developing countries some women are running small enterprises and many cooperatives that are proving so successful. Women entrepreneurs in both developed and developing countries are, socially powerful in education and making a positive impact to the society. It is important to study how women in business and their skills can be utilized in order to achieve a sustainable economy for Sri Lanka. The objectives of this study have scattered in the study of women entrepreneurs to a sustainable economy, social system, and ecology. A descriptive research methodology is used for this study and administered to a selected sample from a specific population included with women in businesses and executives who are from private and public sector offices. The study consists of six month duration which uses a questionnaire as the survey instrument. Using the survey, it has resulted significantly the women entrepreneurs can be positioned to play an important role in promoting sustainable practices in economics, social system and ecology, to result a sustainable development. The researcher concludes the study by observing the positive effect on the economy and the development, the Women entrepreneurship is a key to the developing world to promote sustainable practices in business.Item Corporate Social Responsibility and Social, Economic and Environmental Development in Sri Lanka(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013) Tilakasiri, K.K.This study reports Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its present contribution of Sri Lankan context. CSR is renowned and known concept however, it is a new concept in Sri Lanka and research into this area relatively scarce compared with other Asian developing countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and China. Furthermore, this study reveals complete on the theoretical development and the current CSR practices in Sri Lankan organisations, based on the literature and the researcher’s CSR experience tried to achieve the research objectives which was to identify the basic activities of CSR that was implemented in the Sri Lanka’s organisations. Government and non-government organisations (NGO) have been implemented rules and regulations for community development, health and education development as well as environmental development, which are part of the CSR plans identified by international CSR standards. The government and the private sector both favour the adoption of CSR concepts, and are attempting to promote the implementation of CSR programmes in Sri Lanka.Item Corporate sustainability: A Literature Review(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Swarnapali, R.M.N.C.This review article intends to bring a better understanding to the field of corporate sustainability as studied by previous scholars. Since the end of the 1990s, corporate sustainability has become a growing interest theme in business and academia. However, literature is still limited in quantity. This review paper provides a review of 50 articles dating from 2002 to 2016 from journals related to accounting, business, and management. The paper summarizes the corporate sustainability evolution, different definitions, measures and applied theories throughout the literature. The findings highlight that corporate sustainability field is still evolving and then different approaches have been used to define, measure and theorize corporate sustainability. Overall, review evidences that a commonly agreed definition of sustainability is lacking. Thus, concepts of corporate sustainability and corporate social responsibility have been used simultaneously in many contemporary studies since they are precisely indistinguishable.Item Integrated Facility Planning Approach for Sustainable Development in North and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka(2011) Weerawansha, A.M.G.E.; Kulatunga, A.K.North and Eastern provinces are comparatively least developed areas in Sri Lanka due to three decades war. However there are number of positive and negative impacts to the natural resources and the environment of this region. Since most parts of this region were inaccessible for many years, not a single industry moved to this region during the war period. Even the industries which were established prior to war had to shut down or even to abandon. War directly affected many lucrative industries such as tourism. However, soon after this region was cleared, many groups stepped into these regions with good intentions to improve the livelihood of war affected community without wasting time. But this may further deteriorate already damaged environment and society if new industries are vigilantly analysed before implementing. There are many traits to be considered when putting up an industry or facility any in any region staring with availability of bare land, raw materials for specific industries, infrastructure, closeness to community etc. However, it can be seen that many instances where one or few traits have been considered without much analysis when implementing new industries in this country as a whole. Conversely, there are already well established analytical techniques to select best locations for new facilities to start from, general facilities such as schools, farms, markets, towns, manufacturing plants, etc. Even there are ways to accommodate political, social and environmental issues when selecting facility locations. Presently, there is no well established methodology to select the type and scale of industries, which suit and fit the area. Therefore in this research an integrated facility selection methodology which takes into account sustainability aspects, when selecting and designing the new facility have been proposed as a multiple variable optimisation problem. A case study was done in two districts of this region with proposed approach and it reveals that proposed approach brings many relevant issues to the notice and the scalability of the industry to the decision makers.