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    Productive Efficiency of Culture-based Fisheries Production in Village Irrigation Systems of Sri Lanka
    (Reviewing International Encounters 2018,The Research Center for Social Sciences (RCSS), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Kularatne, M.G.; Wilson, C.; Robinson, T.; Pascoe, S.
    Over half of growing global aquaculture production being produced in freshwater ponds and tanks. Asia is the highest global consumer and epicenter of fresh water aquaculture production. Unique Inputs of fresh water fish production in Sri Lanka are multiple use of man-made Common property water bodies fixed in capacity, centralised fish breeding, group labour and collective agreements, natural organic feedings. The development of culture-based fisheries (CBFs) based on stocking fish fingerlings in village irrigation systems (VISs) has grown in popularity over the last three decades. CBF production has been given a high priority in Sri Lanka given fish are a cheap source of animal protein for rural low-income communities. Despite the growing popularity of CBFs associated with VISs, there is little knowledge about factors that influence productivity levels. Therefore, this is the first attempt to investigate on factors influence of technical efficiency of CBF production in Sri Lanka. Primary data from 325 fish farming groups in two districts (Kurunegala and Anuradhapura) are used to estimate a stochastic translog production frontier for CBF production. Analysis of these data indicates that technical efficiency in these irrigation systems is substantially lower than in other aquaculture production systems in a number of other Asian countries, suggesting that production can be increased substantially using existing technology. Removing subsidies, improving consultation with extension officials, and improving water user rights are found to be key means for improving efficiency. In particular, productivity could potentially be improved through the introduction of a transferable community quota system for water rights use
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    Social Network Usage of Government Employees in Sri Lanka
    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Rathnathilaka, R.M.M.B.; Madushani, H.D.P.; Perera, L.G.D.; Dasanayake, D.M.H.; Nayomi, W.V.P.M.; Kulasinghe, K.S.R.; Madushanka, G.L.D.H.C.
    In a modern day workplace social media place’s a pivotal role in various areas and provide certain benefits to a company such as easy sharing of information, Attune everyone in the organization to each other's needs and improve the way individuals think collectively etc. Due to that, social networks are associated with the productivity of an organization. Hence, this study was carried out with the following two objectives. They are identifying the factors affected for using social network sites by government employees and the government employees’ behavior on social network sites. The sample of this study was selected using two-stage cluster sampling method and it was selected from the Colombo district. Primary data were collected by using the structured interview method. From this study it was discovered that government employee’s age is the only factor that affects for using social media sites. More than three quarters of the government employees accessed social networking sites in the office and most of them used SNS’s for personal matters. Hence, number of working hours were wasted. Thereby government organizations should create their own set of rules, guidelines and policies to reduce the wasted time. Also monitoring the employee behavior on SNSs is a better way to effectively manage the use of SNSs by government employees.
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    Use and economic burden of Social Network: Evidence from Government Employees in Sri Lanka
    (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Balasooriya, N.N.
    Social media influences various sector in the society and provide certain social benefits as well as costs. Especially it affects the company productivity. Thereby this study was carried out with the objective of identity the pattern of social network usage and measuring its economic burden among government employees. As the sample 143 government servants were selected using two-stage cluster sampling method and structured interview method was used to collect data. Fishers’ Exact Test, and frequency analysis were employed to analysis the data. the study discovered that 86.6% of government employees in Sri Lanka have at least registered one social network site and wasted time due to social network usage per employee of Top level Managers, Middle level Managers , Executive Level and Non-Executive are 56.25, 63.33, 47,51 and 45.33 minutes per day respectively . Economic loss caused by that wasted time is per head 168.32 rupees per day. Thereby government organizations should create their own set of rules, guidelines and policies to reduce the wasted time. Also monitoring the employee behaviour on SNSs is a better way to effectively manage the use of SNSs by government employees.