Prof. M.A.K. Sriyalatha

Prof. M.A.K. Sriyalatha

Name Prof. Kumudini Sriyalatha
Designation Professor / Deputy Proctor FMSC / Coordinator of MBA Unit at FMSC
Academic Qualifications B.Sc. Management (Public Administration) (Special), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
M.Com., University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Ph.D., Meijo University, Japan
Awards and Honors Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Meijo University, Japan (May 2011 – April 2012)  and ( May 2018 – May 2019)
Summer School in Environment and Resource Economics’ at Swutel Hotel, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok (29th April – 16th May, 2013)
South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) – Winter School in Environmental and Resource Economics in Kathmandu, Nepal (4th – 13th March, 2014)
Teaching Interest Economics
Researching  Interests Economics and Finance
Journal Papers
Author(s) Title Journal Publisher
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. & Torii, H. Impact of Fiscal Policy on Economic Growth: A Comparison between Singapore and Sri Lanka Kelaniya Journal of Management, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 37-56, 2019 University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. & Torii, H. The impact of loyalty on the student satisfaction in higher education: A structural equation modeling analysis Higher Education Evaluation and Development, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 82-96, 2019 Emerald Publishing Limited
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. & Torii, H. How does fiscal policy stimulate economic growth in Japan? The Meijo Review, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 22-36, 2019 The Society of Economics and Business Management, Meijo University, Japan
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Determinants ofPoverty Among Households in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka Research and Engineering (IRE) Journals, Vol. 2, No. 7, pp. 64-74, 2019 http://irejournals.com
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. The Impact of Corruption on Economic Growth: A Case Study of South Asian Countries Journal of Business Management and Economic Research, Vol. 3 No. 10, pp. 35‐47, 2019 www.jobmer.org
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. The Influence of University Image on Student Satisfaction and Loyalty in Higher Education IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), Vol. 21, No. 11, Series I, pp. 61-67, 2019 www.iosrjoumals.org
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. An Empirical Study of the Relationships between Co2 Emissions, Trade Openness and Economic Growth in South Asian Countries Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics (SLJBE), Vol. 8 , No.1, pp. 24-45, 2019 Department of Business Economics, USJ
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Factors Affecting Natural Rubber Production: Case Study of Small Rubber Farmers in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), Vol. 20, No. 9. Ver. III, pp. 64-73, 2018 www.iosrjournals.org
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Determinants of training needs of small rubber farmersin Kalutara District, Sri Lanka The Meijo Review, Vol. 12, No. 2-3, pp. 21-30, 2018 The Society of Economics and Business Management, Meijo University, Japan
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Factors Contributing to Students’ Academic performance: A Case of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics (SLJBE), Vol. 6, pp. 76-96, 2017 Department of Business Economics, USJ
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. The Benefits of Improved Water Supply: Lessons learned from
Sri Lanka
IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF), Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 58-66, 2016 www.iosrjoumals.org
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Determinants of Customers’ Attitude towards Credit
Card Usage: Lessons Learned from Academics in Sri
Lanka
Case Studies in Business and Management, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 19-37, 2016 Macrothink Institute
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. & Torii, H. Interdependence of the Stock Markets, before and during Economic Recession: The Case of East and South Asia The Meijo Review, Vol. 14, No. 1 , pp. 139- 157, 2013 The Society of Economics and Business Management, Meijo University, Japan
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Causality Testing and Wagner’s Law: The Case of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics (SLJBE), Vol. 3, pp. 47-56, 2012 Department of Business Economics, USJ
Kunimura, M., Torii, H., ORII Ke LU, Sriyalatha, M.A.K. & Kiran, C. The Interdependence of Stock Markets between India and Neighboring Countries, Sri Lanka and Nepal Meijo Asian Research Journal, Vol. 3 , No. 1, 2012 The Society of Economics and Business Management, Meijo University, Japan
Sriyalatha, M.A.K., Torii, H. & Kmura, M. Interdependence of the Stock Markets, Pre and Post Asian Crisis and Economic Recession: How is the Sri Lankan Stock Exchange Affected? The Meijo Review, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 19-38, 2012 The Society of Economics and Business Management, Meijo University, Japan
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. The Conditional Relation between Risk and Return in the Colombo Stock Market The Meijo Review, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 171-186, 2010 The Society of Economics and Business Management, Meijo University, Japan
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. An Examination of the Cross-Sectional Relationship between Risk and Return: Evidence from the Colombo Stock Market The Meijo Review, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 85-105, 2009 The Society of Economics and Business Management, Meijo University, Japan
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Does the All Share Price Index represent the Colombo Stock Market? The Meijo Review, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 75-90, 2008 The Society of Economics and Business Management, Meijo University, Japan
Conference/Symposium Papers
Author(s) Title Conference/Symposium, Date Publisher
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. How Does Corruption affect Economic Growth? A Case Study of South Asian Countries 45th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development – XIX International Social Congress (ISC 2019), 2019 Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russia
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Determinants of Training Needs of Small Rubber Fa0rmers in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka International Academic Conference on Social Science, Multidisciplinary and Globalization Studies MIRDEC-7th, 2018 Masters International Research & Development Center, Madrid, Spain
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Determinants of Academic Performance of Management Undergraduate Students: With Special Reference to University of Sri Jayewardenepura The International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS), 2016 USJ
Fernando, K.P.P. & Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Risk Management Practices of Banks: Evidence from Sri Lanka 12th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), 2015 USJ
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Defense Expenditure and Economic Growth: Granger Causality Evidence from Sri Lanka 6th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), 2009 USJ
Books
Author(s) Title Year of Publication Publisher, Location of Publisher (ISBN)
Sriyalatha, M.A.K. Economics 2014  978-955-41582-0-7
Teaching and Research Supervision at Graduate Level Research Supervisor for M.Sc. in Management, Postgraduate Unit, FMSC, USJ (from August 2014 to date)
Lecturer, M.Sc. in Management, Postgraduate Unit, FMSC, USJ
Lecturer, Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance, Postgraduate Unit, FMSC, USJ
Teaching and Research Supervision at Undergraduate Level Lecturer, B.Sc. in Business Administration (Business Economics) (Special) Degree Progrmme, FMSC, USJ
Positions Held at University Head, Department of Business Economics, FMSC, USJ (2017-2018)
Editor / Conference Chair, 1st Annual Conference on Business Economics, Department of Business Economics, USJ (February 2020)
Co-Chair, International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), USJ (2016)
Senior Treasurer, Student Union, FMSC, USJ (2013)
Deputy Proctor, USJ (2015 and 2016)
Student Counselor, USJ (1998, 1999 and 2014)
Treasurer, University Teachers Association, USJ (2004)
Academic Sub-warden, USJ (1998)
Community Engagement Reviewer, International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (2020), Scopus Indexed
Reviewer, International Conference on Business Management, USJ (from 2012 to data)
Reviewer, 3rd Wayamba International Conference (WinC), Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (2018)
Reviewer of the International Conference on Governance for Sustainable Development (ICGSD), USJ (2018)
Reviewer, Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics (from 2013 to date)
Reviewer, International Conference on Multi-disciplinary Approaches (iCMA) (2017)
Reviewer and Session Chair, Undergraduate Research Conference, Department of Public Administration, USJ (2016 and 2017)
Editor, Evaluation Report of the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (G.C.E. A/L) Examination under the Subject of Business Studies, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka (2013 and 2014)
Representative of USJ for the National Workshop on South Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) (18th November 2016)
Resource Person, Curriculum Review Workshop, Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (2013)
Committee Member of Economist to present Proposals and Comments on Sri Lankan Economy to HE the President of Sri Lanka (2015 and 2016)
Chief Examiner of the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination under the Subject of Business Studies, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka (from 1999 to date)
Contact Numbers Office: 0112802005
Email kumuduni@sjp.ac.lk
Google Scholar Profile Name  Sriyalatha Kumudini
ResearchGate Profile https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kumudini_Sriyalatha