Ms. Nikeshala Weerasekera
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Room number BUS 114, Building Soratha Building
Email-nikeshalawe@sjp.ac.lk
Tele: +94 (0)11 2803472
Personal Details
Ms. Nikeshala Weerasekara serves in the Department of Business Administration in the capacity of a lecturer and currently conducts lectures in the areas of Business Ethics & CSR, Organisational Behavior and Management. Prior to joining the department Ms. Weerasekara served in the banking sector covering multiple areas of both public and private banks.
Qualifications
- Masters of Philosophy in Management and Business Studies, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo.
- Master of Financial Economics (Merit Pass), University of Colombo.
- BSc. Business Administration (Special) Degree (First class), University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
- ACMA- Charted Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK.
- Associate member in Charted Global Management Accountants (CGMA).
- Diploma in Banking and Finance, Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL).
- Certificate course in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE), Staff Development Center, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Teaching
- Principles of Management
- Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Research Methods in Management
- Organisational Behaviour
- Case Studies in Management
- Research Methods in Management
- Management Training
Research Interest
In the fields of “Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Ethics, Organisational Behavior, Psychology”
Research and Publications
- Weerasekara, N. & Ajward, R. (2019). ‘The impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employee Commitment and Compassion at Work: The mediating effects of Meaningful work and Positive Affect’. 10th International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
- Weerasekara, N. & Ajward, R. (2019). ‘Role of Meaningful work and Positive Affect in Linking Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Commitment and Compassion at work’. 2nd International Symposium on Social Sciences & Humanities (ISSSH),National Center for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Sri Lanka.