Ms. Pivindi Alwis

Ms. Pivindi Alwis

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Senior Lecturer – Grade II
Room number: 121, Sri Soratha Building
Email: pivindi@sjp.ac.lk
Telephone: +94 (0)11 2803472

Personal Details
Pivindi Alwis is a Lecturer of the Department of Business Administration of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She graduated from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and received her MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Qualifications

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2019)
  • B.Sc. (Special) Business Administration, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2016)
  • Passed Finalist of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA-UK) (2014)
  • Certificate Course in Human Resource Management (CCHRM) – Institute of Personnel Management, Sri Lanka (IPM) (2015)
  • Certificate Course in Teaching in Higher Education – University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2020)

 Teaching

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Business in Society
  • Principles of Management
  • Contemporary Issues in Management
  • Research Methods in Management
  • Managing Personal and Managerial Competencies

Conference Proceedings

  • M.N.T. Wimalarathna & Alwis, T.P.G.P.C. (2022). Confronting Patriarchy: Women Drivers’ Vulnerabilities and Coping Strategies in Ride-Hailing Industry [Full Paper]. 11th International Conference on Management and Economics (ICME), University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.
  • Alwis, T.P.G.P.C. & Peiris De, T.N.D. (2020, December 11). Redefining Professional Identities: Identity Work of Professional Accountants in the Presence of ICTs in Sri Lanka. [Full Paper]. 17th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
  • Alwis, P. (2019, November 29). Non-Standard Work Schedules, Work Lives and Non-Work Lives of Time Zone Dependent Workers in Sri Lanka [Full Paper]. PIM Annual Research Conference (PIMARC), Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
  • Peiris, N.D. & Alwis, P. (2018, November 30). Identity Work and Fragile Professional Identities: Identity Work in the Presence of ICTs by Accountants in Sri Lanka. [Full Paper]. 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators (ICARE), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Alwis, P. & Ilangasinha, R. (2017, February 22). Effect of Celebrity Endorsements on Buying Behavior of Families with Young Children in Sri Lanka. [Full Paper]. 12th Research Symposium, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Journal Publications

  • Alwis, T.P.G.P.C. & Jayawardana, A.K.L. (2023). Temporal Flexibility in Business Process Outsourcing Industry: Organization of Work/Non-Work around Time Zone Dependent Work Schedules in a Gendered Cultural Context. Sri Lanka Journal of Management Studies, 4(2), 73-94. http://doi.org/10.4038/sljms.v4i2.98.
  • Jayathilaka, A.K.K.R., Senaratne, E.S.I., Pushpakumari, M.D., Kaluthanthri, P.C., Liyanage, P.T.D., & Alwis, T.P.G.P.C. (2021). Getting To Grips With Doing Business In The Covid-19 Era: The Case Of Finagle Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. [Case Study]. 18th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Awards and Scholarships

  • Best Paper award for the Paper on Confronting Patriarchy: Women Drivers’ Vulnerabilities and Coping Strategies in Ride-Hailing Industry at the 11th International Conference on Management and Economics (ICME) (2022), University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.
  • Merit Award – Master of Business Administration (MBA), Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2019).