Dr. H.K.G.S Ranasinghe

Dr. Sriyani Ranasinghe
Head and Senior Lecturer (Gr. II)
Department of Entrepreneurship

As an enthusiastic goal-oriented person I strongly believe that the key to success is commitment and being an effective team player.  My strategic goal is to be a well-known academic member with excellent applied research to enhance entrepreneurialism and innovative practices and systems in the world of works.  Open-mindedness, trustworthiness, mindfulness, and honesty are some of my core values. I extremely appreciate the care, respect for the different views, ideas, and values of others.

Academic Qualification

1.  PhD
2. M.Sc. in Organizational Management, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture University of Peradeniya
3. Bachelor of Management (Hons) with First Class, Department of Management Studies,  Open University of Sri Lanka
4. Diploma in Management, Department of Management Studies,  Open University of Sri Lanka
5. Certificate in English for Academic Purposes, Department of Management Studies, Open University of Sri Lanka
6. Certificate Course in Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management, Department of Management Studies, Open University of Sri Lanka

Other Qualification

1. Lecturer – Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
2. Resource Person for National Institute of Traditional Medicine –NITM and National Institute of Education. Responsibilities: Lecturing for doctors and executive administrative staff, evaluation, and conducting image building workshops.
3. Resource Person for National Institute of Education (NIE). Responsibilities: Lecturing for External parties and executive administrative staff,
4. Resource Person for -International Academy of Beauticians – IAB (2011 – 2013)  Responsibilities: Lecturing for Certificate in Micro Business Management Program who wishes to start their own business in the field of beauty culture.
5. Consultant for Director/Operations Division, Open University of Sri Lanka (2006 – 2009) Responsibilities: Monitoring of all activities of the programs, Coordinating planning and scheduling all academic programs of the OUSL, monitoring each program’s progress from advertising to issuing results.
6. Visiting Lecturer, assistant Coordinator and Resource Person for the Master of Entrepreneurship, Degree Program in B.Sc.-Business Administration-External, Advanced     Diploma, Diploma and Certificate programs in Entrepreneurial Business Management at the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda (from 2005). Responsibilities: lecturing, student evaluation and individual guidance on entrepreneurial business management, organizations and Management, Business Project Development, Evaluation and Project Report Writing, Management & Organizations, and HRM.
7. Management Consultant for New Business Development and Systems Development, Institute of Human Talents Unlimited, Colombo 7 (since 2005).
8. Trainer – SME Toolkit in Sri Lanka – (2012).
9. CTHE – Qualified, in 2013, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Teaching Interest

• Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses
• Research Study
• Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship
• Managing Creativity and Innovation
• New Venture Creation
• Business Planning Development
• Managing Entrepreneurial Growth
• Professional Skills Development
• Competitive Strategies for SME
• Internship in Entrepreneurship
• Managing Global Business

Research Interest

• Entrepreneurship
• Creativity and Innovation
• Business Plan Development
• New Venture Creations
• Small Business and new trends
• Social Sciences in Fields of Socio-Economics-Cultural and Political backgrounds
• Management in Fields of Human Resources, Marketing, and Economics.

Researches

• Entrepreneurial Orientation on Business Performance: A Case of University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (Final Year –PhD. Reading).
• Entrepreneurial Business Management on Operations and Human Resource Management in Small Tea Holdings Sector in Sri Lanka, (2010).
• Labour Productivity Strategies on small tea holdings sector in southern Province, Galle District in Sri Lanka. (2002)
• Entrepreneurialism and Tea Estate Management Performance, (1993)
• Setting Up of  strategies on Small Business Performance of Sweets Production and Marketing in Gampaha District in Sri Lanka (1991).

Text Books

‘V’ PARA SALASUMKARNAYA – How to Develop an Effective Business Plan? (Ongoing process)

Chapters in Books

• Guide for research writing
• Performance Evaluations of Students in the Department of Entrepreneurship
• Business Planning

Articles/editorials published in Journals

• International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (2018), Volume 5, Issue 10. Business Performance of Graduates and Entrepreneurial Orientation of University of Sri Jayewardenepura in Sri Lanka
• Journal of Management, Marketing and Logistics (2018) Volume 5, Issue 4. Individual entrepreneurial orientation and graduate business performance of the university of sri jayewardenepura in sri lanka
• Journal of Business Economics and Finance, (2018) Volume 7, Issue 3. A systematic literature analysis on entrepreneurial orientation and business performance. DOI: 10.17261/Pressacademia.2018
• Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce. (2018). The Process of Entrepreneurial Learning and Business Performance: A Review and a Conceptual Model. Proceedings form “Beyond the Horizon: Conceptualizing the Entrepreneurial Endeavors: Research Day 2018.
• Research Journal of Business and Management (2018) Volume 5, Issue 1. The relationship between entrepreneurial learning and business performance: theoretical and empirical evidence. DOI: 10.17261/Pressacademia.2018
• Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, (2013). Entrepreneurship Perspective in Sri Lanka, International Conference of Business Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Abstract published and Presentations in Conference

• Individual Orientation versus pleural orientation of handling employ’s grievances. perspectives of Manufacturing sector in Sri Lanka. Call for abstracts for poster presentations for the 50th anniversary academic conference of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. (2009).
• (2010) – Abstract for the International Conference of Business Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
• (2009) – Abstract for the International Conference of Business Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Editorial Responsibilities

• Beyond the Horizone: Conceptualizing the Entrepreneurial Endeavors: Research Day of Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2018).
• Newsletter : District Multi Service Project[ Medical Doctors Meeting and Food Exhibition, (2012/2013) Proactive Minds (2007/08), Inter-School Quiz Competition, Sri Jayewardenepura Educational Zone, Western Province, Lions Club of Kottawa Central.

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