Dr.
Nayomi De Peiris
Senior Lecturer Grade I
Department of Business Administration
nayomipeiris@sjp.ac.lk
BIO
I am Dr. Nayomi De Peiris, Senior Lecturer (Grade I) and the current Head of the Department of Business Administration at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. I hold a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Colombo, where my doctoral research focused on the complex intersections between strategy, identity, and organizational behavior. Over the years, my academic journey has been shaped by a passion for exploring how organizations craft and enact strategy, how individuals experience identity within institutions, and how these dynamics influence performance, change, and long-term sustainability.
TEACHING INTERESTS
- Strategic Management
- Knowledge Management
- Managing for Productivity and Quality
- International Business Management
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Strategy-as-practice (SAP)
- Socio-symbolic work at organisations
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2022)
- Master of Science, University of Sr Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka (2015)
- B. Sc. in Business Administration, University of Sr Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka (2009)
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Article
Financial deception in the digital age: investigating online pyramid schemes and their socioeconomic impacts in Sri Lanka
2025/09 Journal of Financial Crime
Journal Article
Bourdieu, Strategy, and Identity Work: A Case from a Manufacturing Organisation in Sri Lanka
2023/10 Journal of Business Research and Insights (former Vidyodaya Journal of Management)
Conference Paper
A Bourdieusian Perspective to Identity Work in Strategy Work: Evidence from Sri Lanka’s Coconut Industry
2022/01 International Conference on Business Management
Conference Paper
Discourses, Practices, and Strategy: A Bourdieusian explanation for strategy-as-practice perspective
2021/01 The 16th International Research Conference on Management and Finance
Conference Paper
Discourses and Doxic Field in Strategy Work: Evidence from Sri Lanka’s Coconut Industry
2021/01 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers (ICMR)
Conference Paper
Strategy-as-practice Perspective from Intersubjective Knowledge Problematic: A Philosophical Rationale
2021/01 The 10th International Conference on Management and Economics
Conference Paper
Redefining Professional Identities: Identity Work of Professional Accountants in the Presence of ICTs in Sri Lanka
2021/01 18th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM)
Conference Paper
Re-conceptualizing deviant behaviour: Discourses, norms, and identity work
2020/01 15th International Research Conference on Management and Finance (IRCMF)
Conference Paper
Managing Human Resources in a Pandemic: Discourses and Norm Behaviour
2020/01 Annual Research Sessions- 2020; COVID 19 Pandemic: Development Challenges and OpportunitiesAt: Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Conference Paper
Revisiting Pro-Social Rule-Breaking: Suggestions for Improvements
2020/01 17th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM)
Conference Paper
Identity Work and Fragile Professional Identities Identity Work in the Presence of ICTs by Accountants in Sri Lanka
2018/01 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and EducatorsAt: Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Conference Paper
Corporate Capitalism in a Developing Country from Normative Stakeholder Perspective: A case from the South Asian Region
2017/07 Conference: The International Conference on Business and InformationAt: Hiroshima, Japan