BIO
Pivindi Alwis is a senior lecturer in 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. Currently, she is reading for her PhD at the University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand. Pivindi's research interests centre on the critical study of work and organisations, with her ongoing research interests includes platform capitalism, precarious work and postcolonial dynamics.
TEACHING INTERESTS
- Business Management
- Organisational Behaviour
- Contemporary Issues in Management
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Platform capitalism
- Precarious work
- Power relations
- Postcolonial dynamics
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Master of Business Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2019)
- B.Sc. Business Administration (Special), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2016)
AWARDS & HONOURS
- Merit Award
Awarded by Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Article
Temporal Flexibility in Business Process Outsourcing Industry: Organization of Work/Non-Work around Time Zone Dependent Work Schedules in a Gendered Cultural Context
2023 Sri Lanka Journal of Management Studies
Conference Paper
Confronting Patriarchy: Women Drivers’ Vulnerabilities and Coping Strategies in Ride-Hailing Industry
2022 11th International Conference on Management and Economics (ICME), University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
Conference Paper
Redefining Professional Identities: Identity Work of Professional Accountants in the Presence of ICTs in Sri Lanka
2020 17th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Conference Paper
Non-Standard Work Schedules, Work Lives and Non-Work Lives of Time Zone Dependent Workers in Sri Lanka
2019 PIM Annual Research Conference (PIMARC), Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
Conference Paper
Identity Work and Fragile Professional Identities: Identity Work in the Presence of ICTs by Accountants in Sri Lanka
2018 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators (ICARE), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Conference Paper
Effect of Celebrity Endorsements on Buying Behavior of Families with Young Children in Sri Lanka
2017 12th Research Symposium, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka