Mr.

B. Romesh De Silva

Temporary Assistant lecturer

Department of Business Administration

romeshdesilva@sjp.ac.lk

BIO

I am a Temporary Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Business Administration. I am a graduate from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura with a B.Sc. Business Administration (Special) degree with a First Class. Before joining the Department, I worked as a Category Manager in a leading Modern Trade Chain of a Sri Lankan Conglomerate.

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Business Psychology
  • Contemporary Issues in Management

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Masculinities and Critical Studies on Men
  • Diversity and Inclusion at Work
  • Transnational Work and Workspaces

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • B.Sc. Business Administration (Special), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2023)

AWARDS & HONOURS

  • Winner - National Pitching Research Competition 2024 - Sri Lanka
    Awarded by University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Postgraduate Institute for Management in Collaboration with International Society for Pitching Responsible Research
  • Honourable Mention at the Global Pitching Research Competition (IGPRC2024)
    Awarded by International Society for Pitching Research for Responsible Science (InSPiR2eS)
  • Best Research Paper Award in the track "New Ways of Working and Managing People in the World of Work" at the ICBM 2025.
    Awarded by International Conference for Business Management 2025 - University of Sri Jayewardenepura

PUBLICATIONS

Conference Paper

Organisational Stigmatisation of HIV and Potential Employability of People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Developing Country Perspective

2025 21st International Conference on Business Management

De Silva, B R

Conference Paper

Rethinking Gender Dynamics in (Management) Education and Corporate Leadership in Sri Lanka.

2025 Reimagining Management Education in Sri Lanka—A Colloquy on the 45-year Legacy of the Department of Business Administration, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Illangasinghe, R.W; Samarakoon, S.M.G.P.K; De Silva, B.R.

Conference Paper

STI Stigma and Employment: A Study on Individuals with Sexually Transmitted Infections (ISTIs) Employed in Private Sector Organisations in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.

2023 Undergraduate Research Day, Department of Business Administration, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

De Silva, B R

MEDIA APPEARANCES