Undergraduate Research Day 2025
The Department of Business Administration organised Undergraduate Research Day – 2025 (URD – 2025), which was held on 18th February 2025 as part of the International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) 2025. URD 2025 consisted of two segments namely, ‘Biz Ideascape 2025’ which showcased creative artwork presentations of research ideas by the undergraduates from the 2020/2021 batch and the extended abstract presentations by the undergraduates from the 2019/2020 batch.
The list of the presenters who delivered extended abstract presentations along with their corresponding titles
The Impact of Digital Banking Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction: A Study of the People’s Bank, Western Province
H. A. Maleesha
Consumer Behaviour and Perceptions of Fast Food Consumption in Sri Lanka
T. M. P. Fernando
Consumer Perception Towards Sustainable Fashion Products in Sri Lanka
P. B. S Sewwandi
Impact of Work-Life Balance on Operational-Level Employees’ Performance in the AGI Right-Hand Drive Conversion Private Limited Operating in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka
M. Sandun
Occupational Health Hazards Faced by Tea Plantation and Factory Workers: A Case Study from the Southern Province, Sri Lanka
M. G. A. P. Kumarasinghe
Impact of Night Shift Work on the Personal and Professional Life of Female Nurses
D. S. Dasanayaka
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Career Progression of Women Managers in Sri Lanka’s Licensed Commercial Banks
Y. N. Ramanayake
Job Transfers and Balancing Personal Life: A Case of Medical Doctors in the Public Health Care System in Sri Lanka
G. B. Sathsarani
The list of the participants and the winners of the Biz Ideascape
Participants
Vulnerability as Capital in Microfinance: An Ethnographic Case Study on Rural Women’s Vulnerabilities in Sri Lanka
W. K. A. N. M. Fernando
The Role of Environmental Awareness and Academic Studies in shaping Undergraduate Adoption of Green Banking Practices
T. N. Galhenage
Exploring How Mental Health Stigma Influences Employee Well-Being: A Study through the Lens of Employees Who Recovered from Depression in the Private Sector of Western Province, Sri Lanka
N. Wickramathunga
Female Entrepreneurs in Siyambalape: Exploring Their Motivations, Challenges and Economic and Social Impact on the Local Community
L. D. K. Kavindya
Determinants of Impulsive Buying in Shopping Malls: A Study Based on Colombo District
K. A. M. S. Fernando
A Case Study on Ecotourism Practices of the Bolagala Agro Floating Resort, Sri Lanka
R. A. D. A. De Alwis
Exploring the Challenges in Implementing Green Production Practices in the Apparel Industry: A Special Focus on Waste Management
K. S. R. Perera
The Role of Tacit Knowledge in Auditing within an Artificial Intelligence Arising Work Setting
H. A. T. Maheshika
Exploration of Difficulties Encountered by Visually Impaired Individuals in the Corporate Sector in Sri Lanka
U. G. C. Wijekumara
The Impact of Social Media on Young Women’s Buying Behaviour of Whitening Skin Care Products in Sri Lanka
M. G. S. Perera
Factors Influencing the Career Choice of Management Undergraduates: A Case of a Sri Lankan State University
G. R. Deen
A Study of Food Waste Management Practices in Luxury Hotels in Colombo
E. G. R. R. Premarathna
The Perception of University Students towards the People with Different Sexual Orientations
A. H. Bandara
The Readiness of Corporate Managerial Personnel to Embrace a Tech Driven Public Transportation Model within the Colombo Metropolitan
D. Samuel
Managerial Technophobia: A Study on Managerial Resistance to Operational Adaptation of Novel Technology at DLR PLC
W. K. V. Weerasinghe
Winners
First Place
Exploration of Difficulties Encountered by Visually Impaired Individuals in the Corporate Sector in Sri Lanka
U. G. C. Wijekumara
Second Place
The Readiness of Corporate Managerial Personnel to Embrace a Tech Driven Public Transportation Model within the Colombo Metropolitan
D. Samuel
Third Place
Exploring How Mental Health Stigma Influences Employee Well-Being: A Study through the Lens of Employees Who Recovered from Depression in the Private Sector of Western Province, Sri Lanka
N. Wickramathunga
and
Vulnerability as Capital in Microfinance: An Ethnographic Case Study on Rural Women’s Vulnerabilities in Sri Lanka
W. K. A. N. M. Fernando
