{"id":4184,"date":"2025-05-26T19:18:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/?p=4184"},"modified":"2025-10-29T07:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T01:46:17","slug":"reimagining-management-education-in-sri-lanka-a-colloquy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/reimagining-management-education-in-sri-lanka-a-colloquy\/","title":{"rendered":"Reimagining Management Education in Sri Lanka: A Colloquy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>CALL FOR PAPERS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Reimagining Management Education in Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Colloquy<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">on<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">the 45-Year Legacy in Management Education<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">of<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">the Department <em>of<\/em> Business Administration<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0M<\/strong>anagement\u2014as a discipline\u2014is omnipresent in Sri Lanka\u2019s higher education landscape. Blending global and local ethos and elements, it arguably exerts one of the most influential \u2018disciplinary effects\u2019\u2014both in <em>managing <\/em>everyday organisational chores and in shaping the future of work organisations in Sri Lanka, just as it does globally.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, this far-reaching influence neither renders Management a fixed\u2014or fixable\u2014phenomenon, nor conceals its clich\u00e9d nature, permitting us to raise a provocative question: <em>Is Management (education) a clich\u00e9<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>Despite its apparent banality and the Anglo-American dominance in the field, the (re-)presence of Management in any geopolitical and cultural context\u2014including Sri Lanka\u2014is far from a free-floating artifice. Rather, it reflects a form of embeddedness with specific historical roots, even though these remain largely overshadowed by Western\u2014if not specifically Anglo-American\u2014ethos and doctrines.<\/p>\n<p>Against this backdrop, this Colloquy seeks to unearth the often-erased history<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p>of management education in Sri Lanka, which dates back to the 1960s. It engages with contemporary developments and emerging trends, situating them within the broader context of the Global South\u2014particularly in relation to the higher education landscape in crisis-ridden, neoliberal Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>The Colloquy is centred around the following <em>themes<\/em>, though not limited to them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Decolonising management education in the Global South<\/li>\n<li>Ethics, management education, and corporate social responsibility<\/li>\n<li>Gender dynamics in Sri Lanka\u2019s higher education landscape and management education<\/li>\n<li>Generative AIs and the evolving role of management education<\/li>\n<li>Management education and (im)possibilities of entrepreneurial innovation in Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<li>Management education and sustainable economic development<\/li>\n<li>Neoliberalism, marketisation of education, and public universities in Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<p><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>Estad, T., Harney, S., &amp; Thomas, H. (2014). Implementing liberal management education through the lens of the other. <em>Journal of Management Development<\/em>, <em>33<\/em>(5), 456-469.<\/h5>\n<h5>Faria, A. (2025). A decolonizing historicization of our pedagogy as a possibility for rehumanizing management education and educators. <em>Journal of Management History<\/em>. ahead-of-print. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1108\/JMH-02-2025-0032<\/h5>\n<h5>Fournier, V., &amp; Grey, C. (2000). At the critical moment: Conditions and prospects for critical management studies. <em>Human Relations<\/em>,<em> 53<\/em>(1), 7\u201332.<\/h5>\n<h5>Jayawardena, D. (2017). The \u2018MacBurger\u2019, non-state universities and the changing landscape of higher education in Sri Lanka. <em>Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies<\/em>, <em>15<\/em>(3), 213\u2013240.<\/h5>\n<\/div><div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5>Kadam, R., &amp; Frempong, G. (2025). Decolonizing management education: a bibliometric analysis of Ubuntu. <em>International Journal of Educational Management<\/em>, <em>39<\/em>(1), 178-197.<\/h5>\n<h5>\u015aliwa, M., Decker, S., Barros, A. N. D., Omeihe, K., &amp; Prasad, A. (2025). Decolonising the business and management curriculum: An ontological modesty perspective.\u00a0<em>Management Learning<\/em>,\u00a0<em>56<\/em>(2), 153-159.<\/h5>\n<h5>Vidyodaya University of Ceylon (1961). <em>Syllabuses 1962 \u2013 65<\/em>.\u00a0 Vidyodaya University of Ceylon.<\/h5>\n<h5>University of Sri Jayewardenepura (1979). <em>Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce Bulletin 1979 \u2013 80<\/em>.\u00a0 University of Sri Jayewardenepura.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Submission open: 28 May 2025<\/li>\n<li>Submission close: 30 August 2025 <span style=\"color: #800000;\">(SUBMISSION EXTENDED: 08 September 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Acceptance notification: 21 September 2025<\/li>\n<li>Publication-ready submission: 08 October 2025<\/li>\n<li>Registration deadline: 10 October 2025<\/li>\n<li>Colloquy date: 24 October 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Venue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce<br \/>\nUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura<br \/>\nNugegoda<br \/>\nSri Lanka<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Submissions should be short papers and must not exceed 3,000 words, including references.<\/li>\n<li>Papers must be typed in Microsoft Word using Times New Roman font. For formatting, please use the Colloquy template:     \t<a class=\"btn button-button_84 btn-primary \" href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Colloquy-Template-2.docx\" data-delay= >\r\n        Colloquy Template&nbsp;&nbsp;<i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i>        <\/a>\r\n        <\/li>\n<li>All in-text citations and references must follow the APA 7th edition style.<\/li>\n<li>An unstructured abstract of no more than 200 words must be included.<\/li>\n<li>Authors should provide 3 to 6 keywords.<\/li>\n<li>All papers must be written in English, using either British or American spelling consistently.<\/li>\n<li>Each submission must include a title page with the names and affiliations of all authors, along with the contact details of the corresponding author.<\/li>\n<li>Please name your file using the format: [LastNameOfFirstAuthor _ShortTitleOfPaper].<\/li>\n<li>Papers must be submitted via email to <a href=\"mailto:business@sjp.ac.lk\">colloq<\/a><a href=\"mailto:business@sjp.ac.lk\">uy45@sjp.ac.lk<\/a>. with the subject line: [LastNameOfFirstAuthor _ShortTitleOfPaper]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Colloquy Registration<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration fee: LKR 3500 (includes abstract book, lunch, and refreshments)<\/li>\n<li>All registration must be completed by 10 October 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Contacts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\"> <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h5>Professor Dhammika Jayawardena<\/h5>\n<p><em>Colloquy Chair<\/em><br \/>\nEmail: dhammika@sjp.ac.lk<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h5>Mr. Romesh De Silva<\/h5>\n<p><em>Colloquy Secretary<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tel: +94 (0)77 5478808<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:business@sjp.ac.lk\">colloq<\/a><a href=\"mailto:business@sjp.ac.lk\">uy45@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Colloquy explores the historical<br \/>\nroots, current challenges, and future<br \/>\npossibilities of the field within the<br \/>\nevolving higher education<br \/>\nlandscape of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>Join us as we reflect on, critique,<br \/>\nand reimagine Management<br \/>\nEducation in a time of neoliberal<br \/>\nreforms, technological disruptions,<br \/>\nand shifting social realities in Sri<br \/>\nLanka and the Global South at<br \/>\nlarge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4184"}],"version-history":[{"count":105,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4599,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4184\/revisions\/4599"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}