Mr.

H. M. A. U. Dayabandara

Lecturer (Probationary)

Department of Human Resources Management

anuradhadayabandara@sjp.ac.lk

BIO

Working as a Lecturer (Probationary) in the Department of HRM, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce.

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • HR Analytics
  • Human Resource Management
  • Human Resource Development

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Employee Well-being
  • Workplace Diversification
  • Career Development
  • Motivation

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Human Resource Management (Special), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2023)

AWARDS & HONOURS

  • Best Employability Skills Achiever - 2022
    Awarded by Career Skills Development Society (CSDS) of University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  • Gold Medalist - Department of Human Resource Management
    Awarded by University of Sri Jayewardenepura

PUBLICATIONS

Conference Paper

The Impact of Career Development on White-Collar Employee Retention in a Selected Apparel Firm in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

2025/02/19 21st International Conference on Business Management

Dayabandara, H.M.A.U; Perera, G.D.N

Conference Paper

Impact of Career Development Opportunities on Employee Retention among Executives of Selected Apparel Firms in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka

2023 07th CIPM International Research Symposium (2023)

Dayabandara, H.M.A.U; Perera, G.D.N

Conference Paper

Intrinsic Rewards on Employee Motivation: A Review of Extant Literature

2021 05th CIPM International Research Symposium (2021)

Dayabandara, H.M.A.U; Chandrika, K.A.C

Administrative Assignments

Coordinator - Business Forum 2026 - Served as the coordinator of the Business Forum, which is one of the main components of International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) - 2026

2025.07.01 - 2026.02.20

Event coordination including stakeholder arrangements, venue finalization, event planning, coordination of promotion activities, crowd handling, etc.

LMS Coordinator - Creating modules, enrolling students, document management, assisting departmental academics, creating submission links, etc

2025.02.03 - Up to now

Creating modules, enrolling students, document management, assisting departmental academics, creating submission links, etc

Web Coordinator (HRM Department) - Responsible for publishing department posts, overviewing social media pages of the department, website audits, etc.

2025.02.03 - Up to now

Responsible for publishing department posts, overviewing social media pages of the department, website audits, etc.

Committee Member (FMSC Web & Social Media) - Responsible for handling LinkedIn page of the faculty

2025.02.03 - Up to now

Responsible for handling LinkedIn page of the faculty

Committee Member - ICBM 2025 - Served as a committee Member of 21st International Conference on Business Management

2025.02.03 - 2026.07.25

Served as a committee Member of 21st International Conference on Business Management

Committee Member - New Multi-Purpose Building Opening Ceremony - Served as the coordinator of the Pirith Chanting ceremony and Alms giving

2025.05.01 - 2025.07.24

Crowd handling, event planning, stakeholder engagement, logistics management, procurement related activities, transport handling, etc.

Committee Member - ICBM 2026 - Served as a committee Member of 22nd International Conference on Business Management

2025.07.01 - 2026.02.20

Track Cordinator HRM

Consultancy Work

Academic Consultancy - University of Sri Jayewardenepura

2026.01.01 - Up to now

Responsible to mentor a group of students from each batch

MEDIA APPEARANCES

News Paper

(Im)Possibility of Initiating Service Level Agreements (SLAs) within the Sri Lankan Public Sector - Opinions

2026.06.11 https://dailynews.lk/2026/06/11/general-opinion/1008757/impossibility-of-initiating-service-level-agreements-slas-within-the-public-sector/?__cf_chl_f_tk=QepkAZ1vZlehrfaQSiltF_uFS67f7im5MQRyr2b1OzA-17

A newspaper article on the (im)possibility of implementing Service Level Agreements in SOEs