Senior Prof.

H. H. D. N. P Opatha

Senior Professor

Department of Human Resources Management

opatha@sjp.ac.lk

BIO

Prof. Dr. HHDNP Opatha , a Litterarum Doctor, is the first Professor in HRM in Sri Lanka and the first Senior Professor and Chair of HRM in Sri Lanka. He pioneered several text and scholar books and some research articles in HRM in Sri Lanka and a set of locally and globally recognized theoretical formulations in HRM. Indeed he is regarded as Sri Lankan Guru of HRM having 37 years of experience in active teaching for thousands of undergraduate and postgraduate students and industry personnel.

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • General HRM
  • Sustainable HRM
  • Advanced HRM
  • Human Relations
  • and Personal Quality

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • General HRM
  • Sustainable HRM
  • Advanced HRM
  • Human Relations
  • and Personal Quality

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa), Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (2015)
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resource Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia (2001)
  • Master of Business Administration, the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom (1993)
  • M.Sc. (Business Administration) in Human Resource Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (1991)
  • B.Sc. (Business Administration) Special (Honours), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (1985)

AWARDS & HONOURS

  • Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship
    Awarded by Mahapola Higher Education Trust Fund
  • Open Competitive Commonwealth Scholarship
    Awarded by The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom
  • A financial award
    Awarded by Swedes Government under SAREC-SJP Assistance Programme
  • A Special Award of Contributions
    Awarded by A team of Human Resource Professionals
  • Honorary Membership (life Time)
    Awarded by Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (INC)
  • Award of Excellence in the field of Human Resource Management
    Awarded by The Students’ Association of the Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya
  • Award of Pride of HR Profession
    Awarded by World HRD Congress 2010
  • IPM Gold Medal for the Most Outstanding HR Professional/Personality of the Year
    Awarded by Institute of Personnel Management (Sri Lanka) -- currently known as Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (Sri Lanka)
  • Certified Doctor of Business Administration (CDBA)
    Awarded by The Oxford Association of Management, Oxford, England
  • Award of Honour
    Awarded by Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo.
  • Uththama Purusa Upaharaya (Great Man Felicitation)
    Awarded by Sri Jayewardenepura University Business Administration Graduates Foundation 1987/88, 88/89
  • Research Award
    Awarded by The Research Council of USJ

PUBLICATIONS

MEDIA APPEARANCES