BIO

Professor Padmini Jayasekara earned her PhD in International Human Resource Management (IHRM) from Hiroshima University, Japan. She holds an MBA from Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and an M.Sc. specializing in Human Resource Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, as well as a BSc. Management (Public) specialized degree from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She has also completed two postgraduate certificates in HRM from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and in Teaching in Higher Education from the University of Colombo.
She has written several textbooks namely.,

1. International Human Resource Management: A Handbook For Basic
Understanding, Author: Padmini Jayasekara, ISBN: 978-624-6153-01-4
Publisher: Deepanee Printers & Publishers (Pvt) Ltd.

2 Application of International Human Resource Management (Case Study
Application), Author: Padmini Jayasekara, ISBN: 978-624-6153-00-7
Publisher: Deepanee Printers & Publishers (Pvt) Ltd.

3. කළමනාකරණ මුලධර්ම
කතෘ: පද්මිණි ජයසේකර සහ හේමන්ත කෝට්ටවත්ත, ISBN:978-624-5720-25-5
ප්‍රකාශනය: සංදේශා ප්‍රකාශකයෝ සහ මුද්‍රණකරුවෝ

4. රාජ්‍ය ස ේවා පරිපාලන පරිචය (2020 දක්වා ංස ෝධිත)
කතෘ: පද්මිණි ජ්‍යස ේකර
ISBN: 978-624-5720-23-1, ප්‍රකාශනය: සංදේශා ප්‍රකාශකයෝ සහ මුද්‍රණකරුවෝ


5. A Glossary of Technical Terms: Human Resource Management
Authors: K.A.K.S. Rathnakara and Padmini Jayasekara, ISBN: ISBN 978-624-5720-24-8
Sandesha Publishers and Printers

The latest research publications are:
Weerasingha. SR.L.s. FernandoR.L.s. Fernando ., (2024) Entrepreneurial Development for Sustainable Livelihoods in Galle District, Sri Lanka: Issues and Challenges ., Conference: PhD Colloquium At: University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Dilanthy Thavakumar., Padmini Jayasekara., Samantha Rathnayake (2025) High Performing Human Resource Management Practices and Employees’ Job Performance; A Conceptual Paper from the Vertical and Horizontal Fit Perspective. Sri Lankan Journal of Management

Sreepriya Sivapathasundharam and Padmini Jayasekara (2025) Impact of Abusive Supervision on Affective Commitment with the Moderating Role of Self-Control Capacity of Non-Managerial Employees in Apparel Industry: A Sri Lankan Perspective., Kelaniya Journal of Management