Senior Prof.

R. L. S Fernando

Senior Professor

Department of Public Administration

rlsf@sjp.ac.lk

BIO

First Vice-Chairperson of the South Asian Network for Public Administration (SANPA) (8th November 2020 – 7th November 2023)

Senior Professor of Public Administration & Academic Chair of the Department of Public Administration

• Coordinator of the PhD in Management- Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce

Course Coordinator of the M.Sc. in Public Policy and Management, Master of Public Management programs, Department of Public Administration

Editor-in-Chief - International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis (IJGPPA)

Director of the Research Centre for Governance and Public Policy

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • Public Management
  • Research Methodology
  • Political Environment
  • e - Governance
  • Policy Analysis and Decision Making
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Research Methods
  • Public Sector Management

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Sustainable Development and Environmental Management
  • Public Management
  • Educational Management
  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Waste Management
  • e-Governance

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Public Administration and Management, Graduate School of Public Administration, National Institute of Development Administration., Thailand (2003)
  • MA (Econ.) Development Administration and Management, University of Manchester, UK (1992)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (1991)
  • Public Administration, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (1985)

AWARDS & HONOURS

  • The President’s Award
    Awarded by Sri Lanka
  • Research Awards -2018
    Awarded by Research Council, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  • Best Paper Award
    Awarded by International Journal of Quality Assurance in Education, Emerald Publication
  • Research Awards
    Awarded by University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  • Awarded as an Excellent Alumna of the year 2016
    Awarded by National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand
  • Administrative Reforms Reward for the Outstanding Contribution to NAPSIPAG
    Awarded by NAPSIPAG (Network of Asia- Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Article

Managerial Innovation in the Public Sector: An Exploratory Study on the State University Administration in Sri Lanka

30.06.2016 The Journal of Business Research and Insights

R. L. S. Fernando

Journal Article

Enhancing Employability of Management Graduates of State Universities in Sri Lanka: An Examination of Job Market Requirements.

30.05.2023 Journal of Business Research and Insights (former Vidyodaya Journal of Management)

R. Lalitha S. Fernando, H.D.M. Kaushalya Geethamali, E. Achini Indrachapa Kularathna

Journal Article

Service Climate and Service Quality of Sri Lankan Public Service: A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling Approach (PLS-SEM)

30.04.2023 Journal of Business & Management

Achini Tharanga Wijesekera, R.L S. Fernando

Journal Article

Impact of effective leadership style on school performance: with reference to Central Colleges in the Western Province of Sri Lanka.

29.06.2024 Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences

R.L.S. Fernando, E.A.I. Kularathna, I. D. C. D. Kumarasinghe

Journal Article

Research Centre for Social Sciences (RCSS), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lank

21.03.2016 Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy

Tharindu Ishanka Rajapaksha, R.L.S. Fernando

Journal Article

Factors Affecting Glass Ceiling in the Sri Lanka Administrative Service

2025 the International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis (IJGPPA

H.K.A.U. Nonis ; R.L.S. Fernando

Journal Article

Sustainable hospital waste management practices in the Western Province of Sri Lanka: problems and prospects.

2024 05 Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research

R.L.S. Fernando, M.K.M. Rushan

Journal Article

Determinants of student activism in state universities in Sri Lanka.

2022 02 International Journal of Social Science and Human Research

Dimuthu Kumari, R.L.S. Fernando

Journal Article

Comparative Analysis with a Central Case Study and Multiple Reference Case Studies: A Methodological Variant for Policy Analysis in Developing a National Space Policy.

2021 01 International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science

Sanath Panawennage, R.L.S. Fernando, Weng Jingnon

Journal Article

Impacts of Perceived Demands on Psychological Well-Being and the Moderating Effect of Gender: the Case of Public Service Professionals in Sri Lanka.

2020 International Business Research

V. Rajagopalasingam, R.L.S. Fernando, U.B. Ramanayake

Journal Article

What Matters Poverty? An Explanatory Study Based on Siyambalanduwa Divisional Secretariat (DS) in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka.

2020 International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis (IJGPPA)

R.L.S. Fernando, H.O.C. Gunasekara

Journal Article

Public Sector Productivity: The case of Management Assistant Service of Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs in Sri Lanka

2017-09 International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities

W. M. D. M. Dissanayaka, R. L. S. Fernando

Journal Article

The Effect of Service Quality on Satisfaction apropos Service Recipients of Divisional Secretariats in Colombo District in Sri Lanka.

2017-02 Journal of Management and Sustainability

Nayanananda Nilwala, Kennedy Gunawardana, R.L.S. Fernando

Journal Article

Factors Affecting Successful Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Policy in Sri Lanka

2017 12 1 Journal of Public Administration and Governance

R. L. S. Fernando, P. I Anuradha

Journal Article

Scale for measuring perceived service quality of public service in Sri Lanka: With special reference to divisional secretariats in Gampaha district.

2017 10 30 Public Administration Research

A.T. Wijesekera, R. L. S. Fernando

Journal Article

Determinants of academic performance of undergraduates of the Faculty of management studies and commerce of the university of Sri Jayewardenepura in Sri Lanka

2017 10 12 PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences

R. L. S. Fernando

Journal Article

Presenteeism: Its Importance, Conceptual Clarifications, and A Working Definition

2016-02 International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research

Chandani Werapitiya, Henarath H. D. N. P Opatha, R. L. S. Fernando

Journal Article

People’s Participation in Development Projects in Sri Lanka: With Special Reference of Kalthota Village

2016 Journal of Social Sciences – Sri Lanka

M.L.U.K. Piyasena, R.L.S. Fernando

Journal Article

The Impact of Ethical Leadership and Employee Engagement on Customers’ Perceived Service Quality: A Study of Sri Lankan Public Service.

19.04.2023 Journal of Business & Management

Achini Tharanga Wijesekera, R.L S. Fernando

Journal Article

Human resource management practices and organizational performance in public sector organizations: with reference to development officers in the Colombo district in Sri Lanka.

18.09.2023 International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis

R. L. S. Fernando, E.A.I. Kularathna, H.O.C. Gunasekara

Journal Article

Impacts of perceived role demands on work-life balance and moderating effects of work ethics: Evidence from public sector professionals in Sri Lanka.

17.07.2020 International Journal of Business and Management

V. Rajagopalasingam, R.L.S. Fernando, U.B. Ramanayake

Journal Article

Measures for Employee Engagement: Public Service in Sri Lanka.

17.07.2020 International Journal of Social Science Research and Review

A.T. Wijesekera, R.L.S. Fernando

Journal Article

Government Intervention and Community Preparedness for Climate Change-Induced Disasters: Evidence from a Selected District in Sri Lanka.

16.01.2026 Public Administration Association of Nepal Journal

R.L.S. Fernando, J.A.I. Sithara, W.M.R.Y. Wijesinghe

Journal Article

Factors Affecting Conducting Social Sciences Research in State Universities in Sri Lanka.

15.10.2023 International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies

R.L.S. Fernando, E.A.I. Kularathna, I.D.C.D. Kumarasinghe

Journal Article

Ethical leadership measures for public service in Sri Lanka.

15.06.2018 International Business Research

A.T. Wijesekera, R. L. S. Fernando

Journal Article

Employability of Management Graduates of State Universities in Sri Lanka: Problems and Prospects.

13.01.2023 International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis

R.L.S. Fernando, E.A.I. Kularathna, I.D.C.D. Kumarasinghe

Journal Article

Preparedness Level of Achieving Educational Related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG4): Evidence from Sri Lanka.

12.09.2024 International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis

R.L.S. Fernando, E.A.I. Kularathna

Journal Article

University facilities and student satisfaction in Sri Lanka

11.06.2018 International Journal of Educational Management

I.M.S. Weerasinghe, R. L. S. Fernando

Journal Article

Entrepreneurship in public management: The case of Sri Lanka administrative service.

09/2006 Chinese Public Administration Review

R.L.S. Fernando

Journal Article

Leadership and School Performance in Central Colleges in the Western Province of Sri Lanka: An Exploratory Study.

05.2020 International Journal of Learning and Teaching

R.L.S. Fernando, H. D. M. Kaushalya Geethamali, E. Achini Indrachapa Kularathna

Journal Article

Critical factors affecting students’ satisfaction with higher education in Sri Lanka.

05.02.2018 Quality Assurance in Education

I.M.S. Weerasinghe, R.L.S. Fernando

Journal Article

An assessment of the social science research environment of the Sri Lankan state university system.

03.12.2018 Vidyodaya Journal of Management

A. Muthulingam R. L. S Fernando, D. W. K. Hemachandra

Journal Article

Sri Lankan Women Managers and their Situational Barriers: An Emerging Profile.

02.2014 Kelaniya Journal of Management

Lakmini Jayatilake, P. A. P. Samantha Kumara, Piyasiri Withanage, R.L.S. Fernando

Journal Article

Factors Affecting People’s Participation in Home Composting in Moratuwa and Kaduwela Municipalities in Western Province of Sri Lanka: A Comparative Study.

01.04.2022 International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis

R. L. S. Fernando

Journal Article

Solid Waste Management of Local Governments in the Western Province of Sri Lanka: An Implementation Analysis.

01.02.2019 Waste Management – International Journal of Integrated Waste Management, Science and Technology

R. L. S. Fernando

MEDIA APPEARANCES