This current issue of VMJ presents papers from Sri Lanka as well as overseas. It encompasses a range of research issues relevant to the corporate sector as well as rural sector in Sri Lanka.
The first article entitled “Empirical analysis of Corporate Sustainability Performance: Linkage by Japanese Firms’ Environmental and Economic Performance” written by K. Gunaweera and N. Kunori. The paper focuses on issues of corporate social responsibility in Japanese firms. Here they have explored CSR through the relationship between corporations’ environmental and financial performance. By using published data the authors investigated eighty five (85) Japanese firms from 2008 to 2014. Accordingly, they emphasized that firm size has a significant impact on environmental performance. However, there is no significant linkage between environmental performance and economic performance.
The article of “ Determinants of Migration and Remittance: Evidence from rural sector of Sri Lanka” written by R. P. L. S. Dharmadasa and K. K. H. M. Rathnayake addresses the importance of the agricultural sector in Sri Lanka and how household level characteristic influence the decision to migrate. They conclude that education has a positive impact on keeping household member in the rural sector.
The third article on “360o Servitizaion as strategy for Business Growth” Co-authored by S. D. S. R. Maheepala, B. M. F. Warnakulasooriya and Y. K. Weerakoon Banda, addresses business growth through an innovate business model. Using Post Positives research strategy, they exploded the issue with single case study. As per their findings, the authors highlighted the importance of all service types for business growth.
Finally, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all authors for their patience, the reviewers and language editors for their invaluable services rendered to this journal a success.
- B.J.H. Arachchige and N.W.K. Galahitiyawe
University of Sri Jayewardenepura