CAREER SUMMARY
- 01/2020 up to date – Associate Professor, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
- 01/2017 to 31/2019 – Senior Lecturer in Business Management, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.
- 02/2007 – 06/2016 – Assistant Professor in Business Administration, University College Jubail, Saudi Arabia
- 09/2003 – 02/2007 – Assistant Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, St. Theresa (Inti) College, Thailand
- 09/2003 – 02/2007 – Dean Faculty of Graduate Studies, St. Theresa (Inti) College, Thailand
- 09/2003 – 02/2007 – Adjunct Faculty, Troy University USA (Thailand Program)
- 03/1989 – 09/2003 – Senior Lecturer Grade 1, Department of Public Administration, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka
- 1994-2003- Chief Examiner in Business Studies GCE (A/L) - The Examination Department of Sri Lanka
- 10/1986 – 02/1989 -Audit Officer - P.E.Mathew & Co; Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka
Dr. Wasantha Rajapakshe is an Associate Professor at SLIIT Business School, SLIIT. Before joining SLIIT, she held key academic positions, including Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Business Administration at Jubail University College, Saudi Arabia, and Assistant Professor and Assistant Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at St. Theresa (Inti) College, Thailand. She has also served as an Adjunct Faculty member at Troy University, USA (Thailand Program) and as a Senior Lecturer (Grade 1) at the Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka.
With extensive experience in teaching management at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Dr. Rajapakshe has supervised research for students in national universities in Sri Lanka as well as at Troy University, USA (Thailand Program). At SLIIT, she specializes in teaching Human Capital Management and Strategic Management for graduate and undergraduate students. Her primary teaching and research interests lie in Human Resource Management (HRM) and Organizational Behaviour, with a research focus on the human aspects of organizations.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BSc. (Hons) in Public Administration, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka, 1986
- Master of Business Administration, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1996
- Ph.D., National Institute of Development Administration. Thailand, 2003
- Associate (Final) Part 1, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka 1988,
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Human Resource Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Entrepreneurship
- Organizational Studies
Memberships
Member of Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE) UK
Associate Member of Chartered Intitute of Personal Management (CIPM) in Sri Lanka
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "Relationship between Core Self-Evaluation and Academic Procrastination among Female Students in Saudi Arabia"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "A Study on the Big Five Personality Dimensions’ Effect on University Students' Academic Performance"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, " Impact of Stressors on Academic Performance among Female Students’ in Saudi Arabia."
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "Factors Affecting Human Resources Management Policy Implementation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka"
- r "The Relation between Demographic Factors and the Employees’ Intention to Quit in Free Trade Zones in Sri Lanka"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "Relationship between Perceived organizational Climate and Job Performance and Organizational Commitment among Academics’ in Private Universities in Thailand"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "Strategy and Structure: Re-Examined"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "Analysis of Factors Affecting Labour Turnover in the Garment Industry: Implications for Government Policy"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "An Analysis of Major Factors Affecting Labor Turnover in the Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka: Policy Alternations for Solving the Problem"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "Investigation of Learning Style Preferences of Business Students in Saudi Arabia–using VAK Assessment Model, "
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "An Alternative Model for Employees’ Voluntary Labour Turnover"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha, "Challenges for Female Workers in Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka and Implications for Government Policy"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe "AN EVALUATION OF FOUR DECADE EXPERIENCE OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN SRI LANKA: 1977-2017"
- Dias, D. P. N. P., Cooray, T. M. J. A. & Rajapakse, Wasantha "Employee Satisfaction of Academics in Sri Lanka: A Logistic Regression Approach"
- Meththananda, K. A. N. N., Apsara, T. G. U., Yapa, Y. M. U. J., Shanthirathne, K. U. N., Rajapaksha, W., & Weerarathna, R. S. "The Relationship between Internship Programs and Employability: With Special Reference to BBA Graduates of Non State University of Sri Lanka"
- A. G. G. S. Abeyrathna, P. V. S Tissera and W. Rajapakshe "Usage of Information Technology on Employee Commitment: Airport & Aviation Industry in Sri Lanka (AASL)"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe "Economic Development versus Social Development: In the Case of Sri Lanka"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe, Thivanka Mailewa, Piumika Chandrasiri, Dileepa Chandrasena, Sajeevkanth Kirubhakaran, Diluksan Jesudasan, Akalanka Mailewa "The Impact Of Smart Classrooms On The Academic Success Of Sri Lankan Government School Students"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe, Associate Professor, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology "Factors Affecting Scholarly Practices in Private Higher Education Institutes in Sri Lanka: A Conceptual Framework"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe, Associate Professor, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology "Driving Organizational Change in the Midst of the Crisis: How does it affect Employee Performance?"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe, Associate Professor, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology "THE ROLE OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS ON DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO ENTERPRISES (MEs) IN SRI LANKA"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe, Associate Professor, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology "The Impact of Academic Procrastination, Self-efficacy, and Motivation on Academic Performance: among Undergraduates in Non-state Universities in Sri Lanka"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe, Associate Professor, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology "Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction with Mediating Role of Work Satisfaction: Special Reference to Employees in Insurance Companies in Sri Lanka"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe, Thivanka Mailewa, Piumika Chandrasiri, Dileepa Chandrasena, Sajeevkanth Kirubhakaran, Diluksan Jesudasan, Akalanka Mailewa "Impact of the smart class room on student’s academic success in government Schools of Sri Lanka; A conceptual framework"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha "Performance Management System: An Introduction"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha "The Effect of HRM Practices: Performance Appraisal System and Career Development on Turnover Intention"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha "Life Satisfaction of Young Female Factory Workers in Developing Countries: A Grounded Theory Approach to Develop a Model. "
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha "Factors Affecting Life Satisfaction with Mediating Role of Work Satisfaction of Employees’ in Insurance Companies in Sri Lanka"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha "Does Academic Work Environment in Thailand Private Universities Affect the Organizational Commitment of Lecturers? "
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha "Why Telecommuting Became Redundant During the COVID‐19 Pandemic? "
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha "Determinant Factors of Labor Turnover- A New Perspective"
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha "The Impact of Academic Procrastination, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation on Academic Performance: Among Undergraduates in Non-State Universities in Sri Lanka. "
- Rajapakshe, Wasantha "Revisited Work-Life Balance Under Covid-19 Pandemic Period: Using Discriminant Function."
- Rajapakshe, W., & Jayaratne, A. R. W. K. "Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Job Performances with the Mediation Impact of Occupational Stress"
- Rajapakshe,W., Weerarahna, R.S., Pathirana, G., Malage, M.H. "An Analysis on Current Training Needs of Nursing Staff in Health Sector of Sri Lanka. Conference"
- Rajapakshe,W., Weerarahna, R.S., Pathirana, G., Malage, M.H., Balachandran, B. "Analysis on Future Training Needs in Health Sector of Sri Lanka"
- Dissanayaka, D. M. K. S., Malluwawadu, D. D., Mendis, W. N. M., Wickramarachchi, W. A. H. M., & Rajapakshe, W. "Impact Of Operational Level Employees’ happiness On Performance Of Hotel Industry In Sri Lanka"
- Sandaruwan K.C, Praodhya R.H.S, Amarasooriya R.P.S, Rajapakshe W. "The Impact of Academic Procrastination, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation on Academic Performance among Undergraduates in Private Universities in Sri Lanka"
- RAJAPAKSHE, W., WEERARATHN, R. S., PATHIRANA, G. Y., & MALAGE, M. H. "Analysis on Current and Future Training Needs in Health Sector of Sri Lanka"
- Gunawardene. Y., Sathiyakumar, J., Sivalingam, K., Rasathurai, B., Rajapakshe, W., Kumarapperuma, C., "Impact of the Challenges in Implementing Human Resources Information Systems in Sri Lankan MSMEs"
- Wasantha RajapaksheID*, D. S. M. Karunaratna, W. H. G. Ariyaratne, H. A. Lakshani Madushika, G. S. K. Perera, P. ShamilaI "Aggressive strategies of the COVID-19 pandemic on the apparel industry of Sri Lanka using structural equation modeling"
- Wasantha Rajapakshe , T.G.S.D. Chandrasiri "Job security in the apparel industry in Sri Lanka : A study of determining factors"
- N. Pubodhya, S. H., and Wasantha Rajapakshe "Enhancing Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Performance: Analyzing the Role of Human Resource Practices in Sri Lanka’S Telecommunication Industry through Lewin’S Change Management Model"
- Rajapakshe, W., Wickramasurendra, A. K., Amarasinghe, R. R., Kohilawatta Arachchige Wijerathne, S. L. M., Wijesinghe, N. D., & Madhavika, N. " Application of the Health Belief Model (HBM) to Explore the Quality of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Education in Sri Lanka. "
- Rajapakshe, W. "Performance Management Process: Performance Planning and Monitoring"
- Rajapakshe, W. "Fundamentals of Performance Management"
- Rajapakshe, W. "Addressing Academic Stress: Implications for Female Students in Saudi Arabia"
- Rajapakshe, W. "Learning Style Preferences of Business Students in Saudi Arabia"
- Rajapakshe, W. "Employee Performance Management for Improved Workplace Motivation"
