CAREER SUMMARY
- Senior Lecturer at SLIIT Business School (April, 2023 - Present)
- Lecturer at SLIIT Business School (September, 2021 - March 2023)
- Assistant Lecturer at SLIIT Business School (September, 2020 - August 2021)
- Academic Instructor at SLIIT - Faculty of Business Management (November, 2018 - August 2020)
- Accounts Officer at Land Reform Commission Sri Lanka (November, 2017 - October, 2018).
- Junior Product Executive at OCTA: EW Information Systems (Pvt) Limited (June, 2016 - June, 2017).
- Trainee Financial Analyst at Isenguard Investments (Pvt) Limited. (December, 2015 - February, 2016)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA in International Business, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Diplomacy and World Affairs, Bandaranaike International DiplomaticTraining Institute.
- CIMA Passed Finalist (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)
- BBA (Hon) Business Management (First Class), Sheffield Hallam University, UK (2016).
- BBA (Hons) in Business Management, Specialized in Accounting and Finance (2nd Class Upper Division), SLIIT (2017)
- Diploma in Diplomacy and World Affairs (Merit Pass), Bandaranaike International DiplomaticTraining Institute.
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- International Business
- Sustainable Development
- Tourism
Memberships
CIMA - Student Membership
Alumni of BIDTI
Research Clusters
Behavioral Systems
Understanding how humans behave and interact with each other, organizations, technology and society may help improve the quality of lives of people.
PUBLICATIONS
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The Relationship between Sustainability Reporting and Financial Performance of Listed Companies in Sri Lanka.
Weerarathna R., Lokeshwara A.A., Sandali W.A.P.L., Gunathilake W.K.N.C., Deshapriya M.G.C.D., Nirman M.A.C. ,
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Challenges Faced in the Implementation of Sustainability Reporting: Empirical Evidence from Listed Companies in Sri Lanka
Weerarathna R., Lokeshwara A.A., Sandali W.A.P.L., Gunathilake W.K.N.C., Deshapriya M.G.C.D., Nirman M.A.C. , (International Conference on Business Management)
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The Relationship between Environmental Disclosure of Sustainability Reporting and the Financial Performance in Listed Companies in Sri Lanka
Weerarathna R., Lokeshwara A.A., Sandali W.A.P.L., Gunathilake W.K.N.C., Deshapriya M.G.C.D., Nirman M.A.C. , (CINEC Student Research Symposium, 2020)
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An Investigation of the Causality Relationship Between Major South Asian Foreign Currencies and Major Cryptocurrencies
Weerakoon H.N.S.G.A, Lokeshwara A.A, Liyanage H.S, Gamage C.M, and Wanninayaka D.M.S.C , (International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) 2022)
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Surviving The Pandemic: Case of Homestay Units in The Kandy Tourism Area.
N.P.S. Alwis, D.N.D. Wickrama, T.L.K. Thambawita, K.M.I.A., Wickramasinghe, R.S. Weerarathna, A.A. Lokeshwara , (International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) 2022)