Senior Lecturer

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

  • Journal Publications 2022

    Investment Behavior among Accounting / Finance Professionals in Sri Lanka

    Alles, L., Lokeshwara, A., Liyanage, D. L. N. Y., Edirisinghe, C. M., & Siriwardhana, P. K. K. H., “South Asian Journal of Finance” , pp. 114-132

  • Journal Publications 2021

    What Impact Does Digital Marketing Tools Have on the Financial Performance of Sri Lankan Listed Hotels?

    Premasinghe, P.K.S.D., Ashintha, B.W.T., Perera, M.A.D.C.H., Fernando, D.L.P.T, Kuruppu, C.L., Lokeshwara, A.A., “Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting”

  • Journal Publications 2021

    Sustainability Reporting on Financial Performance of Sri Lankan Listed Companies: How Strong is the Impact?

    Weerarathna R., Lokeshwara A.A., Sandali, W. A. P. L., Chandula, G. W. K. N., & Nirman, M. A. C., “Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management” , pp. 162-174

  • Journal Publications 2022

    More than just investment: Causality analysis between foreign direct investment and economic growth

    Nupehewa S, Liyanage S, Polkotuwa D,Thiyagarajah M, Jayathilaka R, Lokeshwara A, “PLoS ONE”

  • Journal Publications 2020

    Conceptual Study on Socio-Economic Impact of the Decline in Firm Performances of Hotels in Sri Lanka

    Nagendrakumar N, Lokeshwara A.A., Jayasuriya K.R.G.T, Gamage A.M.R.H, Weerawickrama M.J., Gamage D.M.M., “International Journal of Social Science Research” , pp. 39-53

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