Dr. R. A. Ishanka Chathurani Karunarathne
Director - CMR
Coordinator - MHRM Degree Programme
Coordinator- Ph.D./MPhil - Faculty of Commerce and Management Studeis
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
email: ishankac@kln.ac.lk
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Academic Details
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D (Georg August - Germany)
- M.Sc. (Mgt) (USJ)
- B.B.Mgt. (HRM) (Kel’ya)
Professional Qualifications
Teaching Interests
International Human Resource Management, Cross-cultural Management, Dual Career Couples, Work-family Integration.
Research Interests
Awards
- DAAD scholarship (Fellowship) for former DAAD Scholarship holders (2023).
- Vice-chancellor’s awards for the most outstanding researcher in the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies - 2nd place (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka) (2022).
- Most outstanding reviewer award - International Conference on Business and Information (2020, 2021, & 2022).
- Finalist for CEIBS best paper award at 79th Academy of Management Conference, Boston, USA, August 9-13, 2019.
- Finalist for most outstanding young scholar award at Academy International Business Annual Meeting, Dubai, UAE, July 2-5, 2017.
- Research Grants for Doctoral Candidates and Young Academics and Scientists (PhD Scholarship), DAAD, Germany (2014-2018).
- Travel grant to attend Academy of International Business Western Europe Chapter Workshop, from the chair of Human Resource Management and Asian Business, University of Goettingen, Germany, March 5-6, 2020.
- Travel grant to attend 44th Annual European International Business Academy (EIBA) conference, Poznan, Poland, (13-15 December, 2018), from Research Council, University of Kelaniya.
- Research grant to attend AIB 2017 Annual Meeting Dubai, UAE,
- July 2-5, 2017, from Goettingen International, Germany.
- DAAD Research Ambassador (2022-2025)
Academic and Administrative Engagement