PROFESSOR U. L. T. P. GUNASEKARA
B.Sc. Bus. Ad. (Sri J’pura), MBA (C’bo),Ph.D,
Professor in Accounting
Contact Details
Phone: +9471 4499880/+9411 2908784
Phone: +9471 4499880/+9411 2908784
Email: thamarag@kln.ac.lk
Specialization
- Management
- HRM
Research Interests
Working Experiance
- Professor 15.12.2019 to todate
- Senior Lecturer grade 1 from 01.03.2007 to 15.12.2019
- Senior Lecturer grade ll. from 01.03.2001 to 01.03.2007
- Lecturer from 01.03.1999 to 28.03.2001
- Lecturer (Probationary) from 01.03.1996 to 01.03.1999
- Coordinator (Master of Business) Programme
- Coordinator (AHEAD Project) A world bank funded Project for Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development
- Director (Centre for Management Research) from 2015 March to 2017
- Head of the Department from 01.07.2009 for three years
Publications
Dissertation
- Gunasekare, U.L.T.P. (1998) “Organizational Commitment of Sri Lankan Managers and its Determinants, A study of Seven Private Sector Finance Companies” Unpublished MBA Dissertation.
- Gunasekare, U.L.T.P. (2018) “A study of Charismatic Leadership in Virtual Teams: With Special reference to Business Process Outsourcing sector in Sri Lanka” Unpublished PhD Dissertation
Presentation of abstracts
- Gunasekare, U.L.T.P. (2002) “Organizational Commitment of Sri Lankan Managers and it Determinants, Annual research symposium, Faculty of graduate studies, University of Kelaniya
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2002) "Employee Performance Evaluation Systems of Sri Lankan Companies, Annual research symposium, Faculty of graduate studies, University of Kelaniya.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2006) “Personal Attributes of Trainee Accountants" Annual research symposium, Faculty of graduate studies, University of Kelaniya.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2008) “Quality of Mission Statements of Private Companies in Sri Lanka”, Annual Research symposium, Faculty of graduate studies, University of Sri Lanka.
- Gunasekare, U.L.T.P., Morawakage P.S., (2010) “A Comparative Study on General Decision Making Styles of Middle Level Managers between Private and Public Sector Organizations in Sri Lanka” Annual Research symposium, Faculty of graduate studies, University of Kelaniya.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2016) “Role of HRM in Greening the World”, National Conference on Green Practices 2016, Staff Development Centre, University of Sri Lanka.
- Minzan, M.N.M. & Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2018) “Organization Culture and its Impact on Firm Performance with Special Reference to Listed Companies in Sri Lanka”, 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya.
- Thilakshi, T.N.H. & Gunasekare, U.L.T.P. (2018),”Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance of Listed Food and Beverage Tobacco Companies in Sri Lanka”, 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya.
- Chamika, M.W., & Gunasekare, U.L.T.P., (2016). The Impact of Leadership Styles on Employee Performance. Proceedings of the Research Conference, Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
- Priyankara, S.D.K. & Gunasekare, U.L.T.P.(2018),”Relationship between CSR activities and Financial Performance of the Companies in Sri Lanka, 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya.
- Geethika, B.K.S. & Gunasekare, U.L.T.P., (2018),”Factors Leading to Business Process Outsourcing Decisions in Sri Lankan Hotel Industry”, 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya.
- Gunawardena, C.J.,& Gunasekare, U.L.T.P.,(2017),”Critical Success Factors for Six Sigma Deployment in Manufacturing Companies In Sri Lanka”, 3rd International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya.
- Molamure, M.K.N.P.& Gunasekare, U.L.T.P.,(2017),”The Impact of Reward System on Employee Perceived Performance”, 4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya.
Conference Proceedings
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2006) “Determinants of Group Cohesiveness in Military Unites in Sri Lanka”, International Symposium, University of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka.
- Gunasekar U.L.T.P., Kulathunga K.M.K.N.S.(2011) “An Empirical Study of Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory with Operational Level Employees of Private Banks in Sri Lanka”, International Conference on Modern Trends in Innovative Management, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2013) “Mixed Research Method as the Third Research Paradigm: A Literature Review” International Conference on Business and Information, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P., Wanshapala G.G.M.A.P, Karunarathna R.A.S.M, Mendis B.C.P, Nadishani H.A.S., Kaushalya G.A.G.,Perera G.J.S, Nishani R.P.S., Perera A.V.S.(2014) “A Historical Review on Early Human Resource Management Practices in Sri Lanka” International Student Conference on Business and Information, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P., Dissanayaka D.R. (2015), “Emotional Stability: from the Buddhism Lens”, Academics World 13th International Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. , Ratnayake G.K. (2015) Unseen Barriers for Women Career Advancements in Sri Lanka”, Academics world 13th International Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Gunasekare, U. L. T. P (2016) Mission Statements in the Leisure Industry: Are they Strategic? International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI) Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
- Gunasekare, U.L.T.P. (2016) Critical Leadership Qualities for Good Corporate Governance 2nd International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators, Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Research Articles in Indexed Journals
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2015) “Mixed Research Method as the Third Research Paradigm: A Literature Review” International Journal of Science and Research, Volume 4, Issue 8, August.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2015) “Virtual Teams in Sri Lankan Business Process Outsourcing Companies” Journal of Business & Economic Policy, Vol. 2, No. 3; September.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2016) “Self Determination Theory to Explain Charismatic Leadership in Virtual Teams: Proposing an Integrated Model” International Journal of Business Administration Vol. 7, No. 3.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2016) “Human Factors of Service Quality: Study of Retail Banking in Sri Lanka”, International Journal of Business and Social Science Vol. 7, No. 2; February.
- Gunasekare U. L. T.P (2016) “Self Determination Theory (SDT): a review on SDT as a Complementary Theory of Motivation”, Kelaniya Journal of Human Resource Management 01/2016; 11(1):58., DOI:10.4038/kjhrm.v11i1.28
- Dharmaratne, E.K.N. & Gunasekara U L T P (2017) The Relationships between Career-related Human Resources Management Practices and Perceived Organizational Support on Affective Organizational Commitment: Evidences from Higher Educational Institutions of Sri Lanka. 01/2017; 3(2):45-52., DOI:10.4038/ijms.v3i2.6
- Aupal W.K & Gunasekare T (2017) Firm and Borrower Characteristics for Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs): Evidence from Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) in Uganda, Journal of Business Management and Economics Vol 5, 12
- Gunasekare U. L. T.P (2019) “Teacher Leadership: Charismatic Characteristics of Sri Lankan School Teachers”, KINERJA Vol. 23, No. 2, 2019. DOI:10.24002/kinerja.v22i2.2417
- Gunasekare, U.L.T.P. & Dharmasiri, A. (2019). Understanding Virtuality: A Mixed Method Study Using Virtuality Index in Teams of Global Outsourcing Sector. Thesis. Vol. 8, No. 2. (115-136).
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P (2021) “Leaders for the Banking Industry: An investigation on Effective Leadership”, KINERJA Vol. 25, No.01, 2021.
Magazine Articles
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2009) “Electronic Recruiting in world wide web”, Achiever Accountant Journal, Accountancy Students Association, University of Kelaniya .
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2009) “Success Factors of Knowledge Management”, Achiever Accountant Journal, Accountancy Students Association, University of Kelaniya.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2010) “Business Excellence”, Achiever Accountant Journal, Accountancy Students Association, University of Kelaniya.
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2017) “Is Leadership Ethical: Principles to Ethical Leadership”, Achiever Accountant Journal, Accountancy Students Association, University of Kelaniya
- Gunasekare U.L.T.P. (2018) “Neuro Finanace: The next Level of Financial Decision Making ”, Achiever Accountant Journal, Accountancy Students Association, University of Kelaniya http://online.fliphtml5.com/hvvr/hong/index.html#p=20
Key Note Speeches/Plenary Speeches in Local and International forums
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International Speaker for online webinar series organized by the St. Joseph’s Degree and PG College, Hyderabad, India on 12 Jane 2020 on the topic “Social Distancing and New Mode of Work”.
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International Speaker for online webinar series organized by the Centre for Women Empowerment and Women Studies, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India on 28 July 2020 on the topic “Barriers to Women Empowerment: Strategies to Overcome”.
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Plenary Speaker for 1st Wayamba Conference in Management, Organized by the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, on 25 September 2020 on the topic “Researching for Sustainability: Role of Commercial Research”.
Awards