International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI): Recent submissions

  • Profitability of Technical Analysis vs. Buy and Hold Strategy: Evidence from Colombo Stock Exchange 
    Chathurika, H.L.D.J.; Kasunika, P.D.D. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Accounting, Finance and Economics], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    This paper investigates the profitability of technical analysis in the Colombo Stock Exchange using fifteen companies listed in the S&P Sri Lanka 20 index. We tested the profitability of Variable-length Moving Average (VMA) ...
  • Association between Working Capital Management and Financial Performance: Moderating Effect of Management Policies 
    Madushan, A.M.T.; Dissanayake, T.D.S.H. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Accounting, Finance and Economics], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Many studies have recognized different types of associations between working capital management and firms’ financial performance while a very few studies had identified the moderating effect on the association between ...
  • The Impact of Psychological and Behavioral Factors on Investment Decisions: Evidence from Individual Investors in Colombo Stock Exchange 
    Bandara, O.A.K.D.; Weligamage, S.S. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Accounting, Finance and Economics], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Behavioral Finance is a newer field of study that attempts to explain irrational behavior of investors which traditional financial theory fails to explain. This study aims to identify the psychological and behavioral factors ...
  • The Impact of Financial Literacy and Risk Aversion on Investment Choices of Undergraduates in Sri Lanka 
    De Silva, D.N.W.; Lasantha, S.A.R. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Accounting, Finance and Economics], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    This study investigates the impact of financial literacy and risk aversion on investment choices of undergraduates in a developing country context. The study was conducted as a cross sectional survey using a sample of 200 ...
  • The Impact of Customer and Bank Characteristics on Customer’s Choice of Bank 
    Hapuhinna, H.K.D.W.M.N.A.; Wijesingha, P.R.D. (, International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Accounting, Finance and Economics], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Deposits are one of the main functions of a bank and it results in liquidity and profitability. Deposits become a liability as well as an income to the bank. However, this significantly depend on the customer’s preference ...
  • Does Weather Contributes to Stock Price Variation? A Cointegration Analysis 
    Gunasekara, A.L.; Jayasinghe, J.A.D.K. (, International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Accounting, Finance and Economics], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The objectives of this study are to investigate whether there is a long term relationship between stock returns and weather factors and to examine whether the weather factors have an outperforming effect over macroeconomic ...
  • The Impact of Firm Age on Capital Structure Decisions: A Quantile Regression Approach 
    Chathurya, P.A.D.; Perera, D.K.T.S.; Perera, G.K.S.S.; Fernando, W.C. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Accounting, Finance and Economics], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The main objective of this study is to analyze the effect of firm age on the capital structure decisions of non-financial companies listed under Colombo Stock Exchange over 7-year period from 2012 to 2018. As most Sri ...
  • The Impact of Financial Inclusion on Removal of Social and Financial Exclusion among Scheduled Tribes in Kerala, India 
    Ramanujam, V. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Accounting, Finance and Economics], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The present study focuses on the customer centric approach to deal the services marketing in financial inclusion. The sampled respondent in each stratum is identified at random (through lottery method). Hence the applied ...
  • The Impact of Internal Controls on Organizational Performance of State-Owned Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka 
    Kumari, K.A.H.M.; Weerasooriya, W.M.R.B. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Accounting, Finance and Economics]. Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Internal control system plays an important role in determining how banks achieve their performance in a competitive business landscape. This study proposes to investigate the impact of internal controls on organizational ...
  • The Impact of Work Values on Turnover Intention of Generation Y Employees in Office Automation Industry of Sri Lanka 
    Jayamanna, D.A.C.M.; Gamage, P.N. (, International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Managing employee turnover is a matter of critical importance to any organization in the contemporary business arena. This situation becomes even stringent as organizations are continuously pressurized by greying of the ...
  • Factors Affecting the Adoption of Human Resource Information System of Clerical Employees at Ceylon Electricity Board 
    Peiris, P.K.S.; Gamage, P.N. (Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The study investigated the impacts of factors which affect the adoption of Human Resources Information System of clerical employees at Ceylon Electricity Board with three specific objectives; (1) measuring the level of ...
  • Difference of Work Related Behaviors between Generation X and Generation Y: A Study of Professionals in one of the Leading Development Banks in Sri Lanka 
    Pathirage, U.K.; Weerasinghe, T.D. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Managing a multi-generation workforce today is becoming endlessly challenging, basically due to their different work related behaviors. In the recent literature, it is reported that further investigations are required for ...
  • Retention of Generation-Z in ICT Sector in Sri Lanka: A Conceptual Paper 
    Jayathilake, H.D. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    It is predicted that millennials and generation Z will take the stake of 75% of the workplace population by 2025. Concurrently, Sri Lanka put its prospect on ICT industry to be one of the major employers in the country. ...
  • The Association of Transformational Leadership with Employee Empowerment: A Study among IT Professionals 
    Mathew, G.C.; Ramanathan, H.N.; Athira, L. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Organizations in the 21st century are in the process of identifying different ways and means to develop and maintain leadership in the domain they work. By influencing the attitude and behavior of employees, as well as ...
  • Relationship between Training & Development and Performance: A Study of the Academics of University of Kelaniya and University of Ruhuna 
    Samarawickrama, P.P.; Dhammika, K.A.S. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The quality of higher education in any country seriously depends on the academics’ performance. Recently issues arose with regard to the academics’ performance in Sri Lanka especially in the two state universities under ...
  • The Impact of On-the-Job Training on Employee Performance: A Study of Production Assistants in Noritake Lanka (Pvt) Limited 
    Nawarathna, K.J.N.M.D.V.; Abeykoon, M.W.M.; Harshani, M.D.R. M.D.R. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Although a plenty of researches have conducted to assess the effects of employee training in manufacturing industry in other countries, in Sri Lankan context research findings in this regard are very limited. Therefore, ...
  • Determinants of Work - Life Balance (WLB): Evidence from Generation Y Employees in Sri Lanka 
    Senaratne, R.B.C.P.; Tennakoon, W.D.N.S.M. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Previous studies have reported a significant attitudinal difference between the Generation Y (Gen Y) and others in their Work-Life Balance (WLB). The present study aimed at finding promising factors those influence the WLB ...
  • The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employee Commitment and Compassion at Work: The Mediating Effect of Meaningful Work and Positive Affect 
    Weerasekara, N.; Ajward, R. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    This paper aims to theoretically explain the relationships between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), employee commitment and compassion at work using both Social Identity Theory (SIT) and Social Exchange Theory (SET) ...
  • The Impact of Ethical Climate on Emotional Engagement and Team Orientation 
    Sellar, T.; Delima, V.J. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    It has been widely reported that the apparel industry must ensure the emotional engagement and team orientation among the employees to be successful in this dynamic business environment. Ethical climate is perceptions ...
  • The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employer Branding: The Mediation Role of Job Satisfaction 
    Fernando, A.G.N.K. (International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI – 2019), [Human Resource Management], Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a vital part of business and it incorporates in the operations towards internal and external stakeholders. Employer branding has been widely identified as an effective tool ...

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