1st ICARE Student's Conference - 2015: Recent submissions

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Capital structure and performance of Sri Lankan listed companies

Rajapaksha, R.M.P.W.M. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Capital structure refers to the percentage of capital (money) at work in a business. There are two forms of capital: equity capital and debt capital. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks. Equity Capital refers to money ...
The effects of corporate governance on firms’ credit ratings

Karunarathne, R.M.H.L. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

We investigate whether firms that possess strong corporate governance benefit from higher credit ratings relative to firms with weak governance. A firm’s credit rating reflects a rating agency’s opinion of an entity’s ...
Impact of Board of Directors (BOD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) duality on financial performance of plantations sector in Sri Lanka

Grero, R.K. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Corporate governance can be defined as a set of relationships between a company’s management, its board, its shareholders and other stakeholders. Corporate governance also provides the structure through which the objectives ...
Adoption of information technology to productivity changes in the Sri Lankan banking industry

Fernando, P. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The rapidly increasing use of computers in producing and delivering goods and services has spurred a large literature on the effects of information technologies (IT) on productivity growth (Casolaro & Gobbi, 2004). Information ...
The relationship between dividend payout and company performances: a study of listed automobile companies in Sri Lanka

Manoji, P. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The issue of dividend payout is very important one in current business environment. Dividend policy is the regulation and guidelines that a company uses to decide to make dividend payment to shareholders (Ajanthan 2013). ...
The impact of internet adoption on business performance

Sudarshani, P.E. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The growth of information technology in the business world is spreading at a phenomenal rate. The uses of the internet for e-commerce purposes have seen a high increase due to growth in websites for commercial purposes ...
Capital structure effect on firm financial performance

Pathiraja, P.M.K.K. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Capital structure is defined as combination of equity, debt or hybrid securities through which a company finances its assets. Firm’s leverage refers to the percentage of total debt in total financing. . Decision of Capital ...
Relationship between corporate social responsibility and profit in manufacturing industry

Manamperi, N.W. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This paper explores the nature of the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and profit in manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka. Currently CSR activities are most valuable. CSR projects are contributed ...
The effects of corporate governance on financial performance

Perera, N. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Attention to corporate governance has quite a long history since the seminal paper on the subject of the “principal – agent problem” by Meckling (1976). They argued that the existence of the principal – agent problem as a ...
The effect of the working capital management on profitability of Sri Lankan companies

Dharmasena, N.W.G.N.P. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Most firms have a large amount of cash invested in working capital, as well as substantial amounts of short- term payables as a source of financing. Therefore working capital mainly affect for the company profitability and ...
The relationship between government expenditure and economic growth in Sri Lanka

Wimalasiri, N.P.G.U.S. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The government plays an important role in any country in many ways. A government represents the people living in a country; the government is selected by people in that country. So that government has a responsibility to ...
The impact of internet banking service quality and corporate image on customer satisfaction in the Sri Lankan banking sector

Nimasha, N.A.D.A. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Internet Banking has emerged as the most critical form of customer interaction, encompassing the structural changes required by the banks to compete within the financial markets..Technology advancement has modified ...
The relative importance of working capital management and its components to SMES’ profitability

Priyadarshani, M.R. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The focal point of extant research is the importance of working capital management (WCM), measured by cash conversion cycle (CCC), and all its components (inventory, accounts receivables and accounts payables) on the ...
Effectively maintain the working capital for manufacturing organization’s performance in Sri Lanka

Nishadi, W.W.D.M. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Working capital management plays a significant role of manufacturing firms. Firms can increase it performance by managing it an effective way. The profitability, liquidity tradeoff is important because if working capital ...
The effect of leadership style on employee satisfaction

Chamika, M.W. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Leadership style is one of the most important factors for organization and employee performance. Therefore very important to find the impact of leadership style on employee job satisfaction and as well as on firm financial ...
The investment of information technology on performance of the organization

Pathirana, M.P.D.M. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Many organizational leaders and strategy scholars would agree that the ability to effectively manage information within the firm has become critically important because it may provide a basis for gaining a competitive ...
Importance of management accounting for competitive decision making in Sri Lanka

Bandula, M.G.V.M. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

In the conditions of company operation globalization, the increasing use of information technology, increasing complexity of business transactions, and increasing business risk, the role of competitive management accounting ...
Effects of corporate social responsibilities on performance of banking sector

Sampath, M.G.I. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Corporate social responsibility refers to the company's effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. According to one of the most frequently cited definitions, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept ...
The relationship between inventory management practices and organizational performance of manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka

Iroshani, M.B.M. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

In current context manufacturing firms use various techniques to manage their inventories. Past literature reveals the practices adopted by the companies have a significant impact on organizational performances. Most of ...
The effect of capital structure on profitability in Sri Lankan company

Madhubhashani, M.A.C.D. (Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The capital structure decision is essential for any business organization. To understand how companies finance their operations, it is necessary to examine the determinants of their financing or capital structure decisions. ...

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