Social Sciences: Recent submissions

  • An Analysis on Present Scenario of Small Scale Tea Production in Sri Lanka: With Special Reference to Matara District 
    Chamika, T. P. D. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Tea is a major cash crop that is grown in Sri Lanka. It taken significant place in the plantation economy. Sri Lanka's tea production occupies a prominent place in the local economy and in the world market. Moreover, the ...
  • Impact of Intrinsic Factors on Extended Career Prospects of Women in Logistics Industry in Sri Lanka 
    Kosgoda, T.M.; Jayasundara, A.K.C.H. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Logistics and shipping are an inter-wined connection that allows the smooth flow of goods and information from point of origin to the point of destination. This industry is blooming worldwide and there is a pre-convinced ...
  • Factors Associated with Social Media on Consumer Adoption in Tourism (With Special reference to Kandy). 
    Liyanage, L.N. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    With the development of computer and Internet technology, social media have been widely used. During the last decade, an explosion of user-driven web technologies: blogs, social networks and media sharing platforms have ...
  • A Study of Underrepresentation of Women in Higher Managerial Positions in Logistics Industry in Sri Lanka 
    Kosgoda, T. M.; Jayasundara, A.K.C.H. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Women have made a remarkable move in workforce participation in Sri Lanka. Researchers have shown that women’s participation in strategic decision making is vital to the organization’s success and there are visible and ...
  • Sri Lankan Airlines as a Tourism Facilitattor 
    Wickramaratne, K.A.D.I. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Sri Lankan Airlines is the National Airline of Sri Lanka which offers numerous facilities in order to get the maximum customer satisfaction. The airline’s hubs are situated at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake ...
  • A Study of Issues related to Empowerment of Female-Headed Households in Rural Areas in Sri Lanka 
    Panampitiya, W.M.G.N. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Women empowerment enables women to identify their latent potentials and skills in decision making, active participation and implementation of policies and programmes. According to that, main feature of empowerment process ...
  • Socio-Economic Determinants of Domestic Solid Waste Generation: Special Reference to Kesbewa Municipal Area, Sri Lanka 
    Perera, P. G. T. N. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The generation of Domestic Solid Waste (DSW) has become a growing environmental and public health problem, specifically in developing countries (Bandara et al, 2007). So the DSW management is a significant role of urban ...
  • Statistical and Mathematical Models for a Sustainable Cultivation Plan - A Brief Review of the Literature 
    Hakmanage, N.M.; Chandrasekara, N.V.; Jayasundara, D.D.M. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Due to rapid increase of population, demand for food is increasing. If the agricultural sector fails to supply and meet the rising demand of foods, it will affect the economy. This however requires finding viable solution ...
  • Capital Structure and Firm Performance: With Special Reference to the Commercial Banks and Manufacturing Firms in Sri Lanka 
    Premarathne, W.G.I.D.; Wijesinghe, M.R.P. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    In addition to the other financial services, commercial banks are institutions that play a pivotal role in financial intermediation. They play an imperative role in an economy especially financing economic activities. ...
  • Assessing the Glass Ceiling Effect on Women in the Tourism Industry of Sri Lanka 
    Embuldeniya, A. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Tourism is one of the major industries in Sri Lanka that under the service sector and more specifically belong to the accommodation and food service activities. The annual report 2018 highlighted that the tourism industry ...
  • Issues and Concerns of Pesticide Use in Agriculture: Exploring Facts from the Malwa Region of Indian Punjab 
    Kaur, S.; Singh, K.; Singh, H. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The Malwa region of Indian Punjab face a lot of environment and health issues due to the hazards, excessive, and unsafe use of pesticides, fertilizers, and poor groundwater quality. Cotton crop failure owing to white fly ...
  • Importance of Engineering Ethics in Business Environment- With Reference to Views of Engineering Students 
    Wijesinghe, D.P.S.; Jayawardane, V.P.T. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Professional engineers have a huge responsibility towards the general public and employers. Engineering Ethics guide and remind professional engineers regarding their responsibilities. However, most of the engineers have ...
  • Does Aging Population Strain on Economic Growth in Sri Lanka? 
    Gunathilaka, G.Y.N. (International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Increase in life expectancy and the decline in fertility rate increase the elderly population in a country making an imbalance in the population pyramid. By the year 2050 approximately two billion people will be aged 60 ...
  • The Validity of the Collections of Buddhist and Pali University Library in Fulfilling the Information Needs of Users 
    Samarakoon, U.G.M.C.M. (3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Library and information service provide essential support for lifelong learning and independent decision making. The mission of a University library is mainly focused on assisting teaching, learning and research on ...
  • Identifying the Issues Using the Machine Readable Cataloguing Standard for the Library Automation in University Libraries in Sri Lanka 
    Rathnayaka, R.M.D.P. (3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Most of the libraries in the world have used the Machine Readable Cataloguing (MARC) for the automation their libraries which is the adoption of Manual Catalogue into machine-based system. Some of the versions in MARC are ...
  • Student-Centered Teaching Approach: Experiences from the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kelaniya 
    Rathnabahu, R.M N. (3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    This paper presents experiences on student-centred teaching approach in the department of Library and Information Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. With the above objective case study method used for the study. ...
  • Higher Education Scenarios, New Media and Connecting With Modern Researchers: Issues and Challenges for Indian Academic Libraries 
    Rao, K.S.; Aravind, S. (3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    At present users are empowered with an unbelievable amount of information, allowing them to thoroughly research their requirements before contacting a library. Today libraries are experimenting on with how to market library ...
  • Impact of Public Libraries in Fulfilling Information Needs of User Communities: a Study based on Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Colombo and Batticaloa districts 
    Rangani, B.G. G.; Kumara, A.G.R.P. (3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Due to various activities such as educational, research, economic, political and cultural activities, information flowing to human knowledge has become a major stream. With the fast of beginning this information, readers' ...
  • Utility of Public Relations in Promoting the Image of the National Library and Documentation Services Board, Sri Lanka 
    Rajapaksha, R.S.; Pushpakanthi, K.S.; Nandasiri, A.U. (3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Public relations is the process of building goodwill in a consumer about a product or service. Public relations is defined as the process of building a good image in the community of a product, service, the nature of a ...
  • Developing an Academic Institutional Repository: a Case at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University 
    Rajapaksha, M. P. (3rd International Conference on Library and Information Management, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    An institutional repository is defined as an online locus for collecting, preserving, and disseminating the intellectual output of an institution in digital form, particularly a research institution (New World Encyclopedia, ...

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