Ms. Malinthi Jayawardena

Senior Lecturer | Department of Business Management | SLIIT Business School

CAREER SUMMARY

  • 01/08/2026 - Present :Senior Lecturer/Department of Business Management -SLIIT Business School, Malabe
  • 01/01/2025 - 31/07/2026   : Senior Lecturer / Program Coordinator of BMgt (Hons) in Business Administration Degree Program, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences,CINEC Campus, Malabe
  • 16/12/2019– 31/12/2024: Lecturer in Banking and Finance / Program Coordinator of BMgt (Hons) in Business Administration Degree Program, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, CINEC Campus, Malabe
  • 01/08/2017 – 03/11/2019: Assistant Lecturer, Department of Banking & Finance, Faculty of Business Studies and Finance, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master of Business Administration - University of Colombo - Sri Lanka (2024)
  • Bachelor of Science (Special) in Banking and Finance (First Class Honours) - Wayamba University of Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka (2017)
  • Diploma in Applied Banking and Finance (DABF) - Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) (2018)
  • Certificate in Banking and Finance (CBF) - Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL) (2012)
  • Certificate in Teaching Methods in Higher Education (CINEC) -2022

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

  • Behavioural Finance
  • International Business
  • Global Value Chains
  • Women Empowement
  • Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation
  • Financial Inclusion

PUBLICATIONS

  • Conference Presentations 2024

    How Does Loss Aversion Mediate the Relationship between Personality Traits and Investment Decision Making

    Jayawardena,A.M.A., Nanayakkara N.S,, (15th International Conference on Business and Information 2024, University of Kelaniya.)

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    Analyzing the impact of Green Supply Chain Management Practices on Sustainable Supply Chain Management Performance in Export Textile Industry in Sri Lanka.

    Silva, P.N.P. , Edirisinghe, L., Waidayasekara, V.T. and Jayawardena, A.M.A.,

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    Determinants of Customer Repurchase Intention in Online Shopping in Sri Lanka.

    Ranawaka, T.D., Jayawardena, A.M.A. and Madhubhashini,P.A.S.,

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    A Study on the Influence of Artificial Intelligence to Warehouse Performance

    Angammana J., and Jayawardena, A.M.A.,

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    Impact of Mobile Banking Service on Customer Satisfaction: with Special Reference to Sri Lankan Commercial Banks.

    Wanninayake, W.M.S.S.B., Jayawardena, A.M.A. and Rajakaruna, J,

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    Determining Challenges of Implementing Green Supply Chain Management Practices in Food and Beverage Businesses.

    Silva, W.A.P.A., Madhubhashini, P.A.S. and Jayawardena, A.M.A.,

  • Conference Proceedings 2021

    The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Sri Lankan Apparel Industry -A Logistical Standpoint

    Panamaldeniya, N., Jayawardena, A.M.A., Shalika A.,

  • Conference Presentations 2023

    Conceptualization of the Mediating Role of Loss Aversion in the Relationship between Personality Traits and Efficiency of Skills in Investment Decision-Making among CSE investors

    Jayawardena,A.M.A., Nanayakkara N.S and Jayasuriya C.H, (10th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches 2023, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka.)

  • Conference Presentations 2017

    The Impact of Women’s Bank on Standard of Living of Rural Community of Sri Lanka.

    Jayawardena,A.M.A., Rathnasiri, R.A. (2017)., (Annual Research Symposium in Management, Faculty of Business Studies and Finance, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka)

  • Conference Proceedings 2019

    Factors Influencing the Group Loan Payment Behavior: With Special Reference to Micro Finance Institutions in Sri Lanka.

    Senavirathna, N.V.H.S., Jayawardena, A.M.A., & Tharanga, B.B.,

  • Conference Presentations 2019

    Does Public Expenditure on Education Promote Economic Growth? Evidence from Sri Lanka.

    Rathnasiri, R.A., Jayawardena,A.M.A., (8th International Conference on Economic Research. Sri Lanka Economic Research Conference)

  • Journal Publications 2019

    Contribution of the Women’s Cooperative Societies for Living Standards of Rural Family Life.

    Jayawardena, A.M.A., Rathnasiri, R.A. (2019), “Journal of Applied Economics and Business” , pp. 01-09

  • Journal Publications 2022

    Influence of artificial intelligence on warehouse performance: The case study of the Colombo area, Sri Lanka.

    Janani Angammana and Jayawardena A.M.A, “Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics” , pp. 79-109

  • Journal Publications 2024

    Factors influencing customer selection of omni-channel supermarket retailing: An empirical study in Sri Lanka

    Maheepala H.P, Jayawardena A.M.A, Jayarathna D.G.N.D, “Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics” , pp. 85-95

  • Journal Publications 2025

    How Does Loss Aversion Mediate the Relationship Between Personality Traits and Efficiency of Skills in Investment Decision- Making?

    Jayawardena, A., & Nanayakkara, N., “International Review of Management and Marketing” , pp. 293-301

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