Dr. Wasantha Rajapakshe is an Associate Professor at SLIIT Business School, SLIIT. Before joining SLIIT, she held key academic positions, including Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Business Administration at Jubail University College, Saudi Arabia, and Assistant Professor and Assistant Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at St. Theresa (Inti) College, Thailand. She has also served as an Adjunct Faculty member at Troy University, USA (Thailand Program) and as a Senior Lecturer (Grade 1) at the Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka.

With extensive experience in teaching management at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Dr. Rajapakshe has supervised research for students in national universities in Sri Lanka as well as at Troy University, USA (Thailand Program). At SLIIT, she specializes in teaching Human Capital Management and Strategic Management for graduate and undergraduate students. Her primary teaching and research interests lie in Human Resource Management (HRM) and Organizational Behaviour, with a research focus on the human aspects of organizations.

• 01/2020 up to date – Associate Professor, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka
• 01/2017 to 31/2019 – Senior Lecturer in Business Management, SLIIT Business School, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka.
• 02/2007 – 06/2016 – Assistant Professor in Business Administration, University College Jubail, Saudi Arabia
• 09/2003 – 02/2007 – Assistant Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, St. Theresa (Inti) College, Thailand
• 09/2003 – 02/2007 – Dean Faculty of Graduate Studies, St. Theresa (Inti) College, Thailand
• 09/2003 – 02/2007 – Adjunct Faculty, Troy University USA (Thailand Program)
• 03/1989 – 09/2003 – Senior Lecturer Grade 1, Department of Public Administration, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka
• 1994-2003- Chief Examiner in Business Studies GCE (A/L) - The Examination Department of Sri Lanka
• 10/1986 – 02/1989 -Audit Officer - P.E.Mathew & Co; Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka 

• BSc. (Hons) in Public Administration, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka, 1986
• Master of Business Administration, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1996
• Ph.D., National Institute of Development Administration. Thailand, 2003
• Associate (Final) Part 1, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka 1988,
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• For MBA studies- Full tuition Fee scholarship form Ministry of Higher Education in Sri Lanka. 1990
• For Doctoral Studies – Full Tuition Fee scholarship and Stephen allowance form Commission of Higher Education in Thailand. 1998
• Research Grant for Doctoral dissertation: From University of Sri Jayawardenepura Sri Lanka and National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand-2000
• Research grant from Thailand Research Fund in 2005 to conduct research on Thailand Higher Education Institutions.2005

1. Study on Training Need Analysis in the Health Sector in Sri Lanka

2. The impact of Mobile phone usage on the performance of small businesses in Sri Lanka

3. Revisiting work-life balance under COVID-19 Pandemic Period: Comparatives study with men and women in Banking Sector in Sri Lanka