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Prof. Amila Jayarathne

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Faculty of Business | Business Management

Career Summary

Prof. (Dr) P. G. S. Amila Jayarathne is a Professor in Marketing attached to the SLIIT Business School as a Sabbatical Scholar. She is a Professor in Marketing permanently attached to the Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She was the former Head of Department, Department of Marketing Management. She obtained her Batcher’s degree from the Department of Marketing Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and Master in Policy Studies from Japan, and her MSc in Management (specializing in Marketing)  from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. She obtained her Ph.D. at the Nottingham University Business School in the UK. She is an ADB scholar (Japan in 2005), a Commonwealth scholar (UK in 2008), and a Fellowship receiver (Monash – Australia in 2018).

Her research interests are mainly supply chain management, behavioral studies, digitalization, and sustainability. She has published in several international conferences and in high-ranked (A*) indexed journals, including the International Journal of Operations and Production Management and Production Planning and Control. She is also a reviewer for two A* journals. She has been awarded several times for her outstanding research performance locally and internationally. 

She was the co-editor-in-chief for the Vidyodaya Journal of Management, which is the official journal of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce. Currently, she is severing as the chief editor of the Asian Journal of Marketing Management published by the Department of Marketing Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and a senior editor of the South Asian Journal of Marketing Management, published by Emerald Publishers. 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Ph.D. in Management, Nottingham University Business School, UK

- Master in Public Policy, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan

- MSc in Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

- BSc in Marketing Management (Special), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

 

HONOURS AND AWARDS

  1. An academic fellowship by the Australian Government at the Monash Business School, Melbourne, Australia, May 2018
  2. Commonwealth Full Scholarship for PhD in Management in Nottingham University, UK, during 2008 – 2013
  3. Asian Development Bank Scholarship to follow the Masters in Public Policy in the National Institute of Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan during 2005 – 2006
  4. Japanese Government Scholarship for PhD programme at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo Japan in 2008
  5. The best paper award (Chris Voss Highly Commended award) for the research paper titled as “Global Supply Networks and Responsiveness in the International Clothing Industry: Differences across different retailer types” presented at the 18th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Judge Business School and the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge, UK, 3-6 July 2011. (This award is sponsored by International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited).
  6. The Highest h-index of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura for year 2018, at the Research Awarding Ceremony organized by the Research Council of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2019
  7. The Highest Citation Award of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura for year 2016, at the Research Awarding Ceremony organized by the Research Council of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2017
  8. The Highest Citation Award of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura for year 2015, at the Research Awarding Ceremony organized by the Research Council of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2016
  9. The best paper award for the track of sustainable manufacturing towards operations at the International Conference of Production and Operations Management Society (POMS),2018, Sri Lanka
  10. The best paper award for the Marketing Management Track of the 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers conducted by the Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka in association with Emerald Publishing Group, Dec 2021
  11. The best paper award for track of Brand Management and General Marketing at 1st International Conference of Marketing Management (ICMM) 2020 conducted by Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing in collaboration with Emerald Publishing Group, Dec in Sri Lanka
  12. The best paper and presentation award in the marketing management track was awarded at the 2nd International Symposium of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka held on 12th July 2008
  13. The best paper for the track of Finance and Accounting in the ICBM 2017, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, in Dec 2017
  14. SEDA award for outstanding performance in the course of Teaching in Higher Education Institutes, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2007

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

-        Digitalization in the Advanced Manufacturing and Service sectors

-        Sustainability in the Advanced Manufacturing and Service sectors

-        Supply Chain Management in the Advanced Manufacturing  and Services sectors

-       Supply Chain/Network Resilience

-       Digital Marketing 

-      Services Marketing 

Memberships

·       Member of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing

·       Member of the Association of North American Higher Education International

Ongoing Research

- Thriving workforce for organization success with an Australian Team 

- Resilience in the maritime supply chain: experience in South Asian Context. 

My Publications

Book Chapters

  • Rudrajeet Pal and Jayarathne P. G. S. A  " Digitalisation in the textile and clothing industry "    The Digital Supply Chain,      2022,  Elsevier,    
  • Dewasiri N J, Karunarathne K S S N, Menon S, Jayarathne P. G. S. A. and Rathnasiri M S H  " Fusion of artificial intelligence and blockchain in banking industry: current application, adaptation and future challenges "          2022,  Emerald,    Accepted and waiting for online visibility. ,
  • Jayarathne P G S A, Dewasiri, N.J., Karunarathne, K.S.S.N.  " Antecedents of Healthy Lifestyle of Young Consumers: Experience from a South Asian Country "    Digital Influence on Consumer Habits: Marketing Challenges and Opportunities,      2023,  Emerald,    Accepted and waiting for online visibility. ,
  • MacCarthy B. L. and Jayarathne P. G. S. A.  " Supply network structures and SMEs: Evidence from the international clothing industry "    EVI-instant-book on Managing Cooperation in Supply Network Structures and SMEs: Main criteria and tools for managers,      2010,  Springer,    
  • MacCarthy B. L. and Jayarathne P. G. S. A.  " Network structures in the international clothing industry "  Luis M Camarinha-Matos;Xavier Boucher; Hamideh Afsarmanesh,  Collaborative Networks for Sustainable World,      2010,  Springer,    
  • MacCarthy B. L. and Jayarathne P. G. S. A.  " Fast fashion: achieving Global Quick Response (GQR) in the internationally dispersed clothing industry "  Edwin Cheng and Jason Choi,  Springer Handbook on Innovative Quick Response Programs in Logistics and Supply Chain Management,      2010,  Springer,    

Books

  • P G S Amila Jayarathne  " Competing the customer-driven markets: A Holistic Approach."  ISBN 978-955-388895-0-8,  2018,      

Journal Publications

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