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Business Ethics and Women Entrepreneurs, Sri Lanka
(3rd International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators - 2017, 2017) Jayawardane, V.P.T.
Women owned businesses in Sri Lanka, has increased significantly, creating a new generation of women entrepreneurs. This paper aims to outline the research connecting business ethics displayed by Sri Lankan women entrepreneurs when they are running successful businesses. Women entrepreneurs as decision makers come across ethical issues when managing their businesses. It has been identified that entrepreneurs come across ethical issues when they carry out their management responsibilities. Therefore, ethics and ethical perspectives in management are crucial for the success of women entrepreneurs. The focus of this paper is to encourage women entrepreneurs to maintain ethical practices that are essential for their business survival. This research was undertaken using data which was obtained using both primary and secondary sources. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain the primary data whilst secondary data was extracted from literature. Qualitative methodology was used for analysis and the total number of questionnaires distributed was 30 in a chosen sample of established women entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka. The study identified that there was a significant relationship between the ethical practices of the women entrepreneurs and the performance of their business. These findings contribute to a better understanding of how women entrepreneurs think and integrate business ethics into their decision-making. In conclusion, suggestions are made with essential business ethics which should be adopted by the women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka as well as recommendations for future research.
Ethics and Entrepreneurial Behavior; A Study based on Chartered Engineers in Sri Lanka
(International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Wijesinghe, D.P.S.; Jayawardane, V.P.T.; Dasanayaka, S.W.S.B.
Many innovative-minded chartered engineers have become successful technology entrepreneurs around the world. Thus, a tremendous responsibility lies upon these engineers to behave and perform ethically in today’s competitive business world to create a sustainable world. Being professionally ethical does not always give positive results in businesses. Although the case is like that, as business leaders who manage their technological ventures, entrepreneurial professional engineers cannot neglect Engineering Ethics and perform entirely as pure business managers. But, novice engineers who just stepping to techno-entrepreneurship are showing a dilemma in adhering to Engineering Ethics from the beginning of their entrepreneurial journey. Hence, there is a blooming requirement for a deep study to ascertain the implications of Engineering Ethics on entrepreneurial behavior and corporate performance of professional engineers working as techno-entrepreneurs. The research literature also does not contain sufficient evidence of such investigation around the world. In this context, this study is designed to ascertain the implications of Engineering Ethics focusing on Chartered Engineers working as techno-entrepreneurs in the Sri Lankan industrial sector. The main methodology intended for the study will be qualitative with semi-structured face to face interviews with experienced chartered engineers working as techno-entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. The main analysis methods will be based on grounded theory techniques. A framework, which can be developed from such a study to guide the impact of Engineering Ethics on entrepreneurial behavior and corporate performance of engineers working as techno- entrepreneurs will be helpful for current and future entrepreneurial engineers. This will assist them to make ethical decisions without a dilemma as professional engineers to create a sustainable business culture in technological ventures in Sri Lanka.
Importance of Engineering Ethics in Business Environment- With Reference to Views of Engineering Students
(International Conference on Applied Social Statistics (ICASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Wijesinghe, D.P.S.; Jayawardane, V.P.T.
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 to work in business environments irrespective of their technical disciplines. Therefore, every day in their professional life engineers have to deal with ethically difficult situations in business activities. Expertise in engineering, Business Management and Engineering Ethics is highly required for professional engineers in order to discharge their services in a sustainable manner. However, existing literature reveals that majority of engineering undergraduates from most of the countries are having less interest and attention towards non-technical subjects like Engineering Ethics. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to identify the perception of Sri Lankan engineering students on Engineering Ethics