Browsing by Author "Perera, G. A. T. R."

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Factors Affecting Failure of Rural Entrepreneurs: Special Reference to Teldeniya Divisional Secretariat Area in Kandy District, Sri Lanka
(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2024) Madhuwanthi, S. M. C.; Perera, G. A. T. R.; Somasiri, J. K. S. P.
This study aims at identifying factors affecting to failure of rural entrepreneurs and to examine moderate impact of financial literacy over the failure of rural entrepreneurs. This quantitative study investigates rural entrepreneurial failure in Sri Lanka's Teldeniya Divisional Secretarial Area. A sample of 187 entrepreneurs, who experienced failure, was surveyed, focusing on factors like risk aversion, perseverance, and financial literacy as a moderating influence. Objectives included identifying failure contributors and examining financial literacy's moderating impact on rural entrepreneurship. The study highlights key competencies and their relationship with failure, emphasizing financial literacy's role. It contributes valuable insights for governments, development organizations, and rural entrepreneurs to address failure causes and leverage financial literacy for improved outcomes. The findings hold practical applications for enhancing rural entrepreneurship in Teldeniya and similar areas.
Predicting Global Mindset through Entrepreneurial Orientation: The Case of Information and Communication Technology Born-global in the Context of Developing Economies
(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2022) Jayasuriya, C. H.; Perera, G. A. T. R.
The founders' cognitive element: the global mindset to become global at the inception is mostly absent from the literature on born-global. Furthermore, the scope of research into the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on a born-global global mindset in underdeveloped countries is minimal. Thus, this study aims to explore the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on the global mindset. Using the structural equation modelling (SEM) analytic technique, the research hypotheses based on the literature on entrepreneurial orientation and a global mindset are examined with a sample of 295 Sri Lankan ICT-born-global firms. The results indicate that innovativeness, risk-taking, and proactiveness have a favourable impact on the global mindset in Sri Lankan ICT-born-global. The most important managerial takeaway from this research is that entrepreneurs should work on enhancing their entrepreneurial processes to increase their receptivity to global opportunities.
The Impact of Organizational Identification and Moral Identity Centrality on Organizational Engagement of Millennials: The Moderating Effect of Work Values
(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2023) Udayangi, K. A. D. I.; Perera, G. A. T. R.
This study investigates the moderating impact of work values of Millennials on their organizational engagement from a social identity perspective. Organizational engagement which is conceptualized as a dimension of engagement has been rather overlooked in literature. The study of Millennials’ work values and their impact on workplace attitudes and behaviour of Millennials is of timely importance given that they are becoming the largest generational cohort in global workforces. Social identity perspective is contemporarily applied in terms of various dimensions of engagement. The survey was conducted involving 285 Millennial MBA students in two of the leading universities in Sri Lanka, using a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicated no support for the premise that the work values of Millennials moderated the relationships between organizational identification or moral identity centrality and organizational engagement of Millennials. This study addresses the knowledge gap pertaining to the organizational engagement of Millennials and provides valuable insights into the work values of Millennials, through a social identity perspective. The findings imply that Millennials may not be different from others in terms of the relationships among organizational identification or moral identity centrality and engagement.