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An empirical study on academic entrepreneurship in Sri Lankan universities
(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Perera, L.N.S.; Senarath, C.
Impact of Human Resource Management Practices and Culture on Promoting Academic Entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka
(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Perera, L.N.S.; Senarath, S.A.C.L.
Academic entrepreneurship has been identified as the third mission for the universities, and recognized that there are opportunities for earning extra income through commercialization of university research and innovations. Many universities in the world adopt different academic entrepreneurship strategies and to promote them internal organizational environment has a major influence. Specially the human resources management practices and the entrepreneurial culture of the universities. Sri Lanka is a developing nation interesting in promoting academic entrepreneurship in public universities. In promoting academic entrepreneurship in these universities, authorities needs to identify how the internal environment will impact on it from Sri Lankan context. However, there is a lacuna of research which have been done to identify this relationship. This study intends to fill this gap by identifying the impact of present human resource management practices and university cultural on promoting academic entrepreneurship strategies adopted by the public universities in Sri Lanka. The study used deductive methodology and developed two declarative hypotheses on human resource management systems and organizational culture to identify its impact on entrepreneurial strategies adopted by universities in Sri Lankan. This quantitative study was conducted using four public universities in the western province, Sri Lanka. Primary data were used for the analysis and the primary data collected through structured questionnaires and interviews. Finally, outcomes of this research identified that human resource management systems and organizational culture contribute to promote academic entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka public universities.
Impact of internal governance on creating entrepreneurial universities: a study based on Sri Lankan universities
(University of Kelaniya, 2016) Perera, L.N.S.; Senarath, S.A.C.L.
Becoming an entrepreneurial university is the key strategy that needs to be adopted by public universities at present. When becoming an entrepreneurial university they need to adopt innovative and entrepreneurial approaches in the provision of their products and services and develop partnerships, networks and other relationships with public and private organizations. To adopt for all these internal governance structure (university structure and leadership) of the public universities plays a key role. This research intends to identify how far Sri Lankan public universities organizational structure and entrepreneurial leadership behavior has supported on becoming entrepreneurial universities. The study has developed two hypothesis and primary data collected from four public universities has been analyzed through regression analysis. Finally, outcomes of this research identified that university structure has a significant negative impact in the process of becoming an entrepreneurial university as well as entrepreneurial leadership behavior is still lacking from Sri Lankan context.
Towards a Coherent Picture on Entrepreneurial Venture Growth: A Working Study
(Department of Commerce and Financial Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Iqbal, H.S.; Kandanarachi, L.D.; Maddumage, M.T.A.; Perera, L.N.S.; Piyathilaka, V.A.R.; Siriwardana, H.N.; Somasiri, J.N.; Wathsala, G.V.S.; Rajapaksha, R.P.E.K.
Our research is demonstrated in the form of a working paper to empirically examine the interaction between the two extensions of inside and outside factors affecting entrepreneurship and growth. Leadership, cognition and motivational factors recognized as our main constructs and dimensions were identified for each one of them. Entrepreneurial venture growth is a multidimensional concept. Based on the independent variables identified we have developed a conceptual framework indicating the related dimensions on each of the concepts. Research data has been constructed with a targeted population of 200 and among them we have chosen 15 entrepreneurs to carry out our pilot study. The results of our findings could encourage the future researchers on the nexus of opportunity recognition and entrepreneurial behavior in established firms embedded in organizational routines. Based on our research outcomes we affirmed that reliability assessment is accurate and for the researchers who are interested to expand or study area, they could use this as a secondary source for their future endeavors. We also intend to continue this research in the further and develop and extend the scope based on the growth of entrepreneurship.