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    Whether Regional Disparity Affect the Efficiency of Universities in Sri Lanka?
    (2015) Dharmathilaka, K.K.K.; Jayamaha, A.
    In Sri Lanka annually millions of funds allocate from the Government budget to the universities in Sri Lanka to ensure quality higher education system. There are 15 universities were established and functioned under the apex body of University Grants Commission (UGC). The general concern that university’s prestige depends on their teaching and research activates rather than the other facilities. However, in Sri Lanka there is an ongoing debate that efficiency of some universities are affected by regional disparity, location or size. In this study we focus on measuring efficiency of all state universities in Sri Lanka using Data Envelpment Analysis (DEA). Further analysis focused on the degree of efficiency by regional disparity or the size of the university.
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    Determinants of Career Choice Decision of Management Undergraduates in Sri Lanka
    (2011) Galhena, B.L.; Rathnayake, R.M.D.D.
    This paper aims to explore the influence of various factors on career choice decision of management undergraduates in Sri Lanka. Further, influence of the different individual in the students? network on career choice was also examined. Data were collected using self reported questionnaire from 156 management undergraduates in the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. Males and females were almost equally represented in the sample and third and final year students were considered for the study. Survey results revealed that skills and abilities, education and personality were the most influential factors while teachers are the greatest influencers on determining students? career choice. No empirical research has been conducted on this aspect in Sri Lankan context. This paper addresses this issue and findings of the study would be important for career counselors.