Prof. Milton Rajaratne

Senior Professor

Department of Operations Management,
Faculty of Management,
University of Peradeniya

miltonrajaratne@mgt.pdn.ac.lk

+94813832614, +94716815590

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Academic/Professional Qualifications

Bachelor

B.Com.(1st Class and Scholar Award,Peradeniya)

Diploma

DIB (Swarthmore College, USA), DIJ (Osaka University, Japan)

Master

M.Sc. in Development Economics – Wakayama University, Japan

Ph.D

PhD in International Business – Osaka City University, Japan

Appointments
  • Visiting Professor (Hokkaido University, Japan)
  • Founder Dean, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Founder Head, Department of Operations Management, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Head, Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya Member, Governing Council, University of Peradeniya
  • Member, Board of Management, Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Chairman, Steering Committee to establish Faculty of Management
  • Chairman, Board of Study, BBA (Online) degree program, University of Peradeniya
  • Chairman, Department Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
  • Chairman, B.Com. Course Unit Structure and Curriculum Development Committee, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
  • Co-founder, Taiki Kusaka and Milton Rajaratne Friendship Prize for Excellence in Entrepreneurship, University of Peradeniya
  • Economist, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Consultant, Asian Development Bank - Water Research Project
  • Member, Management Standing Committee, University Grants Commission Member, Editorial Board, National Science Foundation
  • Chairman, Institutional Review Panel, Ministry of Higher Education
  • Chair, International Conferences held by Universities and Institutes
Memberships/ Awards

  • Visiting Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Scholarship, Japanese Government Scholarship
  • Scholarship, Commonwealth, New Zealand
  • Merit award, University of Peradeniya,
  • Scholarship, Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Scholarship, University education, Sri Lanka Government
  • Member, Peradeniya University Alumni Association
  • Member, Sri Lankan Economists’ Association

Research Interests

  • Management theory
  • Management Thought
  • Entrepreneurship
  • International Business
  • Productivity Management
  • Applied Economics
  • East Asian Economies

Publications and Researches

BOOKS:

  1. Rajaratne, M. (2023). Entrepreneurship – Art of Doing Business. (in press).
  2. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2022). ශ්‍රී ලංකා ආර්ථිකයේ අවුල - පුළුල් විමසුමක්. කතෘ ප්‍රකාශන.
  3. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2021). ජපන් කළමනාකරණ ක්‍රම - සෝනි සමාගමේ කතාව (දෙවැනි සංස්කරණය). සරසවි ප්‍රකාශකයෝ.
  4. Rajaratne, M. (2020). Making of Peradeniya Management Faculty – Memoirs of the Founder Dean. Author Publication.
  5. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2019). නැගෙනහිර ආසියාවේ නැගීම. සරසවි ප්‍රකාශකයෝ.
  6. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2018). සංක්‍ෂිප්ත කළමනාකරණය (දෙවැනි සංස්කරණය). ගොඩගේ සමාගම.
  7. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2018). ජපන් ව්‍යාපාර චින්තන - පැනසොනික් සමාගම (දෙවැනි සංස්කරණය). සරසවි ප්‍රකාශකයෝ.
  8. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2017). කළමනාකරණයේ අර්ථය හා විකාශය. ගොඩගේ සමාගම.
  9. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2016). කළමනාකරණය: න්‍යාය සහ භාවිතය. වික්ටරි ප්‍රකාශකයෝ.
  10. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2014). සෝනි - ව්‍යවසායකත්වය සහ කළමනාකරණය. සරසවි ප්‍රකාශකයෝ.
  11. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2012). ආසියාවේ අහිමි ආශ්චර්යය - ශ්‍රී ලංකාව. රාවය ප්‍රකාශකයෝ.
  12. Rajaratne, M. (2012). The Direct Investment Policy of Sri Lanka. Lambert Academic Publishing.
  13. Rajaratne, M. (2009). Foreign Direct Investment in Sri Lanka: The theory, policy and practice. Kusaka Research Institute.
  14. Rajaratne, M. (2009). Foreign Direct Investment as an Alternative Source of Development Finance in Sri Lanka. Kusaka Research Institute.
  15. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2009). ජපන් ව්‍යාපාර චින්තන - පැනසොනික් සමාගම සහ මත්සුෂිතා දර්ශනය. කුසක පර්යේෂණ ආයතනය.
  16. Rajaratne, M. (2009). Sri Lanka Database - CD-ROM publication. Kusaka Research Institute.
  17. Rajaratne, M. (2009). Sri Lanka Key –Comprehensive Electronic Database of Sri Lanka. (Updated up to 2008). Kusaka Research Institute. http://www.jpp.co.jp/srilankakey
  18. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2008). ව්‍යාපාර අධ්‍යයනය - සම්පූර්ණ විෂය ආවරණය. කතෘ ප්‍රකාශන.
  19. Rajaratne, M. (2006). Foreign Direct Investment and Development Opportunities. Kusaka Research Institute.
  20. රාජරත්න, එම්. (2005). සංක්‍ෂිප්ත කළමනාකරණය. කුසක පර්යේෂණ ආයතනය.

ARTICLES:

  1. Rajaratne, M. & Tennekoon, P. (2021). Venture Growth – The SHARP Way. The Management Reader, Faculty of Management, Vol.1 (2), University of Peradeniya.
  2. Rajaratne, M. & Tennekoon, P. (2020). Sri Lanka’s strength as industrial location: A theoretical examination. Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics, Vol. 07.
  3. Rajaratne, M. & Tennekoon, P. (2017). Is Sri Lanka’s FDI-reliant development policy a success? Some theoretical evidence. Proceedings of the 3rd international conference of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna.
  4. Rajaratne, M. (2016). JR Jayawardene Aarthika Darshanaya. In L.R.B. Disanayake, Galdora Bindahelima. Author Publishing.
  5. Rajaratne, M. & Tennekoon, P. (2015). Potentials for foreign exchange earnings in Sri Lankan tourism industry: Linkage and leakage effects. Proceedings Vol. III, Peradeniya Economics Research Symposium.
  6. Rajaratne, M. (2011). Entrepreneurship and Venture Growth: Revisiting the SHARP model. International Media Communication and Tourism Management Journal, No.13, Hokkaido University.
  7. Rajaratne, M. (2011). Sarasavi adhyapanaya kadavatime anathuraka. In Kanchana Dehigama (ed.), Sarasavi Viduravi (Trade Union Action of University Academics – 2011), FUTA.
  8. Rajaratne, M. (2011). Nayakathva puhunuwa, mithyava, saha vanchava. In Kanchana Dehigama (ed.), Sarasavi Viduravi (Trade Union Action of University Academics – 2011), FUTA.
  9. Rajaratne, M. (2009). Economic Structure Transformation as Development: The role of international industry transmission. The Peradeniya Journal of Economics, Vol. 2, No. 3.
  10. Rajaratne, M. (2009). Entrepreneurship and Venture Growth – In search of a new growth model. Modern Sri Lanka Studies, Vol. 3, No.3, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.
  11. Rajaratne, M. (2009). Economic Structure Transformation as Development: The role of international industry transmission. The Peradeniya Journal of Economics, Vol. 2, No. 3.
  12. Rajaratne, M. (2008). Sri Lankawe Riju Aayojana Prathipaththiyehi Aithihaasika Muhunuwara – Wevili Karmaantha Yugaya. [Historical Facets of the Direct Investment Policy of Sri Lanka – The Plantation Era]. In Dayaratne-Banda (ed.), Sri Lanka Aarthikaya: Nirbadhikaranaya haa Sanvardhanaya, Pathfinder Foundation.
  13. Rajaratne, M. (2008). Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Development – Tracing the Investment Development Path in Sri Lanka. Modern Sri Lanka Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2.
  14. Rajaratne, M. (2008). Riju Videshiiya Aayojana saha Sri Lankawe Aarthika Sanvardhanaya – Nyaayaathmaka Vimarshanayak. In Ranjith Bandara (ed.), Sanvardhana Abhiyoga, Prathirodhathaa saha Vikalpa Prathipaththi - W.D. Lakshman Felicitation Volume. Social Scientists’ Association.
  15. Rajaratne, M. (2007). FDI and Development Realities – The theory re-visited. The Peradeniya Journal of Economics, Vol. 1, No. 1&2.
  16. Rajaratne, M. (1998). OLI Factors and International Specialization: Quest for new utilities of the MNC theory. Osaka City University Business Review, Vol. 9.
  17. Rajaratne, M. (1998). The Investment Development Path – An Enquiry. Working Papers No. 9802. Osaka City University, Graduate School of Business Administration.
  18. Rajaratne, M. (1997). Multinational Investment and Economic Development: An emphasis on the structure transformation mechanism. Osaka City University Business Review, Vol. 8.
  19. Rajaratne, M. (1997). Multinational Investment and Economic Development: An Emphasis on the Structure Transformation Mechanism. Working Paper No. 9708, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Business Administration.
  20. Rajaratne, M. (1997). Foreign Direct Investment: An Extensive Essay. Working Paper, No. 9701, Osaka City University, Graduate School of Business Administration.