Mr.T.S.S.Fernando

Head,
Department of Management Studies
Senior Lecturer Grade II

Department of Management Studies
Faculty of Management
University of Peradeniya- 20400, Sri Lanka

fernandotss28@gmail.com

94-81-383-2613, 94-76 839 8082

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Academic/Professional Qualifications

Bachelor

B.Sc. Business Administration (Special) (1st Class Division),University of Sri Jayewardenepura,Sri Lanka

Diploma

Diploma in Banking and Finance, The Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (2008-2015)

Master

MBA (General Degree), Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo (2016-2018)

Thesis

Dynamic Capabilities on Competitive Advantage with the Moderating effect of Organizational Culture: A Study of ICT Industry in Sri Lanka

Appointments
  • Deputy Proctor, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya(2021)
  • District Coordinator, Orientation Training Programme for the New Graduate Appointees to the Government (2020)
  • Visiting Lecturer, Applied Science Programme, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya
  • Member, Corporate Plan Committee,Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya(2021)
  • Visiting Lecturer, Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting & Finance Programme, PGIHS, University of Peradeniya
  • Course Developer, BBA (Online) Degree Programme Curriculum Revision,CDCE,University of Peradeniya
  • Convenor, Committee to prepare the Events Diary of the Faculty, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Member, Committee to Development of University-Level-Policies-Policy on Students' Engagement in Quality Assurance, University of Peradeniya
  • Member, Committee to Revise of the Proposal of B.Sc.(Computation & Management) Degree Programme, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya.
  • Resource Person, Diploma in Management & Development, CDCE, University of Peradeniya
  • Chairman, Student Affairs Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Co-chair, Faculty Vigilant Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • SME for BBA (Online) degree programme (Part Time),CDCE, University of Peradeniya
  • Tutor Mentor for BBA (Online) degree programme (Part Time),CDCE, University of Peradeniya
  • Co-chair, Faculty Safety Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya(2020-2021)
  • Member, Faculty Web Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2018-2020)
  • Member, Faculty Handbook Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2017-2020)
  • Internship Coordinator, Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2017-2020)
  • Voluntary Deputy Proctor, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2019)
  • Voluntary Student Counselor, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2017-2020)
  • Member, Faculty Quality Cell, Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2018)
  • Member, Faculty Specialization Committee, Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2018)
  • Sub-committee member of the AHEAD Project for Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Member, Faculty Magazine Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • MBA Programme Coordinator-Postgraduate Unit of Management-Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Visiting Lecturer-Department of Pharmacy-Faculty of allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya
  • Visiting Lecturer-Postgraduate Programmes-Postgraduate Unit of Management-Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Member-Board of study in Management Studies-Center for Distance & Continuing Education-University of Peradeniya
  • Member of the Committee-Developing Guidelines and SOPs under the Policy on Students’ Engagement in Quality Assurance
  • Members of the Committee-Developing Guidelines and SOPs under the Policy on Curbing Ragging.
  • An Expert Reviewer-Peradeniya University International Research Sessions-2021
  • Reviewer-Peradeniya University International Research Sessions-2021
  • Member-International Partnership Programme Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya.
  • epresentation by the Faculty of Management-Committee on the Self-Evaluation Report Writing-Criterion No-01
  • Member-to the Business Incubation and Innovations Ecosystems Services (BIIES) Center, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Head-Department of Management Studies, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (February,2023 onwards)
  • Coordinator-IQAC, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Peradeniya Coordinator-Senior Student Counsellors, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Peradeniy
Memberships/ Awards

  • The Best Research Paper Award on the topic of The role of the organizational culture on Competitive Advantage ICT Industry in Sri Lanka. Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions-2019 on Business and Society track.
  • 1990 MBA Graduate Award-1 for Human Resource Management-2018 at Postgraduate Convocation-2018, University of Colombo.

Research Interests

Management, Human Resource Management, Economics, Entrepreneurship , Quality Management

Publications and Researches

Conference Proceedings

  1. Fernando, T.S.S, and Perera, G.A.T.R, (2019).The role of the organizational culture on Competitive Advantage ICT Industry in Sri Lanka. Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions-2019.ISSN 2714-1403.
  2. Rathnayake, M.R.M.C.J.K and Fernando, T.S.S, (2020). "Impact of Training and Development on Employee Satisfaction and Commitment of Sewing Machine Operators at ABC Company''.International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI) 2020, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka-ISSN 2465-6399
  3. Senerath, B.T.D.N, Gunarathne, G.C.I and Fernando, T.S.S, (2020). "Total Quality Management, Operational Performance and Role of Innovations". International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI) 2020, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka- ISSN 2465-6399
  4. Fernando, T. S. S. & Perera, T. R., 2020. Organizational Culture and Competitive Advanatge ICT Industry in Sri Lanka. Peradeniya Management Review, June, 2(1), pp. 45-70.
  5. Fernando, T. S. S. & Perera, T. R., 2021. Achieving Competitive Advanatge through Dynamic Capabilities. Sri Lankan Journal of Marketing , 7(3), pp. 2012-242.
  6. Senerath, B. T. D. N., Gunerathne, G. C. I. & Fernando, T. S. S., 2020. Impact of Total Quality Management on Operational Performance . Peradeniya Management Review, June, 2(1), pp. 99-132.

Magazines

  1. Fernando,T.S.S, (2018). "Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility". The Management Reader: Contemporary Management Challenges. 1 (1), ISSN 2673-1215