Mrs.P. W. Tennekoon

Senior Lecturer Grade II

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

piyumit@pdn.ac.lk, pwtennekoon@gmail.com

+94813832614

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Academic/Professional Qualifications

Bachelor

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) (OPM) (Hons), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Master

M.Sc. in Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Appointments
  • Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya (2022 to date)
  • Tutor-Mentor (BBA online Degree programme), CDCE, University of Peradeniya (2015 to date)
  • Committee Member, Development of BSc in Business Analytics new degree programme (2022 to date)
  • Committee Member, Development of MBA in Healthcare Management new degree programme (2022 to date)
  • Coordinator, Department Seminar, Department of Operations Management (2022 to date)
  • Editorial Board Member, Department of Operations Management Seminar Proceedings (2023 to date)
  • Department Representative, Faculty Environmental Committee (2023 to date)
  • Committee Member, Management Education Unit (MEdU), Faculty of Management (2022 to date)
  • Committee Member, Faculty Library Committee (2022 to date)
  • Chairman, Faculty Environmental Committee (2023 to date)
  • Faculty Representative for the committee on Sustainability of the University of Peradeniya (2023 to date)
  • Faculty Representative for the main organizing committee of the 3rd International Conference of the Centre for Environmental Sustainability (ICCES) (2023)
  • Member, Food and Refreshment Committee, Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions (iPUMSE) (2021)
  • Member, Ceremonial committee, Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions (iPUMSE) (2019)
  • Member for Department Inventory Verification Committee (2021)
  • Chairperson for Faculty Good Acceptance Committee (2020)
  • Member for Selection committee- Consultancy for Innovation Co-creation Services, Department AHEAD project(2020)
  • Secretary, Peradeniya Faculty of Management Teachers Association (2020-2021)
  • Member to the Faculty Safety Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2017~)
  • Part-Time Academic Sub Warden, Wijewardena Hall, University of Peradeniya (2016)
  • Volunteer Student Councillor, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2016-to date)
  • Web Coordinator, Department of Operations Management (2019 -2021).
  • Coordinator, Faculty Working Paper Series, Faculty of Management (2019 -2021).
  • Coordinator, Faculty Seminar Series, Faculty of Management (2019 -up to date).
  • Member, Alumni Association of University of Peradeniya (AAUP), University of Peradeniya (F/L/1710)
Research Interests

Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Project Management, Operations Management, Events Management, International Business, Tourism

Publications and Researches

CONFERENCES

  • "Is Sri Lanka’s FDI-Reliant Development Policy a Success? Some theoretical evidence” (in International Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences Ruhuna University (RUICHSS2017)), (2017)
  • “Conceptual Model to Evaluate Net Foreign Exchange Earnings by Tourism for Sri Lanka” (in International Research Symposium Uva Wellassa University, Badulla (IRSUWU2017)), (2017)
  • “Potentials for Foreign Exchange Earnings in Sri Lankan Tourism Industry considering Leakage and Linkage Effect” (in Peradeniya Economic Research Symposium (PERS 2015), University of Peradeniya), (2015)
  • Tennekoon, P.W. and Amarasena S.M. (2021), “Student intention to become an entrepreneur with the mediating effect of Entrepreneurial Self Efficacy (Special reference to the undergraduates of state Universities in Sri Lanka).” Published at the Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions (iPUMSE) 2021 held on 26th November 2021

JOURNALS

  • Rajaratne, M. and Tennekoon, P.W. (2018), Sri Lanka’s strength as an International Industrial location: A Theoretical Examination. Sri Lankan Journal of Business Economics (SLJBE). Volume 07, Pages 1-19, ISSN 1391-9601.