Ms. Subashini Weerakotuwa

Ms. Subashini Weerakotuwa

Senior Lecturer Grade II

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD:
    Reading for Doctor of Philosophy in Management – Research School of Management, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University, ACT (2024-2028)
  • Master's:
    Master of Business Administration - University of Colombo (2014-2017)
  • Bachelor's:
    Bachelor of Business Administration (First class Honors) Specialization in HRM, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo (2008-2012)
  • Certificate:
    Certificate Course in Labor Law at Employer Federation of Ceylon (EFC) (2013)
  • Certificate:
    Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (Partly Qualified with Merit and Ordinary Passes) (2010-2011)

Areas of Teaching

  • • HRM
  • • Organizational Behavior
  • • Employment Law
  • • Soft Skills Development
  • • IHRM

Research Interests

  • • Diversity and Inclusion
  • • Workplace misconduct
  • • Gender Issues
  • • Identity research
  • • IHRM
  • • qualitative research

Publications and Research Projects

  • • Adikaram, A., & Weerakotuwa, S. (2022). Scorned by men and pursued by women: sexual harassment of heterosexual working men. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 37(4), 549-565. doi:10.1108/GM-08-2021-0242
  • • Adikaram, A., Weerakotuwa, S., & Liyanage, D. M. (2022). Researching sensitive topics when the participants are stigmatized, the culture is value-laden and the researcher is an insider-outsider. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal, 17(3), 376-395. doi:10.1108/QROM-12-2020-2079
  • • Adikaram, A. S., & Weerakotuwa, S. (2024). Taking it Like a Man! Reactions of Male Employees to Sexual Harassment in Workplaces. South Asian Journal of Human Resources Management, 1–24
  • • Medamarandawela, S. T., & Weerakotuwa, S. (2020). Work-Life Balance among Fresh Male Graduates in Sri Lankan Context: A Qualitative Study. International Conference on Business Management (ICBM). Sri Lanka: University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  • • Weerakotuwa, S. (2018). A case study of Green HR practices in a Sri Lankan Organization. Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers (ICMR). Sri Lanka: Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
  • • Weerakotuwa, S., & Adikaram, A. (2013). Employer branding strategies used by the top Sri Lankan companies in attracting prospective employees. International Research Conference on Management and Finance (IRCMF). Colombo: University of Colombo.
  • • Weerakotuwa, S. (2020, May). Workplace Romance vs. Sexual Harassment. Management Reader, University of Peradeniya, 2(1), 24
  • • The Best Paper Award: The Best Paper Award Issued by the 15th International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI) 2024, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya. Co-authored the Research Paper titled "Exploratory study on career prospects of differently abled undergraduates in Sri Lanka”.
  • • The Best Paper Award: The Best Paper Award Issued by the 15th International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI) 2024, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya. - Co-authored the Research Paper titled “Nature of Inpatriate Knowledge Transferring Process Upon Repatriation, A Multiple Case Study on Sri Lankan Multinational Corporations.”

Direct Contact

Corporate Experience

  • • Graduate Trainee - Hayleys Dipped Products (2012-2013)

Memberships & Awards

  • • Postgraduate Research Scholarship award - Australian National University (2024)
  • • HDR Merit Scholarship award - Australian National University (2024)
  • • The Suntel Gold Medal for the Most Outstanding HRM Graduate in Academic and Extracurricular Activities for the Year 2013 by the University of Colombo

Previous Appointments

  • • Chairperson – Center for Skills for Life, established under the AHEAD World Bank project, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2021-2024)
  • • Chairperson – International Partnership Program Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2021-2024)
  • • Faculty representative – Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee, University of Peradeniya (2022-2024)
  • • Member of Self-Evaluation writing team of Criterion 06 (Strength and Quality of Staff) of the Institutional Review Committee, University of Peradeniya (2022-2023)
  • • Member of Self Evaluation Report (SER) writing team of the Program Review, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2017-2018)
  • • Faculty representative – International Relations Office, University of Peradeniya (2021-2024)
  • • Editorial committee member – Peradeniya Management Review (PMR), Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2021-2024)
  • • Coordinator of Master of Business Administration program for Chinese students, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2023)
  • • Member of the development of guidelines and SOP under the policy on Academic/Training Exchange, University of Peradeniya (2021)
  • • Member of the Academic Development and Planning Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya(2021)
  • • Member of Curriculum Revision Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2017, 2024)
  • • Course developer and the moderator of the BBA online degree program, CDCE, University of Peradeniya (2019-2023)
  • • Member of the course content developer of the postgraduate program in Healthcare Administration, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2023)
  • • Member of Undergraduate Research Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2016-2019)
  • • Member of Faculty Research Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2018)
  • • Coordinator of the Master of Business Administration program, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2019)
  • • Editorial committee member for the preparation of the prospectus of the postgraduate unit and the students' handbook of the BBA degree program, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya (2016-2020)
  • • Volunteering Student Counsellor (2017-2022)