Prof. Richard Wickramaratne

Prof. Richard Wickramaratne

Professor

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD:
    PhD (Human Resource Management & Organizational Psychology), Murdoch University, Australia.
  • Master's:
    M.Sc. (Management), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
  • Bachelor's:
    B.Com (Honours), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Research Interests

  • Career self-management
  • Commitment
  • Career satisfaction
  • Organizational change interventions
  • Contemporary issues in HRM
  • Employee engagement practices

Publications and Research Projects

  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2013) Organizational commitment and employee perceived TQM excellence: Empirical evidence from manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka, Management and Labour Studies, 38(4), http:mls.sagepub.com.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2013) Leadership and TQM excellence: Empirical study of ISO certified manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka, International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 2(9), 68-76, www.ijac.org.uk.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2013) International training and development practices: a review of literature in export oriented apparel manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka, International Journal of Business and Economic Research, 1(2), 16-46.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2013) Role of career development culture and senior management support in career development, International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 2(6), 79-84, www.ijac.org.uk.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2007) Total Quality Human Resource Management, Amity Global HRM Review.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2007) Employee Commitment and TQM, Kelaniya Journal of Human Resource Management.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2008) Website Reporting in Sri Lanka, Second International Symposium of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2008) Culture and TQM, Second International Symposium, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2007) Employee Job Satisfaction and Excellence of Total Quality Management-An Empirical Investigation of Twenty Private Sector Banks in Sri Lanka,10th International Conference of the Society of Global Business & Economic Development, Montclair University, New Jersey, USA.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2007) Leadership & TQM-An Empirical Investigation of ISO Certified Companies in Sri Lanka, International Conference on Business & Information, Association of Taiwan Information Systems Research, Taiwan.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2007) Total Quality Human Resource Management, 4th Global HR Summit, Amity International Business School, Amity University, India.
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2007) Employee Job Attitudes and Total Quality Management-An Empirical Investigation of Sri Lanka National Quality Award Winner Private Sector Companies, 4th International Conference on Business Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
  • Wickramaratne, W.P.R (2006) Employee Involvement & Success of Total Quality Management, International Research Conference on Management for Growth & Development ,University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Direct Contact

richard@mgt.pdn.ac.lk

Memberships & Awards

  • ISLE Scholarship for postgraduate studies (2010)
  • Affiliate Member-Institute of Personnel Management, Sri Lanka