Academic Qualifications
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PhD:
Reading for Doctor of Philosophy in Management – Research School of Management, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University, ACT (2024-2028)
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Master's:
Master of Business Administration - University of Colombo (2014-2017)
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Bachelor's:
Bachelor of Business Administration (First class Honors) Specialization in HRM, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo (2008-2012)
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Certificate:
Certificate Course in Labor Law at Employer Federation of Ceylon (EFC) (2013)
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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.”