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Ms. K.D.M.K. Weeratunge

Head,Senior Lecturer- Grade II

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Academic Qualifications

  • Master's:
    Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Management (Merit Pass), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2023)
  • Bachelor's:
    Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) (Hons) in Marketing Management (1st Class), University of Peradeniya (2018).
  • Diploma:
    Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK, (2023)
  • Diploma:
    Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), United Kingdom

Areas of Teaching

  • • Product and Brand Management
  • • Skills Development and Fine Arts
  • • Relationship Marketing
  • • Marketing Management
  • • Marketing Communications

Research Interests

  • • Social Media Marketing
  • • Hospitality Marketing
  • • Brand Management
  • • Services Marketing

Publications and Research Projects

  • • Weeratunge K.D.M.K, Chandralal K.P.L, “Intimate self-disclosure of Social Media Influencers and Purchase Intention towards Chain Hotels in Sri Lanka among Millennials”, 5th Research Conference on Business Studies (RCBS-2024) organized by University of Vavuniya.
  • • Weeratunge K.D.M.K, Rathnayaka R.M.U.R.K, “The Role of Chatbot Marketing Efforts In Developing Customer Brand Relationships: Testing The Mediating Effect of Communication Credibility Among High-End Star Hotel Consumers In Sri Lanka” 3rd International Conference on Marketing Management (ICMM 2022) organized by the SLIM Research Bureau.
  • • Weeratunge K.D.M.K, Wijethunga W.M.H.U, “Measuring the impact of E-Service Quality on Customer Loyalty: with Special Reference to Online shopping customers in Sri Lankan Retail Industry”, Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions- (iPUMSE) 2019, organized by University of Peradeniya.

Direct Contact

madawee@mgt.pdn.ac.lk
081 313 4056

Memberships & Awards

  • • Graduated with a Merit pass in M.Sc. in Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, with a GPA of 3.95
  • • Graduated with the top of the batch in Bachelor of Business Administration- Specializing in Marketing with First Class Honors from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • • Awarded the Peradeniya University Gold Medal (Faculty of Management) for Excellence in Scholastic and Extra-Mural Excellence
  • • Associate member in the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK