Dr. S. Maheswaran
(Head of the Department) Senior Lecturer Grade I
Academic Qualifications
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PhD:
Doctor of Philosophy, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Thesis: The Rise of Social Enterprises in Low Trust Situations: A Study of Non- profit Organizations’ survival strategies in Eastern Sri Lanka
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Master's:
Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Thesis: Employee Empowerment Practices in University Systems in Sri Lanka
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Bachelor's:
B.Com (Honous) Degree with a second class upper division, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Diploma:
Postgraduate Diploma in Distance Education (PGDDE), IGNOU, New Delhi
Areas of Teaching
- • Entrepreneurship
- • Global Production Networks
- • Principles of Operations Management
- • Development and entrepreneurship
- • Project Management
Research Interests
- • Global Production Network
- • ‘Space’ & ‘Place’ in the context of Operations Management and Facility Location Analysis
- • Humanitarian Operations
- • Business for Peace
- • Social Enterprises and Sustainability Discourse
Publications and Research Projects
- • Maheswaran, S. (2025). Cross-Sectoral Knowledge Spillover for Social Innovation in an Apparel Value Chain in B2B Industry: A Perception of an Incumbent Company in the Global South. South Asian Journal of Business and Management Case (Accepted).
- • Samaranayake, D.I.J., Maheswaran, S., & Mithursan, A. (2024). Social Enterprise Intention of Non-STEM University Students: Experimental Evidence. https://doi.org/10.31357/jbri.v10i1.7550
- • Mithursan, A., Fernando, N.T.K.P., Samaranayake, D.I.J., & Maheswaran, S. (2024). Towards a Paradigm Shift with Neuro-Entrepreneurship Education: A Lesson for Developing Asian Nations. KJMS, 6(1), 81–94. https://doi.org/10.4038/kjms.v6i1.112
- • Sukenya, G. F., & Maheswaran, S. (2025). Mapping the challenges of Young Entrepreneurship in Agro-based MSMEs: Evidence from the Northern Province of Sri Lanka during the time of economic crisis, published full paper at ICBM 2025.
- • Sukenya, G. F., & Maheswaran, S. (2025). Locally Embedded Survival Strategies of Agriculture-Based MSMEs: Evidence from the Northern Province of Sri Lanka During the Economic Crisis, published full paper at ICBM 2025.
- • Maheswaran, S. (2016). Social Entrepreneurship: A New Model for Inclusive Recovery in Post-War Situations. Published full paper in the Proceedings of the 26th Asian Economic Symposium.
- • Sukenya, S., Nuskiya, F., & Maheswaran, S. (2021). A Framework for Blended Value Accounting: Determinants, Dynamics, and Process. Proceedings of Sri Lankan Social Enterprise Summit.
- • Kodithuwakku, S., Nuskiya, F., & Maheswaran, S. (2021). Legitimizing Financial Cooperatives: Reporting and Compliance of Cooperative Rural Banks. Proceedings of Sri Lankan Social Enterprise Summit.
- • Egodawele, M., Jinadasa, S., & Maheswaran, S. (2021). Enablers and Inhibitors of Promoting Social Entrepreneurial Education in Sri Lankan State Universities. Proceedings of Sri Lankan Social Enterprise Summit.
- • Seneviratne, Y.Y., & Maheswaran, S. (2021). Social Enterprise Models in Developing Countries. Proceedings of Sri Lankan Social Enterprise Summit.
- • Tharmila, T., & Maheswaran, S. (2020). Institutional Void as Business Opportunities: Agro-Based Enterprises in Jaffna. Proceedings of Peradeniya International Research Session.
- • Maheswaran, S. (2016). The Rise of Social Enterprises in Low-Trust Situations: A Study of Non-Profit Organizations’ Strategy in Post-War and Post-Disaster Situations (PhD Thesis).
- • Maheswaran, S. (2025). Social Entrepreneurship Cases in Sri Lanka
- • Maheswaran, S. (2025). The Rise of Social Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
- • Manoeuvring in Low-Trust Situations: Individuals’ Relational Ties for the Survival of Non-Profit Organizations in Post-Civil War Eastern Sri Lanka – Journal of Development Forum (Revised & Resubmitted)
- • Creating Something from Nothing: The Dawn of Social Enterprises in Low-Trust Institutional Settings – Journal of Entrepreneurship (Revised & Resubmitted)
- • Inclusive Market or New Form of Domination? Distributed Agency and Mutuality in Social Entrepreneurship in Low-Trust Contexts – Journal of Cooperative Organization and Management (Revised and resubmitted)
- • Maheswaran, S., & Brun, C. (2025). Integrated Entrepreneurship in a Low-Trust Setting: Youth Engagement for Social Transformation in Post-Conflict Eastern Sri Lanka – Journal of Entrepreneurship and Regional Development (Revised and resubmitted)
- • Supervised 1 PhD student (completed); 3 ongoing
- • Supervised 08 MBA/MSc theses (completed); 08 ongoing