Mr. K. Pushpakaran

Full Name: Kugathasan Pushpakaran

Permanent Address: No. 10, Second Cross Street, Batticaloa

Official Address: Department of Economics, Eastern University, Chenkalady, 30350, Sri Lanka

Academic Position: Senior Lecturer Grade II

Academic Qualifications:

• MBA (Banking and Finance), PIM, University of Sri Jeyawardenapura, Sri Lanka
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Open University of Sri Lanka
• Bachelor of Economics (Hons), Eastern University Sri Lanka, (Second Upper)

Professional Qualifications: MAAT (SL), ABE (UK)

Nationality: Sri Lankan

Date of Birth: 08th October 1970

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Married

1. Driving SME Success through EMA Practices: An Analysis at the Chenkalady DS Division of the Batticaloa District”, 2024.  

2. “Factors influencing Adoption of Internet-Banking Services: A Study on Selected Bank’s Customers in the Nuwara-Eliya District”, 2023. Proceedings of the Annual Research Session – ARSFCM 2023, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. 3rd October, 2023.
3. “The Study on the Relationship between Technology and Employee Performance”, 2022. International Journal of Research (UR), Vol. 09. Issue 12, December, 2022.
4. “The Influence of Service Quality Factors on ATM Usage”, 2021.Journal for Studies in Management and Planning (Peer Reviewed Journal), Vol. 07. Issue 08, August, 2021.
5. “The Study on the Relationship between Working Environment and Employees’ Job Performance” – with Special Reference to the Employees in the Financial Institutions, 2020. International Journal of Research, Vol. 07. Issue 04, April, 2020.
6. “A Study on the Influence of Workload on Occupational Stress in the Financial Services Industry “, 2019.
7. “Investigation on Textile Entrepreneurship with Special Reference to the Kalmunai Business Central”, 2018. International Journal of Trend in Research and Development, Vol. 5(6), November - December, 2018.
8. “Impact of Organizational Culture on Occupational Stress among the Bank of Ceylon’s Executive Employees”, 2017. International Journal of Research, Vol. 04. Issue 01, January, 2017.
9. “The Role of Technology in Enhancing Organizational Performance”, 2016. Journal for Studies in Management and Planning, Vol. 02. Issue 07, July, 2016.
10. “A Study on the Factors of Job Satisfaction among Entrepreneurs of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Batticaloa District”, 2016.Journal for Studies in Management and Planning, Vol. 02. Issue 06, June, 2016.
11. “Personal Factors determining Entrepreneurial Intention: An Empirical Study on Business Management Undergraduates in Sri Lanka”, 2015. 02nd International Research Conference, Pepper Cube Consultants, 11-15, November, 2015.
12. “The Determinants of Non-Performing Loans in Sri Lankan Commercial Bank: An Econometric Case Study”, presented at a Research Symposium - 2013, University of Jaffna
13. “The Production Process and the Future Prospects of Garments Factories in the Batticaloa District”, presented at the Annual Research Session - 2012, EUSL
14. “Impact of Personal Commitment and Organizational Commitment of the Bank Officers on Customer Satisfaction with special reference to the Branches of the People’s Bank in the Batticaloa District”, presented at the Annual Research Session - 2011, EUSL
15. The Labour-Management Relationship (LMR) for achieving Organizational Objectives – An Empirical Study on State Banks in Sri Lanka”, presented at the Annual Research Session - 2009, EUSL

• Banking and Finance, Corporate Business Finance, International Banking, Commercialization of Microfinance, Research Methodology in Social Science, Commercial Law, Legal Policy in Sri Lanka

• Economics
• Capital Market and Financial Institutions
• Banking and Finance
• Marketing Management
• Sri Lankan Studies and Social Harmony

• Best Social Science Researcher, awarded by The Sri Lanka Journal of Management, Post Graduate Institute of Management

• Senior Student Counsellor, 2014
• Member of Faculty Board, FCM