Dr. (Ms.) K.K.N.B. Adikaram

Department of Multidisciplinary Studies
Senior Lecturer
nilanthi@mstec.ruh.ac.lk



ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Education


Professional Experience

Senior Lecturer (Grade II) in Management Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka Since Oct. 2022
Lecturer in Management Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka 2017 – 2022
Scientific Assistant to the Vice Chancellor University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka 2012-2017
Project Manager The Project of Transforming University of Ruhuna to International Status, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka 2011
Assistant Administrator China International Technical Import & Export Corporation, Matara, Sri Lanka 2011
Senior Executive – Economic Relations Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 2010 – 2011
Executive – Events & Economic Relations Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 2009
Executive – Events Management Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce, Hambantota, Sri Lanka 2008 – 2009
Branch Coordinator Blue Scope Lysaught Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., Matara, Sri Lanka 2007 – 2008
Executive – Account Management Lanka Orix Factors Limited (LOLC Group), Colombo 8, Sri Lanka 2005- 2007
Management Trainee Lanka Orix Factors Limited (LOLC Group), Colombo 8, Sri Lanka 2004 – 2005

Professional Qualifications


2022 :Ph.D. in Management, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
2019 :Graduate Certificate of Research Studies (in Business), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
2013 :Master of Science in Agri Business Management (MABM), University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2004 :B.Sc. (Special) Degree in Marketing Management (2nd upper), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
2004 :Preliminary Certificate in Marketing, 2nd Runner up, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM), SriLanka
2002 : Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), Completed up to Intermediate level, Sri Lanka
2010 : Diploma in Local Economic Development, Jointly Organized by the Ruhuna Economic Development Agency (RUEDA), the United Nations Development Program ART GOLD (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, The Fondo Andalus de Municipios para la Solidaridad International (FAMSI) and the Public Andalusian Foundation for Training and Employment (FAFFE), France.
Contribution of Institutional and national development
2024 :Member of Institutional Review Committee, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2024 :Member of University Ranking Committee, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2024 : Member of Research Committee, Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2023 :Member of Graduate Profile Development Committee, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2023 :Member of Program Review Committee (for the curriculum development), Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2023 :Faculty Coordinator of Technology Transfer Cell, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2023 :Research Ethical Review Committee, Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2023 :Coordinator of the 1st Ruhuna International Conference on Innovation and Tehnology (RICIT 2023), Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2023 :Reviewer of 12th International Conference on Management and Economics (ICME), Faculty of Management & Finance, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2023 :Reviewer of Sri Lanka Forum of Entrepreneurship (SLEF), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
2019 : Mentor, Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanaka
Since 2017 :Faculty board member/ invited member, Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2017-2018:Faculty Coordinator, University Newsletter Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2012 :Media Coordinator on Development Activities, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2012 -2017: Coordinator, University Newsletter, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
2011- 2017:Project Manager of the "University of Ruhuna Internationalization Project": Managed, overseeing its successful implementation, including the coordination of over 40 MPhil and PhD projects awarded to the academic sta? of the university
PUBLICATIONS

Journal / Conference Publications

Adikaram, K.K.N.B. & Nawarathna, C.M. . (2018). Business Sector Preparedness in Disaster Management. Procedia Engineering, 212, 918–920. doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2018.01.118
Adikaram, K.K.N.B. (2019). Attitude Towards the Interdisciplinary Studies in Higher Education. 2nd South Asia Conference on Multidisciplinary Research 2019 (SAMR’19), 08th November 2019. Colombo, Sri Lanka
Adikaram, K.K.N.B. & Surangi, H.A.K.N.S. (2020). A Literature Review of Empirical Research Methodology: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Crisis Management. FGS Research Students’ Colloquium, 30th December 2020, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Adikaram, K.K.N.B. & Surangi, H.A.K.N.S. (2020. Crisis Management in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Business Studies, 7(2), p. 19-41. https://doi.org/10.4038/jbs.v7i2.59
Gunawardana, K.G.S.H., Vitharana, V.H.P., Adikaram, K.K.N.B., Dias, I.K. & Hettiarachchi, R.L. (2022). Scaling marks distribution of underperformed assessments to avoid higher failure rates, Proceedings of the Ruhuna Quality Assurance Sessions 2022 (RUQAS 2022), 21st September 2022, Matara, Sri Lanka
Adikaram, K.K.N.B. & Surangi, H.A.K.N.S. (2022). Crisis Management in the Tourism Sector SME’s in Sri Lanka: Evidence from Pilot Study, 1st International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurship (ICOME 2022), 31st March and 1st April 2022, Open University of Sri Lanka
K.K.N.B. Adikaram (2022). Organizational Learning for Crisis Response: A Study Based on Small and Medium Enterprises of Tourism in Southern Sri Lanka (Ph.D. Thesis).
Adikaram, K. K. N. B. & Surangi, H. A. K. N. S. (2024). Creating Opportunities in a Challenging Environment: Experiential Crisis Learning Behaviour of Tourism SMEs in Sri Lanka. Cogent Business & Management, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2024.2314803
Adikaram, K.K.N.B. & Surangi, H.A.K.N.S. (2024). Barriers to Learning from Crisis: A Neglected Aspect of Disaster Risk Reduction in the Tourism SMEs in Sri Lanka. IDRiM Journal, 14(1), 98–125. https://doi.org/10.5595/001c.117269
Adikaram, K.K.N.B. & Surangi, H.A.K.N.S (2024). Exploring Research Methodologies in Crisis Management Research of Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs’) A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Business and Technology 8(2). 23-41. DOI: 10.4038/jbt.v8i2.121
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
Visiting Scholar, University of California Davis, CA, USA (Jan/2010 to Mar/20
MEMBERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Since 2015 : Certified Business Accountant (CBA), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
Since 2006 : Associate Member of Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Phenomenology
Orgnaizational learning
Tourism
Qualitative research