http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8498 2026-04-23T10:24:04Z 2026-04-23T10:24:04Z Sachitra, K.M.V Wijesinghe, D http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8568 2021-12-27T03:46:12Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Determine Money Management Behaviour of Undergraduates? An Examination in an Emerging Economy Sachitra, K.M.V; Wijesinghe, D Aims: Money management behaviour of undergraduates academically is a researchable area as their decisions relating to money management not only have an impact on their life itself but also it affects the long-term financial stability of an organisation, an industry and a nation. In emerging economy contexts, money management behaviour heavily focused on functional financial literature, there is a significant lack of published research focus on factors beyond different aspects of financial literacy. Therefore, the purposes of this study include investigating factors beyond financial literacy that influence money management behaviour and understanding the level of influences on money management behaviour of undergraduates. Study Design: The study was carried out in Sri Lanka, an emerging country and adopted a quantitative survey method. A personally-administered, structured questionnaire was used to collect data from management undergraduates in the selected university in Sri Lanka. Results: The results indicate that undergraduates economic, social and psychological factors significantly affect money management behaviour. The results of regression-based path analysis indicate that economic, social and psychological factors mediate the direct impact and encouraging healthy money management behaviour in undergraduates. The study further identified the deviations in money management behaviour and selected influences of undergraduates with respect to gender, academic year, place of residence, doing online transactions and working hours. Conclusion: The study has extended our understanding on the money management behaviour of undergraduates. Research and managerial implications are provided together with future research directions.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Sachitra, K.M.V Kaluarachchi, D.G.P http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8567 2019-12-20T05:58:01Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Environmental Literacy, Interest and Engagement in Environmental Activities: A Shared Understanding for Undergraduates Sachitra, K.M.V; Kaluarachchi, D.G.P Purpose: The study aims to examine the extent of environmental literacy, interest in environmental issues and engagement of environmental activities of the undergraduates in Sri Lanka believing that understanding the level of environmental literacy will lead to influence attitudinal changes and actions of undergraduates towards the environment. Design: A self-administered structured questionnaire was utilised to collect data from Bachelor of Commerce undergraduates in state universities of Sri Lanka. The descriptive analysis and the multiple regression analysis were used to examine the extend and the relationship among the constructs. Findings: Based on the descriptive analysis, there was low level of environmental literacy among the selected undergraduates in this study. The overall level of interest in environmental issues and level of engagement in environmental activities were moderate. The multiple regression analysis indicated that environmental literacy, as well as environmental interest, were significant predictors for environmental engagement. Originality and Implications: The results facilitate to recommend that B.Com degree programme should be integrated with environmental areas where such knowledge could lead to promote interest and action towards the environmental activities

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Sachitra, K.M.V Chong, S.C http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8566 2019-12-20T05:47:41Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Collective Actions, Dynamic Capabilities and Competitive Advantage: Empirical Examination of Minor Export Crop Farms in Sri Lanka Sachitra, K.M.V; Chong, S.C Aims: Collective actions in the agribusiness sector take a variety of forms, including farmer cooperatives and supply chain coordination. Literature has acknowledged that agribusiness farms which engage in collective actions generate greater value-add and enhance socio-economic contributions of a country. However, its relative importance along with the dynamic capabilities possessed by farms and subsequently competitive advantage has received very little research attention. This study aims to fill the gap by determining their relationships by employing the resource-based view in combination with the dynamic capability theories. Study Design: Specifically, the minor export crop farm owners involved in the commercial cultivation of cinnamon, pepper and clove in Sri Lanka were surveyed using a personallyadministered, structured questionnaire. Results: The results of regression-based path analysis indicate a significant relationship between collective actions and competitive advantage, as well as between collective actions and dynamic capabilities. Conclusion: The study has extended our understanding of the importance of collective actions for the minor export crop farm owners. Research and managerial implications are provided together with future research directions.

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Sachitra, K.M.V Kaluarachchi, D. G. P. http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8565 2019-12-20T05:39:56Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Educating for Environmental Practices: An Assessment from Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) Undergraduates in Sri Lankan State Universities Sachitra, K.M.V; Kaluarachchi, D. G. P. Scholarly attention on environmental literacy has been increased in recent years since the knowledge level and interest in environmental issues are decisive to engage in environmental protection functions. The study aims to investigate the environmental literacy level believing that understanding the level of environmental literacy will lead to influence attitudinal changes and actions of undergraduates towards environment. Total number of 650 Bachelor of Commerce undergraduates in state universities of Sri Lanka were selected as the sample of the study. A self-administered structured questionnaire was administered to collect data on the environmental literacy level, the interest and the activity engagement in environmental activities of the respondents. The regression-based path analysis was performed to examine the relationships among the constructs. Based on the descriptive analysis, there was low level of environmental literacy of the selected undergraduates in this study. The overall level of interest in environmental issues and the level of engagement in environmental activities were moderate. The regression-based path analysis indicated that environmental literacy as well as the environmental interest were significant predictors for environmental engagement. Further, interest in environmental issues mediated the relationship between the environmental literacy and the actual engagement in environmental activities. The study exclusively examined the relationship between the undergraduates‟ knowledge level of the environment and the interest in environmental issues and also examined the factors that influence undergraduates‟ participation in activities that promote sustainability of the environment, which has been neglected by prior studies. The results facilitate to recommend that the degree programmes should be integrated with environmental areas where such knowledge could lead to promote the interest and the action towards the environmental activities.

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