http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10476 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:58:44 GMT 2026-01-07T05:58:44Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10499 A Book Review: Sustainable Human Resource Management by Senior Prof. Dr. Henarath H.D.N.P. Opatha Dharmasiri, A. S. There is a growing awareness and enthusiasm on people management in Sri Lankan organizations. This is evident by the increasing number of activities related to Human Resource Management (HRM) in many fronts taking place in the island. Yet, we have a long way to go in unleashing the true potential of our productive workforce, in the wake of a post-war economic expansion and development drive. One key element in such an endeavor is to have clarity of what really HRM is all about and its broad dimensions. Senior Prof. Henarath Opatha has fulfilled a felt void in presenting a prolific volume on “Sustainable HRM”. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10499 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10498 Muslim Consumers’ Purchase Behavior Towards Shariah Compliant Hotels in Malaysia Haque, A; Chowdhury, N. A.; Yasmin, F.; Tarofder, A. K. As the number of Muslim tourists drastically increased, the concept of Shariah Compliant Hotel (SCH) has become a vital concern particularly in Islamic tourism. Shariah compliance is one of the primary aspects that influence Muslim consumers’ choice of accommodation while travelling. For such reason, the present study has been developed to examine the factors that affect Muslim consumers purchase behavior towards Shariah compliant hotels. Henceforth, a conceptual framework has been constructed based on past literature. The primary data were collected from Muslim travelers specifically in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia using a self-administered questionnaire. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were employed to analyze data. Based on the results the aspects of halal image, followed by halal awareness along with religiosity have been found to have profound effects on Muslim consumers purchase intention towards Shariah compliant hotels. Further, purchase intention has a significant effect on purchase behavior towards Shariah compliant hotels. The outcomes derived from this research will be of immense importance for destination marketers as well as hoteliers for crafting effective strategies in terms of meeting the needs of Muslim consumers. At the same time, the study would also facilitate future researchers to undertake more studies in Islamic tourism particularly, Shariah compliant hotels. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10498 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10497 Infrastructure Investment with Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Economic Growth in Developing Countries in Asia Atapattu, P.J. Infrastructure is an important factor of economic growth in developing countries, and economic growth is constrained by the inadequacy of infrastructure, as financing is expensive. The advantage of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in infrastructure is well recognized, allowing financing for expensive infrastructure investments. This study examines the importance of PPP for infrastructure to economic growth in nine developing countries in Asia. The estimated period is from 1990 to 2015 using panel data with fixed effect. The dependent variable is GDP, and independent variables are PPP infrastructure stock, non-PPP infrastructure stock, labor force and literacy rate as a proxy variable of quality of labor. This study estimates PPP infrastructure stock using the Perpetual Inventory Method and controls for the external effect of the Asian Economic Crisis in 1998.This study finds positive effects of PPP infrastructure stock on economic growth. PPP infrastructure stock is an addition to the existing infrastructure stock. The result of this study encourages more PPP investment in developing countries in Asia for economic growth. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10497 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10495 Impact of Managerial Perception of Intellectual Capital Disclosure Practices on the Credibility of the Financial Statements Jayasooriya, S.D.; Gunawardana, K.D.; Weerakoon Banda, Y.K. This study aims to investigate the impact of managerial perception of intellectual capital disclosure practices on the credibility of the financial statements. As the method, the primary data was collected through a questionnaire. The targeted sample was the financial managers who are directly involved in preparing financial statements in the public limited companies. 150 questionnaires were distributed covering the financial managers in all the sectors using the stratified random sampling method. There were three hypotheses developed covering the major components of intellectual capital as human, customer and social. Correlation analysis was conducted to test the hypothesis using the SPSS software. It was found that there is a relationship between the managerial perception of intellectual capital disclosure practices and the credibility of the financial statements. Through a regression analysis, it showed that there is an impact of intellectual capital disclosure practices on the credibility of financial statements. The managers believe that the existing reporting practices do not represent the reality of the organizational performance until the intellectual capital is incorporated to the financial statements. Further, they have suggested that there should be a proper mechanism to report the intellectual capital in the financial statements or in the annual reports to avoid such kind of misrepresentation. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10495 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z