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Dr.P R Weerathunga

Senior Lecturer

prageeth@mgt.rjt.ac.lk
+94 71 248 3103

Education Qualifications

  • BSc Accountancy and Finance (Special) Degree (RUSL)
  • MSc in Financial Mathematics (Moratuwa University)
  • PhD in Management Science and Engineering (WHUT, P.R. China)

Professional Qualifications

  • Chartered Accountancy (Partly Qualified)

Research Interests

  • IFRS
  • CSR, ESG
  • Environmental Accounting
  • Firm Performance
  • MCDM
  • Behavioural Theories
  • Accounting Education

Appointments

  • Senior Lecturer – 2018 to Present
  • Lecturer – 2016-2018
  • Lecturer (Probationary) – 2013-2016
  • Visiting Lecturer – Uva Wellassa University – 2020 to Present
  • Visiting Lecturer – Management School, Air Force Academy, Sri Lankan Airforce – 2020 to Present
  • Coordinator – MBA Program, FMS, RUSL 2021 to Present
  • Academic Warden, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2021-2023
  • Coordinator- Interdisciplinary Research, Faculty of Management Studies, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2021-2023
  • Chief Examiner, G.C.E (A/L) Examination -2015 -2024
  • Member- Editorial Board of the Faculty Journal, “Journal of Management Matters”, Faculty of Management Studies, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2020 t0 Present
  • Coordinator- UBL Cell, the Faculty of Management Studies 2024
  • Chairman – Medica Certificate Board, the Faculty of Management Studies 2021-2023
  • Chairman – Research and Publications Committee of the Faculty of Management Studies, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2021 -2023
  • Editorial Board Member, Rajarata University Journal, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. 2022 to Present
  • Cochair, 2nd International Research Symposium on Management (IRMS -2023), Faculty of Management Studies, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2023
  • Coordinator – Certificate Course in Management for Non-Commission Officers of School of Management, Sri Lanka Air Force, China Bay 2023 to Present
  • Chair – Dept. Curriculum Development Committee of Department of Accountancy and Finance for the Bachelor of Science Honors in Accountancy and Finance Degree programme offered by Faculty of Management Studies, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2024-2025
  • Coordinator – Preparation of University Calendar 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. 2023-2024
  • Faculty Coordinator – Staff Development Centre, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. 2024
  • Students Counsellor, Faculty of Management Studies, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2021-2023

Publications

  • Journal Articles
  • PR Weerathunga, Cheng Xiaofang, WHMS Samarathunga, KMMCB Kulathunga. Application of Entropy based TOPSIS in Analysis of Sustainability Performance of Sri Lankan Hotels. RISUS – Journal on Innovation and Sustainability 2020, 11(3); https://doi.org/10.23925/2179-3565.2020v11i3p100-108.
  • WHMS Samarathunga, PR Weerathunga, Are We Ready for An Economic Meltdown? The Impact of COVID19 on Sri Lanka Economy. Sage advance 2020; https://doi.org/10.31124/advance.12230765.v1.
  • PR Weerathunga, Xiaofang, C., Samarathunga, WHMS., & Jayathilake, PMB.The Relative Effect of Growth of Economy, Industry Expansion and Firm-Specific Factors on Corporate Hotel Performance in Sri Lanka. Sage Open 2020, 10(2); https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020914633.
  • PR Weerathunga, Chen Xiaofang, Mohammad Nurunnabi, KMMCB Kulathunga, RMNC Swarnapali. Does IFRS promote Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting? Evidence from IFRS Convergence in India. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation 2020,40, 10336 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2020.100336
  • Xiaofang Chen, PR Weerathunga, Mohammad Nurunnabi, KMMCB Kulathunga, WHMS Samarathunga. Influences of Behavioral Intention to Engage in Environmental Accounting Practices for Corporate Sustainability: Managerial Perspectives from a Developing Country Sustainability 2020, 12(13), 5266; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12135266.
  • KMMCB Kulathunga, Jianmu Ye, Saurabh Sharma, PR Weerathunga. How Does Technological and Financial Literacy Influence SME Performance: Mediating Role of ERM Practices. Information 2020, 11(6), 297; https://doi.org/10.3390/info11060297.
  • WHMS Samarathunga, Li Cheng, PR Weerathunga. Transitional domestic tourist gaze in a post-war destination: A case study of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Tourism Management Perspectives 2020, 35, 100693; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2020.100693
  • WHMS Samarathunga, Li Cheng, PR Weerathunga. Buddhist gaze and power in a post-war destination: case study of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Journal of Tourism and Culture Change 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/14766825.2020.1849241.
  • PR Weerathunga, Chen Xiaofang, T. K. G. Sameera. Heterogeneity in Earning Management of Listed Companies Following International Financial Reporting Standards Convergence: A Developing Country Experiences. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 10(1), 101–108.
  • PR Weerathunga, Xiaofang Chen, Manoj Samarathunga. Firm-Specific and Contextual Determinants of Sri Lankan Corporate Hotel Performance. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 9(3), 213–224.
  • TKG Sameera, PR Weerathunga. Compliance Difference of Audit Committee Attributes of Corporate Governance and Financial Distress of Listed Companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka, Journal of Management Matters, 3(2), 25-37
  • PR Weerathunga , Samarathunga WHMS, Rathnayake HN, Agampodi SB, Nurunnabi M, Madhunimasha MMSC. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Acceptance of E-Learning among University Students: The Role of Precipitating Events. Education Sciences. 2021; 11(8):436. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11080436
  • Presentation and Conference Papers
  • PR Weerathunga, Cheng Xiaofang, WHMS Samarathunga, KMMCB Kulathunga. Application of Entropy based TOPSIS in Analysis of Sustainability Performance of Sri Lankan Hotels. Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Innovation and Management (CPCI) (ICIM 2019). Page: 486-492.
  • KMMCB Kulathunga, PR Weerathunga. Financial Literacy and SEMs Performance: Mediating Role of Risk Attitude. Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Innovation and Management (CPCI) (ICIM 2019). Page: 1273-1283
  • PR Weerathunga, Cheng Xiaofang, KMMCB Kulathunga. The International Financial Reporting Standards Adoption and Value Relevance; A case of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of 15th International Conference on Innovation and Management (CPCI) (ICIM 2018). Page: 948-952.
  • PR Weerathunga. The Impact of Firms’ Size, Leverage and Auditor Type on Firm Performance: Evidence from Sri Lank. Third International Research Symposium (IRSyRUSL 2015), Rajarata University of Sri Lank
  • PR Weerathunga. The Impact of International Financial Reporting Standards Convergence on Accounting Quality. Third International Research Symposium (IRSyRUSL 2015), Rajarata University of Sri Lank.
  • PR Weerathunga. The Impact of IFRS/SLFRS Adoption on the Earnings Management of Sri Lankan Firms. The 10th International Conference on Management and Finance 2015, Faculty of Management and Finance (IRCMF 2015), University of Colombo Sri Lanka.
  • PR Weerathunga, TKG Sameera, Environmental Disclosure Practices of Manufacturing Industry: Evidence from Listed Companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) in Sri Lanka. International Research Conference 2014, General Sir Jhon Kotelawale Defence University Sri Lanka
  • PR Weerathunga. The Empirical Investigation of the Extent of Disclosure in Annual Reports of Banking Sector in Sri Lanka. International Conference on Modern Trends in Innovative Management (MTIM 2011), Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.