Background: In the ever-changing business landscape, the concepts of business model (BM) and business model innovation (BMI) have garnered significant focus from both industry and academia. In tough and high-pressure situations, mindfulness is significantly important. Aims: The s...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i13920
Purpose: At present, global trade in textiles and clothing is expanding across the world. The increase in the percentage of overweight and obese women creates tendency to focus on the demand for plus-size clothes. Prior studies confirmed that there is a low attention paid to wome...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2024/v21i4806
Aim: In the modern digital world, many companies are moving towards technology-based applications to perform human resource administration work. Employees nowadays are capable of accessing a web-based Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) to obtain critical data fr...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2024/v21i2775
Cryptocurrencies have become a popular discussion in the global economy as an increasing number of people adopt these despites their recent conception. As a result, governments worldwide are racing to incorporate assets into their legal frameworks. While Sri Lanka does not have a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2023/v23i201092
Purpose: Employee disengagement and a lack of participation in establishing a safe and healthy workplace are bitter realities of the modern workplace. In this context, this study aims to explore how employees comply with the health and safety rules and regulations established by...
In the era of digitization, it is important that Banks and Financial institutions stay up to date with the latest technology. Blockchain technology is one such technology which has become a widely discussed topic when it comes to finance in the digital era. The objectives of this...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2023/v17i9524
Purpose: In the current context, toxic workplaces are increasingly popular within organizations which lead to an increase in exhaustion and work related stress. Low staff morale, high employee turnover, low productivity, and poor work quality are just a few effects of this type o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2023/v17i7496
Purpose: The uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have inspired new business ventures. The best approach to overcome the obstacles in pandemic is hybrid entrepreneurship, which is defined as "holding the current job while creating a new business”. The study aims to dis...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2023/v18i3657
Purpose: With emerging modern phenomena in the world, the aesthetic appeal of a product is utilized by retailers as visual marketing strategies. The main aspiration of the study is to investigate the influence of interior and exterior visual merchandising strategies on impulse pu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2023/v40i1863
Skilled labour shortage that is prevailing in the current context has made lot of adverse economic and social repercussions, more or less to all sectors in Sri Lanka. The purpose of this study is to explore the skilled labour shortage of carpenters in Sri Lankan furniture manufac...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2023/v17i1630
Purpose: Entrepreneurship is one of a country's economic engines, particularly in developing countries. Sri Lanka was sliding down in Global Entrepreneurship Index. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the key determinants to the establishment of digital entrepreneuri...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2022/v15i230400
E-agriculture is vital for supporting the development in agricultural sector. Before developing any e-agriculture technology, it is essential to measure e-readiness as it will be an indicator to foresee the application of the developed technology. This has necessitated the concep...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2021/v17i430205
Realizing the gravity of COVID-19 pandemic, the governments around the world have been putting in place a range of policies and strategies to resume their food security level. Among varies of agricultural productions, most affected sectors are livestock farming, horticulture prod...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2021/v15i430160
Aim: A better understanding of farm-level competitiveness of agribusiness sector provides the necessary framework for agribusiness farms to compete at domestic and global markets. This study aims to determine the relationships of human capital, dynamic capabilities and competitiv...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i630268
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....
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Research Article10.9734/JESBS/2018/44050
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 c...
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Research Article10.9734/JEMT/2017/39239
Aim: In the rapid pace of competition in the current business environment, a firm or an industry is required to be more competitive and hostile. Competitiveness of the global agribusiness has raised concerns among economists and policy makers about the need for competitive advant...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/30850
Aims: Resource based view (RBV) consists of a rich body of related theoretical tools to analyse sources of competitive advantage at firm level and it is based on the economic rent concept which explains that a firm as a collection of unique resources and capabilities. Although th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEBA/2016/28958
Purpose: This study aims to identify the items associated with sources of competitive advantage in the minor export crop sector. Design/Methodology/Approach: The measures were identified based on literature review and expert opinions which took into account theories of resource-b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27814
Improvements in technology and information systems as well as changes in climate and economies have resulted in an increasingly competitive environment for the agribusiness sector. A better understanding of firm level competitiveness of this sector hence provides the necessary fr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/24152
Background: The swift growth of social media has transformed the sphere of sustainability communication, making the concept of eco-influencers (greenfluencers) the most important mediator between companies and their customers. Aim: The study investigates how social media eco-infl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i91455
Background: Consumers follow others and rely on "herding behaviour" when they have limited product knowledge and face risks while using online platforms. Aim: This study aims to investigate the effects of herding cues and consumer herding behaviour on online purchasing decisions...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i81371
This study examines the influence of employee empowerment practices on job satisfaction in the evolving digital banking industry in Sri Lanka. It considers five aspects of employee empowerment: empowering mission and strategy (EMS), employee autonomy (EA), role accountability (RA...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i71354
Background: Digitalization has transformed traditional marketing paradigms, making digital marketing tools essential for Sri Lankan micro-enterprises to build strong customer relationships, enhance engagement, and sustain business growth in an increasingly competitive environment...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i61330
Background: Circular economy encourages environment protection and social prosperity while giving the green light to economic growth with sustainable development in a country. The apparel industry both globally and Sri Lanka faces considerable environmental challenges and it is r...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i41304
Aim: Entrepreneurship and livelihood development paradigms are inclusive of one another and have become prominent modes of development in global societies, as development policies seem to resonate with the agenda of social inclusivity. One can see how ecopreneurship affects susta...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2025/v18i4770
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Aim: This concept paper aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the impact of the emerging trends of the gig economy on the future of work in the e-commerce industry. Specifically, this paper is focused on the gig economy and its possible significance for the future of work in e-...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2025/v26i51511
Aim: This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the adoption of sharing commerce among youth in Sri Lanka, addressing an empirical gap in the existing literature. Background: Sharing commerce, a subset of the sharing economy, focuses on peer-to-peer sharing of goods a...
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Research Article10.9734/jemt/2025/v31i51288
Aim: Crowdfunding is a relatively new source of financing that enables an entrepreneur or a startup to obtain capital from many people, often through the Internet. This innovative financing method can democratize access to capital, allowing entrepreneurs in developing nations to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2025/v19i2886
Purpose: The traditional vegetable supply chain in Sri Lanka is that the majority of farmers are small-scale farmers who have not had the ability or capacity to meet the final customer directly. As a result, more than 90% of the supply and distribution of vegetables is managed by...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2022/v13i430362
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are not specific to one industry; they help every industry achieve a sustainable future. This study aims to investigate the contribution of Sri Lankan tea plantation companies towards the SDGs and how tea plantation compani...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2022/v23i230217
Agricultural sector is becoming less attractive for young people, especially in educated youth, in an increasing rate, which has become a global trend. One of the dominant factors which support the development of the youth agri-entrepreneurship intention while boosting the econo...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2022/v15i230151
Business organizations try to maintain financial sustainability in the long run and ultimately try to maximize shareholders’ wealth. It has been argued that financial constraints in short term are a major barrier to the firms’ long term financial success. Working capital has seen...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2021/v21i1330458
Purpose: Mobile marketing is act as a phenomenon of great impact and relevance for marketing communications because it provides a continuous access to the consumer “anytime and anywhere”. Development of mobile marketing has become a greater opportunity to maintain an interactive...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2021/v15i130358
Purpose: Knowledge Management (KM) can be defined as capturing, distributing, and effectively using knowledge. Organizations become more knowledge intensive and they are hiring “minds” more than “hands”. The organization practice has shown that knowledge, when properly used and l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajess/2021/v15i130365
Purpose: Sri Lankan government has recognized small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as the backbone of the economy. Export is the most adapted internationalization mechanism by SMEs. Export activities of SMEs are caused to reduce trade balance deficit, increase capital inflow, incr...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2021/v9i330244
Purpose: Ageing population will eventually have a dramatic effect on the country’s economy, as it influences on the size of the labor force available. Indorsing longer working lives by encouraging retirees back to the work force has been encouraged by many as a viable option to c...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2020/v8i130203
Rapid globalisation creates growth opportunities, however, its environmental and distributional effects remain particularly uncertain for small developing economies with structural and institutional constraints. While trade is central to development strategies, many existing rese...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i31283