Ms. D. R. P. Upananda

B.Sc. Business Management (Sp)- RUSL, MS.c in Management (USJ) (Reading), Dip.MCIM (UK), PgDIP Marketing (SLIM)

Lecturer (Probationary)

Department of Organizational Studies

Business Management, Strategic Management

Management, strategic management, knowledge management, leadership

Course Coordination:
• OSU6501- Strategic Management
• OSU4404/4574- Introduction to Law and Contract Law
• OSU4311/4571- Law Relating to Business Transactions
• OSU6217- Leadership and Change Management

  • Impact of Influencer Marketing on Social Media Users’ Travel Intention (Sri Lanka Journal of Marketing 2022)
  • The Impact of Facebook Advertising and eWOM on Brand Awareness and Purchase Intention: Reference to the Fashion Retail Industry in Sri Lanka. (Journal of Management Matters 2023
  • Economic Behavior of Rural Communities and Sustainability of Tourism Industry with Special Reference to Dodampahala Gn Division (International Journal of Sustainable Tourism 2023)
  • Exploring Grammarly as An Artificial Intelligence Tool on Management Students’ Research Writing Skills: A Study Based on The Open University of Sri Lanka (International Research Conference of the Open University of Sri Lanka-2024)
  • Factors Affecting Customer Satisfaction Through Self-Banking Units: With Special Reference to the People’s Bank-Peradeniya Branch (International Research Conference of the Open University of Sri Lanka-2024)
  • The Impact of Green Supply Chain Soft Dimensions on Environmental Performance: A Study Based on Sri Lankan Apparel Industry (3rd International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurship ICOME-2024)
  • Relationship between Green Supply Chain Soft & Hard Dimensions and Environmental Performance: Moderating Effect of Product Complexity (21st International Conference on Business Management-2025)
  • P.B Ralapanawa Memorial Gold Medal for the best performance in Strategic Management, of Faculty of Management Studies- Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
  • Best paper award for The Impact of Green Supply Chain Soft Dimensions on Environmental Performance: A Study Based on Sri Lankan Apparel Industry (3rd International Conference on Management and Entrepreneurship ICOME-2024)