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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
  • Organizational Studies Faculty of Management Studies, The Open University of Sri Lanka
  • drupa@ou.ac.lk

Ms. D.R.P. Upananda is a Lecturer (Probationary) in the department. She was a graduate an BSc (special) in Business Management with a first class from Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in 2020. At Present she is reading for her Master of Science at University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Further she is qualified with post graduate diploma in marketing Management and post graduate diploma in Profession Marketing (UK). Her Specialized areas are Business Management and Strategic Management.

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)