Marlon Gunasekera

Academic Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration – PIM – USJP – Sri Lanka (1994)
• B.Sc. Business Administration (Hons.) USJP – Sri Lanka (1990)

Professional Qualifications

• Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants of United Kingdom (ACMA – UK)
• Fellow Member of the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka (MAAT – SL)
• Certified Edexel Teacher (Business Studies) (CET – UK)

Teaching Interests

• Strategic Management
• Managing for Productivity and Quality
• Principles of Management
• International Business Management
• Marketing Management
• Business Communication

Research Interests

• Productivity and Performance
• Organisational Culture and Leadership
• Value Orientations
• Corporate and Business Strategy

Research and Publications

• Published a Journal Article on “Impact of Supervisory Styles on Labour Productivity in the Garment Industry” in the Sri Lankan Journal of Management of the Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepra. (Vol. 4, No1&2, June, 1999)
• Published a Journal Article on “Strategies and applications of Total Quality Management” in the Bankers Journal a Quarterly Publication of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. (Vol. XXII NO. 04 December 2003)
• Published a Journal Article on “Productivity as a Strategic Competitive Tool” in the Bankers Journal a quarterly publication of the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. (Vol. XXII NO. 05 March 2004) 
• Published a series of Newspaper features on Management in Sinhalese language in a Quarterly News Magazine called “Vidhusara” (Sri Lanka)
• Published a News Paper Article on “Total Quality Management” in the Ceylon Daily News (CDN) of 23rd of January 2004 (Sri Lanka)
• Published a text book in Sinhala titled “Marketing Management – Managing businesses in the 21st century” in February 2007”
• Published four discussion papers on Research Methods submitted as course work for the Doctoral Program in Business Administration of the Postgraduate Institute of Management – University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Important Positions Held

• Coordinator of the Department for the English Teaching Unit of the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce (1997 – 1999)
• Coordinator of the Annual Field Tour and Skills Development Programmeof the Department(1996 – 1998)
• Coordinator for Guest Lecture Programme of the Department (1998-2000)
• Coordinator for B.Sc. Business Administration (External) Degree Programme, offered by the Department of Business Administration: 1999 – 2001
• Department Coordinator of the Faculty Restructuring Committee (2000-2001)
• Coordinator for Factory Visits Programme of the Department (2001-2006)
• Research Coordinator of the Department of Business Administration (2002 – 2004)
• Foundermember of the Corporate Planning Committee of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2003)
• Acting Head of the Department of Business Administration (2003& 2012)
• Subject Coordinator for BUS 1301 Introduction to Management offered as a common subject to the Faculty of Manangement Studies and Commerce (2003 & 2006)
• Subject Coordinator for BUS 4301 Strategic Management offered as a common subject to the Faculty of Manangement Studies and Commerce (2004& 2007)
• Coordinator to deliver the BSc Business Administration External Degree programme on open distance learning mode under the External Degree Modernization Programme of the University Grants Commission (2005).
• Research session coordinator for the 4th International Conference on Business Management organized by the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce – University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2006)
• Member of the research paper review committee of the 5th International Conference on Business Management organized by the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce – University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2007)
• Department Coordinator for Quality Assurance Subject-Review Assessment of the B.Sc. Business administration internal degree programme under the Quality Assurance Review Programme of the University Grants Commission (2007)
• Core Chairman of the research track titled “Organizations and Management” of the 5th International Conference on Business Management organized by the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce – University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2007)
• LMS Coordinator of the Department of Business Administration (2011 – 2013)
• Department Internet Coordinator (2012 – 2013)

Important Positions Hold

• Head of the Department of Business Administration,Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2013 to date)