Master of Business Administration in Project Management

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    Readiness of internet user for e-commerce - case studies from Sri Lanka
    Jayasekera, JC; Wijesundara, M; Ekanayake, L
    Electronic commerce (E-Commerce) has emerged with the development of Internet and spread rapidly because of its capability of improving efficiency and productivity in many business areas. Many countries paid attention on developing e-commerce and its usage and benefitting from it today. However the adaptation of developing countries to e-commerce was a challenge because of the infrastructure limitations and other issues related to consumers. Sri Lanka has not yet passed the medium level of e-readiness because of the less coverage of Internet and low computer and Internet literacy levels. However the existing Internet users display comparatively high adaptability to e-commerce transactions. Sri Lankan Internet user has a moderate level of Internet shopping usage while more people pay bills through Internet and access Internet banking application. With this the current level of ecommerce readiness of country can be said as in a higher medium level compared to the world averages and display better performance than other countries in region and similar economic indicators. Income and education is positively related to Internet shopping while age group 20-40 dominated in purchasing goods and services over the Internet. People who pay more household bills displayed significantly high usage of Internet shopping. Sri Lankan males were more interested in buying on Internet compared to females. However the spending on Internet and frequency of online purchases were in very low levels and less availability of buying options coupled with low trust on e-commerce sites created such a behavior. Current Internet users display very healthy reactions to e-commerce and less shadows of traditional trading mechanisms also acts -positive. Development of infrastructure creating high awareness and opportunities will improve the Internet usage and the e-commerce involvement of people in Sri Lanka. With a matching e- commerce model, there is a high possibility in creating a very active e-buyer community in future if authorities take the correct actions soon.
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    Stakeholder management issues in construction projects : a case study
    Kulathunga, WVUR; Ekanayake, L
    Construction industry, irrespective of its nature and magnitude, is affected by various problems which ultimately lead projects to failures. Surprisingly, most of these problems are nontechnical but related to different aspects of Project Management. Stakeholder Management is a critical component in Project Management which is largely responsible for either the successful delivery of a project or its failure. There are hundreds of examples from all over the world, for failures in construction projects due to ineffective management of Stakeholders. The purpose of this study is to investigate how far the theories and concepts of Stakeholder Management are being practiced in the Construction industry of Sri Lanka by using a case study project and thereby to identify the main issues in Stakeholder management in construction projects. In the study, among the few models developed for Stakeholder management in businesses, one model was selected as suitable and data collected was analyzed in comparison with the guidelines given in the selected model. The main issue in Stakeholder management of construction projects, as identified in this study is that more attention is usually paid on the key stakeholders with all three attributes of Power, Legitimacy & Urgency whereas latent stakeholders are given less significance. However, with the finding of the study it was noted that there is a tendency of latent stakeholders to behave dynamically to gain access to other stakeholders and become more powerful and influential towards the Project. In order to overcome similar issues in future Projects, it is recommended not only to study the individual impact of each latent stakeholders but to analyze their impact with every possible combinations of other stakeholders. It is recommended to expand the scope of the study in to different sectors of construction industry and to reach a more generalized conclusion on main issues of stakeholder management in construction projects in Sri Lanka.
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    Trends in integrating disaster risk reduction initiatives in newly disigned buildings in differnt hazard prone area in northern province
    (2015-09-18) Rajkumar, K; Ekanayake, L
    This research is done for MBA programme in project Management year (2010/2011)in the University of Moratuwa. The main objective of the research is to study the trend towards Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) initiatives in the northern province of Sri Lanka. The School buildings, hospitals, housing construction and common building construction were considered during the study. One divisional secretariat division (Vadamarachi East) was selected for the field study since this division was affected by both Tsunami and war and there are lots of development activities in progress by various organizations in the Province. The data were collected in stages (a) to analyze the managerial initiatives,(b) the field level initiatives and achievements. The managerial and coordination mechanism information were collected through interviews with the relevant authorities and theinformation from government policies and new Act enactment. The application and implementation status were analyzed through field visit to the project locations which have been implemented by various organizations in the selected divisional secretariat. There were lots of national level initiatives took place after Tsunami. A solid development management and monitoring strategies were developed, but in the field level achievement was far away from the target. This was confirmed from the field level physical work done, the type plans developed by various organizations, the existing local authority’s standard for building approval. The DRR initiatives not properly implemented in the field level.The reasons were identified during the analysis as follows: (i) Disaster risk reduction is not adequately considered as a priority in development planning processes, (ii) Inadequate enforcement and authoritative powers to implement and monitor disaster preparedness and mitigation measures,(iii) Lack of technical and legal framework to integrate DRR into national and sectarian planning, (iv) The responsible body not realized the importance of disaster risk reduction application, (v) The political situation in the province and the lack of understanding between central and provincial governments is negative for DRR achievement, (vi) the provincial council give priority for other subject. (e.g.: political solution and administrative power sharing) and (vii) Lack of public awareness, people mentality and cultural believes (Vasthu). The following recommendations are proposed for future development to change the situation in positive direction. The local authority capacity and awareness among the responsible people need to be improved ( refer chapter 4.4 & 5.6). The existing coordination mechanism between national level and local level need to be improved (refer chapter 5.6). The authority for implementation of DRR initiatives should be more decentralized. It is important to create appropriate focal point in the field level to ensure and monitor the DRR activities implementation (refer chapter 4.1). The authorities should consider DRR initiatives during land allocation for construction purpose (refer chapter 5.6). The NGOs and INGOs need to maintain proper coordination mechanism with the responsible authority to implement the DRR initiatives successfully. The annexure 9 attached as guidance for future application. The National level: The central government should appoint a permanent coordination body involving ministers, government department, NGOs, UN agencies and private sectors. The government should accommodate periodic evaluation mechanism to ensure the sustainability of the initiatives The donors should insist the authorities to accommodate DRR activities during the financial assistant.