PIM shines at South Asian Management Forum in Pakistan

Dr. Nilakshi Galahitiyawa receiving the Best Paper award from Prof. Prof. Nisar Siddique

A research delegation from the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) gained significant recognition at the recently-concluded 15th South Asian Management Forum (SAMF), a biennial conference organised by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA), held in Sukkur, Pakistan. 

It was hosted by the Sukkur IBA University (SIBAU), Association of Management Development Institutions in Pakistan (AMDIP) and University of Management and Technology (UMT), where Dr. Nilakshi Galahitiyawe of PIM obtained the Best Paper award.

The conference was held on 27-29 September at Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur, Pakistan.  PIM Senior Assistant Registrar Jayantha Ranapura presented an academic paper, becoming the first non-academic in the Sri Lanka university system to present a research paper in an international conference.    

The theme of 15th SAMF was ‘Challenges of Inclusive Growth and Sustainability: The South Asian Context’. The papers that were presented were ‘Role of Education in Ensuring Inclusive Growth in Postgraduate Education: A Study on Enrolment of Female Students for MBA Studies at Postgraduate Institute of Management, Sri Lanka’ by Senior Assistant Registrar Jayantha Ranapura and Dr. Samantha Rathnayake, ‘The Continuous Social Value Creation through Servant Leadership: An exposition of Case Study Research on Eco-friendly Paper Manufacturing through Elephant Dung and Paper Waste’ by Ravi Bamunusinghe, ‘Sustainable Growth through Technology Adaptation: A Case Study on a Mango Cultivation Company in Sri Lanka’ by Champal De Costa, ‘Sustainable Business Performance through Transformational Leadership: A Case Study Based on a Leading Tea Manufacturing Company in Sri Lanka’ by Dr. Samantha Rathnayake, and the award-winning paper ‘Study on Green Purchase Intention of Sri Lankan Consumers’ by Dr. Nilakshi Galahitiyawe.