Browsing by Author "Rajapaksha, V"

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Driving performance in the digital nomad era: the mediating roles of well-being and job satisfaction
(Emerald Publishing, 2025-12-07) Peiris, P; Kavindya, S; Mandodari, A; Jayasinghe, Y; Wisenthige, K; Rajapaksha, V; Suraweera, B
Purpose – Despite the growing academic focus on digital nomadism, there is a lack of studies on the job performance of digital nomads, which compounds an essential theoretical and empirical gap. Informed by this, the study explores the role of nomadic work drivers in job performance, with well-being and job satisfaction acting as mediators, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of the job performance of digital nomads. Design/methodology/approach – Adopting a quantitative approach, this study used an online survey disseminated to digital nomad Facebook groups, collecting data from 226 participants through systematic sampling. The data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings – The findings revealed that well-being and job satisfaction significantly mediate the relationships between nomadic work drivers (destination, technology and work preferences) and job performance. Conversely, the relationship between work-life balance and job performance through both mediators was found statistically insignificant. Practical implications – The study contributes to the growing body of literature on digital nomadism, clarifying how work drivers influence job performance through well-being and job satisfaction, while offering practical insights to create supportive work environments that boost productivity, a priority in today's era of global remote work. Originality/value – This research is unique to the extent that it explores the dual mediating effects of well-being and job satisfaction in the relationship between nomadic work drivers and job performance, an approach that has been significantly absent in previous studies.
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An Enhanced Multifunctional Transport Layer Protocol for Heterogeneous Data in Wireless Communication
(IEEE, 2020-11) De Silva, D. H; Dewage, R; Guruge, T; Rajapaksha, V; Kulasooriya, V; Wijesekara, L
It is exciting to see that the applicability of smart devices has drastically boosted compared to many other electronic devices during the last decade. Although the usage of those devices is evolving, the kinds of data behaviors they produce are also rising. Nevertheless, when using existing transport layer protocols to support different data behaviors, the devices are having difficulties in applying a single protocol for each data transferring requirement in a wireless environment. The proposed solution for the problem is to develop an Enhanced Multifunctional Transport Layer Protocol which is EMTP for heterogeneous data transferring in wireless communication. The protocol identifies the data transfer behavior and utilizes the characteristics of the transport layer like improving reliability, latency, weaknesses in congestion control, and problems in resiliency.