SLIIT Business School Students Research Conference [SBSSRC]

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The Conference is open for all the business research students in Sri Lanka. The goal of the conference is to promote student research, while gaining and increasing the enthusiasm among students for academic research. This conference gives the opportunity to showcase their scholarly work and to discuss the research interest with students with other Higher education institutions in Sri Lanka.

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    Impact of Dynamic Capabilities on Business Performance of SMEs during an Economic Crisis with reference to Western Province
    (SLIIT Business School, 2023-12-14) Haputhanthri, H; Jayawickrama, U; Lakma, L; Sellahewa, E; Wisenthige, K; Jayathilake, T
    The current economic crisis which is experiencing has a significant impact on the development and performance of most SMEs, making their existence even more susceptible. In the face of the current economic crisis, Dynamic capabilities (DCs) can be utilized as a survival mechanism to help organizations to increase the value of their businesses, get competitive advantages, and increase business performance in a changing business environment. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of three dimensions of DCs which are sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring on the business performance of SMEs during this economic crisis. In addition, this study investigates how DCs could impact business performance through Information technology (IT) adoption as a moderator. The quantitative approach is adopted, where a cross sectional survey was utilized to collect primary data from SMEs. Findings of the study based on a sample of 380 SMEs in western province and stratified random sampling method was utilized to select participants. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze data by using Smart PLS 4 software. The results revealed that only sensing and reconfiguring capabilities have a significant impact on SMEs’ performance and IT adoption moderates the relationship between DCs and business performance during the economic crisis. Therefore, this study provides a great effort to quantitatively investigate the impact of three procedures of DCs and the moderate effect of IT adoption during the economic crisis. Furthermore, it conveys a better understanding of how SMEs could deploy their DCs to ensure higher levels of performance in periods of crisis. The results of this research will pave a path for them to successfully take effective strategic decision on the SMEs.
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    Moderating Effect of Business Ecosystem Volatility between Dynamic capabilities and Firm Performance in Sri Lankan Multinational Corporations
    (ICSDB 2024 and SLIIT Business School, 2024-12-10) De Silva, M.; Withanarachchi, A.
    The evolution of the theories of Dynamic Capabilities and its importance in paving the path of success for organizations has been studied and researched for decades. Evolving from the resource-based view, theories of Dynamic Capabilities state that organizations should have the ability to adapt to changing environments by integrating, building and reconfiguring internal and external resources. This study focuses on the above-mentioned external environmental conditions and its effect on the Dynamic Capabilities and its relationship to firm performance within the premise of Sri Lankan Multinational Corporations. The dynamic capabilities a firm possesses has paramount importance in sustaining competitiveness. Nonetheless, there are other influential factors in the external environment that dictate the effectiveness of these dynamic capabilities. For instance, the Business Ecosystem Volatility surrounding Organizations can influence the extent to which these dynamic capabilities effect firm performances. Sri Lanka is a unique environment to study this phenomenon due to the emerging market dynamics and multinational activities. This research employs a quantitative approach using surveys sent to Sri Lankan Multinational corporations to collect data. It also contributes to the existing literature in hopes that it will fill certain research gaps prevalent in this area of study. The findings will benefit the management of the Sri Lankan MNCs by providing guidance on how to manoeuvre Dynamic Capabilities under changing environmental conditions and how they can capitalize on their dynamic capabilities properly.