ICBR-2018 (1st)International Conference on Business Research (ICBR) - 2018http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/132492024-03-19T12:24:12Z2024-03-19T12:24:12ZFactors determining the intention to adopt cloud computing by finance companies in Sri LankaTharanga, CHMDPerera, Ihttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/132592018-07-18T18:34:55ZFactors determining the intention to adopt cloud computing by finance companies in Sri Lanka
Tharanga, CHMD; Perera, I
Cloud computing has become the most evolving technological innovation that reduces the processing cost while increasing the availability, flexibility, reliability and processing throughout. Though this is an emerging technology and the rest of the worlds’ finance companies are implementing it, Sri Lanka’s finance companies have not gained the competitive advantage of adopting cloud technology as yet. This study therefore has made significant efforts on analysing what factors determine the intention to adopt cloud computing by the finance companies of Sri Lanka. Selective factors from Innovation Diffusion Theory and Technology-Organization-Environment framework such as relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, security, top management support and technology readiness were considered. From the total of 45 licensed finance companies in Sri Lanka, 35 companies were targeted to collect primary data. Survey-based questionnaire method was used to collect data. A statistical analysis was carried out using IBM SPSS Statistical Software v.23, and hypotheses were tested based on the results of multiple regression. According to the regression model, it is recognised that relative advantage and compatibility are significant factors which predict the adoption of cloud computing. It has also analyzed the moderating impact on finance resource allocation on the relationship between independent variables (seven factors) and adoption of cloud computing. Findings suggest that financial resource allocation would not have a significant impact on the model’s ability to determine adoption of cloud computing.
Critical success factors of international technology transfer: a case of the Norochcholai Coal Power Project in Sri LankaJayaratne, WDasanayaka, SWSBMudalige,Dhttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/132582022-11-16T05:47:46ZCritical success factors of international technology transfer: a case of the Norochcholai Coal Power Project in Sri Lanka
Jayaratne, W; Dasanayaka, SWSB; Mudalige,D
Success and failure of Norochcholai Coal Power Plant (NCPP) in terms of technology transfer aspect is a debatable subject in Sri Lankan energy scene. This NCPP is the country’s largest coal power based energy generator which came into the operation in three steps of 300MW as Phase 1 in the year 2011, Phase II in year 2013 and Phase III in year 2014. The total investment of the project was 1.35 Billion USD and out of which 450Million USD was received as a soft loan from the Export and Import (EXIM) Bank of China. The project construction was undertaken by the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) of China and it successfully came in to the light amidst the enormous amount of objections coming from different environmental and social pressure groups. After few years of operation, this power plant failed several times causing thousand hours of generation loss while incurring nearly 6.5 Billion Rupees reduction of income to the national economy due to the unavailability of the plant as per the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Annual Report 2015. In consequent to this, most of the expectations diluted and the negative impacts of environmental, social and cultural factors were highlighted by the media several times. Therefore, the identification of critical success factors during the technology transfer stage of this power plant is of extremely important subject. The main methodology of this study is secondary data, complements with interviews with various stake holders. It reviewed 34 success factors of technology transfer and found that 14 factors are critical success factors in terms of technology transfer. The recommendations of this study can be used as guides for designing suitable mechanism for technology transfer aspect of incoming coal power plants in Sri Lanka and other countries of similar background.
Facilities management value addition in enhancing business profitability in hotel industry in Sri LankaNishanthy, TSoorige, SDARathnasiri, HWTPhttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/132572022-11-16T05:49:17ZFacilities management value addition in enhancing business profitability in hotel industry in Sri Lanka
Nishanthy, T; Soorige, SDA; Rathnasiri, HWTP
Facilities management (FM) is a globally established profession which is constantly growing. It involves in the organization’s growth by providing the best support services to the organization’s core business activities. FM is not only considered as a profession which delivers support services but a profession which is necessary for the organization to run a smooth operation while improving the productivity, market share, profitability with added value to the organization. However, though FM has been perceived as an important profession, the use of FM is still not well established in the Sri Lankan context to gain integrated value addition for business. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the Value Addition from Facilities Management in Enhancing the Business Profitability focusing in the hotel industry in Sri Lanka. A comprehensive literature review was carried out first discussing on hotel business, business profitability, and criteria of business profitability, FM functions, and contribution of FM for the business profitability. A quantitative mixed research approach was followed by a detailed questionnaire survey and case study interviews. Data analysis technique of the questionnaire survey involved RII method. Findings of the questionnaire survey consisted of Ten (10) most significant factors affecting business profitability and eleven (11) most significant FM functions which enhance the profitability of hotel sector. Findings of the case study revealed the way that identified FM functions which are involved in creating a value addition to enhance the business profitability in hotel sector.
Building services maintenance: an outsource service provider selection via scoring modelWanigasinghe, PCMahakalanda, Ihttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/132562022-11-16T05:41:50ZBuilding services maintenance: an outsource service provider selection via scoring model
Wanigasinghe, PC; Mahakalanda, I
Building services outsourcing has become popular as it gives a peace-of-mind for the firms by contracting operation and maintenance of the building services to an external expert party for an agreed period and for agreed fee. However, the main issue faced by a firm is to select the most suitable outsource. The objective of this study is to identify critical service provider selection factors, in the area of building service maintenance outsourcing in property management and, to construct a scoring model that can be used at the decision making level. We have chosen quantitative/ structured questionnaire survey research approach. Expert views helped to identify the service provider selection factors in the premises and property management sector in Sri Lanka. We deploy Fuzzy Delphi Methods (FDM) to ranking and identifying weights of the service provider selection factors. Then Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) model computes the weights of the screened factors by performing pair-wise comparisons. These weighted factors can be used to construct the service provider selection model.