Ramanie Samaratunge
Biographic Data
| ID | 1245473 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ramanie Samaratunge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ramanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Samaratunge |
| SIGNATURE | SAMARATUNGE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6203-0382 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The effect of academic freedom on electoral democracy in the Asian region
This paper examines how academic freedom influences electoral democracy in 44 Asian nations drawing on country‐wide panel data (2000–2019) obtained from the Varieties of Democracy (V‐Dem)‐2022. For its analytical framework, this study employs dynamic panel regression models. The Asian region, which represents the world's largest and most economically dynamic democracies, is an interesting research site to investigate this nexus due to the region'…
Mastering the art of humor in leadership
Determinants of Middle Eastern immigrants’ entrepreneurial success in Australia
This paper presents findings on Middle Eastern immigrant entrepreneurs in Australia. The extent to which perceived discrimination and acculturation influence their social and psychological capital, and the effects of social and psychological capital on their firm performance, are explored. We found that such immigrants, who are highly acculturated to the mainstream culture, not only tend to have many social interactions outside their community bu…
With the help of the family! Using Sri Lankan informal sector women entrepreneurs' family resources to develop their creative self-efficacy
Accountability and transparency in emerging countries
Accountability and transparency are evolving challenges to governance and public administration in a highly complex global governance system. It is a difficult challenge in the emerging economies due to a significant deficit in democratic policy and institutional effectiveness. Few will discount the seemingly insurmountable challenges emerging economies face, whether these be economic, social inequality or social transformation. In light of these…
Where do Remittances Go in Household Consumption? Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka‐Wide Micro‐data
Private internal and international remittances are a major source of household money in Sri Lanka, yet their impact on household welfare has long been a research gap. Based on the Migration and Development Theory, this article examines how private remittances affect household expenditure behaviour, using nationally representative microdata and applying quasi‐experimental methods. Private remittances have significantly increased household per‐capi…
Relationship between healthcare utilization and household out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure
Management Across Cultures
The effects of chronic non-communicable diseases on labour force outcomes
Using humor and boosting emotions
Evidence from emerging scholarly investigations consistently points to managerial humor as fruitful new grounds to expand management knowledge and practice. In light of this, the present study examined managerial humor as an affective event at work that has short-term emotional and long-term psychological outcomes for employees. To test this empirically, we recruited a sample of 2498 Australian employees to participate in a field experience sampl…
Impact of ill-health on household consumption in Sri Lanka
Skilled Migration, Expectation and Reality
Many governments seek to attract skilled migrants into the top occupational groups and now have significant groups of overseas-born professionals in their workforces. Such groups are expected to contribute significantly to the economic and social development of their new countries. There has been sustained debate between those taking the view that skilled migrants are integrated without much difficulty and those concerned that a mismatch between …
Patterns and determinants of out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Sri Lanka
This article examines patterns and determinants of the likelihood and financial burden of encountering out-of-pocket healthcare expenses in Sri Lankan households as, on average, more than 60% of households incur such costs. This percentage varies substantially across household categories in demographic properties, sectors and ability-to-pay. Households comprising more than one elderly person, pre-school children, members with chronic illnesses, a…
Examining Sri Lankan professional women’s perceptions of their opportunities to undertake international careers
Extant research has examined women’s under-representation (relative to men) in international careers in respect to prejudice towards women in host countries, organizational resistance to selecting women, women’s own disinterest in taking international work and host country societal expectations of women. Although research has suggested the benefits for global organizations of having management diversity, the literature has given limited considera…
Acculturation attitudes and affective workgroup commitment
The Australian workforce is becoming increasingly diverse and it is important to understand the role of individuals’ acculturation attitudes in the workplace. The appreciation of the relationship between acculturation attitudes and affective workgroup commitment is critical for mangers to facilitate the performance of employees with diverse backgrounds. To gain a better understanding of this relationship, we assessed the acculturation attitudes o…
The relationship between acculturation strategy and job satisfaction for professional Chinese immigrants in the Australian workplace
Governance in Sri Lanka
This article applies complex evolving systems theory (CES) to investigating the governance factors affecting rebuilding in the wake of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka. It also examines the crucial processes of co-operation between the various governance actors (public, market and civil society) in the aftermath of the disaster. The main focus is on the horizontal integration in the process of service delivery at the district level during the rebuil…
The New Public Management reforms in Asia
It has been recognized that there is a need for a cross-country analysis that can be used to identify the factors that contribute to the problems of state incapacity in South and Southeast Asian nations. In taking up this challenge, we explore selected initiatives of new public management (NPM) in the region to analyse cross-country variations. For this purpose we have chosen four South and Southeast Asian countries, namely: Singapore, Malaysia, …
Tsunami engulfs Sri Lankan governance
The features of governance during the provision of relief immediately following the 2004 tsunami, the restoration of key services and facilities, and the longer term rebuilding of damaged/destroyed infrastructure, in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, are investigated in this case study. Interview data revealed that recovery attempts were significantly weakened by the lack of collaboration among key players at the central and the district level. In…
The management of social protection in Sri Lanka
Examining how, why and when employers will support the extension and deepening of social welfare, Mares recently argued employers wish both to diffuse social risk and maximise control of employee benefits and insisted that these alternatives require trade-offs. Mares also argued the nature of these trade-offs will be influenced by firm-specific characteristics and incidence of labour market risk. This article tests her model with enterprise data …
Globalisation and Social Protection Reforms in Sri Lanka
The New Public Management reforms in Asia
It has been recognized that there is a need for a cross-country analysis that can be used to identify the factors that contribute to the problems of state incapacity in South and Southeast Asian nations. In taking up this challenge, we explore selected initiatives of new public management (NPM) in the region to analyse cross-country variations. For this purpose we have chosen four South and Southeast Asian countries, namely: Singapore, Malaysia, …
Using humor and boosting emotions
Evidence from emerging scholarly investigations consistently points to managerial humor as fruitful new grounds to expand management knowledge and practice. In light of this, the present study examined managerial humor as an affective event at work that has short-term emotional and long-term psychological outcomes for employees. To test this empirically, we recruited a sample of 2498 Australian employees to participate in a field experience sampl…
Impact of ill-health on household consumption in Sri Lanka
Patterns and determinants of out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Sri Lanka
This article examines patterns and determinants of the likelihood and financial burden of encountering out-of-pocket healthcare expenses in Sri Lankan households as, on average, more than 60% of households incur such costs. This percentage varies substantially across household categories in demographic properties, sectors and ability-to-pay. Households comprising more than one elderly person, pre-school children, members with chronic illnesses, a…
Acculturation attitudes and affective workgroup commitment
The Australian workforce is becoming increasingly diverse and it is important to understand the role of individuals’ acculturation attitudes in the workplace. The appreciation of the relationship between acculturation attitudes and affective workgroup commitment is critical for mangers to facilitate the performance of employees with diverse backgrounds. To gain a better understanding of this relationship, we assessed the acculturation attitudes o…
The relationship between acculturation strategy and job satisfaction for professional Chinese immigrants in the Australian workplace
The management of social protection in Sri Lanka
Examining how, why and when employers will support the extension and deepening of social welfare, Mares recently argued employers wish both to diffuse social risk and maximise control of employee benefits and insisted that these alternatives require trade-offs. Mares also argued the nature of these trade-offs will be influenced by firm-specific characteristics and incidence of labour market risk. This article tests her model with enterprise data …
Globalisation and Social Protection Reforms in Sri Lanka
Relationship between healthcare utilization and household out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure
With the help of the family! Using Sri Lankan informal sector women entrepreneurs' family resources to develop their creative self-efficacy
Examining Sri Lankan professional women’s perceptions of their opportunities to undertake international careers
Extant research has examined women’s under-representation (relative to men) in international careers in respect to prejudice towards women in host countries, organizational resistance to selecting women, women’s own disinterest in taking international work and host country societal expectations of women. Although research has suggested the benefits for global organizations of having management diversity, the literature has given limited considera…
Tsunami engulfs Sri Lankan governance
The features of governance during the provision of relief immediately following the 2004 tsunami, the restoration of key services and facilities, and the longer term rebuilding of damaged/destroyed infrastructure, in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, are investigated in this case study. Interview data revealed that recovery attempts were significantly weakened by the lack of collaboration among key players at the central and the district level. In…
Globalisation and Social Protection Reforms in Sri Lanka
The management of social protection in Sri Lanka
Examining how, why and when employers will support the extension and deepening of social welfare, Mares recently argued employers wish both to diffuse social risk and maximise control of employee benefits and insisted that these alternatives require trade-offs. Mares also argued the nature of these trade-offs will be influenced by firm-specific characteristics and incidence of labour market risk. This article tests her model with enterprise data …
The New Public Management reforms in Asia
It has been recognized that there is a need for a cross-country analysis that can be used to identify the factors that contribute to the problems of state incapacity in South and Southeast Asian nations. In taking up this challenge, we explore selected initiatives of new public management (NPM) in the region to analyse cross-country variations. For this purpose we have chosen four South and Southeast Asian countries, namely: Singapore, Malaysia, …
Tsunami engulfs Sri Lankan governance
The features of governance during the provision of relief immediately following the 2004 tsunami, the restoration of key services and facilities, and the longer term rebuilding of damaged/destroyed infrastructure, in the Galle District of Sri Lanka, are investigated in this case study. Interview data revealed that recovery attempts were significantly weakened by the lack of collaboration among key players at the central and the district level. In…
The relationship between acculturation strategy and job satisfaction for professional Chinese immigrants in the Australian workplace
Governance in Sri Lanka
This article applies complex evolving systems theory (CES) to investigating the governance factors affecting rebuilding in the wake of the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka. It also examines the crucial processes of co-operation between the various governance actors (public, market and civil society) in the aftermath of the disaster. The main focus is on the horizontal integration in the process of service delivery at the district level during the rebuil…
Acculturation attitudes and affective workgroup commitment
The Australian workforce is becoming increasingly diverse and it is important to understand the role of individuals’ acculturation attitudes in the workplace. The appreciation of the relationship between acculturation attitudes and affective workgroup commitment is critical for mangers to facilitate the performance of employees with diverse backgrounds. To gain a better understanding of this relationship, we assessed the acculturation attitudes o…
Examining Sri Lankan professional women’s perceptions of their opportunities to undertake international careers
Extant research has examined women’s under-representation (relative to men) in international careers in respect to prejudice towards women in host countries, organizational resistance to selecting women, women’s own disinterest in taking international work and host country societal expectations of women. Although research has suggested the benefits for global organizations of having management diversity, the literature has given limited considera…
Skilled Migration, Expectation and Reality
Many governments seek to attract skilled migrants into the top occupational groups and now have significant groups of overseas-born professionals in their workforces. Such groups are expected to contribute significantly to the economic and social development of their new countries. There has been sustained debate between those taking the view that skilled migrants are integrated without much difficulty and those concerned that a mismatch between …
Patterns and determinants of out-of-pocket health care expenditure in Sri Lanka
This article examines patterns and determinants of the likelihood and financial burden of encountering out-of-pocket healthcare expenses in Sri Lankan households as, on average, more than 60% of households incur such costs. This percentage varies substantially across household categories in demographic properties, sectors and ability-to-pay. Households comprising more than one elderly person, pre-school children, members with chronic illnesses, a…
Using humor and boosting emotions
Evidence from emerging scholarly investigations consistently points to managerial humor as fruitful new grounds to expand management knowledge and practice. In light of this, the present study examined managerial humor as an affective event at work that has short-term emotional and long-term psychological outcomes for employees. To test this empirically, we recruited a sample of 2498 Australian employees to participate in a field experience sampl…
Impact of ill-health on household consumption in Sri Lanka
Management Across Cultures
The effects of chronic non-communicable diseases on labour force outcomes
Relationship between healthcare utilization and household out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure
Where do Remittances Go in Household Consumption? Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka‐Wide Micro‐data
Private internal and international remittances are a major source of household money in Sri Lanka, yet their impact on household welfare has long been a research gap. Based on the Migration and Development Theory, this article examines how private remittances affect household expenditure behaviour, using nationally representative microdata and applying quasi‐experimental methods. Private remittances have significantly increased household per‐capi…
Accountability and transparency in emerging countries
Accountability and transparency are evolving challenges to governance and public administration in a highly complex global governance system. It is a difficult challenge in the emerging economies due to a significant deficit in democratic policy and institutional effectiveness. Few will discount the seemingly insurmountable challenges emerging economies face, whether these be economic, social inequality or social transformation. In light of these…
With the help of the family! Using Sri Lankan informal sector women entrepreneurs' family resources to develop their creative self-efficacy
The effect of academic freedom on electoral democracy in the Asian region
This paper examines how academic freedom influences electoral democracy in 44 Asian nations drawing on country‐wide panel data (2000–2019) obtained from the Varieties of Democracy (V‐Dem)‐2022. For its analytical framework, this study employs dynamic panel regression models. The Asian region, which represents the world's largest and most economically dynamic democracies, is an interesting research site to investigate this nexus due to the region'…
Mastering the art of humor in leadership
Determinants of Middle Eastern immigrants’ entrepreneurial success in Australia
This paper presents findings on Middle Eastern immigrant entrepreneurs in Australia. The extent to which perceived discrimination and acculturation influence their social and psychological capital, and the effects of social and psychological capital on their firm performance, are explored. We found that such immigrants, who are highly acculturated to the mainstream culture, not only tend to have many social interactions outside their community bu…
Economics (15 works) · Political science (11 works) · Business (9 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Development economics (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Socioeconomics (6 works) · Sri lanka (6 works) · Geography (5 works)