Liyanage Sampath Rodrigo

Programme Manager - BA Business Management
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Background


Dr Liyanage Sampath Rodrigo has over 6 years experience in academia as a Programme Leader and Lecturer for range of Management related programmes. Currently, He is managing the BA Business Management programme in the University. Dr Sampath is leading his academic team to maintain highest student learning experience within the programme.  

Apart from his academic responsibilities as a programmer leader and lecturer, he is actively engaging in research and publications. His doctoral thesis focused on the financial decision making behaviour of ethnic minority business entrepreneurs in the UK. As a multidisciplinary researcher, his research interests are sustainability, carbon footprint reduction initiatives, green innovation and green jobs creation of SMEs and entrepreneurial behaviour.

Specialist Subjects

  • Strategic Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Business Statistics
  • HRM
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Research Methods

Professional and/or Research Experience

Dr Sampath is actively engaging in research on sustainability, carbon footprint reduction, Green Initiatives, Green Jobs Creation in SMEs, Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Ethnic minority business entrepreneurs.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Business
  • MBA
  • PGDip

Languages Spoken

English, Sinhalese

Professional Membership or Roles

Fellowship in Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Academic Teaching

Link to Orcid Profile

ORCID Research profile

Professional Publications

  • Papers Published
  • Obafemi O, Rodrigo, L.S., Adu, D.A. and Gahir, B. (2024). Small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises’ carbon footprint reduction initiatives as a catalyst for green jobs: A systematic review and comprehensive business strategy agenda. Business strategy and the environment. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3846
  • Conference Papers
  • - The Mediating Role of Green Practices Identification on Carbon Emission Reduction and Entrepreneurial Energy Efficiency Orientation - An empirical research evidence from Ghana, International Conference on Restructuring of the Global Economy (ROGE), in collaboration with Said Business School, University of Oxford, August 2024.
  • - A Mediated Effect of Bounded Rationality on the relationship between National Cultural Psychology and Irrationality in Financial Decision Making - Evidence From Sri Lankan ethnic minority business (EMBs) entrepreneurs in West Midlands, UK, 13th International Conference on Business and Economic Development (ICBED), in collaboration with Medgar Evers College of City University, New York, USA, April 2024,
  • - Carbon emission reduction and entrepreneurial energy efficiency orientation: The mediating role of identifying barriers to green practices, International Conference in Business Management (ICBM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, February 2024.
  • - The empirical study on the tripartite relationship existing among Bounded Rationality, Financial Decision Making of ethnic minority entrepreneurs. Annual Conference of British Accounting & Finance Association (BAFA) in University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, April 2022.
  • Best Paper Award
  • - Carbon emission reduction and entrepreneurial energy efficiency orientation: The mediating role of identifying barriers to green practices, International Conference in Business Management (ICBM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, February 2024.
  • Working Papers
  • - Small and medium enterprises operations and climate change: awareness and identification of measures to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gases emissions
  • Co-Authors: Dr. Adu Douglas, University of Nottingham, Dr Hassan Muddassar, University of Northumbria, Dr. Xihui Chen, University of Keele
  • - A Moderation effect of Accumulated Capital (Economic, Cultural and Social Capital) on the relationship between National Cultural Psychology and Irrationality in Financial Decision Making - Evidence from Sri Lankan Ethnic Minority Business (EMBs) entrepreneurs in the UK.
  • Co-Authors: Dr.Yongsheng Guo, University of Teesside, Dr. Xiaoxian Zhu, University of Teesside

Available to Supervise Doctoral Students

Yes