G R M Gamlath

Followers

Following

Mentions

Public Views

G R M Gamlath is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Finance and Accountancy, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. Presently, he is reading his PhD on project governance at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He received the MPhil degree in Management (Finance) from the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He received his Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial and Business Management from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, and his BSc special degree in Financial Management from the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. He is a Fellow Member of the Association of Public Finance Accountants of Sri Lanka (APFASL), the Public Sector Wing of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, and an Academic Member of the Sri Lanka Finance Association. His research includes Capital Market Development, Capital Structure, Development Finance, Entrepreneurship, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Project Governance, and Tourism Management. He has published many research papers in the international and local refreed and peer-reviwed journals; Journal of Business Studies, Journal of Management Matters, Journal of Management and Tourism Research, Sabaragamuwa University Journal, Sri Lankan Journal of Banking and Finance, International Journal of Governance and Public Policy Analysis, and SJCC Management Review, etc.
Supervisors: Prof. Y. Nanthagopan
Address: Ibbagamuwa Sri Lanka

less

Interests

Uploads

Papers by G R M Gamlath

The Effects of Governance Practices on the Performance of the Sri Lankan Public Sector Development Projects

International journal of governance and public policy analysis, Sep 18, 2023

The use of Project Governance Practices (PGPs) is increasingly taking a substantial stage in deve... more The use of Project Governance Practices (PGPs) is increasingly taking a substantial stage in developing economies, particularly in a newly industrializing nation like Sri Lanka where public sector development projects have been implemented to expedite the nation's growth and prosperity. As it is essential to lay a transparent and tangible foundation for an effective public sector that can be sustained, the paper focuses on the significance of PGPs in enhancing the performance of the Sri Lankan public sector development initiatives. Structuring, normalizing, facilitating, and postconflict-sensitive variables were used to measure the PGPs, whereas financial and non-financial performance measures were employed to evaluate the project performance. The researcher conducted direct observations and administered a comprehensive Likert-scaled questionnaire to 518 project administrators involved in various Sri Lankan public sector development projects, specifically focusing on projects related to irrigation, roads and highways, water and sanitation, and other infrastructure developmental projects. The data was analyzed using the structural equation modeling through the AMOS software. The results showed that PGPs created a considerable improvement in project performance, which increased support for expanding economic prosperity through balanced development strategies and sustainability-based policy formation.

G R M Gamlath

Uploads

Papers by G R M Gamlath

Log In