Dr. Athula Hewapathirana, Doctor of Business Administration, MBA in HRM

Currently serving as a Visiting Faculty Member at ICBT Campus, I deliver internationally benchmarked curricula affiliated with Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK) and Abertay University (Scotland) across MBA (General), MBA (Global), and MSc (Fintech) programmes. My teaching portfolio encompasses Strategic Management covering Culture and Strategy, Functional Strategy, Business Strategy, and Corporate Strategy, as well as Research Methodology and Sustainability. My pedagogical approach emphasizes the integration of multiple strategic levels, particularly within the context of Marketing Strategy, to cultivate a holistic understanding of how strategic alignment enhances organizational performance. In addition to lecturing, I provide rigorous supervision and academic guidance to postgraduate students in their research endeavours, including serving as a research examiner, thereby ensuring adherence to international academic standards and the development of analytically robust, industry-relevant research outputs.

Visiting Faculty Member – Master of Business Administration (MBA) Programme This role has provided a valuable platform to advance industry-academia integration by leveraging extensive professional experience to enhance academic delivery. This is achieved through case-based teaching, applied learning methodologies, and the systematic incorporation of practical managerial insights into the curriculum. A central tenet of my teaching philosophy is theory–practice alignment, whereby established theoretical frameworks are critically connected with real-world strategic management applications. This approach is particularly relevant to MBA cohorts, which typically comprise experienced professionals seeking to strengthen their academic credentials while further developing their conceptual understanding and analytical capabilities.

Key Academic Responsibilities: MBA Degree Delivering lectures and guiding learning on the following core areas within the MBA curriculum: 1. Strategic alignment between Human Resource (HR) strategy and overall business strategy 2. Value creation and sustainability practices in contemporary organizations 3. Alternative resourcing and deployment strategies to address current business challenges 4. Effective questioning techniques for recruitment and selection interviews 5. Contemporary HRM trends and issues, with special reference to current global and local crises 6. Application of positive psychology theories and techniques to address modern workplace issues 7. Emerging learning needs and interventions, with a focus on social learning and self-directed learning

The total workforce comprises over 2000 heads representing the following companies Lanka Walltiles PLC Lanka Tiles PLC

Key Academic Responsibilities: Delivering lectures and facilitating learning across the following core areas aligned with the Key Result Areas (KRAs) of Human Resource Management, within the DPHRM, CIHRM, and CQHRM programs of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM): 1. Health and Safety 2. Knowledge Management 3. Labour Law 4. Employee Relations (ER) and Industrial Relations (IR) 5. Reward Management 6. Recruitment and Selection 7. Organizational Development 8. Communication 9. Presentation Skills 10.Spiritual Management 11.Talent Management 12.Employee Well-being 13.Green HRM 14.Performance Management 15.Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) 16.Leadership Models and Theories 17.Capability Development, including Mentoring, Coaching, and Counselling 18.Changing Work Environments 19.Advanced Techniques in Recruitment and Selection, including AI-based Approaches

Key Academic Responsibilities: Manufacturing Management Certificate Program, And Executive Diploma in Manufacturing Management Delivering lectures and guiding learning on the following core areas within the above two curricula: 1. Manufacturing Management Certificate Program i. Industrial Relation and Labour Law 2. Executive Diploma in Manufacturing Management i. Human Resource Managment ii. Labour Law iii. Industry Relation (ER & IR)

Sri Lanka Navy Volunteer Force

Green HRM : Testing a nomological network in the Large Scale Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka

Certified TPM Practitioner

Completed Research on Subject of Employee Satisfaction