Browsing by Author "Deshappriya, N.P.R."

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    Analyzing the Contribution of Total Factor Productivity (TEP) in Apparel Sector (With Special reference to Sri Lanka)
    (2011) Vidanapathirana, M.P.; Deshappriya, N.P.R.
    Productivity is useful as a relative measure of actual output of production compared to the actual input of resources, measured across time or against common entities. The econometric terminology for the productivity can be identified as "Total Factor Productivity" (TFP). Total Factor Productivity is the output growth which is not explained by the input variables (capital (K) and labor (L)). Being the single largest employer in the manufacturing sector the apparel industry provides a momentous contribution for the economy of Sri Lanka. The study will endeavor to analyze the contribution of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of the apparel sector in Sri Lanka. Descriptive tools have used to identify the sample characteristics while econometric tools have been employed to estimate the Cobb-Douglas production function. Ordinary Least Squared (OLS) method has been utilized in order to analyze the objectives of the study. According to the results of the econometric analysis, the contribution of TFP for the production is not much significant even though factor accumulation has played major role in considered time period. Further it has been observed that there educational attainments and age are negatively related with TFP while experience and incentive cost positively. Finally this study recommends adopting appropriate policy changes in order to improve the production of garment sector by enhancing the TFP.
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    Factors Affecting on Performance of SMEs (With Special Reference to Women-Owned Tourism SMEs in Galle District)
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2020) Chathurangi, K.V.N.; Deshappriya, N.P.R.; Ranaweera, R.A.A.K.
    Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contribute to the socio-economic development of a country through generating employment and income and also reducing poverty and inequality. The tourism industry is a fast-growing industry in the world and most of the businesses related to the tourism industry are SMEs. Apart from that, women’s business participation has been increasing not only at the global level but also at the local level as well. The current study attempted to examine the factors affecting on the performance of SMEs with special reference to women-owned tourism SMEs in Galle district. The study empirically tested five factors affecting the performance of women-owned tourism SMEs. The factors included individual characteristics, motivation and goals, resources, entrepreneurial orientation, and environment factors. Data were collected from 100 women entrepreneurs who were engaged in tourism-related SMEs in Galle district. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regressions. This study identified four challenges (lack of adequate funding, inability to separate the business capital, lack of crucial infrastructural facilities, and lack of proper business and management skills/knowledge) faced by women entrepreneurs descriptively. The study concludes that the entrepreneur’s personal qualities directly influence the success of an entrepreneur and there is a positive relationship with enterprise performance as well. The results also emphasize that the five factors are positively affecting the performance of the women-owned tourism SMEs. The study recommends to women entrepreneurs and tourism SMEs to incorporate such factors and also policymaker and other interest parties to consider these facts when developing policy strategies on tourismrelated SMEs and women entrepreneurs. Keywords: Women entrepreneur, Tourism SMEs, Performance factors, Enterprise performance