Doctor of Philosophy (Economics), Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan ( 2005.3 )

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Otaru University of Commerce, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan ( 1995.3 )

Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) (Special) magna cum laude, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka ( 1985.11 )

Humanities & social sciences / Business administration  / Training and Development, Organizational Development and Change, Career Development

Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan   Doctor of Philosophy (Economics) Degree Program, Graduate School of Economics

2002.4 - 2005.3

Otaru University of Commerce, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan   Graduate School of Commerce   Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Program

1992.4 - 1995.3

Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan   Intensive Japanese Language Course

1991.10 - 1992.3

University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka   Faculty of Arts, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Program (not completed)

1986.10 - 1991.9

University of Texas at Austin, United States of America (pre-academic orientation program for US Fulbright Scholars and Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows [partially completed])

1991.7 - 1991.8

Member, Japan Industrial Relations Research Association (JIRRA), Tokyo, Japan

2019

Member, Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD), Minnesota, United States of America

2019 - 2023

Member, The Japanese Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism (JSCOS), Tokyo, Japan

2018

Member, Japan Career Design Society, Tokyo, Japan

2018 - 2019

Member, Japan Society for Human Resource Management (JSHRM), Tokyo, Japan

2018 - 2019

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Sarawak, Malaysia   Co-coordinator, International Summer Program  

2015.6 - 2016.12   

University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka   Member of the Senate (the highest academic syndicate) of the University of Colombo by virtue of being the Head of the Department of Management Studies from April 2006 through April 2007  

2006.4 - 2007.4   

University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka   Head, Department of Management Studies  

2006.4 - 2007.4   

Enemies turned strategic partners: An exploratory inquiry of building ‘Stakeholder Harmony’ for transforming a manufacturing organization in Sri Lanka.

Meiji Business Review   69 ( 1 )   397 - 421   2022

Mediation of transfer motivation on the relationship between trainee characteristics and transfer of training: evidence from educational sector in Nigeria. Reviewed International journal

Suleiman, W., Dassanayake, M. S., & Othman, A. E. A.

Human Resource Development International   21 ( 5 )   552 - 570   2018

Mediation of transfer motivation on the relationship between supervisor support, peer support and transfer of training. Reviewed International journal

Suleiman, W., Dassanayake, M. S., & Othman, A. E. A

International Journal of Business and Society   18 ( 3 )   605 - 617   2017

Roles of trainee characteristics and work environment in training transfer: A conceptual extension of Baldwin and Ford model with job attitude factors in Nigerian context. Reviewed International journal

Suleiman, W., Dassanayake, M. S., & Othman, A. E. A.

Amity Journal of Training and Development   1 ( 1 )   20 - 31   2016

A review of essentials of training transfer in organizations: HR perspective. Reviewed International journal

Suleiman, W., Dassanayake, M. S., & Othman, A. E. A.

27 ( 1 )   407 - 410   2015

Marriage Between Sustainability and Business Strategy in Organizations: What Is the Role of HRM (and HRD) and Communication? (as a chapter in a book titled Communication and Knowledge in Organizations. Translational Systems Sciences and edited by Takahashi, M., Kishi, M., Dassanayake, M.S.)

（ Role： Sole author）

Springer Nature, Singapore  2026.1  （ ISBN:9789819506217 ）

Communication and knowledge in organizations: Approaches from positivist and interpretivist paradigms

Takahashi, M., Kishi, M., Dassanayake, M. S.（ Role： Joint editor）

Springer Nature, Singapore  2026  （ ISBN:9789819506217 ）

University-Industry collaboration to strengthen the knowledge hub of Sri Lanka, co-edited Proceedings of Annual Research Symposium 2014 of the University of Colombo, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Dassanayake, M. S., Konasinghe, K.（ Role： Joint editor）

University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka  2014 

Transformation of People Management Practices in a Japanese-affiliated Company in Post-privatization Era: Some Evidence from Teleshops of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC (as an author of a chapter in a book titled A Journey in Harmony: Sixty Years of Japan – Sri Lanka Relations and edited by H. D. Karunaratne)

（ Role： Sole author）

University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Japanese Graduates’ Alumni Association of Sri Lanka (JAGAAS) in collaboration with The Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan  2012 

Managing talent: A glimpse of emerging realities in Sri Lanka (as an author of a chapter in Global competition for talent: Creating the conditions for high-caliber human resources to display their abilities)

H. Takeuchi, A. Suehiro, H. Fujimura, editors（ Role： Sole author）

2010.3  （ ISBN:9784311600494 ）

Writing research proposals in the social sciences and humanities: A theoretical and practical guide by Jayadeva Uyangoda. International journal

Dassanayake, M. S.

Colombo Business Journal   2 ( 1 )   44 - 46   2011

Human resource development systems for customer care services management in telecommunications companies: A comparative analysis of Sri Lanka and Japan.

Dassanayake, M. S., & Hori, H.

Research report submitted to the Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT), Tokyo, Ja   2005.3

(R)evolution of the telecommunications sector in Sri Lanka: Lessons from Japanese telecom giant for developing human resources for customer care services management (Working Paper Series, No. 96, Center for Business and Industrial Research, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan) Reviewed

Dassanayake, M. S.

2001.3

Innovations in social science teaching - Curriculum and skills

“The future of business and social science education post Covid-19 pandemic”  2022.3  Meiji University and Griffith University

Business landscape in pandemic times: Some multifaceted evidence from Japan in ‘Retrospect and Prospect’ International conference

the 9th and 10th International Conference on Engineering Business Management (ICEBM 2021)  2021.8  Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics of the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in collaboration with the Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA) of Meiji University

Enemies turned strategic partners: An ethnographic inquiry of building ‘Stakeholder Harmony’ for transforming a manufacturing organization in Sri Lanka. International conference

38th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism (SCOS)  2021.7  Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

Organizational transformation through building harmony with trade unions-A chronological story of a business organization in Sri Lanka. International conference

2019  Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism (SCOS)

Organizational transformation through building harmony with trade unions-A chronological story of a business organization in Sri Lanka.

2018.12  Japanese Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism (JSCOS)

Long Service Award (in recognition of completion of 30 years of service)

2016.9   University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka  

Long Service Award (in recognition of completion of 25 years of service)

2011.9   University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka  

The Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship (could not avail myself of utilizing this award due to unforeseen personal circumstances)

2009.4   The Japan Foundation of the Government of Japan  

Commonwealth-AMDISA (Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia) Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2006-07

2006.6   Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA), Hyderabad, Telangana State, India  

Best student award, Graduate School of Economics

2004.6   Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan  

Entrepreneurship Development using the Blue Ocean Strategy

2011.7

Blue Ocean Strategy for HRD System

2009.5

Knowledge Management System for Teaching and Learning

2009.4

Competency-based Training and Assessment

2009.2

Entrepreneurship Development using Blue Ocean Strategy

2008.7

Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, International Management, Research Methods of Management

2022.4 Institution：as a Specially Appointed Professor [non-tenured], Graduate School of Business Administration [GSBA], Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, Research Methods of Management

2018.4 - 2022.3 Institution：as a Specially Appointed Associate Professor [non-tenured], Graduate School of Business Administration [GSBA], Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

Human Resource Development, Organizational Development and Change, Career Management, Strategic Management

2015.1 - 2016.12 Institution：as an Invited Associate Professor, Department of Human Resource Development, Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak [UNIMAS], Sarawak, Malaysia [on sabbatical leave granted by the University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka]

Organizational Behavior, Business Communication

2013.8 - 2013.11 Institution：as an Adjunct Faculty, School of Management, Asian Institute of Technology [AIT], Bangkok, Thailand [on vacation leave granted by the University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka]

Organizational Behavior, Business Communication

2013.8 - 2013.11 Institution：as a Visiting Faculty, Asian Institute of Technology and Management [AITM], Lalitpur, Nepal [on vacation leave granted by the University of Colombo, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka]. AITM in Nepal offered its MBA Degree Program in collaboration with AIT in Thailand.

Annual academic program organized jointly by Meiji University and Mizuho India Japan Study Center (MIJSC) of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), India

Role(s)： Lecturer

Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan  2023

Annual academic program organized jointly by Meiji University and Mizuho India Japan Study Center (MIJSC) of Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), India

Role(s)： Lecturer

Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan  2019

As a resource person for the training program on “Entrepreneurship Development using the Blue Ocean Strategy”, conducted in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Role(s)： Lecturer

This program was organized by The Colombo Plan Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka in conjunction with diamond jubilee celebrations of its founding.  2011.7

Designing and implementing programs to educate senior high (upper secondary) school students in Sri Lanka on multiple paths available for them to form a career after taking the university entrance examination which is conducted annually by the Government of Sri Lanka. These programs were delivered at many schools in Sri Lanka

Role(s)： Lecturer

2011.1 - 2014.12

As a resource person for the training program on "Entrepreneurship Development using Blue Ocean Strategy" conducted in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Role(s)： Lecturer

This program was jointly organized by The Colombo Plan Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Colombo Plan Staff College for Technician Education (CPSC) in Manila, The Philippines.  2008.7

Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership (published by Emerald)

Role(s)： Peer review

2025.3 - 2025.12

Former reviewer, Management Decision (published by Emerald Publishing)

Role(s)： Peer review

Ad hoc reviewer, Asian Journal of Management Cases (published by SAGE in collaboration with Lahore University of Management Sciences [LUMS], Lahore, Pakistan)

Role(s)： Peer review

Ad hoc reviewer, Human Resource Development International (published by Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group).

Role(s)： Peer review

Reviewer, International Journal of Business and Society (published by the Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Sarawak, Malaysia).

Role(s)： Peer review