http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/7358 2026-05-09T22:49:08Z http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/7549 Editorial Note Kumara, P.A.P. Samantha 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/7425 Review of Literature on Managing Information Technology Investment for Firm Performance a Bibliometric Approach Ilmudeen, A. The many-sided view or the role of information technology (IT) towards firm performance has been extensively examined. The academic scholars and industry practitioners agree that there are underlying theories for managing IT, still, the literature is suffering the comprehensive review-based research. Similarly, though there is extensive empirical evidence on managing information technology investment and firm performance, complete thoughtful research directions and the recent progress in the field are limited. Hence, a strong understanding of the present lay of the paradigm is required to assist in this research domain. Against these backdrops, this study explores an overview of this research field using a bibliometric approach focusing on the published academic journal articles in Web of Science for the period between 2000 and 2021. This study demonstrates maps for the journal name, keywords, title and abstract section keywords, co-authorship for counties, co-citation for a cited author, and cited sources are demonstrated. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/7424 Does Corporate Governance Enhance Financial Distress Prediction? Uduwalage, Emil This study validates some aspects of agency theory, resource dependency theory, and organization theory referring to the Sri Lankan context. The sample includes 205 non-financial listed firms prepared in a balanced panel for six years. Implications are provided for the insufficiency of financial variables in predicting corporate financial distress. Financial aspects together with corporate governance jointly enhance the predictive power of financial distress. Less likelihood of financial distress is explained by board size, board independence, institutional ownership, non-institutional ownership concentration, and board ownership. Boards with 5-9 members are likely to be optimal. Firms fail with the concentrated ownership structure. The expected monitoring role of large institutional shareholders and blockholders is inhibited by their expropriation. The expropriation could also occur with the unitary leadership. Contextually, results make a distinctive contribution to the literature owing to the lack of quality audits for governance compliances, family dominance, and board erraticism. Moreover, corporate control within business groups and economic and political instability are also portrayed. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/handle/iruor/7422 Impact of Brand Equity Dimensions on Repurchase Intention Evidence from Soft Drinks Consumption of Adolescents Karunaratna, A.C. The study was conducted to evaluate the impact of brand equity dimensions of brand awareness, brand associations, perceived quality, and brand loyalty on repurchase intention of soft drinks by adolescents. Even though adolescents are treated as an important customer category in terms of heavy consumption, the consumer behavior of adolescents has not been well-addressed. Accordingly, the soft drinks consumption behavior of adolescents was evaluated as it is one of the items that have the highest consumption by adolescents. A survey was conducted using a self-administered structured questionnaire to collect data from a sample of 400 adolescents. Structural equation modeling technique was employed to validate the model and test the hypotheses. The results reveal that brand associations, brand loyalty, and perceived quality have a significant impact on the repurchase intention of soft drinks by adolescents, while brand awareness is non-significant on repurchase intention. The results specify that brand associations have the highest significant impact on repurchase intention. The results also indicate that adolescents are brand loyal customers, and brand loyalty plays an imperative role in determining the purchase intention of soft drink brands. Although the public interest in quality attributes of soft drinks is rather negative, adolescents have a favorable perception towards quality attributes that significantly impact repurchase intention. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z