{"id":818,"date":"2024-11-24T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/fa\/?page_id=818"},"modified":"2024-11-24T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T16:26:00","slug":"dr-koperunthevy-kalainathan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/fa\/dr-koperunthevy-kalainathan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Koperunthevy Kalainathan"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"40%\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/fa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ssa.png\" alt=\"Dr. Koperunthevy Kalainathan\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Biography<\/h4>\n<p align=\"justify\">Dr. Koperunthevy Kalainathan is a Senior Lecturer in Finance in the Department of Finance and Accountancy at the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree from the University of Jaffna, a Master of Commerce (M.Com.) degree from the University of Kelaniya, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Commerce from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India. Her academic interests lie in teaching and research in the field of finance.<\/p>\n<h4>Contact Details<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"fas fa-building\"><\/i> Dept. of Finance and Accountancy, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i> Personal: Eyankaravoor, Poovarasankulum, Vavuniya 43 000, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<li><i class=\"fas fa-phone\"><\/i> Mobile: <a href=\"tel:+94777350514\">+94 777 350 514<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i> Email: <a href=\"mailto:k.kalainathan@vau.ac.lk\">k.kalainathan@vau.ac.lk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"fas fa-id-card\"><\/i> ORCID ID: <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-4718-5742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-4718-5742<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"fas fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i> Google Scholar: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&#038;user=zAorpAYAAAAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&#038;user=zAorpAYAAAAJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"fas fa-globe\"><\/i> Personal Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/vau.ac.lk\/web-page\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sites.google.com\/vau.ac.lk\/web-page\/home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"fas fa-flask\"><\/i> ResearchGate: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Koperunthevy-Kalainathan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Koperunthevy-Kalainathan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"60%\">\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Teaching Interest<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Financial Management<\/li>\n<li>Corporate Finance<\/li>\n<li>Portfolio Management<\/li>\n<li>Research Methods<\/li>\n<li>Financial Accounting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Research Interests<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Corporate Governance<\/li>\n<li>Capital Structure<\/li>\n<li>Investment Behaviour<\/li>\n<li>Small Business Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Publications<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Kumarasamy K., and Ranjani R.P.C (2009). &#8220;Ownership Structure and Performance of Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Sri Lanka,&#8221; Journal of Science and Management, 1, 46 -55.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan (2010). &#8220;Working Capital Management Practices and its Impact on Profitability, Value and Risk: An analysis of Sri Lankan Manufacturing Companies,&#8221; Journal of Science and Management, 2, 54 \u2013 60.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan (2010). &#8220;Working Capital Management and Firms\u2019 Performance: An Analysis of Sri Lankan Manufacturing Companies,&#8221; Wayama Journal of Management, 1 (2), 88 \u2013 98.<\/li>\n<li>K. Koperunthevy and K. Vijayarani (2012). &#8220;Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility,&#8221; Annamalai Economic Papers, 7, 40 \u2013 43.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan and K. Vijayarani (2012). &#8220;The Role of Blockholder Ownership in Corporate Decisions,&#8221; Kaveripakkam College Journal of Management Research, 2 (5), 56 \u2013 59.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan and K. Vijayarani (2013). &#8220;Relationship between Interest Rates and Stock Price: Evidence from Sri Lanka,&#8221; Asian Journal of Management, Vol4 (2), 69 -73.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan and K. Vijayarani (2013). &#8220;Accounting System in Small Scale Enterprises: A case study,&#8221; International Journal of Commerce and Management Research, Vol 1(1), 129 \u2013 133.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan and K. Vijayarani (2013). &#8220;Blockholder ownership structure of Sri Lankan bank finance and insurance sector,&#8221; Research Explorer, Vol II (Special Issue), 106 -107.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan and K. Vijayarani (2014). &#8220;Current Scenario of Foreign Direct Investment and Investment Climate in Sri Lanka,&#8221; Sankhya, Vol III (Issue II), 643 \u2013 644.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan and K. Vijayarani (2014). &#8220;Blockholder Ownership Structure of Sri Lankan Listed Companies,&#8221; International Journal of Research in Commerce and Management, Vol 5(8), 24 \u2013 30.<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan (2015). Distribution of Controlling Shareholders in Sri Lankan Listed Companies, <em>International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management<\/em>, Vol III (10), 379\u2013388.<\/li>\n<li>Gayan Madhushanka Abeyrathna and Koperunthevy Kalainathan (2016). Financial Risk, Financial Risk Management Practices and Performance of Sri Lankan SMEs: Special Reference to Anuradhapura District, <em>Research Journal of Finance and Accounting<\/em>, Vol.7, No.15, pp. 16\u201322.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan, Pratheepan, T., and Selvamalai, T. (2017). The Nexus between Stock Price and Exchange Rates: Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka, <em>Global Journal of Management and Business Research<\/em>, ISSN 0975-5853, Vol. 17, Issue 6.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan (2018). The Effect of Budget Announcement on Sri Lankan Stock Prices, <em>Management Today<\/em>, Vol.08, No.1, pp. 20\u201323.<\/li>\n<li>Elayanathan, P., and Kalainathan, K. (2021). Awareness and Adoption of Cloud Accounting in Small and Medium Enterprises in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Analysis of Before and After Covid-19 Pandemic, <em>International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance<\/em>, Volume 7 (Special issue), pp. 31\u201342.<\/li>\n<li>Dissanayake, D.M.I.E., and Kalainathan, K. (2021). The Impact of Interim Financial Statements Announcement on Stock Prices: Evidence from Selected Listed Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka, <em>Journal of Business Management<\/em>, Volume 4, No.4, pp. 90\u2013105.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan and Lingesiya Kengatharan (2022). Pecking Order and Static Trade-Off Models of Capital Structure: An Empirical Examination of Sri Lankan Listed Companies, <em>Journal of Emerging Financial Markets and Policy<\/em>, Volume 1, No.1, pp. 13\u201325.<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan (2022). The Stock Market Reaction to the Unexpected Events in Sri Lanka, <em>Peradeniya Management Review<\/em>, 4(1).<\/li>\n<li>Koperunthevy Kalainathan (2023). Determinants of Debt Financing Decision in Sri Lankan Listed Companies, <em>International Journal of Accounting &#038; Business Finance<\/em>, 9(2), 172\u2013190.<\/li>\n<li>Kalainathan, K., A. Thayaparan, and P.M. Godwin Phillip (2023). Determinants of Household Food Security in Northern Province, Sri Lanka, <em>Vavuniya Journal of Business Management<\/em>, 6(1), 56\u201371.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Professional Activities &amp; Positions Held<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Adjunct Professor, CSIBER, Kolhapur, India<\/li>\n<li>University Prize (Thambiah Mudaliyar Chatram Trust) for the best performance in Commerce Part II Examination for the academic year 1992\/93<\/li>\n<li>Mr. A. Veluppillai Memorial Award for best Performance in Commerce for the academic year 1995\/96<\/li>\n<li>N. Jeevaratnam Memorial Prize for the best Performance in the Degree Examination in Commerce.<\/li>\n<li>Scholarships for M.Phill \/PhD by Research Degrees under HETC Project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Position Admin Roles<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Member of Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session \u2013 2008 and 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Editorial Board Member \u2013 Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session proceedings \u2013 2008 and 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Editor, Journal of Science and Management, Issue I, October 2009.<\/li>\n<li>Senior Treasurer \u2013 Management and Accountancy Union, Vavuniya Campus 2009 and 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Treasurer \u2013 Vavuniya Campus Teachers\u2019 Association 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.<\/li>\n<li>President \u2013 Vavuniya Campus Teachers\u2019 Association 2010, 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Chairperson \u2013 Vavuniya Campus Sports\u2019 Advisory Committee 2010.<\/li>\n<li>Member \u2013 Corporate Plan Committee 2010-2015, 2009-2011.<\/li>\n<li>Member \u2013 Committee for Revision of Internship Training Report in 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Senior Treasurer \u2013 Management and Accountancy Union 2014\/2015.<\/li>\n<li>Chairperson \u2013 BBM Curriculum Revision Committee.<\/li>\n<li>Member \u2013 IT &#038; Web Committee \u2013 University of Jaffna.<\/li>\n<li>Academic Career Guidance Advisor of the Faculty of Business Studies (01.12.2014 for one year) and from 01.03.2016 (for one year).<\/li>\n<li>Member \u2013 Committee for Revision of Internship Training Report in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Member \u2013 Committee for Revision of Project Study 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Convener \u2013 Business Studies Student Forum \u2013 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Chief Editor \u2013 Proceeding of Business Studies Student Forum \u2013 2015.<\/li>\n<li>Convener \u2013 1st Business Studies Research Conference (RCBS) \u2013 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Chief Editor \u2013 Proceeding of RCBS \u2013 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Chief Editor \u2013 Proceeding of VUIRC \u2013 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Chief Editor \u2013 Proceeding of Annual International Emerging Financial Markets and Policy Conference, Sri Lanka Finance Association, Colombo.<\/li>\n<li>Member \u2013 Curriculum Evaluation Committee from 22.01.2016 \u2013 February 2018, University of Jaffna.<\/li>\n<li>Advisor \u2013 Vavuniya Campus Career Fair \u2013 2016.<\/li>\n<li>Member \u2013 Citizens\u2019 Engagement in the Budgetary Process 2017 (Ministry of Finance).<\/li>\n<li>Convener \u2013 International Conference of Vavuniya Campus \u2013 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Member of the University Research Committee, University of Jaffna \u2013 2017 to 2020.<\/li>\n<li>Chairperson \u2013 Faculty Research Committee, Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna 2018-2020.<\/li>\n<li>Selection Board Member in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 \u2013 Dept. Financial Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna.<\/li>\n<li>Member \u2013 Resource Mobilization Subcommittee for Centre for Gender Equity and Equality, University of Jaffna.<\/li>\n<li>Campus Coordinator \u2013 Sexual-Based Violence.<\/li>\n<li>Senior Student Counsellor \u2013 18\/04\/2018 to 17\/04\/2021.<\/li>\n<li>Chairperson \u2013 Vigilant Committee, Vavuniya Campus.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinator \u2013 IQAC, Faculty of Business Studies (January 2020 \u2013 January 2023).<\/li>\n<li>Director \u2013 Centre for Gender Equity and Equality (2021\u20132024).<\/li>\n<li>Member \u2013 Committee for Medical and Mercy Chances, University of Vavuniya.<\/li>\n<li>Acting Head \u2013 Dept. of Finance and Accountancy (May 2, 2020 to August 2, 2020 and October 11, 2023 to date).<\/li>\n<li>Head \u2013 Dept. of Finance and Accountancy, University of Vavuniya (August 3, 2020 to August 2, 2023).<\/li>\n<li>Director \u2013 International Division, University of Vavuniya (from October 2024).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biography Dr. Koperunthevy Kalainathan is a Senior Lecturer in Finance in the Department of Finance and Accountancy at the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya. 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