EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

2023-2026: Master of Business Administration (CW & R)

Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. 

Thesis title: Entrepreneurial Resilience of SMEs in Crisis Contexts: Evidence from Sri Lanka's Covid-19 and Post-Covid Economic Crises

2017-2022: BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Technology and Management, 

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

Majored in: Agricultural Economics and Business Management.

Thesis title: A study of entrepreneurial adaptation strategies of small-scale business operators during challenging situations.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

• Kanchana Priyadarshani, G. P., & Kodithuwakku, K. A. S. S. (2026). Effectuation as a resilience practice: Adaptation pathways of Sri Lankan small-scale businesses in polycrisis. In Proceedings of the 12th Research Conference of Sri Lanka Students’ Association in Japan (SLSAJ ARC 2025/2026): Sustainability Beyond Borders – Collaborative Research for a Shared Future (pp. 78–82).
• Priyadarshani, G. P. K., Kodithuwakku, K. A. S. S., & Hemachandra, S. D. S. (2023). A study of entrepreneurial adaptation strategies of small-scale business operators during challenging situations. In Proceedings of the 4th Annual Conference on Business Economics (ACBE 2023), Research Center for Business Economics & Development Studies, Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (p. 12).
• Priyadarshani, G. P. K., Kodithuwakku, K. A. S. S., & Hemachandra, S. D. S. (2022). A study of entrepreneurial adaptation strategies of small-scale business operators during challenging situations. In Proceedings of the Faculty of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Symposium (FAuRS 2021/2022), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya (p. 55).

WORK EXPERIENCES:

 2025-Present: Lecturer (Probationary)

Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

2023-2025: Temporary Lecturer

Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Dean's Office, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.