Ms Sivalingam Neruja

Full Name: Miss.Neruja Sivalingam
Permanent Address: 29/2, 2nd Cross, Baily Road, Batticaloa
Official Address: Department of Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka

Academic Position: Lecturer (Transitional) in Management

Academic Qualifications:

• Master of Business Administration in Finance, University of Colombo – Merit Pass
• Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons), Eastern University, Sri Lanka (OGPA-3.97).

Professional Qualifications:

• Certificate in Teaching and Related Initial Practices (CTrIP) in Higher Education, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
• Chartered Accountancy, Corporate Level, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
• Certificate in SAP Business One Training programme – Online, Perfect Business Solution Services (Pvt) Ltd.
• Certificate Course in Official Language (Sinhala), National Institute of Language Education and Training (NILET).
• Diploma in Computer Application, Computer Resource Centre, Zonal Education Office, Batticaloa.

Professional Experience:

1. Lecturer (Probationary), Eastern University, Sri Lanka (March/2022-To date)
2. Temporary Assistant Lecturer, Eastern University, Sri Lanka (October/2021 – March/2022)
3. Audit Trainee, Tilakaratnam &Co., Chartered Accountants (July/2021 – October/2021)
4. Visiting Lecturer, Institute of Vision Launch (December/2020 – June/2021)

Nationality: Sri Lankan

Date of Birth: 3rd December 1994

Gender: Female

Civil Status: Single

Contact:

Tel No:+94 (0) 65 2240737 (Office)

Email: nerujas@esn.ac.lk / nerujasivalingam@gmail.com

Journals

1. Kumarasinghe, D. G. S. P., Neruja, S., & Arulrajah, A. A. (2025). Spiritual Leadership and Employee Innovative Behaviour: An Empirical Study of the Banking Sector in Matale District of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Journal of Human Resource Management, 15(02).
2. Neruja, S., & Harishanthan, S. (2024). Unlocking the Interplay among Financial Capability, Risk-taking Ability and Financial Well-being: Insights from Women in Sri Lanka. Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, 24(11), 457-470.
3. Nuzla, M. N. F., Neruja, S., & Arulrajah, A. A. (2024). The mediating effects of meaningfulness and work engagement in the relationship between internal corporate social responsibility perception and employee creative behaviour. Sri Lankan Journal of Human Resource Management, 14(02).
4. Jasothini, K., Neruja, S., & Arulrajah, A. A. (2023). The Effect of Environment Knowledge and Pro-Environment Psychological Climate on Environmental Citizenship Behaviour: The Mediating Role of Environmental Commitment. Sri Lankan Journal of Human Resource Management, 13(1), 36-52.
5. Sivalingam, N., & Arulrajah, A. A. (2022). The Impact of Organizational Environmental Support on Organizational Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Employee Green Behaviour in selected Commercial banks in Batticaloa Region of Sri Lanka. Vidyodaya Journal of Management, 8(II), 132-161.
6. Harishanthan, S., & Neruja, S. (2022). Factors influence on usage of e-wallets among millennials in the Sri Lankan context. Asian Journal of Marketing Management, 2(01).
7. Neruja S & Thavakumar D (2022). How Does Supervisor Communication Impacts Employee Engagement Through Supervisor Identification? In Venkatesan, R (Ed.), Recent Developments in Business and Management (pp. 38-46). Tamil Nadu – India. ISBN: 978-93-5593-287-7.
8. Neruja.S & Arulrajah, A.A (2021). The Impact of Environmental Knowledge and Awareness on Sustainability Performance of Organizations: The Mediating Role of Employee Green Behaviour, International Business Research, 14(9), 1-68.

Conferences

1. Tharshika, T., Neruja, S., & Thavakumar, D. (2026). Shaping Employee Creativity at Work: The Influence of Perceived Organizational Support. International Conference of Technology and Management for Sustainable Development. Sri Sai Ram Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India.
2. Neruja, S., & Harishanthan, S. (2025). Knowledge integration as a catalyst for frugal innovation: A structural equation modeling approach.10th International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
3. Kumara, M. U. J. M. I. R., Neruja, S., & Arulrajah, A. A. (2023). Impact of Employee Learning Orientation and Employee Improvisation on Employee Creativity. CIPM Conference Proceedings. 400 - 411.
4. Neruja.S & Arulrajah, A.A (2020). The Mediating Role of Employee Green Behaviour Towards the Sustainability Performance of Organizations. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Research Session on Sharing Business Knowledge for Community Well-Being (pp. 13), Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.

Newsletters

1. Neruja, S (2022). Role of Information Systems in Business, Leader - Business News Letter, Department of Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 23, 1-10.
2. Neruja, S (2022). Inflation, Coormai - Business News Letter, Department of Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 4, 15-27.
3. Neruja, S (2022). “Financial Tech” – Disruptive Innovation and Future of Financial Intermediation, Thedal - Business Newsletter, Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 3(1), 19-24.

• Organizational Behaviour
• Corporate Disclosure
• Sustainability Performance
• Sustainable Finance
• Behavioural Finance

• Career Progression
• Organizational Behaviour Management
• Public Management
• Organizational Change and Development
• Strategic Management
• Financial Management

1. The Sethuraman Chettiar Trust Award for Investment Management at the MBA in Finance Programme – University of Colombo.
2. The paper titled ‘Impact of Employee Learning Orientation and Employee Improvisation on Employee Creativity’ presented by us (Kumara, M. U. J. M. I. R., Neruja, S., & Arulrajah, A. A) was selected as a Best Paper Award at the CIPM Conference 2023.
3. Overall Best Performance - Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons), Eastern University, Sri Lanka - 2022
4. Best Presenter Award - Annual Research Session, Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka - 2020
5. M.P.C.S Chenkalady Award for the best performance in First Year - Bachelor of Business Administration (Specialization) Eastern University, Sri Lanka - 2018
6. Prize winner for “Process, Assurance and Ethics”, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka – 2016
7. Best Student of the Year, Bt/Vivekananda Girls’ College - 2014

1. Serving as Coordinator for the International Link – Faculty of Commerce and Management with effect from 27.04.2026 for two years.
2. Serving as the faculty member for the Gender Equity and Equality Cell, Faculty of Commerce and Management, with effect from 01.08.2024.
3. Served as Coordinator- Medals, Certificates, and Appreciation Letter in the Annual Research Session 2025 conducted by the Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
4. Served as Organizing Committee Member for the Inter School Quiz Competition 2025 conducted by the Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
5. Served as Organizing Committee Member for the Annual Research Session 2024 conducted by the Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
6. Served as Organizing Committee Member for the Inter School Quiz Competition 2024 conducted by the Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
7. Served as student counsellor, Faculty of Commerce and Management, with effect from 26.08.2024 for one year
8. Served as Organizing Committee Member for the Annual Research Session 2023, conducted by the Faculty of Commerce and Management, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
9. Served as a Steering Committee member of the Annual Research Session, Faculty of Commerce and Management (ARSFCM) – 2022.
10. Event Coordinator in the Organizing Committee of the Annual Research Session, Faculty of Commerce and Management (ARSFCM) – 2021.