PhD (Cambridge University), MEngM (George Washington University), BSc (University of Moratuwa).
My main areas of research are Service Marketing and Relationship Marketing. I teach related courses at the PhD, MBA and the BBA levels. I am also the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Servi...
PhD (Cambridge University), MEngM (George Washington University), BSc (University of Moratuwa).
My main areas of research are Service Marketing and Relationship Marketing. I teach related courses at the PhD, MBA and the BBA levels. I am also the Co-Editor in Chief of the Journal of Service Theory and Practice.
My research has been published in leading journals across disciplines including: - International Journal of Research in Marketing - Journal of Product Innovation Management - Marketing Letters - International Journal of Operations and Production Management - Industrial Marketing Management - Toursim Management - European Journal of Marketing - Journal of Business Research - Marketing Theory - Journal of Service Management/ International Journal of Service Industry Management - Journal of Service Theory and Practice / Managing Service Quality - Journal of Services Marketing - Journal of Marketing Management - Journal of Targeting Measurement and Analysis for Marketing.
Prior to joining Laurier, I worked or consulted for organizations such as Accenture, British Telecom, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the World Bank and the Japan Bank for International Co-operation. I also worked for and managed an engineering consulting firm in the construction sector.
I was also a Fulbright Scholar and a Cambridge Commonwealth Scholar.
Research Interests/Ongoing projects: - Service Marketing and Management - Infusion of technology including AI to service frontlines - Customer service provider relationships - Service failure, customer complaints - Value creation and destruction - Word of Mouth behavior - Traditional WOM - Online reviews - C-C Social media interactions - Business to Business relationships - Survey research methods