Ethnic homophily perceptions as an emergent IHRM challenge: evidence from firms operating in Sri Lanka during the ethnic conflict

The Root Causes of the Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka

The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka has many root causes and consequences that are closely interlinked. However, given its complexities, it should not be assumed that these causes are part of linear historical processes where one event led to another. Often many of the issues that may be regarded as root causes arose within a single but extended context and equally as often, simultaneously. It is ...

Ethnic Conflict, the State and Tsunami Disaster in Sri Lanka

Developments in Sri Lanka after the Tsunami disaster of December 26, 2004 have intensified the country’s prolonged political crisis. This deepening crisis is exemplified in the continuing debate concerning the inconclusive efforts being made by the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to find a framework of cooperation to obtain and utilise international assis...

The Impactoftechnologyon Emergent Leadershipbehaviorsand Perceptions in SRI Lanka

Organizations are increasingly making use of technology to facilitate collaboration and communication within teams. Such computer-mediated work arrangements are not limited by geography and often require new work practices including more proactive individual participation – or emergent leadership. While emergent leadership has been studied extensively in North America, much less work has been d...

Homophily and Ethnic Background in the Classroom

The research presents a study of ethnic homophily, i.e. the tendency of agents to be connected to similar others, in the school context. It uses two observations of the complete social network of a cohort of Swedish students (n=115) in a secondary school. The study analyses the scope of the selective attachment and the student’s possible motivations to seek similarity, as well as its interrelat...

Female-headship in Eastern Sri Lanka: A comparative study of ethnic communities in the context of conflict