Academic Qualifications
PhD from Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands
MSc in Management from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
BSc Industrial Management from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Research Interests
Privatization
Investments
Enterprise Restructuring
Corporate Finance and Decision Support Systems for Small and Medium scale Enterprises
Areas of Specialization
Finance
Teaching Interests
Finance
Investments
Professional Memberships
IEEE Member
Positions Held
Head, Department of Industrial Management, University of Kelaniya
Coordinator, Master of Science in Management and Information Technology
Selected Research Publication
Upeksha, P. G. S. and Peter, Suren (2018). Evidence of maturing of the Colombo Stock Exchange: Informational efficiency perspective. Proceedings of the Smart Computing and Systems Engineering, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Erandi, M. P. H. and Peter, Suren (2018). Supply chain risk assessment model for a small scale apparel manufacturer. Proceedings of the Smart Computing and Systems Engineering, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Ariyarathna, M.H.K. and Peter, Suren (2018). Review of business analytics maturity assessment models. Proceedings of the International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Rasanjani, P. M. D. and Peter, Suren (2018). Assessing factors driving price premium between voting and non-voting stock at CSE. Proceedings of the International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Fernando I. S. S. and Peter P. L. S. (2018). FMCG cluster based collaborative transportation sharing from the perspective of Third Party Logistics (3PL). Proceedings of the International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Fernando, W. N. C. and Peter, S. (2018). A review of market efficiency at the Colombo Stock Exchange. Proceedings of the International Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
M. N. M. Y. Mendis, Suren Peter, Hiruni Niwunhella (2019). A Behavioural Model to Assess the Risk Perception and Behaviour of Individuals in Investment Decisions. Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Kahawandala Nadeesha, Suren Peter, Hiruni Niwunhella (2019). Model to Grab the Digital Natives’ Purchasing Behaviour. Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
D.M. Wickramasinghe, Suren Peter, Hiruni Niwunhella (2019). A Model To Determine Factors Influencing the Decision-Making Process of Consumer Online Purchasing in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Ariyarathna, Kaveesha and Peter, Suren (2019). Business Analytics Maturity Models: A Systematic Review of Literature. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Bangkok, Thailand.
M.R.T.D. Mawela, Suren Peter, Hiruni Niwunhella (2019). Personality Trait Model to Assess Creditworthiness. Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Kahawandala, Nadeesha and Peter, Suren (2020). Factors affecting Purchasing Behaviour of Generation Z. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Dubai, UAE.
Sivakumaran, Vahiny and Peter, Sur (2020). Model to Assess Consumer Switching Behaviour. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Dubai, UAE.
Mendis, Mevuni and Peter, Suren (2020). Model to Assess Risk Perception and Behaviour of Individuals. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Dubai, UAE.
Kahawandala, Nadeesha and Peter, Suren (2020). Profiling purchasing behavior of Generation Z. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Peter, Suren and Rasanjani, P. M. D (2020). Explaining the Price Gap between Voting Shares and NonVoting Shares. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Detroit, USA.
Peter, Suren (2020). Is Board Independence a Panacea for Improved Corporate Performance? Evidence in a Developing Country Setting. European Journal of Business and Management.
Peter, Suren and Mendis, Mevuni (2020). Investor Risk Behaviour in a Developing Country Setting. European Journal of Business and Management.
M. A. S. M. Perera, A. Wijayanayake and S. Peter (2020). Classifying risk and vulnerability in the supply chain during an epidemic outbreak. International Conference on Applied and Pure Sciences.
S. M. D. T. K. Egodawela, S. Peter and A. Wijayanayake (2020). Developing a model to identify the factors affecting customer satisfaction and their impact on third party logistics services in Sri Lanka. International Conference on Applied and Pure Sciences.
M. A. S. M. Perera, A. Wijayanayake and S. Peter (2021). Framework to mitigate supply chain disruptions in the apparel industry during an epidemic outbreak. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Smart Computing and Systems Engineering, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
S. M. D. T. K. Egodawela, A. N. Wijayanayake, and P.L.S. Peter (2021). Determinant of factors affecting Customer Satisfaction: Case of the Logistics Industry in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Singapore, March 9–11, 2021.
Yuganthi Caldera, Tharulee Ranthilake, Heshan Gunawardana, Dilshani Senevirathna, Ruwan Jayathilaka, Nilmini Rathnayake, Suren Peter (2024). Understanding the interplay of GDP, renewable, and non-renewable energy on carbon emissions: Global wavelet coherence and Granger causality analysis. PLOS One.