http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2994 2026-04-28T15:13:59Z http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/3009 Towards technology components adoption: how government role can enhance rice miller’s success: special reference to Eastern province of Sri Lanka Sulaiha Beevi, Athambawa; Wickramarachchi, A.P.R.; Puspakumara, C. In Sri Lanka, an increasing number of rice production technologies and management techniques have been introduced. Despite the introduction of the rice production technologies, rice production not reached a required level. This study therefore analysed factors associated with adoption of improved rice production technologies and the role of government in this regard. Random sampling technique was used in selecting one hundred and seventy-three (173) rice producers from Eastern province of Sri Lanka. Data were collected with the aid of a structured questionnaire, and interview guide and analysed using descriptive statistics with correlation and regression. The result obtained shows that 21% of government role explains in institutional supports, economic as well as political policies of the government and law enactment and enhancement. Further, 22% of government role impacted towards technology components such as technoware, humanware, orgaware and infoware adoptions. These key factors need to be taken into consideration when expanded program on technology components adoption is to be considered. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/3008 Factors influencing cloud computing adoption by SMEs in eastern region of Sri Lanka Nuskiya, Aliyar Fathima The paper presents the factors influencing the adoption of cloud computing in SMEs. ICT provides potential to SMEs because it seeks an innovative way to explore their business globally. To contact this research, eastern region’s 50 SMEs were selected and categorized into Small, Medium and large according to their capital intensity, turn over and number of employees. All together 13 small enterprises, 17 medium enterprises and 20 large organizations were examined to arrive the conclusions. Four variables were selected from the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) Framework such as firm size, top management support, security concern and technology readiness. Data were collected through the questionnaire and direct discussion. The finding shows that there is a positive relationship among the variables and willingness to adopt the cloud computing in SMEs. The significant impact was identified to adopt the cloud computing is top management support and technology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/3007 The impact of social media among the university students empirical study based on the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka Nuskiya, Aliyar Fathima The aims of the study is to focus the impact of social media among the university students. The research was contacted based on the students of South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. The students were selected by using stratified random sampling method. The Questionnaires were issued for the data collection and which data analyzed by the descriptive and correlation method. The result exposed social media impact the students in many ways. Among the selected media, the facebook is highly engage with the students and it is positively impact in their academic performance and increase their skills. They use media for various purpose within that they use to collect the notes, do researches and finding the jobs. From this they are finding some innovative ideas, get contact with high professionals and sharing their opinions freely. These things make them higher skillful person in their career. These changes will lead to them to become pioneer in the society. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z