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The purpose of this study is to explore how firm-level dynamic capabilities influence the level of firms’ global mindset in information and communication technology (ICT) startups in Sri Lanka. Based on the literature on dynamic capabilities and global mindset, the impact of dynamic capabilities on global mindset is tested empirically on a sample of 295 Sri Lankan ICT start-up firms using structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis technique to find whether if there is any difference of the impact from sensing dynamic capabilities, seizing capabilities and reconfiguration capabilities on the global mindset. The results show a positive significant impact of the sensing, seizing and reconfiguration capabilities on the global mindset in ICT startups in Sri Lanka. However, among three different but theoretically interrelated capabilities, seizing and reconfiguration dynamic capabilities have shown the strongest impact on the global mindset. This study contributes to the emerging literature of global mindset in the international business and to strategic management literature by understanding the global mindset through the lenses of dynamic capabilities as organizational level contingencies.

The current study investigates the impact of dynamic capabilities on competitive advantage of ICT industry in Sri Lanka considering the three categories of dynamic capabilities namely adaptive capabilities, absorptive capabilities and innovative capabilities. Convenient sampling was used to draw the sample and survey data were collected from 167 ICT firms. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the relationship between variables. Finding of the study shows that dynamic capabilities have significantly positive impact on competitive advantage. In addition, the empirical evidence verifies that, innovative capabilities are more positively related to competitive advantage than other two types of dynamic capabilities while adaptive and absorptive capabilities also show the positive impact on competitive advantage.

There are many studies carried out in many countries about entrepreneurial characteristics over a long period of time.  However, there is no consensus among the scholars on a common set of characteristics of successful entrepreneurs in the world. Therefore, in this study it is expected to explore common characteristics that may affect entrepreneurial success. In this study, thirty-one characteristics were taken from literature and they were investigated through 121 entrepreneurs who are into micro, small, medium and large-scale businesses in Sri Lanka. In the hundred and twenty-one sample the entrepreneurs are from micro, small, medium and large. Almost all seminal articles related to entrepreneurial characteristics and traits were taken into consideration in doing the literature survey. The questionnaire of this research has been developed by taking pretested questionnaires on the same phenomenon and a few questions were developed by the researcher. Some modifications were done to the questions in the questionnaire before administering it to the Sri Lankan context. There was more than one question asked in the questionnaire to test one variable. A reliability test had been carried out to see the internal consistency among them and Cronbach's Alpha value was calculated for each variable separately. At the end of the research, it is expected to have two outcomes. They are: first, to see the common list of characteristics which are needed for entrepreneurs to be successful and second; to see the characteristics which are important for micro, small, medium and large-scale businesses to be successful.  In deriving the previously mentioned outcomes two types of analytical tools were used. They are: first, to see the common list of characteristics which are needed for entrepreneurs to be successful, One-Way ANOVA technique has been used and second; to see the characteristics which are important for micro, small, medium and large-scale businesses to be successful, descriptive statistics (mean values) were used. Finally, it was found that there are many characteristics which affect the success of entrepreneurs out of the thirty-one characteristics taken for investigation and also different characteristics affect micro, small, medium and large-scale entrepreneurs to be successful.

This study investigates the impact of organizational culture on competitive advantage considering the two categories of organizational cultures namely, adhocracy culture and market culture. A cross-sectional survey was utilized in this study using a selfadministered questionnaire to collect the data. Using the sample of 167 middle and upper level managers from Information Communication Technology Industry (ICT) of Sri Lanka, a structural model is outlined and tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The study results show that both adhocracy culture and market culture have significantly positive impact on competitive advantage with having more impact from adhocracy culture. The study provides several insights for managers to adopt appropriate cultural characteristics of adhocracy and market cultures to achieve competitive advantage.