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    Workplace democratic practices and industrial relations climate: a study on large scale Apparel company in Western Province, Sri Lanka
    (Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2017) Vidyarathne, C. N.; Dhammika, K. A. S.; Mendis, M. V. S.
    Workplace democracy is often associated with increased employee engagement and involvement, innovation and increased employee commitment. It is one of the important concepts in today’s business world and through our research we have find out its impact on industrial relations climate. The research was carried out in a large scale apparel manufacturing organization of Sri Lanka, which is further known as a major player in the apparel manufacturing industry. This study empirically evaluated five workplace democratic practices (open communication, improved trust and less fear, employee empowerment, freedom of association and meaningful work) and their likely impact on the industrial relation climate in the Sri Lankan large scale apparel manufacturing organization. Non-executives of the selected organization were investigated by using a sample of 200 employees. Data collection was done by using a self-administrated structured questionnaire. The study confirmed that workplace democratic practices are significantly correlated with industrial relations climate. The findings of the study indicate that open communication, improved trust and less fear, employee empowerment, freedom of association variables were positively and significantly correlated with industrial relation climate whereas the meaningful work was negatively correlated with industrial relation climate.
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    Nexus between Work Stress and Employee Turnover Intention: Study of Non-Managerial Female Employees in Apparel Industry of Sri Lanka
    (Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2021) Lakshani K. M. G. S.; Weerasinghe T. D.
    Current study examines the nexus between work stress and turnover intention of non-managerial female employees in apparel industry, Sri Lanka to bridge the lacuna in up-to-date body of knowledge with more precise empirical evidence from the context. Five companies representing the whole industry, were selected from Katunayake Free Trade Zone, Sri Lanka from which the primary data were collected via a questionnaire survey. A standard questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 320 non-managerial female employees. Random sampling technique was used to select a representative sample. Correlation, independent sample t-test and One-way ANOVA were applied to analyse the collected data and to test the advanced hypotheses. In the analysis demographic differences do not come out as significant in predicting for turnover intention, except the education level and level of work experience. However, it is found that, non-managerial females in the apparel industry experiencing higher job demands and negative work relationships are more likely to leave. Further, a greater extent of work control, clarity of job role, management support & colleagues support will increase the chances of employees staying. Thus, non-managerial females who are open to higher work stress are at a higher risk of leaving than other employees. Findings revealed that less experienced and less educated employees are more likely to leave than other females. Moreover, practical and theoretical implications are emphasized in the present study.
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    Factors Influencing Supply Chain Responsiveness in the Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka
    (Department of Commerce and Financial Management, University of Kelaniya, 2017) Yapa, S.T.W.S.
    The main purpose of this paper is to present the findings of research carried out to identify the factors influencing the supply chain responsiveness in the apparel sector of Sri Lanka. Even though supply chain responsiveness is a contemporary issue hardly any research has been done in Sri Lanka on this topic. Supply chain responsiveness is very relevant to the apparel industry, which is accountable for more than half of the industrial exports of Sri Lanka. Firstly, factors influencing the supply chain responsiveness were identified through the literature review, and later a questionnaire survey was conducted among 33 large apparel companies in Sri Lanka. The findings revealed that the supply chain responsiveness is highly correlated to Organizational Factors, Mutual Understanding, Flow of Information and Relationship and Decision Making. However, there is a correlation only when these factors are taken together but not individually except Mutual Understanding. The findings will be useful for managers and policy makers in the apparel industry to improve the responsiveness in their organizations and the industry.