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Item Moderating Effect of Team Tenure on Team Trust – Team Performance Relationship: With Relevance to Sri Lankan Tyre Manufacturing Industry(Department of of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Rajapaksha, B.P.; Nishanthi, H.M.Even though there are many determinants of team performance found in extend literature, team trust and team tenure's moderating effect is little investigated in the Sri Lankan context, and it has not been studied yet. Bridging the gap in the context, the current study assessed team tenure's moderating impact on team trust and team performance relationship in Sri Lankan tyre manufacturing industry. The current study was conducted as a cross-sectional study among a sample of one hundred and ninety-two executive-level employees selected from four major tyre manufacturing organizations following the stratified simple random sampling technique. Primary data were collected through a standard questionnaire distributed via Google form. The collected data were analyzed with the support the SPSS employing correlation, regression, descriptive statistics and process matrix. It is found that team tenure does not moderate the relationship between team trust and team performance, and also found that strong positive relationship between team trust and team performance. Moreover, team trust positively impacts team performance, and team tenure does not impact team trust and team performance separately. It is recommended to tyre manufacturing organizations to facilitate more open communication and information sharing to improve executive-level employees' trust within teams, which will affect their team performance.Item Internship Satisfaction and its Impact on Career Prospects : A Study with Special Reference to the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya(Department of of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Pushpakumara, G.P.; Nishanthi, H.M.Under secondary education in Sri Lanka, school children with the highest advanced level scores enter into the undergraduate education in 15 state universities, which is free but extremely competitive. In addition to providing subject knowledge, it is necessary to concentrate more on the student development, as independent individuals with soft skills such as self-confidence, communication skills, teamwork, etc., with possible internship training, while educating them on career guidance aspects. The current study examines the significant impact of internship satisfaction on undergraduates' career prospects using systematic use of internship experience on the overall work-related attitudes of the undergraduates. The study was quantitative, and a cross-sectional survey design was followed. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire. Simple random sampling technique was applied to select the sample, and the final sample consisted of 259 undergraduates of Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Descriptive statistics, paired sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data and make conclusions. Findings revealed that higher internship satisfaction leads undergraduates to get job offers quickly. Moreover, Interns feel that internships are an effective strategy for gaining employment after graduation. Findings revealed that Interns feel more confident in finding a job upon graduation.Item Impact of Mindfulness on Perceived Employee Performance: A Study of Non-Executive Level Employees in Public Banking Sector in Gampaha District(Department of of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Priyadarshani, G.H.A.M.; Nishanthi, H.M.Even though many determinants of employee perceived performance are found in a vast literature, the mindfulness is little investigated with employee performance in Sri Lankan. Bridging the gap in the context, the current study assessed the impact of mindfulness on employee perceived performance in the public banking sector in Sri Lanka. The current study was conducted as a cross-sectional, field study among a sample of hundred and twelve non-executive level public banking employees selected from Gampaha district following the stratified simple random sampling technique. Primary data was collected through a standard questionnaire distributed via google docs through a survey. The collected data were analyzed with the support the SPSS employing correlation, regression and descriptive statistics. It is found that there is a moderate positive relationship between mindfulness and employee perceived performance, and also a positive impact of mindfulness on employee perceived performance is found. It is recommended that organizations establish mindfulness training programs to improve mindfulness of employees, which will affect their performance.Item Impact of Factors Affecting the Motivation to Transfer of Training: A Study of a Leading Commercial Bank in Sri Lanka(Department of of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Prabodha, P.K.S.; Nishanthi, H.M.Motivation to transfer training is a crucial determinant of the effectiveness of training programs. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of factors affecting motivation to transfer training. This study examines the impact of supervisor support, career commitment, instrumentality and peer support on motivation to transfer training. The researcher identified the gap in a selected commercial bank as well as in the banking industry. This study carried out as a deductive, quantitative and a crosssectional study. Primary data were collected from one hundred and eleven staff assistant grade employees of a selected commercial bank using a refined questionnaire through an online questionnaire survey, designed as a google form. The sample will pick up by using a simple random sampling method. Hypotheses were developed based on the reviewed literature. SPSS software used to analyze collected data. The findings showed that supervisor support, career commitment, instrumentality, and peer support significantly impact motivation to transfer training and a significant relationship between them.Item Affective Commitment: The Role of Work Life Balance and Organizational Pride (With Special Reference to XYZ Glove Manufacturing Company in Sri Lanka)(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2019) Nadeeshani, M.H.C.S.,; Nishanthi, H.M.The current study tested the impact of work life balance (WLB) and organizational pride on affective commitment. Even though many determinants of affective commitment and WLB have been extendedly researched, the impact of organizational pride on these main variables were not greatly visible especially in terms of Sri Lankan context. Hence the main purpose of this research was to identify the impact of WLB on affective commitment by exploring the mediating mechanism of organizational pride. The current study is a cross sectional study comprising a sample of 134 junior executive and above level employees. The data were gathered using simple random sampling technique in XYZ Company. Primary data collected through a standard questionnaire distributed via google doc. and paper and pencil surveys. SPSS version 23 was incorporated for data analysis. The hypotheses were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient, linear regression analysis. Findings revealed that WLB has a significant positive impact on affective commitment as well as organizational pride. Further, it was revealed that organizational pride has a significant impact on affective commitment of junior executive and above level employees in XYZ Company. Apart from that, organizational pride partially mediated the relationship between WLB and affective commitment. Thus all hypotheses were accepted. Organizational pride not previously research in collaboration with other variables. Hence, researchers recommended that to uplift the organizational pride would have a greater impact on creating the relationship between WLB and affective commitment.Item The Impact of Leadership Styles on Organizational Citizenship Behavior: A Study of Non-Executive Level Employees in Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2019) Muthunayaka, M.P.S.,; Nishanthi, H.M.The lack of OCB could be identified as a major reason for a numerous problem accruing in the apparel industry in Sri Lanka. There are many factors that affect or impact for the OCB of employees working in the apparel industry. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of leadership styles on OCB with reference to ABC (Pvt) Ltd and XYZ (Pvt) Ltd. With the support of literature, researcher identified few prominent leadership styles among those styles. Transformational, Transactional and Laissez-Faire leadership styles were identified as prominent. And the independent variables of this study were leadership style and their impact on the dependent variable of OCB. All the non-executive level employees in ABC (Pvt) Ltd and XYZ (Pvt) Ltd were selected as the population of this study and 112 non-executive level employees was selected as the sample size of this study. This is a quantitative study and primary data were collected on employees’ perceptions about their leaders’ leadership styles and their organization citizenship behavior through a questionnaire. Cronbach alpha, Pearson correlation coefficient, regression analysis and descriptive statistics were used for various analyzes of this study. The findings of this study revealed that, the three leadership styles depict a positive impact on organizational citizenship behavior. In the literature review it was found a negative impact between laissez-faire and OCB. However, in this study the laissez-faire leadership style has a positive impact on OCB but depicts week impact than transformational and transactional leadership styles. Finally, according to this study recommended the most preferable leadership style was transformational leadership style and that must be adopted by the supervisors, team leaders or the group of the apparel industry.Item Impact of Personality Traits on Online Knowledge Sharing Behavior among Social Media Users: A Study with Special Reference to Undergraduates of Public Universities in Sri Lanka(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2019) Munasinghe, M.K.O.,; Nishanthi, H.M.As a part of society, undergraduates use social media for educational purposes. Previous studies have investigated the impact of using social media by university students to share knowledge among others. However most of the studies investigated the effect of personality traits on knowledge sharing behavior in social media in Western context. There is a vacuum of studies in a non-western context. To fill this gap, current study is conducted to investigate the effect of personality traits on knowledge sharing behavior in social media among undergraduates in national universities in the Sri Lankan context. Perceived trust plaid the role of moderator in this study. This study was conducted as a cross-sectional survey. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample of 322 university undergraduates which were used in the final analysis. Regression analysis was used to test the research hypotheses with the support from SPSS 26. It was found that the big five personality traits are associated with the online knowledge sharing behavior among university students. Further, study found that personality traits (extraversion, openness, emotional stability, consciousness) lead to knowledge sharing behavior while undergraduates didn’t consider trustworthiness as a major factor in online knowledge sharing behavior. It was suggested that students should enhance their personality traits to enhance effective knowledge sharing employing social media. To encourage online knowledge sharing, policymakers should create trustworthy social media platforms among university undergraduates.Item OCB: The Role of Employee Engagement and Perceived Organizational Support(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2019) Munasingha, R.N.P.,; Nishanthi, H.M.Organizations have long been interested in the role of management on how employees think and feel about their jobs, as well as what employees are willing to dedicate to the organization. Therefore, this study sets out to examine the impact of employee engagement on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Even though the impact of many other variables on OCB has been researched, the impact of employee engagement on organizational citizenship behavior was not much visible in terms of the Sri Lankan context. Hence the main purpose of the research was to identify the impact of employee engagement on OCB by exploring the mediation effect of perceived organizational support. This study was conducted in the apparel sector organization in Sri Lanka, Esquel Sri Lanka Ltd, - Ekala. The current study is a cross-sectional study comprising a sample of 108 staff and executive level employees. The data were gathered using simple random sampling technique through a standard questionnaire that distributed as a paper-pencil survey. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS 23 Version software package. Findings revealed that employee engagement has a significant positive impact on organizational citizenship behavior. Further, it was revealed that perceived organizational support has a significant positive impact on OCB. But this study statistically emphasized that perceived organizational support did not act as a moderator for the relationship between employee engagement and OCB. Therefore, it can be suggested that to take steps to boost up employee engagement would enhance better organizational citizenship behavior among employees.Item The impact of employer-employee relations on employee commitment: a case from Sri Lanka(Kelaniya Journal of Human Resource Management, 2017) Sawithri, L.D.; Nishanthi, H.M.; Amarasinghe, K.G.Many factors influence the employee commitment in an organizational setting, where the employer-employee relationships play a significant role. There have been a considerable amount of research conducted to identify the impact of supervisor relationship on employee commitment. In this paper, the researchers specifically analyzes the impact of line manager relationship and trust with senior management on employee commitment with reference to Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) in Sri Lanka. The study is of deductive in nature. Primary data have been collected through a structured questionnaire using a random sample of CEB including 86 assistant level employees where data were obtained from 54 respondents. According to the results of the study, it shows a high positive impact of the line manager relationship and trust in senior management on employee commitment at CEB which directly relates with productivity. Hence, it is recommended to grow and uplift the employer-employee relationships through greater coordination and building a climate of trust.Item The Impact of Job Tension on Job Satisfaction: A Study on Executive Level Employees of the Apparel Industry in Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka(Kelaniya Journal of Human Resource Management, 2018) Yasarathne, K.H.V.P.; Nishanthi, H.M.; Mendis, M.V.S.Apparel industry in Sri Lanka has become major contributor to Sri Lanka’s economic development. Due to supply of low cost creative labour and organizational friendly government policies, many international apparel brands and apparel firms are outsourcing their manufacturing functions to Asian countries. Of those, Sri Lanka is a leading country where most apparel sector giants are interested to invest in. Further, in Sri Lankan context apparel sector is highly competitive as quite a number of big giants such as MAS Holdings, Brandix Apparel Lanka Ltd, Hela Clothing (Pvt) Ltd are operating in the market. Due to this high competitiveness in the industry, greater struggle is visible to attract and retain key talent. However, retaining talent has become difficult due to the job tension associated with high competitiveness. In the current study, the researchers attempt to investigate in depth the impact of job tension on job satisfaction of the executive level employees of the Apparel Industry, with special reference to Anuradhapura District. The executive level employees in three leading garment manufacturing organizations in Sri Lanka were investigated through a sample of 100 employees. Simple random sampling method was used to select the representative sample. A self-administrated structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The correlation analysis and regression analysis were used to test the research hypotheses. The study confirmed that job tension is significantly correlated with employee job satisfaction. The findings of the study also indicated that there is a strong negative relationship between job tension and job satisfaction of executive level employees. This study directly provides a major theoretical contribution filling the gaps of former studies which were done on apparel sector. The findings and the recommendations of the current research directly addresses lot of practical issues related to job tension and job satisfaction faced by the apparel firms.