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Item IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE WITH THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF CREATIVITY: A STUDY OF EXECUTIVE LEVEL EMPLOYEES IN ABC (PVT) LTD IN TIRE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2025) Gunarathne, R.B.I.R.; Jayasinghe, C.This research aims to examines the impact of emotional intelligence on employee performance in executive level employee category in ABC Pvt Ltd, a tire manufacturing company in Sri Lanka, emphasizing the mediation role of creativity. Emotional intelligence, which comprises empathy as well as self-awareness, is increasingly taken to be one of the key determinants of performance, not least in fast-changing organizational environments that are now common. Such relationship can further be empowered toward innovation and problem-solving with creativity. For this using a quantitative cross sectional survey design, 300 executive staff members were the population and a sample of 169 employees were taken. A structured questionnaire measuring emotional intelligence, creativity, and employee performance using a 5-point Likert scale was used to collect data. Statistical analysis performed included correlation and regression through SPSS for establishing relationship and hypotheses testing. Findings of the research demonstrated that emotional intelligence is a significant positive contributor to employee performance levels. This also favors creativity, which influences employee performance. Creativity served as a key mediator in strengthening the relationship between emotional intelligence and its performance outcomes. These results underline the importance of emotional intelligence and creativity in enhancing organizational efficiencies and innovations. This study has identified as crucial emotional intelligence and creativity in enhancing employee performance in the manufacturing sector. Organizations should then consider the necessity of emotional intelligence and creativity development through training and leadership development programs for better productivity and innovation.Item EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES AND ABSENTEEISM IN MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN COLOMBO DISTRICT, SRI LANKA(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2025) Sudharshan, G.; De Alwis, A.C.Employee absenteeism remains a significant challenge in the Sri Lankan manufacturing sector, with mental health playing a crucial role in workforce stability and productivity. This study examines the relationship between mental health initiatives and absenteeism in manufacturing firms in the Colombo District. A quantitative research approach was adopted, utilizing structured questionnaires to collect data from 400 employees. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mental health programs in reducing absenteeism and enhancing employee well-being. The findings indicate a positive correlation between mental health initiatives and reduced absenteeism, particularly among younger employees (18–25 years) and those with less than one year of job experience. Operational staff and supervisors exhibited higher absenteeism and stress levels compared to managerial employees, highlighting the need for targeted interventions. Family responsibilities and health challenges were identified as primary causes of absenteeism, while mental health programs had limited impact on addressing broader workplace stressors. Despite improving attendance, the effectiveness of these initiatives in reducing stress was constrained by systemic challenges such as heavy workloads and work-life imbalance. The study concludes that a holistic approach integrating tailored mental health initiatives, improved program accessibility, peer support networks, and flexible work arrangements is essential for minimizing absenteeism and fostering employee well-being. These findings contribute to the discourse on workplace mental health and offer actionable recommendations for improving workforce stability in the Sri Lankan manufacturing sector.Item A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Firm-Specific and Macroeconomic Factors Influence Capital Structure Decisions: Evidence from Sri Lankan Manufacturing and Telecom Companies (2013-2023).(Department of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2025) Begum, M. H. S.; Perera, L. A. S.Introduction: Optimal capital structure is important for the sound financial and future growth of any enterprise. This study aims to examine the significant impact of firm specific variables namely profitability, size, tangibility, liquidity and dividend payout policies in combination with macroeconomic variables consisting of; GDP growth rate, interest rate, inflation and exchange rate on the Manufacturing and Telecom firms of CSE for the year 2013-2023. Methodology: The analysis was carried out using panel data regression on a sample of 22 firms, 2 telecom firms and 20 manufacturing firms employing the criteria of market capitalization. All samples were chosen based on available ratios to accomplish the measurement of capital structure using the debt-to-equity ratio, and validity tests were applied to assess the accuracy of the calculations. In addition, the sectoral and combined examinations was conducted to look for difference and difference patterns. Findings: From the findings of the study show that this study finding of this manufacturing sectors represent firm specific characteristics, which show that tangibility and liquidity of the manufacturing firms have significant effects on capital structure decision and that firms with high tangible and high liquid assets utilize least debts. The level of profitability has a strong inverse relationship with leverage and strong positive relationship with dividend and interest rate that may be due to telecommunication infrastructure financing requirements. In the combined sector analysis, tangibility and liquidity are used as the major indexes, and the indexes of macroeconomic environment, including interest rate, exchange rate, inflation, and GDP growth had not been concluded to exert major influence over both sectors. It was also revealed that simply due to these observations, Firm size, Growth, GDP growth, Exchange rate and inflation rates held insignificant impacts across both sectors. Conclusion: This study has shown that firm specific characteristics organizational liquidity tangibility, Dividend and Profitability significantly affect capital structure decisions in the Manufacturing and Telecom industry of Sri Lanka aside from influence by the macroeconomic indicators namely the interest rates. The overall model also shows significance at the 1% level for both the telecom and the manufacturing sectors. These insights vindicate the essentiality of industry-specific financing to give firms the ability to improve their solvency and performance.Item The Relationship between Working Capital Management and Corporate Profitability: Comparison between Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical Chemical companies in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Kavishan, D.; Abeywardhana, D.K.Y.The objective of this research is to provide empirical evidence on the Relationship between Working Capital Management (WCM) and Corporate Profitability of Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical and Chemical companies in Sri Lanka. The Regression analysis is used as analytical techniques and the sample data collected for the period of Six years from 2010-2016 for 10 manufacturing companies and for 10 pharmaceutical and chemical companies listed in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). This study measures corporate profitability using Return on Assets (ROA) and independent variables are Inventory Turnover period (ITP), Average Collection Period (ACP) and Average Payable Period (APP) and control variables are firm size, debt ratio and sales growth. For pharmaceutical and chemical sector ITP and total assets shows significantly positive relationship with profitability and ACP, and APP is significantly negative with profitability. In contrast, for the manufacturing sector, ACP shows significantly negative relationship with profitability. This study suggests that Pharmaceutical and Chemical sector should focus on reducing the ACP and APP to increase the profitability thereby maximize the wealth of shareholders of the company. The firms in manufacturing sector should reduce the ACP to increase their profitability.Item The Effect of Financial Micro Factors on Stock Prices: Special Reference to the Manufacturing Sector in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Nishanthi, W.P.L.; Bandara, R.M.S.The objective of the study was to identify the effect of selected micro variables on the stock prices of selected manufacturing companies listed in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). Researcher used the secondary data which was collected from the annual reports of selected companies for the period of 5 years. The sample of 29 companies was selected for this study representing manufacturing sector entities. In this study, Return on Equity, Book Value per Share, Earnings Per Share, Price Earnings Ratio, Dividend Per Share, Dividend Yield, Firm Size, and Financial Leverage were used as independent variables with the Stock Prices as the dependent variable. The data have been analyzed by using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis to find out the effect of the micro variables on the stock prices. According to the results of the overall analysis, there was significant impact of book value per share, dividend per share, dividend yield, firm size and financial leverage on the stock prices. Further, it was identified that there was an insignificant impact of return on equity, earnings per share, price earnings ratio on the stock prices. According to the final result majority of financial micro factors significantly affect to the stock prices.