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    A Quantitative Analysis of Factors that contribute to Non-Managerial Employees’ Productivity in the Apparel Industry of Sri Lanka
    (International Journal of Academic Staff (IJAS – 2019), Volume 01, Issue 01. Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Embuldeniya, A.; Dasanayake, L.W.
    Productivity is an assessment of the efficiency of a worker and productivity of the organization depends on the productivity of the single employee. The management faces a complex situation in maintaining the satisfaction of the employees as they are the most valuable asset to an organization in today’s business context. The primary objective of this study is to identify the determinants that contribute to enhance employee productivity in the apparel industry in Sri Lanka. The research model comprises eighteen factors that are grouped into three categories as compensation practices, training and development practices, and health and safety practices. This study is based upon primary data from 150 non-managerial employees in the apparel industry in Sri Lanka based on stratified random sampling plan where questionnaire is the main source of information. The dependent variable of this study is employees’ productivity of non-managerial employees that is measured using the level of individual productivity, while the independent variables are the factors that are measured by practices pertaining to compensation, training and development, and health and safety. Data analysis are based on descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and Logistic Regression analysis. The selection of the sample from one apparel industry is limitation of the research. Findings indicate that there is a positive correlation between above practices towards employee productivity in the apparel industry
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    The impact of quality management practices on the performance of Small and Medium Scale Industries (SMIs) in Sri Lanka
    (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013) Dasanayake, L.W.
    With a small amount of capital requirement and a medium level of technology, SMIs can attract many new entrepreneurs to venture into new business. SMIs can generate a massive desired route for employment due to the fact that their production techniques are still at low or medium levels and they are more labor intensive. In this context, the performance of most SMIs in Sri Lanka is lower than accepted level and they have to improve their technical and technological capabilities to meet the market needs and for the sustainable development in economy. The quality management practices play a significant role for continuous improvement and competing current markets with the formalized managerial practices. Therefore, this study is focused on analyzing the relationship between management system and quality management practices and its need for SMIs? performance. The study framework includes leadership and human resource as two dimensions of quality management practices and sales growth of the firm as the performance indicator. Using binary logistic regression analysis, this study analyzes the link between mentioned quality management practices and firm?s performance. However, SMIs have several limitations when they implement quality management practices, the study has investigated leadership category and human resource category improve organizational performance. The small sample size is one of the research limitations and the inclusion of some more variables such as strategic planning, customer focus and level of information technology in the organization will bring broader perspective to the research.