Junior Research Symposia
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Item The impact of human resource outsourcing for an organization(Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Naaleem, R.Human Resource (HR) outsourcing is seen as an opportunity for the HR function by some and as a threat by others. HR outsourcing is an instrument creating time for HR to become strategic partner. Though HR outsourcing as a cost cutting instrument, progressively reducing HR staff. Outsourcing activities or services to external organizations is not a new phenomenon. Outsourcing grew rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s Kakabadse (2002). Human Resource Management is one of the functional fields affected most by outsourcing. According to Jeroen (2008), nearly half of all organizations are reporting an increasing in the use of service providers over the last three years. Other empirical studies found that, HR outsourcing is not restricted to mere transactional HR activities (e.g.payroll administration, benefit management and employee personaldetails management) Greer (1999). More transactional and strategic HR activities also being outsourced (e.g. training courses, recruitment and selection of core professional, manpower planning) Klaas (2003). The purpose this research is to observe whether HR outsourcing is an indicator of a strategic HR emphasis, a cost-cutting HR emphasis or both. The sample for this research will obtained from the Sri Lankan private companies. The objective of this research is to findout contemporaray trends in Human Resource Management (HRM) and the organization of work.Item The impact of accounting & finance outsourcing of the small business in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Ishara, D.P.A.The aim of this research is to explore and identify what are the most important variables small business’s owners should consider when deciding to outsource their internal accounting & finance functions with regard to the decision, benefits and impacts factors of outsourcing. And the relationship between Decision factors, Benefit Factors & Impact factors and the Preference of outsourcing accounting and finance functions of the small business’s owners. Research on small business behaviour is used in many industries to improve the quality of service to the small business consumer. This research proposes a theoretical framework that identifies three independent variables consisting of decision, benefit and impact factors influencing each of these factors and a dependent variable as Preference of outsourcing accounting and finance functions. Based on a review of existing literature, there is little evidence that research on the subject of outsourcing finance and accounting activities within Sri Lanka has been conducted thus far and, as a result, many questions remain unanswered. While the reviewed literature discussed the decision, benefit and impact factors of outsourcing (particularly finance and accounting outsourcing), it failed to identify the most important variables small business’s owners should consider & and the relationship. Multiple aspects of available research methodologies were examined in conducting this study. These included research design; construct and item generation; data collection methods; and data analysis. Cross tabulation, frequency & regression analysis were used to compare and contrast responses relating to decision, benefit and impact factors. Questions were assessed by using a five point Likert scale using statistical analysis to compare the mean median Std. of responses by the sample group. SPSS Version 20 was used to analyse the data. Research on finance and accounting outsourcing identifying and comparing factors impacting upon the decision process is important to and useful for theory building, as well as providing practical implications. It can also provide a useful standard for real-world practice, as small businesses need to be competitive in order to survive within a more open international business environment.