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    Driving Engagement by Promoting Wellbeing: A Study On The Impact of Employee Wellbeing on Employee Engagement With Special Reference to Operational Category Employees of a Leading Finance Company in Sri Lanka
    (Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2024) Wijesuriya, R. M.; Ekanayake, H.L.
    In today’s corporate world, companies striving to improve productivity and foster positive work environments must recognize the complex relationship between employee well-being and engagement. The main purpose of this research study was to assess the impact of employee wellbeing on employee engagement among operational category employees in a selected finance company in Sri Lanka. In addition, research addresses identified gaps in the literature by exploring specific dimensions of well- being and engagement within the finance sector context. The study examines the data collected from a sample of 126 employees using parametric tests, such as simple linear regression and Pearson correlation, to examine hypotheses regarding how employee well-being impacts employee engagement. A strong positive correlation (r = 0.917) and a significant regression model (R Square = 0.841) are shown in the findings, indicating that employee well-being accounts for 84.1% of the variance in employee engagement. The study concludes that, driving employee engagement by promoting physical, mental, social, and financial dimensions of employee well-being via various wellness programs and initiatives, organizations could achieve many positive strategic organizational outcomes such as increased performance, attain new or lost productivity levels, lower turnover & absenteeism, higher levels of commitment, a thriving workplace culture of innovation and collaboration, ultimately leading to sustainable & resilient organizational growth.
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    The Impact of Technostress on Work-Life Balance; Evidence from Managerial Level Employees in Apparel Industry, Sri Lanka
    (Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2024) Wijesiri, N. G. P. D.; Ekanayake, H.L.
    The purpose of this research is to identify the impact of the technostress on work-life balance of managerial level employees who worked in apparel industry, Sri Lanka. In addition to that, this study intends to contribute to filling the research gap by looking into the relationship between technostress and work-life balance. Although there is enough literature in the international context, there are lack of studies in Sri Lankan context, especially in the apparel industry. Based on that the study aims to fill this gap by providing special evidence relating to the constructs of technostress and WLB relating to the Apparel industry, Sri Lanka. Technostress was the dependent variable whereas work-life balance was the independent variable in the study. This was conducted as a deductive, quantitative field study. Managerial level employees who work in selected three apparel companies were chosen as the population of the study and the sample size was 171. Data collection was done through a self-administered questionnaire and simple random sampling technique. A Google form was created and distributed to collect data. The number of employees who responded was 190 among 230 employees. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 23.0 was used as a tool for data analysis and both descriptive and inferential statistics, namely correlation, regression and independent sample t-test were used to analyze data. The results indicate that there is a significant negative impact of technostress on work-life balance of managerial level employees in apparel industry, Sri Lanka.
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    The Impact of Corporate Governance on Firms’ Dividend Policy: Evidence from the Listed S&P SL20 Companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange
    (Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Ekanayake, H.L.; Paranthaman, T.
    The concept of corporate governance is one of the issues that have attracted the attention of researchers and organization around the world. Corporate governance is measured by board size, ownership structure, board independence and CEO duality. The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of corporate governance on firms’ dividend policy for the listed S&P SL20 companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange. Twenty listed S&P SL20 companies were analyzed for a period of six years from 2010 to 2015. Data is collected from the annual reports of the companies. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 19.0) is used to analyze and evaluate the collected data. Univariate, Multiple regression and correlation analyses are used to explore the association between board size, ownership structure, board independence and CEO duality and firm dividend policy. A positive impact is found between CEO duality and firm dividend policy and negative impact is found between ownership structure and firm dividend policy. The impact of board size and board independence deemed to be insignificant. In addition, it is shown that firm size and profitability explain firm dividend policy. The paper supports the fact that corporate governance is relevant in determining the dividend policy for listed S&P SL20 companies in the Colombo Stock Exchange.