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Determinants of Career Choice Decision of Management Undergraduates in Sri Lanka

Galhena, B.L.; Rathnayake, R.M.D.D. (2011)

This paper aims to explore the influence of various factors on career choice decision of management undergraduates in Sri Lanka. Further, influence of the different individual in the students? network on career choice was ...
The effect of board characteristics on tax aggressiveness: the case of listed entities in Sri Lanka

Shamil, Mohamed Mihilar; Gooneratne, Dulni Wanya; Gunathilaka, Dasitha; Shaikh, Junaid M. (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023)

Purpose – This study examines the effect of board characteristics on the tax aggressiveness of listed companies on the Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach – The sample consists of 264 firm-year ...
Elements of microfinance on spatial poverty alleviation in Sri Lanka: Structural equation modeling

Kumari, P. (Policy Studies Organization., 2022)

Sri Lanka being a developing country, its poverty can be identified as a serious issue for the development of the country. Poverty can be identified as a spatial characteristic in Sri Lanka which can be seen in the high ...
Eliciting OCB through Human Resource Management Practices: Review of the Extant Literature

Bambale, A.J.; Shamsudin, F.M.; Subramaniam, C. (2011)

This paper is an attempt to gather various organizational factors identified to have influence in eliciting OCB. This paper is a content analysis that provided a comprehensive and updated development about numerous ...
Emotional Intelligence and Employee Productivity: An Educator?s Perspective

Rebello, F.S. (2011)

Emotional intelligence is essential factor responsible for determining success in life & at work place. Psychological wellbeing seems to play an important role in shaping the behavior & performance of individual?s work-life ...
Equality and Personality Development of Women-Headed House Hold: The Role of INGOs and NGOs in Women-Headed House Hold in Manmunai South West D.S Division of Batticaloa

Arulrajah, J.A.; Phillip, P.G. (2011)

In general, it has been observed that there is an empirical knowledge gap regarding gender equality and personality development of Women Headed Households (WHHs) in most part of Sri Lanka including Batticaloa. In order to ...
FIXED POINT THEOREMS FOR DISCONTINUOUS MAPS ON A NON-CONVEX DOMAIN

Fujimoto, T. (Metroeconomica, 2013)

This paper introduces economists to some ?xed point theorems for discontinuous mappings with non-convex images on a non-convex domain. These theorems have recently been developed based on a new approach by mathematical ...
The Impact and Sustainability of Remittances on Sri Lanka’s Economic Development

Bachama, Y.N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2012)

Workers’ remittances consist of goods or financial instruments transferred by migrants living and working abroad to residents of the home of the migrants. There is no doubt that workers’ remittances can spur economic ...
IMPACT OF JOB DESIGN ON EMPLOYEES? PERFORMANCE (WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE KALMUNAI ZONE)

Ali, M.A.M.H.; Aroosiya, M.A.C.F. (2010)

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of job design on employees? performance in the school of Kalmunai Zone in Sri Lanka and which factors of job design highly influence on employees? performance in ...
Impact of Organizational Corporate Social Responsibility on Employee Motivation in Public Quoted Companies in Sri Lanka

Mahindadasa, U.; Lakshan, A.M.I. (2011)

It is an acceptable fact that the human resource is the most important asset in the world. The importance of human resources is more in Sri Lanka since the service sector is growing rapidly. In order to get the maximum ...
Job Stress and Job Satisfaction: A Study of Managerial Employees in Domestic Commercial Banks

Weerasinghe, T.D.; Batagoda, C.K. (2011)

This study was conducted to measure the impact of job stress on job satisfaction of managerial employees working in Domestic Commercial Banks. Job stress is considered as the harmful physical and emotional response that ...
Managerial Perception of Unionization and Its Effect in Sri Lankan Public Sector Organizations

Dhammika, K.A.S.; Ahmed, F.B.; Sam, T.L. (2011)

Public sector organizations in Sri Lanka are characterized with high unionization of their employees. This has created a unique context, where managers of these organizations face a problem of managing them with the ...
Mediating and Moderating Effects of Union Commitment and Union Politicization on Transactional and Transformational Leadership Effectiveness: Development of a Conceptual Model

Ahmed, F.B.; Sam, T.L. (2011)

Leadership effectiveness has been the central theme in most of leadership research from the beginning of leadership studies in early years of the 20th century. Thousand of studies have been conducted examining the components ...
Multidimensionality of urban poverty: an inquiry into the crucial factors affecting well-being of the urban poor in Sri Lanka

Semasinghe, W.M. (International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, United Kingdom, 2015)

Although, identification of the nature of poverty in a specific setting is crucial for poverty analysis and designing targeted poverty reducing programs, there is no consensus among researchers, policymakers etc. on the ...
Occupational Stress: A Study of the Private Banks in Batticaloa District

Victor, L.D.; Thavakumar, D. (2011)

Employees in many countries increasingly complain about high and rising levels of stress at work. As stress levels have increased, employers have faced rising medical bills, more accident insurance claims, increased ...
Personality Dimensions as Predictors of Job Satisfaction Of IT Employees in Sri Lanka

Ubayachandra, E.G.; Silva, H.W.N.S. (2011)

Under this study an attempt was made to investigate into relationship existing between personality dimensions and job satisfaction of IT employees attached to leading companies in Sri Lanka. For this purpose, four companies ...
Stressful Work and Job Strain of Truck Drivers in Moratuwa Urban Council Area - Sri Lanka

Fernando, W.R.P.K. (2011)

Stress is a natural effect in normal life. The objectives of the study are to study the level of stress among truck drivers in Moratuwa urban council area and to identify the relationships between variables of occupational ...
Teaching Strategies in Higher Education

Saxena, V.N. (2011)

Most universities follow the approaches of student-centered learning, group working, maintaining log-books, role playing and various forms of practical work. Higher education in universities has moved from elite to mass ...
The Impact of Job Design and Motivation on Employee Productivity as Applicable in the Context of Sri Lankan Software Engineers: A HR Perspective

Fernando, A.; Ranasinghe, G. (2011)

The Sri Lankan IT1 industry provides diverse clients with quality software solutions under tight timeframes and budgets. However, many organisations encounter the challenge of ensuring employees are adequately skilled, ...
The Need for an Effective Management Framework for Enhancing the Quality of Higher Education

Weerakoon, Y.M.S.K. (2010)

This paper shows the need for a management-framework to enhance the employability of Sri Lankan graduates. According to sources including World Bank, graduate-unemployment rate is higher than the national unemployment-rate ...

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