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Kelaniya Journal of Human Resource Management
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This is an Open Access Journal

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ISSN (Online) 1800-1793
Published by Sri Lanka Journals Online

[71 journals]

Impact of Flex-Work on Employee Performance: Study of Executive-Level
Employees in IT Industry of Sri Lanka
- Abstract: Employee performance plays an important role in every organization. In the modern business world, it is important to examine the effect of flex-work on employee performance as it is a widely discussed topic during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Although, scholars have already examined the effect of flex-work practices and their outcomes, the results are inconsistent. Thus, the current study aimed to examine the lacuna in literature, which is impact of flex-work on employee performance. To attain this purpose, researchers collected data from 169 executive-level employees in three IT firms in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression with the aid of SPSS. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant impact of flex-work on employee performance, where employee performance will increase with the improvements in flex-work. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Published on 2021-11-05 00:00:00
Determinants of Human Resource Informatıon System Usage: Evıdence from
Ceylon Electrıcıty Board (CEB), Srı Lanka
- Abstract: This study examines the determinants of HRIS usage in Sri Lanka with special reference to Ceylon Electrıcıty Board. Based on extant literature, five independent variables nemaly Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness, IT Expertise, Subjective Norm, Top Management Support were identified. Survey questionnaires were distributed among randomly selected employees of Ceylon Electricity Board in Southern Province and 140 complete responses were gathered. Multiple Regression analysis was run to test the impat of five independent variables on the usage of HRIS in CEB . According to the research findings top management support is the most significant factor affecting usage of HRIS application. Moreover, it was also identified that perceived usefulness, IT expertise and subjective norms are significant drivers of HRIS usage. These findings may be beneficial to the employees, policy makers and public sector organizations to improve the level of HRIS usage although more research is needed to clearly specify the determinants of HRIS usage in Sri Lanka. Published on 2021-11-05 00:00:00
Assessing Online Teaching Experience during the Covid-19 Pandemic: With
Special Reference to the Lecturers Specialized in Management, Sri Lanka
- Abstract: The entire world was terrifically affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020/21 at different levels. However, almost all the industries including tourism, manufacturing, apparel, education and banking, and finance were utterly affected by this situation. The education sector can be recognized as one of the key sectors deleteriously affected by the pandemic as it created a lot of complications in all the spheres of educational operations including delivering lectures, holding examinations, and conducting assignments. Most of the countries introduced the working from the home concept which was also applied to the education sector as well. Hence; the main objective of this research was to assess the online teaching experience of the Management faculty lecturers in Sri Lanka. This study further explores the difficulties and benefits of online teaching experienced by the lecturers, the level of satisfaction and acceptance of online teaching for future purposes. The findings suggest that lecturers were provided different levels of technical support from their relevant institutes and used different combinations of tools for online teaching. The study further revealed that the main advantage was flexible hours, while; lack of student engagement; lack of face-to-face interactions, internet connection, and technical problems were the most common difficulties. Furthermore, it was found that lecturers were partially satisfied with online education but showed higher acceptance of online education in the future. Published on 2021-11-05 00:00:00
HR Department’s Compelling New Role in Workplace Transition in
Response to the Coronavirus
- Abstract: COVID-19 is a global health crisis that started in Wuhan, China, and spread rapidly around the world. This pandemic has resulted in restrictions on movement and the temporary closure of workplace premises, business organizations made provisions for implementing remote work. The objective of this conceptual study is to investigate, HR department’s compelling new role in the workplace transition, in response to the covid 19 post-pandemic situations within the Sri Lankan context. The conceptualization was made upon, expanding the role of the HR department in the workplace. A comprehensive literature review was used as the method for this study to achieve the aforementioned study objective. Based on the literature, this study identified that previously HR departments focused on a day in life tasks, administering benefits, and drive to sustainable competitiveness. However, HR teams are now in support of their company's crisis management efforts. Based on the study it has identified, the HR department’s compelling new role in four areas. Developing mental and physical wellbeing of employees, improving the efficiency of remote work, developing employee engagement through effective communication, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources. The practical implications are attempting to promote the HR department’s expanding role in demonstrating a way for the positive results associated with workplace transition in the covid-19 post-pandemic situation. Published on 2021-11-05 00:00:00
Impact of Welfare Facilities on Job Satisfaction of the Non- Executive
Employees of XYZ Company in Sri Lanka
- Abstract: The aim of this study is assessing the effect of welfare facilities to job satisfaction of the Non-Executives Level employees in XYZ Company in Sri Lanka. Their job satisfaction is depended on many factors. Among the factor’s welfare facilities are important. This study as a part of investigates the effect of welfare facilities on the job satisfaction of Non-Executives Level employees in XYZ Company in Sri Lanka. The sample consists of 100 Non-Executive Level in the XYZ Company of Sri Lanka. The data collection was done by using a self-administrated structure questionnaire. The results indicated that medical facilities, canteen facilities, loan facilities and housing facilities variables were positively and significantly correlated with job satisfaction variable. This study provides good evidence to take idea on their effectiveness of welfare facilities and take idea about whether employees are satisfied or not. Furthermore, the study of job satisfaction level of Non-Executives Level employees in XYZ Company the result will become the good measurement to an organization and make awareness about providing, enhancing welfare facilities to their employees. According to some of the previous studies, top level management pay little attention on this area of providing welfare facilities. That may be happened, due to unawareness about advantages of providing welfare facilities to employees. So, this study focused to find out impact of welfare facilities on job satisfaction and nature of perception of Non-Executives employees about their welfare facilities. This is an attempt to bridge the gap in the Sri Lankan empirical knowledge of the empirical factors of the job satisfaction of Non- Executives employees from their perception. Findings of this study can be used to enhance the job satisfaction employees who are working in other industries. Published on 2021-11-05 00:00:00
Impact of the Management of Work Environmental Hazards on the Perceived
Quality of Occupational Health and Safety among Operational Employees in
Construction Industry
- Abstract: The construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries in a country due to the nature of the products and the processes involved. In Sri Lanka, the construction industry plays a major role in the national economy. However, the prevention of such work environmental hazards still needs more attention in the construction field. The field currently reports a high level of accidents on construction sites that are either major or minor. Further, environmental hazards in the construction field in Sri Lanka have not been sufficiently studied empirically. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the work environmental hazards and their impact on the perceivedquality of occupational health and safety among construction employees in the construction industry in Sri Lanka. The researchers used the quantitative survey method for this study on a sample of 154 construction employees, randomly selected. Correlation and regression analysis were utilized as the data analysis methods. The findings revealed that the management of environmental hazards have a significant positive impact on operational employees’ perception of the quality of health and safety. The authors highlighted possible behavioral issues of employees such as retention issues if managers are not seriously committed towards improving the quality of their health and safety management practices. Towards this end, among other directions, the researchers highlighted implications to policy, practice, and research with suggestions for empowering HRM in the industry, following best practices, and pursuing innovative and varied research qualitatively and quantitative to study the phenomena in a morecontext based manner. Published on 2021-11-05 00:00:00
Impact of Big Five Personality Factors on Career Success: A Study Based on
Staff-level Employees in A Leading Apparel Firm in Sri Lanka
- Abstract: Success and failure of any organization mostly depend on the people and their behaviors. Most of the employees are more concerned about their career success in the apparel sector. Past researchers explained that career success two different viewed such as objectively (extrinsic) and subjectively (intrinsic). The present study attempted to investigate the impact of big five personality factors on employee’s career success, and it limits its investigation into a selected apparel firm in Srilanka. A questionnaire survey was conducted to gather data from staff-level employees of a leading apparel firm in Sri Lanka. There were 120 responses were obtained. The correlation and regression analysis were used in analyzing data. The results of the study indicated that all big five factors were a significant relationship with career success. Further, all big five factors, except neuroticism, have a positive impact on career success. Neuroticism has a significant negative impact on career success. Hence, this study provides better understandings and the results for the big five personality factors that affect an employee’s career success in a leading apparel firm in Sri Lanka. Published on 2020-12-31 00:00:00
Empirical Investigation of Knowledge Management on Organizational
Performance: Evidence from Financial Industry of Sri Lanka
- Abstract: Even though the world of work has been energized by the growing aspects of the arena of the information technology, yet it is believed to be the focus and the emphasis of the knowledge factors has increasingly proven its swelling importance to every individual, organization, and to every nation. Believing this, the current organizations strive to put a valuable emphasis on the knowledge resources as a means of nurturing their individuals’ performance with the view of enhancing the overall organizational performance. The present study aims to explore how the knowledge management drives on the organizational performance especially with special reference to the financial institutions in Sri Lanka. Researcher adapted epistemological philosophy with deductive and explanatory approach and conducted to find the impact between Knowledge Management and organization performance by using survey strategy. This research was quantitative in nature which was data collected through the questionnaires from the management of top 12 financial companies in the finance industry by using stratified sampling method and analyzed using correlational and regression analysis techniques. The findings revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between knowledge management and the organizational performance of the organizations in finance industry in Sri Lanka. Thus, the study would provide a valuable insight for every organization especially the organizations in the financial industry to re-think about the effective ways that can ensure the knowledge management in their organization. Published on 2020-12-31 00:00:00
Sustainable Engagement of University Students in E- Learning during the
Post-pandemic of Covid-19: Evidence from Faculty of Commerce and
Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
- Abstract: Bridging the lacuna in the context of higher education in Sri Lanka and up-to-date research literature, this study was carried out to recognize the key determinants of sustainable engagement of university students in e-learning during the post-pandemic of Covid-19. This was carried out as a cross-sectional field study, predominantly applying the hypothetico-deductive approach, in which the researchers’ interference on the study sample was minimal. Final sample consists of 590 respondents selected randomly from the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Primary data were collected through a survey questionnaire developed based on the standard measurement scale; ‘sustainable engagement in e-learning’ which was administered to the respondents directly via on-line mode, as a google form. Data analysis were done with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Excel employing descriptive statistics, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), and One-way ANOVA. Moreover, semi-structured interviews were conducted with five senior lecturers randomly selected from each academic department in the Faculty. Students in the sample have shown a higher degree of engagement in e-learning. Among them, 87.8% of the respondents were highly engaged in e-learning during the post-pandemic of Covid-19. Except the academic department to which the student is attached, relationship of other factors with engagement in e-learning were found to be statistically not significant. Further, it is found that number of assignments per course, nature of those assignments, online lecture time, learning activities designed for students other than lecturing and the level of monitoring of student engagement through LMS are different among the academic departments. Further, the conduct of live-lectures via zoom or any other possible virtual platform is emphasized more effective to get a higher level of student engagement than merely uploading a recorded lecturer into LMS. Building on such, the present study strongly suggests to re-install a ‘hybrid mode of blended learning’ to get the engagement of students in the long-run instead of mere concept of ‘learn from home’. Published on 2020-12-31 00:00:00
Impact of Personality Traits on Online Knowledge Sharing Behavior in
Social Media among University Undergraduates
- Abstract: As a part of the learning culture today, undergraduates use social media for educational purposes. Many scholars have investigated the impact of using social media by university students to share knowledge. However, most of the studies investigated the effect of personality traits on knowledge-sharing behaviour in social media in the Western context. However, there is a shortage of studies in a non-western context. To fill this gap, the current study is conducted to investigate the impact of personality traits on knowledge-sharing behaviour in social media among undergraduates in the Sri Lankan context where the mediating role of interpersonal trust is also explored. This study was conducted as a cross-sectional survey. Stratified random sampling techniques were used to select the sample of 322 university undergraduates, which were used in the final analysis. The data were gathered through a standard questionnaire that was distributed via google form and a paper-pencil survey. An individual is a unit of analysis of this study. Regression analysis was used to test the research hypotheses with support from SPSS 26. It was found that the big five personality traits are associated with the online knowledge-sharing behaviour among university students. Further, it was found that personality traits (extraversion, openness, emotional stability, consciousness) lead to knowledge-sharing behavior and undergraduates did not consider trustworthiness as a significant factor in online knowledge-sharing behaviour. It was suggested that even though, undergraduates are keen on knowledge sharing irrespective of the reliability of the sources, precautions should be taken to avoid data theft issues and personality problems. To encourage online knowledge sharing, policymakers should be created trustworthy social media platforms among university undergraduates. Published on 2020-12-31 00:00:00