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A Conceptual Paper on an Extended Model of Goal Directed Behavior to Understand Entrepreneurial Intention of University Students
(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2023) Jayasinghe, M. R.; Shamil, M. M.; Fernando, W. R. P. K.
Despite empirical evidence regarding the capability of entrepreneurship in improving economies, there is a gap in utilizing the potential of graduate entrepreneurship for such purposes in financially hit Sri Lanka. Understanding the antecedents of entrepreneurial intention of undergraduates in the career decision making stage and having a higher likelihood of entering and retaining in self-employment given their higher educational attainments, is important for future measures to promote graduate entrepreneurship. As behavior is driven by goals, according to the Model of Goal Directed Behavior (MGB), the aim is to test the applicability of an Extended MGB to examine the entrepreneurial intention (EI) of Sri Lankan state undergraduates. Research Gaps indicated the need to explore the impact of the MGB components, and the perceptions of supportive university environment, recessionary economic context, and entrepreneurial culture, on EI. A positivist philosophy, deductive research approach, survey research strategy, mono method quantitative research choice, cross sectional time horizon and a structured questionnaire technique will be used to collect data from a stratified cluster sample of 581 undergraduates from a sampled population of 7328. Findings will help enhance the understanding regarding the antecedents of entrepreneurial intention of undergraduates and offer recommendations for educators and policy makers for promoting graduate entrepreneurship.
Factors Affecting Employee Turnover Intention among Non- Managerial Employees in Selected Financial Companies in Colombo District
(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Wijebandara, H. M. M. A.; Malalage, G. S.; Fernando, W. R. P. K.
Human capital is a dominant element of today's’ business world. Nowadays, Employee turnover is one of those who are one of the problematic issues in business. The intention to leave has received tremendous attention and significance from top management, human resource professionals and other industrial psychologists. It has proven to be one of the most costly and difficult human resource challenges faced globally by different organizations. The main purpose of this research was to discover the real causes behind the turnover and its harmful effects on the productivity of many industries, especially financial companies. The study had studied many sources related to the non-banking financial company sector in Sri Lanka and observed the causes for turnover. This study aimed to discover the reasons for turnover and factors affecting turnover intention among non-managerial employees. Using simple random sampling technique, the sample of the study was 150 non-managerial employees who are working in those financial companies located in Colombo district. Sample collected represent 50% of the total population. Findings showed that the employee turnover intention has a significant relationship with the variables of job satisfaction & supervisor support, but it had an insignificant relationship with salary and the other benefits and organizational culture. Whereas, the major contributor to turnover intention was job satisfaction.
Job Satisfaction and the Employees‟ Perception of Their Performance in Small and Medium IT companies in Coimbatore City of India.
(2017) Thangavelu, A.; Sudhahar, J.C.; Fernando, W. R. P. K.
The Indian IT industry is having many challenges in managing their employees such as turnover, skill updates, performance management etc. While performance management is done in a more structured way in large IT companies, the small and medium IT companies do not follow the same approach towards the performance management of their employees. This research paper investigated the relationship between employees‘ job satisfaction and the employees‘ perception on their performance. A survey was conducted in small and medium sized IT companies in Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu, India. The relationship between job satisfaction dimensions and various demographic characteristics of the employees and their perception of their performance was analysed. The data for the survey was collected using self-administered questionnaire which was based on COPSOQ and industry employee effectiveness surveys. The data was quantitatively analysed using Z-test, Chi-square and oneway ANOVA. The analysis resulted indicate that there was a significant correlation between job satisfaction, feedback, employee satisfaction on the perception of performance. In addition, a strong correlation was found to be existing for the presence of the Performance Management system in the company, the frequency of the PM process, and the perception on their performance. No statistically significant correlation was found to be existing for the educational base, age group, experience of the employee and the perception. It was also found that amongst the small and medium IT industry, more than 50% of the companies conduct the performance management annually and face to face discussion is the predominant appraisal method used followed by the rating scales. Further, this paper presents the limitations of the study and suggestions for the improvement of the perception amongst the small, medium IT industry.