5th Student Symposium - 2018

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    The Impact of Mentoring on Job Satisfaction: A Study of Operative Level Employees in ABC Company Limited
    (5th HRM Student Research Symposium 2018, Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Ranaweera, P. P. P. V.; Nishanthi, H. M.
    The current study assesses the impact of mentoring on job satisfaction of operative employees in ABC Company of Sri Lanka. For this study, the questionnaire survey was administrated to collect primary data. The results show that there is a positive relationship between two dimensions of career mentoring on employee job satisfaction. Such dimensions are formal mentoring and informal mentoring. Those effects were tested using data collected from a sample of 83 operative employees from ABC Company of Sri Lanka, and Morgon Sample Calculator was used to determine the sample size. Descriptive analytical method was used for analyzing data by using SPSS analyzing software. This study has helped to establish a foundation for the study of job satisfaction and mentoring. This study contributes to the literature on the relationship between mentoring and job satisfaction. Considering the potential cascading effect that a good relationship can have on job satisfaction, the paper shows that previous researches may have underestimated the impact of mentoring on job satisfaction.
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    The Impact of HR Metrics on Return on Human Capital Investment: A Study of HR Professionals Employed in Manufacturing Industry of Sri Lanka
    (5th HRM Student Research Symposium 2018, Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Ranasinghe, R. A. K. T.; Nishanthi, H. M.
    The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of HR metrics on return on investment of human capital. The study was deductive in nature. The target population for this study had been HR professionals from leading manufacturing companies in Western Province, Sri Lanka. Based on the non-probability sampling technique, the researcher has taken convenience sampling, having a sample size of 100 HR professionals. The final sample consisted of 89 effective responses. Selected hypothesis were HR Metrics (H1), Cost per Hire (H1a), Revenue per Employee (H1b), Turnover Ratio (H1c). The data were analyzed using statistical techniques such as correlation coefficient and regression to identify relationship and impact of the variables using SPSS 21.0 version. The findings show that HR metrics have a significant positive influence on return on human capital investment. Overall, these findings support previous claims that the adaptation and correct use of HR metrics contributes to organizational ROI. It also confirms the vital role of HR Metrics in improving positive influence on human capital decisions, thus contributes to the organizational success
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    The Influence of Employer Branding on Employee Retention Intention: A Study of Staff and Executive Level Employees in an IT and Finance Shared Service Center of a Multinational Manufacturing Company in Sri Lanka
    (5th HRM Student Research Symposium 2018, Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Ranasinghe, E. R. P. D.; Nishanthi, H. M.
    Today, talent attraction and retention play major role for organizations than ever before. Companies will have to realize the many values in creating strong company cultures and employer brands if they are interested in attracting and retaining this generation's top talent. The prime purpose of this study was to assess the impact of employer branding on employee retention intention. This was a quantitative cross-sectional research study. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire. Simple random sampling technique was applied to select the sample, and the final sample consisted of 99 employees in IT and Finance Shred Service center in in Sri Lanka. The data was analyzed using SPSS, employing the correlation, regression and ANOVA tests. Findings revealed that there is no significant relationship between employer branding and employee retention. But the most important thing is some studies such as Sullivan (2017), Hade and Ahmed (2018), Ahmad and Daud (2016) also observed and experienced that there is no significant relationship between employer branding and employee retention after conducting their studies. Therefore, it suggests that organizational and cultural context can be caused to establish null relationship between employer branding and retention
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    The Impact of Work-Life Balance on Job Performance: A Study of Executive Level Employees in Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka
    (5th HRM Student Research Symposium 2018, Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Prabuddhika, K. A. A. M.; Nishanthi, H. M.
    This study assesses the impact of work-life balance on job performance of executive level employees in apparel industry in Sri Lanka. This is a cross sectional study. A positive relationship between work-life balance and job performance was hypothesized. A standard questionnaire was used to collect primary data. Simple random sampling was applied and final sample consisted of 80 executive level employees from two apparel sector organizations. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, reliability and regression were used to analyze the data and prepare the conclusion and the data was analyzed by SPSS 23.0. Findings revealed that there is a 34.7% of significant impact of work-life balance on employee job performance in the tested domain