Volume 7 - Issue 2- 2018
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Item Spirituality at Work: The Role of Spirituality Dimensions in Fostering Organizational Commitment(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2018) Sewwandi, D. K.Organizational Commitment is one of the key determinants of organizational success. This knowledge era where Human resource is considered as the main strategic resource demands the full potential and commitment of the work force to win an edge over competition. Such commitment can no longer promote through traditional strategies alone but can only be fostered when conditions are available for employees to bring their ‘whole self’-physical, mental and spiritual selves- to work place. Hence, call for spiritual values at work is increasing as employees seek opportunities for enriched work performed within the context of an organizational community along with personal and work goal congruence. Organizational commitment when fostered through these spiritual dimensions will be much consistent and long-lasting than temporary attachment generated through time- to- time material rewards. Hence, this conceptual paper aims at surfacing the grounds within which these two concepts can be linked for the betterment of the organization and its stakeholders.Item Determinants of Post-Retirement Employment in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2018) Perera, E. A. Y. D.Sri Lanka has been undergoing the impact of population ageing. Many structural and behavioral changes begin to occur in the population as a result of this demographical shift. Re-employment after the formal retirement of employees increasingly becomes usual routinely marking it as a significant trend it in the economy. Therefore, there should be some significant determinants which determine this behavior of working after retirement in Sri Lanka. A quantitative and exploratory research study was launched as a field study depending on a comprehensive literature review. Six determinants were identified which impact to Post-Retirement Employment in Sri Lanka through the analysis. A new questionnaire was developed and then standardized after furnishing the pilot survey and reviewing by scholars, peers and other related third parties. Primary data was gathered from 97 post-retired employees. Since it was a one-time data collection, the study could be addressed as a cross-sectional study.Item Consumer Ethnocentrism and Its Influence on Impulsive Buying Behav- iour in Sri Lankan Milk Powder Market: The Moderation Effect by the Consumer Impulsiveness Traits(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2018) Karunaratne, L. G. A. S.; Wanninayake, W. M. C. B.The dairy industry faced an unexpected and serious crisis regarding the Dicyandiamide (DCD) factor. Then an impulsive buying situation was raised and the milk powder brands were focusing on the ethnocentric appeal to rebuild their brands in the market. In buying the milk powder brand in this impulsive situation the impulsiveness personality trait of the customer has raised as an influential for the buying process. Therefore, identifying the impact of the Ethnocentrism on the Consumer Impulsive Buying Behaviour moderated by the Consumer Impulsiveness trait is the key issue of this study. The hypotheses were formulated to verify the relationship between the variables; in order to answer the research questions. The data collection was done with a sample of 350 consumers. The tool used to collect data was a questionnaire and it was developed using already developed measurements by researchers. The key findings of the study were that the Sri Lankan dairy product consumers have medium level Impulsiveness and there is a positive relationship between Ethnocentrism and Impulsive Buying Behaviour. But when this relationship is moderated by the Impulsiveness trait the relationship gets stronger. When the ethnocentric consumers involve in the purchasing, most of the time, goes with a pre-planned purchasing decision. Therefore, all the local and multinational companies should get into activities that can stimulate and arouse the impulsiveness personality trait of the milk powder consumers. Then the consumers who have the ethnocentrism trait will stimulate to go for impulsive buying.Item Spirituality at Work: The Role of Spirituality Dimensions in Fostering Organizational Commitment(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2018) Sewwandi, D. K.Organizational Commitment is one of the key determinants of organizational success. This knowledge era where Human resource is considered as the main strategic resource demands the full potential and commitment of the work force to win an edge over competition. Such commitment can no longer promote through traditional strategies alone but can only be fostered when conditions are available for employees to bring their ‘whole self’-physical, mental and spiritual selves- to work place. Hence, call for spiritual values at work is increasing as employees seek opportunities for enriched work performed within the context of an organizational community along with personal and work goal congruence. Organizational commitment when fostered through these spiritual dimensions will be much consistent and long-lasting than temporary attachment generated through time- to- time material rewards. Hence, this conceptual paper aims at surfacing the grounds within which these two concepts can be linked for the betterment of the organization and its stakeholdersItem Determinants of Post-Retirement Employment in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2018) Perera, E. A. Y. D.; Weerakkody, W. A. S.Sri Lanka has been undergoing the impact of population ageing. Many structural and behavioral changes begin to occur in the population as a result of this demographical shift. Re-employment after the formal retirement of employees increasingly becomes usual routinely marking it as a significant trend it in the economy. Therefore, there should be some significant determinants which determine this behavior of working after retirement in Sri Lanka. A quantitative and exploratory research study was launched as a field study depending on a comprehensive literature review. Six determinants were identified which impact to Post-Retirement Employment in Sri Lanka through the analysis. A new questionnaire was developed and then standardized after furnishing the pilot survey and reviewing by scholars, peers and other related third parties. Primary data was gathered from 97 post-retired employees. Since it was a one-time data collection, the study could be addressed as a cross-sectional study.Item Role Demands and Work Life Balance among Women Lecturers in Sri Lankan State Universities(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2018) Welmilla, I.The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between role demands of work, family and work life balance. Also, this study tried to explore the factors that influence the supportive work life balance of the women academic staff in university. In quantitative phase of the study, a questionnaire survey was used to gather data from 265 women lecturers in state universities of Sri Lanka. Twenty in -depth interviews were conducted with women lecturers in same universities as gathering qualitative data. Finding of structural equation modeling indeed indicate that the significant negative relationship between role demands and work life balance, it fills a gap in the literature by validating the associations between role demands and work life balance dimensions. The qualitative data were analyzed via thematic exploratory analysis, which suggest that supportive factors for work life balance, such as workplace flexibility, avoiding role interference, correct prioritization, good working environment and personal factors against the role demands, that will be useful to Sri Lankan women in the academic profession to avoid their imbalance of work and family life and it also sends an important message to individuals to encourage work and family satisfaction.Item The Impact of Job Demands and Job Resources on Work Family Con-flict: Mediating effect of Emotional Exhaustion and Moderating effect of Job Demands and Job Resources - A Conceptual Framework for Research(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya., 2018) Jayarathna, S. M. D. Y.Busy schedules in this contemporary world widen the boundaries between family life and work life, which created Work Family Conflict and has become a prevalent issue among individuals. Even though there are considerable amount of studies conducted on this area, there remain few empirical and theoretical findings on extending the Job Demands- Resource theory in to work family domain. Further, this concept paper propose the mediation effect of emotional exhaustion on the relation between job demands and job resources on work family conflict and propose the moderation effect of job demands and job resources. A conceptual model is proposed at the end of the paper that enables the future researchers to test empirically in different environments.