7th HRM Student Research Symposium 2020
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Item Factors Affecting the Effectiveness of Work from Home among the Middle-Level Employees of Manufacturing Industry(Department of of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Thirimanna, T.H.B.M.; Devadas, U.M.Work from Home (WFH) concept gained much popularity and importance than earlier with the quarantine period during global pandemic COVID 19 as many countries applied physical distancing strategy to avoid the pandemic. The current study was initiated to identify the factors affecting work effectiveness from home among middlelevel employees in the manufacturing industry using individual-level data from 136 middle-level employees randomly selected from three (03) manufacturing companies. In studying that, four main research objectives; identifying the level of effectiveness of WFH, identifying the factors that affect the effectiveness of WFH, identifying the relationship between factors and effectiveness of WFH, and identifying the impact of factors on WFH, were raised. Hence, this was conducted as a cross-sectional, quantitative field study. Primary data were collected via a standard questionnaire that met the acceptable level of validity and reliability. The data were then analyzed using descriptive statistics to assess the level of effectiveness, Pearson correlation coefficient analyses to assess the relationship among variables, regression analyses to assess the degree of impact, and independent sample T-Test. The study results revealed a high level of effectiveness of WFH among middle-level employees of selected manufacturing companies and management support, technical support, employee training, task identity, feedback, and job autonomy significantly correlates with the effectiveness of WFH and significantly impact the effectiveness of WFH. According to the results, all four research objectives were achieved. Hence it is recommended for practicing managers to pay much attention to these factors that affect the effectiveness of WFH when allowing employees to WFH.Item Impact of Training Effectiveness on Employee Engagement of Non-Executive Level Employees in Central Bank of Sri Lanka(Department of of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Madumalee, P.V.W.; Devadas, U.M.In today’s challenging and competitive environment, organizations and institutes make continuous effort to improve their employees’ employee engagement. This study analyzed the relationship between training effectiveness and employee engagement. The study’s objectives were to assess the level of training effectiveness, assess employee engagement level, and identify impact and relationship between training effectiveness and employee engagement of Non-executive level employees in Central bank of Sri Lanka. The study is limited to identifying the factors of Non-executive level employees in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. This study followed a quantitative approach and a cross-sectional field study. Usable questionnaires were received from 109 respondents, and the data were analyzed using correlation and regression with the aid of SPSS. According to regression analysis, results indicated that training effectiveness significantly impacts on employee engagement by 41.7%. Correlation analysis results indicate a significant positive relationship between training effectiveness and employee engagement by 64.6%. In concluding, it can be said that the training effectiveness positively impacts on employee engagement. This conclusion implicates that managers and employees can increase the banking sector’s employee engagement level through practical employee training. Thus, it is recommended to facilitate employees with proper quality training that will eventually enhance employee engagement.Item Impact of Job Stress on Job Performance among Executive-Level Employees in the People’s Bank Head Office(Department of of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Madhushani, D.M.C.; Devadas, U.M.This study’s ultimate purpose was to assess the impact of job stress on job performance among executive-level employees in people’s bank head office in Sri Lanka. The main objectives were to examine the level of stress and level of executivelevel employees’ job performance and the relationship between the selected employees’ stress and job performance. The study was quantitative, and a crosssectional survey design was followed. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire, and a simple random sampling technique was applied to select the sample, and the final sample consisted of 106 Executive-level employees from the people’s bank head office. The data were analyzed using correlation and regression with the aid of SPSS. According to the empirical analysis of the study, researchers found a significant negative impact of stress on job performance in executive-level employees. According to the correlation analysis, the researchers found that stress and job performance were moderately and negatively correlated. This research concludes that there is a slightly higher level of stress among executive-level employees, lower level of job performance among executive-level employees, moderate negative relationship between the job stress and executive-level employees’ performance, and significant negative impact of job stress on job performance among executive-level employees. This implies that companies with high job stress have a high tendency to emerge from many problems, and employee performance is always negative due to factors such as high work pressure. Thus, the researchers recommend adopting an effective management process to reduce stress and increase employee job satisfaction and job performance.Item Impact of Employer Brand on Employer Attractiveness as Perceived by Employees in Insurance Industry(Department of of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2020) Madhurangi, R.P.S.; Devadas, U.M.There is a war for attracting the best employees toward the organizations, so managers have to pay attention to attracting employees. Employer brand is grounded in the resource-based view and human resource theory and focuses on developing organizations’ brands' potential employers (Backhaus & Tikoo, 2004). The current research initiated to assess the impact of employer brand on employer attractiveness. According to the literature, the researcher found a gap in identifying the relationship between the employer brand and employer attractiveness. Therefore this study assesses employer brand level, access the level of employer attractiveness, and identifies the impact and relationship between employer brand and employer attractiveness. The study is limited to the identification of the results of employees in a selected insurance company. The research is carried out as an exploratory crosssectional study, and a self-completion questionnaire is administered to gather relevant data from the participants. The size of the sample is 123, and only 123 students responded effectively. Simple random sampling methods were used to design the sample from the total number of employees in a leading insurance company. Frequency descriptive statistical analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis were used to achieve the study's objectives. The current study concludes by declaring that high employer attractiveness is made through the employer brand. Further researcher identifies that there is a significant and moderate relationship between employer brand and employer attractiveness. To be competitive within the market place and to achieve organizational strategic goals, it is recommended that organizations must have a specific concern over the organizational brand identified through this study, which will permit to attract the best breed towards the particular employer.