ICBI 2021
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Item Conceptual Study on Isomorphism and Stagnation of Employment Opportunities for Female Labor Force in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2021) Nagendrakumar, N.; Madhavika, W.D.N.; Nimeshika, D.K.M.S.; Bulathsinhala, D.S.M.; Kalhara, H.L.R.; Rodney, R.Female unemployment is one among the major issues that stifle the development potential of economies, as it slacks off the potential skills, knowledge, and competencies of female job anticipants without being utilized productively. Authors’ intension through the study is to develop a conceptual model in order to assess the continuing problem of female unemployment of Sri Lanka. The value is comparatively high to that of males despite the country’s initiatives towards equal access for health, education and other regulations to promote equal opportunities for all citizens. The identified research gap has been addressed using Institutional Isomorphism - A concept at the core of the Institutional Theory. Institutional Isomorphism explains the phenomena of organizational homogeneity created through three distinctive mechanisms - coercive, normative, and mimetic isomorphism and its subsequent effect on female unemployment is presented in a theoretical framework at the end of the study. Apparently, the study makes a theoretical implication as accommodation of Institutional Isomorphism to assess a research problem of this variety is done for the first time both locally and internationally. The study has socio-cultural and economic impacts as the proposed conceptual model would aid potential researchers to address the problem of female unemployment through a novel facet with the anticipation of revealing broader factors and forces that constrain the employability of females and suggest feasible solutions to overcome the above.Item Role of Outsourcing and Collaboration in Ensuring Supply Chain Resilience of Sri Lankan SMEs during COVID-19 Outbreak(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2021) Manathunge, K.A.D.N.; Samaraweera, V.A.; Withanage, W.J.H.; Karunarathna, W.A.S.N.; Weligodapola, M.; Madhavika, W.D.N.The global spread of the novel coronavirus has had a devastating impact on supply chains around the world. Thus, the core notion of supply chain resilience is of increasing interest to organizations. This is especially true for Small and Medium Enterprises as the amount of uncertainty that is prevalent in modern-day business has brought new challenges in their quest to be successful. Nevertheless, a preliminary prerequisite for improved supply chain resilience is an understanding of the network that connects the business. Realizing this scenario, the present study endeavors to explore the influence of outsourcing and collaboration on supply chain resilience of SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context. Hence, a survey research design was undertaken by sourcing primary data through a self- administered questionnaire using a sample of 75 SMEs. The variables were statistically analyzed using regression techniques and correlation analysis. The study revealed that there is a statistically significant relationship as well as a positive impact between outsourcing and collaboration on supply chain resilience. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the present study is one of the first papers to explore the interrelationship existing between outsourcing and collaboration on SME supply chain resilience. The findings are sure to provide novel insights into the phenomenon of supply chain resilience as the study provides insight in terms of the impact of both outsourcing and collaboration functions on SME supply chain resilience during adverse times.Item An Exploration on Supply Chain Resilience Capabilities of Tea Exporting Companies: Special Reference to Pre COVID-19 and During COVID-19 Pandemic(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2021) Madhavika, W.D.N.; Jayasinghe, S.J.A.N.S.; Ehalapitiya, K.H.S.M.; Wickramage, T.U.; Fernando, W.M.D.; Jayasinghe, A.V.T.A.The paper explores how the Sri Lankan tea exporting companies used their resilient capabilities to survive the unexpected disruptions before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the COVID19 pandemic. The researchers used interpretivism philosophy with a qualitative approach. The study used the purposive sampling technique to select six managers and above level employees in the major tea exporting companies as a sample. The data was collected by having conducted structured interviews and thematic analysis was used as the analysis. The most frequently used supply chain resilience capabilities are: the connectivity of external and internal stakeholders to share information, on-time pick-up and delivery, problem-solving through online platforms and collective learning, and integrated decision making. However it has been found that track and trace system of the companies has not contributed much to the resilience of the supply chain in the respective companies during COVID-19. Furthermore, as a result of the pandemic the physical weekly auctions have been converted to online monthly auctions. As a resilient capability, some organizations have introduced Bubble systems, to separate employees from unnecessary contact. The study bridges the contextual gap of supply chain resilience literature by having investigated the resilient capabilities used by the Sri Lankan tea exporting companies during the COVID19. Further the findings contributes to the knowledge by being latest empirical studies conducted on supply chain resilient capabilities in the Sri Lankan context. The current study also contributed to the scares literature on supply chain resilient capabilities in the tea industry both Sri Lankan and global context.