9th HRM Student Research Symposium 2022
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Item Impact of Supervisors’ Leadership Styles on Job Satisfaction of Audit Trainees in Big Four Audit Firms(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Imasha, A. U.; Devadas, U. M.Leadership Style takes place in the way of utilizing employees to achieve a specific goal/s. Employee job satisfaction is determined by many factors and the Leadership Style of the supervisor can be considered as one of them. This study aims to identify the impact of leadership styles of supervisors on the employee job satisfaction of audit trainees in big four audit firms, Sri Lanka. In this study, organizational effectiveness was analyzed based on competing values model while leadership style was analyzed based on transformational and transactional leadership models. The data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 169 audit trainees in reputed Audit firm by using a structured questionnaire and data analysis was done through regression analysis and correlation analysis. Hypotheses were tested by using multi regression analysis and result showed that transformational leadership and transactional leadership have a significant positive impact for employee job satisfaction. But Transformational Leadership has more impact on machine operators’ job satisfaction than Transactional Leadership. The result shows that transformational leadership has a positive relationship with job satisfaction, which means that transformational leaders can induce change in the psychological states of members of the organization. On the other hand, positive impact between transactional leadership and job satisfaction is found; it indicates that transactional leaders are more concerned with achieving organizational goals through giving rewards or punishments and have less concern with the motivation of the organization’s members. Among two hypotheses are accepted in the study. The researcher found a positive impact of leadership styles on employee job satisfaction of audit trainees in big four audit firms, Sri Lanka. and findings further confirmed that most effective leadership style was transactional leadership style to enhance employee job satisfaction.Item Conceptualizing Innovative HR Practices of ABC Company Pvt Ltd as Practiced During Covid 19 Pandemic Period(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Illangarathne, S. M. R. K.; Devadas, U. M.The spread of COVID-19 has created a huge disruption, in almost all organizations in practicing human resource management. The focus of this study is to reveal such innovative HR Practices by a leading company in the apparel industry and how those practices have supported the company to survive during the crisis. The research questions are set for knowing the changes in the performance behaviour of ABC Company, innovative HR Practices; and challenges and issues that aroused during COVID. A qualitative research approach was used with the constructivist research paradigm to design the study as a single case study. A narrative review was done to uncover the phenomenon in question. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews to gather data from Deputy General Manager, HR Assistant Manager, Compliance Manager, and an Executive at ABC Company. The study found performance behaviour changes like productivity drops, profitability drops, higher ETO, and order cancellations while the findings are mainly expected to highlight the innovative HRM practices adopted by ABC Company during the pandemic period Innovative HR practices included the bubble concept, the organizational own counseling service, the initiation of FM service for health talks, the introduction of the FCR (Facial Recognition) system, the E-Leave process, scenario planning, flexible hours, and encouragement of self-directed knowledge seeking. Main challenges were societal pressure, family pressure, government restrictions and limitations, connectivity issues, time constraints, less manufacturing adaptability, and difficulty in ensuring employee well-being. The study recommends proper investment appraisal on innovative HR practices, encouragement of E- Leave Processes, ensuring a proper balance in usage of virtual platforms, ensuring self-directed knowledge seeking, and proper consideration of the implementation of the bubble concept can be considered.Item Impact of Reword System on Employee Performance of Machine Operators in ‘ABC Company’ in Katunayake(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Hewaruppa, H. H. A.; Devadas, U. M.Apparel sector plays a major role in the economics of any country. Reward is a benefit received by an individual for performing a specific task or job that increasing performance and productivity of employee and organization. This research studied the impact of the effectiveness of reward system on machine operators’ performance at ‘ABC Company’ in Katunayake to address that existing gap. The population of the study was 750 and 257 machine operators were selected as the sample of the study based on Morgan table. This research was carried out collecting primary data. Correlation and regression analysis were used as data analytical methods. The null hypothesis (H0) was rejected because the significance value of effectiveness of reward is reported as the values less than the p-value. (P<0.005). Therefore, this analysis identified a significant positive relationship between effectiveness of reward system on employees’ performance. Further, the findings of this would be important for; future researchers to conduct their future studies, for management to improve the standards of reward systems, and for employees to aware with their organization.Item Factors Determining Work Related Stress on Machine Operators at ABC Private Limited(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Hewapathirana, C. M.; Devadas, U. M.Garment industry is one of the largest export earning sources in Sri Lanka. Yet, apparel Industry faces many challenges. Among them, work related stress among machine operators needs urgent attntetion by the managers. This study was dedicated to investigate the factor influencing work related stress of machine operateros, using the evidence obtained from the ABC Private limited. The previous studies have found that different factors such as anxiety and depression as factors that influence work related stress. However, long working hours, work overload, and poor relationship with supervisor and peers are also considered major factors which influence work related stress. Less numbers of studies have been conducted on factors determining work related stress within garment industry. This research was conducted as a quantitative survey method. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the sample items. Sample size was 160 machine operators, out of them 150 responeded to questionnarires. Standard questionnaires were used to collect primary data. The collected data were analyzed with the support of SPSS encoding descriptive statistics, multiple liner regression, and residual analysis for model fitness. Based on the multiple liner regression output, alternate hypothesis were tested. This research found a positive relationship between factors of; long working hours, work overload, and poor relationship with supervisor and peers and work-related stress. Based on the finding, the researchers recommended to develop a work-related stress management program. Future researchers can be done by considering other factors that affect work related stress.Item Impact of Occupational Stress on Employee Performance of Banking Employees in Trincomalee District(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Herath, D. H. M. R. A.; Devadas, U. M.The purpose of this research is to identify and examine the impact of occupational stress on employee performance of banking employees in Trincomalee district and to determine which dimension can potentially have the solidest impact on employee performance. To attain these objectives, a questionnaire was developed and distributed among 100 banking employees in Trincomalee district by using simple random sampling method as the sampling technique. The data were statistically analyzed using SPSS Primary data was analyzed by using descriptive statistical techniques, correlation coefficients analysis and multiple regression analysis. Descriptive analysis technique used to analyze the current situation of occupational stress and employee performance. The findings show that role ambiguity, underutilization of skills, work overload, all have a significant negative impact on employee performance, and with work overload being the dimension with the strongest impact. Hence, the study concludes that the degree of occupational stress need to be reduced to enhance the employee performance of banking employees. Thus, the managers need to pay more attention to manage banking employees’ occupational stress by regulating role ambiguity, underutilization of skills, and work overload to effect in employee performance. Moreover, company managers could offer more opportunities for employee growth and progression by paying careful attention on assigning tasks to evade overload of work.Item Impact of Working Conditions on Employee Job Satisfaction among Operational Level Employees in ABC (Pvt) Ltd(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Hansika, B. H. S. O.; Devadas, U. M.Researchers have made a remarkable effect to study the impact of existing level of working conditions on job satisfaction of machine operators in ABC (Pvt) Ltd Company. Therefore this study could make important contribution to management field. This research provides a significant contribution to the literature relating to working conditions and job satisfaction. The specific objective of the study is to identify the impact of physical working conditions and behavioural working conditions on the job satisfaction of machine operators of the selected company. The sample was selected randomly that included 234 machine operators. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using correlation analysis, simple regressions analysis, and multiple regression analysis to test the hypothesis. According to the findings there is a strong positive relationship between physical and behavioural working conditions and employee job satisfaction. Further, there is a positive impact of physical and behavioural working conditions on employee job satisfaction. All four hypothesis were accepted. The suggested that management should focus more on improving the conditions of physical and behavioural working conditions to improve job satisfaction of machine operators.Item Impact of Workplace Harassment on Internship Satisfaction as Perceived by Human Resource Management Interns of the University of Kelaniya(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Gunawardhana, D. S. W.; Devadas, U. M.In today's challenging and competitive employment system, the University continuously strives to increase student internship satisfaction. There the relationship between internship satisfaction and workplace harassment of those students was analyzed. A pattern of unwanted behaviour meant to frighten, insult, degrade, or humiliate a person or group of people is called workplace harassment. It is a sign of dominance (Somasundaram & Aswathy, 2022) . The feelings or overall attitude that interns have toward their jobs and elements associated with their jobs, such as the workplace, working conditions, fair compensation, and contact with partners, is known as internship satisfaction (Anwar & Louis, 2017) .The current study was initiated to identify the impact and relationship between workplace harassment on internship satisfaction as perceived by human resource management interns of the university of Kelaniya. The study is limited to the identification of the factors of the human resource management interns of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. This study followed a quantitative approach and cross-sectional field study, furthermore, used the deductive methods of research. Usable questionnaires were received from 120 respondents. Data were analyzed using SPSS. According to regression analysis, results indicate that learning styles significantly impact undergraduates’ academic performance by 8.9%. Correlation analysis results indicate that there is a significant relationship between workplace harassment and internship satisfaction. Workplace harassment is an effective way in developing an intern’s internship satisfaction. The present study could facilitate and provide a guideline to consider the implementation of practical applications regarding enhancing the undergraduates’ internship satisfaction. The findings of the study s indicate that workplace harassment significantly impacts undergraduate internship satisfaction in the human resource management undergraduates of the University of Kelaniya. In a conclusion, the current study concludes by declaring that workplace harassment significantly impacts to undergraduates’ internship satisfaction.