9th HRM Student Research Symposium 2022
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Item Impact of Flexible Working Arrangements on Work-Life Enrichment: Evidence from a Leading Information Technology Firm in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Athukorala, D. A. M.; Gamage, P. N.Businesses today are under greater pressure to perform better than they did in the past due to the harsh business environment. In order for employees to increase and improve their performance, firms are motivated to design better work schedules for them. Companies all across the world are developing ideas for how to improve workers' performance. It is becoming more popular to motivate employees by emphasizing the advantages of work-life enrichment. The main goal of this study was to investigate the effects of flexible working arrangements on the work-life enrichment of employees working in ABC IT Company, Sri Lanka. The technique used was a systematic review, which involved scanning a Google Scholar database for relevant material. Results of a study on work-life enrichment were gathered via a search of the literature from 2011 to 2021. There were three articles with qualitative research and 19 publications with the former. Numerous studies have demonstrated that when the work environment is positive, the company gives the family more consideration, resulting in employees who exhibit a high level of work-life enrichment. Employees who have a rich work life are more likely to have faith in their company. The intention to leave the organization is driven by trust, which functions as a managerial or organizational resource. In order to achieve this goal, researchers gathered information from 189 IT workers at ABC IT Company in Sri Lanka. With the use of SPSS, data were examined using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression. According to the study's findings, flexible working arrangements have a major impact on work-life enrichment, and as flexible working arrangements improve, employee work-life enrichment will also rise. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.Item Determinants of Psychological Well-Being of Undergraduate Students: among State Universities(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Arsath, A. R. M.; Gamage, P. N.The purpose of this research is to identify the determinants of the psychological well-being of undergraduates. In addition to that, this study intends to contribute to filling the knowledge gap by looking into the relationship between psychological well-being and undergraduate students. Although there is enough literature on Loneliness, the Internet, Family & social support, workload, and psychological well-being in the western region. There is less research context in Sri Lanka to test the psychological well-being of undergraduates, especially in the covid and crisis situation. This study explored the relationship and examined the influence of Loneliness, the Internet, Family & social support, and workload those variables among undergraduates who study in state universities in Sri Lanka. This research is deductive (theory–testing) research. This research was conducted using a survey research strategy and quantitative research method. State university students were chosen as the population of the study. The sample size was 383, data collection was done through a self-administered questionnaire and Convenience sampling technique. A Google form was created and distributed to collect data. The number of employees who responded was 160 among 383 employees. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 23.0 was used as a tool for data analysis and both descriptive and inferential statistics, namely correlation and regression were used to analyze data. The results indicate that family and social support have a positive relationship with psychological well-being and other variables like loneliness, internet, and workload negatively impact the psychological well-being of undergraduates.Item Impact of Anticipatory Psychological Contact on Career Choice: Final Year Management Undergraduates at the University of Kelaniya(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Apsara, A. Y. R.; Gamage, P. N.Anticipatory psychological contact means, pre-employment beliefs and perceptions of future careers. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify the impact of anticipatory psychological contact on career choice in final-year management undergraduates at the university of Kelaniya. Although the between Anticipatory Psychological Contact and Career Choice is established in western literature, very few studies have examined these with final-year management undergraduates in Sri Lankan context. This study intends to contribute to filling the gap in practical and empirical. Hence this research is a deductive (theory testing) research, and it was a quantitative and cross-sectional study that was based on final-year management undergraduates at the university of Kelaniya. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire using convenience sampling techniques. Final-year management undergraduates at the university of Kelaniya were chosen as the population of the study and the sampling method was convenience sampling method. Correlation analysis and simple regression analysis were used to measure the relationship and to test the advanced hypotheses of the study by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The analyzed results show there is a significant impact of anticipatory psychological contact on career choice while ensuring the relationship between anticipatory psychological contact and career choice.Item Impact of Hybrid Work Life on Employee Career Development in IT Industry: Evidence from a Leading IT Company in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Amarasinghe, A. A. D. T. M.; Gamage, P. N.The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of Hybrid Work Life on Employee Career Development. In addition to that, this study intends to contribute to filling the literature gap by looking into the impact of Hybrid Work Life on Employee Career Development. Although in western literature, very few studies have examined to identify this impact, when it comes to Sri Lankan settings, there were not many research findings. The study was conducted as a quantitative and cross-sectional research study. The data were collected with the help of self-administered questionnaires. Simple regression analysis was used to test the study hypotheses. The independent variable is hybrid work life, while the dependent variable is employee career development. Primary data was collected from ABC leading IT company in Sri Lanka. The simple random sampling technique was used to calculate the sample size, and the final sample included 122 managerial and executive-level employees from a specific IT company. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics, namely correlation and regression with the aid of SPSS version 23.0. Analyzed results showed a negative impact of Hybrid Work Life on Employee Career Development. The study results underlined the potential negative impact of Hybrid Work Life on Employee Career Development. Furthermore, this study raises the need for companies to look at their employee’s career progression with a more serious and holistic approach.Item Impact of Organizational Justice on Employees’ Turnover Intention: Study amongst Generation Y Employees of ABC Company(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Alfayed., N. Y.; Gamage, P. N.This study investigates the impact of Organisational Justice on Generation Y employees’ Turnover Intention, of executive-level employees in an apparel company in Sri Lanka. In addition, this study goes on to evaluate the impact of distributive justice, procedural justice and interactional justice on turnover intention. There are no studies conducted under the same heading amongst Generation Y employees, especially amongst executive-level employees in the Sri Lankan context. This study explored the relationship and examined the influence of those variables amongst the sample population. This research is deductive research. This research was conducted using a survey research strategy adopting the quantitative research method. Executive-level employees of ABC Company were chosen as the population of the study. A google form was prepared to collect data from 174 Generation Y employees of ABC Company. Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0 was used as the tool for data analysis; both descriptive and inferential statistics, namely correlation and regression were used to analyze data. The results show that Organisational Justice has a significant impact on Employees’ Turnover Intention.Item Impact of Communication, Trust and Knowledge Sharing on Employee Performance in Virtual Teams of a Leading Information Technology Company in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Adikaramge, N. A. J. A.; Gamage, P. N.The purpose of this research is to contribute to the expansion of understanding of virtual team performance through communication, trust, and knowledge sharing. It provides practitioners and managers with insights into strategies they can utilize to enhance the virtual team performance of the organization. Although the relationship between communication, trust, and knowledge sharing and employee performance is established in western literature, very few studies have examined these with employee performance in virtual teams in the Sri Lankan context, especially in the IT industry. This study explored the relationship and examined the influence of those variables among employees who work in a software company in Sri Lanka. This study is deductive (theory-based). This research was conducted using a survey research strategy and quantitative research methods. ABC Company software engineers were chosen as the study's population. A simple sampling technique was used to calculate the sample size. Accordingly, the sample size was 76 observations and used primary data as a data source. Data collection was done through a self-administered questionnaire. A Google form was created and distributed to collect data. The number of employees who responded was 74 among 76 employees. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), version 23.0, was used as a tool for data analysis, and both descriptive and inferential statistics, namely correlation and regression, were used to analyze the data. The results indicate that communication, trust, and knowledge sharing have significant direct effects on employee performance.Item Impact of Organizational Justice on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour: Evidence from a Leading Telecommunication Company in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Abeyrathna, G. N. T.; Gamage, P. N.The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Organizational Justice (in the form of distributive justice, procedural justice & interactional justice) on the Citizenship Behaviour of employees who work in a well-reputed telecommunication sector organization in Sri Lanka. The relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behaviour is heavily debated in western literature, but when it comes to the Sri Lankan context, very few studies have been done on this topic. This study fills the knowledge gap in the literature by looking at how organizational justice affects employee Citizenship Behaviour in Sri Lanka's telecommunications sector. The results of the study provide empirical evidence that the three dimensions and overall Organizational Justice have a significantly positive impact on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour. This is deductive research (theory-testing), and it was conducted as a quantitative, cross-sectional study by using a survey research strategy. 312 executive-level employees of ABC Telecommunication Company were chosen as the population of the study, and according to the Kreutz & Morgan table, the sample size was 169. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire using the convenience sampling technique. Correlation analysis and simple regression analysis were used to measure the relationship and test the advanced hypotheses of the study by using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0. The analyzed results show there is a significant positive impact on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour from Distributive, Procedural & Interactional Justice separately while ensuring a significantly positive relationship between overall independent and dependent variables. The results indicate that fairness perceptions, particularly those derived from distributive, procedural, and interactional justice, are critical in predicting the occurrence of employees’ citizenship behaviour. Therefore, managers should pay high attention to how they treat their employees in a fair manner because employees’ perceptions will affect the occurrence of their citizenship behaviours.