A team is a group in which members work together intensively to achieve common group goal. Teamwork is very important in the hotel industry as effective teams generate positive synergy. Team effectiveness is the capacity of a team to accomplish the goals or objectives. Teams are created in an organization and processes are improved to increase competitive advantage. To create and implement team effectively, management system must be designed to fit the team environment to enhance the productivity. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of turnover intention on team effectiveness of floor level employees of the five-star-hotels in the western province of Sri Lanka. Research model was developed as a result of the comprehensive literature survey based on the deductive research approach. Proportionate simple random sampling technique was used to select 217 respondents from 3221 total respondents of the selected five-star hotels in the western province of Sri Lanka. Primary data was employed to analyze the data using five pointLikert scale. A structured questionnaire which contained 35 questions was employed to collect primary data from the respondents. Correlation and regression analyses were the main analytical tools employed in this study. The results of the analysis showed that turnover intention has a significant impact on the team effectiveness. It means that Team effectiveness has been substantially influenced by the Predictor variables: Fringe Benefits, Career Development Opportunities, Work environment, Organizational Characteristics and Nature of work. Multiple regression analysis envisaged that 49.9% variation in the team effectiveness has been explained by the estimated multiple regression model. Finally, the finding of the study is useful to the policy makers to design and implement DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7535
{"title":"Impact of Turnover Intention on Team Effectiveness of Floor Level Employees of the Five Star Hotels in the Western Province of Sri Lanka","authors":"R. A. Rathnasiri, S. Mohottige","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7535","url":null,"abstract":"A team is a group in which members work together intensively to achieve common group goal. Teamwork is very important in the hotel industry as effective teams generate positive synergy. Team effectiveness is the capacity of a team to accomplish the goals or objectives. Teams are created in an organization and processes are improved to increase competitive advantage. To create and implement team effectively, management system must be designed to fit the team environment to enhance the productivity. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of turnover intention on team effectiveness of floor level employees of the five-star-hotels in the western province of Sri Lanka. Research model was developed as a result of the comprehensive literature survey based on the deductive research approach. Proportionate simple random sampling technique was used to select 217 respondents from 3221 total respondents of the selected five-star hotels in the western province of Sri Lanka. Primary data was employed to analyze the data using five pointLikert scale. A structured questionnaire which contained 35 questions was employed to collect primary data from the respondents. Correlation and regression analyses were the main analytical tools employed in this study. The results of the analysis showed that turnover intention has a significant impact on the team effectiveness. It means that Team effectiveness has been substantially influenced by the Predictor variables: Fringe Benefits, Career Development Opportunities, Work environment, Organizational Characteristics and Nature of work. Multiple regression analysis envisaged that 49.9% variation in the team effectiveness has been explained by the estimated multiple regression model. Finally, the finding of the study is useful to the policy makers to design and implement DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7535","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114514942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In 21 century, the fourth industrial revolution has influenced the way that modern business is continuing. These days’ Supply Chain Management (SCM) is playing a vital role and higher completive area. Therefore, worth exploring how techniques of Industry 4.0 utilization in the process of supply chain & the role of Industry 4.0 on achieving strategic objectives of SCM. The study presented in this paper reviews recent literature in Industry 4.0 and SCM to link the effects of Industry 4.0 on strategic objectives of supply chain management. Within this study, 30 different articles based on the study area were reviewed, through which the aspects of quality improvement, the efficiency of supply chains, optimization of logistics & distribution are found to be heavily impacted due to the developments of industry 4.0. The findings of this study explored that quality improvement, the efficiency of supply chains, transport, and logistics are heavily impacted due to the developments of industry 4.0 concepts within supply chains in the modern age. After achieving objectives of quality enhancement and optimization of logistics and distribution, it will lead to achieve the third objective of efficiency. Further, using the proposed model of this study indicated the linkage between the strategic objective of the supply chain in the industry 4.0 era. Future research suggested to consider other strategic objectives such as the leadership of SCM. And conduct the study concerning specific industries such as apparel, fast food.
{"title":"A Literature Review of How Industry 4.0 Developments Achieving Strategic Objectives of Supply Chain Management","authors":"U. Mirando, A. Fernando, K. Perera","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7541","url":null,"abstract":"In 21 century, the fourth industrial revolution has influenced the way that modern business is continuing. These days’ Supply Chain Management (SCM) is playing a vital role and higher completive area. Therefore, worth exploring how techniques of Industry 4.0 utilization in the process of supply chain & the role of Industry 4.0 on achieving strategic objectives of SCM. The study presented in this paper reviews recent literature in Industry 4.0 and SCM to link the effects of Industry 4.0 on strategic objectives of supply chain management. Within this study, 30 different articles based on the study area were reviewed, through which the aspects of quality improvement, the efficiency of supply chains, optimization of logistics & distribution are found to be heavily impacted due to the developments of industry 4.0. The findings of this study explored that quality improvement, the efficiency of supply chains, transport, and logistics are heavily impacted due to the developments of industry 4.0 concepts within supply chains in the modern age. After achieving objectives of quality enhancement and optimization of logistics and distribution, it will lead to achieve the third objective of efficiency. Further, using the proposed model of this study indicated the linkage between the strategic objective of the supply chain in the industry 4.0 era. Future research suggested to consider other strategic objectives such as the leadership of SCM. And conduct the study concerning specific industries such as apparel, fast food.","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121655536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Differentiation strategy is being used fully or partially by many enterprises operated in the Small and medium scale. Adaptation of differentiation strategies supports the SMEs on their sustainability. The study aims to investigate the influence of the differentiation strategy on the performance of the enterprises in terms of profitability and sustainability. 750 sample enterprises were selected using stratified random sample throughout three districts secretariats in western province in Sri Lanka. Primary data collection methods were used along with descriptive and inferential techniques. Confirmatory factor analysis along the structural model has been used. The Study highlights the differentiation towards profit maximization. Enterprises can focus much on green concerns in differentiating the products as the alternatives for obstacles faced through finance and resources. Better understanding of differentiation with sustainable values would distinct the product in earning competitive advantage as well as business existence. Keywords-: Differentiation strategy, Business Performance, Sustainability DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7539
{"title":"Application of Differentiation Strategy on the Profitability of SMEs (Evidence from Western Province in Sri Lanka)","authors":"R. Sivashanker","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7539","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7539","url":null,"abstract":"Differentiation strategy is being used fully or partially by many enterprises operated in the Small and medium scale. Adaptation of differentiation strategies supports the SMEs on their sustainability. The study aims to investigate the influence of the differentiation strategy on the performance of the enterprises in terms of profitability and sustainability. 750 sample enterprises were selected using stratified random sample throughout three districts secretariats in western province in Sri Lanka. Primary data collection methods were used along with descriptive and inferential techniques. Confirmatory factor analysis along the structural model has been used. The Study highlights the differentiation towards profit maximization. Enterprises can focus much on green concerns in differentiating the products as the alternatives for obstacles faced through finance and resources. Better understanding of differentiation with sustainable values would distinct the product in earning competitive advantage as well as business existence. Keywords-: Differentiation strategy, Business Performance, Sustainability DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7539","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129161012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Apparel exports bring the largest export income to Sri Lanka. High labor turnover is one of the greatest challenges to continue the above performance. Sewing machine operators have become the number one occupation which the highest number of employees quitted among the top 20 occupations in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to find the employee value proposition (EVP) of sewing machine operators in the apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka which will help to increase the employees’ intention to retain (IR) with the existing organization. The ontological stance is Representationalism while the epistemological stance is positivism choosing the deductive approach, quantitative research strategy. The self-administered questionnaires were obtained from 386 sewing machine operators covering all 13 large-scale companies in Sri Lanka. According to the findings, employee brand equity (EBE) has the strongest impact on employees’ intention to retain followed by reward and recognition and employee welfare respectively.
{"title":"Impact of Employee Value Proposition on Employee Retention in Apparel Sector Employees in Sri Lanka","authors":"P. A. Kumar, U. M. Devadas, K. Dhammika","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7532","url":null,"abstract":"Apparel exports bring the largest export income to Sri Lanka. High labor turnover is one of the greatest challenges to continue the above performance. Sewing machine operators have become the number one occupation which the highest number of employees quitted among the top 20 occupations in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to find the employee value proposition (EVP) of sewing machine operators in the apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka which will help to increase the employees’ intention to retain (IR) with the existing organization. The ontological stance is Representationalism while the epistemological stance is positivism choosing the deductive approach, quantitative research strategy. The self-administered questionnaires were obtained from 386 sewing machine operators covering all 13 large-scale companies in Sri Lanka. According to the findings, employee brand equity (EBE) has the strongest impact on employees’ intention to retain followed by reward and recognition and employee welfare respectively.","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126965426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring Strategies to Establish an Effective Organizational Culture to Enhance Corporate Performance: A Concept Paper","authors":"Y. L. Pathiranage, L. Jayatilake, R. Abeysekera","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7537","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128186847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Management Accounting Practices: A Case of Total Quality Management (TQM) Strategies and Performance","authors":"A. Alahakoon, M. Wijesinghe, W. Premarathne","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7512","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131440967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Institutional Factors on Employee Satisfaction of Management Assistants University of Ruhuna","authors":"K. V. R. Vidyaratne, K. G. Priyashantha","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7549","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129538808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Corporate Governance on Corporate Performance: Sri Lankan Evidence","authors":"I. Rajakaruna, R. M. N. C. Swaranapali","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7545","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128512792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Universities around the world are entering 'emergency mode' during the COVID-19 pandemic, radically transforming education by switching towards online learning and other distance-based education methods. An unintended consequence of these emerging changes is that many students who are either not willing to use e-learning or have no adequate skills to learn through electronic devices or have no resources to access them are marginalized. Considering the timeliness and the relevance of the phenomenon, this study aims to identify the factors influencing the adoption of e-learning by Sri Lankan university students. The relevant data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire which was distributed among 191 university students based on the convenience sampling method. This study found out positive impacts of performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, habit, price-value, and personal innovativeness in IT on to use elearning. Moreover, the intention has a positive impact on the adoption of elearning platforms. This research fills the gap in the existing literature and provides valuable insights to the course administrators in universities in Sri Lanka to better manage e-learning systems. Keywords-: E-learning, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 3 (UTAUT 3), Intention, Adoption DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7533
{"title":"Factors Influencing the Adoption of E-Learning by University Students in Sri Lanka: Application of UTAUT-3 Model during Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"B. D. T. M. Kamalasena, A. Sirisena","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7533","url":null,"abstract":"Universities around the world are entering 'emergency mode' during the COVID-19 pandemic, radically transforming education by switching towards online learning and other distance-based education methods. An unintended consequence of these emerging changes is that many students who are either not willing to use e-learning or have no adequate skills to learn through electronic devices or have no resources to access them are marginalized. Considering the timeliness and the relevance of the phenomenon, this study aims to identify the factors influencing the adoption of e-learning by Sri Lankan university students. The relevant data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire which was distributed among 191 university students based on the convenience sampling method. This study found out positive impacts of performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, habit, price-value, and personal innovativeness in IT on to use elearning. Moreover, the intention has a positive impact on the adoption of elearning platforms. This research fills the gap in the existing literature and provides valuable insights to the course administrators in universities in Sri Lanka to better manage e-learning systems. Keywords-: E-learning, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 3 (UTAUT 3), Intention, Adoption DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7533","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127130740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. C. M. K. Kulathunga, W. Wanigasekara, M. Mendis
This study was designed to identify the influence of job design factors on the task performance of project engineers employed in public utility sector organizations in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and job feedback factors are considered as independent variables to measure the job design. Research carried out using 113 project engineers in public utility sector organizations in North-Western Province revealed that skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and job feedback influence on employee task performance in a project context. The analysis was done by applying correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. It was illustrated a significant moderate relationship between independent variables and dependent variables. Results of the regression analysis indicated a significant positive impact of independent variables on dependent variables. Further, the results revealed that job autonomy is the highest contributing factor while task identity, job feedback, task significance, and skill variety contribute to the task performance of the project engineers, respectively. Therefore, it is concluded that the job design enhance task performance of project engineers in public utility sector organizations in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. Keywords-: Job Design, Sri Lanka, Task Performance, Utility Sector DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7543
{"title":"Effect of Job Design on Task Performance of Engineers of Public Utility Sector Organizations in North Western Province, Sri Lanka","authors":"L. C. M. K. Kulathunga, W. Wanigasekara, M. Mendis","doi":"10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7543","url":null,"abstract":"This study was designed to identify the influence of job design factors on the task performance of project engineers employed in public utility sector organizations in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and job feedback factors are considered as independent variables to measure the job design. Research carried out using 113 project engineers in public utility sector organizations in North-Western Province revealed that skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy and job feedback influence on employee task performance in a project context. The analysis was done by applying correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. It was illustrated a significant moderate relationship between independent variables and dependent variables. Results of the regression analysis indicated a significant positive impact of independent variables on dependent variables. Further, the results revealed that job autonomy is the highest contributing factor while task identity, job feedback, task significance, and skill variety contribute to the task performance of the project engineers, respectively. Therefore, it is concluded that the job design enhance task performance of project engineers in public utility sector organizations in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. Keywords-: Job Design, Sri Lanka, Task Performance, Utility Sector DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/wjm.v12i2.7543","PeriodicalId":202867,"journal":{"name":"Wayamba Journal of Management","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124363346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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