http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11056 2026-01-07T02:15:59Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11183 Impact of High Performance Work System on Organizational Performance: A Study from Sri Lankan Cable Manufacturing Industry Karunarathna, K. Decades of empirical research have given rise to an innovative paradigm of performance excellence through the institutionalization of appropriate work performance models. There is a wealth of empirical and theoretical evidence for the positive impact of high performance work systems on employees’ productivity and profitability, where high performance work systems are associated with key elements of performance excellence. Sri Lankan companies have begun to participate in high performance work systems as a performance enhancement tool and have launched the institutionalization of innovative work systems at work. Nonetheless, XYZ Cables PLC, one of the leading cable manufacturers in Sri Lanka, is concerned about the most difficult obstacles to reaching its heights and maintaining a competitive edge, resulting in higher production costs and lower employee engagement, leading to lower profitability due to dynamic market conditions and ineffective people management. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the high performance work methodology on the firm performance of XYZ Cables PLC using the AMO model developed by Jiang, Lepak, Han, Hong, Kim, and Winkler (2012) to formalize a high performance work culture that enhances organizational performance through three layers that present employees’ abilities, motivation and opportunities. A case study approach was utilized via quantitative and qualitative data analysis tools for a focused vision using a structured questionnaire and focused group discussions. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11182 Applications in Human Resource Management: A Study of Authoritative Textbooks Opatha, H.H.D.N.P. For the purpose of achieving four research objectives: (1) to describe general meaning, types, and utility of applications in Human Resource Management (HRM) useful for teaching and learning purpose; (2) to explore, record, and classify applications in HRM presented in the textbooks on HRM selected for the study; (3) to determine the importance of the classified applications in HRM as per the intensity of usage; and (4) to propose some implications of the findings in the way that will contribute theoretically and practically. The adopted research strategy was the desk research strategy and the study was carried out by using two non-scientific methods, i.e., authority to a greater extent and logical beliefs to a certain extent. By adopting seven conditions 29 authoritative textbooks were utilized and from which a considerable number of applications were explored and recorded. They were logically classified into 15 applications which were arranged in the order of importance in terms of the intensity of usage. Finally, implications were given briefly. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11181 Job Satisfaction and Intention to Turnover: An Empirical Study of Trainee Team Members in a Leading Apparel Manufacturing Firm Operating in Sri Lanka Gamage, N. Employee retention is a critical need for organizations to keep and grow productivity levels. An empirical study was carried in a leading apparel manufacturing firm by using 100 Trainee Team Members (TTMs). The objectives of the study were to describe the degrees of four dimensions of job satisfaction and the intention to turnover of the trainee team members of the selected leading apparel manufacturer operating in Sri Lanka, and to investigate whether job satisfaction impacts the intention to turnover significantly. A sample of 100 TTMs was selected randomly and the majority (41%) of the trainee team members have been working in this leading apparel manufacturing firm for more than two months. Further, most employees belong to the western province (54%). Descriptively it was found that the majority of the trainee team members in the company had marginally moderate levels of economic, security, social, and psychological satisfactions. However, the standard deviation was greater than 1 in all four variables indicating that the data dispersion from the mean value is considerably high. The hypothesis, i.e., there is a significant negative impact of job satisfaction on the intention to turnover, was substantiated. Two additional hypotheses based on intuition were formulated in order to investigate whether TTMs from Western province and TTMs from other provinces differ significantly by job satisfaction and the intention to turnover. The data analysis did not support the acceptance of these two hypotheses. Implications were discussed. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11180 The Effect of Locus of Control on Job Performance: An Empirical Study of Executive Level Employees in a Selected Sri Lankan Apparel Organization Ekanayaka, E.M.H.L. The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of Locus of Control (LOC) on the work-related job performance in Sri Lanka. Subjects were drawn from a pool of apparel sector executives who completed a questionnaire made up of valid and reliable instruments that measured each of the variables studied. The study was conducted on a sample of 168 executive level employees that was randomly selected from a sample frame of the selected apparel organization. The data was mainly analyzed by using the analytical software SPSS version 23 that provided more meaning and validated results. The findings indicate that one aspect of an executive’s (Apparel sector) personality, as measured by locus of control, plays an important role in predicting the level of job performance in a selected apparel organization in Sri Lanka. Executives with a higher internal locus of control are more likely to have higher levels of job performance. Further it reveals that there is a significant difference between male and female executive employees with regard to degree of locus of control. Consequently, this study extends the locus of control literature by examining the relationship of locus of control with job performance and gender difference. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z