http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11118 2026-01-07T06:00:48Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11144 High Performance Work System and Organizational Commitment: A Study of a Large State Sector Organization in Sri Lanka Paranagama, B. The objective of this study was to identify the impact of High Performance Work System (HPWS) on organizational commitment in a large state organization engaged in Electricity industry in Sri Lanka. This study used two main variables which were HPWS and organizational commitment. The hypotheses which were used for this study were: High performance work system is positively related to organizational commitment; and the percentage of variability of organizational commitment explained by high performance work system is significant. The data for the present study were collected from 50 respondents and all those respondents were executive level employees in the organization under the study. The standard instruments developed by Chuang and Liao and developed by Meyer, Allan and Smith were utilized to measure HPWS and organizational commitment respectively. The type of investigation of this study was correlational. The study was conducted in the natural environment and the researcher’s interference was minimal. This study was cross sectional rather than longitudinal. Results which were obtained after data analysis supported the acceptance of the two hypotheses. Based on the research findings, practical implications have also been discussed. 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11143 The Case for Teaching Human Resource Management in Management Education: 13 Common Reasons Opatha, H.H.D.N.P. This conceptual study is a systematic attempt to fill a gap in the theoretical knowledge about reasoning the need of learning Human Resource Management (HRM) in Management Education (ME) in terms of having a synthesized description of reasoning and presenting a set of reasons to explain the need, and furthermore to solve an intellectual puzzle to uncover why HRM is to be taught in any qualification of Management at any level. Three research questions were formulated and they were answered by adopting a desk research strategy. 30 direct or indirect writings or explanations from 30 textbooks on HRM published by relevant authorities were examined, 13 common reasons were identified and listed, and based on the identified or derived common reasons, a content analysis was done. The study yielded findings consistent with the formulated three research questions and they are: there are at least 17 reasons for the case for teaching HRM in ME; it is possible to identify and list 13 common reasons which derive from or which are included in the writings considered for the study; and the top five reasons are (1) organizational success, (2) sustainable competitive advantage and organizational improvement, (3) every manager’s vital responsibility and contribution to societal success (these two reasons got the same intensity of consideration being the top third reason), (4) enhancing professional life success, and (5) enhancing personal life success. 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11142 Presenteeism and Its Conceptualization: A Literature Review Jayaweera, J.M.A.N.K.; Dayarathna, N. W. K. D. K. Presenteeism is a comparatively new phenomenon in the study of occupational behaviors which evolved throughout the past few decades. Increasing interest in managing presenteeism effectively emerged as a new source of competitive advantage in current organizations. With definitional confusion, the most scholarly conception of presenteeism involves the employee’s attending to work while being ill. However, the definition has been more recently extended to include other conditions and events that limit productivity. Now focus is moving from single dimension to multiple dimensions of presenteeism. Accordingly, this conceptual paper traces the development of interest in presenteeism with consideration of its various conceptualizations which are important theoretically and practically. The paper may be useful to those who are interested in understanding the concept of presenteeism for future research studies. 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/11141 To Customize or Not? Contextual Factors and High Performance Work Systems: A Literature Review Dayarathna, N. W. K. D. K. The burgeoning High Performance Work System (HPWS)literature shows that organizations that implemented HPWSs recorded remarkable success, especially in organizations in the Western world. While these studies are mostly Western-based and it will be interesting to find out whether the impressive results can be applied to non-Western settings since the contextual factors differ between Western firms and Asian firms. This conceptual paper explores the research findings with regard to the contextual impact on the implementation of HPWSs in the world. The paper may be valuable to those who are interested in understanding the phenomenon of contextual impact on the implementation of HPWSs in the world for research purposes. 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z