Abstract:
Area of the Study
HRM practices on job satisfaction are a widely discussed topic today. Therefore this study
is aimed to discuss the HRM practices on job satisfaction of operational workers in the Sri
Lankan apparel companies located in Colombo district.
Problem of the Study
There are no any theoretical and empirical findings on how HRM practices affect job
satisfaction of operational workers in the apparel sector in Sri Lanka. Then, the problem
of the study is: Do HRM practices affect job satisfaction of operational workers in the Sri
Lankan apparel companies located in Colombo district?
Method of the Study
The data were collected from 300 operational level employees from four selected large
scale apparel companies in Colombo district through structured questionnaire.
Questionnaire consisted of 60 questions for HRM practices and 20 for job satisfaction and
all questions were scaled with five point scale. Correlation and regression analysis were
used to analyse the data using SPSS (Version 16).
Findings of the Study
The major finding of the study is that there is a significant and positive relationship and
association of HRM practices with job satisfaction. Further, there are few HRM functions
which strongly do not affectjob satisfaction of employees.
Conclusion of the Study
As conclusion, companies have to enrich the significant HRM function is to enhance the
employees’ job satisfaction based on the findings.
