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Edirisinghe, C.L. |
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Thalgaspitiya, U.K. |
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2017-10-17T08:24:57Z |
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2017-10-17T08:24:57Z |
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2016 |
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Edirisinghe, C.L., Thalgaspitiya, U.K. (2016). "Investigation of Barriers on Glass Ceiling Effect among Female Executive Employees in a Selected Large Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka", Advances in Economics and Business Management (AEBM), vOL.3 (3), pp. 291-296 |
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2394-1545 |
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2394-1553 |
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http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/5838 |
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dc.description.abstract |
T h is s t u d y is m a i n ly f o c u s e s o n e x a m in e h o w b a r r i e r s
im p a c t o n g la s s c e il i n g e ffe c t a m o n g f e m a le e x e c u t iv e e m p lo y e e s in
th e S r i L a n k a n s e le c t e d l a r g e a p p a r e l in d u s t r y .
T h e r e is a n e m p i r i c a l a n d t h e o r e t ic a l k n o w le d g e g a p in th e S r i
L a n k a n c o n t e x t o f h o w b a r r i e r s im p a c t o n g la s s c e il i n g e ffe c t a m o n g
f e m a le e x e c u t iv e e m p lo y e e s in th e S r i L a n k a n s e le c t e d la r g e a p p a r e l
in d u s t r y . T h e r e f o r e r e s e a r c h e r s a d d r e s s th e r e s e a r c h p r o b le m as.
w h a t a r e th e b a r r i e r s o n g la s s c e il i n g e ffe c t a m o n g f e m a le e x e c u t iv e
e m p lo y e e s in th e S r i L a n k a n s e le c t e d l a r g e a p p a r e l in d u s t r y ?
T h e d a t a w e r e c o lle c t e d f r o m a s e le c t e d s a m p le o f 3 2 0 e x e c u t iv e le v e l
f e m a le e m p lo y e e s w h o e m p lo y e d in to p t h r e e c o m p a n ie s in s e le c t e d
l a r g e a p p a r e l i n d u s t r y S r i L a n k a . S t r a t if ie d r a n d o m s a m p lin g a n d
s im p le r a n d o m s a m p lin g m e t h o d u s e d a s a s a m p lin g te c h n iq u e . D a t a
w e r e c o lle c t e d b y u s in g a q u e s t io n n a ir e , w h ic h c o n s is t o f 50
q u e s tio n s / s ta te m e n is w it h 5 p o i n t s c a le . T h e d a t a a n a ly s e s in c lu d e th e
u n i v a r ia t e a n d b i v a r i a t e a n a ly s e s .
T h e f i n d i n g s o f th e s t u d y w a s th a t th e r e is a m o d e r a t e ly s t r o n g
p o s i t i v e c o r r e la t io n b e tw e e n b a r r i e r s o f g la s s c e i l i n g e ffe c t a n d g la s s
c e il i n g e ffe c t a m o n g f e m a le e x e c u t iv e e m p lo y e e s in th e S r i L a n k a n
s e le c t e d t a r g e a p p a r e l in d u s t r y . A n d a ls o f i v e b a r r i e r s w h ic h c o m e s
u n d e r b a r r i e r s o f g la s s c e il i n g e ffe c t :. e. i n d i v id u a l b a r r i e r ,
o r g a n i z a t i o n a l b a r r i e r , f a m i l y b a r r i e r , c u lt u r a l h a r r i e r a n d
g o v e r n m e n t a l b a r r i e r a r e m o d e r a t e s t r o n g l y c o r r e la t e d w it h g la s s
c e i l i n g e ffe c t. A s p e r th e r e s u lt s o f r e g r e s s io n a n a ly s is 52. 4 % o f th e
v a r i a n c e o f g la s s c e il i n g e f fe c t is e x p la in e d b y b a r r i e r s o f g la s s
c e il i n g e ffe c t.
I t is c o n c lu d e d t h a t g la s s c e il i n g e ffe c t f a c e b y f e m a le e x e c u t iv e
e m p lo y e e s in S r i L a n k a n s e le c t e d l a r g e a p p a r e l i n d u s t r y w e r e r e d u c e
o r a v o i d b y o v e r c o m i n g o f b a r r i e r s o f g la s s c e il i n g e ffe c t i. e.
i n d i v id u a l b a r r i e r , o r g a n i z a t i o n a l b a r r i e r , f a m i l y b a r r i e r , c u lt u r a l
b a r r i e r a n d g o v e r n m e n t a l b a r r i e r . |
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en_US |
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dc.publisher |
Advances in Economics and Business Management (AEBM) |
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dc.subject |
Barriers |
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dc.subject |
Female executive employees |
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dc.subject |
Glass ceiling effect |
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dc.title |
Investigation of Barriers on Glass Ceiling Effect among Female Executive Employees in a Selected Large Apparel Industry in Sri Lanka |
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dc.type |
Article |
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