ICBR-2022 (5th)http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/200702024-03-29T07:18:30Z2024-03-29T07:18:30ZProceedings of the 5th International Conference on Business Research -2022 [Pre Text]http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/201172023-10-13T01:18:06Z2022-01-01T00:00:00ZProceedings of the 5th International Conference on Business Research -2022 [Pre Text]
Samarasinghe, GD
International Conference on Business Research (ICBR) 2022 is organized by the
Business Research Unit (BRU) of the Faculty of Business, University of Moratuwa, Sri
Lanka. As a Research Unit purely dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the BRU
intends to hold the ICBR annually.
5th International Conference on Business Research aims to provide a platform for both
local and international researchers and industry experts and, to share their knowledge,
experiences, perspectives and insights. The conference welcomes high quality empirical
research papers, conceptual papers, and testing of alternative methodologies and
theories that have significant contributions to the body of knowledge covering all areas
of research in business while encouraging critical analysis of policy and practice.
The conference welcomes cultural and geographical diversity in submissions to better
conceptualize how businesses are conducted world-wide and gather a spectrum of
knowledge. The papers published in the proceedings are judged as original works of the
authors and has gone through a double-blind peer-review process. Business Research
Unit supports the development and practical application of consistent ethical standards
in its publications.
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZWay to success – perspectives of women leaders in engineeringSaumyadi, HADJayawardane, VPThttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/201092023-10-13T01:11:24Z2022-12-01T00:00:00ZWay to success – perspectives of women leaders in engineering
Saumyadi, HAD; Jayawardane, VPT
Engineers are key personnel in the industrial sector worldwide. Engineers' contribution to economic development is remarkable in any country by performing their duties in numerous industries and businesses. Unlike other professions, engineering is dominated by male professionals worldwide. Despite the prevailing masculine culture in industries, numerous women engineers have become professionally successful leaders in the workplace. Although there are such women leaders in the Sri Lankan industrial sector, a few studies have been done to investigate their exceptional performance to enhance the knowledge base of professional success. This study aimed to determine the success techniques advocated by women engineers in Sri Lanka. Nearly 250 leading women engineers in Sri Lanka's state and private sectors were given the online qualitative survey. Forty-six replies were received and examined using content analysis with NVivo. Identified success techniques and the percentage of respondents who have mentioned those success techniques were as follows: involving in continuing professional development – 63%, developing soft skills – 57%, working hard – 37%, developing personality – 26%, and following ethics – 26%. This study's findings can be considered guidelines for young women engineering professionals in Sri Lanka to nurture their professional journey to success.
2022-12-01T00:00:00ZThe Relationship between spiritual intelligence and job satisfaction of it professionals with special reference to it companies in Sri LankaWickramasinghe, KGTTPerera, LYNPriyamantha, KKSamaraweera, SAVTWeerarathna, RSPathirana, UPGYhttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/201082023-10-13T01:06:25Z2022-12-01T00:00:00ZThe Relationship between spiritual intelligence and job satisfaction of it professionals with special reference to it companies in Sri Lanka
Wickramasinghe, KGTT; Perera, LYN; Priyamantha, KK; Samaraweera, SAVT; Weerarathna, RS; Pathirana, UPGY
This paper focuses on identifying the relationship between spiritual intelligence and job satisfaction of IT professionals in Sri Lanka. The growing realization factor of job satisfaction as an ever-growing concern in contemporary organizations and the limited number of studies on the effect of spiritual intelligence on job satisfaction in both local and international IT contexts reveals the prominence of this research. Accordingly, a cross-sectional study was carried out among 383 IT professionals in Sri Lanka, considering spiritual intelligence as the independent variable and job satisfaction as the dependent variable. Primary data was collected via a self-administered structured standard questionnaire developed as a Google form and was analysed using SPSS. The results showed that job satisfaction and spiritual intelligence have a linear relationship demonstrating a positive correlation in the regression model. The findings have important policy implications for IT company employers who want to improve the spiritual intelligence of their workers and create a satisfied workforce. These findings are especially significant for IT company employees who should pay close attention to the substance of spiritual intelligence and strategies to develop it so they may have a fulfilling career that promotes their mental health and happiness.
2022-12-01T00:00:00ZThe Impacts of the work-from-home model on interns’ satisfaction in the information technology industry during the covid-19Wickramasinghe, PJayawardane, VPThttp://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/201062023-10-13T01:06:23Z2022-12-01T00:00:00ZThe Impacts of the work-from-home model on interns’ satisfaction in the information technology industry during the covid-19
Wickramasinghe, P; Jayawardane, VPT
This research investigates the work from home impacts on interns in the IT industry. It will be necessary for both academic parties and organizations in the IT industries to identify the areas that need to be focused on and to adjust their policies according to the virtual internships. Therefore, this research aims to study the impact on the interns in the IT industry with the work-from-home (WFH) model and to what extent they are satisfied with their internship while WFH. This analysis is based on quantitative methodology, and it includes a series of questions that request to know their opinion using a five-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to agree strongly. This questionnaire measured independent variables, faculty mentor's preparedness, internet efficiency, industry mentor's preparedness, intern readiness, home working environment, and inters' satisfaction with the internship program.
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