An investigation on the factors influencing on employee job satisfaction: a special reference to supermarket industry, Batticaloa district

Job satisfaction is very important because the employees are the decision makers in the organization and direct the organization in to a success. However retaining good employees continues to be a challenge. Presently, the modern supermarket industry records a high employee turnover. Notwithstanding the ever rising attrition rate, it has become critical for the companies to satisfy their employees in order to retain them. The purpose of this paper is to determine what and how organization related are associated with job satisfaction of the super market employees. A total of 97 questionnaires were administered to the super market outlets in Batticaloa district. The study made use of both descriptive and inferential statistics. Results revealed that all organization related factors concerned for the study such as pay, working conditions, organizational policy and administration, promotion opportunities and the work itself have significant positive relationship with employee satisfaction. Regression revealed the significant determinants of employee satisfaction which were promotion and working conditions. Not only that, the findings also revealed that there is no difference in the perception of employees towards the job satisfaction on the basis of gender. The present study illuminates the existing theoretical foundations regarding employee satisfaction by exploring the detailed and ample responses provided by super market employees in Batticaloa District. This will enable organizations to correctly gauge employee satisfaction based on the organization-related factors; this can help practitioners to make robust managerial decisions

Influence of knowledge on technology adoption in the rice milling industry for transformation of the business in the Ampara district

The importance of technology adoption to businesses is widely acknowledged. Yet, while large businesses have been using sophisticated technologies for some time, small businesses have been slow adopting it. This paper examines the effect of knowledge of the owners/ managers and adoption of technology among Rice millers in the Ampara district of Sri Lanka. This is an explanatory study and the analysis is quantitative based on managerial level people in rice mills and hypothesis was formulated and tested using data collected from a sample of 28 rice millers in the district. The results suggest that the business related knowledge of Rice millers are not much influencing on technology adoption for transformation of their businesse

The case of Islamic Bank in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is one of the few non-Islamic countries to have legislated for Islamic banking. Islamic banking and finance is a emerging industry in sri lanka where there is a fully fledge islamic bank and other conventional banks operating islamic windows providing services to wide range of customers. This study is designed to examine the effects of the following factors: attitude; social influence; religious obligation; and pricing of Islamic financing, on the intention to use Islamic financing. Data were collected through questionnaire and used SPSS 16.0 to analyze the data using regression analysis. The study found two determinants to be significant in influencing the intention to use Islamic financing, namely, consumer attitude and religious obligation. Social influence and pricing of Islamic financing were found to be insignificant

Organizational culture as a determinant factor of business transformation on agri-business in the Ampara District of Eastern Province in Sri Lanka - an empirical study

Culture of an organization contributes firms to have a changing attitude. A culture supporting people's pursuit of change initiatives is important in coping with successful transformation. In Ampara district, there are enough resources for the development purpose, opportunity for self employment, small scale businesses, and improvement of livelihood. Agri-business in Sri Lanka has been growing to a great extent and faces several challenges such as large scale businesses, technology change, globalization, and cultural barriers. The objective of this research paper is to understand the organizational culture in this district at present and identifies the constraints associated with it in the organizations and persons engaged in agribusiness for rapid transformation. For the purpose of the study, data were collected from 100 respondents in the region by using convenience sampling in this sector mainly with the use of structured questionnaire. It reviews prospective strategies and managerial implications towards the improvement of present system used in agribusiness sector in the region