Browsing by Author "Jayasinghe, S. J. A. N. S"

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Business Performance of Boutique Hotels after Easter Sunday Attacks in Western and Southern Province in Sri Lanka
(researchgate.net, 2022-05) Weerarathna, R. S; Jayasinghe, S. J. A. N. S; Ellepola, K. R. W. M. R. T. K; Balasuriya, N. N. M; Uddeepa, K. W. G. E; Kanumale, S. N. M. U. I; Somawardana, W. S. D
The tourism sector of Sri Lanka had rapid growth and was identified as the largest source of income in Sri Lanka. Easter attack, which took place in April 2019, resulted in a severe hit to the boutique hotels in Sri Lanka. The purpose of conducting this study was to identify how boutique hotels in Sri Lanka are working to regain their business performance after the Easter Sunday attack. The data for this research were assembled employing a strategy of qualitative data. Data were collected through twelve face-to-face semi-structured interviews and analysed based on content analysis by using Word cloud. Many employees in the tourism sector have lost their jobs due to this attack. The majority of the owners stated that now they are focusing more on local customers instead of foreigners. Owners use social media platforms and special discount packages (credit card and visa card discounts) to attract local customers. Banks and financial institutions have offered some loan schemes for hotels to regain their performance. The outcomes will offer assistance for the individuals who are predominantly or indirectly related to the boutique hotels of the tourism industry in Sri Lanka. In addition to that, this research will assist proper understanding about if the hoteliers have to face crises like the Easter Sunday attack again how they manage their business performances by using considerable factors of boutique hotels in Sri Lanka. Since the revenue generated from the tourism industry is more important to the Sri Lankan economy, the respected authorities can focus more on the boutique hotel sector and make arrangements to re-establish the lost revenues in the Sri Lankan economy. The main limitation was that only two provinces were taken, which would not be adequate to give an overall representation of all the population. Therefore, it is recommended for future researchers to increase the sample size and focus on more provinces/areas when doing further research on this topic
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A Study on regaining ABC authority after trade union activities
(Business Research Unit (BRU), 2021) Illeperuma, K. A. H. K. I; Gunarathna, H. V. N. P; Neelawala, P. K. N. G. K. U. P; Didulanga, K. T. S; Weerarathna, R. S; Jayasinghe, S. J. A. N. S
Trade Union is any group or combination of employees, whether temporary or permanent, having one or more goals that can have a positive or negative effect on organizational efficiency. In ABC Authority, more than 60 Trade Unions were actively involved. Since 2016, six strikes and picketing cases were reported among ABC Authority. The major incident was, that in 2020 ABC Authority East Terminal was to be sold to a foreign Indian company. The purpose of this study was to identify how ABC Authority was regained after trade union activities. The study adopted a qualitative method, conducted semi-structured interview, using thematic analysis and NVIVO software, responded by eight Managers of separate division in ABC authority. The semi-structured interview findings concluded that ABC Authority is positively regained after trade union activities and ABC Authority has highly progressed from trade union activities. This research indicated various trade unions in ABC Authority and there were reasons to conduct the trade union activities in the authority. The semi-structured interview findings conclude that ABC Authority has positively regained after trade union activities and ABC Authority has highly progressed from trade union activities. The respondents also have stated that ABC Authority has made huge progress as a result of trade union activities. The trade union has consistently advocated for the ABC Authority's best interests. The rapid growth of the ABC Authority will be facilitated by several trade union activities. The significance of the study is to look at how ABC Authority regained after trade union activities. Given the numerous roles that unions play in policing their employers in the public sector, this research was absolutely necessary.
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A Study on Work Life Balance and Employees’ Job Satisfaction: Case of ABC Tyre Manufacturers
(researchgate.net, 2022) Jayasinghe, S. J. A. N. S; Weerarathna, R. S; Somawardana, W. S. D
The study explores the relationship between work life balance and employees’ job satisfaction with special reference to supervisory category in ABC Tyre Manufacturers. These employees have resigned from the company, due to job dissatisfaction associated with improper work life balance. This study empirically evaluated four dimensions of independent variables (working environment, workload, welfare system and societal impact) and four dimensions of the of the dependent variable (co – workers, independence, company policies and social services). The research study was conducted with eighty samples through simple random sampling among two hundred supervisory category employees. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed randomly among a sample of 80 supervisory category employees and data were collected accordingly. The findings indicated the impact of work life balance on employees’ job satisfaction and derived a strongly positive relationship between work life balance and employees’ job satisfaction. The importance of providing good work life balance arrangements in an organization was highlighted. Improving employees’ satisfaction, enhancing their performance, and collaborations were recommended to increase productivity in an organization.