http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/3418 Vol.2, No.1, 17th October, 2015 2026-04-23T11:14:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/3620 Impact of Glass Ceiling on Career Development of Women A Study of Women Branch Managers in State Owned Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka Keenawinna, K.A.S.T.; Sajeevanie, T.L. This study is mainly focused on the impact of glass ceiling on career development of women branch managers in state Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka. The research problem addressed under this study is to identify the impact of glass ceiling on career development of women branch managers in state commercial banks in Sri Lanka. The data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 100 women branch managers in state commercial banks in Sri Lanka with a structured questionnaire which consisted of 28 questions with five point likert scales. Data was analyzed using correlation and regression analysis with the SPSS (16.0 Version) and the results were derived. The major finding of the study revealed that there was a negative relationship between corporate practices with women career development, family commitment with women career development, stereotypes about women with women career development. Then, there was a negative impact of glass ceiling on career development of women branch managers. More opportunities of training and development, organizational support such as mentoring, networking and flexible working hours should be provided by companies to develop women in the company. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/3619 Impact of Glass Ceiling on the Career Upward Mobility of Women in a Selected Large Scale Telecommunication Company in Sri Lanka Jayawardane, J.M.S.S.K.; Sajeewani, T.L. This study is to discuss the relationship between glass ceiling and the upward mobility of women managers in the telecommunication sector in Sri Lanka. There is an empirical and knowledge gap in the Sri Lankan context on the relationship between the glass ceiling and the upward mobility of women managers and its impact. The main objective of this research study is to identify whether there is an impact of glass ceiling for the upward mobility of women managers in Sri Lankan large scale telecommunication company. The research problem of this study: Whether there is an impact of glass ceiling for the upward mobility of women managers in a selected telecommunication company in Sri Lanka? The data were collected from a convenient sample of 100 female executives in a Sri Lankan large scale Telecommunication Company with a structured questionnaire which consisted of 32 questions with five point Likert scales. Data was analyzed using univariate analysis, correlation and regression analysis with the SPSS (16.0 version). The findings of the study were that, the three factors of glass ceiling i.e. stereotype of women, work/family conflict and unfavorable corporate practices are negatively correlated with the career upward mobility of women managers in the Sri Lanka large scale telecommunication company. According to the regression analysis, 3.5% of the variance in career upward mobility of women managers has been accounted by the above three dimensions of glass ceiling. It is concluded that among the three dimension of glass ceiling considered in the study, especially the level of work/family conflict faced by women managers should be reduces in order to further enhance their career upward mobility. It was implied to the management of the company to take necessary actions to boost upward mobility of women managers in the organization. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/3618 The Relationship between Self Monitoring Personality and Career Success Study on Management Postgraduate Students in Selected National Universities in Sri Lanka Mahawattha, N.T.M.A.A.S.; Chandrika, K.A.C. As a significant determinant of career success, this study is to discuss the relationship between self-monitoring and career success by undertaking study on Management postgraduate students in selected national universities in Sri Lanka. There are relatively little research that has examined the interaction of person-based factors such as self-monitoring. This appears to be a fruitful area for research, examining the impact of self-monitoring on career success. The main objective of this research is to find out whether there is a significant relationship of self-monitoring personality on career success. The research problem of the study is “whether there is a significant positive relationship between self-monitoring personality and career success. The data were collected using convenient sample of 128 second year postgraduate management students within the selected national universities in Sri Lanka through a structured questionnaire which consisted of 30 questions with five point Likert scales, six point Likert scales and ratio scales. Data were analyzed using univariate analysis, correlation and regression analysis. The finding of the study is that self-monitoring personality of management postgraduate students was positively and strongly correlated with career success. Self-monitoring personality was positively correlated with objective career success of the management postgraduate students within the selected universities in Sri Lanka. Compared to the objective career success, less strong and positive significant relationship exists between self-monitoring personality and subjective career success of the sample. As per the regression analysis, 46 % of the variance in the career success of management postgraduate students has been accounted for by independent variable. It is concluded that self-monitoring personality is one of the major factors which affects career success of the individual and professionals those who have achieved significant career success and are highly self-monitored. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/3617 Impact of Organizational Culture on Employee Job Performance in a Large Scale Apparel Company (BASL-Finishing) Menaka, W.H.S.; Chandrika, K.A.C. This study is focused to identify the impact of organisational culture on employee job performance in a large scale apparel company (BASL – Finishing). This research attempts to fill the gap of literature related to this topic by studying the situation of the Sri Lankan apparel industry and to provide more empirical evidence on the impact of organizational culture on employee job performance by investigating and measuring the possible relationships between organizational culture and job performance in BASL – Finishing. The data were collected from a random sample consisted of 100 individuals from BASL – Finishing representing managerial level, staff level and operational level employees. The data were obtained by a questionnaire consisted of 65 statements with five point Likert scale. The data were analysed using SPSS (version 16.0) including univariate and bivariate analyses. According to the research findings, organizational culture had a positive relationship with job performance of employees. Then, it is accepted that organizational culture had a moderate impact on employee job performance. According to the results of regression analysis, it can be concluded that 27% of variation in job performance is accountable for organizational culture. It is vital to make organizational culture strong in order to enhance the job performance of employees by improving adaptability, mission, involvement, and consistency of culture. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z