http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8084 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:20:55 GMT 2026-01-04T05:20:55Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8272 The role of discrete negative emotions in predicting the behavior of misusing time and resources in business organization Savitha, J.; Akhilesh, K.B. Counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) are the deviant behaviors of employees that violate the organizational norms, and in turn harm the organization or its members. Misuse of time and resources, a form of CWB is of increasing concern to business organisations worldwide. Such behaviors are mainly aimed at organizations than the individuals, restricting productive time on the job and inappropriate or unauthorized use of organisational resources. Extant literature informs that these behaviors are caused by stressful work conditions mediated by negative emotions. However, the extant literature does not adequately consider multiple discrete emotions to study CWB. This study examines the influence of discrete negative emotions on CWB in the context of manufacturing and IT firms in India. It contributes to theory by linking individual emotions to the deviant behaviors relevant to misuse of time and resources. Finally, the managerial implications derived from the study helps to understand employees’ emotional states and their possible consequences. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8272 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8271 The Relationship between Access to Finance and Growth of SMEs in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka: Financial Literacy as a Moderator Kalaipriya, K. The direct effect of access to finance on the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) run by entrepreneurs is well studied. However, there is limited understanding on the difference in the rate of entrepreneurship growth across a nation. Further, the empirical findings relating to the financial literacy of entrepreneurs significantly differ across different geographic communities. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of financial literacy on the access to finance and the business growth of the SME Sector in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka in the postcivil war context, as SMEs promote resilience of communities to recover from adversities such as civil war. The Indebtedness of Northern Province has suddenly increased, as there is a sharp growth is evident in the average debt per family in the post-civil war context. Thus, demonstrating the lack of proper financial literacy and the discipline required to be financially stable, which is a crucial benchmark for a successful business. According to the model of ambidextrous management in entrepreneurial growth companies, entrepreneurship is process where the entrepreneurial orientation turns into implementation and thereby leads to the business growth. However, the effect of access to finance to the entrepreneurs and the impact of financial literacy of the entrepreneur on this relationship is not examined. Thus, this study incorporates the effect of access to finance and the moderating effect of financial literacy to the existing model. It was evident from this study that, access to finance has a direct impact on the growth of the SMEs in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. The results also reflect that the financial literacy and ability to make the financial decisions influence access to finance, resulting in business growth. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8271 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8270 The Impact of Organizational factors on Sales Force Unethical Behavior in Sri Lankan Life Insurance Industry Chandrarathne, W.R.P.K.; Herath, H.M.A. As a service providing company image and success of the insurance industry vastly depend on the ethical behavior of their salespersons. Because they are the persons who have direct relationship with customers which in turn builds up the customer’s satisfaction and trust towards the organization. Therefore managers must have the knowledge of the key determinants of unethical behavior of their salespersons if they want to ensure the ethical behavior among salespersons. Different factors contribute to this behavior and organizational factors were more important among them. The purpose of this research was to identify the organizational factors affecting the unethical behavior of salespersons in Sri Lankan life insurance industry. An extensive literature review was conducted and five organizational factors were identified as impacting on unethical behaviour of salespersons in Sri Lankan life insurance industry. Namely, they were manager behavior, sales targets, organizational culture, code of ethics and a rewarding system. Data were collected from 200 individual salespersons from 10 life insurance companies through the structured questionnaire. The stratified random sampling method was used for the selection of the respondents to the sample and data were analyzed using multiple regression. The findings of the research indicated that manager behavior, sales targets and rewarding system significantly predict the unethical behavior of salespersons. Further, it revealed that sales targets predict unethical behavior strongly, compared to the rewarding system and manager behavior. Findings of this research also gave some implication on the code of ethics where there is no code of ethics in the companies or if exists, not practiced or enforced. Accordingly, research provides recommendations that can be used to minimize the unethical behavior of salespersons. To improve the generalization of the findings, future research should broaden the sample by including general insurance companies and finance companies. Continuingresearch is needed to analyze the other factors in addition to organizational factors and future research could also look at customer perspective rather than the salesperson perspective. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8270 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8269 The Impact of Knowledge and Attitudes of Managerial Officers on Solid Waste Management Practices in Sri Lanka Gunasiri, W.D.C.T.; Senadheera, G.D.V.R. As in many developing countries, solid waste management (SWM) is a key issue in Sri Lanka. And the quantity and the quality of the waste generated are directly influenced by the knowledge, attitudes and practices of people. Poor community participation is one of the main barriers for finding a sustainable solution for the said problem.The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of knowledge and attitudes on waste management practices followed by managerial officers in Sri Lanka which is considered as a significant group of the society because of their education level and direct involvement of decision making at organizational and national level. Population was selected as students who studied Master of Business Administration (MBA) of University of Sri Jayewardenepura students as they are supposed to be future leaders of the country. Hundred students who follow MBA programs were selected as the sample, representing managerial level officers in different sectors. Knowledge and attitudes were considered as independent variable and practices as the dependent variable and they were measured using few dimensions. Primary data was collected through self-administered questionnaire. The version 22.0 SPSS package was used for data analysis. According to the findings, majority of MBA students possessed moderate level of knowledge and more than 75% of respondents had favorable or most favorable attitudes on solid waste related aspects. However, 15.9% of MBA students had negative attitudes on solid waste and especially on value of waste. Regarding their practices, nearly 40% of respondents follow poor waste management practices and it reached more than 55% in waste segregation and recycling behaviors. Knowledge on solid waste didn’t show a significant relationship with their practices. But a weak positive correlation was found between overall attitudes and waste management practices (r = 0.267) and a moderate positive correlation between attitudes on responsibility on public participation and practices (r = 0.539). Therefore, among MBA students, only the attitudes showed a significant positive impact towards SWM practices but not the knowledge. Hence, through building correct attitudes which need to be initiated from ground level can effectively contribute to implement sustainable waste management mechanism as attitudes of these future leaders are influential not in individual level but also in organizational and national level. 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