http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1540 Research Conference on Business Studies – 2022 2026-04-05T20:13:49Z http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/745 Impact of Dividend Policy on Shareholders’ Wealth: A Study of Listed Non-Financial Institutions in Sri Lanka Yogendrarajah, R.; Mithila, G.; Dilaxshana, S. The dividend policy is one of the essential areas in corporate finance, and this study focuses on analyzing the impact of firms’ dividend policy on shareholders' wealth. The companies listed on Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), 67 non-financial companies, were selected using Stratified random sampling method, and data are collected from companies audited financial statements over the last five years from 2016 to 2020. Collected data are analysed using Correlation, Multi collinearity test, Unit root test and panel least squares regression analysis. Since the study aims to analyse the impact of dividend policy on shareholder wealth, explanatory variables of the study are considered as Dividend Per Share (DPS), Dividend Pay Out ratio (DPO), Dividend Yield (DY), the market share price is considered as an outcome variable and Firm Size (FS) and Financial Leverage (LEV) is used as the controlling variables on the relationship between dividend policy and shareholders wealth. Shareholders' wealth is measured by the market share prices of the firms. Panel least squares regression analysis resulted in approximately 53% of the variability in the share holders’ wealth being explained by the explanatory variables, and there is a significant positive relationship between DPS, FS and shareholder wealth of the company. On the other hand, at the same time, DY negatively impacted shareholders' wealth. Further, the study revealed an insignificant relationship between shareholder wealth and DPO and LEV of the firms. Hence, this study confirmed the dividend relevance theory, and in the Sri Lankan market context, DPS, FS and DY significantly impact shareholders' wealth. Further, the results of this study can be used by various parties, namely academicians, practitioners, policy makers and investors, for their future research to formulate and implement policies for the companies, especially when setting financial objectives, the companies can embed dividend policy to improve the shareholders’ wealth. 0004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/744 Impact of Behavioral Intention to use on the Usage of E-Books of Undergraduates; With Special Reference to Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya Yapa, Y.M.D.J.; Ranasinghe, V.R. Students and teachers universally acknowledge the advantages of adopting e-books in education. Learning becomes more interactive and interesting with the use of digital books. Students can now actively participate in the learning process rather than passively listening to one person talk. Learning becomes more enjoyable and engaging when e-books are used in the classroom. This study aimed to examine how behavioral intention to use affects the usage of e-books by the undergraduate, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya. The sample was 335 undergraduates from the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the undergraduates. Respondents were asked to indicate their agreement or disagreement on Five Point Likert Scale as the scaling method. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0. The hypotheses were tested using correlation and regression analysis. The findings showed a moderate positive correlation between Behavioral intention to use and e-book usage. These findings have consequences for educators and instructional methodologists, who must balance the benefits of new learning technology with student perception. It helps to improve the knowledge about e-books among undergraduates and helps to increase the usage of e-books among education bodies. 0004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/743 Virtual Office Environment & Its’ Impact on Employees’ Job Satisfaction in ABC Company (Pvt) Ltd. Weerarathna, R.S.; Somawardana, W.S.D.; Weerasinghe, W.A.P.D. Human Resource (HR) is one of the decisive elements in the organization. The HR process includes planning, leading, and controlling a company’s business resources. To date, the world has no tools to measure the quality of HR other than the performance quality of another human, i.e. employee. In 2020, the world and Sri Lanka countrywide were affected by the prevailing coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. Under the lockdown situation, ABC (Pvt) Ltd faced for major issue when continuing business operations due to restricted mobility. Therefore, ABC’s management had to implement the virtual office concept as a solution which was a new practice for ABC’s employees. The primary purpose of this study is to identify employees’ difficulties when working in the virtual office environment in ABC(Pvt) Ltd. The researchers studied the situation to provide recommendations to continue and upgrade the business and operation with a high level of employees job satisfaction. Virtual Office Environment is the independent variable, and Employees’ job Satisfaction is the dependent variable in this study. Data from a sample of 150 employees gathered, collected data was analysed gathered and collected data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) computer software. The research findings revealed that the management of the company should focus on/pay attention to crucial dimension of the virtual working environment which significantly influence employees’ job satisfaction. 0004-01-01T00:00:00Z http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/742 Online Training and Job Performance, A Study on Private Banks in Jaffna District Vithursan, T.; Shanthakumary, M.C.M.A. The banking sector has been evolving to the next level of paradigm shift with the help of emerging technological advancements. It has been identified that the new dimension of competitiveness among the banking industry in this world urges us to consider the organisations' sustainability and cope with the challenges derived from the external environment. Online training or e-training is a new concept widely recognised to train the employees in an organization. The prevailing pandemic has created a path to shift into the virtual platform for training rather than the traditional method of training. This study aims to investigate the impact of online training on job performance at private banks in the Jaffna district. This research is a cross-sectional and quantitative approach. The required data for the study were collected through an online survey methodology. For this study purpose, 179 samples were collected through a stratified random sampling method from private banks in the Jaffna district. Four hypotheses were formulated, and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to perform correlation and regression analysis. The study's findings revealed that online training program impacts job performance and observed a significant relationship between online training dimensions and job performance. Subsequently, by conducting robust online training, the banking sector can enhance the performance of their employees to attain their organizational goals and objectives in the competitive market. 0004-01-01T00:00:00Z