http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/246 2026-04-05T19:09:14Z http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1749 A study on impact of human resource management practices on employees’ work performance with special reference to People’s Bank in wariyapola branch Rilwan, M.R.M.; Ithrees, A.G.I.M. Peoples bank is one of the popular bank in Sri Lanka. There are many branches consist in Sri Lanka and the study conduct in peoples bank of Wariyapola branch. Under the finance service provider there has a big market in the competitive environment. To achieve overall operations of the banking sector, the Human Resource has become a major role which is mainly affect the organization attainment performance. Therefore, the management want to paid attention towards the employees because of they are the main assets of the organization. The population of the research was sixty employees, data were collected by using correlation analysis and regression analysis. Finding of the research study found that there had a positive relationship between Employees job performance and Recruitment and selection, compensation, training. There has a positive significant impact on Employees job performance and Recruitment and selection, compensation, training. As a result of this study employee’s performance can be improved via improving Human Resource Management Practices (Recruitment and Selection, Training, Compensation). 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1724 Impact of Job Satisfaction on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour (Study among the School Teachers of Kalmunai Zone, Sri Lanka) Ithrees., A.G.I.M.; Rauf., F.H.A. Purpose: The primary objective of the study was to examine the impact of job satisfaction on organizational citizenship behavior of school teachers in Kalmunai zone. Design/methodology/approach: Sample size of this research was 184 school teachers selected by random sampling. This research employed survey methodology through a self-administered questionnaire. aire. Researcher used standard questionnaire of Job Satisfaction which is called Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) develop by (Weiss et al., 1967; Martins & Proenca, 2012; Mumtaz et al., 2016). Part-II in the questionnaire includes the questions related to organizational citizenship behavior which was measured using OCB scale which was developed by Podsakoff et al. (1990). The data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 version and MS Excel 2010. Findings: Findings of this study revealed that the level of job satisfaction and OCB are at moderate level. The results of this study shown that teacher's Job satisfaction has significant and positive impact on teacher's OCB in Kalmunai zone. Moreover, intrinsic job satisfaction was found to be significantly correlated with OCB implying that there was strong positive relationship between intrinsic job satisfaction and OCB. Extrinsic job satisfaction was found to be significantly correlated with OCB, implying that there was strong positive relationship between extrinsic job satisfaction and OCB. Furthermore, intrinsic job satisfaction has strong positive relationship with altruism, courtesy, conscientiousness, civic virtue, and sportsmanship. Further, extrinsic job satisfaction has strong positive relationship with altruism, no significant relationship with courtesy, strong positive relationship with conscientiousness, civic virtue, and sportsmanship. Practical implications: This research study can be helpful for school principals and teachers by providing insights into the positive OCB that contribute to a healthy and productive school environment and it help principals and teachers to understand the importance of going beyond their formal job requirements such as helping coworkers, volunteering for extra school activities, and showing commitment to the school community. Research limitations: The majority of respondents were unwilling to complete the questionnaires. Only the Kalmunai Zone was selected. A questionnaire survey was subjective to teacher characteristics. Originality value: This study delivers the impact of Job satisfaction on OCB among the school teachers of Kalmunai zone. In education sector employees such as teachers and principals should identify the importance of job satisfaction to promote OCB. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1723 The Nexus between Motivation and Employees’ Job Satisfaction: Special Reference to the Base Hospitals in Ampara District Pushpanathan, A.; Ithrees, A.G.I.M. The study will be useful to understand motivation and employees’ job satisfaction in hospitals. The main objective of this study is to examine the relationship between motivation and job satisfaction of doctors and nursing staff in base hospitals in Ampara. For this study purpose, two base hospitals in Type- A and Type-B in Ampara District namely Ashraff Memorial Hospital (Kalmunai South Base Hospital) and Ninthavur Base Hospital were selected. Sample size of this research was 158 hospital staff (Doctors and Nurses) which was selected by using simple random sampling method. Structured questionnaire used to get the primary data collection. The findings of the study indicated that there is a significant and positive relationship between Motivation and employees’ job satisfaction. Further, The results of this study show that level of the motivation of doctors and nursing staff in base hospitals is moderate level where the motivation variables namely Recognition, Work itself, Professional Growth Opportunities, Responsibility are moderate level and other motivation variables namely Opportunities for Advancement, Good Feelings about Organization, Clarity of Mission are high level. Level of job satisfaction experienced by doctors and nursing staff in base hospitals is high level. Some recommendations are suggested to improve the motivation and job satisfaction of hospital staff (Doctors and Nurses). 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z http://drr.vau.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1722 An empirical study on job satisfaction and organizational Citizenship behavior in schools in Sri Lanka Ithrees, A. G. I. M.; Rauf, F. H. A. Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) is very important for organizational success. Job satisfaction is a significant variable in predicting citizenship behaviors. It is very essential to identify and promote the level of OCB of school teachers in Sri Lanka since the teachers are significant resources to achieve the better performance of the students who are the future resources of the labor market as well as the economy of the country. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of job satisfaction on the organizational citizenship behavior of school teachers. To achieve this objective, the authors have selected the 1AB category of schools in the Kalmunai zone in Sri Lanka. Primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire from a simple random sample of 184 school teachers. The study has found that teacher job satisfaction impacts teacher’s OCB in the Kalmunai zone. Moreover, the mean value shows that the job satisfaction and OCB are at a moderate level, and job satisfaction has a strong positive relationship with OCB. Intrinsic job satisfaction was found to be significantly correlated with altruism, conscientiousness, civic virtue, sportsmanship and courtesy dimensions of OCB. The results of multiple regression analysis shown that 55% of the variation in the OCB is explained by job satisfaction. However, the relationship between extrinsic job satisfaction and OCB was negative. Recommendations and directions for future research are also suggested. 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z