Gimanthi Sathsara Malalage

• University of Kelaniya

Job embeddedness (JE) among local and international employees is a complex and dynamic phenomenon. This systematic review examined important categories and themes used in the literature from 2013 to 2024 to concurrently address the limited discussion on JE of local and international employees. Seventy articles sourced from the databases of Scopus a...

Job embeddedness (Je) among local and international employees is a complex and dynamic phenomenon. this systematic review examined important categories and themes used in the literature from 2013 to 2024 to concurrently address the limited discussion on Je of local and international employees. Seventy articles sourced from the databases of Scopus a...

This study investigates the effects of social media adoption on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs') perceived business performance, focusing on the Galle district. Employing a deductive approach, a conceptual model was developed and tested, examining social media adoption's direct and indirect influences on SMEs' performance, mediated by inn...

This paper examined the impact on the Sri Lankan economy during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The study considered the three main sectors namely tourism, remittances and banking sector using secondary data sources and percentage analysis. According to the study, all three sectors have had a drastic impact on the Sri Lankan economy. Touri...

Despite the increasing reliance on the internet and mobile devices while giving less attention to companions which is known as pubbing, very few studies have explored workplace phubbing and its outcomes, in particular, organizational context. The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual model to increase our understanding of workplace phubbing...

This study was conducted to examine the factors influencing farmers' intentions of purchasing pesticides, focusing on paddy farmers in Ampara, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Kurunegala districts in Sri Lanka. The data were collected employing the simple random sampling method, through a self-administered questionnaire and the data were analyzed usin...

This paper aims to identify the factors affecting personal financial well-being of young working adults in the Colombo district, Sri Lanka. Given the increasing importance of financial stability in today's economic landscape, this study seeks to understand how financial literacy, financial attitudes, and financial behaviors contribute to an individ...

The critical phenomenon that SMEs' innovativeness denotes has growing interest from developing country researchers from multiple fields over the last decades. Thus, the study's objective is to examine the Entrepreneurial Orientations' effect on SMEs' innovativeness in Sri Lanka. Risktaking, proactiveness, autonomy, innovativeness, and Competitivene...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of different types of sales promotions on farmer attitudes and purchase intentions of pesticides. The aim was to find out the impact of pesticides sales promotion strategies on customer buying intention. The study was conducted, using a quantitative research method, with special reference to Ampar...

Today, most of the apparel industries face challenges because of the high turnover rates and low productivity problems. The employees are the basic building blocks of the overall organizational performance. The objective of this study was to identify the impact of employee grievances on employee performance. The population of the study was 600 oper...

Work life balance is a worldwide phenomenon for each and every individual in the field of Human Resources Management. It has become a top priority for workers in everywhere. This study aims to analyze the organizational level factors that affecting on work life balance of women data entry employees in selected IT (Information Technology) companies....

Soft skills development is an important topic of Human Resource Management. It has become a top priority for workers everywhere. Most organizations are trying to attract & retain their valued employees by enhancing their soft skills. This study aims to analyze how soft skills impact on the academic performance of the undergraduates of Department of...