http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/5655 2026-04-10T11:29:40Z 2026-04-10T11:29:40Z Karunaanithy, K. Santhirasegaram, S. http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/3802 2022-10-21T07:37:07Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Saving and attitude: an evidence from household saving in the jaffna district Authors: Karunaanithy, K.; Santhirasegaram, S. Abstract: Saving located within economic psychology plays an important role in individual, household and country’s development. As saving decisions areinfluenced by attitudinal factors, this study attempts to identify them by applying a factor analysis because of the latentnature of saving. Based on stratified random sampling method 500 households were selected from 5 job groups from all DS divisions of the Jaffna district. Questionnaire with 21 Likert type questionswas used to collect data under a survey method. Six factors emerged out of the factor analysis and accounted for 52% of variance. ‘need for saving’ and ‘competency in finance’ ‘formal sector saving habit’,‘debt avoidance’ correlated positively and significantly with saving. Households which understand the need for saving, who are competent in financial matters, have a habit of formal sector saving, and wish to avoid debt have a positive attitude towards saving. Therefore, results of this study propose that policy measures which aim to enhance household saving should consider about these attitudinal factors when developing saving instruments. It might be beneficial to identify individual differences in attitude as it helps the proposed development framework for the Northern Province as saving is indispensable for accumulation of investment.

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Sammani, U.G.O. http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/3801 2022-10-21T07:37:12Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Wow feeling effect on repeat visit intention with special reference to five star hotels in down south Authors: Sammani, U.G.O. Abstract: Tourism is the largest service oriented industry in the world. Repeat visitation is derived from customer satisfaction which is an essential element for survival of the tourism industry. Identification of most valued attributes is fundamental to attract and retain satisfied customers. Wow feeling has identified as the most important factor that can be increased the tourists’ satisfaction. Accordingly, this study focuses to identify the areas where can be generated wow feeling at the hotels and further it develops to identify the relationship between wow feeling and the repeat visit intention of tourists. To conduct this study, it was selected the five star hotels in Down South. The repeat guests visited the hotels during the period of November 2017toFebruary 2018 were considered as the population of the study. Out of the total repeat tourists visited the hotels during the prescribed period; it was selected 300 foreign and local tourists to the sample following the purposive sampling technique. Self-structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data. Pearson correlation analysis and the multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. According to the study findings, it was able to find out that there is a strong positive relationship between wow feeling and repeat visit intention among tourists. Further, the study focuses that welcome, restaurant and bar and cleanliness are highly impact on tourists when generating more wow feeling at the hotels. Finally, the study recommended that the hotels needed to be taken actions to enhance the customer loyalty and their satisfaction to ensure the repeat visitations. Hotels’ management needed to implement future actions in their corporate plans to uplift the conditions of the hotels and needed to develop sustainable strategic plans for the hotels while satisfying their customers in their maximum.

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Sinthuja, N. Hemaluxjini, T. http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/3800 2022-10-21T07:37:05Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Working capital management and financial performance: empirical study of listed manufacturing companies in sri lanka. Authors: Sinthuja, N.; Hemaluxjini, T. Abstract: Working capital management is a very essential component of corporate finance because it directly affects the liquidity and profitability of the firm and it is a key factor in determining financial performance of the firms. A firm is required to maintain a balance between liquidity and profitability while conducting its day to day operations. Liquidity is a precondition to ensure that firms are able to meet its short-term obligations and its continued flow can be guaranteed from a profitable venture. Therefore working capital management concept is important to fund the difference between short-term assets and short-term liabilities. This study is to investigate the relationship between working capital management and financial performance of listed Manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka. For the purpose of this study 28 listed manufacturing firms in Colombo stock exchange were incorporated as sample. The Data were collected from firm’s annual reports over the period of 2011 to 2017 from the CSE website. Cash conversion cycle, current ratio and current liabilities to total assets ratio used to measure the working capital management whereas return on assets used to measure financial performance. The hypotheses are examined by using correlation analysis and regression analysis. The overall result reveals that there is a significant relationship between working capital management and financial performance.

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Abeysiriwardena, N.K. http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/3799 2022-10-21T07:37:13Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Underemployment among graduates and their coping strategiesin the western province of sri lanka Authors: Abeysiriwardena, N.K. Abstract: This paper attempts to understand the graduate underemployment problem in the western province of Sri Lanka. Underemployment has been identified as an emerging issue in the world as well as in Sri Lanka as it reveals a significant mismatch between supply and demand in the labour market. In literature, unemployment has gained significant attention of policy makers, but underemployment has remained a largely unexplored phenomenon.Therefore, it is essential to do more research about underemployment to fill this gap in literature. This article is aimed at assessing the variables of graduate underemployment and identifying coping strategies of underemployed graduates. For the purpose of this study, perceived underemployment was used as a measure of underemployment. The dimensions used by Feldman (1994) to measure graduate underemployment are applied in this study. The data was collected through a questionnaire from a sample of 100 graduates as a pilot study. The study assessed the impacts of a range of variables such as gender, age, education level on graduate underemployment. Statistical tools were used to study the significance of the relationships between these variables and perceived underemployment of graduates. Results revealed diverse impacts of variables such as gender differences, employment sector and the status of the degree on the underemployment of graduates. Strategies such as self-initiated job hunting, studying further and rethink about career goals were identified as the coping strategies which are consistent with previous literature. Finally the recommendations for underemployment and implications were discussed by providing directions for future researchers.

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