http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/5654 2026-04-04T15:53:51Z http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/2068 Title: A systematic review of the urban green spaces for the city sustainability and attractiveness: a case study of jaffna city in northern province of sri lanka Authors: Mathivathany, V. Abstract: Development should be based on a balanced and harmonious relationship between social needs, economic activities and the environmental services to achieve sustainability of a city. Accordingly, aspects such as the “amount of urban green spaces per inhabitant, “public parks,” are considered to be of significant strategic importance and it making a city livable, pleasant, and attractive for citizens. This too gives a salutary effect on the growth of the City. Urban green parks serve as places of identity, memory, and belonging, enrich human life with meaning and emotions which is a key component of sustainability. Urban parks play a strategic meaning for the quality of life of our increasingly urbanized society. Jaffna city is a fast growing centre in north part of the country. But attention to the natural components and the green spaces of the urban structure is still poor. Therefore this paper aims to study the importance of urban parks for the sustainability of the city. Both secondary and primary data have been gathered. Primary data have been collected through a survey conducted among visitors of the parks. Questionnaires have been distributed in different hours of the day. Basic descriptive statistics and Multi criteria analysis have been applied in spatially. As a result, the majority (almost 78%) of the respondents indicated dissatisfaction with the services and amount of urban green currently present in the Jaffna. Valuation of these green spaces of urban areas should be integrated into project assessments' procedure and be properly accounted for in policy decisions and urban planning strategies. This study helps to City planners, urban designers and decision makers. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/2067 Title: Understanding the initial career decisions of hospitality management graduates in sri lanka Authors: Karunarathne, A.C.I.D. Abstract: Hospitality and tourism encounters a thriving protagonist in the Sri Lankan economy for last few years and human resource development has been identified as a foremost prerequisite in the momentous expansion of the sector. There is currently a severe dearth of employees in the hotel sector in relation to catering the authorities' targets. Tertiary academic stakeholders are currently crossing the threshold to fulfil the essentials fabricating graduates in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Yet, very less number of bachelor holders are working in the hotel industry as a paradigm. Initial career decision is a deciding factor in order to recruit and retain desirable and devoted employee in today's competitive labor market. The study investigates the initial career decisions of hospitality management graduates of Sri Lanka. Sample was undertaken with most recent graduating cluster who are ready to start their career after the four years special bachelor degree in the field of Hospitality Management from the national universities of Sri Lanka. Graduates' career prospects were identified by means of variouse dimensions utilizing a structured questionnaire and graduates were asked to rate each. Many hospitality management graduates have inadequate knowledge and unrealistic perceptions of the working conditions in the industry upon the commencement. By discovering interests and prospects of the recruitment pool, employers will be able to gain competitive advantages and develop successful human resource strategies knowing what graduates looking for. Meantime, Territory academic stakeholders would cultivate sustaining protocols to produce graduates who are physically and mentally fit with the industry careers. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/2066 Title: Assessing the skills demand for the hospiality industry in the north and the east in sri lanka Authors: Ekanayake, E.M.S.M.; Sasitharan, S. Abstract: The tourism industry is one of the most emerging sectors in Sri Lankan economy. By naming it as one of the six major hubs under the recent policy framework it has been focused to make Sri Lanka the foremost leisure destination in the South Asian region. The recent trend of Sri Lankan labour market highlights that the hotel industry nourished by the tourism sector has considerably high demand in the local labour market. But the industry is facing problem with finding qualified staff for the industry. Having this situation in mind, the study was conducted to assess the needs for qualified staff for the hospitality industry and supporting possibilities in the North and East in Sri Lanka. The objective of this study is to identify the skills and knowledge needed to be able to find employment in the hospitality sector. Total sample of the survey is 50 by covering both provinces. Face to face interviews were conducted based on structured questionnaire in order to gather primary data of the research while Secondary data was gathered through the relevant data sources. Key findings of the research elaborate that the skilled level manpower has high demand within the industry. Moreover, the social stigma is one of the main barriers, especially to have access to the industry in North and East. Lack of English language capacity is seen as a major challenge and equally urgent to address is the lack of soft skills and social skills. By the supply side, vocational training should not stand-alone for skills development and it's needed to be linked with the industry demands. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/2065 Title: The impact of leadership style on employees' job satisfaction: a case study in bank of ceylon, sri lanka Authors: Wickramasinghe, P.N.N.; Padmasiri, M.K.D. Abstract: Acquiring and preserving talent is the most vital challenge facing the banking industry. In order to gain the competitive advantage through those employees their performance should be efficient and effective. Accordingly, for that purpose they should be well satisfied. Leadership style is one of the most important factors affecting organizational success and it is a significant aspect of management which will increase and determine the level of job satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of leadership style (LS) and job satisfaction (JS) among junior executive officers (JEO) in Bank of Ceylon Head Office, Sri Lanka. Data was collected through structured questionnaire and convenience sample techniques was used to collect data from 65 junior executive officers (Sample Size) working in Bank of Ceylon Head Office. The construct leadership style consists transactional (TRC) and transformational (TRF) leadership while job satisfaction construct includes extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction. The findings of the study show that overall impact of leadership and job satisfaction had only 16% and transformational leadership had 24% impact on job satisfaction. Further, there is a positive and moderate relationship of 40.4% between leadership style and job satisfaction, and transformational leadership and job satisfaction also had a 48.5% of positive and moderate relationship, while transactional leadership and job satisfaction had a strong negative relationship. Findings were concluded that Bank of Ceylon able to enhance employees' satisfaction by choosing the transformational leadership style. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z