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{"title":"The Impact of Intellectual Capital on Business Uncertainty and Business Performance of Small Enterprises: With Special Reference to Galle District in Sri Lanka","authors":"R. Ranatunga, S. Uyangoda, H. Priyanath","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.97","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.97","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to study the impact of Intellectual Capital (IC) on business uncertainty in the small-scale enterprises (SE) sector in Sri Lanka and, consequently, investigate the impact of business uncertainty on enhancing their business performance. The data were collected from a sample of 150 owners of SEs employing face-to-face and telephone interviews. Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data through SmartPLS V3 software. The study findings reveal a significant positive relationship between IC and the business performance of SEs. Moreover, IC significantly affects the uncertainty faced by these businesses. Results also claim that business uncertainty plays a complementary mediating role in the relationship between IC and the business performance of SEs. Consequently, the study concludes that enhancing the IC in small enterprises builds reconfigures the available resources of SEs, ensuring expected performance and survival in economic crises. The research design, the methodology utilised, and the findings of this study will benefit researchers, policymakers, and entrepreneurs and contribute to future studies regarding the development of SEs in a developing country like Sri Lanka.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127081700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Generation Z – A New Lifeline: A Systematic Literature Review","authors":"K. A. D. U. Jayatissa","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.110","url":null,"abstract":"A generation is a group of people who share similar birth years, life experiences, and cultural influences. Generation Z is the current generation that has attracted much attention from researchers and practitioners. They are defined as those who were born after 1995 and are characterized by their digital nativism and unique characteristics. The aim of this paper is to understand how Generation Z distinguishes itself from previous generations, especially in terms of its values, attitudes, and behaviours. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was conducted using Google Scholar as the main database. The search results were filtered using inclusion and exclusion criteria based on the relevance, quality, and recency of the sources. The main findings of the review are that Generation Z are born after 1995 and are known as digital natives who are proficient in using technology and social media. They also possess unique characteristics such as being entrepreneurial, socially conscious, pragmatic, and diverse. The paper concludes that Generation Z is a distinct generational cohort that requires further research and attention from various stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"504 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124456272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Conceptual Framework on Predictors of Cyberbullying Victimization","authors":"K. Harasgama, K. Jayathilaka","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.102","url":null,"abstract":"Cyberbullying is becoming a prevalent problem worldwide including in Sri Lanka with adolescents, in particular, being vulnerable to it. Researchers identify various personality traits and social factors as contributing to one’s vulnerability to cyberbullying. Rather than being stand-alone factors, these personality and social factors are often interrelated and interdependent. Thus, the objective of this study is to examine how social structures such as family, peers and school influence personality traits that increase or decrease one’s vulnerability to cyberbullying victimization, and design a conceptual framework on predictors of cyberbullying that depicts this relationship. This study is a qualitative study using the analytical research approach. The existing literature on factors contributing to cyberbullying, theories on cyberbullying and on human development are analysed for identifying the relationship between social structures and personality traits. The big five personality traits theory identifies the personality traits that increase one’s vulnerability to cyberbullying while the bio-ecological framework on human development posits that human development is influenced by various social structures such as the family, peers and school. This study combines the two theories and demonstrates with reference to secondary sources and existing literature, how social structures such as the family influence development of personality traits that can increase or reduce one’s vulnerability to cyberbullying. The study reveals that factors such as poor parental support, poor parental monitoring and supervision, emotional loneliness and lack of social cohesion in a family, poor peer support and lack of supportive and trusting relationships with one’s teachers lead to the development and perpetuation of personality traits such as neuroticism and extraversion that increase vulnerability to cyberbullying while the existence of family cohesion, positive peer support etc can reduce vulnerability to cyberbullying by inculcating personality traits such as conscientiousness, and reducing neuroticism etc. Based on these findings, cyberbullying prevention and intervention programs should focus on promoting positive and supportive relationships between parents-children, teachers -students and peers to enable adolescents to acquire and develop personality traits that increase their resilience to cyberbullying.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"602 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133976885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Glass Ceiling Paradox and Women’s Career Progression: A Case of Female Employees in Colombo Port, Sri Lanka","authors":"E. S. A. E. Samanmalie, W. P. W. Anjalika","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.105","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the increasing participation of women in the workforce, their representation in decision-making positions on the corporate ladder has been slow and remains a worldwide concern. One of the primary reasons behind this concern has been identified in the literature as the theory of the ‘Glass Ceiling’. On the other hand, with such enormous strategic potential, more involvement and contribution of women in all economic sectors, particularly the maritime and ports industry in Sri Lanka is much needed. However, Sri Lanka has a lower rate of women's participation in the maritime sector compared to other countries in the world which highlight the need for further investigation into this issue. Therefore, the current research aimed to explore the effect of the Glass Ceiling theory on Women's Career Progression in the Sri Lankan port sector. The study used a quantitative approach and surveyed 108 executive-level female employees in Port of Colombo using a structured questionnaire. The data was analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS. The results revealed that Individual, Family, and Organizational factors negatively impacted Women's Career Progression, while Cultural factors had a positive impact. Furthermore, the study found that the Glass Ceiling has a 77.8 percent influence on the Women Career Progression among executive-level female employees working under the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. These findings highlight the need of addressing Individual, Family, Organizational, and Cultural factors to promote female upward mobility in the maritime and port industry in Sri Lanka.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124621872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Masculinity as a Trace Element of Relationship: The case of IFÁ and AYÒ OLỌ́PỌ́N among Yoruba of Southwestern Nigeria","authors":"O. T. Okewande","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.95","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.95","url":null,"abstract":"Different cultures of the world have gender specifications for cultural and professional activities- religious or social. Among the Yoruba, Ifá is the foundation on which the culture rests. That is, every cultural activity is connected back to and referenced in Ifá. Ayò ọlọ́pọ́n is an indigenous Yoruba game that has gained an international nomenclature in the present time. Despite the influence of Ifá on every aspect of the Yoruba life, no work has been carried out linking or relating ayò ọlọ́pọ́n with to Ifá, particularly on gender. This gap is filled by this study. Cultural studies, which emphasize the social power that encodes the culture in society are adopted using the comparative method. Adopting a cultural approach offers an opportunity for using appropriate analytical tools necessary at any point of analysis. The scope of cultural studies accommodates interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary fields of academic inquiry. Relying on Ifá corpora texts, incantation and interviews from Ifá practitioners and ayò ọlọ́pọ́n’s players and author’s observations from the field, gender specificity in Ifá is compared with gender roles in ayò ọlọ́pọ́n to establish gender synergies between the two cultural elements. It is found that there is a cultural confluence between male gender activities in Ifá and ayò performances. It is also found that there is communities’ cultural change resulting in growth and development, with the involvement of the female gender in ayò ọlọ́pọ́n in contemporary times among the Yoruba. This study concludes that the male gender relates ayò ọlọ́pọ́n to Ifá.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125610080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring and Reorienting the Challenges and Reinventing Revitalized Strategies in Teaching English for Certificate-Level Students at the SLITHM Colombo Campus","authors":"S. Ramanayaka","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.113","url":null,"abstract":"Acquiring proficiency in the English language poses various difficulties for students enrolled in Certificate Level batch no.334 at the Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (SLITHM). The objectives of this research study were to identify the obstacles encountered by the students in their English language learning journey and explore effective strategies to overcome these challenges. A survey questionnaire was employed as part of a quantitative research design to ascertain the specific challenges faced by the students during the process of learning English. A total of 100 students, randomly selected from all five disciplines, with 20 students from each, were interviewed as part of a qualitative research design to determine the most successful learning strategies for overcoming the existing obstacles. Purposeful sampling was utilized to select five participants from each discipline who had achieved the highest grades in English at the G.C.E. (O/L) examination, with the aim of identifying the most efficient learning strategies to conquer the current challenges. The research findings revealed that the majority of students considered the influence of their mother tongue to be the most significant hurdle, followed by limited exposure to fluent English, inadequate resources, and a lack of self-motivation in learning the language. In comparison, a small percentage of students expressed that a restricted vocabulary, outdated teaching methods, and a negative attitude towards the subject also impeded their progress in learning the English language. The findings further indicated that a student-centered approach to learning, incorporating innovative teaching methodologies and the utilization of technology, would yield positive results. Additionally, the introduction of e-learning facilities was found to effectively address almost all of the current challenges faced by the students.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132231319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on the Self-Efficacy and English Language Proficiency of English Language Teachers in the Rural Area: A Case of Passara Education Zone in Sri Lanka","authors":"R. Elanthiraiyan, H. M. Priyanath","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.112","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the impact of socioeconomic status, on self-efficacy and English language proficiency among English language teachers in rural areas. The study utilizes a quantitative design with a survey method for data collection. The sample consists of 81 English teachers in rural areas, with a specific focus on the Passara Educational Zone in Sri Lanka. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) through SPSS and Smart PLS. The study tested seven hypotheses and four hypotheses were accepted. The results revealed that there is a positive relationship between socioeconomic status and English language proficiency, suggesting that teachers from higher socioeconomic backgrounds tend to have better English language proficiency. Socioeconomic status also influences self-efficacy, as teachers from higher socioeconomic backgrounds exhibit higher confidence and belief in their abilities. Meanwhile, self-efficacy positively affects English language proficiency, indicating that teachers with higher self-efficacy are more likely to demonstrate better English language proficiency. Thus, the study provides empirical evidence to the academic literature by studying the relationship between socioeconomic status, self-efficacy, and English language proficiency among English language teachers in rural areas in Sri Lanka.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"127 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122436773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Linkages between Parenting Styles, Self-efficacy, and Self-employment Intentions: A Comprehensive Literature Review","authors":"Samantha Pathirathna, H. M. Priyanath, G. Samaraweera","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.104","url":null,"abstract":"Existing literature lacks a comprehensive systematic review investigating the relationship between parenting styles, self-efficacy, and self-employment intentions, highlighting a notable research gap. This review is aimed to explore the association between parenting styles, self-efficacy, and the self-employment intention of youth. The search strategy employed in this review encompassed reputable electronic databases, academic journals, and a wide range of quantitative and qualitative research studies exploring the domains of parenting, self-efficacy, and self-employment intention. To bring coherence to the diffuse body of literature, this study reviews 141 scholarly papers and analyzes content analysis. The included studies were categorized into three topics including parenting styles, self-efficacy, and self-employment. The styles of parenting were found to be positively associated with the self-efficacy of youth, which influences their self-employment intentions. The evidence was most robust concerning the association between a high level of self-efficacy and an authoritative parenting style, with the findings of 16 included studies. Though the study acclaimed that self-efficacy is positively related to self-employment intention, research to date has not focused on the influence of parenting styles on self-employment intention. The findings of this study offer valuable insights for policymakers and provide direction for future research, highlighting the importance of fostering self-efficacy through parenting styles to promote self-employment.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128977661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Verification of Criteria for Assessing Citizens' Satisfaction Issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs at a One-stop Office in the Industry and Trade Department of Binh Duong Province, Vietnam","authors":"N. Son","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.108","url":null,"abstract":"The study includes two research objectives: (1) identify and measure the factors affecting people's satisfaction; and (2) assess the importance of factors affecting people's satisfaction, thereby proposing suggestions to improve the set of criteria that are designed to assess people's satisfaction issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs of Vietnam. The essay employs a quantitative analytic approach to find elements impacting people's contentment. The survey sample was randomly selected from 350 individuals who had transactions at the one-stop shop of the Department of Industry and Trade of Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. The paper performs data processing using SPSS 20.0 software to examine the reliability of the scale using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, exploratory component analysis (EFA), correlation analysis, regression, and model testing theory. The findings showed that there are only 4 factors (with statistical significance) affecting people's satisfaction, including approachability (coefficient 0.316), administrative procedures (coefficient 0.384), civil servants (coefficient 0.529), and receiving and solving complaints and feedback (coefficient 0.145). The Ministry of Home Affairs should modify the criteria for assessing citizens' satisfaction with less focus on the results of public administrative service provision as this factor has no correlation with citizens' satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"138 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134188896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Perceived Stress and its Antecedents Among the Young Population with Special Reference to Sri Lanka's Economic Collapse","authors":"M. Karunaratne, M. Mathota, J. S. Kumara, D. M. G. B. Thanayamwaththa, V. Dunuwila, P. Shamila","doi":"10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/sljssh.v3i2.107","url":null,"abstract":"This research article focuses on the issue of perceived stress among the youth population in Sri Lanka, specifically in relation to the country's recent economic collapse. The study aims to investigate the factors that contribute to perceived stress and identify the stress management strategies employed by young people. Its primary objective is to comprehend the impact of the economic crisis on the youth and provide insights for interventions and support systems. Data collection involved crowdsourcing and simple random sampling techniques, resulting in a sample of 601 participants. The Perceived Stress Scale was used to collect data, which was analyzed using objective descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that a significant number of participants in the western province reported high levels of perceived stress. Thematic analysis was applied to identify the main causes of perceived stress among the participants. The analysis highlighted a negative response towards the economic crisis and inflation as major contributors to stress levels. Additionally, a word cloud analysis was conducted to identify stress management strategies and coping mechanisms, with the word \"support\" emerging as a predominant theme. The key results indicate levels of perceived stress among the youth population in Sri Lanka, directly linked to the recent economic collapse. This emphasizes the urgent need for interventions and support systems to address the psychological well-being of young individuals in post-crisis scenarios. The findings on stress management strategies and coping mechanisms offer valuable insights for the design and implementation of targeted programs aimed at alleviating perceived stress among the young population. In conclusion, this research highlights the significant impact of the economic collapse on the perceived stress levels of the youth population in Sri Lanka.","PeriodicalId":437005,"journal":{"name":"Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114280663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}