Demographic Factors towards Employee Engagement of Lecturers in the State Universities of Sri Lanka

Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.

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“…Previous studies have linked high performance of academic employees to work engagement and job satisfaction (Amarathunga, 2018). In relation to this study, this indicates that exploring the functioning of academics is relevant as it explores other dimensions that influence academic employees in their work environment.…”

Section: Literature Review Current South African Higher Education Env...mentioning

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The functioning of academic employees in a dynamic South African higher education environment

ChaaCha

Oosthuysen

2023

Front. Educ.

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IntroductionThe higher education sector is experiencing changes in the profile of employees and stakeholders. Current employees are expected to function effectively and efficiently in institutions to achieve individual and organisational goals. The functioning aspect of the capability approach presents the opportunity to investigate how academic employees function in the current work environment. The study aimed to investigate the functioning of academic employees in the current work environment. Understanding how academic employees function in their current work environment provides the opportunity to develop relevant talent management practices to motivate, retain, support, develop, and lead academic employees.MethodsA qualitative research approach and a critical realism perspective was utilised to explore social relations in the sample environment. Purposive sampling was employed to identify appropriate participants for the study. Nine online semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from the participants.ResultsThe findings of the study show that academic employees function effectively when they experience support and relationships at work as well as when autonomy and technology are available among various aspects of work. Talent management strategies require proactive reviewing to meet academic employees’ needs to enhance performance.DiscussionHuman resource practitioners and leaders in the institution have the responsibility to explore the functioning of academics in their environment to understand how they can enhance their performance and develop and retain these employees to meet institutional goals. The study adds some insights to the current literature related to the functioning of academic employees using the capability approach. The institution can develop new mechanisms to enhance the performance of these employees in a dynamic environment through talent management practices.

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Section: Literature Review Current South African Higher Education Env...mentioning

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The functioning of academic employees in a dynamic South African higher education environment

ChaaCha

Oosthuysen

2023

Front. Educ.

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“…R square is 0.958, indicating that the COVID-19 epidemic explains 95.8 percent of the variance in human capital. Individual productivity rises as the education level rises, which improves job performance (Amarathunga, 2018).…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Labor Market Perspectives for Management Undergraduates: New Models of Employability Capital Development

Svyrydenko

Amarathunga

Wijethunga

et al. 2023

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Introduction. COVID-19 is a worldwide epidemic that impacts all aspects of human life. Social distancing was an essential action to prevent from COVID-19 virus. For this reason, collective activities were prohibited in many countries including Sri Lanka. Education is one of the main collective activities in the world. As such, it is relevant to test the influence of COVID-19 on graduate employability skills. However, it is difficult to find COVID 19 impact on graduate employability skills in the Sri Lankan context. Aim and tasks. The main objective of this paper was to identify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the graduate employability capital of state universities’ management undergraduates in Sri Lanka and the significant level of that factor. Results. Based on the literature review, the COVID-19 pandemic affected five factors human capital, identity capital, cultural capital, social capital, and psychological capital identified as graduate employability capital factors or not. The methods of the study were to use the analysis of quantitative data. To achieve this goal, an online survey of 377 university students was conducted. The obtained selective results in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic showed significant positive shifts in the employment processes of university graduates. This positive impact, according to the results of the regression analysis, was provided by the following types of capital: social, human, psychological, cultural, and identity, the values of which ranged from 91.4 percent to 95.8 percent. Among all types of capital, human and psychological capital had the most significant impact on student mobility. Conclusions. The conducted studies show the importance of the online educational system in the universities of Sri Lanka. The use of available resources can significantly improve the existing infrastructure of online education and help increase the level of competence and professionalism of the teaching staff and university students. The introduction of the proposed online educational programs and courses will not only improve the quality of services provided but will also increase the revenue side of the university budget.

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“…Prior studies have examined a few factors influencing students' decision to enroll in professional qualifications. Among the factors are job security (Masdor and Ishak, 2015;Aziz et al, 2016), job opportunities (Mustapha & Hassan, 2012), job prestige (Masdor and Ishak, 2015) financial assistance, and salary advancement (Masdor and Ishak, 2015;Amarathunga and Ajward, 2018;Omar et al, 2019). According to Hamid (2017), career development, interest in accounting and expecting a higher salary are regarded as the most important factors which motivate students to become an accountant with professional qualifications.…”

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Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of Enrollmnt in Accounting Professional Program: Evidence From Malaysian Private Higher Institution

Norizan¹,

Hamid²,

Joseph³

et al. 2023

IJARBSS

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In choosing a career decision of an individual, a student's choice of enrolment at the tertiary education level is one of the vital elements that influence students' preference for program selection. This study explores the accounting students' choice of enrolment in the professional qualification ACCA course and the factors that influence their decisions to take the ACCA course at Kolej University Poly-Tech MARA, Kuala Lumpur (KUPTMKL). Online questionnaires were distributed to ACCA students in KUPTMKL in January 2021. About 203 questionnaires were completed and usable for the purpose of the study. To analyze the data, descriptive and regression analyses have been employed in this study. The findings show that all predictor variables explain students' decisions to pursue professional qualifications. The findings reveal that personal factors, student motivation, student choice in the ACCA course and job-related are significant in influencing accounting students' decision to pursue professional qualifications. The favorable information about the profession may attract potential students to take the challenge to become a professional accountant in Malaysia. This is in line with the government's aspiration to accomplish 60,000 accountants which are currently still low.

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Demographic Factors towards Employee Engagement of Lecturers in the State Universities of Sri Lanka

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The functioning of academic employees in a dynamic South African higher education environment

The functioning of academic employees in a dynamic South African higher education environment

The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Labor Market Perspectives for Management Undergraduates: New Models of Employability Capital Development

Factors Influencing Students’ Choice of Enrollmnt in Accounting Professional Program: Evidence From Malaysian Private Higher Institution

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