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A Study factors affecting managerial and executive turnover intensions in apparel industry : Sri Lanka
No full textSignificantly, Managing Employee turnover is an essential element to the continuing growth of any Business or the Organization around the world. Before taking any actions to avoid Employee turnover, it is a must to look upon Employee Turnover intention and the reasons for such intention. In this Research study,
200 Managerial and Executive Employees were selected from the Garment Factories which are situated in the Free Trade Zone, Katunayake where most of the Garment Factories in Sri Lanka are situated in that Geographical area. It is always hard to identify the inner feeling of anyone, in the same manner, selected subject of the research also deeply goes into the inner feeling of the above said set of employees on what level of turn over intention they have on their jobs. In order to measure the above which is a critical fact, properly designed structured questionnaire was used to measure the levels and how the employees feel about each factor.
Data was collected using random sampling technique and then coded. After coding process, Data analysis was completed through SPSS and Microsoft Excel. Descriptive and inferential statistics used for the study. Also it should be noted that the reason for selecting such a complex topic is to bring the real situation into light where most of the time inner feelings of the employees who are in front end of hierarchy are not considered when making policies or implementing strategies. Therefore it is very important to note that fact and give some suggestions to the top management of the Garment Factories about how the executive employees “feel” about their jobs
Influence of social and economic exchange perceptions on organizational commitment : evidence from lean manufacturing environment
No full textThe purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between social and economic exchange process and employee effective and continuance commitment in the lean implemented Sri Lankan textile and apparel firms. Although numerous empirical studies pertaining to the textile and apparel industry have been published
relatively little is known about behavioral management concepts such as exchange process and employee commitment in textile and apparel firms in Sri Lanka. Many elements of the present consensus developed from studies of West may not be directly applicable to developing countries. It is likely that differences in macro environmental factors, such as national culture, may render the commonly accepted Western notions of
behavioral management philosophy less appropriate in Asian developing nations such as Sri Lanka. A sample of twelve firms that have implemented lean manufacturing systems was selected for the study. A random sample of 346 shop-floor employees from the above eight firms responded. The self-administrated survey questionnaire
was used for data collection. The data analysis was conducted by using SPSS. The findings showed a significant positive relationship between social exchange process and effective commitment. Further, contrary to the previous research, there is no significant relationship between economic exchange process and continuation e
commitment. In addition, the study found that demographics characteristics of respondents do not have significant relationships with both exchange processes and commitment. Overall, this study demonstrate*empirical support for the link between exchange process and employee commitmen
The Moderating effect of perceived organizational support on participation in decision making and social exchange process : evidence from lean manufacturing environment
No full textThe aim of this article is to investigate the moderating effect of Perceived Organizational Support on the relationship between Participation in Decision Making and Social Exchange Process. The research was conducted in eleven Sri Lankan textile and apparel firms that had implemented lean manufacturing techniques. A random sample of 616 operational level employees from the above mentioned firms responded to the survey questionnaire. In addition to descriptive statistics, multiple regression was used for the data analysis. The result shows that employee participation in decision making is positively and significantly correlated with social exchange process. In addition, the results of the hierarchical multiple regression analysis support the moderating
effect of perceived organizational support with regard to the relationship between participation in decision making and social exchange process
Effects of gender on work-related attitudes: study of lean implemented textile and apparel manufacturing firms
No full textWork related attitudes, such as perceived organizational support, turnover intention, job satisfaction, affective commitment, and job involvement, have received much attention by academics and practitioners for a number of reasons. Previous research indicates that such attitudes have important organizational consequences. However, little attention has been given to investigate the differential effect of gender on the work-related attitudes, in particular shopfloor employees of the textile and apparel manufacturing sector. In this study, using a sample of 616 employees in the textile and apparel manufacturing industry, the effects of gender on work-related attitudes was investigated. The results
suggested that women perceived more organizational support, job satisfaction, affective commitment, and job involvement than men. HoweveT, despite the above positive work attitudes, women perceive higher turnover intention than men. This contradicts the general findings of organizational behavior theory that higher work attitudes lead to lower
turnover intention
Inclusive innovation in lean implementation : empowerment of sewing machine operators : a study of Sri Lankan apparel firms
No full textEmployee empowerment is central to lean implementation. However, there is surprisingly little research directly addressing the relationship between employee empowerment and employee work attitudes. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between employee empowerment on job satisfaction, turnover intention, affective commitment and job involvement in Apparel Firms. A sample of twelve apparel manufacturing firms was selected for the study. From these firms, randomly selected 362
female sewing machine operators responded to the selfadministrated survey questionnaire developed for the study. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between employee empowerment on job satisfaction, turnover intention, affective commitment and job involvement. Therefore, lean implementation can be incorporated with inclusive innovation principles, such as employee empowerment, so that work attitudes of female sewing operators could be improved
Behavioral management aspects of organizational effectiveness : a comparison between lean implemented textile firms and apparel firms in Sri Lanka
No full textThe purpose of this research is to compare behavioral management aspects of the
organizational effectiveness between lean implemented textile firms and apparel firms in Sri Lanka. The organizational effectiveness is measured through Participation in Decision Making (PDM), Perceived Organizational Support (POS), Social Exchange Process (SEP), Economic Exchange Process (EEP), Effective Commitment (AC), Continuance Commitment (CC), Job Satisfaction (JS), Turnover Intention(TI) and Job Involvement (Jl).
Although numerous empirical studies pertaining to the textile and apparel industry has been published, relatively little is known about behavioral management concepts in textile and apparel firms in Sri Lanka. Many elements of the present consensus developed from studies of West may not be directly applicable to developing countries. It is likely that differences in macro-environmental factors, such as national culture, may render the commonly accepted Western notions of behavioral management concepts less appropriate in Asian developing nations such as Sri Lanka. A sample of four textile firms and four apparel firms that have implemented lean manufacturing techniques was selected for the study. A random sample of 358 shop-floor employees from the above eight firms responded. The self-administrated survey questionnaire was used for data collection. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS. The findings showed significant differences between textile firms and apparel firms in terms of organizational effectiveness. For all the concepts tested, lean implemented apparel firms showed better organizational effectiveness than lean implemented textile firms
Perceived organisational support, job involvement and turnover intention in lean production in Sri Lanka
No full textThe literature suggests that the bottom-line changes
often cited in lean implementation success stories, such as
reduced inventories and faster flow times, are not the only
results that should be considered. The potential detrimental
effects on employees should be considered as well, or
turnover and morale problems may sabotage the effectiveness
of such implementations. However, the ways in which lean
production environment influence employee behaviour has
received scant empirical attention. The aim of this paper is to
examine the mediating effect of job involvement on the
relationship between perceived organisational support and
turnover intention in the lean production in Sri Lanka. A
random sample of 616 shop-floor employees engaged fulltime
in export-apparel manufacturing firms that have implemented
a formal lean production system in the whole
manufacturing function and it has become the standard of
operation for at least 1 year in Sri Lanka responded.
Regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. It was
found that job involvement partially mediates the relationship
between perceived organisational support and turnover
intention. The findings provide useful information to better
understand employee perceptions toward lean production
environment and the findings will be a source of general
guidance in stimulating future research in this area
Analysis of total productive maintenance practices in textile and apparel export manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka
No full textIncrease in global competition led Sri Lankan textile and apparel export manufacturing firms to rethink their manufacturing management strategies for survival and growth. One of the strategies adopted to achieve operational competitiveness is the introduction of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) management concept Most of the Sri Lankan textile and apparel firms claim that they apply TPM practice; however, there is no empirical evidence to understand the level of implantation of these practices. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the level of implementation of TPM in textile and apparel export manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka, and export manufacturing firms. For the study, survey research methodology was used and 236 managers involved in TPM implementation from 13 textile firms and 17 apparel export manufacturing firms responded. The self administrated survey questionnaire was used for data collection. Factor analysis and independent sample t-test were conducted using SPSS. It was found . that seven components of .TPM have been implemented above 3 level out ofl to 5 Likert scale by
textile and apparel export manufacturing firms. Further, there were no significant differences in the level of implementation of the eight TPM components between textile firms and apparel export Manufacturing firms. Average TPM level of both textile firms and apparel firms varies between 3 to except the firm number 3 (TPM level 4.3). Average TPM level of the textile firms is 3.41 and the r :apparel firms is 3.45
Effects of statistical process control (SPC) practices on quality performance of the apparel firms
No full textManufacturing industries worldwide identified that quality is a major strategy for gaining
the competitive advantage in their businesses. Therefore, Statistical Process Control (SPC) has become one of the most popular and widespread organizational interventions in the quality improvement. Although numerous empirical studies pertaining to textile and apparel industry have been published, relatively little is known about SPC of apparel firms that implemented total quality management (TQM) and lean techniques. The preliminary investigations led to identify that apparel firms that have implemented TQM and lean manufacturing techniques use the SPC practices. Therefore, this study is designed to empirically examine the level of the implementation of SPC practices and to establish the
relationship between the implementation of SPC practices and quality performance in the TQM and lean implemented Sri Lankan apparel companies. The population of the study consisted of apparel companies operating in Sri Lanka that have implemented the TQM and/or lean manufacturing techniques. Twenty apparel companies fulfilled the sample selection criteria set for the study. The self-administrated survey questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was pilot tested prior to distribution. The data analysis was conducted using SPSS. Results show that the lean and TQM implemented apparel companies in Sri Lanka apply higher level of SPC practices. The quality performances in terms of rework, rejections and customer complaint shows negative relationship and audit pass rate shows positive relationship with higher levels of SPC practices. This implies that the implementation of SPC practices has reduced the level of rework, rejections, customer complaint and increase audit pass rates. Therefore, SPC implementation has improved the quality performance of the Sri Lankan apparel firm
Regression model to predict thread consumption incorporating thread-tension constraint : study on lock-stitch 301 and chain-stitch 401
No full textPrediction of sewing thread consumption requires an accurate method of calculation
since it relates to the cost of manufacturing and distribution of apparel products.
Previous researchers highlighted problems in existing thread consumption
calculation methods; i.e. limitations in existing formulae which cause inaccurate
predictions of thread amount needed for sewing operations. The existing methods
of consumption calculations exhibit significant error percentages due to the
ignorance of important parameters which affect on thread consumption. This paper
investigates on correlation of thread tension to thread consumption of lock-stitch
301 and chain-stitch 401. The existing thread consumption formulae are optimized
by considering a new parameter; thread tension, using regression analysis and
geometrical modeling techniques. For the chain-stitch 401, results indicate that the
thread tension significantly affects in determination of the thread consumption. The
error analysis of proposed formulae was performed to indicate that the proposed
formulae more accurate compared to the available methods of predicting sewing
thread consumption. In addition, there are combined effects of thread tensions
together with parameters such as fabric thickness and stitch density which
determines accurate consumption values considering the properties of the stitch. In
comparison, inclusion of the proposed thread tension variable depicts reduction in
error percentages, so that the proposed formulae are expected to be a better
approach to calculate thread consumption of lock-stitch 301 and chain-stitch 401
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