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    Identification of Factors Influencing Employees’ Motivation to Learn: A special reference to Insurance Industry in Polonnaruwa District
    (Uva Wellassa University of Srilanka, 2011) Waidyanthi, K.M.V.; Sutha, J.
    Note: See the PDF Version In this highly competitive business world, human resource is considered as one of the most important, rare, inimitable and substitutable resource in obtaining the competitive advantage. Therefore, organizations should develop human resource continuously by providing proper training and development opportunities. According to the literature pertaining to training, it has generally recognized that training motivation can be influenced by both individual and situational characteristics. Training effectiveness is highly depending on motivation to learn. According to Noe (1989) employees should be motivated to participate in training. Gross Domestic Product contribution of Insurance sector in Sri Lanka is 1.7% (Central bank report, 2009). Therefore, the participation in the training activities is important to increase the job performance of the employees in this sector whereas it is said to be that some employees are reluctant to participate in training. Therefore, this study attempted to find the personality, situational and motivational related factors those induce employees to participate in training program. This study was mainly focused on identifying the factors which influence the employees' motivation to learn, determining the strength of the relationship and relative contribution of the factors which influence employees' motivation to learn.
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    Study of Impact Personality, situational and Motivational Factors Towards Employees’ Motivation to Learn in Insurance Industry at Polonnaruwa District
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2011) Waidyanthi, K.M.V.
    Employee motivation to learn is critical factor to consider for organizations when achieving the organizations' goals. This study attempted to examine the impact of employees' personality, situational, and motivational factors on employee motivation to learn. Population was consisted with 251 employees from 6 listed Insurance companies at Polonnaruwa district, and sample was 80 individuals who are working in that insurance companies. Stratified sampling method was used. Data was summarized by using descriptive analysis. The strength of relationship between independent, intervening and dependant variable was determined by Karl Pearson product movement correlation coefficient. The relative contribution of each independent towards dependent variable was determined by using multiple regression analysis. Achieving the major objective find out that Personality and situational factor were low positively correlated with the motivational factor, and it was significantly correlated. Motivational factor was high positively correlated with the motivation to learn, and it was significantly correlated. Finally as a conclusion, employee's personality and situational factors were significantly contributed to motivational factors and motivational factors was significantly contributed to employees' motivation to learn in Srilankan Insurance sector.