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dc.contributor.authorAdikaram, Arosha S.-
dc.contributor.authorRanasinghe, K. M. E. N.-
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-31T11:24:42Z-
dc.date.available2018-05-31T11:24:42Z-
dc.date.issued2017-
dc.identifier.citationThe 12th International Research Conference on Management and Finance, 27th October2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/4576-
dc.description.abstractWhilethereisnodoubtabouttheimportanceofHumanResourceManagement(HR) for businesses around the world, the debate continues as to whether HR is a profession similarto medicine, engineering,accountancy, and law. Theaim of this paperistocompare andcontrasttheattributesofaprofessionidentifiedby Greenwood(1957)withHRMdiscipline,toidentifywhetherHRMisaprofessionora skilledoccupationinSriLanka.Employingqualitative researchmethodology,indepthinterviewswereconducted with16topHR professionals,andsecondary informationwas gatheredfromwebsitesand documentsrelatedtoInstituteof PersonnelManagementSriLankaas wellas AssociationofHRprofessionals,which are the knownprofessionalbodies relatedtoHR inSri Lanka. The findingsindicated howtheHRinSri Lankadoesnotappeartopossessmanycriteriaofa profession, indicatingtheneedforHRMdisciplineinSri Lankatoacquireanddemonstrate systematic theory,authority,community sanction,ethicalcodesandaprofessional culture.Accordingtotheinterviewinformation,HRcanbeidentifiedasmoreofa skillbased occupationinSriLanka,where thesuccessofanHR personnelissaidto dependmore onhisorherinherentskillsandabilities(visavisthesystematic knowledge).Hence,itisclearthat,atthemoment,HRinSriLankaappearstobe more ofanoccupationwithspecializedskillsanddistinctcompetenciesratherthana profession withattributesof a profession.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of of Management and Finance, University of Colomboen_US
dc.subjectHuman resourcemanagement, Profession,Occupation, Skillen_US
dc.titleHuman Resource Managementin SriLanka: A Profession or a Skilled Occupation?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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