PROMOTING EMPLOYEE ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDES IN STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES IN MATARA DISTRICT

Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to explore and figure out the associations among the perceived investment in employee development. psychological climate (Climate for Autonomy and Climate66666 lor Innovation). supervisor's behaviors (Promotlng Collaboration and lntellectuai Stimulation and ernployee) and entrepreneLrrial attitudes of employees in selected:;tate cu'ned enterprises in Matara district. This research stud;' relies on a data set derived its survey of I 78 employees who are currentlv employed in selected state banks in Matara district. The findings of this research stu,ly' show that perceived investment in employee development had a moderate ievei and emplolee entrepreneurial attitudes, climate for autonomy, climate for innovation. promoting collaboration and intellectual stimulation had a high level. There vr.as a rnoderate positive relationship between perceived investment in employee development ancj emplol,'ee entrepreneurial attitudes. between climate for autonomy and emplcl,'ee cntrepreneurial attitudes, between climate for innovation and employee entrepreneLlrial attitudes, and also a strong positive relationship between perceived investment in employee,development and climate ibr autonomy, between perceived investment in ernplolee development and climate tbr innovation, between perceived investnrent in employee development and promoting collaboration. between perceived investment .,r emplo,v-ee development and intellectual stimulation. between promoting collaboration and climate for autonomy and between intellectual stimulation and climate fbr innovation in selected bank employees in Matara district. The study showed that psvchological climate (Climate for Autonomy and Climate for Innovation) plays a partial mediating role in the connection between perceived investment in employ'ee development and employee entrepreneurial attitudes. Finally, the rnoderation analysis result indicated that there is no significant moderate impact of supervisor's behaviors (Promoting Collaboration and lntellectual Stimulation) on the relationship between perceived investment in employee development and psychological cl imate.