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- ItemConstruction Equipment Management through Selection, Maintenance and Replacement Practice(NSBM Green University, 2019-11-22) Bogahawatta, J.; Amarathunge, B.Effective equipment management is a critical success factor for any construction firm to sustain in the industry. In construction equipment management, the equipment selection, maintenance and replacement are the main key areas of attention. Conventional processes of equipment management and bias decisions of equipment managers often result significant losses in construction firms. Inefficient usage of consequential cost in equipment management seriously diminishes the effectiveness of selection, maintenance and replacement decisions of construction firms. It is found in the study that; majority of Sri Lankan construction firms acquirethe construction equipment either from leases orloans. Frequency of equipment usage is identified as the main criterion considered when making the decision, whether to hire or buy equipment. It was generally identified that; companies have incorporated scheduled preventive maintenance policies and corrective maintenance policies in construction equipment maintenance. Periodic maintenance is found to be an important practice in equipment maintenance. In the event of equipment failures, it was found that location of the equipment and waiting for spares are the most significant causes for reported downtime. Delays of construction due to equipment breakdowns is the foremost reason to dispose construction equipment. Effective application of consequential costs like downtime costs of equipment management, would certainly improve the construction equipment management processes.
- ItemEmotional Intelligence for Effective Leadership at Workplace: A Review(NSBM Green University, 2018-08-25) Amarathunge, B.Leadership is a vital element in achieving organizational success. Intelligent leaders are essential to possess multiple intelligences in order to be successful. Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been a vital factor among multiple intelligences identified as required for effective leaders. The recent focus of management researches has been considering the importance of application of head and heart in the workplace to improve the performance of employees. Emotional Intelligence is identified as the means of connecting the thinking and feeling process of people. In leadership, dealing effectively with emotions may contribute to how one handles the needs of individuals, how one effectively motivates employees, and makes them `feel’ at work. Thus, the objective of this review is to explore the concept of Emotional Intelligence and to discuss its relevance to Effective leadership at workplace based on the existent literature.