https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/3836 2026-04-22T01:44:46Z 2026-04-22T01:44:46Z Abeykoon, AMDK https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/1372 2023-04-26T11:27:36Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Impact of Emotional Intelligence of Leadership Effectiveness on Job Satisfaction of Sri Lanka Army Abeykoon, AMDK This study is aimed to findout how emotional intelligence can be applied to enhance the leadership effectiveness and job satisfaction of military personnel in Sri Lanka Army. Within the course of this study, it has been discovered that emotional intelligence has an effect on empathy, communication skills and influential ability of the leaders resulted by building stronger and better relationships, which enhances their leadership effectiveness ultimately resulting a higher level of job satisfaction among the subordinates. The instrument used for testing is a questionnaire designed to reflect all the characteristics and behaviour patterns of the variables and mode of research is the survey research method. The sample consists of 320 military personnel who have completed the questionnaire, producing a response rate of 100 per cent. Data analysis revealed that the factors of emotional intelligence are significantly associated with leadership effectiveness which ultimately results to improve the level of job satisfaction. Hence a positive relationship exists between the emotional intelligence and the leadership effectiveness as well as between the leadership effectiveness and the job satisfaction. These results largely support the hypothesized associations between variables found in research studies derived mainly from samples of Western theoretical scenario. However, contrary to previous studies, the findings suggest that aspirations to work in a military post are associated with high job satisfaction. The main implications for military training, education and practice are that military administrators should work collaboratively to reduce the gap between theory and practice, specifically to improve the quality of military personnel experience. Positive military placement experience is related to high job satisfaction, and so, potentially, to an improved retention rate. Further these results have implications for top management and policy makers in demonstrating that they should use emotional intelligence to select, train and develop effective leaders Article Full Text

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Fernando, KERL Fernando, R Fernando, L https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/1371 2023-04-26T10:59:02Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Military Assisting Police During Crowd Dispersal Duties: Addressing the Gray Area of Sri Lankan Pragmatism Fernando, KERL; Fernando, R; Fernando, L Military and Police forces are established in every state with the prime objective of preserving state and internal security respectively. Moreover, in some occasions Military assist Police in order to uphold peace and order of the state. Thus it is evident that though the theoretical aspects and procedures of Military Corporation with Police during crowd dispersal duties succeed to a certain extent, there are many grey areas which are required to be addressed when both corporate together in practical scenarios because the two establishments are diverse in nature. This was evident during the recent Rathupaswala incident, too. The research problem of this study is to reveal the right time to call for military assistance rather than pre-mature calls, the challenges faced by joint task duties of both organizations due to diverse commanding orders, various terms and cultures being used in military compared with Police and most importantly the responsibility and liability for the actions during military assisting Police in crowd dispersal duties. Also the hypothesis of this study is that if the joint task duties are clearly stated rather than separately, both establishments will be able to overcome these practical challenges. The objective of this study is to introduce new means and methods for joint task duties in crowd dispersing when Police is aided by military and also to educate both Police and military personnel in combination rather than to maintain separate procedures forces-wise. Ultimately these reforms are to be introduced to the defence strategies, in order to inculcate professionalism of both Police and military personnel for national development in order to overcome many challenges in the future. Article Full Text

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Liyanage, HLC https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/1370 2023-04-26T11:03:39Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mission Command; a Perceptible Solution for Future Challenges of the Army Liyanage, HLC Command and control (C2) is an essential element of the art and science of warfare. C2 is the lifeblood, through which, commanders initiate and integrate all military functions and operations toward a common goal—mission accomplishment. The C2 has been considered one of the battlefield operating systems, which the Army uses to address the conduct (planning, preparation, execution, and assessment) of operations in discrete subsets. Though the term command and control is well known throughout the Army, there are doubts whether it is well understood or not. The term ined as what a commander needs to do to get his force to accomplish the mission. As warfare has Similarly the nature of conflicts, too, had been evolved through generations. There is no doubt that the same evolution will continue and the magnitude and the complexity of conflicts and the nature of military operations will be much more complex in the future. Therefore, situations where the army has to perform in future would definitely be demanding much more professionalism and effectiveness. Hence only a complex friendly C2 system would be able to compete with a complex enemy system. Each of this system consists of numerous components that may also be complex systems, each interacting and affecting many other systems. The results of those interactions are complicated, often unpredictable, and perhaps uncontrollable. Thus, military operations may increasingly demand orderly, efficient, and precise control. Historically, commanders have employed variations of two basic C2 concepts: mission command and detailed command for their functions. Militaries and commanders have frequently favoured detailed command, but an understanding of the nature of war and the patterns of military history clearly highlights the advantages of mission command.Mission command is a command approach that is based upon the exercise of local initiative within the framework of command intent. This is enabled by an appropriate delegation of authority and responsibility that allows subordinate commanders the latitude to plan and conduct operations based upon their understanding of the local situation.Having been fighting and defeating terrorism for three decades, the Sri Lanka Army possesses a wealth of experiences in operating under complex situations. Hence there is a need to evaluate the own experiences and to draw lessons for future effectiveness. Hence this paper intends to discuss the advantages of mission command by studying history of warfare and to propose the advantages of inculcating mission command policy in Sri Lanka Army to increase its combat effectiveness. This study will be conducted using secondary sources and qualitative evaluation methods of social science research. Article Full Text

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Sanjeewani, DGN https://ir.kdu.ac.lk/handle/345/1258 2023-04-26T11:23:21Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Engagement of KDU in Executing the National Security Sanjeewani, DGN National Security is a diversified approach that defines integration of national territory and its institutions which are required for the stability of a country. The concept is mostly perceived the sovereignty and its implications towards a secured nation as an intensified terminal. In that perspective, the genesis of national security organizations reflects the conformity of national security to address its incitation as an ultimate goal and outcome. Even though KDU is an educational institute which has a military background and governance, it plays an imperative role in congruence to the concept of a National security organization. Moreover the inclusion of internal and external resources such as military personnel and civilians is an undeniable gigantic prelude to integrate the society for a unified entity within the country. Article Full Text

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