An Analysis of Cyberbullying Sensitivity Levels of University Students of Sri Lanka

While current communication technologies such as mobile phones, the internet and social network sites provide new opportunities for learning and interaction, they may also pose a threat to personal security. The rapid increase in access to information and communication technologies by young people can also cause those technologies to be used for bullying their peers leading to cyberbullying. The purpose of this study is to determine the cyberbullying sensitivity levels of university students and their perceived social supports levels, and analyze the variables that predict cyberbullying sensitivity. In addition, whether cyberbullying sensitivity levels and social support levels differed according to gender was also investigated.

The aggregate level of perceived social support of the university students were identified based on three main variables. They are family support, friends and support from the external environment. Data was collected through a questionnaire and the responses were scored on a five point Likert scale. The population of the study comprised of government university students of Sri Lanka. Among them 50 students voluntarily participated in this study. Thereafter the predicting factors that affect cyberbullying sensitivity were recognized through a stepwise regression.

The findings of this research show that the cyberbullying sensitivities of the students were high but their levels of the perceived social support were low. However the cyberbullying sensitivities of the female students are higher than the male students. Further the levels of social support did not differ according to the gender. Among the factors friends support was found to be the most impactful variable.

An analysis of the computer disaster patterns and its impact on the information management systems of businesses in Sri Lanka

With the popularization of the internet, cyber criminals use a wide range of computer disasters to attack businesses for various reasons such as financial gains, competitive gains, business disruption or political agendas. Cyber criminals often target the computer-based information management systems of businesses in order to achieve their unethical purposes, because it is the easiest and the most effective way to disrupt the overall business process of a particular organization. Furthermore, “Computer disasters” does not only cover the disasters which occur through the internet. There is a component of disasters which occurs without having any intervention of internet, including hardware faults, human negligence and natural disasters. Such kind of computer disasters is also capable in affecting the information management systems. After considering above facts, we can conclude that the computer-based information management systems are always in a risky position. Therefore the main objectives of this research are to identify the major types of computer disasters which can affect businesses, their adverse impacts on the information management practices of a business and their adverse impact on the overall capability of such information system to facilitate the entire business process.

In order to gain a sufficient understanding in this field, firstly, most common variables have been identified through analyzing the past literature stated by various researches. That foundation supported to develop an effective conceptual framework for this study. Thus, suitable hypothesis were developed in order to check whether there are relationships between the independent variables and the dependent variable. A sample was used to carry out the investigation in Sri Lankan context. The study was limited to small scale because of the limited time period and the assignment restricted objectives. The convenience sampling method has been used to generate the sample which consisted of 60 officers who were bearing a management position in their respective organizations. The study was executed by a survey carried out through a questionnaire. A wide range of significant findings could be obtained at the end of the analyzing process of primary data. Finally, better conclusions have been made based on those findings. 

An impact of internet-related communications on employee’s good practices in corporate sector

The prime target of this research article is to investigate the impact of internet-related communications on employee’s good practices in the corporate sector in Sri Lankan context. With the rise of the internet-related communication system, electronic mailing method was widely spread among corporate entities. While email has been seen as a method for expanding authoritative coordination and responsiveness, the utilization of electronic correspondence has a dim side to it.

This survey examined cyber incivility in the workstation of Sri Lanka and also examined its impact on employee job satisfaction, organizational commitment, quit intention. Data were collected from 65 employees. Results of the study displayed that male boss/supervisors engaged in active forms of cyber-incivility while female boss/supervisors engaged in passive cyber incivility. Regression analyses also displayed that cyber-incivility was negatively related to organizational commitment and employees’ job satisfaction. Employees who suffered cyber incivility were also more likely to quit their jobs. Thus, cyber incivility has negative consequences on both organizations and individuals.