| dc.description.abstract | Big Data Analytics is swiftly growing and has revolutionized the field of business, through advanced analytics.
Similarly, Sri Lanka is progressively embracing big data technology and the pioneering adopters include logistics
companies. This emerging field has opened up many employment opportunities for big data professionals (BDP).
However, Sri Lanka has encountered a shortage of BDP, amidst the significant growth in the field. Thus, this study
analyze the factors that potentially impact the employability of BDP in the field of big data analytics, with the motive
of finding solutions to reduce the skill shortage, which serves as the main objective of the research. The study was
executed by analyzing qualitative and quantitative data collected through a questionnaire survey followed by a
series of structured interviews. The questionnaire survey was distributed among 180 employees who are currently
employed in the field of big data analytics, whereas, the structured interviews were carried out with 08 experts in
the field. Based on the initial Exploratory Factor Analysis conducted, Education Factors, Skills and Competencies,
and Job Market Factors were identified as the three main variables which affect the employability of BDP.
Subsequently, a Thematic Analysis was carried out in order to investigate the impact of the aforementioned factors
on the big data skill shortage, and to navigate possible remedies for it. Based on the data analysis conducted and
results derived, it was depicted that the employability of BDP is directly related to Education Factors, Skills and
Competencies and Job Market factors. As implications of the study it was revealed that certain educational and
competency development factors should be enhanced in order to diminish the skill shortage of BDP. | en_US |
