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The development of a principled leadership scale
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In South Africa, as scandals of the moral demise of the leaders in the public and private sectors grow, the need for value-based leaders, who lead from an inner moral compass, is continually highlighted. ...
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Mental toughness, job demands and job resources: testing the effects on engagement and stress of South African emergency personnel
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Literature related to emergency personnel in South Africa highlights an overwhelming need to study the extent of stress they endure on a daily basis. According to a South African 2008/2009 police report, ...
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Driving anger: the role of personality attributes, emotional intelligence, gender and age
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : It is stated that, in South Africa, 90% of accidents can be blamed on human error (Venter, 2010). Furthermore, the same study shows that only between 3% and 5% of traffic accidents could be blamed on the ...
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Factors influencing work satisfaction of single parents in the South African National Defence Force: an exploratory study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Families have transitioned from the traditional profile of two married heterosexual parents to homosexual and single parents. There has been a documented increase in single-parent families over the years. ...
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Psychosocial factors influencing psychological wellbeing of South African state security forces: an exploratory study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : A study of the available literature on psychological wellbeing of South African state security forces revealed that a considerable gap exists for further research. The work environment of soldiers and ...
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Exploring what makes peer interaction effective In leadership teams
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study focuses on the fundamental conditions that allow effective task processes within teams in their natural and fully situated context to emerge and that cause members to engage in them wholeheartedly, ...
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The impact of job demands and job resources on the burnout and engagement of trade union representatives
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In South Africa, trade union representatives, more commonly known as shop stewards, face the difficulty of having to fulfil two roles. Currently trade union representatives are elected and expected to ...
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Influence of integrity and moral intelligence on authentic leadership and organisational citizenship behaviour
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Over the past decade organisations continue to be confronted with negative employee behaviours. Consequently, researchers and managers of organisations have taken an interest in understanding the factors ...
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Application of reliability analysis for performance assessments in railway infrastructure asset management
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reliable railway infrastructure systems guarantee the safety of operations and the availability of train services. With an increase in mobility demands, it is increasingly becoming a challenge to deliver ...
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Determinants of work-life conflict and its role in burnout among nursing staff
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The occupation of nursing is a high risk, high pressure, and labour-intensive profession in the Health Care system. The Health Care system is important for the well-being of the society, therefore it is ...
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Salient predictors of intention to quit among sales employees within the south african financial services industry
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Today’s organisations are consistently faced with radical change within an extremely volatile environment. A review of the literature revealed that the demanding and often challenging nature of work ...
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The development and empirical evaluation of a psychological well-being at work structural model for geriatric care staff
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Nursing staff constitute the largest group of employees in the healthcare industry (Giallonardo, Wong, & Iwasiw, 2010) and evidence suggests that they experience the lowest levels of job engagement ...
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The development and empirical evaluation of a client/investor risk-tolerance model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Risk-Tolerance is an influential individual differences factor that determines the composition of financial portfolios that are optimal regarding the risk and return for the investor. At the heart of ...
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Development and empirical testing of a theoretical model explaining medical students’ intention to practise in urban or rural South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The shortage of medical practitioners is a worldwide dilemma and South Africa is also affected by these shortages which result in many health-related issues. Rural areas suffer the most. Research indicates ...
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Exploring the construct validity of the social desirability scale of the south african personality inventory
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Personality assessments are widely used in South Africa for predicting individuals’ future job performance (Barrick & Mount, 1996; Hough, Eaton, Dunette, Kamp, & McCloy, 1990; Ones & Viswesvaran, 2001). ...
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Job calling : testing the effects on engagement and health in the South African police service
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Literature related to the South African Police Service (SAPS) consistently highlights the negative aspects of SAPS work environments and the resultant adverse impact on workers’ well-being. More specifically, ...
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Toward the development of a corporate social responsibility leadership questionnaire : an adaptation of the LBI-2
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015-08)Orientation: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has grown exponentially in South African organisations, making leadership in CSR crucial. This article describes the first phase towards the development of a CSR leadership ...
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Investigating the feasibility to remove alpha case from titanium alloys with machining
(Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University, 2016)Titanium as an alloy offers excellent material properties including corrosion resistance, biocompatibility and high specific strength. These properties make titanium alloys highly desirable in demanding applications and ...
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Why students drink : a study of South African university students’ drinking behaviour
(HESA, 2016)Little is known about the drinking behaviour of South African university students and education and prevention campaigns are not necessarily based on scientific research results. To change drinking behaviour, it is important ...
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Board member success: The development of a competency model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : A need exists to understand and explain effective board functioning in a holistic sense with regard to corporate governance. Research has shown that meeting the formal, quantitative board outcomes (i.e. ...
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Modification, elaboration and empirical evaluation of the Beyers’ Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership Model.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This origin of this study lies in the importance of leadership in organisations. The behaviour of individuals in leadership positions affects the attitudes and performance of employees, and therefore, ...
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The development of a mentor competency questionnaire for a Rachel’s Angels youth mentor
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Attitudes and personal behaviours of professional health care personnel towards fellow employees living with HIV/AIDS
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The study was undertaken to establish professional health care personnel’s attitudes and personal behaviours towards their colleagues living with HIV and AIDS in a rural government hospital, Mokhotlong ...
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The development of a South African medical practitioners competency questionnaire
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)Medical practitioners are without a doubt one of the most fundamental role players in the functioning of hospitals and community health. The fraternity of industrial psychology can contribute to interventions ensuring ...
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The role of psychological capital in protecting the psychological well-being of individuals working in call centres
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)Call centres play an important role in the growth of the South African economy. While the use of call centres offer companies numerous benefits, indications are that its success comes at the cost of individual psychological ...
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Knowledge of occupational safety by hospital cleaners and hospital managers towards HIV and other blood borne pathogens transmission in Abakaliki region in Eastern Nigeria
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The research focused on the knowledge of occupational safety by hospital managers towards HIV and other blood borne pathogens transmission in Abakaliki region in eastern Nigeria. These pathogens are easily ...
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The effect of corruption on HIV/AIDS donor funds a case study of Namibia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is qualitative research that aims to identify the effect of corruption on HIV/AIDS donor funds in Namibia in order to provide guidelines to policy makers in relations to the regulation of HIV/IDS ...
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The development of an ethical integrity test
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study investigated the growing phenomenon of counterproductive work behaviour, and how personality and integrity affects this. It was deemed important to establish what contributes to counterproductive ...
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Reasons of early sexual debut of “female” adolescents attending Town-Two Clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: There is an increase in the prevalence of HIV among young females compared to their male counterparts in South Africa (Shisana, 2012). Previous studies have shown early sexual debut is one ...
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How job demands and resources predict burnout, engagement and intention to quit in call centres
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The industrial psychology literature related to call centres highlights the negative aspects of call centre work environments and the resultant adverse impact on workers’ well-being. Call centres have ...
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