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The role of personality, hardiness, resilience and grit in mediating subjective career success in commercial deep sea divers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Since the 16th century, man has been diving in the waters around the world. This phenomenon initially came about as a form of exploration, but eventually, commercial interests lead to the formation of ...
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Development of the leadership behavioural scale
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : In South Africa, the concept of effective leadership is constantly highlighted. South African organisations depend on good leadership to ensure that the overall performance and outcomes lead to optimal ...
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Relationship between personality, integrity and counterproductive work behaviour : a Namibian study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Organisations in collaboration with academic institutions have over years been looking at ways to understand and find interventions to curb negative behaviours in the workplace. These behaviours have over ...
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The development of a partial South African medical practitioner competency model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : South Africa’s healthcare sector is facing a crisis. In order to solve this crisis, the healthcare workforce is also considered to have a responsibility to solve these challenges. Challenges such as staff ...
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An explanatory study on the determinants of organisational commitment and the influence thereof on intention to quit among artisans and engineers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Artisans and engineers are considered the backbone of infrastructure development and economic growth in South Africa. Given the critical skill shortage in this area, the attraction and retention of artisans ...
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The effectiveness of the spatial playmaker method of creative problem-solving: a pilot evaluation study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Creativity is of paramount importance to organisations. It is the essential building block of not only the competitive advantage of organisations but of their continued survival. Organisations often opt ...
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The elaboration, modification and empirical testing of the Spies burnout structural model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : The service industry, specifically call centres are known to be one of the fastest growing industries globally. Organisations are constantly trying to gain from, or utilise these call centres, as it allows ...
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The development and empirical evaluation of an intention to quit structural model for nurses in the public sector in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Nursing staff turnover is significantly higher than turnover experienced in other occupational groups. Resultantly studying turnover and turnover intent in the health care industry is important. Turnover ...
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An investigation into the first and second -order factor structure of the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Due to our free market economy, it has become immensely important for organisations in the 21st century to utilise scarce resources as optimally as possible to ensure a lucrative place in the market as ...
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Development and empirical evaluation of an explanatory psychological ownership structural model
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : A key competitive business advantage, in today’s globalised world, lies not in technology and products but in its people. Numerous psychological mechanisms have been identified within applied and academic ...
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Organisational characteristics associated with the implementation of work-life balance policies within South African organisations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Work-life balance has become an important concept in research and practice. However, very little South African literature has explored work-life balance and how it is perceived by managers and employees ...
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Influence of integrity and servant leadership on trust in leaders and ethical culture
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : This study stems from the need to address unethical behaviour in the workplace. Servant leadership emerged as a tool to address this issue, through the development of an ethical culture. The role of ...
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Human capital retention: Developing and validating a structural model of selected antecedents of intention to quit
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Contemporary organisations are more interested in understanding employees’ cognitive intention to quit the organisation rather than dealing with the costly and disruptive consequences of actual turnover. ...
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Antecedents for and outcomes of the pursuit of customised careers for millennial women in skilled occupations.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aims to contribute to the field of Industrial and Organisation Psychology by shedding light on the increasing diversity of gender and generation which make up the global workforce today and how ...
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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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