Masters Degrees (Industrial Psychology)

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    Cultural factors and implementation of ergonomics in developing countries : (an industrial psychological study of selected cultural factors with specific reference to the transfer of technology within the eastern Mpumalanga Province, one of nine provinces of South Africa)
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-03) Strydom, J. (Joyce); Calitz, C. J.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When considering the attitude of a workforce towards their work and ways of increasing their motivation, attention must be given to their culture. Attitudes within In this study the influence of culture on the implementation of ergonomics was studied with specific reference to the transfer of technology in developing countries. Cultural diversity factors such as language/communication, religious beliefs, anthropometrics, educational background time, ethnicity values, attitude and values was measured using a specially designed questionnaire. It was completed by eighteen managers representing seven large industries in the Mpumalanga province. The cultural factor with the highest significance was 'time'. Others with high significance were educational background, attitude, language/communication and values. Ethnicity values, anthropometrics and religious beliefs were cultural factors which was not considered to be significant, however the population was very small and it is considered that they do contribute towards the implementation of ergonomICS. Training, imported technology and management are external factors, which make a useful and practical contribution to the subject of Ergonomics and the implementation thereof in organizations. If understood, cultural factors provide a much richer environment and different viewpoints, which can increase productivity by the effective use of technology. an organization are due to the attitudes that exist in the culture from which the members of the organization have come. Management practices, therefore, must cope with the attitudes and prejudices of the cultures within the organization. These cultures have been influenced by many factors like religious doctrine and history, not primarily concerned with the efficiency and productivity of the organization. Ergonomics aim at the optimization of the interaction between human and machine and the operating environment. This can provide the information necessary to promote an acceptable and efficient interaction between human-machine and environment in any form of a human-at-work system. In the process of technology transfer from Industrial Developed Countries to Industrial Developing Countries, emphasis is laid on economic progress. Although improvement of the economic situation and the standard of living is important to achieve, neglecting ergonomic considerations is both economically expensive and socially disturbing, thus creating negative effects in the country acquiring the technology. Ergonomics serve as a link between human factor considerations and the transfer of technology. A comprehensive systems model of Ergonomics was used, which indicates the interaction between facets emphasizing information as a core dynamic process, which can be useful to ensure optimality of choices of technology.
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    Effective personality profiles in negotiation according to the Myers-Briggs type indicator
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12) Truter, Hendrieka; Calitz, C. J.; Kotze, M. E.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This explorative study set out to investigate the effectiveness of different personalities in negotiation. The research problem originated as result of the search through literature aimed at developing a negotiation skills program for the South African Army. Many authors were found to refer to the importance of personality on the process and outcome of negotiation, but that existing research focus mainly on single personality traits and often indicated inconclusive results. These findings stirred curiosity to explore the possibility that certain personality types, according to a more comprehensive theory of personality, may prove to be more effective than others. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Form G self-scoring and two separate role-plays were used to gather data for this research. The role-plays placed similar boundaries on the participants in terms of the type of agreement that could be reached as well as the financial terms involved. The MBTI results were used as continuous scores and the eight subscales as separate groups and also according to a number of combinations of the subscales. The possible influence of a number of variables were taken into account namely, age, gender, military rank, level of formal education and ethnicity. Though the majority of these variables were found to be possible covariates of personality they appear not to have influenced the outcome of the research. This was because no significant correlations appeared to exist between the outcome of the negotiation role-plays and the various scales and subscales of the MBTI. According to these results, and within the confinement of this research it would appear that the various personality types do not differ in terms of the effectiveness in negotiation.
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    Die evaluering van 'n opleidingskursus vir Kleurling plaaswerkers
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1980) Du Toit, Willem Francois; Calitz, C. J.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Department of Industrial Psychology.
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    ILO/IEA Ergonomic checkpoints : evaluering van inhoud en gebruik in 'n opleidingsprogram
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1999-12) Scribante, Fredo; Calitz, C. J.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial psychology.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The question arose with the publication of the ILO/IEA Ergonomic Checkpoints if the manual is going to be of positive use to rectify the poor usage of ergonomics in the past and to achieve the objectives that were set by the authors of the manual. Their was concern that the manual might be purchased by a person not familiar with ergonomics at all, which could result in ineffective use. The result could be that ergonomics could be seen as a field of study of little use to the business world. This study concentrates on the evaluation of Ergonomic Checkpoints as it is used in an industrially developing country such as South Africa. The primary objective of the study is to find to what extent Ergonomic Checkpoints is suitable to be used as a manual for use in a training program. Various factors were taken in account that could possible have an effect on the implementation of Ergonomic Checkpoints in a training program. The last objective of the study was to determine the usefulness and frequency of use of the manual. A questionnaire was developed to measure these factors. Various seminars on Ergonomic Checkpoints were presented in South Africa during 1996. The participants of this study all attended these seminars. Due to the time lapse between the last seminar and the commencing of this study, only 80% of the participants could be traced. The evaluation of the training program on Ergonomic Checkpoints were done based on the evaluation method of Kirkpatrick. This model of evaluation is done on four levels: the reaction level, learning level, behaviour level and result level. This evaluation was done mainly on the reaction level and to a lesser extent in the behavior and result levels. The reason for this is that no prior testing could be done due to the fact that there was no seminars conducted during the period of this study. Suggestions are however made as to how a full study in this regard can be carried out. The most important results of the study can be summarized as follows: • There are some shortcomings in the subject matter of Ergonomic Checkpoints. • Ergonomic Checkpoints can be used in a training program but will be more successful if it is tied to a systematic model to give structure to the training effort. • The manual is reasonably free of external factors, ego readability, that could influence the outcome of the training. • The frequency of use is not as high as expected, although the users indicated that the manual is a useful source of information on ergonomics. Suggestions are presented on how to increase the use of Ergonomic Checkpoints can be in a positive manner. Ergonomic Checkpoints is a good start to prove the worth of the implementation of ergonomic principles to possible users in industrial developing countries.
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    Verskille in tegnologiese hoe vlak mannekrag : persoonlikheidsverskille, kreatiwiteit, leerstyle, werkbelewing
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1989-12) Bezuidenhout, Martina; Calitz, C. J.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology.
    AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die persoonlikheidseienskappe van die ingenieurs en wetenskaplikes by die Instituut vir Maritieme Tegnologie is ondersoek. Psigometrika en induktiewe metings is aangewend om verskille in hierdie groepe ten opsigte van persoonlikheid, leerstylvoorkeure en werkbelewing te peil. Geen bestuursnoemenswaardige verskille het tussen die groepe in die teikengroep voorgekom nie. Leerstylgroep-gegronde verskille is weI bepaal en behoort vir bestuursdoeleindes in ag geneem te word.