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Influence of machiavellianism, transparency and moral intelligence on integrity, leader effectiveness and organisational citizenship behaviour
(2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was rooted in the need for organisations to utilise methods and techniques which serve to better address unethical decision making and influences within the organisation when employees are ... -
Influence of self-control, risk-taking, manipulation and integrity on organisational citizenship behaviour
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Organisations across the world are becoming increasingly more globalised and in order to remain competitive, organisations need to pay attention to their innovation, flexibility, responsiveness and ... -
Variance in employee engagement among public school teachers in the Western Cape province: an exploratory study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In 2011, the National Planning Commission identified poverty and inequality as the most significant burdens facing South Africa. Today, this reality remains unchanged. Abject poverty and high levels of ... -
Die verband tussen uitbranding en veerkragtigheid by onderwysers in Bloemfontein
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to expand on resilience to develop an explanatory structural model to explain the variance in burnout. In addition, this study focused on the role that work-home interaction play ... -
The relationship between type of secondary education and subject choice with technically oriented aptitudes for automotive operators
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Orientation: The central theme of this study attends to the role of secondary education in relation to two broad categories of specific aptitudes (psychomotor and spatial abilities). Utilising type of secondary education ... -
Secondary education as a predictor of aptitude : implications for selection in the automotive sector
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Orientation: Details of applicants’ secondary education (incorporating subject choice) could be a useful screening tool when processing large applicant pools. Here, the relationships between secondary education (incorporating ... -
Using narratives to understand the motivational factors and experience of being a self-initiated academic expatriate in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Orientation: A growing movement of foreign nationals is settling in South Africa. Given this, there is a need to understand not only those factors influencing foreign nationals to settle in South Africa but also their lived ... -
Effect of ethical leadership and climate on effectiveness
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)Orientation: The increasing prevalence of theft, sabotage and other deviant behaviours in the workplace has disastrous effects for organisations, such as lowered effectiveness, escalated costs and the organisation’s declining ... -
The elaboration and empirical evaluation of the De Goede learning potential structural model
(AOSIS, 2014)As a direct result of having segregated amenities and public services during the Apartheid era where Black individuals were provided with services inferior to those of White individuals, the country is currently challenged ... -
Towards a 21st century university : teachings from consumer behaviour applicable to higher education
(UNISA Press, 2015)The South African higher education landscape has changed dramatically over the past 25 years. The purpose of this conceptual article is to challenge higher education institutions (HEIs) to learn/draw from a wider spectrum ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Shift work, emotional labour and psychological well-being of nursing staff
(University of Split, Faculty of Economics, 2017)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study explored the effect of emotional labour and the psychological experience of shift work on the psychological well-being at work (PWBW) of long term care nursing staff (n = 206). The ‘psychological ... -
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 ... -
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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