Factors influencing counterproductive work behaviours of soldiers : an exploratory study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Van Dyk, G. A. J. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Nzimande, Zinhle Londiwe | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.other | Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-24T06:09:26Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-31T19:41:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-11-24T06:09:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-31T19:41:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-12 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2020. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study was initiated because of the costly and harmful effect of negative behaviours have on both organisations and society. This study was undertaken to understand the impact of deviant behaviours in the South African military context. The available literature on counterproductive work behaviours (CWB) in the South African military revealed a considerable gap for further research. The purpose was to investigate the impact of organisational justice, work-alienation, leader behaviour, and ethical organisational climate on CWB. A theoretical model was developed to explain the relationships between the latent variables and counterproductive behaviours. Hypothesises were formulated regarding the postulated relationships found between these variables in the literature study. These hypotheses were tested to determine the validity of these propositions and thereafter test the proposed structural model. The sample comprised of uniformed members of the 5 South African Infantry Battalion from which data was collected utilising the existing instruments. Although two of the scales had extremely low reliability, rendering them unacceptable for use in research, the scales with satisfactory reliability were used to measure the hypothesised paths of the model. The results indicated that non-significant relationships were found to exist between the variables, except one variable that was significant. Only transactional leadership was found to impact significantly on CWB. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Hierdie studie is vanweë die duur en skadelike effek van negatiewe gedrag op beide organisasies en die samelewing aangepak. Die studie is onderneem om die impak van afwykende gedrag in die Suid-Afrikaanse militêre konteks te verstaan. Die beskikbare literatuur oor teenproduktiewe werkgedrag (CWB) in die Suid-Afrikaanse weermag het 'n aansienlike leemte vir verdere navorsing aan die lig gebring. Die doel was om die impak van organisasiegeregtigheid, werkvervreemding, leiergedrag en etiese organisasieklimaat op CWB te ondersoek. 'n Teoretiese model is ontwikkel om die verwantskappe tussen die latente veranderlikes en teenproduktiewe gedrag te verduidelik. Hipoteses ten opsigte van die veronderstelde verwantskappe wat tussen hierdie veranderlikes in die literatuurstudie gevind is, is geformuleer. Hierdie hipoteses is getoets om die geldigheid van die stellings te bepaal en daarna die voorgestelde strukturele model te toets. Die steekproef is saamgestel uit lede in uniform van die 5 Suid-Afrikaanse Infanteriebataljon en data is met behulp van bestaande instrumente ingesamel. Alhoewel twee van die skale uiters lae betroubaarheid getoon het, wat hulle dus onaanvaarbaar vir gebruik in navorsing gemaak het, is die skale met bevredigende betroubaarheid gebruik om die hipoteseroetes van die model te meet. Behalwe vir een veranderlike wat betekenisvol was, het die resultate die bestaan van nie-beduidende verwantskappe tussen die veranderlikes aangedui. 'n Beduidende impak op CWB is slegs deur transaksionele leierskap aangedui. | af_ZA |
| dc.description.version | Masters | en |
| dc.format.extent | xi, 111 pages ; illustrations | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109249 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.holder | Stellenbosch University | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Soldiers -- Attitudes -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | South Africa -- Armed Forces | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Organizational justice | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Organizational commitment | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | UCTD | |
| dc.title | Factors influencing counterproductive work behaviours of soldiers : an exploratory study | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |