We frame this special issue on the hidden responsibility curriculum through the lens of Jun’ichirō Tanizaki’s 1933 essay, In Praise of Shadows, which recognises the subtlety, modesty and dignity of shadows that are highly ...
PURPOSE : The study assessed the impact of technostress creators, work–family conflict and perceived organisational support (POS) on work engagement for employees operating within the virtual and hybrid work settings. The ...
ORIENTATION : Learnerships has been operationalised in South Africa as part of the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS). The success of a learnership programme is influenced by stakeholder involvement. RESEARCH ...
The publication of the 20th volume of the SA Journal of Human Resource Management (SAJHRM)
marks an important milestone in the journal’s existence in the broader field of management
sciences. Since its inception as an ...
Hoobler, Jenny M.; Dowdeswell, Kim(Emerald, 2023-06)
PURPOSE : The authors of this study aim to test a possible turn toward relational, as opposed to agentic, management development program (MDP) content.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : The authors performed a content analysis ...
The purpose of this study was to explore the social mobility experiences of black Africans in middle-class occupations. In post-apartheid South Africa, the persistent question is why black Africans continue to be a minority ...
Fitzsimmons, Stacey; Ozbilgin, Mustafa; Thomas, David C.; Nkomo, Stella M., 1947-(Palgrave Macmillan, 2023-10)
To remain relevant IB research must address the increasing pressure being applied to
multinational enterprises (MNEs) to address equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). In this first
systematic review of EDI in ...
Our research aimed to expand the understanding of decent work at a micro level by exploring the concept among the intended target group for which the Psychology of Work Theory (PWT) was developed for (unskilled and ...
Harunavamwe, Martha(Central University of Technology, Free State, 2022-12)
It has become vital to propose new forms of engaging employees in the banking industry in order to retain critical customers and increase profits. The banking industry operates in an exceedingly complicated and competitive ...
The end of the apartheid era witnessed a move towards the decolonisation of the South African workplace. Individuals with diverse cultures were more readily accepted into the workplace, especially those from indigenous ...
Harmse, Adele; O'Neil, Susanna Maria; Strasheim, Arien(University of Stellenbosch, Faculty of Military Science, 2022-08)
Generally, military members are often required to work away from home, resulting in
extended absences from their families. International studies have shown the effects of
extended absences to be severe and associated ...
Harunavamwe, Martha; Ward, Chene(Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-26)
The remote working environment is characterised by excessive use of
new technology and work activities that extend to personal time. It is
expected of each employee to balance multiple roles whilst maintaining
maximum ...
We explore whether abusive supervision may occur more in mixed-race supervisor-subordinate dyads. Specifically, our model tests whether, in mixed-race dyads, a manager’s implicit racial bias may be associated with racial ...
Dowdeswell, Kim E.; Kriek, Hennie J.(AOSIS, 2021-05-28)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact
on the world of work, and we see a corresponding shift in the talent management and
assessment spheres. This commentary reflects on the ...
O'Neil, Susanna Maria; Gopal, Jeshika(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2021)
Emotional labour is a part of all work situations, and how people manage it influences their quality of work-life. We aimed to study lived emotional labour and sustainable work participation of a sample of 15 South African ...
Hill, Carin; Nel, Jan Alewyn; De Beer, Leon T.; Fetvadjiev, Velichko H.; Stevens, Lyle I.; Bruwer, Monique(Frontiers Media, 2021-10-11)
The purpose of this study was to expand internal construct validity and equivalence
research of the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), as well as to investigate the
nomological validity of the SAPI by examining ...
Wynbergen, Andrea(University of Pretoria, 2014-07)
Orientation
In this study the interrelationship between specific personality and interests measures were explored to improve understanding of the respective constructs and their interrelations. A literature study and ...
Erasmus, Clarice Fransa(University of Pretoria, 2014-11)
This study investigates the influence of management behaviour on work motivation within a financial services institution in South Africa. The highly competitive business environment is forcing organisations to improve their ...
Kekana, Esli Amarja(University of Pretoria, 2014-08)
OBJECTIVE : The purpose of the study is to determine the psychometric properties of the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire (WLQ) in terms of its reliability, dimensionality and second-order structural ...
This qualitative study reports on the role of university lecturers in the well-being of undergraduate students. A sample of undergraduate student participants (n = 335) at a large, urban residential university in the Gauteng ...