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An evaluation of a psychosocial stress and coping model in the police work context

Louw, Gerrit J.; Viviers, A.M. (2010)

Orientation : Stress is a social reality which does not exist in isolation, but in many social situations, especially work-related environments. Police officers in particular suffer from highly negative stress related ...
A cross-cultural comparison of the factor structure of the Job Descriptive Index

Viviers, A.M. (2004)

This paper reports the results of a cross-cultural factor analytic study done on the subscales of the Job Descriptive Index (JDI). The subjects, who consisted of 731 white and 203 black students from the University of South ...
Construct equivalence of the OPQ32n for black and white people in South Africa

Visser, Delene; Viviers, A.M. (2010)

Orientation : The construct equivalence of the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32n) for black and white groups was investigated. Research purpose : The objective was to investigate the structural invariance ...
An investigation into the organisational leadership brand concept for public listed South African organisations

Eichstadt, Carl (2013-12)

Global and South African business challenges necessitate an increased focus on the need for effective leadership. The leaders of South African public listed organisations need to investigate new business solutions to enhance ...
Attitudes towards and experience of employment equity

Oosthuizen, Rudolf M; Naidoo, Vasantha (2010-10-23)

Orientation: The demography of the South African work force has changed considerably since the implementation of Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998. There is no clarity in the literature on employees’ attitudes towards and ...
A competence executive coaching model

Koortzen, Pieter; Oosthuizen, Rudolf M (2010)

Orientation: Psychologists in industry are increasingly required to provide executive coaching services in their organisations or as part of their consulting services. An evaluation of coaching models as well as the ...
South African managers in public service: On being authentic

Barnard, Antoni; Nirvana, Simbhoo (2014)

South African managers in public service consistently face challenges related to managing a well-adjusted and productive diverse workforce. Following the notion that leadership authenticity fosters positive psychological ...
Security guarding : a competency model

Lubbe, Lindy-Lee; Barnard, Antoni (2013)

This article reports on the findings of a qualitative interpretive study in which a competency framework was designed that would identify high-performing security officers in a small to medium Gauteng-based security company. ...
The relationship between emotional intelligence and self-actualisation

Barnard, Antoni; Herbst, Roche (2005)

There is a wide variety of psychological wellness constructs and correlation studies may promote a clear and valid understanding of them. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between two wellness ...
The experience of women in male-dominated occupations : a constructivist grounded theory inquiry

Martin, Phiona; Barnard, Antoni (2013-06-28)

Orientation : Women in male-dominated occupations face unique challenges and use distinct coping strategies affecting their motivation and retention in these occupations. Research purpose : The purpose was to explore the ...
The role of socio-demographic variables and their interaction effect on sense of coherence

Barnard, Antoni (2013-10-22)

Orientation : Socio-demographics play a role in sense of coherence (SOC), indicating the strength of resistance resources available to employees from different socio-demographic groupings. Research purpose : To explore ...
The relationship between career adaptability and employee engagement amongst employees in an insurance company

Potgieter, Marna (2014-08-01)

The objectives of the study were (1) to determine the relationship between career adaptability (measured by the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale) and employee engagement (measured by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale), and (2) ...
Job embeddedness, work engagement and turnover intention of staff in a higher education institution

Takawira, Ndayiziveyi; Coetzee, Melinde; Schreuder, A.M.G. (2014-04-06)

Orientation: The world economy is becoming increasingly knowledge driven, and intellectual capital is now considered as a human resource that affords organisations a competitive advantage. A high turnover rate in higher ...
The influence of job embeddedness on Black employees’ organisational commitment

Ferreira, Nadia; Coetzee, Melinde (2013)

The objective of the study was to explore whether individuals’ organisational commitment (measured by the Organisational Commitment Scale) is signifi cantly infl uenced by their job embeddedness (measured by the Job ...
Career anchors and emotional intelligence as predictors of human resource staff graduateness skills and employability attributes

Coetzee, Melinde; Schreuder, A.M.G. (2013)

The objective of this study was to determine whether employees' career anchors and emotional intelligence significantly predict their graduateness skills and employability attributes. A quantitative survey design was used. ...
Employability, Emotional Intelligence and Career Preparation Support Satisfaction among Adolescents in the School-to-work Transition Phase

Coetzee, Melinde; Beukes, Christopher J (2010-11)

This study explored the relationship between the employability and career support satisfaction and emotional intelligence of a convenience sample of predominantly black (N = 590) South African adolescents (mean age 17, ...
Sense of coherence, career adaptability and burnout of early career black staff in the call centre environment

Harry, Nisha; Coetzee, Melinde (2013-11-11)

Orientation : The call centre is recognised as being a stressful work environment that affects the general wellbeing of call centre agents. Research purpose : This study explored whether call centre agents' sense of ...
Job embeddedness, organisational commitment and voluntary turnover of academic staff at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa

Mensele, Cebile; Coetzee, Melinde (2014)

Academic staff recruitment and retention remain a challenge in South Africa and internationally. Most academics at South African universities are ageing, with fewer younger people entering academia. The objectives of the ...
Development of the learning programme management and evaluation scale for the South African skills development context

Tshilongamulenzhe, Maelekanyo C; Coetzee, Melinde; Masenge, Andries (2013-10-08)

Research purpose: The present study developed and tested the construct validity and reliability of the learning programme management and evaluation (LPME) scale. Motivation for the study: The LPME scale was developed to ...
Experiences of the mentoring relationship: A study in a mining company

Gilmore, Nelise; Coetzee, Melinde; Schreuder, A.M.G. (2005)

Die doel met hierdie studie was om die aard van die ervaringe van mentors en mentees aangaande die mentorverhouding in die Suid-Afrikaanse organisatoriese konteks te ondersoek. Gerieflikheidsteekproefneming is aangewend ...

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