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Theses and Dissertations (Industrial and Organisational Psychology): Recent submissions

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Exploring emotional affect and career resilience in relation to career orientations in the public service

Mogale, Phillemon Matsapola (2015-10)

The objectives of the research were: (1) to establish the relationship between individuals’ emotional affect, career resilience and their career orientations, (2) to explore the moderating role of emotional affect in the ...
Returning to work : exploring the lived experience of the cancer survivor

Clur, Loraine Sonia (2015-10)

The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenology study was to explore and describe the meaning employees attribute to the lived experiences of returning to work after cancer treatment. Semi-structured interviews were held ...
The moderating role of graduate skills and attributes in relation to the employability and retention of graduates in a retail organisation

Mulaudzi, Livhuwani Ronnie (2015-06)

The general aim of the study was to assess the relationship between the graduateness, employability and satisfaction with retention factors of individuals and whether graduateness moderates the relationship between ...
The relationship between personality, cognition and emotional intelligence

Sale, Zazel (2014-11)

intelligence that has flowed from the personality–intelligence interface, hence emotional intelligence. The accepted body of knowledge regarding emotional capability is under scrutiny and middle ground is yet to be found. The ...
The predictive validity of learning potential and personality for work performance in a public sector department

Mashau, Eric Muthundinne (2015-09-15)

The first objective of this research was to investigate the predictive validity of the learning potential as measured by Ability, Processing of Information and Learning Potential Short Version (APIL SV) in predicting work ...
Human resources practitioners' experiences of engagement interventions with a financial institution

Duffton, Cameron Ronald (2015-06)

The aim of this study was to explore human resources (HR) practitioners’ experiences of engagement interventions within a financial institution. A qualitative research approach was followed which was informed by the ...
The impact of leadership approaches on employees satisfaction and work performance within a financial services (debt collection) environment in South Africa

Masalesa, Thato Ezekiel (2016-01)
The relationship between diversity management and organisational climate

Tjale, Tsedile Ethel (2015-06)

This study is within the field of Industrial and Organisational Psychology. It focuses on the relationship between diversity management and organisational climate dimensions. The literature review indicates that most of ...
The effects of ethical context and behaviour on job retention and performance-related factors

Mitonga-Monga, Jeremy (2015-06)

The purpose of the study was to develop an ethical context and behaviour model by investigating the relationship between individuals’ ethical context and behaviour variables and their job retention and performance ...
Psychomotor ability and learning potential as predictors of driver and machine operator performance in a road construction company

Olivier, Louis Petrus (2015-06)

The changing nature of work and its competitive characteristics are global phenomena and are mainly fuelled by ongoing technological advancement. This creates unique challenges for talent attraction and the retention of ...
Working virtually : a phenomenological and autoethnographic inquiry

Nienaber, Deja (2013-11)

Globalisation, technological advancements and changing social needs result in virtual work arrangements becoming more prominent. Virtual work is conducted away from the traditional office setting and usually occurs in ...
Effects of international relocation on expatriate partners' subjective well-being

Van Renen, Athena Elizabeth (2015-02)

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between the cross-cultural adjustment of the expatriate spouse and their level of subjective well-being. Demographic factors were considered to identify life ...
The influence of team dialogue sessions on employee engagement

Seymour, Michael Andrew Warwick (2015-02)

Orientation: This study is about team dialogue and how dialogue in teams may impact on levels of employee engagement, especially how this can be applied and used in Industrial & Organisational Psychology. Research purpose: ...
The relationship between perceived organisational ethical climate and employee commitment in the Australian hospitality industry

Davies, Jennifer Olivia (2015-02)

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between perceived organisational ethical climate and employee commitment within an Australian hospitality organisation, with the objective of determining whether ...
Factors influencing managers' attitudes towards performance appraisal

Du Plessis, Elizabeth Susan Catherina (2015-02)

An increasing number of reports indicate that managers are opposed to performance appraisal. It is important to understand why managers have favourable or unfavourable attitudes towards performance appraisal and it is ...
The effect of restructuring business units on organisational climate

Wilson, Anine (2015-02)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether organisational restructuring of business units within a South African Fast Moving Consumer Goods company had any effect on the organisational climate of the organisation. ...
Constructing a psychological coping profile for call centre agents

Harry, Nisha (2014-11)

The context of this research is the coping and wellness of call centre agents in a characteristically high-stress work environment. The purpose of the study was to construct a psychological coping profile by investigating ...
The relationship between cognitive tests and the academic performance of students on an MBA programme

Bux, Ciara (2014-11)

The objective of this study was to determine if a statistically significant positive relationship exists between the cognitive tests (APIL and Critical Reasoning Test Battery - NCR2 and VCR2) and the academic performance ...
Relationship between burnout and work engagement amongst employees within a pharmaceutical distribution industry

Sonn, Chantel (2015-01)

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between burnout and work engagement among employees in the pharmaceutical distribution industry. The research conducted on these concepts was geared towards adding ...
Exploring the role of spirituality in coping of traffic officers

Jacobs, Rochelle Dorothy (2015-06)

The main purpose of this study is to explore the role spirituality plays in the coping of traffic officers within the South African Traffic Services. A sample of ten traffic officers participated in the study, and data was ...

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