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

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Occupational stress and coping resources in air traffic control

Tshabalala, Matita Petrus (2011-11)

The aim of this study was to investigate how air traffic controllers cope with stress and also to determine whether there were statistically significant differences in the coping behaviour of air traffic control staff from ...
The effect of age, gender, job level and race on attitudes towards affirmative action

Ramusi, Kgalamadi Benford (2011-12)

The study sought to establish the effect of age, gender, job level and race on attitudes towards affirmative action. A research was conducted in a government organisation in the security cluster in one of the provinces ...
The experience of the consultant as container in a group relations training event with specific reference to the Robben Island Diversity Experience (RIDE)

Smit, Madeleine (2011-12)

Consulting to the RIDE from a systems psychodynamic stance is different from other group relations training events. Consultants found it difficult to take up their roles as consultants and containers. They were not prepared ...
The influence of leaders' personality types and emotional intelligence on retention factors

Pauw, Desire (2011-11)

The objectives of the study were: (1) to determine whether staff and leaders differ significantly in terms of their perceptions of leaders’ emotional intelligence and retention factors; (2) to investigate the relationship ...
Personality as a predictor of performance for customer service centre agents in the banking industry

Blignaut, Linda (2011-11)

This dissertation focused on identifying personality traits, as measured by the Occupational Personality Questionnaire 32 (OPQ32r) that may act as job performance predictors for customer service centre (CSC) agents in the ...
The relationship between organisational commitment, retention factors and perceived job embeddedness

Van Dyk, Jeannette (2011-11)

The objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the relationship between organisational commitment (measured by the Organisational Commitment Scale), retention factors (measured the Retention Factor Scale) and job ...
Sense of coherence, self-efficacy and job performance in the recruitment industry

Mccomb, Calum Bruce

Recruitment consultants today are faced with considerable stress and challenges as a result of their work. They must cope effectively with these challenges in order to deliver effective job performance, which is crucial ...
Construct validity of a managerial assessment centre

Nako, Zovuyo Chulekazi (2011-12)

This was a correlation study exploring the relationships between scores on various dimensions within and across different exercises in the leadership assessment and development centre (LADC) of an auditing firm ...
Job insecurity, organisational commitment and work engagement amongst staff in a tertiaty institution

Moshoeu, Abigail Ngokwana (2011)

This research explores the relationship between job insecurity, organisational commitment and work engagement amongst staff in a tertiary institution. The research was conducted through computer-aided telephone interviews ...
The role of positive psychology construct in employee coping

Marx, Anna Aletta (2011-11)

The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine the relationship between locus of control (measured by the Locus of Control Inventory), work engagement (measured by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale) and sense of ...
Sense of coherence, affective wellbeing and burnout in a higher education institution call centre

Harry, Nisha (2011-06)

The objective of this study was to: (1) assess the overall wellness climate profile of a sample of higher education call centre employees for national benchmarking purposes; (2) explore the relationship between the ...
The relationship between organisational trust and quality of work life

Van der Berg, Yolandi (2011-02)

Recent organisational changes have refocused attention on the productivity and performance of sales representatives and consequently brought about a re-evaluation of the QWL these employees experience, as well as their ...
The relationship between organisational trust and quality of work life

Van der Berg, Yolandi (2011-02)

Recent organisational changes have refocused attention on the productivity and performance of sales representatives and consequently brought about a re-evaluation of the QWL these employees experience, as well as their ...
Personality and work engagement in a financial institution

Moodley, Sugandri Naidoo (2010-11)

The relationship between personality and work engagement and work engagement and demographic variables is investigated. The Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) was used to measure personality and the Utrecht Work ...
The relationship between transformational leadership and organisational creativity

Joseph, Melinda Cassandra (2011-06)

This research comprised an investigation into the relationship between transformational leadership and organisational creativity. The overall aim of the research was to determine whether creativity in organisations can be ...
The relationship between transformational leadership and organisational culture

Seloane, Moshimane Peter (2010-11)

The main purpose of this study was to determine the positive relationship between transformational leadership and organisational culture using a sample of 238 employees of a military organisation. A secondary objective was ...
Positive psychological functioning among civil servants

Patrick, Moira Antoinette (2011-02)

Employees in the workplace face many challenges that cause stress. Despite these stresses many cope and remain positive. This study investigated positive psychological functioning among civil servants and explored how they ...
The systems psychodynamic world of the fund manager

van Niekerk, Elna (2011-06)

No abstract available
The relationship between leadership styles and organisational climate

Cloete, Madelein (2011-04)

This study explored the relationship between leadership styles and organisational climate by means of quantitative research. Data from an organisational climate survey was used during the analysis. The results indicate ...
The predictive validity of a psychological test battery for the selection of cadet pilots in a commercial airline

Mnguni, Vusumuzi Quirion (2011-03)

Commercial airlines need to employ well qualified pilots to run their core business. The current supply from privately and military qualified pilots is proving to be inadequate. A further challenge facing the airline is ...

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