The purpose of this study was to elucidate the role of workplace well-being initiatives in promoting employee well-being and training transfer in Seventh-Day Adventist institutions (SDAI) in Cameroon and to portray this understanding in a conceptual model entitled “Role of workplace well-being initiatives in promoting employee well-being and training transfer”. The importance of both employee well-being and training transfer became evident to me during my experience as a human resource manager, and the importance of these concepts was confirmed by the literature. On the one hand, the literature on employee well-being highlights its importance and informs the role that workplace well-being initiatives play in promoting employee well-being. On the other hand, the literature on training and training transfer reveals its importance for organisational success and informs the role that a motivation to transfer triggered by a motivational factor plays in order for training transfer to take place.
To achieve the objective of the study, a qualitative research design was used along with an interactive approach. Interviews were held in 11 focus groups to explore the perceptions of 67 employees on training, training transfer and employee well-being in SDAI in Cameroon. In addition, 12 managers participated in individual interviews to express their points of view. Data analysis was then carried out and it was found that well-being is strengthened by resources and weakened by challenges. Moreover, well-being results in positive outcomes for both employees and the organisation. It was also discovered that training is an activity aimed at the improvement of knowledge, skills and abilities and the promotion of the right attitude to face challenges. Training can result in positive outcomes for both employees and the organisation in an environment suitable for training transfer. Besides, some workplace well-being initiatives can produce motivation to transfer, thereby encouraging training transfer. Nevertheless, the capacity of workplace well-being initiatives to promote training transfer depends on the individual employee. These findings, which were framed by an interactive approach, were tested using a deductive approach. They allowed for the construction of a conceptual model on the role of workplace well-being initiatives in promoting employee well-being and training transfer, with a specific emphasis on SDAI in Cameroon. The model may contribute to practice associated with well-being initiatives within the context of church-owned institutions in Cameroon
Die doel van hierdie studie was om die rol van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek ter bevordering van werknemerwelstand en opleidingsoordrag in Sewendedag Adventiste-instellings (SDAI) in Kameroen toe te lig en om hierdie begrip in ’n konseptuele model getiteld “Rol van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek ter bevordering van werknemerwelstand en opleidingsoordrag” uit te beeld. Die belangrikheid van beide werknemerwelstand en opleidingsoordrag het vir my duidelik geword gedurende my ondervinding as menslikehulpbronbestuurder. Die literatuur het ook die belangrikheid van hierdie konsepte bevestig. Aan die een kant beklemtoon die literatuur die belangrikheid van werknemerwelstand en bevestig die rol van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek ter bevordering van werknemerwelstand. Aan die ander kant, werp die opleiding- en opleidingsoordragliteratuur lig op die belangrikheid daarvan vir organisasiesukses. Dit bevestig ook die rol van motivering tot oordrag soos deur ’n motiveringsfaktor geaktiveer in opleidingsoordrag. Vir opleidingsoordrag om plaas te vind, word die rol van motivering tot oordrag, soos deur ’n motiveringsfaktor geaktiveer, bevestig.
Ten einde die doelwit van die studie te bereik, is ’n kwalitatiewe navorsingsontwerp tesame met ’n interaktiewe benadering gebruik. Onderhoude is met 11 fokusgroepe gevoer om die persepsies oor opleiding, opleidingsoordrag en werknemerwelstand van 67 werknemers in SDAI in Kameroen te ondersoek. Daarbenewens het 12 bestuurders aan individuele onderhoude deelgeneem om hul sienswyses deur te gee. Data-ontleding is gedoen en daar is bevind dat welstand deur hulpbronne versterk en deur uitdagings verswak word. Origens het welstand in die organisasie positiewe uitkomste vir beide werknemers en die organisasie tot gevolg. Daar is ook vasgestel dat opleiding ’n aktiwiteit is wat gemik is op die verbetering van kennis, vaardighede en vermoëns en die aanwakker van die regte houding om uitdagings die hoof te bied. Opleiding kan positiewe uitkomste vir beide werknemers en die organisasie tot gevolg hê in ’n omgewing wat geskik is vir opleidingsoordrag. Afgesien daarvan, kan sommige welstandsinisiatiewe motivering tot oordrag lewer en sodoende opleidingsoordrag aanmoedig. Met dit alles, hang die kapasiteit van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek om opleidingsoordrag te bevorder van die individuele werknemer af. Hierdie bevindinge wat deur ’n interaktiewe benadering omraam is, is getoets met behulp van ’n deduktiewe benadering. Dit het ruimte geskep vir die konstruksie van ’n konseptuele model oor die rol van welstandsinisiatiewe in die werkplek in die bevordering van werknemerwelstand en opleidingsoordrag met spesifieke klem op SDAI in Kameroen. Die model kan moontlik bydra tot die praktyk wat met welstandsinisiatiewe binne die konteks van instellings in kerkbesit in Kameroen, geassosieer word.
Inhloso yalolu cwaningo kwakuwukucacisa indima yezinhlelo zempilo enhle emsebenzini ekukhuthazeni inhlalakahle yabasebenzi kanye nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa ezikhungweni ze-Seventh-Day Adventist (SDAI) eCameroon kanye nokuveza lokhu kuqonda esifanekisweni somqondo esinesihloko esithi “indima yezinhlelo zempilo enhle emsebenzini ekukhuthazeni inhlalakahle yabasebenzi kanye nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa”. Ukubaluleka kwakho kokubili inhlalakahle yabasebenzi kanye nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa kwaba sobala kimi ngesikhathi sokuhlangenwe nakho kwami njengomphathi wezabasebenzi, futhi ukubaluleka kwale mibono kwaqinisekiswa izincwadi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izincwadi ezikhuluma ngenhlalakahle yabasebenzi zigqamisa ukubaluleka kwazo futhi zazisa ngeqhaza elidlalwa amasu okusebenza kahle emsebenzini ekukhuthazeni inhlalakahle yabasebenzi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izincwadi eziphathelene nokuqeqeshwa nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa zembula ukubaluleka kwako empumelelweni yenhlangano futhi yazisa indima ukuthi isisusa sokudlulisa esibangelwa yisici esishukumisayo esidlalayo ukuze ukudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa kwenzeke.
Ukuze kuzuzwe inhloso yocwaningo, kwasetshenziswa umklamo wocwaningo ngokuchazayo kanye nendlela yokusebenzisana. Izingxoxo bezibanjwe emaqenjini ayi-11 okugxilwe kuwo ukuze kuhlolwe imibono yabasebenzi abangama-67 ngokuqeqeshwa, ukudluliswa kokuqeqeshwa kanye nempilo enhle yabasebenzi e-SDAI eCameroon. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abaphathi abayi-12 babambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni zomuntu ngamunye ukuze baveze imibono yabo. Ukuhlaziywa kwemininingwane kwase kwenziwa futhi kwatholakala ukuthi inhlalakahle iqiniswa yizinsiza futhi ibuthakathaka ngenxa yezinselele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, inhlalakahle enhlanganweni iholela emiphumeleni emihle kubo bobabili abasebenzi kanye nenhlangano. Kuphinde kwatholakala ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa kuwumsebenzi ohloselwe ukuthuthukisa ulwazi, amakhono nokwenza kahle kanye nokugqugquzela isimo sengqondo esifanele sokubhekana nezinselele. Ukuqeqeshwa kungaholela emiphumeleni emihle kubo bobabili abasebenzi kanye nenhlangano endaweni efanele ukudluliswa kokuqeqeshwa. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ezinye izinhlelo zenhlalakahle endaweni yokusebenza zingaveza ugqozi lokudlulisa, ngaleyo ndlela zikhuthaze ukudluliswa kokuqeqeshwa.
Noma kunjalo, amandla ezinhlelo zezenhlalakahle emsebenzini ukuze kukhuthazwe ukudluliswa kokuqeqeshwa ancike kusisebenzi ngasinye. Lokhu okutholakele, okwakhiwe ngendlela yokusebenzisana, kwahlolwa kusetshenziswa indlela yokusuka emibonweni evamile uye eziphethweni ezithile. Ivumela ukwakhiwa kwesifanekiso somqondo ngeqhaza lezinhlelo zempilo enhle emsebenzini ekukhuthazeni inhlalakahle yabasebenzi kanye
nokudluliselwa kokuqeqeshwa, ngokugcizelela okukhethekile ku-SDAI eCameroon. Isifanekiso singase sibe negalelo ekuzijwayezeni okuhambisana nezinhlelo zenhlalakahle ngaphakathi komongo wezikhungo eziphethwe yisonto eCameroon.
