The relationship between graduate employability and work performance in the mining industry in South Africa
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Authors
Breedt, M.
Issue Date
2018-06
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Graduate employability , Work performance , Career self-management drive , Cultural competence , Career resilience , Emotional literacy , Career literacy , Self-efficacy , Supervisor role , Employee role , Recognition , Organisation support
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Abstract
In a rapid changing environment mining companies have to change the way in which they do
business, while employees have to manage their careers and ensure they are multi-skilled.
Organisations are looking to employ individuals who are career driven, highly adaptable and
flexible and display the necessary employability skills.
The main purpose of this study was to determine if any relationship exists between the
different factors of graduate employability and work performance in the mining industry in
South Africa. A cross-sectional quantitative research approach was followed. A simple random
sample was drawn from graduate male and female employees between the ages of 18 – 30
years with any post-matric qualification employed in the mining industry in South Africa.
Through the process of exploratory factor analysis, six graduate employability factors and four
work performance factors were identified. The graduate employability factors included career
self-management drive, cultural competence, career resilience, emotional literacy, career
literacy and self-efficacy. The work performance factors included the supervisor role,
employee role, recognition and organisation support. Correlation and regression analyses
were conducted.
The results indicated a relationship between graduate employability and work performance.
Strong, positive correlations were found between graduate employability and work
performance with career self-management drive being the strongest predictor of work
performance. Recommendations for the mining industry focused on how employability could
be enhanced to improve work performance.
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Citation
Breedt, M. (2018) The relationship between graduate employability and work performance in the mining industry in South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25020>