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Implicit personality conceptions of the Nguni cultural-linguistic groups of South Africa
(Sage, 2011)
The present study explored the personality conceptions of the three main Nguni cultural-linguistic groups of South Africa: Swati, Xhosa, and Zulu. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 116 native speakers of Swati, ...
Coping and work engagement in selected South African organisations
(AOSIS, 2011)
Orientation: The coping strategies of their employees are amongst the activities that organisations should address to improve their employees’ work engagement. Research purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate ...
Psychological empowerment, job insecurity and employee engagement
(AOSIS, 2010)
Orientation: The psychological empowerment of employees might affect their engagement. However, psychological empowerment and employee engagement might also be influenced by job insecurity. Research purposes: The objective ...
Work-related well-being of South African hospital pharmacists
(AOSIS, 2011)
Orientation: Hospital pharmacists in South Africa are experiencing increased stress because of the high demand for their services, a lack of resources in hospital pharmacies, and the shortage of
pharmacists in South ...
Towards happiness: experiences of work-role fit, meaningfulness and work engagement of industrial/organisational psychologists in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2010)
Orientation: The work of industrial/organisational (I/O) psychologists presents an interesting and
relevant context for studying meaning and engagement as components of happiness.
Research purpose: The aim of this study ...
Artisan retention in an organisation in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2010)
Orientation: South Africa is facing a critical shortage of artisans. Therefore it is important to
investigate which factors contribute to the retention of artisans by organisations.
Research purpose: The objective of ...
Psychological empowerment, job insecurity and employee engagement
(AOSIS, 2010)
Orientation: The psychological empowerment of employees might affect their engagement.
However, psychological empowerment and employee engagement might also be influenced by job
insecurity.
Research purposes: The objective ...
Factors associated with employee engagement in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2010)
Orientation: Knowledge of the factors associated with employee engagement is important for
practitioners and researchers in industrial/organisational psychology in South Africa.
Research purpose: The objective of this ...
Does financial hardship explain differences between Belgian and South African unemployed regarding experiences of unemployment, employment commitment, and job search behaviour?
(Ubiquity Press, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Belgian and South African
unemployed differed regarding three psychological dimensions of unemployment:
affect (experiences of unemployment), attitudes (employment ...
Burnout and engagement of reformed church ministers
(AOSIS, 2010)
Orientation: The ministry is one occupation where burnout is increasingly considered to be a
consequence of the problems with which ministers have to cope. However, few studies focused on
the positive antipode of a ...