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Employee engagement: The role of psychological conditions
(The Southern African Institute for Management Scientists, 2013)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the antecedents of employee engagement in the context of a developing country. A cross-sectional survey design was used with a sample of 309 employees in organisations in Namibia. ...
From South-West Africa to Namibia: Subjective Well-Being Twenty-One Years After Independence
(Springer, 2014)
This chapter, endorsed by Martina Perstling (Namibia) and Ian Rothmann (South Africa), takes us to a historical and fascinating journey addressing the relationships between Namibia and South Africa. It brings the studies ...
From happiness to flourishing at work: a Southern African perspective
(Springer, 2013)
Organizations around the world recognize the importance of measuring subjective well-being and promoting it as part of a strategic approach to human resource management. The focus is increasingly shifting to multidimensional ...
Measuring happiness: results of a cross-national study
(Springer, 2013)
The aims of this chapter are to investigate the structural equivalence, item bias, and reliability of the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ) and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in the southern African context. ...
Engaging in work even when it is meaningless: positive affective disposition and meaningful work interact in relation to work engagement
(SAGE Publications, 2013)
The central aim of the present study was to assess the predictive value of affective disposition and meaningful work on employee engagement. Specifically, it was proposed that meaningful work moderates the relationship ...
Job insecurity, leadership empowerment behaviour, employee engagement and intention to leave in a petrochemical laboratory
(AOSIS, 2010)
Orientation: Engaging individuals at work plays an important role in retaining them. Job security and leadership empowerment behaviour are antecedents of employee engagement. Research purpose: The objective 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 this ...
An exploration of families' psychosocial well-being in a South African context
(Taylor & Francis; NISC, 2012)
The aim of this study was to explore and describe aspects that contribute to the psychosocial well-being of families from
diverse cultures in a South African context by analysing data obtained through narratives, drawings ...
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 ...
Exploring the personality structure in the 11 languages of South Africa
(Wiley, 2012)
The present study, part of the development of the South
African Personality Inventory (SAPI), explores the implicit personality
structure in the 11 official language groups of South Africa by employing
a mixed-method ...