Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Author "10058818 - Visagie, Jan Christoffel"
Now showing items 1-17 of 17
-
The causes of conflict in public and private sector organizations in South Africa
Van Tonder, Chris; Havenga, Werner; Visagie, Jan (University of Primorska Faculty of Management, 2008)The uncertainty that accompanies organizational change heightens prospects for intra organizational conflict. Notwithstanding this, the knowledge base on the sources (or causes) of organizational conflict is underdeveloped ... -
A comparative analysis of current trade union trends in the European Union and South Africa
Havenga, Werner; Linde, Herman Max; Uys, Marie; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (Academic journals, 2012)The primary objective of this study was to establish what factors currently influence trade unions as organisations in South Africa and the European Union and then to compare these factors. To conduct this study a pure ... -
Conflict dynamics within the gender spectrum of a large manufacturing company
Beneke, Alicia; Visagie, Jan; Havenga, Werner; Breytenbach, Wilma (Taylor & Francis, 2017)The primary objective of this study was to investigate the perception and handling of interpersonal conflict within the gender spectrum compilation of biological sex and gender identity. The empirical analysis utilised a ... -
Developing a national cadre of effective leadership towards sustainable quality service delivery in South Africa
Havenga, Werner; Mehana, V.; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (Academic journals, 2011)The application of the three (3) dimensional leadership competency model has the likelihood of having a positive impact on a sustainable developmental local governance framework. The purpose of the study was to explore the ... -
Evaluating the difference in employee engagement before and after business and cultural transformation interventions
Havenga, Werner; Stanz, Karel; Visagie, Jan Christoffel; Wait, Karin (Academic journals, 2011)Levels of engagement within an organization can have substantial and measurable impacts upon the outputs of an organization. The objective of this exploratory study was to establish, the difference between employee engagement ... -
Evolving role and nature of workplace leaders and diversity: A theoretical and empirical approach
Linde, Herman Max; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (University of Primorska, 2010)Blumer (1962) regarded the ‘many possibilities of uncertainty as inherent to the process of joint action.’ Joint action reflects the efforts of participants to work out the line of action in light of what they observe each ... -
The functional relationship between mentoring relationship, employee development and organisational success
Kruger, Gideon Jacobus; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (Academic journals, 2011)The dynamic relationship, such as mentoring relationships, has led to achievements and success in organisations. Within the current financial constraints and skills shortages, the successes within small groups, such as ... -
Intergroup conflict within a South African mining company
Gobind, Jenni; Havenga, Werner; Linde, Herman Max; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (Academic journals, 2012)The uncertainty that accompanies organizational change heightens prospects for intra-organizational conflict. Notwithstanding this, the knowledge base on the sources (or causes) of organizational conflict is underdeveloped ... -
Leadership challenges in change intervention and navigation
Coetzee, Carolus Reinecke; Ukpere, Wilfred; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (Academic journals, 2012)The success of any change intervention depends on the leadership of the organisation. It is therefore important to note that leadership is an enabler of any type of change. Quite often organisations require transformational ... -
Leadership competencies for managing diversity
Havenga, Werner; Linde, Herman Max; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (University of Primorska, 2011)The new understanding of diversity involves more than increasing the number of different identity groups on the payroll. An important proposal is that the experience of diversity in an organisation results from pervasive ... -
Leading a successful change intervention in a modern organisation: key elements to consider
Coetzee, Carolus Reinecke; Ukpere, Wilfred; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (Academic journals, 2012)The reality today is that organizations and leaders are faced with unrelenting demands for change. Globalisation, competitiveness and ever changing business environments have forced organisations to constantly consider ... -
A positive experience of diversity management: the influence of leadership style
Visagie, J.C.; Havenga, W.; Linde, H.M.; Van Vrede, F.J. (Kamla-Raj, 2012)It has been generally recognised that the workforce in its diversity is changing and that these changes affect the leaders and managers and increase the levels of complexity and diversity in organisations. In order to ... -
The prevalance of workplace bullying in a South African mining company
Visagie, Jan C.; Havenga, Werner; Linde, Herman; Botha, Adel (UNISA School of Management Sciences, 2012)Previous studies have established that for some people a typical day at work starts with immense feelings of distress, anxiety and irritability caused by workplace bullying. Not only does bullying behaviour in the workplace ... -
A proposed leadership competency model for effective organizational change intervention
Coetzee, Rein; Visagie, Jan; Ukpere, Wilfred (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2013)There are still several myths around leadership in spite of the fact that it is one of the most topical issues in modern organisations. The importance thereof and contributions of leadership in high performing organisations ... -
Revisiting the validity and reliability of the Gallup workplace audit in a South African petrochemical company
Havenga, Werner; Brand, Conrad; Visagie, Jan (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2013)Satisfaction at work has become a widespread focus of researchers. The Gallup Q12 Workplace Audit is an instrument that measures employee engagement on a 12-item scale. The aim of this exploratory study was to revisit the ... -
A theoretical and empirical analysis of gender differences within the African business environment
Linde, Herman; Alex, Renjini; Van Vrede, Felicity; Havenga, Werner; Visagie, Jan C. (University of Primorska, 2013)The objective of this exploratory study was to determine whether there are any differences in the use of conflict-handling (management) styles between men and women among entrepreneurs of small businesses in South Africa, ... -
A theoretical approach to the experience of diversity management: mead revisited
Havenga, Werner; Linde, Herman Max; Visagie, Jan Christoffel (Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2011)The growing importance of managing workplace diversity necessitates investigating leadership style as a component of diversity management experience. The article described the interactionist viewpoint as an underpinning ...