Browsing Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Validation"
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Adapting and validating the Strengths Use and Deficit Improvement Questionnaire for educators in Gauteng
(2014)Education is essential in providing future human capital that is much needed to build a sustainable, competitive economy. However, the importance of a quality education is often underestimated. In order to enhance working ... -
The Authentic Leadership Inventory: measurement invariance in selected industries in South Africa
(2016)A need exists for validating the authentic leadership construct across different contexts and ensuring measurement invariance of the Authentic Leadership Inventory (ALI) in different groups. Despite this need, few attempts ... -
The development and testing of a measurement instrument for regional tourism competitiveness facilitating economic development
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Worldwide, the competitiveness of the tourism industry is utilised to measure its performance which is categorised as productivity, an encourager of economic growth, and economic development (Webster & Ivanov, 2013:137; ... -
The development of a diagnostic tool for the assessment of competencies for human resource management professionals in South Africa
(2015)Organisations worldwide are currently experiencing a complex and dynamic changing environment in which they must compete to remain sustainable. This highlights the need for the human resources (HR) function to be more ... -
Proactive behaviour towards strengths use and deficit improvement : validating a scale for first- year university students
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Numerous challenges contribute to the high drop-out rate of first-year students. University stressors can also cause a student to experience stress and inadequate coping ability. Certain students may wish to change stressful ... -
Psychometric evaluation of a leadership empowerment questionnaire in selected organisations in South Africa
(2015)The world of work has become extremely volatile, with the scarcity of skills and the management of human capital at the top of the agenda. Human capital is the most valuable asset in any organisation. It is evident that ... -
The validation of a revised version of the job Insecurity scale in South Africa
(2014)The De Witte (2000) Job Insecurity Scale (JIS) claims to measure the cognitive and affective dimensionalities of job insecurity. However, there is a concern as to whether this is in fact a true reflection of the individual, ... -
The validation of a study crafting scale within the South African higher education context
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Students at higher education institutions (HEIs) face various challenges in their studies. Higher education students, particularly first-year students, are, for instance, faced with increasing study demands, despite having ... -
The validation of a workaholism scale within the South African banking industry
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Workaholism is recognised as a problem, for both the individual and the organisation. The phenomenon is associated with several negative outcomes (i.e. lower levels of work engagement, less commitment to the organisation ... -
The validation of a workplace boredom scale within the South African context
(2015)Boredom at work is a concern, as both employees and organisations are affected by the negative effects that this phenomenon holds. Workplace boredom is becoming an increasingly common occurrence within organisations and ...