Browsing by Subject "Job demands"
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Assessing the dynamics of conflict among nurses in public hospitals
(2014)Nursing in South Africa has become a difficult and stressful profession. Nurses are faced with many challenges on a daily basis, including; heavy workloads, shortages of staff, lack of resources and reduced managerial ... -
Burnout and engagement of non-professional counsellors in South Africa
(North-West University, 2004)Counselling services as provided by non-professional counsellors have been in place for a number of decades. Counselling traumatised people demands a significant amount of emotional investment from the counsellor. A neglected ... -
Burnout and engagement of teachers in the North West Province
(North-West University, 2004)Continuous exposure to things like high job demands, lack of job resources, change, competitiveness and rivalry, can result in stress and burnout. Stressful events may lead to ill health and might impact negatively on the ... -
Burnout and work engagement among South African psychologists
(North-West University, 2010)Although numerous and divergent stressors are inherent to the professional life of a psychologist, research regarding burnout and its antipode, work engagement in psychologists is sparse. The current research sought to ... -
Burnout and work engagement for different age groups: examining group-level differences and predictors
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study examined age-related differences of burnout and engagement levels among employees in the South African financial sector, including influences of perceived job characteristics and personal sense of coherence. ... -
Burnout and work engagement of employees in an insurance company
(North-West University, 2004)Continuous changes along with the increased pressure to perform may result in feelings of distrust, strain in interpersonal relations, psychological strain, fatigue and tension, all affecting the well-being of employees. ... -
Burnout and work engagement of South African packaging manufacturing managers
(North-West University, 2005)Stress and burnout among workers are reaching epidemic proportions, resulting in loss of millions in revenue due to absenteeism and corresponding reduction in productivity. The question as to whether the participants of ... -
Burnout of academic staff in a higher education institution
(North-West University, 2004)Universities worldwide are developing a disturbing imbalance with their environments. In recent years, academic working conditions in South African universities have changed dramatically as a result of the country's ... -
Burnout, work engagement and workaholism among employees in the insurance industry
(North-West University, 2006)Over the last decade, numerous changes have occurred in the insurance industry due to international expansions and stiff competitiveness. As a result of these changes, employees are suffering from stressful work conditions ... -
The development and evaluation of an executive coaching programme
(North-West University, 2007)The 21'' century business environment can be described in terms of globalisation, intensified competitiveness on a global level, and ever-increasing customer expectations. In the changing nature of the world of work, with ...
