Browsing by Subject "Managers"
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Antecedents and outcomes of happiness of managers in the agricultural sector in South Africa
(North-West University, 2011)The happiness of managers is an important research theme for several reasons. Managers spend most of their working day with people, are constantly interacting with various social systems and are role models for happiness ... -
Authentic happiness of managers, and individual and organisational outcomes
(SAGE Publications, 2012)The aim of this study was to investigate managers' orientations to happiness and the relationship thereof to individual and organisational outcomes. A cross-sectional survey design was used with managers in the agricultural ... -
Comparing trust levels of male and female managers: measurement invariance of the behavioural trust inventory
(Sage, 2016)Despite the widely acknowledged need for validated trust measurement instruments and the legal obligation to ensure that psychometric tests are unbiased towards different groups in South Africa, no attempt has ever been ... -
Evaluating the impact of skills training on productivity in a printing and packaging plant
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2014)It is a well-known fact that skills development is central to improving productivity and that significant improvements in productivity as well as competitiveness can be obtained by improving the skills levels of employees ... -
Exploring communication between managers and employees within selected South African organisations
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Due to the fact that a large number of changes have occurred within the South African organisations it was inevitable that assisting organisations, managers and employees timeously was one of the biggest issues. Managers ... -
Impact of technostress on productivity and overall life satisfaction of managers working at a ferrochrome smelting company
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Information Communication Technology (ICT) is revolutionising how we do business. ICT advances (which includes technology like computers, tablets, and cell phones) allow for information flow like never before, both in ... -
The influence of emotional intelligence of managers on job insecurity and coping behaviour
(North-West University, 2011)Job insecurity in the current global climate has escalated and more organisations are engaged in downsizing and restructuring in an attempt to survive under difficult economic conditions. At the same time, organisations ... -
Insights into Kenya's public sector innovation: the case of managers
(Emerald, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess innovation in public sector organisations (PSOs) from the middle managers' perspectives. Several studies have been conducted on innovation drivers in organisations; however, ... -
Leadership and team development in higher education : the case of the Faculty of Arts, Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University
(2014)The academic environment in higher education institutions has changed over the last years due to certain factors, which in turn, have influenced the way in which higher education institutions are governed. This has resulted ... -
The managerial role of women in the South African Police Service : the case of Johannesburg SAPS
(North-West University, 2006)Since 1994, South Africa has a new democratic dispensation. This new- Democracy in South Africa has the aim to change the lives of ever)- citizen in South Africa. A new, Constitution and the Bill of Rights have been adopted ...
