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The experience and handling of workplace bullying
(North-West University, 2011)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 ... -
The experience of affirmative action in a public organisation
(North-West University, 2006)South Africa is experiencing a process of formidable and fundamental change. Public administrators as well as politicians are under tremendous pressure as heavy demands are being placed on them. These demands include ... -
The experience of career success : an exploratory study among South African executives
(North-West University, 2012)Career success has become one of the most central issues in the 21st century as the nature of careers has undergone major changes over the past two decades. The change in perception that has taken place in terms of the ... -
The experience of organisational commitment, work engagement and meaning of work of nursing staff in hospitals
(North-West University, 2011)Nursing as a profession presents an interesting context for studying meaning of work, as it centres on the care of patients; the motivation behind choosing such a profession. Furthermore, taking into consideration the ... -
The experience of people diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder in the workplace : perspectives of therapists
(North-West University, 2003)Awareness due to increase crime has highlighted the occurrence of immense personal and social problems. Problems resulting from disorders such as Schizophrenia, Alzheimer's and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) are less ... -
The experience of psychological trauma and the management thereof in the mining industry
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Employees in the mining industry experience various forms of psychological trauma (PT) at their workplace. They are directly and indirectly exposed to PT such as accidents, retrenchments and strikes. These events sometimes ... -
The experience of the employee-organisation relationship by personnel in a South African mining organisation
(North-West University, 2004)To reach the aim of this article, a literature and empirical research are used. A survey questionnaire is used to measure the experience of the psychological contract, as to determine the correlation and difference in ... -
The experience of the manager as people developer in a petrochemical organisation
(2015)In the context of an ever-changing global environment, organisations must strive even harder than before to inspire employees to deliver outstanding results that will lead to a sustainable future. Engaged employees will ... -
Experience of work-life interaction in the mining industry : a phenomenological study
(North-West University, 2006)Hardly any research has been done on work-life interaction (WLI) in the mining industry in South Africa. Mining is a high-risk profession and the custom of reducing the occurrence of morbidity and inhumanity in these ... -
Experiences and perceptions of mining CSR representatives in Thabazimbi municipality: dependency and empowerment
(North-West University, 2013)The aim of the research was to understand the experiences and challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Thabazimbi and the implications and consequences for communities in terms of dependency and empowerment, ... -
The experiences of affirmative action of a private hospital's staff members
(North-West University, 2004)Wolfaardt (1995) states that organizations in South Africa are experiencing immense pressure to implement affirmative action due to political, socio-economic and social factors. Many of these organizations however, are ... -
The experiences of designated employees in a predominantly white consulting business unit
(North-West University, 2008)In the past fourteen years, South African business has experienced a period of significant transformation. The absorption of previously disadvantaged employees into higher skilled jobs is being nudged by measures such as ... -
Experiences of diversity in the SAPS
(North-West University, 2007)Within a society characterised by globalisation, diversity is an indicative factor of organisational performance. The understanding and experience of diversity are influenced by contexts and perspectives. Therefore ... -
Experiences of employees in a non-profit organisation : the role of psychological capital
(2015)Research regarding employee well-being has generally been neglected in the non-profit organisation (NPO) sector. In many aspects NPOs function similar to for-profit organisations, but face challenges such as more financial ... -
Experiences of the psychological contract, work engagement and life satisfaction of learners in the chemical industry
(North-West University, 2013)The rapid change within the South African workplace and competitiveness of organisations required employed and unemployed individuals to be trained and retrained as a large number of the South African population is unskilled. ... -
Experiences of women in the platinum mining industry
(North-West University, 2004)The South African mining industry has been a male dominated environment for a very long time. With changes in government policy and legislation, discriminatory laws forbidding women to work underground have been repealed ... -
Experiences of work and life circumstances, burnout, work engagement and performance among military nursing students in Gauteng
(North-West University, 2005)The global shortage of registered nursing practitioners is widely reported in the literature. This shortage can be attributed to a decrease in enrollments for nursing studies, fewer students graduating from nursing education ... -
Experiences, coping and well-being of unemployed people in the North-West Province
(North-West University, 2009)Unemployment and the economic and psychological consequences thereof are important research topics. Although unemployment is a world-wide problem, it is particularly a problem in South Africa with its high unemployment ... -
Experiencing a sense of calling : the influence of meaningful work on teachers' work attitude
(North-West University, 2013)In the current South African context, negative work attitude of teachers has become a phenomenon to be reckoned with as it has a detrimental effect on the education system. Although research on this phenomenon is still ... -
An experimental analysis of handling missing data : multiple imputation and maximum likelihood approaches
(North-West University (South Africa), 2014)The study evaluated the performance of the noble missing data handling methods which are multiple imputation (MI) and maximum likelihood (ML). These methods are seldom compared to each other in literature but are instead ...