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Job insecurity in a retail bank in South–Africa : scale validation and an exploration of negative attitudinal outcomes
(North-West University, 2011)
The objective of this study was, firstly, to investigate the reliability of a measure of qualitative and
quantitative job insecurity and, secondly, to determine the relationship between qualitative and
quantitative job ...
Assessing the organisational and individual strengths use and deficit improvement among sport coaches
(2013)
Traditionally, organisations have focused efforts in developing their people towards improving so-called areas of deficiency, identifying the flaws of employees and putting intervention structures in place to rectify and ...
Strengths use and deficit improvement at work : a South African validation study
(2015)
The emergence of the positive psychology movement has brought the attention to individuals’ strengths and their deficits. Specifically of interest within an organisational context is the extent to which employees’ strengths ...
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 ...
Development and validation of new scales for psychological fitness and work characteristics of blue collar workers
(North-West University, 2010)
Over the last decade the focus has shifted to ensure a holistic view of employee well-being in organisations by focusing on both physical and psychological well-being. Previous research suggests that work characteristics ...
Evaluating business success in the microinsurance industry of South Africa
(North-West University, 2012)
Microinsurance is still at an embryonic stage in South Africa. The outcome is seen in the
significant number of low–income people who are either financially excluded or know very little about Microinsurance. Insurance ...
Emotion structure, emotion meaning and emotion episodes of white Afrikaans–speaking working adults
(North-West University, 2011)
Emotion research is an important research topic, thus making the measurement of emotion in the workplace crucial. In attempting to study, understand and measure the role of emotions in the
human condition, various researchers ...
Investigation of the optimal response scale for personality measurement : computer–based testing
(North-West University, 2011)
To be able to use personality tests in the most reliable and valid manner there are many considerations to be taken into account. Variables such as the population used, the culture of the test-takers, the mode of administration, ...
Rail transport and the economic competitiveness of South Africa : timeous delivery of goods and demurrage
(2015)
Rail transport refers to the transportation of various commodities, goods and services traded as cargo and freight within South Africa and out of South Africa for export to the other Southern African communities (SADC ...
An analysis of effective maintenance planning at a steel manufacturer
(2014)
Problem statement: Manufacturing and production plants operate machines and equipment that deteriorate with usage and time thus requiring maintenance actions to restore them back to their original operational conditions. ...