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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 ...
Job insecurity, job satisfaction, organisational commitment, burnout and work engagement of personnel after an incorporation of tertiary educational institutions
(North-West University, 2005)
A new era dawned for the higher education system in South Africa, after approval was announced by Cabinet regarding the final proposals for the restructuring of the higher education institutional landscape in December 2002, ...
Job insecurity, psychological empowerment and work engagement in a government organisation
(North-West University, 2005)
In South Africa, organisations are exposed to economical, political, social, demographical and technological forces that encourage change. Tremendous pressure is placed on organisations to improve their performance and ...
A model of work-related well-being in the chemical industry
(North-West University, 2008)
Organisations in the chemical industry face many demands. They have to distinguish themselves from their competitors in the market through technological advancement, market changes and the constant drive to be the best. ...
Work engagement of academic staff in higher education institutions in South Africa
(North-West University, 2005)
Academics in South Africa are being confronted with a work environment accumulated with job demands, often without corresponding increases in job resources. Job demands and job resources might affect the levels of work ...
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 ...
Work-related well-being in sector education training authorities
(North-West University, 2005)
A growing economy demands a skilled workforce, and the reality of the situation in South Africa is that, due to former apartheid policies and job reservation, there are large numbers of unemployed people with little hope ...
Job demands, job resources, emotional intelligence and work-related well-being in a call centre
(North-West University, 2006)
Call centre employees in the insurance industry constantly interacts and negotiates with strangers, and are confronted with the unknown, unfamiliar and the unpredictable. They use interactive display terminals during ...
Work-related well-being of employees in a South African parastatal
(North-West University, 2008)
The mandates for government-owned enterprises (parastatals) have drastically changed in light of the changes in the government's post-democratic dispensation. There are more pressures and obligations related to governance, ...