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Career indecision amongst prospective university students
(2010)Career indecision is one of the key aspects that professionals in career guidance counselling are interested in assessing. Career indecision, in the context of university students has been defined as the "inability to ... -
Career maturity amongst first year university students in a commerce faculty at a tertiary institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Career maturity is an essential requirement in human existence. Super (1979) identified five stages which highlight the level of maturity an individual should have achieved at a certain age. However, increasingly, it is ... -
Comparing face-to-face and technology-based training to evaluate its perceived effectiveness in improving employee performance
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)For several decades, the ideal and preferred traditional training delivery in organisations mainly comprised in-person, face-to-face training, and engagement. The twenty-first century introduced the Fourth Industrial ... -
Conceptualisation of a structural model to predict organisational commitment
(University of Western Cape, 2020)As local textile manufacturing come under pressure from global competition, the competitive advantage of organisations in this sector have become an important research topic. As a key input in the manufacturing process, ... -
A critical examination of the contextual relevance of industrial psychology training at a University in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The dominant influence of Western and European psychology on the African educational system brought about a specific point of view for the teaching curriculum (Heleta, 2016), which also spilled over into the workplace and ... -
The cross cultural comparability of the occupational personality profile
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Psychological testing in South Africa has been placed under the spotlight since the inception of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, which consequently has a significant bearing on employment testing in organisations. ... -
Determining the exposure to and skills needed by Industrial – Organisational Psychologists in the Western Cape Province to counsel employees towards flourishing in the workplace.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)According to literature, Industrial-Organisational psychology is mainly concerned with investigating the behaviour of humans within the work environment. It is stated that Industrial-Organisational psychology deals with ... -
Differences in current and desired work values amongst academic employees within a Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2012)Empirical and anecdotal evidence suggests that organisations, including higher education institutions (HEI‘s) have a propensity to focus on extrinsic rewards as a main motivator that attracts and retains staff (Kubler & ... -
Distributive- and procedural justice: towards understanding fairness perceptions of performance appraisals in a national government department office, Chief Directorate Surveys and Mapping
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Perceptions of performance management in the South African Public Sector was characterised by high levels of unfairness owing to a bias in favour of those individuals that can write essays well. The essays would provide ... -
The effect of stress, burnout and emotional labour on intention to leave amongst call centre employees
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The increasing demand for client-centred services in a highly competitive business environment has resulted in a substantial increase in the number of call centres world wide (Knight 2004 cited in Carrim, Basson & Coetzee, ... -
Emotional intelligence amongst undergraduate students at a higher education institution
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)One hundred and fifty senior students (comprising of second and third year undergraduate students) completed a biographical questionnaire and the BarOn Emotional Quotient-Inventory questionnaire. The results indicate that ... -
Emotional intelligence and work engagement of leaders in a financial services organisation undergoing change
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Research (Sartain et al., 2006) indicates that engagement demands a more thoughtful way to address the everyday realities of organisational life. The current research endeavours to elucidate the relationship between emotional ... -
Employee participation in workplace wellness programmes in the Namibian public service: Motivational factors and barriers
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)A typical workplace is likely to be non-existent in the absence of its human resources. Thus, human capital is generally an asset to most organisations. This is why it is important that employers play an active part in ... -
Employees perception of employment equity fairness within a mining organisation in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)After the 1994 elections South Africa had to undergo drastic changes for it to become a more just society to address past injustices experienced by various ethnic groups. Issues such as equality and social justice have ... -
Employees’ perceptions towards workplace diversity in a financial institution operating in the Western Cape
(uwc, 2013)Although South Africa is 18 years into creating a unique diversity management strategy, individuals - directly affected by diversity in organisation will differ completely from those individuals that have not been affected ... -
An enquiry into the factors impeding the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)The aim of the study was to determine the factors that impede the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon, an academic institution in South Africa. There are many variables which need to be addressed ... -
An enquiry into the factors impeding the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula technikon
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)The aim of the study was to determine the factors that impede the career advancement of women academics at Peninsula Technikon, an academic institution in South Africa. There are many variables which need to be addressed ... -
Evaluation of a psychological capital intervention aimed at improving flourishing of first year students at a selected university in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This study evaluates whether psychological capital can improve the flourishing of first-year students at a selected university in the Western Cape. The problem is that recently many students entering South African universities ... -
Evaluation of selected human resource practices in selected non-governmental/non-profit organisations in Cape Town
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The study evaluated selected Human Resource (HR) practices in non-governmental organisations (NGOs)/ non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Cape Town. For theoretical framework guiding the study, the Open Systems Model was ... -
An evaluation of the coping mechanisms of working students at the University of the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This study investigated the work-life balance phenomenon by closely focusing on the individual coping mechanisms that working students adopt during their academic journey. The research was motivated by the serious financial, ...