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A qualitative assessment of the impact of bursary granting as a form of skills development among employees in a public service department: Experiences and perceptions
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Effective employee development is more than just mentoring or holding seminars. Ideally, it takes an individualised approach in which the organisation talks to an employee, finds out his/her goals and builds a plan to ... -
A study to investigate the attitude of customers towards electronic banking: The case of a South African-based company
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)It is known that attitude plays a significant role in consumer decision process whether to adopt new technology or not. Differences in attitude towards a product or a service depend on the nature of the product, individuals ... -
An evaluation of job crafting as an intervention aimed at improving work engagement
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The construction industry plays a crucial role in the South African economy. In this high-risk industry, a lack of engagement by employees can have serious and costly health and safety consequences. Because construction ... -
Assessing organisational culture in a private hospital in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Organisational culture has been one of the most studied and theorised concepts in organisational development. New ways of working, globalisation, increased competition and change in technology have created a greater need ... -
Assessing safety culture of professional pilots within selected South African based aviation organisations
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The aviation industry is one of many industries which is known to be a high-risk industry. Although it is a high risk industry, little research has been conducted within the industry especially with regards to safety ... -
Assessing the state of public participation in the Western Cape: the case of Beaufort West Municipality
(2019-12)It is often argued that public participation is the cornerstone of constitutional democracy especially in countries such as South Africa with the history of segregation which was characterised by the exclusion of the ... -
Assessment of policies affecting refugees' and asylum seekers' children to access primary schools in democratic South Africa
(2019-09)The study assesses the application of policies on the right of refugees and asylum seekers with regard to the education of their children, and the many challenges impeding this right. Fundamental changes in the legal ... -
Attitudes towards individuals with disability amongst students and employees in a higher education institution in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Even though attitudes have been studied for many years, attitudes toward individuals with disabilities still remain an important issue, today (Geskie & Salasek, 1988; Popovich, Scherbaum, Scherbaum & Polinko, 2003). With ... -
Authentic leadership and its effects on organizational citizenship behaviour in a provincial government department in the Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Leaders are often thought of as being the top management team of the organisation, illuminating the way forward for individuals by directing organisational activities towards a shared vision (Fernald, Solomon & Tarabishy, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
