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Theses and Dissertations (Human Resource Management): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The purpose of this study was to explore the social mobility experiences of black Africans in middle-class occupations. In post-apartheid South Africa, the persistent question is why black Africans continue to be a minority ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The end of the apartheid era witnessed a move towards the decolonisation of the South African workplace. Individuals with diverse cultures were more readily accepted into the workplace, especially those from indigenous ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014-07)Orientation In this study the interrelationship between specific personality and interests measures were explored to improve understanding of the respective constructs and their interrelations. A literature study and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014-11)This study investigates the influence of management behaviour on work motivation within a financial services institution in South Africa. The highly competitive business environment is forcing organisations to improve their ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014-08)OBJECTIVE : The purpose of the study is to determine the psychometric properties of the Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire (WLQ) in terms of its reliability, dimensionality and second-order structural ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014-01-15)In today’s volatile and unpredictable economic environment, the retention of human capital, one of any organisation’s most valuable resources, has become critically important. The focus of employee retention has gradually ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Psychological ownership is the psychologically experienced phenomenon that occurs when an employee develops possessive feelings towards a target (for example an organisation). However, there are several factors that influence ...
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Gender Perceptions Of Factors Affecting The Career Advancement Of Female Academics In South Africa (University of Pretoria, 2013)Background and aim: In several universities, the academic staff complement is dominated by men, regardless of the implementation of employment equity. The fact that the integration of women at all levels of academia is so ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Orientation: South Africa’s cultural and linguistic diversity requires special measures to ensure that the assessments used in employment settings are scrupulously fair. To this end, Section 8 of The Employment Equity Act ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Introduction It cannot be denied that employees bring their emotions to work, especially since emotions form a core part of individuals and cannot be separated from them and is thus part of organisational life. Emotions ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The review of talent acquisition tools and techniques used in South Africa is not widely available in literature. To implement and utilise appropriate tools and techniques to foster talent acquisition and maintain competitive ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Purpose: This research sought to explore and systematically review the landscape of literature on the topics of workplace gossip and foreign nationals, in order to cre-ate an aerial shot of the areas of investigation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Research Objective: The study looked at the benefits and impact of requiring employees to serve notice period once they have resigned. Motivation of the Study: An employee deciding to leave an organisation can cause work ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The rise in popularity of work-life balance (WLB) as an essential determinant of one’s health, wellbeing and effectiveness in modern society has included research on the WLB of those caring for children with special needs. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)There is currently little research focusing specifically on the emotional labour and regulation of academic staff in higher education institutions. This study provides insight into the emotional labour regulation strategies ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Research purpose: This study aimed to explore the professional identity construction of accountants from previously disadvantaged groups. The study considered the significance of context and the influence of whiteness and ...
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Power, Privilege and Identity at the Margins : Identity Work Transitions of Lower Echelon Managers (University of Pretoria, 2020)This study explores the hitherto unexamined role of national, cultural, societal and historical dynamics of power and privilege in the identity work of the lowest level of managers in organisations. This study revealed ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004)Orientation: The job inherent requirements for Human Resource (HR) professionals, as is for any role, are constantly undergoing change due to the dynamic environment that we work and exist in. With the transition from ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Orientation: The Preamble of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa, 1996) states as one of its objectives: ‘to improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person’. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The study aimed to develop a model predictive of academic success based on variables assessed during the admission process and the relationships of the variables with academic progress and academic success at a South African ...
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