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Browsing Economic and Management Sciences by UP Author "Du Plessis, Yvonne"
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Du Plessis, Yvonne; Smith, R.; Vermeulen, Leopold Petrus (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2008)Managing the change process throughout a project’s life cycle is complex and should be understood, planned for, implemented and measured by the project manager, supported by organisational systems and processes for ...
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Du Plessis, Yvonne (CSSALL Publishers, 2011)In multi-cultural work settings, confusion, misunderstandings, embarrassment, a sense of being insulted, or a breakdown in relationships often occur, resulting in workplace problems. This happens especially when employees ...
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Du Plessis, Yvonne; Hoole, Crystal (Department of Human Resource Management, University of Johannesburg, 2006)The growing interest in project management as a management approach requires organisations to adopt an operational culture that supports project management principles and practices. The availability of an empirically ...
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Barry, Marie-Louise; Du Plessis, Yvonne (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2007)Human resource management and the corresponding soft-skills or competencies are reported to be of significant importance for project management success. One of the measures of these soft-skills, used in recent years, is ...
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Van Zyl, Marlise; Du Plessis, Yvonne (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, 2012)As a large part of South Africa's economy is based on the mining industry, this research focused on exploring the coping strategies of business leaders in the mining industry during an economic downturn. Using qualitative ...
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Van den Bergh, Riana; Du Plessis, Yvonne (Emerald, 2012)PURPOSE – This paper aims to explore and interpret the pre-migration and post-migration career development and success of highly skilled professional migrant women with special reference to The Netherlands. DESIGN/MET ...
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Rademeyer, Anerie; Du Plessis, Yvonne; Kepner, Charles H. (OpenJournals, 2009)Problem-solving ability is a much sought-after trait in executives, especially if it includes the ability to solve human performance problems. This paper proposes a systematic root cause analysis process that effectively ...
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Swarts, I.; Du Plessis, Yvonne (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2007)A prominent issue in international staffing literature is the premature return of an expatriate to his/her home country or resignation during or shortly after the international assignment. This paper is based on an empirical ...
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Theron, Marguerite; Barkhuizen, E. Nicolene; Du Plessis, Yvonne (OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-04-17)ORIENTATION: Globally, the demand for academic staff in higher education is expected to continue to increase. The South African situation is exacerbated by the so-called ‘retirement swell’ and turnover and retention ...
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Du Plessis, Yvonne; Hoole, Crystal (Department of Human Resource Management, University of Johannesburg, 2006)The aim of this research is to develop an operational 'project management culture' framework, which can be used by project managers and organisations to support project work. One of the main causes of project failure is ...
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Du Plessis, Yvonne (Richard Havenga & Associates, 2009-07)The current turmoil in the global economic environment has a domino effect on organisations where there is a tendency of giving more attention to management and employee dysfunctions and work place problems.
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Du Plessis, Yvonne; Barkhuizen, E. Nicolene (Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, 2012)Scholars argue that to address the social, economic and political challenges facing South Africa since 1994, organisational managers/leaders should adopt a positive approach, based on sound organisational behaviour. This ...
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Olckers, Chantal; Du Plessis, Yvonne (Academic Journals, 2012-02-22)Many scholars, consultants and practitioners have recently focused their attention on ‘ownership’ as a psychological, rather than just a business phenomenon. Psychological ownership is defined as a state in which individuals ...
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Psychological ownership as a requisite for talent retention : the voice of highly skilled employees Olckers, Chantal; Du Plessis, Yvonne (Inderscience, 2015)The aim of this paper is to identify and clarify the elements and possible role of psychological ownership in highly skilled employees‟ retention. The methodology encompasses a qualitative research design inclusive of ...
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Olckers, Chantal; Du Plessis, Yvonne (OpenJournals Publishing, 2012-09-06)ORIENTATION: Managing psychological ownership can have positive attitudinal and behavioural effects, promote organisational effectiveness and support talent retention. RESEARCH PURPOSE: This paper seeks to explore and ...
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