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Technical and institutional capacity in local organisations to manage decentralised forest resources in Uganda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: N. Turyahabwe C.J. Geldenhuys S. Watts A.Y. BananaUganda is one of the sub-Saharan African countries that has devolved the management of forest resources. Meaningful devolution, however, requires that local governments and other community organizations should have capacity in terms of adequate and competent human resources, finance, information,... -
The Moderating Effect of Self-efficacy on Job Insecurity and Organisational Commitment Among Nigerian Public Servants
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: D.O. Adebayo --- University of Ibadan,The study examined the moderating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between perceived job insecurity and organisational commitment of survivors of retrenchment among Nigerian public workers. Using a cross-sectional survey, data was collected from 186 survivors. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis... -
Delegitimisation of Disliked Political Organisations Through Biased Language and Acronyming
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tadios Chisango --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Calvin Gwandure --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThe study investigated the use of biased language and acronyming in political organisations in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The study surveyed the discourses of political parties that were posted on the internet. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse the... -
The Prevalence of Well-Being on Teachers in Afri Twin Schools as Well as Non Afri Twin Schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Werner de Klerk --- North-West University, South Africa Q. Michael Temane --- North-West University, South Africa Alida W. Nienaber --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study explored the prevalence of well-being in Afri Twin and non Afri Twin teachers. The Afri Twin project allows schools of comparable type and size in Britain and South Africa to be ‘twinned’ with each other, with a possible... -
Validating An Adapted Measure of Organisational Energy in the South African Context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rowenna Erin Cuff --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Nicolene Barkhuizen --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study validated an adapted measure of organisational energy, namely the Energy Scapes Profile (ESP), in the South African context, considering also possible differences in perceptions of organisational energy by the participants' demographics. Participants were a convenience sample of 304... -
Exploring the Attainment of Career Success
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eileen Koekemoer --- North-West University, South Africa Sune Visagie --- North-West University, South AfricaThis study examined the role of the organisation as well as the role of the employee in the attainment of career success for senior management employees. Participants were a purposive sample of 24 senior management employees from two international financial... -
Breaching cultural silence: enhancing resilience among Ugandan orphans
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marguerite Daniel Hellen Malinga Apila Rune Bjørgo Gro Therese LieCultural silence is frequently the outcome of deep-seated taboos regarding adults talking to children about sex and death. This paper examines the impact of cultural silence on the resilience of children orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. Cultural silence is often... -
Christian theology of life, death and healing in an era of antiretroviraltherapy: reflections on the responses of some Botswana churches
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Lovemore Togarasei --- Department of Theology and Religious Studies, BotswanaThis article discusses Christian understandings of life, death and healing in the context of antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. The discussion is a response to the reactions of some Botswana Pentecostal and African Independent Churches to the availability of ARV therapy, as... -
Obstacles to creating an environment conducive to HIV prevention for young people
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Roselyn Nm Kareithi --- Adolescent Health Research Unit, South Africa Crick Lund --- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Centre for Public Mental Health, South AfricaThe external environment of an organisation influences the desired goals and interventions of that organisation in many ways. However, strategies for influencing the external context to create a more enabling environment for the interventions of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are often... -
The Madikwe Forum: a comprehensive partnership for supporting governance of Botswana's HIV and AIDS response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Gavin George --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Candice Reardon --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Jonathan Gunthorp --- Health Economics and HIV and AIDS Division (HEARD), South Africa Themba Moeti --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Innocent Chingombe --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Lesego Busang --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), Botswana Godfrey Musuka --- African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP), BotswanaThere is a need for actors within the philanthropic sector to pursue collaborative partnerships with developing nations which could result in sustainable country-led responses to HIV and AIDS. There is also a need to evaluate the structures governing these partnerships... -
Identifying management preferences, institutional organisational rules, and their capacity to improve fisheries management in Pemba, Mozambique
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: TR McClanahan --- , USA JE Cinner --- ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Australia C Abunge --- , USAThe potential to improve the management of fisheries in Pemba, Mozambique, were explored by evaluating stakeholder's preferences for management and the key institutional design elements of the fisheries organisations or community councils of fisheries (CCPs). We interviewed fishers, community leaders... -
Wellness programme and health policy development at a large faith-based organisation in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: ElizabethD ArendThis paper presents a case study of wellness programme and health policy development based on an HIV/AIDS organisation's Khayelitsha site in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The study examines the different challenges that the organisation faces in relation to... -
Anthropological perspectives on the challenges to monitoring and evaluating HIV and AIDS programming in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Turkon --- Department of Anthropology, United States David Himmelgreen --- Department of Anthropology, United States Nancy Romero-Daza --- Department of Anthropology, United States Charlotte Noble --- Department of Anthropology, United StatesThis article focuses on how numerous international nongovernmental organisations (INGOs) have stepped forward to provide services related to HIV and AIDS prevention and treatment in Lesotho. We highlight some widely recognised challenges associated with the INGO approach and describe how... -
Artistic activities and cultural activism as responses to HIV/AIDS in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Susan Pietrzyk --- Department of Anthropology, United StatesOver the last two decades both the number and types of civil-society-led organisations involved in addressing HIV and AIDS have increased dramatically. In many cases, the work undertaken is thoughtfully researched, appropriately focused, and as a result produces positive outcomes... -
Experiences of collaboration, coordination and efficiency in the delivery of HIV/AIDS home-based care in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: John Mazzeo --- Department of Anthropology, United States Loveness Makonese --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, South AfricaThe difficulties of achieving successful collaboration between stakeholders can lead to uncoordinated and fragmented outcomes for HIV/AIDS programming, which has consequences for the immediate health and livelihood security of the intended beneficiaries. This article examines the collaboration between local, national... -
The barriers and challenges to Health Promotion in Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RD Govender --- Department of Family Medicine, -
Factors impacting on organisational learning in three rural health districts
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: KP Vermaak --- Centre for Rural Health, SJ Reid --- Centre for Rural Health, CM Horwood --- Centre for Rural Health,Background: Access to quality health care in rural areas may be compromised not only by the inadequate numbers of skilled professional staff, but also by the lack of skills of the health professionals who are employed in rural facilities, due... -
Reconstructed Living Lab: supporting drug users and families through co-operative counselling using mobile phone technology
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MB Parker --- Faculty of Informatics and Design, South Africa J Wills --- School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, United Kingdom GB Wills --- School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, United KingdomBackground: There is a recognised problem with drug taking in South Africa. In socially deprived areas immediate help for drug users and their families is a problem. As part of their work in a community in tension, Impact Direct Ministries... -
The challenges experienced by nongovernmental organisations with regard to the roll-out of antiretroviral therapy in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: J Michel --- Department of Health Studies, MC Matlakala --- Department of Health Studies,Background: Successful administration of antiretroviral therapy (ART) requires full adherence to the regimen by the patient. The introduction of ART needs a well-functioning health system with adequately trained health professionals, laboratory support, a constant supply of drugs and social systems... -
An assessment of organisational values, culture and performance in Cape Town's primary healthcare services
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: RJ Mash --- Family Medicine and Primary Care, S Govender --- Stellenbosch University, A-A Isaacs --- University of Cape Town, A De Sa --- University of Cape Town, A Schlemmer --- Stellenbosch University,Objectives: Improving the quality of primary health care in South Africa is a national priority and the Western Cape Department of Health has identified staff and patient experience as a key component. Its strategic plan, Vision 2020, espouses caring, competence,... -
Job Retention Factors, Perceived Career Mobility and Organisational Commitment in the South African Financial Sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tanzia F. Joāo --- University of South Africa, Melinde Coetzee --- University of South Africa,This study explores job retention factors, perceived career mobility and organisational commitment among early career employees. Participants were professional auditors, accountants and financial staff (N = 82) in the finance industry in South Africa (57% = females, 70% White, age... -
Work Engagement, Organisational Commitment, Job Resources and Job Demands of Teachers Working Within Disadvantaged High Schools in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lyndsay Kristine Field --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Johanna Hendrina Buitendach --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaThe study determined the relationship between work engagement, organisational commitment, job resources and job demands of teachers (N = 117) working within two historically disadvantaged high schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A cross-sectional design was used (N = 117). Participants... -
Sports contribution to open communication in a workplace: a qualitative study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yvonne T. Joubert --- University of South Africa,This study explored employees’ perceptions of the contribution that conversations about sport have on workplace social bonding. Participants were 63 sport participants from nine different financial organisations in the Gauteng region of South Africa (33% were female and 67% were... -
Work stress, work–home interference and perceptions of organisational culture amongst insurance employees in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Rudolf M. Oosthuizen --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Delene Visser --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Peggy T.V. Mudzimu --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology,The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between work stress, work-home interference, and perceptions of organisational culture amongst insurance employees in the Zimbabwean context. Data were collected from a sample of 190 employees (females=46%) who completed the... -
Planned intervention and organisational development: the role of leadership in change initiatives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Victor E. Dike --- National University,Every system - organisation or human being - has the tendency of striving to change for the better. Although the process can be planned or unplanned, it involves continuous adjustment to a new environment. This paper focuses on the role... -
The HIV/AIDS caregiver identity as a double-edged sword: a discourse analysis on HIV/AIDS caregiving in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Vania Ranjbar --- Angered Hospital, SwedenThis article discusses the identity of HIV/AIDS caregivers as constructed by a group of HIV/AIDS caregivers at a non-profit organisation in South Africa. During a 12-month period data were collected through interviews with the organisation's staff and volunteers. Using discourse... -
Organisational and individual strengths use as predictors of engagement and productivity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Frederick W. Stander --- Optentia Research Programme, South Africa Karina Mostert --- WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Leon T. de Beer --- WorkWell Research Unit, South AfricaThis study sought to determine whether Perceived Organisational Support for Strengths Use (POSSU) and Proactive Behaviour towards Strengths Use (PBSU) predict engagement and productivity in a sample of South African call centre operators. Participants were 218 call centre operators within... -
Performance appraisal systems — equity perceptions of mathematics teachers: an exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michael Kainose Mhlolo --- Faculty of Education, South AfricaThis study investigated equity perceptions of a school based performance appraisal system in a subject discipline. Participants were 110 mathematics teachers (females = 10%) and 12 school principals (females = 25%). They completed a questionnaire on distributive, procedural and interactional justice regarding the performance... -
Experiences of stereotyping among individuals employed in selected South African organisations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lizelle Brink --- Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South Africa Jan Alewyn Nel --- Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, South AfricaThis study investigated the effects of stereotypes among individuals working in selected South African organisations. The participants were 336 employees within the following sectors: banking (n = 40), higher education institutions (n = 72), mining (n = 63), municipalities (n = 24), nursing (n = 4), police services (n = 20), schools... -
Computer-based Message System Flows in Large Organisations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: B R Lower --- University of Cape Town, S Erlank --- University of Cape Town, P M Q Lay --- University of Cape Town,The structure of a typical organization can be described in terms of hierarchies and work groups, linked by blows of control and information. Communication between and within these work groups takes place in formal and informal ways, using a variety... -
Stock market responses to corporate unbundling in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: Geoffrey Blount --- Department of Business Economics, Sinclair Davidson --- Department of Economics and Finance,This paper examines the effect of the announcement of a restructuring on the returns of the parent companies and the subsidiaries to be unbundled. Abnormal returns are calculated from sixty days prior to the unbundling announcement to sixty days after... -
How to develop student-centred management cases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Klaes Eringa --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Perry Yi Jin --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The NetherlandsCase studies are very popular in management education. Many case studies, however, are written at a level that is beyond the understanding of their target audience and therefore fail to do what they are intended for. The present study examines... -
Quality of working life and commitment amongst employees in public organisations in Ghana: does job involvement matter?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Oluyinka Ojedokun --- School of Research and Postgraduate Studies, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- School of Research and Postgraduate Studies, South Africa Mercy Desouza --- Department of Psychology, GhanaThis study tested a mediation model of job involvement to predict organisational commitment from quality of work life. A total of 137 workers employed in two public organisations participated in the study (males = 52.6%, females = 47.4%, junior staff = 67.9%, senior staff = 32.1%, age range... -
Perceived organisational support influences on job satisfaction and organisational commitment among junior academic staff members
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Fumani Donald Mabasa --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Hlanganipai Ngirande --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between perceived organisational support, employee job satisfaction and organisational commitment among junior academic staff of a South African higher education institution (N =70; female = 41 .4%; masters qualification = 85 .7%). Participants completed a... -
Cultural diversity, group formation and alienation as constraints on employee interaction in a wholesale company
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Stephné Herselman --- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology,Although a relatively new concept in anthropology, the notion of cultural alienation appears to be a useful instrument to explain aspects of workplace interaction and behaviour. This article deals with alienation as a function of cultural diversity in a wholesale... -
Spatial and organisational complexity in the Dwars River Valley, Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: C. S. van der Waal --- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology,Access to land and housing in South Africa is of great importance to a range of actors, leading to contested processes and complex organisational interactions. Using the anthropology of organisations and a process ethnographic approach, the spatial and organisational complexity... -
Four principles of South African political culture at the local level
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Robert Thornton --- Department of Anthropology,Standard models of political thought derived from Liberal, Democratic and Classical models of political theory do not appear to fully comprehend the structure and processes of political action and culture at the local-level in South Africa. I present a concise... -
Window onto a world of waste: cultural aspects of work in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Vivienne Ward --- Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, South Africa Frans Kamsteeg --- Department of Culture, The NetherlandsIn the Western Cape a system has emerged in recent years where informal groupings of poor people make a living by recycling waste material in exchange for cash. There are several dynamic interfaces in this process and this short study... -
‘Don't “paraffin” me!’: deception, power and agency in a South African sport for development organisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Cassandra Clark --- Department of Social Anthropology,The staff of Sport FUNdamentals Southern Africa (SFSA), a sport for development organisation, have labelled a range of deceitful behaviours ‘paraffining’. These behaviours range from improvising life skills lessons to lying in reports. It references paraffin, a common, yet potentially... -
Translation and validation of the EORTC QLQ-CX24 questionnaire into the indigenous African languages of
isiXhosa and AfrikaansItem type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: G C Du Toit --- Unit of Gynaecological Oncology, Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, D G Nel --- Centre for Statistical Consultation, University of Stellenbosch,Objectives: Quality of life (QOL) assessment plays an important role in oncological clinical practice and research settings when evaluating treatment outcome. Cervical cancer remains a prevalent disease in South African women. The current study translated the European Organisation for Research... -
Job stress and attitudes toward change: The mediating effect of psychological attachment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Pamela J.J. Chetty --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe present study explores the indirect effect of job stress on attitudes toward change through individuals’ psychological attachment (organisational commitment mindsets and job embeddedness). The sample comprised N = 350 employees (black African: 67%; males: 69%; 26–40 years: 67%) who... -
Operator work-related musculoskeletal disorders during forwarding operations in South Africa: an ergonomic assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Kudakwashe Phairah --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Michal Brink --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Paxie Chirwa --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, Forest Science Postgraduate Programme, South Africa Andrew Todd --- Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics, South AfricaForest machine operators are still experiencing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) despite extensive mechanisation and modernisation of harvesting systems. However, paucity of local ergonomics research and technology transfer problems may affect the use of mechanised systems in South Africa. Consequently, this... -
Organisational commitment and job retention among nurses in a South African setting: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Terera Sharon Ruvimbo --- Department of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations, South Africa Ngirande Hlanganipai --- Department of Human Resource Management and Labour Relations, South AfricaThe objective of this article was to determine the influence of Human Resource Management practices (compensation and reward practices, performance evaluation practices and managerial leadership practices) on organisational commitment and retention of nurses in a South African public hospital setting... -
Perceived ethical leadership: Its moderating influence on employees’ organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviours
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South Africa Frans Cilliers --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated the extent to which employees’ perception of ethical leadership moderated their organisational commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour. A non-probability purposive sample (N = 839; females = 32%) of employees in a railway organisation in the Democratic Republic... -
Hospitableness and sustainable development: New responsibilities and demands in the host-guest relationship
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Arjan van Rheede --- Research Centre, Hotelschool, The Hague, The Netherlands Daphne Maria Dekker --- Research Centre, Hotelschool, The Hague, The NetherlandsHow does the current paradigm of the host-guest relationship cause the hospitality industry to lag behind in sustainable development? Hospitality is often defined as “a feeling of being welcome”. It is about “welcoming the stranger: a person who comes today... -
The influence of transformational leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour in a South African combat military unit
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Oscar Sechudi --- South African Army, South Africa Benny Olivier --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study investigated perceived individual transformational leadership (TL) to influence behaviours on follower organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) in a South African combat military unit. A sample of 300 of 567 military followers (males = 78%; black Africans = 82%) completed... -
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) implementation in rural community health centres in Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Guillermo Prado --- Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology (CePIM) for Drug Abuse and Sexual Risk Behavior, USA Viviana Horigian --- Florida Node Alliance of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network, USA Stephen Weiss --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, USA Ryan Cook --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, USA Sibusiso Sifunda --- HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB (HAST) Research Programme, South Africa Deborah Jones --- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, USAThis study explores organisational and individual provider influences on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) implementation at 12 community health centres (CHCs) in a rural South African setting. Clinic staff members (N = 103; females = 86%, nurse managers = 9.7%,... -
Employability capacities and organisational commitment foci of human resource professionals: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid L. Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial & Organisational Psychology, Pretoria Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management,This study explored the relationship between employees’ employability capacities and their organisational commitment foci. A convenience sample of 196 South African human resource professionals participated in the study, consisting of 73% females and 88% black African people, predominantly within their... -
Advancing gender equality to improve HIV prevention: A study of practice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Jenevieve Mannell --- Institute for Global Health, University College London, United KingdomAddressing gender inequality as a social driver of HIV risk and vulnerability has become a key activity of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in South Africa. This paper sheds light on the environmental factors that influence gender and HIV activities in this... -
A tale from the field: Reflexivity during management research in an African-based development organisation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Loice Natukunda --- Management, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Phil Johnson --- Management, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Pauline Dibben --- Management, University of Sheffield, United KingdomThis article is a product of the reflexive experience of data collection and analysis in a development organisation in Uganda. Several studies provide helpful debates about managing people in Africa. However, existent literature seldom covers pertinent issues related to collecting... -
How to develop student-centred management cases
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Klaes Eringa --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Perry Yi Jin --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The NetherlandsCase studies are very popular in management education. Many case studies, however, are written at a level that is beyond the understanding of their target audience and therefore fail to do what they are intended for. The present study examines... -
Hospitableness and sustainable development: New responsibilities and demands in the host-guest relationship
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Arjan van Rheede --- Research Centre, Hotelschool, The Netherlands Daphne Maria Dekker --- Research Centre, Hotelschool, The NetherlandsHow does the current paradigm of the host-guest relationship cause the hospitality industry to lag behind in sustainable development? Hospitality is often defined as “a feeling of being welcome”. It is about “welcoming the stranger: a person who comes today... -
Workplace diversity in South Africa: Its qualities and management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yvonne T. Joubert --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis qualitative study explored diversity management strategies used by South African financial institutions. The sample included 72 employees (33.33% females; 39.08% Indigenous African language speakers). Of the participants, 44.45% were white, 28.57% were black, 22.22% were Indian, and 4.78% were... -
Authentic leadership influences on organisational commitment in a South African state hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Veronica Hlongwane --- University of South Africa, South Africa Benny Olivier --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study investigated the influence of authentic leadership (AL) on employee organisational commitment (OC) in a South African state hospital. A convenience sample of 222 employees (female = 81%; black = 82%) completed the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire on their perceptions... -
A liabilities approach to the likelihood of liquidation in business rescue
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Wesley Rosslyn-Smith --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Marius Pretorius --- Department of Business Management, South AfricaWhile reorganisation procedures aim to salvage financially distressed firms, they are often abused, as uneconomic, failing firms commence with proceedings that erode value rather than preserve it. The commencement standard for business rescue is aimed at preventing such abuse, though... -
Structural barriers to South African volunteer home-based caregivers providing quality care: the need for a policy for caregivers not affiliated to primary healthcare clinics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: David Morton --- Department of Nursing Science, South Africa Thoko Mayekiso --- Vice Chancellor’s Office, South Africa Peter Cunningham --- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, South AfricaCommunity home-based care (CHBC) is a critical component of non-formal care in communities in Africa that have a high prevalence of HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Community carers consisting primarily of volunteers are critical role players in African healthcare systems and... -
Psychometric validation of an Organisational Performance Questionnaire (OPQ) based on the Burke-Litwin model
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Benny Olivier --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study reports the findings on the development and validation of an Organisational Performance Questionnaire (OPQ) based on the Burke-Litwin model. Respondents were 398 employees from various public and private sector organisations in South Africa, consisting of different genders (male... -
Authentic leadership, followership, and psychological capital as antecedents of work engagement
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Marieta du Plessis --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South Africa Adré B. Boshoff --- Department of Industrial Psychology, South AfricaThe present study investigated authentic leadership, psychological capital, and followership behaviour influences on work engagement of employees. Respondents were 901 South African employees within the healthcare industry organisation (n = 647) and mining industry (n = 254). The employees completed... -
Organisational climate, job satisfaction, and leadership style influences on organisational commitment among South African soldiers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Thulile N. Makhathini --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South Africa Gideon A.J. Van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South AfricaThe study examined the extent to which organisational climate, job satisfaction, and leadership styles influences organisational commitment among South African soldiers. Study participants were 150 military personnel (41% females, 32% privates, 35% Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs), age range 24 to 64)... -
Psychological empowerment and organisational change among hotel employees in Egypt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Mohamed A. Nassar --- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, EgyptEmpowering employees can have a significant impact on increasing job satisfaction, efficiency and productivity in the hotel industry. This paper aims to investigate the effect of empowerment on readiness for and acceptance of organisational changes among employees in Egyptian chain... -
School-based care and support for the intellectually disabled learners at risk for sexual abuse: South African teacher carer perspectives
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Andile Alfred Mdikana --- Department of Inclusive Education, South Africa Nareadi Tlakale Phasha --- Department of Inclusive Education, South AfricaThis study examined the functionality of a school-based care and support program for the intellectually disabled learners who have a history of sexual abuse. Participants were 28 teachers from four special educational needs schools in the Gauteng Province, South Africa... -
Organisation climate mediation of the relationship between hardiness, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction among military followers
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Palesa Luzipo --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South Africa Gideon Van Dyk --- Department of Industrial Psychology, Faculty of Military Sciences, South AfricaThis study examined influences of organisational climate on hardiness, self-efficacy, and job satisfaction in a military setting. Data were collected from 120 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) military personnel (female = 36%; officers = 90%; age range = 24–64... -
Perceived corporate ethical values and organisational justice in relation to employee commitment at a manufacturing company
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- Department of Industrial and People Management, South Africa Crystal Hoole --- Department of Industrial and People Management, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between employees’ perceptions of their organisation’s corporate ethical values and justice and their level of commitment. The study participants were 201 employees of a manufacturing company in the Democratic Republic of Congo (female = 32%%,... -
Career-related dispositional factors in relation to retention within the retail sector: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nadia Ferreira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Ingrid L. Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThe study aimed to explore the extent to which employees’ organisational commitment and career adaptability predicted employee retention factors in the South African retail sector; taking employee demographics into account. A sample of 224 early to mid-career permanent retail employees... -
When life's good: Gendered marital satisfaction and work-pay satisfaction influences on organisational commitment of advancement-career-stage employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Chibuzor Uchenna Onuoha --- Population & Health Research Entity, Faculty of the Human Sciences, South Africa Erhabor Sunday Idemudia --- Population & Health Research Entity, Faculty of the Human Sciences, South AfricaWe examined the influences of marital satisfaction and work-pay satisfaction on organisational commitment among advancement-career-stage employees while controlling for gender and a selection of socio-demographics. The sample consisted of 350 workers (females = 237; mean age = 32.44, SD =... -
Retention of festival volunteers: Management practices and volunteer motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Diane Zievinger --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Frans Swint --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsMany volunteers in different festival organisations within the hospitality industry begin with great excitement, but slowly lose interest. This might be due to poor volunteer management practices that result in decreased motivation among volunteers, and with the consequences of them... -
Cognitive adjustment and psychological capital influences on expatriate workers’ job performance: An Ethiopian study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wondwossen Kassa Tsegaye --- School of Management, China Qin Su --- School of Management, China Zhi Ouyang --- School of Management, ChinaThis study examined the relationship between cognitive adjustment and expatriates’ performance in the foreign host-country, and the moderating role of psychological capital in this relationship. The expatriates (N = 1 229; female = 32%; mean international tenure = 2.99, SD = 4.44) completed measures of cognitive adjustments (work... -
Self-esteem: Its mediating effects on the relationship between discrimination at work and employee organisation commitment and turn-over intention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shanice Jackson --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South Africa Leon TB Jackson --- WorkWell: Research Unit for People, North-West South AfricaThis study examined self-esteem as a mediator of the relationship between perceived discrimination, employee intentions to quit, and affective organisation commitment. A convenience sample of 414 South African employees were participants (female = 44.9%; black = 42.3%; 38.2% between the age of 26 and... -
Employee engagement at a higher education institution in South Africa: Individual, team and organisational levels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Tinashe Ndoro --- Management Department, South Africa Nico Martins --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaWe examined the levels of employee engagement among staff members at a higher education institution in South Africa at the individual, team, and organisational levels. The participants (N = 202) completed a validated measure of employee engagement (females = 62.4%;... -
Transformational leadership, diversity climate, and job satisfaction in selected South African companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sean McCallaghan --- NWU Business School, South Africa Leon T. B. Jackson --- NWU Business School, WorkWell Research Unit, South Africa Marita M Heyns --- Optentia Focus Area, South AfricaThis study investigated the relationship between transformational leadership, diversity climate, and job satisfaction in a selection of South African companies. Participants were a convenience sample of 263 employees from the Gauteng Province (white = 69.3%). They completed measures for transformational leadership, diversity... -
Validation of the work engagement, job satisfaction, psychological empowerment, and organisational citizenship measures in a mining sector setting in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Polite Masvaure --- Department of Industial Psychology, South Africa Johanna Hendrina Buitendach --- Department of Industial Psychology, South AfricaThis study aimed to validate measures of work engagement, job satisfaction, psychological empowerment, and organisational citizenship for use with employees in a mining enterprise in Zimbabwe. Miners (N = 176, males = 85.2%, females = 1.3%; age range = 24–65... -
Organisational culture moderation of interpersonal trust and affective commitment in health care non-governmental organisations in Ghana
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ramous Agyare --- Business School, China Ge Yuhui --- Business School, China Eugene Abrokwah --- Business School, China James Agyei --- Business School, ChinaThis study examined the moderating effect of organisational culture (OC) moderation on the relationship between interpersonal trust (IT; trust in management and trust in peers) and employees’ affective commitment (AC). Participants were 295 employees of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Ghana... -
Psychosocial resources, support, and career satisfaction among professional women: A South African study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe study examined the role psychosocial resources play in enhancing perceptions of support and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants were a purposive sample of 606 professional women from South Africa (white = 61.8%, black = 19.9%, Indian =... -
Psychological contract influence on organisational identification among call centre employees
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Definite Mutendi --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, South Africa Roslyn De Braine --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, South Africa Nelesh Dhanpat --- Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management, South AfricaThe study investigated whether the psychological contract predicts organisational identification in a call centre setting. Participants included 198 employees (females = 66%; permanent employees = 74%, temporary employees = 26%). Participants completed measures on psychological contract and organisational identification. Using... -
Employee engagement, organisational commitment, and job satisfaction in Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe: An exploratory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Molefe Maleka --- Department of People Management and Development, South Africa Mthokozisi Mpofu --- Department of People Management and Development, South Africa Clifford Kendrick Hlatywayo --- Department of Human Sciences, Namibia Ines Meyer --- Organisational Psychology, South Africa Stuart Carr --- Industrial and Organisational Psychology, New Zealand Jane Parker --- Employment Relations and HRM, New ZealandThe goal of this study was to measure employee engagement (EE), organisational commitment (OC), and job satisfaction (JS) in Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. We surveyed a convenience sample of 631 employees (South Africa: n = 219; Namibia: n =... -
Relative impact of differences in job security on performance among local government employees: The moderation of affective commitments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen Tetteh --- School of Management, Peoples Republic of China Cisheng Wu --- School of Management, Peoples Republic of China Lincoln Jisuvei Sungu --- School of Management, Peoples Republic of China Christian Narh Opata --- School of Management, Peoples Republic of China Gloria Nana Yaa Asirifua Agyapong --- School of Economics, Peoples Republic of ChinaWe investigated the relationship between public employees’ job security, motivation, and role performance; and how affective commitments moderate this relationship among local government service employees. Participants were 373 local government service employees from Ghana (females = 41.5%; mean service experience... -
Workplace incivility and organisational identification: The role of affective organisational commitment and perceived insider status
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ju Guo --- School of Economics and Management, China Yanjun Qiu --- Department of Strategy and Discipline, ChinaWe investigated the mediating role of affective organisational commitment (AC) and the moderating role of perceived insider status (PIS) on the relationship between workplace incivility (WINC) and organisational identification (OID). A total of 417 employees from 66 private Chinese universities... -
Transformational and transactional leadership effects on communication styles
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: El-Roy Crews --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South Africa Marissa Brouwers --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South Africa Jan C. Visagie --- School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study aimed to investigate the effects of perceived transformational and transactional leadership styles on communication styles among employees in manufacturing organisations within South Africa. Respondents were a purposive sample of 564 employees of South African manufacturing organisations (females =... -
Mental health and individual and organisational outcomes: A latent profile analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Molandri Moller --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- Optentia Research Focus Area, South AfricaThis study aimed to identify latent mental health profiles for managers in agribusinesses. Additionally, we aimed to investigate how these profiles differed regarding the managers’ job satisfaction, organisational citizenship behaviour, and intention to leave. Managers (N = 507) from agribusinesses... -
Can core self-evaluations promote employee strengths use?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: He Ding --- School of Economics and Management, China Xinqi Lin --- School of Labor and Human Resources, ChinaThis study attempted to explore the impact of core self-evaluations (CSE) on employee strengths use, as well as the moderating effect of perceived organisational support for strengths use (POS for strengths use) on the relationship. We hypothesised and tested a... -
Exploring the indirect costs of a firm in business rescue
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Wesley Rosslyn-Smith --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Nicole Varela Aguiar De Abreu --- Department of Business Management, South Africa Marius Pretorius --- Department of Business Management, South AfricaIt may be argued that the indirect costs of financial distress are substantially higher than the direct costs. Consequently, indirect costs of participating in a formal turnaround may hinder the success of a reorganisation attempt. This study set out to... -
Organisational commitment influences on the relationship between transactional and laissez- faire leadership styles and employee performance in the Ghanaian public service environment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Francis Donkor --- School of Management and Economics, China Dongmei Zhou --- School of Management and Economics, ChinaThis study explored organisational commitment influences on the relationship between leadership style and employee performance in a developing country’s public sector enterprises. The study participants were 330 full-time employees in ten units in the Ghanaian public sector commission (female =... -
Mediation effect of perceived organisational and social support in the relationship between career adaptability and career satisfaction among professional women
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- Department of Human Resource Management, South AfricaThis study examined whether perceived organisational support (POS) and social support mediated the relationship between career adaptability and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants were a purposive sample of 606 professional women (62% = white, 20% = black African,... -
Leader-member exchange and organisational citizenship behaviour: The mediating and moderating effects of role ambiguity
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leigang Zhang --- School of Teacher Education, China Huaibin Jiang --- School of Education, China Tingting Jin --- Intensive Care Unit, Shaoxing People’ Hospital, ChinaThis study investigated the mediating and moderating effects of role ambiguity (RA) on the relationship between leader- member exchange (LMX) and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB). Participants were 426 nurses recruited from 12 public hospitals in China (female = 99.1%; mean... -
Perceived organisational support, job stress, and turnover intention: The moderation of affective commitments
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen Tetteh --- School of Management, China Cisheng Wu --- School of Management, China Christian Narh Opata --- School of Management, Ghana Gloria Nana Yaa Asirifua Agyapong --- School of Economics, China Richard Amoako --- School of Management, China Frank Osei-Kusi --- School of Management, ChinaThe current study examined the role of affective commitment in the relationship between perceived organisational support (POS), job stress, and quitting intention of mining sector employees. The participants were 407 employees of a mining company in Ghana (females = 41.8%,... -
Dispositions of agency as explanatory mechanisms of employees’ satisfaction with retention practices
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Khatoon Gani --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Ingrid Potgieter --- Department of Human Resource Management, South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThis study explored the explanatory power of psychological dispositions of agency (i.e. employability attributes and organisational commitment) in relation to employees’ satisfaction with organisational retention practices. Participants were a convenience sample of employees from a higher education academic institution in... -
Exploring the process of ethical leadership on organisational commitment: The mediating role of career calling
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leigang Zhang --- , China Huaibin Jiang --- , ChinaThis study aimed to examine the extent to which career calling mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and organisational commitment. The sample consisted of 943 employees randomly recruited from ten financial organisations in China (females = 39.87%; mean age =... -
The effect of employees’ behaviour on organisational competitiveness in hospitality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Belmiro D. Simbine --- , Eddy K. Tukamushaba --- ,The purpose of this research was to establish the effect of employee behaviour on organisational competitiveness in the hospitality industry. A sample of 51 employees took part in the study. Results show that employee attitude and perceptions towards various aspects... -
Work beliefs, work-role fit, and well-being of judges in South Africa: Effects on intention to leave and organisational citizenship behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Elsie Adriana Rossouw --- , South Africa Sebastiaan Rothmann --- , South AfricaThis study explored work beliefs, work-role fit, well-being, intention to leave, and organisational citizenship behaviour in a sample of judges in South Africa. We employed an exploratory, multi-method design to survey South African judges (n = 25 for the qualitative... -
Guidelines for promoting organisational resilience in South African schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Werner de Klerk --- , South Africa Jacob J.P. le Grange --- , South Africa Monique de Klerk --- , South Africa Jené Pretorius --- , South AfricaSustaining educator resilience is increasingly important in transitional societies which have a higher risk for dysfunction from coping with adjustments to emerging organisational practices with no local precedent. This would be the case for South African schools that have weathered... -
Organisational culture influences on corporate social responsibility and sustainable procurement in a service sector industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emelia Darko Adzimah --- , China Liu Lei --- , China Mumuni Ishawu --- , ChinaWe investigated the influence of organisational culture on the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) directed towards internal and external stakeholders and sustainable organisational resource procurement. A sample of 526 employees of a service industry of Ghana were participants (female... -
Servant leadership, diversity climate, and organisational citizenship behaviour at a selection of South African companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sean McCallaghan --- , South Africa Leon T. B. Jackson --- , South Africa Marita M. Heyns --- , South AfricaThe study examined the mediation effect of diversity climate on the relationship between servant leadership and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB). Participants were a convenience sample of 262 employees from South African financial, industrial, manufacturing, and retail sectors (male = 52.9%;... -
Organisational capital and graduate employability: A serial mediation analysis of human and personal-social capital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Nora Bakabbey Kulbo --- , China Xiao Wen --- , China Prince Clement Addo --- , ChinaWe explored three resource capitals related to employability (human, personal-social, and organisational) to explain graduate work entry prospects in a developing country setting. Our study sample consisted of 743 final year university students in Ghana and Kenya. Less than half... -
The influence of developmental feedback on voice: The mediating role of organisation-based self-esteem
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Weilin Su --- , China Xinqi Lin --- , China Manuel London --- , USAWe investigated the extent to which receiving developmental feedback from the work supervisor increased employee confidence to be proactive in expressing promotive voice (e.g., offering advice) and prohibitive voice (e.g., point out problems or criticising), and the employee organisation-based self-esteem... -
Contextual relevance and decolonisation of South African Industrial Psychology training: An exploratory case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Edel-Quinn F. Nibafu --- , South Africa Marieta Du Plessis --- , South Africa Fatima Abrahams --- , South AfricaThis study explored the contextual relevance of Industrial Psychology training in a South African university, focussing on its responsiveness to contemporary multi-cultural work settings. Our purposive sample of informants (n = 15, female = 66.67%, South African black citizens =... -
Perceived information communication and technology (ICT) demands and psychological well-being among Gabon civil servants: The moderating role of social support and organisational support
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph Medzo-M’engone --- , FranceThis study examined the role of social and organisationnal support in the relationship between emloyee perceptions of information communication and technology (ICT) demands and psychological well-being. Civil service employees (N = 162) in a large public institution in Gabon were... -
Training and support relationship influences on volunteers’ public advocacy behaviours: Their mediation by psychological empowerment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Meng Chenli --- , China Eugene Abrokwah --- , ChinaThis study examined how psychological empowerment mediation of training and support relationship influences volunteer public advocacy behaviours. Survey participants were 300 volunteers at community health volunteer organisations (CHVOs) in Shanghai, China (female = 36.94%; mean age = 28.89 years, SD... -
To err is human; to forgive, divine: A scoping review of workplace forgiveness experiences
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Salomé Elizabeth Scholtz --- , South AfricaForgiveness in the workplace can play a crucial role in employee health and organisational outcomes. This scoping review explored the emerging evidence on employee experiences of workplace forgiveness. The search included JSTOR (2020) and Scopus databases, spanning the period 2010-2020... -
The interplay between interpersonal relationships and organisational learning behaviour: Influences of psychological safety
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Emenike N. Anyaegbunam --- , Nigeria Izuchukwu L. G. Ndukaihe --- , Nigeria Onyinye A. Nwankwo --- , Nigeria Fabian O. Ugwu --- , NigeriaThis study examined the association between interpersonal relationships and organisation learning behaviour among new employees; as well as the influence of psychological safety on that relationship. Participants were 1 500 newly recruited university employees (females = 41.66%; mean age =... -
Organisational trust and commitment among South African public service employees: Influence of socio-demographics
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ingrid Potgieter --- , South Africa Kelebogile Mathonsi --- , South AfricaThis study examined the influence of socio-demographics on the relationship between employee organisational trust and organisational commitment. The study’s participants were 255 South African public service employees (female = 58%; black = 82%; permanently employed = 84%), between the ages... -
How abusive supervision affects unethical pro-organisational behaviour: A moderated mediation examination of exchange and proactive personality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wang --- , China Gangqiang Wang --- , China Guoqin Liu --- , China Yalin Chu --- , China Li Zhou --- , ChinaIn this study, we examined how abusive supervision would be associated with unethical pro-organisational behaviour (UPB). Using a time-lag study design, we collect a sample of 322 working adults from a large bank in the south-west of China (female =... -
Sustainable person-environment fit and subjective career success: The moderating role of resilience
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Zilmarie Carstens --- , South Africa Eileen Koekemoer --- , South Africa Andries Masenge --- , South AfricaThis study examined the relationship between person-environment fit and subjective career success (SCS), as well as the role of personal resilience in that relationship. A convenience sample of 742 employees from various sectors in South Africa (female = 55.3%; Afrikaans... -
Organisational citizenship behaviours: Their influences on mineworkers’ turnover intention
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Khayalethu Ngqeza --- , South Africa Nelesh Dhanpat --- , South AfricaWe investigated organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) influences on employee turnover intention in a mining organisation. The participants were 371 mining employees (men = 74%; women = 26%; mean age = 37.2 years, SD = 8.21 years). The employees completed standardised... -
Rethinking project management maturity models for the South African power sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Natisha Gareeb --- , South Africa Pantaleo D. Rwelamila --- , South AfricaThe purpose of this paper is to determine whether the current Project Management Maturity Models (PMMM) described in the literature are suitable for the South African (SA) power sector. The research objective of this paper is to map the main... -
Organisational compassion and employee voice behaviour: The mediating role of perceived insider status and felt responsibility
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Yungui Guo --- , China Wei Wang --- , ChinaDrawing on social exchange and social cognitive theory, we explored the role of perceived insider status and felt responsibility in the relationship between organisational compassion and employee voice. The sample consisted of 301 employees from eight enterprises in China (female... -
Linking servant leadership to customer-oriented organisational citizenship behaviour: The moderating role of perceived interactional justice
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Shaping Qiu --- , USA Ruijuan Zhang --- , China Sami Jabarkhail --- , USA Larry M. Dooley --- , USAThis study examined the association between employee servant leadership perceptions and their customer-oriented organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB), and the influence of perceived interactional justice in this relationship. Participants were 708 hospitality industry employees from across China (female = 66.53%; mean... -
Corporate sustainability and firm performance in small and medium enterprises in Ghana: Mediating role of green innovation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Stephen Sarfo Adu-Yeboah --- , People’s Republic of China Yuanchun Jiang --- , People’s Republic of China Michelle Frempomaa Frempong --- , People’s Republic of China Md Altab Hossin --- , People’s Republic of China Richard Amoako --- , People’s Republic of ChinaThis study examined green innovation influences on the relationship between business organisation corporate sustainability and its performance related to market share, profitability, and market positioning. Participants (n = 432) were from the hospitality (n = 138), agribusiness (n = 74), manufacturing (n = 105) and professional services (n = 115)... -
Perceived organisational reputation and work engagement among Nigerian bank employees: The mediating role of transformational leadership style
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gabriel C. Kanu --- , Nigeria Anene M. Ezeh --- , Nigeria Ikechukwu V. N. Ujoatuonu --- , Nigeria Sampson O. Elom --- , Nigeria Lawrence E. Ugwu --- , NigeriaThis study aimed to examine the relationship between employee perceptions of their organisational reputation and employee work engagement, and the role of transformational leadership style in that relationship. The study sample comprised 183 employees of Nigerian banks (female = 52.5%; managers = 9.8%; mean... -
A psychological contract for the digital mindset: Factor analysis of the Psychological Contract Inputs-Outcomes Inventory (PCIOI)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Alda Deas --- , South Africa Melinde Coetzee --- , South AfricaWe aimed to explore the factor structure of the Psychological Contract Inputs-Outcomes Inventory (PCIOI) as a potential reliable measure for assessing the psychological contract content elements of employees with a digital mindset. Employees (n = 293, mean age = 38.58... -
Predicting hospitality management students’ intention to enter employment in the hospitality industry on graduation: a person–environment fit perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ran Zhang --- Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Klaes Eringa --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the NetherlandsThis study investigates factors predicting hospitality management students’ intention to enter employment in the hospitality industry upon graduation. Survey data were collected from 591 hospitality management students in a hotel management school in the Netherlands. Results of multiple regression analyses... -
Correlates of lived career calling: The role of perceived calling and organisational cultural identity among police cadets
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jie Zhou --- Sichuan Police College, ChinaWe examined how and when multiple entry motivation influenced lived calling. Participants were 737 police cadets from Sichuan Province, China (female= 24.42%; sophomore= 65.0%; major in science= 32.7%). The participants completed surveys on entry motivation, perceived calling, lived calling, and... -
Organisational justice and workplace deviance behaviour among bank workers in Nigeria: the role of perceived organisational support as a moderator
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Eze C. Ifeanyichukwu --- , Nigeria Ike O. Obinna --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Obiageli Omeje --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu, Nigeria Ejike Okonkwo --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu, Nigeria Attamah Ikechukwu --- University of Nigeria, Nigeria Chinwendu M. Okoro --- Coal City University, NigeriaThe study investigated the relationship between organisational justice (OJ: distributive, interactive, and procedural) and work-place deviance (WPD) behaviours and the role of perceived organisational support (POS) in that relationship. Participants were bank workers from South-east Nigeria (n = 482; male... -
Organisational support: Associations with psychological contracts and turnover intention in the South African food manufacturing industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Michael Loudwick Mathebula --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Jeremy Mitonga-Monga --- University of Johannesburg, South AfricaThe study examined the role of employee perceived organisational support (POS) in the relationship between employee psychological contract (PC) and turnover intention (TUI). The participants comprised employees in a South African (SA) food manufacturing company (n= 385 employees; female =... -
Work-place diversity climate: Its association with racial microaggressions and employee work-place well-being
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sean McCallaghan --- North-West University, South AfricaThe study examined the role of work-place diversity climate in relation to employees’ experiences of racial microaggressions (RMAs), their organisational commitment, turnover intentions, job satisfaction, and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) in selected South African organisations. The employees (n = 262;... -
Servant leadership and employee attitudes within a South African state-owned enterprise: Mediation by employee motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Leone Jackson --- North-West University, South Africa Roslyn Belinda Lodewyk-Raliphada --- North-West University, South Africa Marissa Brouwers --- North-West University, South Africa Leon TB Jackson --- North-West University, South AfricaWe sought to investigate employee motivation mediation of the relationship between servant leadership, employee motivation, job satisfaction, and affective organisation commitment in a public sector enterprise. Participants (n = 128; male = 73; female = 55; age range = 31–40... -
Compulsory unethical pro-organisational behaviour and employees’ in-role performance: a moderated mediation analysis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jing Wang --- Zunyi Medical University, China Gangqiang Wang --- Zunyi Normal University, China Guoqin Liu --- Zunyi Medical University, China Qing Zhou --- Zunyi Medical University, ChinaThis study aimed to identify the influences of compulsory unethical pro-organisational behaviour (CUPB) on employees’ in-role performance and the potential mechanisms between them. Based on the multilevel data from 612 salespeople in China (female = 55.4%; managers = 47.8%; 23–30... -
The power drivers of public sector audit committee effectiveness
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Philna Coetzee --- Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Lourens Erasmus --- University of South Africa, South Africa Mangakane Pududu --- University of South Africa, South Africa Shan Malan --- University of South Africa, South Africa Audrey Legodi --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaAudit committees are often implicated as accomplices in governance failures, or slow to react to findings. The power drivers of public sector audit committee effectiveness in developing countries is an under-researched area. With the progress of developing countries threatened by... -
HIV/AIDS stigma at the workplace: Exploratory findings from Pakistan
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sajid Bashir --- Human Resource Management, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, PakistanPeople living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) are stigmatised socially. They are devalued and considered like outcasts by having lesser opportunities for education, treatment and housing, and in an organisational context they get reduced opportunities of selection, promotion and income. The phenomena... -
Responses to the global HIV and AIDS pandemic: a study of the role of faith-based organisations in Lesotho
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Dejo Olowu --- , , NigeriaThis article attempts to establish the key contribution by people of faith to the global HIV pandemic response, using Lesotho as a case study. Particular focus is paid to the work of selected religious organisations in Lesotho in this context,... -
‘Public enemy no. 1’: Tobacco industry funding for the AIDS response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Julia Smith --- , , Canada Sheryl Thompson --- , , Canada Kelley Lee --- , , CanadaThis article analyzes the history of tobacco industry funding for the AIDS response – a largely ignored aspect of private donor involvement. Primary documents from the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library and AIDS organizations are analyzed, alongside existing literature on the... -
Monitoring and evaluation of sport-based HIV/AIDS awareness programmes: Strengthening outcome indicators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Elma Nelisiwe Maleka --- , South AfricaThere are number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in South Africa that use sport as a tool to respond to Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), however, little is reported about the outcomes and impact of these programmes. The aim of... -
How does organisational support improve job satisfaction? A moderated mediation analysis based on evidence from a global survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ye Tian --- China University of Geosciences, China Yungui Guo --- Hunan University of Science and Technology, ChinaWe tested a moderated mediation model that examines the mediating role of personal accomplishment and the moderating role of work interest in the relationship between organisational support and job satisfaction among post-doctoral students/fellows. Our sample comprised 6 575 post-doctoral students/fellows... -
Telecommuting and job performance during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of psychological detachment from work
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Jinkai Cheng --- Renmin University of China, China Chao Zhang --- Fuzhou University, ChinaThis study examined the mediating role of psychological detachment from work and the moderating influence of perceived organisational telework task support in the relationship between the extent of telecommuting and the job performance of employees. Using a time-lag study design,... -
Corporate social responsibility and employee knowledge sharing: The roles of organisational trust and exchange quality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Si Qian --- Beijing Technology and Business University, China Ke Ma --- Beijing Technology and Business University, China Siqi Guo --- Beijing Technology and Business University, ChinaDrawing on the social exchange theory, this study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) and employee knowledge-sharing behaviour, including the roles organisational trust and exchange quality play in that relationship. Survey data were collected from... -
Strengths-based human resource system and organisational citizenship behaviour: Mediation by organisational support and moderation by tenure
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: He Ding --- North China Electric Power University, China Meng Zhang --- North China Electric Power University, China Enhai Yu --- North China Electric Power University, ChinaThis study explored perceived organisational support (POS) mediation and the role of organisational tenure moderation in the relationship between the perceived strengths-based human resource (HR) system and organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB). We collected data from 216 Chinese employees in different... -
Job insecurity and employee commitment during COVID-19: mediating the role of quitting intention in family-owned hotels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Esther Theresa Appaw-Agbola --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Jennifer Eyram Nkrow --- Ho Technical University, Ghana Elikem Krampa --- Ho Technical University, GhanaUsing the social exchange theory, this article explores how quitting intention mediates job insecurity and organisational commitment in family-owned hotels during the COVID-19 period in Ghana. A conceptual model was developed to give a clear perspective of the study. Literature... -
Collective Efficacy among schoolteachers: Influences on the relationship between Trust and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: --- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia --- Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China --- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, MalaysiaWe explored the mediating effect of Collective Efficacy (CE) on the relationship between Trust and Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) in an education setting. A total of 255 teachers (females = 56%, elementary in an urban area = 47%, mean years... -
Motivating Generation Z — the volunteers of the future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Henrik Pahus --- , Denmark Tina Knuth --- , DenmarkIn this article, we present the results of an ongoing research project from 2020 to 2023 on volunteerism and Generation Z. The purpose of the overall project is to examine which elements are motivating or demotivating to volunteers from Generation... -
Examining the mediating role of support resources in the self-efficacy and career satisfaction relationship among professional women in a developing economy
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Ndayiziveyi Takawira --- University of South Africa, South AfricaThis study explored the mediating role of perceived organisational support and social support in the relationship between self-efficacy and career satisfaction among professional women. The participants comprised a non-probability sample of 606 professional women (white = 62%; black women of... -
Overqualification perception and employee voice: Mediation by dual path autonomous and controlled motivation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Enhai Yu --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China Xiao Ge --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, China He Ding --- School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, ChinaDrawing on person–vocation fit and self-determination theory, we explored the role of the autonomous and controlled motivation in the relationship between overqualification perception and employee voice. The sample consisted of 251 employees from different enterprises in China (female = 52.6%;... -
A framework for using social media for organisational learning: An empirical study of South African companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Harry Moongela* --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Marié Hattingh --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThis study addresses the gap in the literature in terms of the lack of guidelines for organisations that would like to use social media to facilitate organisational learning (OL). This study presents an overarching conceptual theoretical framework that can assist... -
Transformational leadership and financial employees’ unethical pro-organisational behaviour: A cognitive perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Hu Zhengyan --- Henan University, China Enhui Cao --- Henan University, China Junzhe Zhao --- Henan University, China Minghui Wang --- Henan University, ChinaWe examined the relationship between transformational leadership and financial employees' unethical pro-organisational behaviour, accounting for organisational identity and future focus in the context of the Chinese organisational culture. Participants were 94 business leaders and 176 financial employees mainly from the... -
The contribution of leader–member exchange (LMX) to organisational sustainable development: Results and implications from Kenyan public universities study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mirriam Ogunja --- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Zhao Shurong --- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Yu Manjing --- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Huang Rui --- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Du Ying --- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, ChinaWe aimed to establish the contribution of leader–member exchange (LMX) to sustainable development of public universities in the emerging country of Kenya. The participants were 320 employees from public universities in Kenya (female = 43.1%; middle level managers = 47.8%,... -
Impact of agricultural land-use on functional feeding groups of Afrotropical Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera in the Kat River, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Frank Chukwuzuoke Akamagwuna --- Rhodes University, South Africa Oghenekaro Nelson Odume --- Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa Nicole Bertine Richoux --- Rhodes University, South AfricaDespite Africa experiencing a substantial rise in inadequately managed agricultural practices, studies examining the effects of these activities on the functional organisation of macroinvertebrates in tropical streams are underdeveloped. The responses of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPTs) functional feeding groups... -
Framing HIV and AIDS in competitive authoritarian democracies. Case study of the print press in Mozambique, 1986–2020
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Araújo Domingos --- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Nina Wormbs --- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Urban Lundberg --- Dalarna University, SwedenMozambique has the sixth highest prevalence of HIV in the world and ranks fourth in new infections. The government-owned print press Notícias has played an important role in the social construction of HIV and AIDS in the country as it... -
How and when does employees’ learning goal orientation contribute to taking charge behaviour? The roles of empowering leadership and work-related flow
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lingnan Kong --- North China Electric Power University, China He Ding --- North China Electric Power University, China Sha Liu --- North China Electric Power University, China Shunkun Yu --- North China Electric Power University, China Chengju Qin --- North China Electric Power University, ChinaWe explored the mediating role of work-related flow and the moderating role of empowering leadership in the relationship between employees’ learning goal orientation and taking charge behaviour. Chinese employees (n = 313; female =57.51%; mean age =32.26 years, SD =... -
The added value of community-based organisations in retaining people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the continuum of care in Mali
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Marion Di Ciaccio --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Mariam Yebedie --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Kanuya Coulibaly --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Diane Dondbzanga --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Djénébou Traoré --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Mamadou Cissé --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Bintou Dembélé --- Association pour la Résilience des Communautés pour l’Accès au Développement et à la Santé - ARCAD Santé PLUS, Mali Laura Rouane --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Rosemary M Delabre --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Daniel Simões --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Daniela Rojas Castro --- Community-based research laboratory, Coalition PLUS, France Luis Sagaon-Teyssier --- Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l’Information Médicale, ISSPAM, FranceBackground: Retention in care of people living with HIV (PLHIV) is a crucial public health issue in Mali. Several barriers to retention have been highlighted, including socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation, HIV-related stigma, as well as organisational and structural barriers,...
