Research report is presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Humanities at University of the Witwatersrand MARCH 2016 / Past studies revealed that the existence of congruence between employees and their organisation produces more favourable attitudes and behaviours. This study sought to highlight the need for an intermediary link between person organisation fit and turnover intention, and to propose the integration of employee engagement as a potential mediating factor. The sample for this research consisted of 426 employees from diverse military units. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted to test the direct and mediating relationships between key variables. Four hypotheses were tested. Hypothesis 1 stated that there will be a significant negative relationship between P-O fit and turnover intention and it was statistically supported. Hypothesis 2 stated that there will be a significant negative relationship between employee engagement and turnover intention and it was also statistically supported. Hypothesis 3 stated that there will be a significant positive relationship between P-O fit and employee engagement, this hypothesis was also confirmed through a significant statistical result. Lastly, Hypothesis 4 stated that employee engagement will mediate the relationship between P-O fit and turnover intention. This hypothesis was supported through the finding that employee engagement partially mediated the relationship between P-O fit and turnover intention The results showed that employee engagement partially mediates the relationship between the person-organisation fit and turnover intention. This suggests that person-organisation fit (in terms of value and goal congruence) provides greater meaningfulness and psychological attachment, which then leads individuals to a higher level of employee engagement. So, in short, the study showed that individuals with a higher level of employee engagement would be less likely to leave their organisations.

M.P.H., Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 2011 / Background: This study seeks to determine knowledge and attitudes of operational supervisors on the performance management system, at Mopani district hospitals in Limpopo Province. This is owing to the fact that literature indicates that poor management of performance is still found among experienced managers. Employees‟ perception is that managers/supervisors lack proper understanding with regard to implementation of management performance system, due to lack of training and use of predefined ratings. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in the district hospitals of Mopani district for a period of two months (March to April 2010). The study targets operational supervisors because they directly supervise many employees (5 to 8) and are at the front line of service delivery, interacting daily with community members. Results: A response rate of 54% (88/162) was achieved. Operational supervisors with less than ten years of experience scored higher in both positive attitude and knowledge on performance management system, as compared to supervisors with more than ten years of experience. There is no statistical significance difference with all questions relating to perceptions. Conclusion: The finding of this study has led to the following recommendations being made: a) The provision of regular in-service training on implementation of the performance management system with special attention being given to operational supervisors, to assist in adherence to some form of quality control. b) Setting up of a task team to conduct regular audits on the implementation of performance management system in all departmental institutions hospitals to ensure that quality service delivery is provided to clients.

This thesis is based on the grounded experience of an internal change agent attempting change initiatives in two organistions over a period of five years. The practical reality of what happened is narrated in a number of sequential and comparative case studies which detail how the process of change evolved, what happened and the role of the internal change agent, A feature of the experience has been how the change initiatives were deflected, slowed, curtailed and thwarted. From what happened a Theory of Counterchange has been formulated. This derives from twelve propositions grounded in the experience. Counterchange is a dynamic process which focuses on the individual affected by a change initiative. It can evolve where there is a discrepancy between a person's goals, values and self-interests and how that person defines and attaches meaning to a particular situation.

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Thesis (M.B.A.)--Boston University / Industrial management and psychology have been showing increasing interest in the understanding and developnent of worker morale. There has been considerable study" and research on the neaning, nature, causes, and developnent of morale. The importance of morale in industry- and society is constantly increasing. The amount of industrial training programs have been developing and increasing rapidly during the past several decades. Industrial management, personnel administration, and industrial ps,rchology have been active in the field of worker training and morale development. [TRUNCATED]

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Employee Engagement is a critical business issue for the pharmaceutical industry especially owing to the highly competitive nature of this industry. This research postulates that factors can be identified that promote employee engagement in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. The purpose of the study is to research the factors that contribute to employee engagement in the pharmaceutical industry and to make recommendations in line with the results obtained that may be appropriate and significant to assist the pharmaceutical industry / Graduate School of Business Leadership / (M.B.A.)

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Choi Wai Ming. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-103). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Analysis of Workers --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Input-Process-Output of Workers --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- A Spectrum of Works --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Programmed Workers --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Knowledge Workers --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3 --- The Winning Characteristics of Knowledge Workers --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Adaptive Efficiency and Allocative Efficiency --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Management and Leadership --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- "Our Proposal: to Know, to Navigate, to Accumulate and to Process (KNAP)" --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Literature Review on Candidate Selection Instruments --- p.21 / Chapter 3.1 --- Evaluation Criteria --- p.21 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Result Usefulness --- p.22 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Expense Efficiency --- p.23 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Organizational Attractiveness --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2 --- Instruments for Knowledge Workers --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Biodata --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Cognitive Ability Tests --- p.26 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Personality Tests --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Job-related Tests --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Employment Interviews --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3 --- Summary --- p.32 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Problem Formulation and Proposed Approach --- p.36 / Chapter 4.1 --- A Computerized Interactive Game Approach (CIG) --- p.38 / Chapter 4.2 --- Pilot Study --- p.40 / Chapter 4.3 --- Implementation: a Revised ERP Game --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4 --- Mechanism of Candidate Selection --- p.49 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Experiment Design --- p.51 / Chapter 5.1 --- Aims --- p.51 / Chapter 5.2 --- Experiment Procedures --- p.53 / Chapter 5.3 --- Contents --- p.54 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Experiment Results and Data Analysis --- p.60 / Chapter 6.1 --- Candidate Selection in the Problem Solving Test --- p.60 / Chapter 6.2 --- Candidate Selection in the Personality Tests --- p.62 / Chapter 6.3 --- Candidate Selection in the Game --- p.64 / Chapter 6.4 --- Combined Candidate Selection --- p.70 / Chapter 6.5 --- Questionnaire --- p.71 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- General Discussion --- p.72 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Hypothesis 1: Face Validity vs. Perceived Predictive Validity --- p.87 / Chapter 6.5.3 --- Hypothesis 2: Organizational Attractiveness --- p.89 / Chapter 6.5.4 --- Hypothesis 3: the Game with Better Perceived Job Relatedness --- p.92 / Chapter 6.5.5 --- Hypothesis 4: the Game with Better Organizational Attractiveness. --- p.93 / Chapter 6.5.6 --- Others --- p.93 / Chapter 6.5.7 --- Summary of Findings --- p.95 / Chapter Chapter 7. --- Conclusion and Further Research --- p.98 / Reference --- p.101