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A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF MANAGEMENT (HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT) / The study was undertaken in order to determine whether it would be possible to isolate certain competencies which could be used to identify individuals with management potential in a population of branch and area managers within a financial institution. The competencies selected for study were extracted from an extensive review of the relevant literature and were selected for both relevance and ease of measurement. The competencies were Locus of Control, Achievement Motivation, Cognitive skills and Interpersonal skills. The subjects were divided into two groups on the basis of a panel assessment by senior management of the organisation. The first group consisted of those individuals who were seen as having the potential for further advancement and the second of the balance. The relevant competencies were measured for both groups. It was found that age, time spent in current position, Control of Social relationships, a sub-factor of Locus of Control and Awareness of level and Personal Excellence, sub-factors of Achievement Motivation differentiated significantly between the two groups. In addition, Cognitive and Interpersonal skills differentiated strongly between the two groups. Contrary to expectations, subjects with potential were found to be significantly more externally controlled with respect to the factor Control of Social relationships. Possible reasons for this are explored. Finally, it was attempted to construct a predictive model for use in identifying management potential. The model met with limited success, but was significant in that it highlighted the inadequacies of the "country-club" method of assessment. / Andrew Chakane 2018

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The following is a report of a qualitative inquiry regarding a team of novices and their journey in developing shared expertise and social creativity in the domain of group facilitation and process consultation. Using the format of public reflection, the participants engaged in an intensive collaborative process of meaning making, along with the university instructor as expert, while being teaching assistants in a course about group dynamics. Using the framework of evolving systems, the methodology employed an instrumental case study approach, with the case defined as the group. Data sets included videotaped debriefing and planning sessions, individual and group interviews, and written reflection diaries, covering the entire lifespan of the team. These sets were transcribed and subjected to an examination of the unfolding cognitive and metacognitive, creative, value, and social processes embedded within the team interactions. The process patterns do demonstrate that under the conditions created within this context, novices can pool together expert thinking skills that can collectively compare favorably to those of an expert. Social creativity also emerged as a property of the system, and these processes seemed to piggyback onto the socially shared expert thinking skills. Values acted as tacit rules governing and shaping the social interactions. Ones that showed a strong association to the development of shared expertise were: supportiveness, care, listening/questioning for clarity, helpfulness, openness to disagreement/feedback, and plurality. Values that showed a strong association to the development of social creativity were: supportiveness, listening/questioning for clarity, helpfulness, and openness to disagreement/feedback. Humor was an ever present element to the system and acted as a lubricant producing social ease. The patterns that emanated from this inquiry were placed into two larger theoretical frameworks, socially shared cogni

The purpose of this study was to establish the reliability and validity of the Power Master isokinetic ergometer in measuring skating power for 34 hockey players (14 professional, 11 recreational, and 9 female university players). Comparisons between two on-ice tests and four laboratory tests of skating speed and power, and prediction of sprint skating speed were also examined for 19 hockey players (10 recreational and 9 female university players). The Power Master displayed internal consistency reliability, construct validity, and criterion related validity. Significant correlations occurred between the on-ice tests and the laboratory test (r =.55 to r =.95), and the Power Master was a significant variable in predicting sprint skating speed. It was concluded that the Power Master is a reliable and valid machine for the measurement of skating power in hockey players.

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