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Setting a research agenda for job insecurity in South African organisations / Marié van WykVan Wyk, Marié January 2007 (has links)
In the current South African context, job insecurity has become a phenomenon to be
reckoned with. Although research on this phenomenon is still scarce, a growing interest in the
perceived experience of job insecurity and its different underlying constructs is obvious from
the increase of job insecurity research. A comprehensive summary of previous research
studies and relevant outcomes is therefore relevant. Up to now, South African studies on job
insecurity have accepted the assumptions and context of international research studies on job
insecurity. It is now time to investigate the influence of the South Afncan context on this
phenomenon and to include this background in future studies.
The main objective of this study was to review, investigate, compare, evaluate and interpret
existing research, conducted internationally and nationally, in order to set a research agenda
through proposing a theoretical model for job insecurity in South Afncan organisations. The
model will primarily serve as an academic tool to new research scholars to identify new
research problems, existing sources of information, relevant measuring instruments, and
contextual variables that may be of interest. The model will also be applicable as a
management tool to understand and deal with job insecurity in South Ahcan organisations.
A qualitative, descriptive research design was followed to perform content analysis and an
extensive literature review. Results of the qualitative content analysis were enhanced with
semi-structured interviews with managers from different organisations (N = 24).
Results indicated gaps between international and South African research studies as well as
the gaps indicated between theory and practice. This was indicated by a comparison between
the South African research results and the results from the semi-structured interviews with
selected managers. These results were integrated into a proposed model for job insecurity in
order to serve as a guideline for future research. It also serves as a tool for managers to be
aware of the presence of job insecurity, and to enable them to improve their management
intervention.
Conclusions and limitations of the study were discussed and recommendations for
organisations and for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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Job insecurity, coping and health-related behaviour / Angelique Marie FourieFourie, Angelique Marie January 2005 (has links)
Across the world, job insecurity plays a critical role in organisations. This insecurity affects
not only the individual, but also the organisation. In South Africa, the Employment Equity
Act (No. 55 of 1998), and the Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the
South African Mining Industry (Mining Charter), brought changes to the mining industry
policies and decision-making process in terms of selection and recruitment, which could in
turn lead to feelings of job insecurity. Other factors such as the availability of gold left to be
mined, restructuring and strikes increase work-related stress.
The objectives of this study were to investigate the role of job insecurity in predicting health related
behaviours, and to determine whether coping moderates the effect of job insecurity on
health behaviours for a group of managers in a South African gold mining company. A cross-sectional
design was used. The study population (n = 206) consisted of managers in a gold
mining company in South Africa The Job Insecurity Scale, Cybernetic Coping Scale and
Health Complaints Questionnaire were used as measuring instruments. Descriptive statistics
(e.g. means, standard deviations and kurtosis) were used to analyse the data. Hierarchical
multiple regression analysis was used to test for the hypothesized moderating effect of coping
on the relation between job insecurity and health-related behaviours.
The results of the regression analyses showed that qualitative job insecurity was a significant
predictor of health complaints. Qualitative job insecurity was also a significant predictor of
health complaints in employees who smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol, and exercised at
least once a week. Quantitative job insecurity did not play a role in predicting health-related
behaviour. Coping did not moderate the effects of job insecurity for employees with health
complaints. Rather, it is suggested that using negative coping behaviours may actually
contribute to health complaints.
Recommendations for future research are made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.
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Job insecurity, coping and health-related behaviour / Angelique Marie FourieFourie, Angelique Marie January 2005 (has links)
Across the world, job insecurity plays a critical role in organisations. This insecurity affects
not only the individual, but also the organisation. In South Africa, the Employment Equity
Act (No. 55 of 1998), and the Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the
South African Mining Industry (Mining Charter), brought changes to the mining industry
policies and decision-making process in terms of selection and recruitment, which could in
turn lead to feelings of job insecurity. Other factors such as the availability of gold left to be
mined, restructuring and strikes increase work-related stress.
The objectives of this study were to investigate the role of job insecurity in predicting health related
behaviours, and to determine whether coping moderates the effect of job insecurity on
health behaviours for a group of managers in a South African gold mining company. A cross-sectional
design was used. The study population (n = 206) consisted of managers in a gold
mining company in South Africa The Job Insecurity Scale, Cybernetic Coping Scale and
Health Complaints Questionnaire were used as measuring instruments. Descriptive statistics
(e.g. means, standard deviations and kurtosis) were used to analyse the data. Hierarchical
multiple regression analysis was used to test for the hypothesized moderating effect of coping
on the relation between job insecurity and health-related behaviours.
The results of the regression analyses showed that qualitative job insecurity was a significant
predictor of health complaints. Qualitative job insecurity was also a significant predictor of
health complaints in employees who smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol, and exercised at
least once a week. Quantitative job insecurity did not play a role in predicting health-related
behaviour. Coping did not moderate the effects of job insecurity for employees with health
complaints. Rather, it is suggested that using negative coping behaviours may actually
contribute to health complaints.
Recommendations for future research are made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006.
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Setting a research agenda for job insecurity in South African organisations / Marié van WykVan Wyk, Marié January 2007 (has links)
In the current South African context, job insecurity has become a phenomenon to be
reckoned with. Although research on this phenomenon is still scarce, a growing interest in the
perceived experience of job insecurity and its different underlying constructs is obvious from
the increase of job insecurity research. A comprehensive summary of previous research
studies and relevant outcomes is therefore relevant. Up to now, South African studies on job
insecurity have accepted the assumptions and context of international research studies on job
insecurity. It is now time to investigate the influence of the South Afncan context on this
phenomenon and to include this background in future studies.
The main objective of this study was to review, investigate, compare, evaluate and interpret
existing research, conducted internationally and nationally, in order to set a research agenda
through proposing a theoretical model for job insecurity in South Afncan organisations. The
model will primarily serve as an academic tool to new research scholars to identify new
research problems, existing sources of information, relevant measuring instruments, and
contextual variables that may be of interest. The model will also be applicable as a
management tool to understand and deal with job insecurity in South Ahcan organisations.
A qualitative, descriptive research design was followed to perform content analysis and an
extensive literature review. Results of the qualitative content analysis were enhanced with
semi-structured interviews with managers from different organisations (N = 24).
Results indicated gaps between international and South African research studies as well as
the gaps indicated between theory and practice. This was indicated by a comparison between
the South African research results and the results from the semi-structured interviews with
selected managers. These results were integrated into a proposed model for job insecurity in
order to serve as a guideline for future research. It also serves as a tool for managers to be
aware of the presence of job insecurity, and to enable them to improve their management
intervention.
Conclusions and limitations of the study were discussed and recommendations for
organisations and for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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