251 |
Selfaktualisering as voorspeller van bestuursuksesGeldenhuys, Diederik Joachim 11 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / Hierdie navorsing handel oor selfaktualisering as voorspeller van
bestuursukses. In die literatuuroorsig is bestuursukses as
afhanklike veranderlike en selfaktualisering as onafhanklike
veranderlike binne die humanistiese paradigma gekonseptualiseer
en geoperasionaliseer. Die persoonlikheidskenmerke verwant aan
die veranderlikes is bepaal en geintegreer.
Die empiriese ondersoek is binne die funksionalistiese paradigma
aangebied. Die gekose meetinstrumente, naamlik die Bestuursvaardigheidsinventaris
vir die meet van bestuursukses en die
Persoonlike Orientasie-inventaris vir die meet van selfaktualisering
is op 'n ewekansige steekproef van 51 middelvlakbestuurders
afgeneem. Die betroubaarheid van die Bestuursvaardigheids-
inventaris is met behulp van die "Cronbach Alpha
Coeffisient"- metode bepaal. Om te bepaal of selfaktualisering
'n voorspeller van bestuursukses is, is stapsgewyse regressieontledings
gedoen. Die resultate dui daarop dat die
ondersteuningsratio (innerlike orientasie) bestuursukses
beduidend voorspel, sowel as 12 van die 18 kenmerke eie aan
bestuursukses onderskeidelik. / This research deals with self-actualization as predictor of
management success. In the literature review, management
success as the dependent variable and self-actualization as
independent variable, is conceptualized and operationalized
within the humanistic paradigm. The personality chracteristics
inhirent in the variables were determined and integrated.
The empirical investigation is presented within the
functionalistic paradigm. The chosen measuring instruments,
namely the Management Skills Inventory for the measurement of
management success and the Personal Orientation Inventory for
the measurement of self-actualization were administrated by
means of random sampling to 51 middle level managers. The
reliability qf the Management Skills Inventory was determined
by means of the "Cronbach Alpha CoEHfisient"- method. To
determine if selfactualization is a predictor of Management
Success, stepwise regression analysis was done. The results
indicate that the support ratio (inner directedness) predicts
management success significantly, as well as 12 of the 18
personality characteristics inherent in management success,
respectively. / Psychology / M.A. (Industrial Psychology)
|
252 |
Persoonlikheid, selfaktualisering en toesighouersvaardigheid as voorspellers van toesighouersukses / Personality, self-actualisation and supervisory skill as predictors of supervisor successHanekom, Anton Nel 01 1900 (has links)
Text in Afrikaans / Hierdie verhandeling fokus op persoonlikheid. selfaktualisering en toesighouersvaardighede. as voorspellers van toesighouersukses. Persoonlikheid en selfaktualisering word vanuit die dimensionele en humanistiese persoonlikheidsteoriee en toesighouersvaardighede vanuit die bestuurpsigologie beskryf. 'n Psigometriese toetsbattery is saamgestel uit drie instrumente wat onderskeidelik persoonlikheid (16 PF Vraelys), selfaktualisering
(Persoonlike Orientasie-inventaris) en toesighouersvaardigheid (Posmandjie) evalueer. Vir die doel van hierdie navorsing, is toesighouersukses (volgens prestasiebeoordeling), die afhanklike veranderlike terwyl persoonlikheid. selfaktualisering en toesighouersvaardigheid die onafhanklike veranderlikes is. Die psigometriese toetsbattery is gebruik om te bepaal of daar 'n
verband bestaan tussen: a) persoonlikheid. selfaktualisering en toesighouersvaardigheid
onderling
b) persoonlikheid. selfaktualisering en toesighouersvaardigheid. en
prestasie
c) persoonlikheid, selfaktualisering en toesighouersvaardigheid gesamentlik, en prestasie deur die formulering van statistiese kombinasies.
Die resultate is weergegee en die nulhipoteses aanvaar of verwerp waarna die resultate bespreek is. Hierna is die gevolgtrekking geformuleer dat die gekombineerde statistiese kombinasies of gedeeltes van die drie
psigometriese instrumente saam gebruik kan word om toesighouersukses te voorspel. / This dissertation focuses on personality. self-actualisation and
supervisory skills as predictors of supervisor success. The dimensional and humanistic personality theories were used to
describe personality and self-actualisation while supervisory skills
were explained in the context of management psychology. A psychometric battery was compiled consisting of three instruments to
evaluate personality (16 PF Questionnaire). self-actualisation
(Personality Orientation Questionnaire). and supervisory skills
(In-basket Exercise) respectively.
In this research supervisory success is the dependent variable. and
personality, self-actualisation and supervisory skills the independent
variables.
The psychometric battery were used to determines if any correlation
exists between:
a) personality, self-actualisation and supervisory skills
b) personality, self-actualisation and supervisory skills. and
performance.
c) personality, self-actualisation and supervisory skills combined and
performance through the formulation of statistical combinations.
The results were provided. interpreted and discussed. The conclusion was reached that the statictical combination or parts of the three psychometric instruments combined could be used to predict supervisory success. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Bedryfsielkunde)
|
253 |
Selfaktualiseringsbenadering tot bestuursukses binne 'n finansiële instellingEsterhuizen, Petrus Michael 11 1900 (has links)
Hierdie proefskrif handel oor 'n selfaktualiseringsbenadering tot bestuursukses binne
'n finansiele instelling. Die stand punt word gehuldig dat bestuurders wat reeds hoer
vlakke van selfaktualisering bereik het oor die persoonlikheidskenmerke (intrapersoonlike,
interpersoonlike en werkskenmerke) beskik wat tot bestuursukses lei.
Hierdie standpunt, wat gegrond is op die uitgangspunte van die humanistiese
benadering, is nog nie in finansiele instellings nagevors nie.
Die volgende literatuurdoelstellings is in hierdie navorsing bereik:
'n Ge"integreerde beskouing van die vernaamste humanistiese persoonlikheidsteoriee,
wat dien as metateoretiese raamwerk vir hierdie navorsing, is daargestel.
- Die konsep selfaktualisering is omskryf en die persoonlikheidskenmerke van die
selfaktualiserende persoon is ge"identifiseer.
- Die konsep bestuursukses is omskryf en die persoonlikheidskenmerke van die
suksesvolle bestuurder is ge"identifiseer.
- Meetbare bestuursukseskriteria asook meetinstrumente vir die meet daarvan is
ge"identifiseer.
'n Psigometriese toetsbattery is saamgestel uit die Algemene Gesondheidsvraelys,
Verstandelike-helderheidstoets, Sestien-persoonlikheidsfaktorvraelys, Persoonlikeorienteringsvraelys,
Rottervraelys, RGN Gevallestudietegniek-enbesluitnemingsvraelys
en die Biografiese vraelys. Hierdie meetinstrumente is as
klassifikasieveranderlikes gebruik om die meetbare komponente van die konstruk
selfaktualisering by bestuurders van 'n finansiele instelling te meet.
Besuursukses, as kriteriumveranderlike, is met die prestasiebestuurevaluering- en
werknemer -effektiwiteitsvraelys gemeet.
Uit die statistiese analise (meervoudigeregressie-analise) blyk dit dat 15
klassifikasieveranderlikes met bestuursukses verband hou. Die meervoudige
korrelasie R (aangepas vir getal gevalle en getal klassifikasieveranderlikes) is gelyk
aan 0,54. Daar is dus in hierdie navorsing 'n verband gevind tussen die konsepte
selfaktualisering en bestuursukses soos gemeet by bestuurders van 'n finansiele
instelling.
Verskeie klassifikasieveranderlikes toon 'n paraboliese verband met bestuursukses.
Dit dui daarop dat 'n relatiewe aanwesigheid of sterkte van spesifieke
persoonlikheidskenmerke noodsaaklik is vir bestuursukses. lndien 'n sekere
optimale punt egter oorskry word, het dit 'n nadelige effek op bestuursukses.
Die gevolgtrekking word gemaak dat die evalueringstegnieke en psigometriese
instrumente wat in hierdie navorsing gebruik is en wat 'n verband (reglynig of
parabolies) met bestuursukses getoon het, binne die finansiele instelling gebruik kan
word om bestuurders met bestuurspotensiaal te identifiseer.
Aanbevelings is ten opsigte van die gebruikswaarde van die konsep selfaktualisering
vir die praktyk en vir verdere navorsing geformuleer. / This thesis examines the self-actualisation approach to management success within
a financial institution. The premise is that managers who have already reached high
levels of self-actualisation possess the personality traits (intrapersonal, interpersonal
and work traits) that lead to management success. This premise, which is based on
the points of view of the humanistic approach, has not yet been researched in a
financial institution.
The following literature objectives were achieved in this research:
- An integrated view of the major humanistic personality theories, which serve as
metatheoretic framework for this research, has been compiled.
- The concept of self-actualisation has been defined and the personality traits of the
self-actualising person identified.
- The concept of management success has been defined and the personality traits of
the successful manager identified.
- Measurable management success criteria as well as measuring instruments for
measuring these criteria have been identified.
A psychometric test battery has been compiled from the General Health
Questionnaire, Mental Alertness Test, Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire,
Personal Orientation Questionnaire, Rotter Questionnaire, HSRC Case Study
Technique and Decision-making Questionnaire and the Biographical Questionnaire.
These measuring instruments were used as classification variables to measure the
measurable components of the selj-actualisation construct among managers of a
financial institution.
Management success, as a criterion variable, was measured using the performance
management evaluation and employee effectiveness questionnaires.
From the statistical analysis (multiple-regression analysis) it is evident that 15
classification variables relate to management success. The multiple correlation R
(adjusted for number of cases and number of classification variables) equals 0,54.
A relation has therefore been found in this research between the concepts of selfactualisation
and management success as measured in managers of a financial
institution.
Several classification variables show a parabolic relation to management success.
This indicates that a relative presence or strength of specific personality traits is
essential for management success. However, when a certain optimal point is
exceeded, this has a detrimental effect on management success.
The conclusion is reached that the evaluation techniques and psychometric
instruments used in this research, which showed a relation (whether rectilineal or
parabolic) with management success, may be employed at a financial institution to
identify managers with management potential.
Recommendations in respect of the usefulness of the self-actualisation concept for
the practical environment and for future research were formulated. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / DCom (Bedryfsielkunde)
|
254 |
Die verband tussen fisiese fiksheid en psigiese welsyn van die werknemerBlignaut, Linda Joyce January 1900 (has links)
Al hoe meer organisasies in Suid-Afrika gaan tans deur 'n herstruktureringsfase wat meebring dat die totale werksmilieu verander. Die werknemer verkeer onder druk om aan die nuwe eise in die wereld van werk te voldoen. Druk om te presteer en werksuitset te !ewer mag disfunksionele stres en antler psigiese probleme meebring. Organisasies speel 'n belangrike rol in die dinamiese groeiproses van die individuele werknemer en raak toenemend bewus van die werknemer se fisiese en psigiese gesondheid. Talle organisasies het reeds korporatiewe gimnasiums opgerig en sommige bied subsidiering van lidmaatskap aan gesondheidsklubs aan hul werknemers. Sekere mediese skemas begin self gesondheidsplanne ontwerp met behulp van gesondheidsklubs om die gesondheid van die werknemer te bevorder. / M.A. (Bedryfsielkunde)
|
255 |
Enhancing a sense of self in a group of socially marginalised adolescent boys through participatory action researchDamons, Lynne Nesta 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation sought to understand the experience of six participants as members
of a cluster group of socially marginalised youth in a farmworker community. Through
a collaborative process, the study sought to reframe the perceptions around the
behavioural outcomes of membership to such an outcast group. Theories of
empowerment through active participation underpinned the whole study. The study
was qualitative in nature and used a Participatory Action research methodology
which created the space for creative exploration with enabling methodologies such
as the Youth Engagement Cycle and Activity Theory. Data were collected through
focus group- and semi-structured interviews; participant observation and participant
generated artefacts. Six adolescent males who were part of an already established
cluster group of socially marginalised youth at a school were purposively selected
into the study. The analysis of data was an ongoing and iterative process informed by
the theories that underpinned the study and through content analysis of emerging
themes. The study revealed that the cluster group was not formed with delinquent intent.
Instead, it was created as a space that allowed its members to feel a sense of
belonging, security and being valued. However, the group dynamic caused individual
self-efficacy to become so enmeshed with collective agency that if left unchecked, it
had the potential to propel its members along a trajectory to delinquency. The
dissertation recommends understanding cluster groups as unique heterogeneous
entities that show insight and empathy into the challenges their cohorts experience.
Recognising that this elevates the peer group's influence above that of adults the
study recommends a collaborative, well-structured and strategic intervention that
allows individuals to experience success and self-influence in attaining mastery
within the group dynamic. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie verhandeling het ten doel gehad om ses deelnemers se ervaring as lede van
'n 'cluster' groep gemarginaliseerde jongmense binne 'n plaaswerker gemeenskap te
probeer verstaan. Deur middel van 'n proses van samewerking, het die studie
gepoog om die persepsies rakende die gedragsuitkomste van lidmaatskap binne so
'n geïsoleerde groep te herformuleer. Die hele studie is gebaseer op teorie van
bemagtiging deur middel van aktiewe deelname. Die verhandeling was kwalitatief
van aard en het gebruik gemaak van 'n Deelnemende Aksie Navorsingsmetodologie
wat ruimte geskep het vir kreatiewe ontdekking met bemagtigende metodologieë
soos bv. "Youth Engagement Cycle" en "Activity Theory". Data is ingesamel deur
middel van 'n fokusgroep en semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude; deelnemer
waarneming en deelnemer gegenereerde artefakte. Ses adolessente mans wat
reeds deel was van 'n gevestigde groep sosiaal-gemarginaliseerde jongmense by 'n
skool, is doelbewus geselekteer vir die studie. Die analise van die data was 'n
deurlopende en iteratiewe proses wat belig is deur die teorieë waarop die studie
gebaseer was asook deur inhoudsanalise van die ontluikende temas. Die studie het getoon dat die 'cluster' groep nie gevorm is met misdaad as doel nie.
Inteendeel, die groep het ontstaan as 'n ruimte wat sy lede toegelaat het om 'n mate
van geborgenheid, sekuriteit en waardering te ervaar. Die groepsdinamiek het
individuele self-doeltreffendheid toegelaat om so verbonde te raak met kollektiewe
agentskap dat indien dit nie gekontroleer was nie, dit die potensiaal getoon het om sy
lede op 'n trajek van jeugmisdaad te plaas. Die verhandeling beveel dus aan dat 'n
'cluster' groep gesien word as 'n unieke heterogene entiteit wat insig en empatie toon
met die uitdagings wat lede ervaar. Op grond van die feit dat dit die portuurgroep se
invloed bo die van die volwassenes verhef, wil die studie 'n samewerkende, goedgestruktureerde
en strategiese bemiddeling aanbeveel wat die individu sal toelaat om
sukses en selfgelding te ervaar met die bereiking van bemeestering binne die
dinamiek van die groep.
|
256 |
Exploring the impact of emotional intelligence training in the workplaceJansen van Rensburg, Anna Susanna 11 1900 (has links)
The complexity of mental development in humans together with human interaction
in the social context presents itself to be a continued source of investigation and
exploration. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is such a field of study in the discipline of
psychology. Researchers emphasized the importance and value of emotional
development ("soft-skills") equal to cognitive development (“hard-skills”). EI
abilities are associated with key skills and competencies required for operating
successfully in today’s organizations. This study focused on this theme
specifically and tried to determine how EI training impacted on the success of the
individual who fits the modern working profile and how emotionally intelligent
employees are beneficial to organisational success overall.
An ethnographic qualitative study (including an autoethnography) was performed
on individuals of different participant groupings who completed the Neuro-Link EI
Program. The aim was to assess if they showed increased growth in areas of EI,
specifically addressed in the program namely self-awareness, self-management,
social awareness, and social management. Findings indicated that EI training
works with positive results. It was of great value to the individual having an
immense impact on their personal lives. It further had a major positive impact on
the group dynamics of individuals who attended the training. At companies where
facilitators presented the program, EI training had a positive impact. A conclusion
on the impact that such training had on the two companies whose staff members
directly participated in this study, was not yet possible at the time of the study.
The development of an awareness model for the promotion of EI training in the
workplace is recommended. This may increase available knowledge regarding
corporate EI training but also accelerates an emerging, but a too slowly growing movement. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
|
257 |
Student and teacher identity construction in New South Wales Years 7 - 10 English classroomsPizarro, Dianne Frances January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Australian Centre for Educational Studies, School of Education, 2008. / Bibliography: p. 159-177. / This thesis examines student identity construction and teacher identity construction in the context of secondary English Years 7-10 classrooms in a comprehensive high school in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The research journey chronicles the teaching and learning experiences of a small group of students and teachers at Heartbreak High. The narrative provides insights into the factors responsible for creating teacher identity(s) and the identities of both engaged and disengaged students. -- Previous studies have tended to focus on the construction of disaffected student identities. In contrast, this case study tells the stories of both engaged and disengaged students and of their teachers utilising a unique framework that adapts and combines a range of theoretical perspectives. These include ethnography as a narrative journey (Atkinson, 1990), Fourth Generation Evaluation (Guba & Lincoln, 1990; Lincoln & Guba, 1989), reflexivity (Jordan & Yeomans, 1995), Grounded Theory (Strauss & Corbin, 1990; Sugrue, 1974) and multiple realities (Stake, 1984). -- The classical notion of the student-teacher dynamic is questioned in this inquiry. Students did not present powerless, passive, able-to-be motivated identities; they displayed significant agency in (re) creating 'self(s)' at Heartbreak High based largely on 'desires'. Engaged student identities reflected a teacher's culture and generally exhibited a "desire to know." In contrast, disaffected students exhibited a "desire for ignorance," rejecting the teacher's culture in order to fulfil their desire to belong to peer subculture(s). The capacity for critical reflection and empathy were also key factors in the process of their identity constructions. Disengaged students displayed limited capacity to empathise with, or to critically reflect about, those whom they perceived as "different". In contrast, engaged students exhibited a significant capacity to empathise with others and a desire to critically reflect on their own behaviour, abilities and learning. -- This ethnographic narrative offers an alternate lens with which to view pedagogy from the perspectives that currently dominate educational debate. The findings of this study support a multifaceted model of teacher identity construction that integrates the personal 'self(s)' and the professional 'self(s)' that are underpinned by 'desires'. Current tensions inherent in the composition of teacher identities are portrayed in this thesis and it reveals the teacher self(s) as possessing concepts that are desirous of being efficacious, autonomous and valued but are diminished by disempowerment and fear. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / 266 p. ill
|
258 |
An educational psychological analysis of latchkey childrenRambau, Mutshinyani Eunice 29 February 2008 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the latchkey situation on children's relationships. A literature study on the concept `latchkey' children was conducted and it was established that there are only a few studies conducted on the phenomenon. However, most of the literature consulted established that self-care has a negative and positive impact on children's relationships with the self, their parents, siblings, peers and educators. To confirm the findings from the literature study an empirical study was conducted by means of collecting data from three `latchkey' children, three educators and four parents. The empirical research confirmed the findings of the literature study that a latchkey situation has indeed a negative impact on children's relationships with the self and others. The empirical study did, however, not confirm the positive impact of a latchkey situation on children's relationships with the self, parents, siblings, peers and educators. / Educational Studies / M. Ed (Guidance and Counselling)
|
259 |
A bear of very little brain : positive psychology themes in the stories of Winnie the PoohDohmen, Lizette 02 1900 (has links)
The aim of this study is to discover to what extent and in what way Peterson and Seligman’s (2004) twenty-four character strengths are present in Winnie the Pooh storybooks, and how they are depicted. Character strengths are a well-known theory in positive psychology and the analysis of children’s literature is a respected genre. A qualitative examination of the text was conducted using content and thematic analyses to extract examples of the strengths. The exemplars were coded and recoded before being subjected to a peer and supervisor review. The excerpts indicated that all strengths are depicted in the text, but Pooh is the only character to exhibit them all. A discussion of the findings revealed that no single strength could be deemed more prominent as they are intrinsically interconnected. It is recommended that the findings be reworked into a training manual for guardians to foster character strengths in young children. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)
|
260 |
Ethnic differences in spiritual intelligence: a study in a multicultural contextShanto, Diana January 2016 (has links)
Text in English / This study investigates the nature of spiritual intelligence and its link to ethnic identity, and gauges the difference across the main ethnic groups in Mauritius. A new scale, the Multicultural Spiritual Intelligence Scale (MSIS) was proposed, using the following six dimensions: self-awareness, transcendental awareness, levels of consciousness, the quest for meaning, sensitivity, and resilience. The MSIS was developed and tested using a cross-sectional survey research design with the option of completing a paper or online version, administered to a sample of 1,177 adult participants in Mauritius. This research looked at the three major ethnic groups in Mauritius: Hindu-Mauritians, Creole-Mauritians, and Muslim-Mauritians, and examined their conceptions of spiritual intelligence and ethnic identification. A factor analysis was conducted on the scale and five specific factors: self-mastery, transcendental awareness, spiritual sensitivity, resilience, and the existential quest. These factors emerged with factor loadings greater than 0.35. The MSIS’s construct validity was tested with other similar scales, particularly Meaning in Life (MLQ) (Steger et al., 2006), the Connor-Davison Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) (Connor & Davidson, 2011), Private Self-Consciousness (PSC) (Scheir & Carver, 1985), and New Indices of Religious Orientation (NIRO) (Francis, 2007). The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) (Paulhus, 1991) was also included to check for social desirable responses and MSIS’s divergent validity. A Welch ANOVA revealed a statistical difference in spiritual intelligence among the ethnic groups: Welch’s F (2, 639.98) = 3.923. Spearman’s rank order correlation revealed that ethnic identification was connected to spiritual intelligence: rs (98) = 0.52, p < 0.0005. A Games-Howell post-hoc analysis indicated a statistically significant mean difference between Muslim-Mauritians and Hindu Mauritians (0.27, 95% CI [0.083, 0.45]) and between Muslim-Mauritians and Creole Mauritians (0.44, 95% CI [0.25, 0.62]). The Muslim-Mauritians obtained the highest score in both ethnic exploration and ethnic commitment. Ethnic identification implied a prior quest for identity, which was connected with spiritual development. A second study was conducted on a sample of 303 participants using a shorter version of MSIS to confirm the five-factor model. Implications for further research include analysing the MSIS in terms of other constructs and using the MSIS with other minority groups in Mauritius. / Psychology / D.Litt et Phil. (Psychology)
|
Page generated in 0.1221 seconds