Research report presented to SBL, Unisa, Midrand. / This thesis addresses the transformational barriers against women’s
advancement in South African Platinum mining companies. The four key
objectives of the study were derived to answer the research questions, that
is: if South African Platinum mining companies recognize such advancement
as a business imperative, if women can advance in such companies, if
women need support to advance in these companies and lastly if the
leadership of the said companies is embracing women’s advancement and
talent.
A literature review on the knowledge base of transformation was conducted to
determine global, South African, industry and sector perspectives on the
issues of the study and to contextualise the latter. The central research tool
utilised was a questionnaire using a Likert-5 type rating scale and open-ended
questions to elaborate on the objectives. Employees, on C3 level and higher
in terms of the Patterson Grading System as traditionally used in the given
industry, hailing from various companies of this kind were selected to respond
to the questionnaire which was mailed to them. Open-ended questions were
used in the development of themes and the data was analysed on the basis of
tables and graphs. The findings were that transformational barriers against
women’s advancement in these mines are rife. Most women were not
afforded opportunities to grow, and were not given sufficient support. The
study also found that leadership focuses more on economic benefits in terms
of the bottom-line exclusively to human capital interventions, thus failing to
strike the balance. The study concluded with recommendations as to what
can be done to improve the situation with which women in these firms are
faced.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/3747 |
| Date | 04 November 2010 |
| Creators | Mashiane, Busisiwe Rita |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (118 p.) |
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