Thesis (M.A. (Social Work)) -- University of Limpopo, 2017 / The aim of the study was to explore the factors that contribute to occupational stress
among the fire-fighters employed by the Polokwane Local Municipality, Capricorn District
of Limpopo. The study focused on the following variables: working relationships, work load, nature of work, deadlines pressure and work-home balance. The nature of the study
is qualitative.
The study data was collected from July to September 2015. The researcher interviewed
fire-fighters in Polokwane Local Municipality. An in-depth semi-structured interview was
utilised as the data collection method. The instrument used in the study was a semi
structured interview schedule. Data was thematically analysed.
The study findings showed that working relationships, work-load, nature of work, deadline
pressure and work-home balance contributed to occupational stress. The study also
found that occupational stress had negative effects on both the fire-fighters and their
organisation
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/3877 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Raliwedza, Emmanuel |
| Contributors | Seloana, D. T., Makhubele, J. C. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ix, 96 leaves |
| Relation |
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