In order to be sustainable, companies have to adapt in the ever–changing market and
economic conditions which are often unpredictable. The adaptation to these challenges rests
with employees who have to stay motivated and psychologically well. The environmental
working conditions are often undesirable
The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric performance of the Utrecht
Work Engagement Scale (UWES) and the Oldenburg Burnout inventory (OLBI) within the
cement factory. A random sampling approach was adopted by distributing a questionnaire
for the purposes of achieving the general research objective with an availability sample (N = 187). The UWES and OLBI were administered. Exploratory factor analysis, descriptive
statistics, Cronbach alpha coefficients, Pearson product–moment correlations and
MANOVA's were used to analyse the data.
The outcome of the study through literature review confirmed that work engagement and
burnout are two important components of employee wellbeing. The factor loadings of the
UWES and OLBI resulted in a two–factor structure for both the UWES and OLBI. The two
factor structure for the UWES were labelled as Vigour/Dedication and Absorption. The twofactor
structure for the OLBI was labelled Disengagement and Exhaustion. A small number
of items were retained for the OLBI.
The internal consistency of the UWES was found to be well above the acceptable level with
the alpha coefficients exceeding 0,70. The internal consistency for the OLBI was found to be
lower than the 0,70 level. Data analysis further showed that correlations between engagement
and burnout were statistically insignificant. Data analysis also showed that there were no
vi
significant differences for age and gender for both engagement and burnout, however there is
a significant difference in race and language with regard to engagement but none for burnout.
Limitations within the study were identified and recommendations for future research were
made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/4472 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Lekutle, Olebogeng Martin |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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