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View article: Leadership Development and Emergence of Leadership Traits in Female Leaders in Nepal: A Narrative Analysis of Female Leaders of Private Organisations
Leadership Development and Emergence of Leadership Traits in Female Leaders in Nepal: A Narrative Analysis of Female Leaders of Private Organisations Open
Female leaders practice a transformational leadership style which has been regarded and proved to be an effective approach in organizational settings. Despite several research findings adhering to the effective leadership approach adopted …
View article: Artificial intelligence and health inequities in primary care: a systematic scoping review and framework
Artificial intelligence and health inequities in primary care: a systematic scoping review and framework Open
Objective Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a significant impact on healthcare over the coming decade. At the same time, health inequity remains one of the biggest challenges. Primary care is both a driver and a mitigator of health in…
View article: Information technology competencies for entry-level human resource strategic partners
Information technology competencies for entry-level human resource strategic partners Open
Orientation: Advances in information technology (IT) have prompted the transition of the human resource management (HRM) function from being administrative to strategic. Whilst it has been established that IT has an important role in such …
View article: Perceptions of governance in the animal welfare sector
Perceptions of governance in the animal welfare sector Open
The purpose of the study was to gather information on perceptions of the current governance practices in shelters in South Africa and put forward recommendations to professionalise the sector at board/committee level. Through semi-structur…
View article: Plagiarism in South African management journals: A follow-up study
Plagiarism in South African management journals: A follow-up study Open
Internationally, a rise in plagiarism by academics has been reported. The objective of the present study was to examine the extent of plagiarism in articles appearing in 19 South African management journals published in 2016 and to compare…
View article: Perceptions of human resource professionals of challenges to and strategies for retaining managers
Perceptions of human resource professionals of challenges to and strategies for retaining managers Open
Orientation: Retaining and developing talented top- and middle-level managers who possess organisational-specific skills and experience promotes competitive advantage for organisations and is a long-term investment.Research purpose: The pu…
View article: Changes in stakeholder dynamics and salience during a mining disaster
Changes in stakeholder dynamics and salience during a mining disaster Open
The objective of the study was to illustrate the consequences of management oversight, as an element of poor corporate governance, of timeous stakeholder identification and engagement during a South African mining crisis. A secondary objec…
View article: Faculty reluctance to report student plagiarism: A case study
Faculty reluctance to report student plagiarism: A case study Open
Internationally, student plagiarism is on the rise despite measures introduced by universities to detect its occurrence and to institute actions to prevent and address this practice. One of the reasons that contributes to this problem is t…
View article: Managing plagiarism of South African Honours students: Does an intervention have any effect?
Managing plagiarism of South African Honours students: Does an intervention have any effect? Open
The aim of the study was to investigate whether an intervention to address post-graduate student plagiarism in an Honours programme in Human Resource Management at a South African university had an impact one year later. In a quasi-experim…
View article: Organisational change and the psychological contract at a pharmaceutical company
Organisational change and the psychological contract at a pharmaceutical company Open
Orientation: Over a period of 6 years, a South African pharmaceutical company had been involved in several mergers and acquisitions. These changes had proved difficult for staff and staff attrition had risen.Research purpose: The objective…
View article: Retention of high-potential employees in a development finance company
Retention of high-potential employees in a development finance company Open
Orientation: The loss of high-potential employees was a concern to leaders at a South African development finance company. The research question that guided the study was: How can high-potential employees be retained in the company?Researc…