Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Author "12763977 - Rothmann, Sebastiaan"
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Burnout and work engagement of academics in higher education institutions: effects of dispositional optimism
Barkhuizen, Emmerentia Nicolene; Rothmann, Sebastiaan; Van de Vijver, Alphonsius Josephus Rachel (Wiley, 2014)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships among dispositional optimism, job demands and resources, burnout, work engagement, ill health and organizational commitment of South African academic staff in ... -
Burnout and work engagement of South African blue-collar workers: the development of a new scale
Brand-Labuschagne, L.; Mostert, K.; Rothmann, S.; Rothmann, J.C. (Unisa, 2012)Research in South Africa on work-related well-being (specifically burnout and work engagement) has focused mainly on white-collar workers. Although blue-collar workers form a major part of the South African work force, no ... -
Exploring the personality structure in the 11 languages of South Africa
Nel, Jan Alewyn; Valchev, Velichko H.; Rothmann, Sebastiaan; Van de Vijver, Fons J.R.; Meiring, Deon; De Bruin, Gideon P. (Wiley, 2012)The present study, part of the development of the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI), explores the implicit personality structure in the 11 official language groups of South Africa by employing a mixed-method ... -
Job burnout, work engagement and self-reported treatment for health conditions in South Africa
De Beer, Leon T.; Pienaar, Jaco; Rothmann, Sebastiaan (Wiley, 2016)The purpose of the study being reported here was to investigate the relationship of job burnout and work engagement with self-reported received treatment for health conditions (cardiovascular condition, high cholesterol, ... -
Job insecurity, career opportunities, discrimination and turnover intention in post-apartheid South Africa: Examples of informative hypothesis testing
De Beer, Leon T.; Rothmann, Sebastiaan; Pienaar, Jaco (Taylor & Francis, 2016)The objective of this paper was to investigate differences in male employee experiences in the light of employment equity law and a strong affirmative action drive within present-day South African organizations. This ... -
Strengths use and deficit correction in organizations: development and validation of a questionnaire
Van Woerkom, Marianne; Mostert, Karina; Els, Crizelle; Bakker, Arnold B.; De Beer, Leon; Rothmann, Sebastiaan (Taylor & Francis, 2016)Although the positive psychology tradition emphasizes the importance of a balanced approach regarding individual strengths and weaknesses, there is no valid instrument to measure these phenomena in organizations. The purpose ... -
The bidirectional relationship between person-job fit and work engagement
De Beer, Leon T.; Rothmann, Sebastiaan; Mostert, Karina (Hogrefe & Huber Publishers, 2016)Although theorized and generally accepted, research on the relationship (specifically the direction of the causal relationship) between person-job fit and work engagement is limited and not yet clear. Theoretical arguments ... -
Work overload, burnout, and psychological ill-health symptoms: A three-wave mediation model of the employee health impairment process
De Beer, Leon T.; Pienaar, Jaco; Rothmann, Sebastiaan (Taylor & Francis, 2016)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The study reported here investigated the causal relationships in the health impairment process of employee well-being, and the mediating role of burnout in the relationship between work overload ...