Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Author "Mostert, Karina"
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Assessing the organisational and individual strengths use and deficit improvement amongst sport coaches
Mostert, Karina; Stander, Frederick W. (AOSIS, 2013)Orientation: The orientation of this study is towards strengths use and deficit improvement and the relationship with engagement. Research purpose: To (1) determine whether adapted versions of the Strengths Use and Deficit ... -
The Balance between work and home: The relationship between work and home demands and ill health of employed females
Mostert, Karina (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between work and home demands, work-home interference (WHI), home-work interference (HWI), and ill health of 500 employed females from various occupations. A ... -
Bias and equivalence of the strengths use and deficit correction questionnaire
Els, Crizelle; Mostert, Karina; Brouwers, Sijmen (AOSIS, 2016)Orientation: For optimal outcomes, it is suggested that employees receive support from their organisation to use their strengths and improve their deficits. Employees also engage in proactive behaviour to use their strengths ... -
Burnout and work engagement for different age groups: examining group-level differences and predictors
Haley, Lize-Mari; Mostert, Karina; Els, Crizelle (Taylor & Francis, 2013)This study examined age-related differences of burnout and engagement levels among employees in the South African financial sector, including influences of perceived job characteristics and personal sense of coherence. ... -
Burnout and work engagement: a thorough investigation of the independency of both constructs
Bakker, Arnold B.; Demerouti, Evangelia; Mostert, Karina (American Psychological Association, 2010)This study among 528 South African employees working in the construction industry examined the dimensionality of burnout and work engagement, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey, the Oldenburg Burnout ... -
Business socialising: women's social networking perceptions
Bogaards, Marlene; Mostert, Karina; De Klerk, Saskia (Academic journals, 2012)The primary research objective of the study was to investigate the perceptions of the social networking practices of businesswomen. A non-probability purposive voluntary sample, followed by snowball sampling, was used to ... -
The experience of work-life interaction in the Northern cape mining industry: an exploratory study
Pienaar, Jacobus; Mostert, Karina; Jacobs, Desiree (University of Pretoria, 2008)The objective of this research was to investigate how Afrikaans and Setswana employees in the Northern Cape mining environment experience the interaction between their work and personal lives and to determine which major ... -
An exploratory study of the interaction between work and personal life: Experiences of South African employees
Koekemoer, Frieda Eileen; Mostert, Karina (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)ORIENTATION: The interaction between work and personal life is an important field of research in the 21st century and of pressing concern for various individuals and organisations internationally and in South Afria. RESEARCH ... -
Interference between work and nonwork roles: The development of a New South African instrument
Koekemoer, Frieda Eileen; Mostert, Karina; Rothmann, Sebastiaan (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)Orientation: The interference between work and personal life is a central issue in the 21st century as employees attempt to balance or integrate their involvement in multiple social roles. Research purpose: The purpose of ... -
Job characteristics, work-home interference and burnout: testing a structural model in the South African context
Mostert, Karina (2011)The aim of this study was to test a structural model that included job demands and job resources, negative work–home interference (WHI) and burnout (exhaustion, cognitive weariness and cynicism). A cross-sectional survey ... -
Job characteristics, work-nonwork interference and the role of recovery strategies amongst employees in a tertiary institution
Koekemoer, Frieda Eileen; Mostert, Karina; Oosthuizen, Jani (AOSIS, 2011)Orientation: Although work characteristics and recovery strategies are associated with work- family interference, the influence on specific types of work-nonwork interference (W-NWI) has not been investigated. Research ... -
The networking practices of businesswomen
Bogaards, Marlene; De Klerk, Saskia; Mostert, Karina (2011)The primary objective of this study was to investigate the networking practices of businesswomen in the Gauteng Province, South Africa. The study of businesswomen's networking practices can provide critical insight into ... -
Organisational and individual strengths use as predictors of engagement and productivity
Stander, Frederick W.; Mostert, Karina; De Beer, Leon T. (Taylor & Francis, 2014)This study sought to determine whether Perceived Organisational Support for Strengths Use (POSSU) and Proactive Behaviour towards Strengths Use (PBSU) predict engagement and productivity in a sample of South African call ... -
Outcomes of occupational stress in a higher education institution
Rothmann, Sebastiaan; Nell, Karolien; Mostert, Karina; Mostert, Frans F. (College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa, 2008)The objectives of this study were to determine the occupational stressors for support staff at a higher education institution in the North West Province and to investigate the relationship between occupational stress, ill ... -
Perceived organisational support for strengths use: the factorial validity and reliability of a new scale in the banking industry
Mostert, Karina; Keenan, Elzette M. (AOSIS, 2013)Orientation: The perceived organisational support for strength use (POSSU) scale determines the extent to which employees perceive that their organisations support them to use their strengths in the workplace. Research ... -
Prevalence of workplace bullying of South African employees
Cunniff, Leanri; Mostert, Karina (AOSIS, 2012)Orientation: Workplace bullying has negative physical and psychological effects on employees and several negative effects on organisationsResearch purpose: The purpose of the research was to determine the prevalence of ... -
The psychometric properties of a translated version of the Survey Work-Home Interaction - Nijmegen (SWING) instrument
Marais, Carin; Mostert, Karina; Geurts, Sabine; Taris, Toon (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)In this study we examined (1) the construct validity, construct equivalence, and reliability of two translations of the Survey Work-Home Interaction — Nijmegen (SWING); (2) the prevalence of work-home interaction; and (3) ... -
The psychometrical properties of translated versions of the Maslach burnout Inventory - General Survey
Marais, Carin; Mostert, Karina; Rothmann, S. (OpenJournals Publishing, 2009)ORIENTATION: The investigation of the psychometric properties of translated versions of a burnout measure. RESEARCH PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of translated versions of ... -
Reasons and strategies associated with positive interaction between work and home amongst managers: An exploratory study
Mostert, Karina; Oosthuizen, Petronella Jacoba (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)Orientation: In order to facilitate positive interaction between work and home, it is necessary to understand the reasons for and strategies used by managerial employees to manage this interaction. Research purpose: The ... -
Repetitive strain injury among South African employees: the relationship with burnout and work engagement
Mostert, Karina; Schultz, Gillian; Rothmann, Ina (Elsevier, 2012)The objective of this study was to analyse the incidence of symptoms probably related to Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) and to compare three groups of South African employees: employees highly engaged and not burned out ...