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Work wellness at a higher education institution in South Africa
(North-West University, 2004)
With the introduction of positive psychology the aim with organisational psychology shifted
to finding the 'happy/productive' worker and focusing more on work wellness. Historically,
working in a higher education institution ...
Burnout and engagement of non-professional counsellors in South Africa
(North-West University, 2004)
Counselling services as provided by non-professional counsellors have been in place for a number of decades. Counselling traumatised people demands a significant amount of emotional investment from the counsellor. A neglected ...
Burnout in a customer services environment
(North-West University, 2003)
The recent worldwide shift in focus from goods production to service provision in Western
countries has resulted in the expansion of the service sector. The front-line worker has
become a central figure in the new ...
Work-related well-being of engineers in South Africa
(North-West University, 2004)
With the introduction of positive psychology the aim with organisational psychology
shifted to finding the 'happy/productive' worker and focusing more on work wellness.
Working as an engineer has generally been considered ...
Work wellness of academic staff in South African higher education institutions
(North-West University, 2005)
Academia is a demanding profession, as evidenced by a body of research that documents the debilitating impact of occupational stress and burnout on the personal and professional welfare of academics. In particular, high ...
Job insecurity and wellness of employees in a government organisation
(North-West University, 2005)
The work environment in which South African employees have to function in is highly demanding, offering them little in terms of job security, but simultaneously expecting them to give more in terms of inter alia flexibility, ...
Work wellness in a government organisation in South Africa
(North-West University, 2006)
Various occupational stressors like the physical environment, noise, lighting, temperature.
aspects of the job, role conflict, workload, lack of career path, poor relationships with peers.
and lack of participation arc ...
Work wellness in the chemical industry
(North-West University, 2008)
Organisations are becoming increasingly aware of issues of employee well-being. The ever increasing demands of the competitive and stressful workplace environment, personal relationships, time constraints and lack of a ...
Burnout and engagement of teachers in the North West Province
(North-West University, 2004)
Continuous exposure to things like high job demands, lack of job resources, change, competitiveness and rivalry, can result in stress and burnout. Stressful events may lead to ill health and might impact negatively on the ...
Burnout, job stress and personality traits in the South African Police Service
(North-West University, 2005)
A healthy, productive and motivated police service is an important contributor to the stability and resulting economic growth and development of countries. Burnout is a recognised health risk in law enforcement agencies ...