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Burnout of support staff in universities in the North-West Province
(North-West University, 2003)
Tertiary institutions in South Africa are being called to account for the quality of education
that they provide. Evidence suggests that staffs at all levels are working longer hours than in the past in order to adhere ...
Sense of coherence and employees' experience of helping and restraining factors in the working environment
(North-West University, 2007)
By developing strong, self-sustaining individuals in organisations, employees will need to withstand the forces of stressors and be able to cope with continuous changes within their working environment. To move the equilibrium ...
Occupational stress, coping, burnout and work engagement of hospital pharmacists in South Africa
(North-West University, 2005)
The environment in which hospital pharmacists currently function demands more of them than did any previous period. Employees in pharmacy companies have to cope with the demands that arise from fulfilling various roles, ...
Occupational stress of professional and enrolled nurses in South Africa
(North-West University, 2003)
Occupational stress of nurses has been widely researched, for example in specific health care units - intensive care, specific conditions - cancer. Personal characteristics like emotional involvement and depersonalisation ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 in a university of technology in South Africa
(North-West University, 2006)
Change and transformation in higher education institutions worldwide are advancing at a rate that institutions and individual employees find hard to comprehend. During the past two
decades, complex changes challenging ...
Work-related well-being of correctional officers in South Africa
(North-West University, 2006)
Stress among correctional officers is widespread, according to research studies and anecdotal evidence. The threat of inmate violence against correctional officers, actual violence committed by inmates, inmate demands and ...
Burnout and work engagement of employees in an insurance company
(North-West University, 2004)
Continuous changes along with the increased pressure to perform may result in feelings of distrust, strain in interpersonal relations, psychological strain, fatigue and tension, all affecting the well-being of employees. ...