Orientation: The current demands in organisations continue to challenge the need for creative, fl... more Orientation: The current demands in organisations continue to challenge the need for creative, flexible and responsive talent to ensure customers’ needs are met. This demanding environment puts more emphasis on employee wellness management to ensure talent efficiency and effectiveness.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the critical success factors that influence the adoption and integration of talent management strategies with wellness interventions.Motivation of the study: There is limited research on a holistic and integrated approach of how talent management strategies should be effectively integrated with wellness interventions in organisations.Research approach/design and method: A qualitative enquiry was adopted where 10 in-depth interviews with human resource professionals within South African organisations were conducted. The transcribed interviews were analysed using the thematic analysis process.Main findings: The qualitative results showed that t...
Provision and availability of water continue to be a major socio-economic challenge in many count... more Provision and availability of water continue to be a major socio-economic challenge in many countries. The problem is prevalent particularly in arid and semi-arid regions which are affected by droughts and wide climate variability, combined with high population growth and economic development. Shortages and compromised water availability are causes of concern to food security (agricultural sector), performance of businesses, and economic growth among others. The study adopted a quantitative research approach and was underpinned by a positivist research paradigm. Data were collected from 72 managers at North West University—Mahikeng (NWU-Mahikeng), South Africa using an online self-administered survey questionnaire. This study evaluates the factors related to predictors of water-conservation motivation behavior at work. The study used the Chi-square statistics (Phi and Cramer's V-tests) to test the relationship between Manager's gender and motivation predictors of water conse...
International Journal of Applied Management and Technology, 2021
In diverse societies such as South Africa, organizations continue to face inclusion challenges wh... more In diverse societies such as South Africa, organizations continue to face inclusion challenges when implementing change. This study proposes a different method and new dimension of diversity management within the cognitive diversity construct, namely human niche theory, to tackle the diversity dilemma of exclusivity. The research question asked whether human niche theory, as a defined concept within cognitive diversity, could be utilized by managers to enable inclusion and promote sustainable organizational change implementation. Conceptually, this paper relates human niche theory to seven themes in the change process, namely, communication, training, motivation, resources, control, monitoring, and feedback. An exploratory single case study in a multicultural South African automotive organization that implemented a company-wide technology change project was used as a unit of analysis. The single case study revealed a new understanding of change implementation processes using the hum...
1. Framing Sustainable Management Development in in Africa Hamid H. Kazeroony Part 1: Capacity Bu... more 1. Framing Sustainable Management Development in in Africa Hamid H. Kazeroony Part 1: Capacity Building in Africa 2. Public Policy and Higher Education: The Case of Botswana Dorothy Mpabanga 3. Challenges in Developing African Management Scholars: An Auto-ethnographic Study Emmanuel Mukwevho and Yvonne du Plessis 4. The Role of Accreditation in Overcoming the Challenges of Graduate Management Programs in Africa Enase Okonedo and Timothy Aluko 5. Meeting the Graduate Management Program Challenges in Nigeria Olusegun Matanmi Part 2: African Social, Cultural, and Political Influences 6. Cross-Cultural Studies as a Resource for Management Development in Africa Mariya Bobina and Mikhail Grachev 7. The Role of Cross-Cultural Communication in Management Practices of Multinational Companies (MNCS) in Sub-Saharan Africa James Baba Abugre 8. Surviving in Africa: MNCs Response to Institutional Deficiencies and Moral Implications Adeyinka A. Adewale and Sharif M. Khalid Part 3: Theorizing African Management and Organization 9. Theory Construction to Serve African Management and Organizational Practices Hamid H. Kazeroony 10. Alternative Approaches to Management Research in Africa: Hermeneutics, Graphic Scales and Applied Interventions Bill Buenar Puplampu 11. Management Theories: The Relegated Strengths Based African Practices Shiphrah Mutungi, Emmanuel Mutungi, and Rose Fuentes Part 4: Challenges and Pathways to Building Organizational Capabilities in Africa 12. Human Capital Development in Africa: Some Urgent Considerations Bill Buenar Puplampu 13. Building the Next Generation of African Managers and Entrepreneurs Henrietta Onwuegbuzie 14. Public Private Partnerships for Enhancing Organizational Capabilities in Nigeria Osikhuemhe Okwilagwe and Christos Apostolakis 15. The Role of the Legal Profession in Facilitating a Regulatory Framework for Public Private Partnerships in Ghana Bill Buenar Puplampu 16. A Framework for Building Organizational Capabilities in Africa Hamid H. Kazeroony
Compared to their men counterparts, women do not rapidly climb up the leadership ladder due to a ... more Compared to their men counterparts, women do not rapidly climb up the leadership ladder due to a glass ceiling obstacle. This study aims to explore the inhibiting factors demotivating Africa women’s leadership pursuit in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). A qualitative approach was adopted using online open-ended questions to seek narratives from African women leaders on their roles and experiences of a STEM career. Data were collected using a non-probability, purposive sample of African women leaders in STEM in African research institutes and universities. Forty-two women in leadership positions in 12 African countries participated in the study, which was content analyzed, seeking patterns and themes to explore the narratives. A common thread exists in the tone and life experiences of the African women leaders in STEM. Scholarship, supportive organizational structure, commitment, hard work, and tenacity were all experienced as enablers of the career path proc...
This study sought to determine manager's intrinsic motivation to engage multiculturally in th... more This study sought to determine manager's intrinsic motivation to engage multiculturally in the workplace as the managers varied by demographic background. Participants were a convenience sample of managers on supervisory level, middle level and senior level (n=550; Male 54.9%; Black ethnicity 64.4%). They completed the Motivational Scale of the Managerial Cultural Intelligence Measure. The data were analysed by means analysis of variance procedures to determine workforce diversity ability by managerial level and other demographics. The results showed a managerial level effect in that senior managers were significantly more motivated to get information about other cultures in the work group compared to middle managers and supervisors. Supervisors were significantly more willing to change their views of other cultures with learning as compared to senior managers and middle managers. Generally, managers with a shorter employment history are more motivated to engage with multi-cultural groups compared to those with a longer service history. Managers’ motivation to engage multi-culturally would enhance their competence in working with a diverse workforce and thereby embracing true democracy in the workplace.
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 2011
This paper focuses on cross-cultural conflict and its management in a multicultural work environm... more This paper focuses on cross-cultural conflict and its management in a multicultural work environment affected by teamwork paradoxes, as perceived and experienced by multicultural team members working in project and management teams. A mixed research methodology was applied, using a quantitative confirmation of teamwork paradoxes in multicultural organizational environments, followed by a qualitative interpretivist approach exploring the perceived and felt cross-cultural conflicts and its management within the teamwork paradox context. Eight multicultural teamwork paradoxes were confirmed by 107 respondents to a survey questionnaire. Next, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 33 participants exploring cross-cultural conflict and its management within the eight identified teamwork paradoxes. The qualitative thematic data analysis provided insightful information on cross-cultural conflict management in multicultural team paradoxes relevant to project and management...
Orientation: Organisations constantly strive to understand the impact of leader behaviour on cont... more Orientation: Organisations constantly strive to understand the impact of leader behaviour on continued superior organisational performance.Research purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish a framework of requisite leader behavioural competencies for sustainable (repeated) organisational performance and to determine the interrelationship between leader behaviour and sustainable organisational performance.Rationale/ motivation: Many studies have been conducted investigating the impact of leadership on organisational performance, but a gap exists in studying the interplay between leader behavioural competencies, organisational performance and organisational context.Research design, approach and method: A case study research design was used employing a qualitative approach with a constructivist grounded theory research philosophy. Data collection comprised archival document review and semi-structured, in-depth interviews with senior executives in a high performing multinationa...
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2012
Scholars argue that to address the social, economic and political challenges facing South Africa ... more Scholars argue that to address the social, economic and political challenges facing South Africa since 1994, organisational managers/leaders should adopt a positive approach, based on sound organisational behaviour. This study administered the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) to determine whether human resources practitioners (N=131) as custodians of change and positive behaviour in organisations in South Africa embrace core elements of Positive Organisational Behaviour (POB). Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a three-factor model for the PCQ, renamed the Potential South African PsyCap (PSA-PsyCap) instrument. All dimensions displayed acceptable reliabilities. Statistically significant differences exist in the POB of demographic groups, relating to age, marital status, home language, seniority and qualifications. This research reveals that South African HR practitioners and managers should fully embrace psychological capital to effectively create caring workplaces tak...
Orientation: The current demands in organisations continue to challenge the need for creative, fl... more Orientation: The current demands in organisations continue to challenge the need for creative, flexible and responsive talent to ensure customers’ needs are met. This demanding environment puts more emphasis on employee wellness management to ensure talent efficiency and effectiveness.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the critical success factors that influence the adoption and integration of talent management strategies with wellness interventions.Motivation of the study: There is limited research on a holistic and integrated approach of how talent management strategies should be effectively integrated with wellness interventions in organisations.Research approach/design and method: A qualitative enquiry was adopted where 10 in-depth interviews with human resource professionals within South African organisations were conducted. The transcribed interviews were analysed using the thematic analysis process.Main findings: The qualitative results showed that t...
Provision and availability of water continue to be a major socio-economic challenge in many count... more Provision and availability of water continue to be a major socio-economic challenge in many countries. The problem is prevalent particularly in arid and semi-arid regions which are affected by droughts and wide climate variability, combined with high population growth and economic development. Shortages and compromised water availability are causes of concern to food security (agricultural sector), performance of businesses, and economic growth among others. The study adopted a quantitative research approach and was underpinned by a positivist research paradigm. Data were collected from 72 managers at North West University—Mahikeng (NWU-Mahikeng), South Africa using an online self-administered survey questionnaire. This study evaluates the factors related to predictors of water-conservation motivation behavior at work. The study used the Chi-square statistics (Phi and Cramer's V-tests) to test the relationship between Manager's gender and motivation predictors of water conse...
International Journal of Applied Management and Technology, 2021
In diverse societies such as South Africa, organizations continue to face inclusion challenges wh... more In diverse societies such as South Africa, organizations continue to face inclusion challenges when implementing change. This study proposes a different method and new dimension of diversity management within the cognitive diversity construct, namely human niche theory, to tackle the diversity dilemma of exclusivity. The research question asked whether human niche theory, as a defined concept within cognitive diversity, could be utilized by managers to enable inclusion and promote sustainable organizational change implementation. Conceptually, this paper relates human niche theory to seven themes in the change process, namely, communication, training, motivation, resources, control, monitoring, and feedback. An exploratory single case study in a multicultural South African automotive organization that implemented a company-wide technology change project was used as a unit of analysis. The single case study revealed a new understanding of change implementation processes using the hum...
1. Framing Sustainable Management Development in in Africa Hamid H. Kazeroony Part 1: Capacity Bu... more 1. Framing Sustainable Management Development in in Africa Hamid H. Kazeroony Part 1: Capacity Building in Africa 2. Public Policy and Higher Education: The Case of Botswana Dorothy Mpabanga 3. Challenges in Developing African Management Scholars: An Auto-ethnographic Study Emmanuel Mukwevho and Yvonne du Plessis 4. The Role of Accreditation in Overcoming the Challenges of Graduate Management Programs in Africa Enase Okonedo and Timothy Aluko 5. Meeting the Graduate Management Program Challenges in Nigeria Olusegun Matanmi Part 2: African Social, Cultural, and Political Influences 6. Cross-Cultural Studies as a Resource for Management Development in Africa Mariya Bobina and Mikhail Grachev 7. The Role of Cross-Cultural Communication in Management Practices of Multinational Companies (MNCS) in Sub-Saharan Africa James Baba Abugre 8. Surviving in Africa: MNCs Response to Institutional Deficiencies and Moral Implications Adeyinka A. Adewale and Sharif M. Khalid Part 3: Theorizing African Management and Organization 9. Theory Construction to Serve African Management and Organizational Practices Hamid H. Kazeroony 10. Alternative Approaches to Management Research in Africa: Hermeneutics, Graphic Scales and Applied Interventions Bill Buenar Puplampu 11. Management Theories: The Relegated Strengths Based African Practices Shiphrah Mutungi, Emmanuel Mutungi, and Rose Fuentes Part 4: Challenges and Pathways to Building Organizational Capabilities in Africa 12. Human Capital Development in Africa: Some Urgent Considerations Bill Buenar Puplampu 13. Building the Next Generation of African Managers and Entrepreneurs Henrietta Onwuegbuzie 14. Public Private Partnerships for Enhancing Organizational Capabilities in Nigeria Osikhuemhe Okwilagwe and Christos Apostolakis 15. The Role of the Legal Profession in Facilitating a Regulatory Framework for Public Private Partnerships in Ghana Bill Buenar Puplampu 16. A Framework for Building Organizational Capabilities in Africa Hamid H. Kazeroony
Compared to their men counterparts, women do not rapidly climb up the leadership ladder due to a ... more Compared to their men counterparts, women do not rapidly climb up the leadership ladder due to a glass ceiling obstacle. This study aims to explore the inhibiting factors demotivating Africa women’s leadership pursuit in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). A qualitative approach was adopted using online open-ended questions to seek narratives from African women leaders on their roles and experiences of a STEM career. Data were collected using a non-probability, purposive sample of African women leaders in STEM in African research institutes and universities. Forty-two women in leadership positions in 12 African countries participated in the study, which was content analyzed, seeking patterns and themes to explore the narratives. A common thread exists in the tone and life experiences of the African women leaders in STEM. Scholarship, supportive organizational structure, commitment, hard work, and tenacity were all experienced as enablers of the career path proc...
This study sought to determine manager's intrinsic motivation to engage multiculturally in th... more This study sought to determine manager's intrinsic motivation to engage multiculturally in the workplace as the managers varied by demographic background. Participants were a convenience sample of managers on supervisory level, middle level and senior level (n=550; Male 54.9%; Black ethnicity 64.4%). They completed the Motivational Scale of the Managerial Cultural Intelligence Measure. The data were analysed by means analysis of variance procedures to determine workforce diversity ability by managerial level and other demographics. The results showed a managerial level effect in that senior managers were significantly more motivated to get information about other cultures in the work group compared to middle managers and supervisors. Supervisors were significantly more willing to change their views of other cultures with learning as compared to senior managers and middle managers. Generally, managers with a shorter employment history are more motivated to engage with multi-cultural groups compared to those with a longer service history. Managers’ motivation to engage multi-culturally would enhance their competence in working with a diverse workforce and thereby embracing true democracy in the workplace.
International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 2011
This paper focuses on cross-cultural conflict and its management in a multicultural work environm... more This paper focuses on cross-cultural conflict and its management in a multicultural work environment affected by teamwork paradoxes, as perceived and experienced by multicultural team members working in project and management teams. A mixed research methodology was applied, using a quantitative confirmation of teamwork paradoxes in multicultural organizational environments, followed by a qualitative interpretivist approach exploring the perceived and felt cross-cultural conflicts and its management within the teamwork paradox context. Eight multicultural teamwork paradoxes were confirmed by 107 respondents to a survey questionnaire. Next, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 33 participants exploring cross-cultural conflict and its management within the eight identified teamwork paradoxes. The qualitative thematic data analysis provided insightful information on cross-cultural conflict management in multicultural team paradoxes relevant to project and management...
Orientation: Organisations constantly strive to understand the impact of leader behaviour on cont... more Orientation: Organisations constantly strive to understand the impact of leader behaviour on continued superior organisational performance.Research purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish a framework of requisite leader behavioural competencies for sustainable (repeated) organisational performance and to determine the interrelationship between leader behaviour and sustainable organisational performance.Rationale/ motivation: Many studies have been conducted investigating the impact of leadership on organisational performance, but a gap exists in studying the interplay between leader behavioural competencies, organisational performance and organisational context.Research design, approach and method: A case study research design was used employing a qualitative approach with a constructivist grounded theory research philosophy. Data collection comprised archival document review and semi-structured, in-depth interviews with senior executives in a high performing multinationa...
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2012
Scholars argue that to address the social, economic and political challenges facing South Africa ... more Scholars argue that to address the social, economic and political challenges facing South Africa since 1994, organisational managers/leaders should adopt a positive approach, based on sound organisational behaviour. This study administered the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) to determine whether human resources practitioners (N=131) as custodians of change and positive behaviour in organisations in South Africa embrace core elements of Positive Organisational Behaviour (POB). Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a three-factor model for the PCQ, renamed the Potential South African PsyCap (PSA-PsyCap) instrument. All dimensions displayed acceptable reliabilities. Statistically significant differences exist in the POB of demographic groups, relating to age, marital status, home language, seniority and qualifications. This research reveals that South African HR practitioners and managers should fully embrace psychological capital to effectively create caring workplaces tak...
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