Abstract
Orientation: Clinical research organisations, like all other companies, also have their own set of job demands, job resources and challenges that influences workplace outcomes. Clinical trials are essential for the improvement of public health, however various internal factors have been found to slow down clinical trials, including employee turnover, workload, conditions of employment and management. Companies are becoming conscious of the importance of employees in achieving organisational outcomes and over the past few decades, research into the factors that influence workplace productivity for example job demands and job resources, work identity and psychological capital and related outcomes have increased, It is beneficial for organisations to understand the intricate correlations and relationships between these constructs that influence workplace productivity, as it allows the organisations to use the information to strategise and plan for optimal human resource management and interventions to improve workplace outcomes. Research purpose: This study aims to explore the relationships between job demands and work identity; job resources and work identity and to determine if PsyCap mediates the relationship between job demands and work identity; and job resources and work identity in a clinical research environment. Motivation for the study: This quantitative study is motivated by the need to understand the factors that drive positive employee behaviour and commitment in the workplace, more specifically in the clinical research environment. “A plethora of research exists on various constructs linked to employee behaviour and ultimately workplace outcomes. Job demands, job resources and work identity are related to workplace outcomes, such as turnover intentions, workload, organisational support and productivity. We do, however, not understand the possible relationship that PsyCap may have with job demands and job resources and work identity. Each of these constructs have been researched extensively in various research settings, however no research exists in the clinical research environment in South Africa...
M.Phil. (Human Resource Development)