Die verband tussen lokus van beheer en die werksprestasie van swart bemarkers in die lewensversekeringsbedryf.
- Authors: Coetzer, E.L. , Schepers, J.M.
- Date: 1997
- Subjects: Locus of control , Work performance , Life assurance industry , Black marketers
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6330 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1076
- Description: The relationship between locus of control and the work performance of black marketers in the life assurance industry. The aim of the study was to establish the relationship between locus of control and the work performance of black marketers in the life assurance industry. These constructs were selected by virtue of the lack of empirical research regarding the assumed relationship between them. The Locus of control Scale of Schepers (1995) was used for measuring locus of control. Work performance was measured by the commission earned per month by the marketer, the number of policies generated by the marketer, as well as the percentage of lapsed policies. The relevant measurements were obtained in respect of a sample o 149 black marketing personnel. The results indicated a modest but statistically significant relationship between external locus of control and the work performance of black marketers.
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Die verband tussen werkbetrokkenheid en werkprestasie
- Authors: Bleeker, M.M.E. , Roodt, G.
- Date: 2002
- Subjects: Work involvement , Work performance , Team leader group
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6313 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1060
- Description: The relationship between work involvement and work performance.The primary goal of the study was to determine whether a relationship exists between the work involvement scores and work performance ratings of employees. A secondary goal was to determine whether work involvement could predict future work performance. The ‘‘Alienation-Involvement Scale’’ together with the ‘‘Comprehensive Structured Interviewing for Potential’’, were applied to a sample of convenience of 200 employees in job levels of workers, teamleaders and managers in a large manufacturing organisation. The results are contradictory and they have yielded significant correlations between work involvement and work performance criteria for the worker group, only limited correlations for the management group, but none for the team leader group.
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Predicting work performance through selection interview ratings and psychological assessment.
- Authors: Nzama, L. , De Beer, M. , Visser, D.
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Work performance , Psychological assessment , Personality traits , Cognitive functioning , Cognitive process profile
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5701 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2948
- Description: The aim of the study was to establish whether selection interviews used in conjunction with psychological assessments of personality traits and cognitive functioning contribute to predicting work performance. The sample consisted of 102 managers who were appointed recently in a retail organisation. The independent variables were selection interview ratings obtained on the basis of structured competency-based interview schedules by interviewing panels, five broad dimensions of personality defined by the Five Factor Model as measured by the 15 Factor Questionnaire (15FQ+), and cognitive processing variables (current level of work, potential level of work, and 12 processing competencies) measured by the Cognitive Process Profile (CPP). Work performance was measured through annual performance ratings that focused on measurable outputs of performance objectives. Only two predictor variables correlated statistically significantly with the criterion variable, namely interview ratings (r = 0.31) and CPP Verbal Abstraction (r = 0.34). Following multiple regression, only these variables contributed significantly to predicting work performance, but only 17.8% of the variance of the criterion was accounted for.
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Psychological Attributes of Successful Trainee Accountants
- Authors: Strbac, Esmari , Roodt, Gert
- Date: 2005
- Subjects: Work environment , Academic performance , Personality traits , Examination pass rate , Work performance , Verbal evaluation questionnaire
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6413 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/120
- Description: It is suggested that certain psychological attributes of accounting graduates are significant predictors of the later success of trainee accountants in the work environment. Since selection is a key human resources function in public accounting firms the present study investigated the relationship between academic performance, specific personality traits, examination pass rate and the work performance of a sample (N = 77) of trainee accountants from an international, mid-sized firm. The results indicate that the majority of cases could be correctly predicted as successful or not by a verbal ability variable and that the criterion measure developed for this study (Cronbach alpha = 0,95) can be used successfully to measure the work performance of trainee accountants. The importance of academic performance as well as the pass rate in the qualifying examinations are also discussed.
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Spesialisasie binne die bedryfsielkunde.
- Authors: Raubenheimer, I. van W.
- Date: 1985
- Subjects: Personnel selection , Personnel psychologist , Personnel practitioner , Job analysis , Work performance
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6545 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/2744
- Description: Personnel selection is carried out by the personnel psychologist/ personnel practitioner responsible for the supply of human resources. Selection models and -technology have been refined to a high degree and are scientifically acceptable. With regards to the identification of critical attributes on which selection is based, it is suggested in the study that job analysis be performed in the light of insights and knowledge gained in other branches of Industrial Psychology. Specifically the study shows that high and low work performance operators (N=25) involved in a vigilance task, can be differentiated on the basis of signal detection theory. The results of the study (t-test for differences between means) suggest that selection in the situation investigated, should be based on the ability to discriminate between signals and not on the response bias of operators. The results also indicate that the task, based on signal detection theory, which was designed for the study, could be used as a selection instrument.
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The role of locus of control and achievement motivation in the work performance of black managers.
- Authors: Bothma, A.C. , Schepers, J.M.
- Date: 1997
- Subjects: Work performance , Black managers , Locus of control , Achievement motivation
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:6329 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1075
- Description: The primary objective of this study was to predict the work performance of Black managers by using three measures of Locus of Control and five measures of Achievement Motivation. Work performance was assessed by superiors with the aid of the Performance Appraisal Questionnaire of Schepers (1994) which yields three scores, viz, Work Performance, Creativity/Initiative and Management Skills. The sample comprised 102 Black male employees in supervisory and more senior positions in a diversified and geographically dispersed chemical company. In analysing the data, the three sets of measures were intercorrelated and subjected to a factor analysis. Three factors were identified; amongst others a factor representing work performance. A composite score was accordingly computed which served as the criterion measure in a regression analysis. Furthermore, a canonical correlation procedure was used to maximise the correlation between the predictor variables and the dependent variables. Two statistically significant canonical correlations were obtained. It was found that both the Locus of Control Inventory and the Achievement Motivation Questionnaire can be used as predictors of work performance as assessed by means of the Performance Appraisal Questionnaire (PA).
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