An exploratory study of the problems faced by women graduates mentees in the construction sector : a literature review
- Nkomo, Morena William, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Authors: Nkomo, Morena William , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Construction industry , Construction workers , Mentoring in business
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/71793 , uj:18197 , Citation: Nkomo, M.W. & Thwala, W.D. 2015. An exploratory study of the problems faced by women graduates mentees in the construction sector : a literature review.
- Description: Abstract: Women have a limited advancement in the construction industry due to lack of structured mentorship programme. Mentorship has been used as a tool to advance women in their careers. Previous research has shown that the successful mentorship of women was insufficient. In South Africa the construction industry is currently economically active and has a shortage of qualified and skilled professionals. This paper assesses problems to female graduates’ mentoring in the South African construction industry, recommends measures to promote their mentoring, retention and participation in infrastructure development and examine perceived career barriers of women in entry level and mid-level positions who were formally and informally mentored. The study was mainly a literature review, qualitative with a special focus on women mentoring problems of employees within organizations. The results indicated only one significant finding, informally mentored protégés rated lack of mentoring as more of a barrier to advancement than who reported being formally mentored. The study contributes to social change by providing empirical support for the importance of formal mentoring in empowering women for future career advancement and a guide for policy changes for government and strategies for industry, education and society to solve the problems women graduates experience in South Africa.
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- Authors: Nkomo, Morena William , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Construction industry , Construction workers , Mentoring in business
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/71793 , uj:18197 , Citation: Nkomo, M.W. & Thwala, W.D. 2015. An exploratory study of the problems faced by women graduates mentees in the construction sector : a literature review.
- Description: Abstract: Women have a limited advancement in the construction industry due to lack of structured mentorship programme. Mentorship has been used as a tool to advance women in their careers. Previous research has shown that the successful mentorship of women was insufficient. In South Africa the construction industry is currently economically active and has a shortage of qualified and skilled professionals. This paper assesses problems to female graduates’ mentoring in the South African construction industry, recommends measures to promote their mentoring, retention and participation in infrastructure development and examine perceived career barriers of women in entry level and mid-level positions who were formally and informally mentored. The study was mainly a literature review, qualitative with a special focus on women mentoring problems of employees within organizations. The results indicated only one significant finding, informally mentored protégés rated lack of mentoring as more of a barrier to advancement than who reported being formally mentored. The study contributes to social change by providing empirical support for the importance of formal mentoring in empowering women for future career advancement and a guide for policy changes for government and strategies for industry, education and society to solve the problems women graduates experience in South Africa.
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An exploratory study on mentoring in the South African construction industry
- Nkomo, Morena William, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Authors: Nkomo, Morena William , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Construction industry , Formal mentoring
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/71936 , uj:18214 , Citation: Nkomo, M.W. & Thwala, W.D. 2015. An exploratory study on mentoring in the South African construction industry.
- Description: Abstract: Mentoring is important for all young employees entering the workplace. Despite the growing research on both sets of individuals, mentors and proteges, mentoring from the perspective of the organizational remains comparatively under reported. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of mentoring in the construction industry.Further more it will identify the drawbacks, benefits and examine future prospects of formal mentoring in medium sized and large organisations in South African construction industy. The paper focuses on how organisations view mentoring. The study was mainly a literature review with a special focus on formal mentoring. The data used in the report was mainly qualitative, based on the, case studies and historical data. The review is into formal mentoring of young employees entering the work place. The scope of this review is confined to the literature that discusses formal mentoring internal to the workplace which support on and off job learning. The results revealed the organisation current situation and the issues that are important to the HR function. Mentoring is primarily used to transfer tacit knowledge from those near retirement to younger employees, foster the personel development and create well being at work. Career advancement and work performance are not as impotant as might have been thought. Young employees, in particular may demand the use of social media, along side mentoring.
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- Authors: Nkomo, Morena William , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Construction industry , Formal mentoring
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/71936 , uj:18214 , Citation: Nkomo, M.W. & Thwala, W.D. 2015. An exploratory study on mentoring in the South African construction industry.
- Description: Abstract: Mentoring is important for all young employees entering the workplace. Despite the growing research on both sets of individuals, mentors and proteges, mentoring from the perspective of the organizational remains comparatively under reported. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of mentoring in the construction industry.Further more it will identify the drawbacks, benefits and examine future prospects of formal mentoring in medium sized and large organisations in South African construction industy. The paper focuses on how organisations view mentoring. The study was mainly a literature review with a special focus on formal mentoring. The data used in the report was mainly qualitative, based on the, case studies and historical data. The review is into formal mentoring of young employees entering the work place. The scope of this review is confined to the literature that discusses formal mentoring internal to the workplace which support on and off job learning. The results revealed the organisation current situation and the issues that are important to the HR function. Mentoring is primarily used to transfer tacit knowledge from those near retirement to younger employees, foster the personel development and create well being at work. Career advancement and work performance are not as impotant as might have been thought. Young employees, in particular may demand the use of social media, along side mentoring.
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Assessing the influence of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new construction employees : a literature review
- Nkomo, Morena William, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Authors: Nkomo, Morena William , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Mentoring , Construction , Graduates
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/71946 , uj:18216 , Citation: Nkomo, M.W. & Thwala, W.D. 2015. Assessing the influence of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new construction employees : a literature review.
- Description: Abstract: The business world has long known and relied upon mentoring as a proven technique for developing in house talent. Previous studies proved that the implementation of mentoring programme is beneficial for enhancing employee skills and attitudes. Few researchers are devoted to exploring the impact of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new graduates. This paper is aimed at examining the effects of mentoring functions on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new construction employees in the influence of mentoring functions in South African construction industry. The study was mainly a literature review, an exploratory study with a special focus on the impact of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of employees within organizations. The data used in the report was mainly qualitative, based on the historical data. The study indicated that career development and role modelling functions have a positive effect on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new employees. However the psychosocial support function was incapable of providing adequate explanation for these work outcomes. The study suggest that graduate managers should improve the career development and role modelling functions of mentoring in order to enhance the job satisfaction, organizational commitment of new employees. The early success of the initiatives described provide useful lessons for the construction industry and executives who recognize that mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment are critical for sustaining future organizational performance.
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- Authors: Nkomo, Morena William , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Mentoring , Construction , Graduates
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/71946 , uj:18216 , Citation: Nkomo, M.W. & Thwala, W.D. 2015. Assessing the influence of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new construction employees : a literature review.
- Description: Abstract: The business world has long known and relied upon mentoring as a proven technique for developing in house talent. Previous studies proved that the implementation of mentoring programme is beneficial for enhancing employee skills and attitudes. Few researchers are devoted to exploring the impact of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new graduates. This paper is aimed at examining the effects of mentoring functions on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new construction employees in the influence of mentoring functions in South African construction industry. The study was mainly a literature review, an exploratory study with a special focus on the impact of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of employees within organizations. The data used in the report was mainly qualitative, based on the historical data. The study indicated that career development and role modelling functions have a positive effect on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new employees. However the psychosocial support function was incapable of providing adequate explanation for these work outcomes. The study suggest that graduate managers should improve the career development and role modelling functions of mentoring in order to enhance the job satisfaction, organizational commitment of new employees. The early success of the initiatives described provide useful lessons for the construction industry and executives who recognize that mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment are critical for sustaining future organizational performance.
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Influences of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of graduate employees
- Nkomo, Morena William, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku, Aigbavboa, Clinton Ohis
- Authors: Nkomo, Morena William , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku , Aigbavboa, Clinton Ohis
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Mentoring , Graduates , Employees
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/245082 , uj:25358 , Citation: Nkomo, M.W., Thwala, W.D. & Aigbavboa, C.O. 2017. Influences of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of graduate employees.
- Description: Abstract: A significant percentage of the workforce, within the construction sector is nearing retirement age over the next ten years. These employees have acquired a tremendous amount of knowledge about how things work, how to get things done and who to go to when problems arise. Losing their expertise and experience could significantly reduce efficiency, resulting in costly mistakes, unexpected quality problems, or significant disruptions in services and or performance. The business world has long known and relied upon mentoring as a proven technique for developing in house talent. Previous studies proved that the implementation of mentoring programme is beneficial for enhancing employee skills and attitudes. Few researchers are devoted to exploring the impact. This paper is aimed at examining the effects of mentoring functions on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new graduates in the South African construction industry...
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- Authors: Nkomo, Morena William , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku , Aigbavboa, Clinton Ohis
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Mentoring , Graduates , Employees
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/245082 , uj:25358 , Citation: Nkomo, M.W., Thwala, W.D. & Aigbavboa, C.O. 2017. Influences of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of graduate employees.
- Description: Abstract: A significant percentage of the workforce, within the construction sector is nearing retirement age over the next ten years. These employees have acquired a tremendous amount of knowledge about how things work, how to get things done and who to go to when problems arise. Losing their expertise and experience could significantly reduce efficiency, resulting in costly mistakes, unexpected quality problems, or significant disruptions in services and or performance. The business world has long known and relied upon mentoring as a proven technique for developing in house talent. Previous studies proved that the implementation of mentoring programme is beneficial for enhancing employee skills and attitudes. Few researchers are devoted to exploring the impact. This paper is aimed at examining the effects of mentoring functions on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new graduates in the South African construction industry...
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