Ethical reputation as a decision-making factor in Generation Y job seekers’ organisational choice
- Van der Merwe, Rensché Maria
- Authors: Van der Merwe, Rensché Maria
- Date: 2014-05-05
- Subjects: Job hunting - Decision making , Generation Y - Employment , Psychology, Industrial , Corporate image , Business ethics
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10932 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10505
- Description: M.Com. (Industrial Psychology) , The main objective of this study was to establish whether Generation Y job seekers consider the ethical reputation of organisations in their job-seeking endeavours. Further objectives were to identify whether job seekers from this generational group would, despite their preferences, consider working for any organisation that 1) is prepared to provide them with employment, or 2) offers competitive financial remuneration. A quantitative research study was conducted, utilising a self-developed questionnaire, labelled the Organisational Choice Indicator (OCI). Due to the inherent difficulty of obtaining unbiased responses on sensitive topics, the questionnaire measured respondents’ responses from two perspectives —self-report and non-self-report. The questionnaire was administered using a sample of convenience at a South African-based university (n = 1 992). Exploratory factor analysis was conducted, using principal axis factoring with direct oblimin rotation to facilitate interpretation. One reliable factor was extracted, containing the eight ethics-related items included in the questionnaire, and was labelled Ethical reputation. Three other (non-ethics-related) reliable factors were extracted, namely Organisational characteristics, Opportunities and benefits, and Transformation. Findings show that, although ethical reputation is a factor for consideration, the Opportunities and benefits factor has the highest mean score, and is thus considered more important than any of the other factors when making organisational choices. The analyses of variance showed that the respondents who indicated that they will consider the organisation's ethical reputation as a factor in their decision-making, in turn also admitted that they will work for any organisation that offers them employment. This could be due to the high levels of job scarcity leading to survival ethics. Furthermore, those individuals who indicated that they would consider the ethical reputation of the organisation in their job-seeking endeavours, later indicated that they will not work for any organisation purely because the pay is good. This indicates that these individuals will not work for any organisation, regardless of the financial package being offered, without considering the ethical reputation of the organisation. The four factors that were reliably extracted (Ethical reputation, Organisational characteristics, Opportunities and benefits, and Transformation) were significantly positively inter-correlated. In addition, the findings indicate that respondents tend to respond in a similar manner when reporting on the self and on the non-self.
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- Authors: Van der Merwe, Rensché Maria
- Date: 2014-05-05
- Subjects: Job hunting - Decision making , Generation Y - Employment , Psychology, Industrial , Corporate image , Business ethics
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10932 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10505
- Description: M.Com. (Industrial Psychology) , The main objective of this study was to establish whether Generation Y job seekers consider the ethical reputation of organisations in their job-seeking endeavours. Further objectives were to identify whether job seekers from this generational group would, despite their preferences, consider working for any organisation that 1) is prepared to provide them with employment, or 2) offers competitive financial remuneration. A quantitative research study was conducted, utilising a self-developed questionnaire, labelled the Organisational Choice Indicator (OCI). Due to the inherent difficulty of obtaining unbiased responses on sensitive topics, the questionnaire measured respondents’ responses from two perspectives —self-report and non-self-report. The questionnaire was administered using a sample of convenience at a South African-based university (n = 1 992). Exploratory factor analysis was conducted, using principal axis factoring with direct oblimin rotation to facilitate interpretation. One reliable factor was extracted, containing the eight ethics-related items included in the questionnaire, and was labelled Ethical reputation. Three other (non-ethics-related) reliable factors were extracted, namely Organisational characteristics, Opportunities and benefits, and Transformation. Findings show that, although ethical reputation is a factor for consideration, the Opportunities and benefits factor has the highest mean score, and is thus considered more important than any of the other factors when making organisational choices. The analyses of variance showed that the respondents who indicated that they will consider the organisation's ethical reputation as a factor in their decision-making, in turn also admitted that they will work for any organisation that offers them employment. This could be due to the high levels of job scarcity leading to survival ethics. Furthermore, those individuals who indicated that they would consider the ethical reputation of the organisation in their job-seeking endeavours, later indicated that they will not work for any organisation purely because the pay is good. This indicates that these individuals will not work for any organisation, regardless of the financial package being offered, without considering the ethical reputation of the organisation. The four factors that were reliably extracted (Ethical reputation, Organisational characteristics, Opportunities and benefits, and Transformation) were significantly positively inter-correlated. In addition, the findings indicate that respondents tend to respond in a similar manner when reporting on the self and on the non-self.
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Quality of work life : a Generation Y perspective
- Mazibuko, Thembalethu Pretty
- Authors: Mazibuko, Thembalethu Pretty
- Date: 2014-10-20
- Subjects: Quality of work life , Generation Y - Employment , Young adults
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:12628 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12448
- Description: M.Com. (Industrial Psychology) , The main objective of this study was to explore and gain perspective on the quality of work life of Generation Y employees through investigating their experiences within the workplace, specifically focusing on the enhancing and inhibiting factors. Enhancing factors are those that are made readily available by the organisation so as to ensure a productive and satisfied Generation Y cohort. Hindering factors are those that, when absent, may impede productivity and the generation’s need to reach their full potential. Consistent with the objectives of the study the data-gathering technique used was a semi-structured interview; the interviews were conducted with seven participants who were considered to have come from a knowledge environment. Thematic analysis was utilised to create abstract themes from the participants’ narratives on their experiences in the workplace, and the data was interpreted through an interpretive stance. The study results indicated 12 main themes that are indicative of the factors that the participants perceive as enhancing and inhibiting within the organisation. In addition, this study aims to be of value to human resource practitioners, managers and the organisation as a whole, and to implement suitable policies and management styles that will help retain, motivate and accommodate this generation.
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- Authors: Mazibuko, Thembalethu Pretty
- Date: 2014-10-20
- Subjects: Quality of work life , Generation Y - Employment , Young adults
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:12628 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12448
- Description: M.Com. (Industrial Psychology) , The main objective of this study was to explore and gain perspective on the quality of work life of Generation Y employees through investigating their experiences within the workplace, specifically focusing on the enhancing and inhibiting factors. Enhancing factors are those that are made readily available by the organisation so as to ensure a productive and satisfied Generation Y cohort. Hindering factors are those that, when absent, may impede productivity and the generation’s need to reach their full potential. Consistent with the objectives of the study the data-gathering technique used was a semi-structured interview; the interviews were conducted with seven participants who were considered to have come from a knowledge environment. Thematic analysis was utilised to create abstract themes from the participants’ narratives on their experiences in the workplace, and the data was interpreted through an interpretive stance. The study results indicated 12 main themes that are indicative of the factors that the participants perceive as enhancing and inhibiting within the organisation. In addition, this study aims to be of value to human resource practitioners, managers and the organisation as a whole, and to implement suitable policies and management styles that will help retain, motivate and accommodate this generation.
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