Employee personal values as indicators of suitability for given levels of work in terms of Jaques' levels of work theory

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dc.contributor.advisorvan_Lill, Burgeren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNdiweni, Qhubekanien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-31T19:49:03Z
dc.date.available2014-12-31T19:49:03Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 93-96).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to examine if personal values/value systems held by employees can be used to accurately assign them to levels of work to which they will be best suited and, by implication, are likely to perform well. To fulfil this purpose, data covering a biographically mixed sample (N=399), being employees of various organisations was obtained by way of psychological assessment. Two psychological measures were used - one that measures employees' level of work profiles (CPP) and the other, their personal value systems (VO). Using correlation analysis and stepwise regression analysis, the study finds a statistically significant association between an employee's value system and his/her level of work profile (p<.05), and a moderate but also statistically significant ability of values to predict an employee's level of work profile (p<.001). The study concludes by recommending that, as part of the many considerations that should be taken into account in pursuit of successful initial and subsequent placement of people in organisations, personal values held by employees should be one of the qualities to be assessed and taken into consideration. The study further notes that the consideration of employee value systems as a quality necessary for on-the-job success should be done in addition to, rather than in replacement of the traditionally preferred qualities of cognitive abilities, personality and acquired knowledge/skills.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNdiweni, Q. (2008). <i>Employee personal values as indicators of suitability for given levels of work in terms of Jaques' levels of work theory</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10731en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNdiweni, Qhubekani. <i>"Employee personal values as indicators of suitability for given levels of work in terms of Jaques' levels of work theory."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10731en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNdiweni, Q. 2008. Employee personal values as indicators of suitability for given levels of work in terms of Jaques' levels of work theory. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ndiweni, Qhubekani AB - The purpose of this study is to examine if personal values/value systems held by employees can be used to accurately assign them to levels of work to which they will be best suited and, by implication, are likely to perform well. To fulfil this purpose, data covering a biographically mixed sample (N=399), being employees of various organisations was obtained by way of psychological assessment. Two psychological measures were used - one that measures employees' level of work profiles (CPP) and the other, their personal value systems (VO). Using correlation analysis and stepwise regression analysis, the study finds a statistically significant association between an employee's value system and his/her level of work profile (p<.05), and a moderate but also statistically significant ability of values to predict an employee's level of work profile (p<.001). The study concludes by recommending that, as part of the many considerations that should be taken into account in pursuit of successful initial and subsequent placement of people in organisations, personal values held by employees should be one of the qualities to be assessed and taken into consideration. The study further notes that the consideration of employee value systems as a quality necessary for on-the-job success should be done in addition to, rather than in replacement of the traditionally preferred qualities of cognitive abilities, personality and acquired knowledge/skills. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Employee personal values as indicators of suitability for given levels of work in terms of Jaques' levels of work theory TI - Employee personal values as indicators of suitability for given levels of work in terms of Jaques' levels of work theory UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10731 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10731
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNdiweni Q. Employee personal values as indicators of suitability for given levels of work in terms of Jaques' levels of work theory. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10731en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOrganisational Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleEmployee personal values as indicators of suitability for given levels of work in terms of Jaques' levels of work theoryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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