Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace

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dc.contributor.advisorSmit, André de Ven_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOrgill, Jadeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-15T10:11:45Z
dc.date.available2015-09-15T10:11:45Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe South African work place is a dynamic one. All sectors are Iegislatively obligated to ensure that groups marginaIized p re-1994 are developed and fast-tracked into positions that would ensure greater representivity of the population. The result of this inclusive process has been that the Provincial Government of the Western Cape's working context is diverse with respect to gender and race bringing with it a myriad of cultures and so meaning into the workplace. Considering the context of workplace empowerment the researcher endeavoured to explore the perceptions senior managers of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape had on their psychological and social-structural empowerment using Sprietzer ( 199S) and Kanter's ( 199 3) em power ment principles in combination as a theoretical framework. A quantitative research design was chosen to reach a large sample and the total population comprised 1 622 senior managers selected using a probabiIity sampIing methodology. High representivity was gained across all twelve departments of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape which included Senior Management Service designations as well as junior level management from saIary levels 9 through to 16. The researcher expanded the provincial government's definition of senior management to include junior management to ensure a valid and comprehensive dataset which included women. Using a 5 point Likert structured questionnaire, the entire sample received an email link to the electronic survey and a 17.3% response rate meant that 281 senior managers completed the survey.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationOrgill, J. (2013). <i>Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13949en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOrgill, Jade. <i>"Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13949en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOrgill, J. 2013. Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Orgill, Jade AB - The South African work place is a dynamic one. All sectors are Iegislatively obligated to ensure that groups marginaIized p re-1994 are developed and fast-tracked into positions that would ensure greater representivity of the population. The result of this inclusive process has been that the Provincial Government of the Western Cape's working context is diverse with respect to gender and race bringing with it a myriad of cultures and so meaning into the workplace. Considering the context of workplace empowerment the researcher endeavoured to explore the perceptions senior managers of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape had on their psychological and social-structural empowerment using Sprietzer ( 199S) and Kanter's ( 199 3) em power ment principles in combination as a theoretical framework. A quantitative research design was chosen to reach a large sample and the total population comprised 1 622 senior managers selected using a probabiIity sampIing methodology. High representivity was gained across all twelve departments of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape which included Senior Management Service designations as well as junior level management from saIary levels 9 through to 16. The researcher expanded the provincial government's definition of senior management to include junior management to ensure a valid and comprehensive dataset which included women. Using a 5 point Likert structured questionnaire, the entire sample received an email link to the electronic survey and a 17.3% response rate meant that 281 senior managers completed the survey. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace TI - Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13949 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13949
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOrgill J. Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13949en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Planning and Administrationen_ZA
dc.titleProvincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplaceen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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