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Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace
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 Provinc...
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| author | Orgill, Jade |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13949 Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace Orgill, Jade Smit, André de V Social Planning and Administration 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. 2015-09-15T10:11:45Z 2015-09-15T10:11:45Z 2013 Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13949 eng application/pdf Department of Social Development Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Social Planning and Administration Orgill, Jade Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace |
| title_full | Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace |
| title_fullStr | Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace |
| title_full_unstemmed | Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace |
| title_short | Provincial Government of the Western Cape : senior management perceptions of their social-structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace |
| title_sort | provincial government of the western cape senior management perceptions of their social structural and psychological empowerment in the workplace |
| topic | Social Planning and Administration |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13949 |
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