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The role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/103035 The role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing Ramparsad, Sherin ichelp@gibs.co.za Sibanda, Siphathisiwe Patricia UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Perceived Inclusion Organisational Commitment Retention Social Identity STEM Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2024. The South African manufacturing industry has been experiencing high attrition rates of women at a time when a critical STEM skills shortage is hampering economic growth of the country. The lack of retention of women within the industry is a topic of interest as organisations grapple with the effectiveness of their DEI programs. Whilst diversity has been well researched over the years, inclusion is still a topic in its infancy, with limited empirical studies resulting in a lack of understanding of the meaning and impact of inclusion within the workplace. This research project was therefore a study on the role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing in South Africa. Through a quantitative approach, data was collected from 253 employees within the industry to obtain insights and statistically analysed. Tests for differences and structural equation modelling supported findings of gender differences of perceived inclusion leading to women perceiving less inclusion in the workplace compared to men. Contrary to academic literature, the strengths of the relationships between perceived inclusion and retention were not found to be stronger for men. Additionally, organisational commitment partially mediated the relationship by complementing the perceptions of inclusion into retention. A model was provided to assist the manufacturing industry in using perceived inclusion to drive retention through organisational commitment. The results provided insights on the importance of motivational factors such as inclusion in driving organisational commitment and the inclusion of women through decision making, access to information, formal and informal work activities and male advocacy in order to improve the retention within the manufacturing industry. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 2025-06-30T06:59:21Z 2025-06-30T06:59:21Z 2025-09 2025-03-04 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103035 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Perceived Inclusion Organisational Commitment Retention Social Identity STEM The role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing |
| title | The role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing |
| title_full | The role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing |
| title_fullStr | The role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing |
| title_short | The role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing |
| title_sort | role of perceived inclusion and organisational commitment as a mediator on the retention of women in manufacturing |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Perceived Inclusion Organisational Commitment Retention Social Identity STEM |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103035 |