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What is the impact of role tension on the efficacy of HR practitioners during layoffs?
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/109152 What is the impact of role tension on the efficacy of HR practitioners during layoffs? Rowley, Colin ichelp@gibs.co.za Msimang, Mantoa Elizabeth UCTD Role tension Efficacy Layoff Retrenchment Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2025. Purpose- The purpose of this study was to explore how HR practitioners experience, interpret, and manage role tension during organisational layoffs. It sought to understand the interplay between individual coping strategies, decision-making efficacy, and organisational contexts such as support systems and climate. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative research design was applied to explore this through a phenomenological research strategy. A semi-structured interview process was conducted to seek HR practitioner’ experiences, whose feedback was thematically analysed to address the study’s research questions and objectives. Findings – The findings of this research indicate a dynamic interplay between personal ethics, organisational systems, and contextual pressures, suggesting that HR practitioners’ efficacy is both individually cultivated and structurally mediated. Research limitations/implications – The study’s cross-sectional design limited its ability to capture the evolving nature of HR practitioners’ experiences over time, which a longitudinal approach could have illuminated. Additionally, the sample was confined to South African organisations, potentially constraining broader generalisability. Originality/value – This study makes an original and substantive contribution to the understanding of role tension among Human Resource (HR) practitioners during organisational layoffs, an area that has received limited empirical and theoretical attention. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth 2026-03-23T09:34:37Z 2026-03-23T09:34:37Z 2026-05-05 2025 Mini Dissertation * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109152 en © 2025 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 Role tension Efficacy Layoff Retrenchment What is the impact of role tension on the efficacy of HR practitioners during layoffs? |
| title | What is the impact of role tension on the efficacy of HR practitioners during layoffs? |
| title_full | What is the impact of role tension on the efficacy of HR practitioners during layoffs? |
| title_fullStr | What is the impact of role tension on the efficacy of HR practitioners during layoffs? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What is the impact of role tension on the efficacy of HR practitioners during layoffs? |
| title_short | What is the impact of role tension on the efficacy of HR practitioners during layoffs? |
| title_sort | what is the impact of role tension on the efficacy of hr practitioners during layoffs |
| topic | UCTD Role tension Efficacy Layoff Retrenchment |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109152 |