Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in South Africa
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Pretoria
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613725858463744 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author2 | Gildenhuys, Annelie |
| author_browse | Gildenhuys, Annelie |
| author_facet | Gildenhuys, Annelie |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. |
| description | Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2015. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/52407 |
| institution | University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:40:43.223Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| publishDate | 2016 |
| publishDateRange | 2016 |
| publishDateSort | 2016 |
| publisher | University of Pretoria |
| publisherStr | University of Pretoria |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/52407 Key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in South Africa Gildenhuys, Annelie ichelp@gibs.co.za Hlapho, Tseko UCTD Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2015. The growing importance of managing employee relations and productivity in the platinum mining industry - one of South Africa s most significant employers - has made investigating employee engagement imperative, particularly in light of the 2014 platinum strike, the longest and most expensive in the country s history. As employee engagement is viewed as crucial for business success, this study aimed to ascertain the current levels of employee engagement in the large South African platinum mines, what the key drivers of engagement are, and whether these drivers differ between management and employees. This was a cross-sectional study where a questionnaire was utilised. Data was collected from the two largest platinum companies with operations situated in North West province of South Africa. The questionnaire was based on the literature review, particularly the theoretical employee engagement model of Rana et al., (2014), to determine the drivers of engagement and to measure the degree of employee engagement. The study was based on 301 responses which equated to 75% response rate. The study found that the majority of the respondents were engaged at work. Job design and characteristics, supervision, relationship with co-workers, workplace environment and human resource development (HRD) practices were confirmed as being the key drivers of employee engagement on the platinum mines. The study also revealed that drivers of engagement differ between the levels of employees. Operators and middle managers were found to share a similar view of drivers of engagement compared to supervisors and junior management. Female mineworkers were found to be less engaged than their male counterparts. These findings may benefit companies to better their understanding of employee engagement and consequently strengthening their employee engagement strategies. ms2016 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted 2016-05-04T13:46:22Z 2016-05-04T13:46:22Z 2016-03-30 2015 Mini Dissertation Hlapho, T 2015, Key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in South Africa, MBA Mini-dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52407> GIBS http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52407 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in South Africa |
| title | Key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in South Africa |
| title_full | Key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in South Africa |
| title_short | Key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in South Africa |
| title_sort | key drivers of employee engagement in the large platinum mines in south africa |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52407 |