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Perceptions towards the professionalisation of Human Resource Management in South Africa
Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/126153 Perceptions towards the professionalisation of Human Resource Management in South Africa Dube, Oprah Nothando Odendaal, Aletta Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. Professional employees -- Attitudes -- South Africa Personnel management -- South Africa Professions -- Sociological aspects -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Human Resource Management (HRM) in South Africa possesses the characteristics of a profession, and yet continues to operate as an occupation and is not legally recognised as a profession. This study aimed to identify and illustrate perceptions held by HRM practitioners towards the professionalisation of HRM in South Africa. In addition, the study aimed to ascertain the perception that HRM practitioners have about their work and the status of HRM practices in South Africa to establish a benchmark for future research. The study was necessitated due to the lack of information on the current perceptions of HRM practitioners regarding the professionalisation and the status of HRM practices. A quantitative, non-experimental cross-sectional design was used to obtain a baseline of the current perceptions held by HRM practitioners working in the domain of HRM in South Africa, including members of South African Board of People Practices (SABPP). A total of 370 responses were received for the study. The findings revealed the perceptions that HRM practitioners in South Africa had towards HRM practices and the professionalisation of HRM. A profile of HRM practitioners was obtained, based on the results of the demographical and biographical information of the practitioners. Findings showed that the majority of HRM practitioners are in support of the professionalisation of HRM in South Africa. The study has practical implications for the SABPP, HRM organisation, and HRM practitioners and can inform strategy and decision-making on whether to formally pursue statutory recognition for HRM or to proceed with HRM as a non-statutory profession. The findings of this study can also be used by organisations and the SABPP to inform the standards of education and training for HRM practitioners and can serve as a baseline for future research on the HRM profession in South Africa. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Menslike Hulpbronbestuur (MHB) in Suid-Afrika het die kenmerke van 'n professie, maar bly steeds as 'n beroep funksioneer en word nie wetlik as 'n professie erken nie. Hierdie studie het ten doel gehad om 'n beskrywende ondersoek uit te voer om persepsies wat deur MHB-praktisyns oor die professionalisering van MHB in Suid-Afrika gehou word, te identifiseer en te illustreer. Daarbenewens was die studie daarop gemik om die persepsie van MHB-praktisyns oor hul werk en die status van MHB-praktyke in Suid-Afrika vas te stel om 'n maatstaf vir toekomstige navorsing te vestig. Die studie was genoodsaak weens die gebrek aan inligting oor die huidige persepsies van MHB-praktisyns rakende die professionalisering en die status van MHB-praktyke. 'n Kwantitatiewe, nie-eksperimentele deursnee-ontwerp is gebruik om 'n basislyn te verkry van die huidige persepsies wat gehou word deur MHB-praktisyns wat in die domein van MHB in Suid-Afrika werk, insluitend lede van SABPP. Altesaam 370 antwoorde is vir die studie ontvang. Die bevindinge het die persepsies wat MHB-praktisyns in Suid-Afrika gehad het ten opsigte van MHB-praktyke en die professionalisering van MHB aan die lig gebring. 'n Profiel van MHB-praktisyns is verkry, gebaseer op die resultate van die demografiese en biografiese inligting van die praktisyns. Bevindinge het getoon dat die meerderheid MHB-praktisyns die professionalisering van MHB in Suid-Afrika ondersteun. Die studie het praktiese implikasies vir die SABPP, MHB-organisasie en MHB-praktisyns en kan strategie en besluitneming lei oor die vraag of om formele statutêre erkenning vir MHB na te streef of om voort te gaan met MHB as 'n nie-statutere beroep. Die bevindinge van hierdie studie kan ook deur organisasies en die SABPP gebruik word om die standaarde van onderwys en opleiding vir MHB-praktisyns daar te stel en kan dien as 'n basislyn vir toekomstige navorsing oor die MHB-professie in Suid-Afrika. Masters 2022-11-23T10:39:31Z 2023-01-16T12:52:48Z 2022-11-23T10:39:31Z 2023-01-16T12:52:48Z 2022-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126153 en_ZA Stellenbosch University x, 125 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Professional employees -- Attitudes -- South Africa Personnel management -- South Africa Professions -- Sociological aspects -- South Africa UCTD Dube, Oprah Nothando Perceptions towards the professionalisation of Human Resource Management in South Africa |
| title | Perceptions towards the professionalisation of Human Resource Management in South Africa |
| title_full | Perceptions towards the professionalisation of Human Resource Management in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Perceptions towards the professionalisation of Human Resource Management in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceptions towards the professionalisation of Human Resource Management in South Africa |
| title_short | Perceptions towards the professionalisation of Human Resource Management in South Africa |
| title_sort | perceptions towards the professionalisation of human resource management in south africa |
| topic | Professional employees -- Attitudes -- South Africa Personnel management -- South Africa Professions -- Sociological aspects -- South Africa UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/126153 |
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