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The readiness of HR practitioners to address the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employee wellbeing : an exploratory study
Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/130502 The readiness of HR practitioners to address the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employee wellbeing : an exploratory study Coetzee, Debbie Odendaal, Aletta Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology. Employee health promotion Well-being -- Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on Personnel departments -- Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on Industry 4.0 -- Employee health promotion UCTD Thesis (MCom)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die spoedige tegnologiegedrewe oorgang wat die vierde industriele revolusie (41R)meegebring het, het hoe druk op MH-praktiseerders geplaas om hul rolle aan te pas en te ontwikkel om die invloed van 41R op werknemerswelstand binne hul onderskeie organisasies aan te spreek. MH-praktiseerders is dus in 'n unieke posisie om werknemers te help, om aan te pas en relevant te bly in die nuwe wereld van werk, en 00k om organisasles te lei om die mees effektiewe metodes te gebruik om die komende verandering te hanteer sowel as die impak wat dit op werknemers se welstand kan he. Navorsing begin na vore kom oor die veranderende rol van MH, maar daar is beperkte inligting oor die rol van MH binne die klein en medium ondernemings (KMO)-konteks, en of MH praktiseerders gereed en toegerus is om die uitdagings wat geidentifiseer is aan te spreek. Gegewe die laasgenoemde was die primere doel van hierdie studie om die gereedheid van MH-praktiseerders te verken en te beskryf om die invloed van 41R op werknemerswelstand, veral binne KMO's, aan te spreek. Hierdie studie het data ingesamel van 15 semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude met Meesters- of Geoktrooieerde MH praktiseerders in 'n KMO of wat as 'n senior MH-konsultant vir 'n KMO in Suid-Afrika werk, deur 'n kwalitatiewe navorsingsontwerp te gebruik. Doelgerigte sneeubalsteekproefneming is gebruik om die studie se steekproef te selekteer en induktiewe tematiese analise is toegepas om die data te ontleed. Die bevindinge toon dat die potensiele invloed van 41R op MH-praktiseerders se gereedheid in die KMO-konteks taamlik kompleks is, en al die deelnemers ervaar en neem werknemerswelstand uniek waar. Verder is 'n konseptuele raamwerk ontwikkel wat insigte bied in die potensiele uitwerking van 41R op MH se rol, werknemerswelstand sowel as die KMO-konteks. Elke tema in die raamwerk sluit af met ingrypings wat MH-praktiseerders binne die werksomgewing moet implementeer om werknemers se welstandsbehoeftes aan te spreek tydens die digitale transformasie wat 41R meebring. As gevolg van die kompleksiteit van die KMO-konteks, moedig die studie se bevindinge toekomstige navorsing aan om voort te gaan om die invloed van die 41R op werknemerswelstand te verken, ten einde die aereedheid van MH-Draktisvns te verbeter, veral binne KMO’s. ENGLISH SUMMARY: The rapid technology-driven transition brought about by the fourth industrial revolution (41R) has placed a high demand on HR practitioners to adapt, evolve and adjust their roles to be able to address the influence of the 41R on employee wellbeing within their respective organisations. HR practitioners are therefore in a unique position to assist employees in adjusting and staying relevant in the new world of work and to guide organisations about the most effective methods to deal with the upcoming change and the impact it may have on employee wellbeing. Research is starting to emerge on the changing role of HR, however, there is limited information on the role of HR within small and medium enterprise (SME) contexts, and whether HR practitioners are ready and equipped to address the challenges identified. Given this, the primary aim of this study was to explore and describe the readiness of HR practitioners to address the influence of the 41R on employee wellbeing, especially within SMEs. This study collected data from 15 participants by conducting semi-structured interviews with Master or Chartered HR practitioners in an SME or operating as a senior HR consultant for an SME in South Africa, using a qualitative research design. Purposive snowball sampling was utilised to select the study's sample, and inductive thematic analysis was applied to analyse the interview data. The findings demonstrate that the potential influence of the 41R on HR practitioners' readiness in the SME context is rather complex, and all the participants perceived and experienced employee wellbeing uniquely. Moreover, a conceptual framework was developed that offers insights into the potential effects of the 41R on HR's role, and employee wellbeing as well as the SME context. Each theme in the framework concludes with interventions that HR practitioners are encouraged to implement within the work environment to address employees' wellbeing needs during the digital transformation that the 41R brings. Due to the complexity of the SME context, the study's findings encourage future research to continue to explore the influence of the 41R on employee wellbeing, to enhance the readiness of HR practitioners, especially within SMEs. Masters 2024-03-04T13:34:51Z 2024-04-26T19:56:46Z 2024-03-04T13:34:51Z 2024-04-26T19:56:46Z 2024-03 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130502 en_ZA Stellenbosch University x, 111 pages ; includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Employee health promotion Well-being -- Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on Personnel departments -- Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on Industry 4.0 -- Employee health promotion UCTD Coetzee, Debbie The readiness of HR practitioners to address the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employee wellbeing : an exploratory study |
| title | The readiness of HR practitioners to address the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employee wellbeing : an exploratory study |
| title_full | The readiness of HR practitioners to address the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employee wellbeing : an exploratory study |
| title_fullStr | The readiness of HR practitioners to address the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employee wellbeing : an exploratory study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The readiness of HR practitioners to address the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employee wellbeing : an exploratory study |
| title_short | The readiness of HR practitioners to address the influence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on employee wellbeing : an exploratory study |
| title_sort | readiness of hr practitioners to address the influence of the fourth industrial revolution on employee wellbeing an exploratory study |
| topic | Employee health promotion Well-being -- Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on Personnel departments -- Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on Industry 4.0 -- Employee health promotion UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/130502 |
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