scholarly journals Goal clarity and trust in management in educational mergers

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. May ◽  
R. B. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Readiness For Change ◽  
Goal Clarity ◽  
Human Aspects ◽  
Trust In Management ◽  
Higher Education Mergers ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to explore employees' opinions on goal clarity, trust in management and perceptions of organisational readiness for change in the context of the changes caused by the merger to form the Durban Institute of Technology (DIT) in order to increase knowledge about the human aspects of mergers. Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey of staff was conducted, with a sample of respondents completing a questionnaire, which investigated whether or not there were relationships among the change variables, namely goal clarity, trust in management and perception of organisational readiness for change. Findings: The key finding of the study is that the goals of the institution were not clarified sufficiently during the change process at DIT. The correlation of goal clarity, trust in management and perceptions of organisational readiness for change were all significant at the p < 0.01 level; and the direction of the relationship between the variables was strongly positive (between 0.7 and 1.0). Implications: The results suggest that management success in identifying organisational goals clearly during a change initiative could help improve employees' attitudes, thereby increasing the likelihood of merger success, and minimising the negative reactions and staff dissatisfaction often associated with mergers. Originality/Value: Although there is a lot of research in the generic field of mergers and considerable research into mergers in higher education, both overseas and in South Africa, there is a lack of research in the human aspects of mergers. This is especially true of the three key change variables of perceptions of readiness for change, goal clarity and trust in management. Furthermore, what research there is has not focussed on the opinions of individual employees, but on the opinions of trade unions and student representatives. Therefore, this study contributes to filling an important gap in the literature on higher education mergers in South Africa.

scholarly journals Building Workers’ Education in the Context of the Struggle Against Racial Capitalism: The Role of Labour Support Organisations

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mondli Hlatshwayo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Labour Movement ◽  
Training Project ◽  
Racial Capitalism ◽  
Historical Writings ◽  
The Relationship

In South Africa, with few exceptions, scholarship on the modern labour movement which emerged after the Durban strikes of 1973 tends to focus on trade unions that constituted the labour movement, strikes, collective bargaining, and workplace changes. While all these topics covered by labour scholars are of great importance, there is less emphasis on the role played by labour support organisations (LSOs) which, in some cases, predate the formation of the major trade unions. Based on an analysis of historical writings, some archival and internet sources, this article critically discusses the contribution of LSOs and their use of workers’ education to build and strengthen trade unions, which became one of the critical forces in the struggles against racial capitalism in the 1980s. In particular, it critically examines the work of the Urban Training Project (UTP) and the South African Committee for Higher Education (SACHED) workers’ education programmes as a contribution to building the labour movement. The relationship between trade unions which had elaborated structures of accountability and LSOs which were staffed by a relatively small layer of activists also led to debates about accountability and mandates.

Goal Clarity, Trust in Management and Intention to Stay: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement

2020 ◽  
pp. 232209372096532
Author(s):  
Neha Bellamkonda ◽  
Nivethitha Santhanam ◽  
Murugan Pattusamy
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Intention To Stay ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Goal Clarity ◽  
Trust In Management ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Managerial Level ◽  
The Relationship

Drawing from the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory, the study explores the relationship between goal clarity, trust in management, work–family conflict and intention to stay among managers in the IT and Information Technology Enabled Service sectors. It also analyses the mediating role of employee engagement in the relationship between job resources (i.e., goal clarity and trust in management), job demands (i.e., work–family conflict) and intention to stay. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire from 200 managerial level employees in India. The model was tested using structural equation modelling techniques. Results indicate that employee engagement fully mediates the relationship between goal clarity, trust in management and intention to stay. This study makes significant theoretical contributions by exploring and establishing the relationship between goal clarity and intention to stay. It also contributes to relevant literature by demonstrating the mediating effects of employee engagement with goal clarity, trust in management and intention to stay of managerial level employees. In addition, this article describes the practical implications of work engagement and intention to stay.

scholarly journals The influence of public procurement policies on the implementation of procurement best practices in South African universities

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnie Dlamini ◽  
Intaher M. Ambe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
South African ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
The Public ◽  
Environmental Development ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between public procurement policies and procurement best practices (PBPs) in higher education institutions is inevitable. Higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa play a crucial role in contributing to the economic, social and environmental development of the country. Hence the implementation of PBPs has a key role in creating a competitive advantage for higher education. The purpose of this article is to determine the influence of public procurement policies on the implementation of PBPs in the public HEIs in South Africa. The article employs a theoretical review of related literature on public procurement and PBPs. The article articulates that public procurement policies influence the implementation of PBPs in public HEIs in South Africa.

scholarly journals The relationship between identity, language and teaching and learning in Higher Education in South Africa

Per Linguam ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Leibowitz ◽  
Hanelie Adendorff ◽  
Shariefa Daniels ◽  
Ansie Loots ◽  
Sipho Nakasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Existing organizational culture typologies and organizational commitment at a selected higher education institution in South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ndlovu Wiseman ◽  
Hlanganipai Ngirande ◽  
Sam Tlou Setati
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
Continuance Commitment ◽  
The Relationship

The study investigates the relationship between organizational culture and organization commitment at a higher education institution in South Africa. Quantitative research approach was used and 30 participants were chosen at random from academic and non-academic employees of the university. Furthermore, in order to gather data, the study used a structured questionnaire regarding the effects of existing organizational culture on organizational commitment. Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between existing organizational culture typologies and facets of organizational commitment. The study revealed that different culture typologies bring about different levels of organizational commitment. Moreover, support of culture had a strong significant relationship with normative and continuance commitment. This means that if the organization shows the sense care and support to its employees, they will develop an obligatory sense of belonging and help the organization in attaining its objectives.

scholarly journals The development of South African higher education within the apartheid system (1948-1994) – selected aspects

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-114
Author(s):  
Tomasz Gmerek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Education System ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
African Higher Education ◽  
South African Higher Education ◽  
The Relationship

The article include the consideration of development of South African Higher Education System in Apartheid Era (1948-1994). Particular emphasis was placed on reconstructing educational practices and policy that is implemented toward different racial groups in South Africa. An attempt was made at examining the relationship between schooling, segregation processes, discrimination practices and the development of higher education institutions.

Challenging the "Apartheids" of Knowledge in Higher Education through Social Innovation

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Community Partners ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Reflections

In order to understand the relationship between social innovation and the reimagining of the knowledge economy necessary to reorient higher education most fully towards the public good, we must draw from the experiences of those working on the front lines of change. This collection represents diverse voices and disciplines, drawing together the critical reflections of academics, students and community partners from across South Africa. The book seeks to bring together theoretical and practical lessons about how research methods can be used in socially innovative ways to challenge the ‘apartheids’ of knowledge in higher education and to promote the democratisation of the knowledge economy.

Opening the wound: Receptions and readings of Inxeba in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 177-189
Author(s):  
Susan Levine
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Black Students ◽  
South African ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Multiple Forms ◽  
The Relationship

This reading of Inxeba (2017) foregrounds the relationship between the #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall movements in South Africa with the theme of wounding as an enduring social affliction in a country caught up in the midst of redefining itself after apartheid. Overtly narrated in the telling of Inxeba (2017) is the striking, amplified distinction between tradition and modernity among isiXhosa. Indeed, the polarized reception of the film among South African audiences shone a light on the slow burn of this most enduring trope. At universities across the country, Black students called for an end to the symbols of imperialist and colonialist White domination, as well as the desire to decolonize higher education by redressing Eurocentric canons of knowledge production. On the heels of the #Fallist movements, a White director makes a film about Xhosa initiation, and folds into this story a tale of homoerotic love. Notwithstanding the film’s official entry for best foreign language film at the Oscars, multiple forms of wounding came quick and heated upon the showcasing of the film’s trailer on social media. Film: Inxeba (English: The Wound): 2017 South African drama Director: John Trengove Language: Xhosa Cast: Niza Jay Ncoyini as Kwanda Nakhane Touré as Xolani Bongile Mantsai as Vija

The next generation: Experiences of higher educated Turkish-Dutch on The Hague labour market

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-217
Author(s):  
Karijn G. Nijhoff
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Education System ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Market Positioning ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Dutch City

This paper explores the relationship between education and labour market positioning in The Hague, a Dutch city with a unique labour market. One of the main minority groups, Turkish-Dutch, is the focus in this qualitative study on higher educated minorities and their labour market success. Interviews reveal that the obstacles the respondents face are linked to discrimination and network limitation. The respondents perceive “personal characteristics” as the most important tool to overcoming the obstacles. Education does not only increase their professional skills, but also widens their networks. The Dutch education system facilitates the chances of minorities in higher education through the “layering” of degrees. 

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