Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Author "du Plessis, Marieta"
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Academics in lockdown: A gendered perspective on self-esteem in academia during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown
Walters, Cyrill; Ronnie, Linda; du Plessis, Marieta (MDPI, 2023)This qualitative research explores the experiences and sense-making of self-worth of 1857 South African women academics during the enforced pandemic lockdown between March and September 2020; the study was conducted ... -
Authentic leadership, followership, and psychological capital as antecedents of work engagement
du Plessis, Marieta; Boshoff, Adré B (Routledge, 2018)The present study investigated authentic leadership, psychological capital, and followership behaviour influences on work engagement of employees . Respondents were 901 South African employees within the healthcare industry ... -
Authentic leadership, organisational citizenship behaviours, and intention to quit: the indirect effect of psychological ownership
du Plessis, Marieta (South African journal of Psychology, 2020)The aim of this study was to explore the influence of perceived authentic leadership on followers’ citizenship behaviour and their intention to quit their jobs, and to examine the indirect effect of psychological ownership ... -
Career competencies for academic career progression: Experiences of academics at a South African university
Barnes, Nina; du Plessis, Marieta (Frontiers Media, 2022)An understanding of career competencies is critical for the progression of academic careers, as it influences the availability of adequate and capable academic staff at all levels within universities. The study aimed to ... -
Counselling preparedness and responsiveness of industrial psychologists in the face of Covid-19
du Plessis, Marieta; Thomas, Emma C. (AOSIS, 2021)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought to the forefront the need for industrial-organisational psychologists (IOPs) and organisations to place an emphasis on employees’ mental and physical health ... -
Influential factors impacting leadership effectiveness: A case study at a public university
Jansen van Vuuren, Carel D.; Visser, Kobus; du Plessis, Marieta (AOSIS, 2022)As a result of increased globalisation and rapid changes in the technological, social, economic and political spheres, the environment in which businesses and organisations function has become increasingly volatile, ... -
Job demands and job resources of academics in higher education
Naidoo-Chetty, Mineshree; du Plessis, Marieta (Frontiers Media, 2021)Too many job demands and not enough job resources can negatively influence the well-being of employees. Currently, limited information exists surrounding the job demands and resources as experienced by academic employees ... -
Perceived career management challenges of academics at a South African university
Barnes, Nina; du Plessis, Marieta; Frantz, José (AOSIS, 2021)Understanding academic career challenges is important at a national and global level, to support academic career progression. Whilst challenges are identified in academic career literature, higher education institutions ... -
Perceived career management challenges of academicsat a South African university
Barnes, Nina; du Plessis, Marieta; Frantz, José (AOSIS, 2021)Understanding academic career challenges is important at a national and global level, to support academic career progression. Whilst challenges are identified in academic career literature, higher education institutions ... -
The role of emotional intelligence and autonomy in transformational leadership: A leader member exchange perspective
Waglay, Maryam; Becker, Jurgen R.; du Plessis, Marieta (AOSIS, 2020)The role of emotional intelligence, autonomy and leader member exchange (LMX) is examined in the relationship between transformational leadership and unit-level performance.The goal of the present study was to investigate ... -
The role of psychological capital in the relationship between authentic leadership and work engagement
du Plessis, Marieta; Boshoff, Adre B. (AOSIS, 2018)ORIENTATION: The focus on positive psychology in the workplace includes interest in engagement of employees and the conditions and/or characteristics that explain variance in engagement levels. RESEARCH PURPOSE: ... -
Systematic review of the job demands and resources of academic staff within higher education institutions
Naidoo-Chetty, Mineshree; du Plessis, Marieta (Sciedu Press, 2021)The Higher Education sector has been through an array of changes, such as globalisation, massification, lack of job security, decolonisation and a number of technological advancements. These changes have impacted ... -
Temporary academics in South African higher education institutions: their lived precarity experiences
Solomon, Shihaam; du Plessis, Marieta (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023)Temporary academic appointments are increasingly prevalent in higher education institutions across the globe. The lived experiences of temporary academic staff within South African higher education institutions were explored. ... -
Unintended positive consequences of development centres in University graduates
White, Melissa; Becker, Jürgen; du Plessis, Marieta (Frontiers Media, 2021)This study investigated development centres as a method to improve the generalised self-efficacy of university graduates. This research was motivated by the various challenges, graduates face in order to successfully ... -
Women academics and the changing psychological contract during Covid-19 lockdown
Ronnie, Linda; du Plessis, Marieta; Walters, Cyrill (Frontiers Media, 2022)This study examines the psychological contract between academics and their institutions during a time of great stress—the COVID-19 pandemic. Given that relationships between these parties have been found to be ...