دورية أكاديمية
Self-management strategies of graduate employees to enhance work engagement
العنوان: | Self-management strategies of graduate employees to enhance work engagement |
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المؤلفون: | Nelesh Dhanpat, Dorothy L. Danguru, Oyisa Fetile, Kholeka Kekana, Kholosa N. Mathetha, Sphiwe F. Nhlabathi, Elmain Ruiters |
المصدر: | SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, Vol 47, Iss 0, Pp e1-e12 (2021) |
بيانات النشر: | AOSIS, 2021. |
سنة النشر: | 2021 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Industrial psychology |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | self-management, work engagement, graduates, self-goal-setting, self-observation, self-cueing, self-reward, self-punishment, Industrial psychology, HF5548.7-5548.85 |
الوصف: | Orientation: The hiring of graduates is valuable to organisations. It is necessary to understand the self-management behaviours they display and the behaviours required to keep them engaged. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how self-management strategies enhance work engagement of recent graduates who find themselves in a new environment of the world of work. Motivation for the study: Employee engagement is of both academic and practitioner interest. With organisations hiring graduates, it is valuable to understand the self-management behaviours needed to remain engaged. Research approach/design and method: A qualitative research approach was employed through an interpretivist research paradigm. A purposive sample of 12 graduate employees (median age = 24) in various fields of work were interviewed (women = 11, men = 1; black = 11, coloured = 1). The graduates participated in semi-structured interviews. A thematic analysis was conducted and five themes emerged. Main findings: Through an inductive approach, the five themes that emerged concerning self-management strategies used by graduates to enhance their work engagement are goal setting, self-cueing, self-observation, self-reward and self-punishment and work engagement practices. Practical/managerial implications: Self-management strategies help to sustain an engaged workforce. Organisations that make use of graduate recruitment will largely benefit from the findings. Contribution/value-add: There is limited research on the topic pertaining to graduate employees. Graduates remain relevant in the organisation, and hence, the study makes a contribution to theory and practice. A model is presented with recommendations for graduates and the organisation, which, when implemented, have the potential to enhance work engagement. |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 0258-5200 2071-0763 |
العلاقة: | https://sajip.co.za/index.php/sajip/article/view/1857Test; https://doaj.org/toc/0258-5200Test; https://doaj.org/toc/2071-0763Test |
DOI: | 10.4102/sajip.v47i0.1857 |
الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/1cb5a48608804cb28ba02e28bc23bb20Test |
رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.1cb5a48608804cb28ba02e28bc23bb20 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 02585200 20710763 |
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DOI: | 10.4102/sajip.v47i0.1857 |