Cecile Schultz

• DTech (PhD) HRM
• Lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology

Purpose of the study: The aim of this study was to determine if leadership style (transformational style, transactional style, and laissez-faire style) predicts human resource management (HRM) competencies (strategic positioner, credible activist, culture and change champion, human capital curator, technology and media integrator, compliance manage...

Orientation: Limited literature on onboarding during COVID-19 and the future of onboarding exists.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the implementation of employee onboarding during COVID-19, as well as the future of onboarding within a South African municipality.Motivation for the study: This research was motivated by the d...

Orientation: This study is a response to the challenges faced by a rail, port and pipeline company in South Africa when managing succession planning, self-leadership and turnover intention. Research purpose: The study aimed to determine if succession planning was the mediating variable between self-leadership and turnover intention in a state-owned...

Orientation: Findings on the relationship between organisational commitment, job satisfaction, and employee retention have been inconsistent.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between organisational commitment, job satisfaction, and employee retention among detectives in the South African Police Service (S...

Orientation: The workplace is changing at a rapid pace, and human resource (HR) professionals should become acquainted with the future of talent management to offer value to their organisations.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of the future of talent management at the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipali...

Purpose: This study sought to establish a performance management system, employment relationships and work engagement framework for the public sector in South Africa. Methodology: The study used a survey research design and a quantitative approach in which a structured questionnaire was employed to obtain information from respondents. The data wer...

Purpose: This study sought to establish a performance management system, employment relationships and work engagement framework for the public sector in South Africa. Methodology: The study used a survey research design and a quantitative approach in which a structured questionnaire was employed to obtain information from respondents. The data were...

Higher education institutions are not properly prepared to meet the expectations of employers regarding the work readiness of human resource development (HRD) graduates from universities. Employers seek to recruit graduates who have pertinent employability competencies. The factors that were determined should contribute considerably to meeting this...

This article draws from a project that was conducted at a South African university to investigate the advancement of Black women academic researchers. A qualitative research method was used to obtain rich data from Black women academics. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Findings from the study suggest that the constraints in advancin...

In order to positively influence the levels of employee job satisfaction and create work engagement, organisations need to ensure that employee relations are harmonious and strategically designed. Job satisfaction has been identified as a strategic tool for organisational success and sustainability. To date, no studies have investigated the influen...

Employees’ perceived fairness may greatly influence their employee relations, attitudes and behaviours. A demographic analysis to investigate the perceived fairness among engineers at a South African energy provider has not yet been conducted. Thus, the purpose of the current research study was to analyse the demographics of engineers at a South Af...

Orientation: Employability development is needed to alleviate poverty in South Africa. This study sought to examine employability development, with specific reference to soft employability skills within a low-income community in Gauteng province of South Africa.Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the labour market i...

Orientation: Multinational corporations (MNCs) in Africa are facing leadership, effectiveness and cultural challenges. Research purpose: The purpose was to determine the relationship between transformational leadership, perceived organisational effectiveness and organisational culture from the perspective of a MNC in Africa. Motivation of the stu...

Management needs to properly manage employee relations as employees are an organisational asset. Previous studies on the relationship between demographic characteristics and employee relations are limited within the Military environment. A quantitative research method within a positivistic research paradigm was used to conduct research. The fightin...

There is an urgent need for integrating leadership and HR research. Previous studies on whether there are demographic differences pertaining to how South African HR professionals perceive their leadership styles are limited. A quantitative research method within a positivistic research paradigm was used to conduct research. HR professionals who wer...

Strategic HR professionals need to possess certain competencies in order to develop and implement strategic human resource management (SHRM) policies, procedures, practices and strategies in the new normal. The COVID-19 pandemic, the Industrial Revolution 4 and other future challenges highlight a need for SHRM to be reinvented. A qualitative resear...

Orientation: Talent management should be used as a strategy to improve organisational commitment and reduce employee turnover intention. Research purpose: The purpose of this research was to develop a talent management, organisational commitment and employee turnover intention framework for a government department in South Africa by determining th...

Orientation: The world of work is evolving at an alarming rate, and human resource (HR) practitioners need to familiarise themselves with the future of human resource management (HRM) in order to add value to their organisations.Research purpose: This article presents South African HR practitioners’ views about the future and the role of HRM in the...

Orientation: To improve service delivery to its citizens, the South African public sector should aim to improve employees’ performance by implementing effective performance management that would impact positively on work engagement and employment relationships. Research purpose: The primary objective of this study was to determine whether performa...

Orientation: Understanding the relationship between talent management, transformational leadership and work engagement from an automotive artisan perspective within South Africa. Research purpose: The purpose was to determine the relationship between talent management, transformational leadership and work engagement from an automotive artisan pers...

Orientation: With Industry 4.0 at our doorstep, we would benefit from a better understanding of how the future of human resource management (HRM) relates to self-leadership and work engagement. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between self-leadership, the future of HRM and work engagement. Motivation f...

In many developing countries, lower-level employees are working in workplaces that pay them poverty wages. The need for workers to earn a living wage has long been argued, both within the trade union movement, employers and society, along with the link with job satisfaction and employee engagement. The present study aims to explore the relationship...

Party nieregeringsorganisasies (NRO's) help werklose mense om in diens geneem te word of om vir hul eie sak te werk. Sulke NRO's bied gewoonlik opleiding en ondersteuning aan werklose mense met die doel om hulle vermoë te ontwikkel op terreine waar hulle dit dalk nodig het. Die doel van hierdie verkennende navorsing was om te bepaal hoe geskoolde e...

The HR function is currently dealing with a range of questions: How can HR prepare for the future? Which HR competencies will be needed? Which aspects should be focused upon? The way forward may start with capacitating HR managers to obtain the necessary competencies and be enlightened about which aspects should get specific attention in order to p...

Orientation: Scholars long debated the importance of transformational leadership, talent acquisition and talent retention. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyse transformational leadership, talent acquisition and talent retention of engineers at Eskom by investigating the demographic differences, relationships and transformati...

Little research, if any, has been conducted on management’s expectations from their human resource management related to the nexus between analytical skills, employment relations and future workspace. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a correlation between perceived analytical skills, employment relations and future workspace. A...

A theoretical review of business acumen and social capital was conducted that would apply to human resource management practice to identify the desired behaviour of high-performing human resource professionals. The links of intellectual capital to human capital and organisation capital are necessary to contextualise social capital and its link with...

The economic situation in Zimbabwe is worsening rapidly. Proper managing of employee creativity and innovation gives organisations a competitive edge. This study explored the managing of employee creativity and innovation in two manufacturing companies in Zimbabwe. An exploratory research design and a qualitative research method were utilised. Face...

There is little evidence to indicate the association between talent development practices and the employee engagement of human resource (HR) professionals. The aim of this study was to examine if talent development practices predict the employee engagement levels of HR professionals. The study was conducted by means of a quantitative survey researc...

New insights into how managers can develop strategies to enhance job satisfaction, how researchers can use a different approach when collecting data by conducting a survey at a mall instead of an organisation, and an understanding of the relationship between performance management, vigour, and training and development of low-income workers form par...

Setting the scene for talent management requires an in-depth investigation in order to holistically assist management to implement talent management successfully. As far as could be established, little (if any) research has been conducted on talent management in the South African statutory water board sector. The purpose of the study on which this...

Orientation: New insights into how managers can develop strategies to enhance job satisfaction, how researchers can use a different approach when collecting data by conducting a survey at a mall instead of an organisation, and an understanding of the relationship between performance management, vigour, and training and development of low-income wor...

Orientation: The Ministry of Justice in the government of the Republic of Namibia, which is tasked to implement an effective judicial system in the country, is one of the public sector institutions rocked by a shortage of critical skills. Research purpose: The aim of this study was to scrutinise the execution of talent management practices in the M...

Crime Intelligence is one of the units within the South African Police Service with the purpose to collect, analyse and disseminate information in an effort to anticipate, prevent, and monitor criminal activities. Due to this fact organisational learning can assist police members to create, retain, and transfer knowledge within this unit. The twofo...

The role of the human resource (HR) manager has changed dramatically along with the workforce and economy, and that evolution will continue as machines and technology replace tasks once performed by humans. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the future expectations that South African managers have from them HR managers. Inductive and dedu...

As high turnover is costly and disruptive, all organisations aim to retain talented employees. Talented employees give organisations a competitive advantage in the complex business environment of today. The aim of this article is to report on the employees’ perceptions of talent management retention at a labour organisation in Gauteng. The popula...

This article aims to provide new conceptual insights into the responsibilities of an engineer who acts as a plant manager and who has to deal with employee relations during a turbulent time at a gold mining plant in South Africa. A qualitative research approach was used to gather the data in this study. Trustworthiness of the research was ensured b...

Research indicates that one of the root causes of poor service delivery by the public service sector in South Africa is poor talent management strategies that fail to retain key talent. The current study was primarily aimed at exploring best practices for talent management in the South African statutory water board sector. A qualitative research de...

This article reports on the findings of a qualitative content analysis study that explored the generic competencies required of labour relations practitioners in the South African public service with a view to developing a generic competency framework for these practitioners. Data were gathered through conducting semi-structured interviews with 17...

Managers today face the uncertainty of what the future of work entails. This research focused on obtaining information about the future of work from futurists. Using the Delphi technique, 30 futurists from several countries were asked to participate in this study. Themes were categorised in round 1 and presented for clarification in round 2. During...

Managers today face the uncertainty of what the future of work entails. This research focused on obtaining information about the future of work from futurists. Using the Delphi technique, 30 futurists from several countries were asked to participate in this study. Themes were categorised in round 1 and presented for clarification in round 2. During...

The informal sector serves as a reservoir of skilled unqualified individuals who learned and practice the motor mechanic trade outside the formal sector. This article reports on a process model for recognition of prior learning of informal sector motor mechanics and to integrate them into recognised sector training and ultimately formal employment....

This article reports on the findings of a qualitative content analysis study that explored the generic competencies required of labour relations practitioners in the South African public service with a view to developing a generic competency framework for these practitioners. Data were gathered through conducting semi-structured interviews with 17...

Orientation: The field of leadership has been extensively researched over the last couple of decades, with a particular emphasis on the different types of leadership styles. The most valuable resource that any manager works with is human resources. Studies have indicated that the way in which people are managed is influenced by the leadership style...

The purpose of this study is to measure employee engagement of low-income workers either working at or visiting Marabastad Mall in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM). The literature review revealed that in the South African context there is a dearth of research on predictors of employee engagement. The research design was a survey...

The purpose of this study is to measure employee engagement of low-income workers either working at or visiting Marabastad Mall in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM). The literature review revealed that in the South African context there is a dearth of research on predictors of employee engagement. The research design was a survey...

One of the challenges facing government departments is the high loss of scarce-skilled employees. When examining departmental processes and procedures, observations were that the organization concerned was experiencing a leadership transition crisis in the absence of the implementation of succession planning. In order to ameliorate this challenge,...

Employee engagement refers to what takes place when people are interested in a positive way and when they are excited about their jobs, exercise discretionary behaviour and are motivated to achieve high levels of performance. The present research therefore examined employee engagement of the academic staff in the Technical Vocational Education and...

One of the challenges facing government departments is the high loss of scarce-skilled employees. When examining departmental processes and procedures, observations were that the organization concerned was experiencing a leadership transition crisis in the absence of the implementation of succession planning. In order to ameliorate this challenge,...

Despite a significant need, there is very little South African research on the validation of the generic training priorities of engineers within the platinum mining industry. The purpose of this study was to validate the generic training priorities of engineers in the platinum mining industry in three provinces in South Africa. For this study, a qu...

Knowledge of employees' perceptions of the performance management system will assist management to implement such a system more effectively. The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of employees regarding the effectiveness of the performance management system at a government department in South Africa. A quantitative research appro...

Knowledge of employees' perceptions of the performance management system will assist management to implement such a system more effectively. The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of employees regarding the effectiveness of the performance management system at a government department in South Africa. A quantitative research appro...

Knowledge of employees' perceptions of the performance management system will assist management to implement such a system more effectively. The purpose of the study was to determine the perceptions of employees regarding the effectiveness of the performance management system at a government department in South Africa. A quantitative research appro...

The objective of this study is to determine whether there is a significant correlation between motivational factors and labour turnover. Retaining Research and Development experts has been recognised as a critical managerial challenge for many technology-based companies in South Africa. Intrinsically motivated employees engage in tasks for the plea...

As high turnover is costly and disruptive, all organisations aim to retain talented employees. Talented employees give organisations a competitive advantage in the complex business environment of today. The aim of this article is to report on the employees' perceptions of talent management retention at a labour organisation in Gauteng. The populati...

The South African platinum mining industry faces continuous challenges in terms of increased global competition, demand for productivity, skills shortages, loss of scarce technical skills due to emigration, strikes and high turnover rates. Hence, the lack of engineering skills (technical and management skills) may seriously hamper the capacity of t...

The concept ‘talent management’ has progressed into a worldwide and crucial management practice to ensure the development and retention of performing individuals in the workplace. The purpose of the study reported on here was to establish whether performance management and remuneration are indeed the most important talent management factors in a na...

Employee engagement mainly consists of three dimensions, namely emotional engagement, cognitive engagement and physical engagement. The aim of the current research was to determine whether a leadership initiative such as a leadership orientation workshop had a positive influence on the engagement of engineers at a gold mining plant in South Africa....

In the productivity-driven mining industry, safety and employee engagement become a hazard. The mining industry in South Africa experiences challenges such as a high accident rate, employees who are not engaged and individual employees who do not see safety as their own responsibility because they think it is the responsibility of the safety depart...

In the South African mining industry, employee relations are highly complex and often characterised by violence and unrest. The purpose of this article is to determine if there is a relationship between transformational leadership and employee engagement at a mine in the North West Province. The methodology included a quantitative, cross-sectional...

Orientation: Certain human resource (HR) competencies are essential to assist with the dynamics of change in the higher education landscape. Research purposes: The aim of this study was to determine the HR competencies at a merged higher education institution. Other objectives were to establish the satisfaction of academics, administrative staff an...