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The career psychological experiences of academic department chairpersons at a South African university
Southern African Business Review
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The career psychological experiences of academic department chairpersons at a South African university
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Cilliers, F
Pienaar, JW |
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career, task, role, boundaries, confl ict, loss, work stress, non-coping, job demands, role identity
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The existing research on the academic department chairperson focuses on the structure of the position more than on the role in terms of career, psychological functioning, coping and well-being of the incumbent. The objective of this research was to describe the career psychological experiences of academic department chairpersons (ADC) in their organisational role. A qualitative and descriptive research design was chosen for a case study of 24 chairpersons. Data were gathered using a focus group followed by thematic analysis. The manifesting themes were crossing the boundary into the career of an ADC, relationships, experienced confl ict and loss in the role, personal well-being and future career as an ADC. A psychological profi le was constructed, and the data were interpreted on the basis of various stress coping models. It was concluded that these ADCs did not cope well psychologically, which signifi cantly infl uenced their work performance. Research on the depth psychology role analysis of the ADC was recommended, followed by an inter-university investigation into the career dilemmas experienced, resulting in their lack of work satisfaction and productivity.Key words: career, task, role, boundaries, confl ict, loss, work stress, non-coping, job demands, role identity
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College of Economic and Management Sciences (UNISA)
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2015-01-15
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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http://www.ajol.info/index.php/sabr/article/view/111363
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Southern African Business Review; Vol 18, No 3 (2014); 22-45
1998-8125 1561-896X |
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eng
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http://www.ajol.info/index.php/sabr/article/view/111363/101141
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Copyright to the journal content belongs to the College of Economic and Management Sciences
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