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The Relationship Between Job Demands and Social Well-Being Among Remote Workers in South Africa: The Moderating Role of Employee Resilience
The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between job demands and social wellbeing, with employee resilience as a moderator. A quantitative research design was employed to explore the associations between the study variables. A total of 173 employees working remotely or hybrid complete...
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| description | The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between job demands and social wellbeing, with employee resilience as a moderator. A quantitative research design was employed to explore the associations between the study variables. A total of 173 employees working remotely or hybrid completed the online questionnaire consisting of six measures (that is workload pressure, task interdependence, professional isolation, family-to-work conflict, social well-being and employee resilience). Participants included employees from various organisations based in South Africa. The Pearson correlation analysis demonstrated a negative relationship between workload pressure and social well-being. Unexpectedly, there was a positive relationship between task interdependence and social well-being. Results revealed no relationship between social well-being and two job demands (that is, professional isolation and family-to-work conflict). As proposed, the relationship between employee resilience and social well-being was significant and positive. The moderation analyses revealed that employee resilience did not moderate the relationship between job demands and social well-being. Given these findings, it may be necessary for South African organisations to implement employee resilience-building interventions. The findings, theoretical contributions, practical implications, study limitations and recommendations for future research are discussed with reference to appropriate literature. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/37064 The Relationship Between Job Demands and Social Well-Being Among Remote Workers in South Africa: The Moderating Role of Employee Resilience Brown, Ameerah Zungu, Thomzonke Management Studies The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between job demands and social wellbeing, with employee resilience as a moderator. A quantitative research design was employed to explore the associations between the study variables. A total of 173 employees working remotely or hybrid completed the online questionnaire consisting of six measures (that is workload pressure, task interdependence, professional isolation, family-to-work conflict, social well-being and employee resilience). Participants included employees from various organisations based in South Africa. The Pearson correlation analysis demonstrated a negative relationship between workload pressure and social well-being. Unexpectedly, there was a positive relationship between task interdependence and social well-being. Results revealed no relationship between social well-being and two job demands (that is, professional isolation and family-to-work conflict). As proposed, the relationship between employee resilience and social well-being was significant and positive. The moderation analyses revealed that employee resilience did not moderate the relationship between job demands and social well-being. Given these findings, it may be necessary for South African organisations to implement employee resilience-building interventions. The findings, theoretical contributions, practical implications, study limitations and recommendations for future research are discussed with reference to appropriate literature. 2023-02-23T13:46:30Z 2023-02-23T13:46:30Z 2022 2023-02-20T12:20:10Z Master Thesis Masters MCom http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37064 eng application/pdf School of Management Studies Faculty of Commerce |
| spellingShingle | Management Studies Brown, Ameerah The Relationship Between Job Demands and Social Well-Being Among Remote Workers in South Africa: The Moderating Role of Employee Resilience |
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| title | The Relationship Between Job Demands and Social Well-Being Among Remote Workers in South Africa: The Moderating Role of Employee Resilience |
| title_full | The Relationship Between Job Demands and Social Well-Being Among Remote Workers in South Africa: The Moderating Role of Employee Resilience |
| title_fullStr | The Relationship Between Job Demands and Social Well-Being Among Remote Workers in South Africa: The Moderating Role of Employee Resilience |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship Between Job Demands and Social Well-Being Among Remote Workers in South Africa: The Moderating Role of Employee Resilience |
| title_short | The Relationship Between Job Demands and Social Well-Being Among Remote Workers in South Africa: The Moderating Role of Employee Resilience |
| title_sort | relationship between job demands and social well being among remote workers in south africa the moderating role of employee resilience |
| topic | Management Studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37064 |
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