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Orientation: As quick-commerce emerges as an evolving extension within the broader e-commerce landscape, it requires a deeper understanding of how to effectively manage employees to sustain continuous innovation. Implementing appropriate leadership practices has been shown to promote the development of employees from varied backgrounds and personalities, thereby enhancing innovation and driving organisational success. Research purpose: This study explored how transformational leadership influences the relationship between employees with proactive personality and the frequencies of in ..read more

Orientation: There is limited literature on talent retention framework constructs for Generation Z (Gen Z) in the Platinum Group Metals’ (PGM) mining sector of South Africa. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between employee recognition, flexible work arrangements and professional development opportunities as retention strategies and the ability of these strategies to influence retention of Gen Z in PGM’s mining sector. Motivation for the study: This research was motivated by the difficulties encountered by PGM’s miners in retaining th ..read more

Orientation: The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) marks a period of tremendous technological progress, altering professions across industries, including chartered accountancy. Research purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the opportunities and challenges, for chartered accountants (CA) in the 4IR, emphasising the changing roles, competencies and problems they confront in this transitional era. Motivation for the study: Scholars have recently issued numerous calls towards the understanding of subjective perceptions and in situ responses to 4IR in professio ..read more

Orientation: As the second largest employer in South Africa (SA), the automotive industry has a vital role to play in addressing global talent retention challenges in the era of Industry 4.0. Research purpose: The aim of this study was to identify talent retention strategies within automotive organisations in SA within the context of Industry 4.0. Motivation for the study: The United Nations identified 17 goals it needs to address which require the automotive industry to adopt effective talent retention strategies. Research approach/design and method: This article reports o ..read more

Orientation: The United Nations Agenda of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 8, and specifically target 8.5, highlights the employment of people with disabilities (PWD). The current study sheds light on job characteristics that employees with hearing impairments (EwHIs) experience as job resources. Research purpose: This study aimed to explore the aspects that EwHIs might regard as job resources within the South African context. Motivation for the study: The paucity of research in South Africa on disability matters in the workplace, and EwHIs in particular, served as moti ..read more

Orientation: The information technology (IT) sector, a global economic driver, faces high employee turnover because of low work engagement. This study examines the relationship between human resource management (HRM) practices and their impact on work engagement and turnover intention (TI) in IT companies. Research purpose: The primary purpose of this research article is to investigate how HRM practices influence employee work engagement and TI in the IT sector. Motivation for the study: This study is motivated by the need to address this critical issue by exploring the role of ..read more

Orientation: Digital acceleration forces all public service organisations to prepare to shift from traditional methods to digital methods. Thus, this phenomenon challenges today’s public service organisations to present new service innovations with technological elements to create superior performance. Research purpose: This study aims to explore and analyse the impact of digital competence, smart digital services, and service quality on the performance of public service employees. Motivation for the study: Human resources in public service organisations face many challenges, namely how to ada ..read more

Orientation: The mining industry is a high-risk industry with demanding work environment. Often times, it encounters a myriad of problems that include failure to retain top talent due to lack of job satisfaction. Productivity of the mining companies usually decrease due to these problems. Research purpose: The study seeks to investigate the relationship between employee engagement, job satisfaction and decent work considering Kwekwe District as a case study. Motivation for the study: There is limited research conducted on the link between employee engagement, job satisfaction an ..read more

Orientation: Public basic education institutions in South Africa are presently enduring new challenges about the implementation of digital teaching and learning in the absence of the digital competence required. Research purpose: The purpose of the current study was to identify the digital competencies required by educators to effectively implement digital teaching and learning interventions in basic education institutions. Motivation for the study: By identifying the digital competencies required by educators and exploring the gap in educators’ digital competence, institutions ..read more