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An investigation into the incidence and reasons associated with management employees' intentions to leave their organizations : perceptions of MBA students in KwaZulu-Natal

dc.contributor.authorMuteswa, Rudolph P. T.
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-26T09:59:18Z
dc.date.available2010-08-26T09:59:18Z
dc.date.created2009
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionThesis (M.Comm.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2009.en_US
dc.description.abstractSkills shortages in South Africa occur when demand for certain skills exceeds supply, South Africa has a high demand for mathematical, sciences and information technology (IT) related skills (Daniels, 2007:1). Factors such as HIV/AIDS, legislation (for example affirmative action), and rapid growth of the IT sector and the education system are contributing to the continuous increase in the skills shortages rate in South Africa (Daniels, 2007:1). As a result of the skills shortages, South African organisations find themselves competing with international organisations for managerial-level employees, resulting in a ‘war for talent’. This study specifically focussed on the incidence and reasons associated with managerial-level employees’ intentions to leave their KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)-based organisations. In particular, the perceptions of MBA students studying at UKZN formed the focus of this study. The study, both primary and secondary data were collected and analysed. In the study the targeted population were managerial-level employees who were currently working in KwaZulu-Natal-based organisations and who had met the entry requirements of UKZN’s Graduate School of Business (GSB). The purposive sampling technique was used and all the registered MBA students at the GSB of UKZN formed the target population that is, the target population comprised of all 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year MBA students and there were approached following that same order. In the study it was found that the three CFST sub-components that had the most influence on the managerial-level employees’ decision to leave were aspects of the CFST related to careerpath strategies, management/leadership style and rewards. These results were more clearly supported and given stronger evidence by the rankings of the high scoring samples of the intention to leave (ITL) scale and propensity to leave (PTL) scale which depicted the same three CFST sub-components. Recommendations were made based on the findings of the study that South African organisations have a strong influence on the respondent’s decisions to leave their organisations. It was also recommended that South African organisations should implement effective leadership/management style and should also offer their managerial-level employees competitive remuneration packages.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/654
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectExecutives--Salaries, etc.--KwaZulu-Natal.en_US
dc.subjectCareer development--KwaZulu-Natal.en_US
dc.subjectPersonnel management--KwaZulu-Natal.en_US
dc.titleAn investigation into the incidence and reasons associated with management employees' intentions to leave their organizations : perceptions of MBA students in KwaZulu-Natalen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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